Festival International de Louisiane

Jazz Fest opens in New Orleans

Federal appeals court removes Corps of Engineers from 17th Street Canal homeowners lawsuit ~Mark Schleifstein

Violence inside OPP sends dozens to the hospital each month ~Branden McCarthy

Mississippi River's Many 'Parents' Look To Unify ~David Schaper

Marsh insect numbers continue to decline after oil spill, LSU researcher says ~Tobie Blanchard

South Louisiana Mother Culture of Festival International de Louisiane blends music, dance, arts, food, people and place

~Editilla Festivalas~ FINALLY, I's here this year! What a breath of fresh air, my first visit to the city is filled with acclimating to a different way... or speed if yous will, which has nothing to do with New Orleans, Jazz Fest or whatever. This is mo'like a big cast iron pot of South Louisiana Mother Culture. Y'all can follow my twitta and @FestivalIntl as we move about beautiful downtown Lafayette!

Saints’ Mickey Loomis confident with draft strategy ~Sheldon Mickles

Bywater second-line protests city live music "crackdown" ~Tania Dall

Jon Cleary's Alchemy of the Groove

Second Lines, Mardi Gras Indians, and Brass Bands at Jazz Fest, Friday April 26

911 operators answer hundreds of calls every day related to police officers’ moonlighting ~Tom Gogola, The Lens

Survey: Americans nationwide willing to shell out personally to save our coast ~Bob Marshall, The Lens

 New Mississippi "personhood" amendment drive to begin

Eight New Orleans Fairgrounds Horses Aim Towards Kentucky Derby

Jazz Fest poster captures essence of Aaron Neville ~Dean Shapiro
~Hat Tweet @lunanola  ~Today at LA Music Factory @ 210 Decatur: One Mind Brass Band @ Noon; Smoking Time Jazz Club @ 1 PM; Billy Iuso @ 2 PM! Johnny Sansone w/ Anders Osborne, Stanton Moore, & Robert Mercurio @ 3 PM! Dukes of Dixieland @ 4 PM, @Bonerama @ 5 PM, and Hot 8 Brass Band @ 6 PM! #NOLA

Saints asked Fujita to retire as a member of the team ~BlackandGold.com

Mississippi Barges Slowed by Flooding Following Record Drought ~Bloomberg

Soul Project: Music for Movers and Shakers ~offBeat

N.O. to explore three options for future of World Trade Center ~Danny Monteverde

Hotels want new tax on guests to promote expected riverfront development ~Tyler Bridges

We need a real “Lesser New Orleans” movement to combat the demons of ambition! ~Lunanola

The Discovery Institute: Bobby Jindal Doesn’t Understand “Creationism” or the Law ~CenLamar

Xavier Prep to remain open; alumni group to purchase school ~Nicandra Norwood

 

Port of New Orleans Expects Normal Operations During High Water Levels ~Eileen Fleming

 

Spill fines may be allocated by year’s end ~Nikki Buskey

Movies to Geaux Outdoor Screenings: Always for Pleasure ~Music at the Mint 

 

All you need to know before hitting the Fair Grounds ~Gambit Jazz Fest Guide

Veteran LB Scott Fujita signs one-day contract with Saints, then retires from NFL!

Levees.org Disaster Bike Tour 2013!

Solar power system helps musicians play on at Bucket Brigade Earth Day ~Mary Jameson

Corps to divert more of Miss. River to Basin ~Richard Burgess, The Advocate 

Azz everywhere: An exclusive Q&A with Big Freedia ~The Brown Daily Herald

Sippin' in Seersucker benefits the Ogden Museum of Southern Art

Monday in New Orleans ~NOLA DEFENDER

Zoo-to-Do at Audubon Zoo and they all ‘aksed’ for you!

Join Us For Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me -Live! ~WWNO

New Orleans Earth Day Festival and Green Business Expo

Music and Festivities
9:00am Yoga on the Bayou with Swan River Yoga
10:00 am   Festival kicks off with  Dj Tj “The Smooth Operator”, food, beer, and Green Business Expo open for business
11:00 am    Bayou Kayaks Earth Day Regatta
11:30 am    Flowtribe
12:50 pm   Chegadão
2:15 pm       Earth Day Second Line with the Stooges Brass Band and the Original Big 7 Social Aid and Pleasure Club
4:00 pm     Panorama Jazz Band
6:00 pm      Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk
All Day Activities
• Craft, Food, Non-Profit, Green Business vendors
• Do Whatcha Wanna! Stage performances and demonstrations
• Silent Auction
• Rethinking Petrochemicals Tour
• Interactive art installation
• Ancient Tree Treasure Hunt Bike Ride

~Earth Day Art fo'ya Ladder from our pal Da Masked E'Vinga!

BP Oil Remains On Louisiana Coast 3 Years After Spill ~Eileen Fleming, WWNO

Fear and Oil on the Gulf Coast ~Troy Gilbert