New Orleans area hurricane levees to be armored with reinforced turf mat, grass ~Mark Schleifstein

East bank levee authority's environmental damages suit against energy companies has produced $642,000 in legal expenses, $1.2 million in 'political costs' through August ~Mark Schleifstein

Bayou Corne sinkhole at center of insurance fight ~Janet McConnaughey 

$1 billion cost estimate prompts Louisiana to rethink coastal project ~John Snell

Landrieu’s new hiring efforts challenged by another city employees group ~Charles Maldonado, The Lens

Uber’s bumpy start in New Orleans ~Jeanie Riess, Gambit

5 Funny But Real Reasons The Cowboys Will Lose To The Saints ~Jason Calbos, Nola Nation Rising

Howdy, Pardner: Saints, Cowboys to Shoot it Out in Prime Time ~Barry Hirstius, Who Dat Dish