NO WAY!!! Louisiana ranks # 2 among states with history of political corruption; South dominates ~Forbes~Hat Tweet @TheLensNOLA

Cadet's waiting game may be coming to end with New Orleans Saints ~Glenn Guilbeau, The Town Talk

Gulf state, not Louisiana, blocking approval of $627 million in BP oil spill restoration work ~Mark Schleifstein

Inaction feeds crisis over Mississippi River, environmentalists say ~Greg Gordon

Obama signs $12.3 billion water projects bill ~Gregory Roberts, The Advocate

University of New Orleans gets grant to enhance turtle excluder devices ~AP, via Daily Journal

New Orleans area banks move to more automation ~Don Ames, WWL

Bruno: Charter School Critics Get Part of Their Wish in New Orleans ~Scholastic

Culture as a Form of Control: All Hail New Orleans’ Go-Cup ~Lisa Wade, Pacific Standard

Shamarr Allen and the Underdawgs, "Typical Rock Star" ~WWOZ