Hedge-Morrell’s amendment to cops’ off-duty work could benefit her sons ~Charles Maldonado, The Lens

Political machinations stain selection for a job that’s meant to be above politics ~Mark Moseley

Stephanie Grace: Fear behind gay issue

The dangerous peoples of the intertubes strike again ~American Zombie

Major changes to Uptown drainage systems represent citywide water-management proposal ~Robert Morris, Uptown Messenger

Jindal, despite his Koch Supporter Conflict of Interest, looks for ways to intervene in levee lawsuit ~Jeff Adelson, New Orleans Advocate

Louisiana Refinery Maps and Other Oil & Gas Related Maps

~See Also~ United States Gulf of Mexico Pipelines map - Crude Oil (petroleum) pipelines - Natural Gas pipelines - Products pipelines

Better Left Alone: Flesh-eating Bacteria Thrive in Tarballs ~Paige Brown, SciLogs
~Hat Tweet @BobMTheLensNola

One year later, Bayou Corne sinkhole still a mystery ~David Mitchell

Report: $15 million in ice wasted by Jindal Inc. after Hurricane Isaac

Ex-Dorian Attempting a Comeback off the Florida Coast ~Dr. Jeff Masters, Wunderblog

Our Summer Garden ~culicurious

Some oyster fishermen expect terrible season

Louisiana state sales tax holiday this weekend

Satchmo SummerFest comes out swingin'

Tipitina's Sponsors Japanese Youth Jazz Band For Satchmo Festival ~Eileen Flemming, WWNO