The Advocate's Secret Weapon: A Speedy Press ~Amy Jeffries, WWNO

 

IG’s report confirms Hoslim Mendoza broke NOPD rules ~Andrew Vanacore, The Advocate 

 

Summer Festivals & Fun - Updated ~WWOZ

Acadian Ambulance responding to explosion at nitrogen plant in Donaldsonville

Army Corps, public officials break ground on permanent canal closure project at 17th Street Canal ~Mark Schleifstein

“Of course, while it was borne by a natural disaster, we also need to remember so it never happens again that 70 percent of the catastrophic flooding was a man-made disaster, breaches due to design flaws and other flaws here at the 17th, and other outfall canals and some of the other protection systems,” Vitter said. “I don’t say that to dwell on the negative or to dwell on all of the miseries that folks have been through, but again to refocus us on the importance of today and all of our unified commitment that it never happen again.”

Past is not even past ~Library Chronicles

New Orleans must hold leaders accountable for violence prevention programs ~Deb Cotton, The Lens

Exclusive survey: A year out, SomeTimes-Pic downsizing leaves bitterness, scorn among ex-, current employees ~Rebecca Theim, CJR

Geismar disaster: examining the chemicals ~Jennifer Hale

WWL-TV part of Gannett’s acquisition of Belo  ~Advocate 

Gambit names Jeanne Foster associate publisher

'73 Upstairs Lounge fire 'worst mass murder of gays in U.S. history' ~WWLTV

 

Delta mayor sets new record with 10th term in office ~MBJ

 

Rodrigue Collaborates~Summer Camp on ABC New Orleans and Benefit Concert

UPDATE: Geismar plant explosion: 73 injured 1 killed ~WDSU

UPDATE- Video: Injuries at explosion, fire at Geismar plant ~The Advocate

At least 30 victims hospitalized after Geismar plant explosion~WWLTV

Explosion, fire at the Williams Olefins plant ~Advocate

Olefins plant explosion, fire in Geismar ~WVUE

Stacy Head: Tap tourism marketing fund for NOPD consent decree costs ~WVUE

Could the Algiers-Canal ferry become New Orleans’ newest party boat? ~Della Hasselle, The Lens

Study paints grim employment picture for black men in N.O. ~Andrew Vanacour

State-by-state look at Iowa to Mid-Atlantic storm

USDA releases disaster recovery funding for Isaac, floods ~Mississippi Business Journal

Good Eggs is coming to New Orleans!
~Order food from your local farmers and foodmakers for pickup or delivery, with new tastes added each week.

WWNO Presents A Prairie Home Companion, Live From The Saenger Theatre!

Southern Fried Swamp Fest!


New Orleans All The Way Live: Wednesdays On The Point ~GONOLA

RSD moving many students to F schools ~Jessica Williams, The Lens/Advocate

Sources: Grand jury to probe La. company for alleged human trafficking

City says nearly $2 billion in retail dollars lost to neighboring parishes

'The Lens' Takes a Closer Look at NOLA 4 Life Fund Recipients ~Eve Troeh, WWNO

Freret neighborhood awarded city grant for security cameras ~Uptown Messenger

Krewe of Freret considering dropping beads from throws

 

U.S. Sees Greater Gulf Of Mexico Oil and Gas Losses In 2013 Storm Season ~Reuters

Exquisite Corps reopens Mississippi River locks after flooding

Levees, Removable Walls Proposed to Protect NYC~New York's Sea-Level Plan: Will It Play in Miami?

 

Big Freedia, New Orleans ‘Queen of Bounce,’ to star in reality TV show on Fuse network

A Brief History Of Saints Logos ~Wallace Dellery, Canal Street Chronicles

Mayor Mitch'mo touts economic plan
~City, businesses offer new treasure map for economic growth

'Because of Katrina:' Many questions on Red River levees' status, but few answers

All Gulf Shores beaches closed after 4th drowning in 24 hours 

 

Big Data for Disaster Response: A List of Wrong Assumptions ~iRevolution

“It might be provocative to call into question one of the hottest tech movements in generations, but it’s not really fair. That’s because how companies and people benefit from Big Data, Data Science or whatever else they choose to call the movement toward a data-centric world is directly related to what they expect going in. Arguing that big data isn’t all it’s cracked up to be is a strawman, pure and simple—because no one should think it’s magic to begin with.” ~Derrick Herris

WWOZ Music Education Community Forum

BP Ends Oil Spill Cleanup In Gulf, Except For Louisiana ~Bill Chappell, WWNO

Hearing may shed light on sheriff’s murky books ~Andrew Vanacor, The Advocate
~@TheLensNOLA Round 2 of OPP consent decree hearings begins today at 8:30am. We'll live blog everything.

New Orleans Holding Emergency Preparedness Exercise

Louisiana exports growing ~WWL

Central La. Guard unit headed to Guantanamo Bay ~Leigh Guidry, Town Talk

Y@ Speak: winners and losers ~Gambit

@FleurtyGirl  @SusBobadilla Hanging with @Editilla @yat_speak #Twitterprom tonight. So much fun! http://pic.twitter.com/ow7xblCpa5

Gusman’s budget under scrutiny at OPP consent decree hearing ~Charles Maldonado, The Lens

Gulf birds scour vanishing land spits for rearing young ~Amy Wold, The Advocate

~A Roseate Spoonbill lifts off from Queen Bess Island near Grand Isle Sunday, May 26, 2013. Advocate staff photo by John McCusker.

White Castle and Edgard-Reserve ferries close

Louisiana levee plan's effects on Mississippi mostly unknown, state urges modeling, forecast data on possible flooding ~Sun Herald

Twenty years after the Great Flood, we dread the next deluge ~Dave Helling, Kansas City Star

NOLA's Dat Dog ~David Thier, Gun and Garden

Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival Today!