Award-winning investigative reporter David Hammer to join WWL-TV

Millions lose power in storms as triple-digit temps continue ~MSNBC

Two-thirds of Colo. wildfire evacuees back home

La. parish aims to save itself by building land

Corps awards contract for drainage work

Tough(-ish) questions with the Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne ~LA Times Music Blog

Jay Mazza, Up Front and Center: New Orleans Music at the End of the 20th Century (Threadhead Press) ~David Junian, offBeat

Departures at The Times-Picayune~Kevin Allman, Gambit

¡Vamanos a New Orleans!~Texas Rollergir

Ronell Johnson to Replace Ben Jaffe as Preservation Hall Jazz Band Sousaphonist ~offBeat

How to fix an NFL team: The 2006 Saints

~Editilla just felt like bawling my eyes out s'all.
~Hat Tweet BlackandGold.com ‏@blackandgold

Why fight it? Let’s embrace textbooks Loch, stock and barrel ~Mark  Moseley, The Lens

Triple Header Thursday for dashTHIRTYdash

Who Dat Cabbie?! Drew Brees? ~WDSU

Corps scraps levee project in Barataria basin

Review: An Alien Home Companion & The Titanic Comedy Hour~Dalt Wonk, Gambit

Premiere: The Red Hot Chili Peppers, New Orleans shot video: 'Brendan's Death Song'

“This Worry is my only Friend.” A soundtrack for tomorrow: ~CenLamar

Saints LB Vilma could seek injunction should suspension not get rescinded ~WWLTV

Breaking News: Voice on "Give Me My Money!" Video Identified ~Saints Tailgate

A successful fundraiser and an unexpected visit by the new publisher ~DashThirtyDash

Unrolling the Scroll of Inequity ~American Zombie

FOX 8 legal analyst: Nagin has "big problems" on the horizon

Dump the Pump NOLA Triple-Bus Adventure Recap ~Megan Braden-Perry, Gambit

Cajun Towns Feud About Sausage With Links to the Past ~Wall Street Journal

Rouses sees growth potential in rooftop garden ~New Orleans City Business

Oak Street business community and the west Carrollton neighbors remain shaken by the brazen violence ~Uptown Messenger

A simple way you can help make a difference ~American Zombie

Brees: Bounty investigation, a black eye ~WWLTV

 Drew Brees says NFL holding punishment over heads of silent coaches ~Josh Katzowitz
 

Study: BP spill doubled rates of land loss in oiled marsh

Tropical Storm Debby may churn up tar balls from oil spill

Bobby Jindal’s Voucher Program: Public Dollars Will Enrich and Fund Radical, Fringe “Religious” Schools ~CenLamar

Eight French Quarter streets to get $11 million makeover ~WWLTV

NOLA residents decry 'offensive' ad campaign ~WDSU

Join Us for GOOD Ideas for New Orleans on July 12 ~Good Cities~Hat Tweet~ Transport for NOLA ‏@TfNOLA

3,600 bikes were taken aboard RTA buses last month @BikeEasy

A smart female detective on the job in a grim New Orleans ~Randy Dotinga

Louisiana-shot Cannes winner premieres in N.O.

I Stole a Recipe and I Liked It: Shrimp and Mango Ceviche ~He Said/She Said NOLA

BountyGate: “It Ain’t Over Till The Fat Lady Sings ~Saints Tailgate

St. Lawrence to Save the Lost Souls of the Quarter ~Eater

Debby stalls, drenches Florida ~Wunderblog

Corps of Engineers erodes land rights

Council’s Criminal Justice leaders mum on possible new jail ~Tom Gogola, The Lens

Crossdresser and another man rob Uptown record store 

St. Lawrence to Save the Lost Souls of the Quarter ~Eater

Taceaux Loceaux was rated one of the best food trucks in the country! ~Smithsonian.com  ~Hat Tweet @WhoDatTN

Warnings dropped for La. as Debby tracks to east ~WWLAMFM

Scott Fujita: NFL engaging in 'public smear campaign'~Fujita never has been afraid to speak up. Now he believes he's paying for it.

Tropical Storm Debby now expected to become hurricane ~WDSU

Debbie moving slowly northward ~National Hurricane Center

Dr, Jeff Masters on Debbie ~Wunderblog