Coastal protection director steps down
~Amy Wold ~Hat Tip~ LaCoastPost

Reps. Steve Scalise and Cedric Richmond get House to spring for $1 million to restore coast~Bruce Alpert
~Also~ Editorial: A win for Louisiana's coast?
~Lawmakers fight for La. coastal cash~Daily Comet

Mississippi oyster harvest could be lost
~Defend New Orleans

LSU AgCenter poised to declare exigency~Jordan Blum

Abramson Charter in eastern New Orleans shut down amid TP investigation into startling misconduct

Independent audit of GCCF? Great, how about BP too?
~Disenfranchised Citizen

Oil spill cleanup turns up trove of Indian relics~Cain Burdeau

The Scapegoat~Small Affair

With his new club, Irvin Mayfield hopes to polish up the ambiance but keep the sounds authentic
~ Alison Fensterstock

~Hat Tweet @queenreesie Big Queen Cherice~Slideshow: #MardiGrasIndian funeral honors Black Feather Big Chief Lionel Delpit (Photos by Michael Luke @WWLTV #NOLA) http://ow.ly/5GcrM

Tab Benoit and Sonny Landreth tonight at the Rock'N'Bowl!

A year after flow of oil from BP spill ended, 'normal' drilling operations are hard to define

BP Oil Still Washing Ashore One Year After Spill ~Bloomberg~Hat Tweet @facingsouth

Judge tosses RICO claims against BP for oil spill
~Editilla Rotellas~The Wheels of Justice are greased with the blood of Louisiana, as #BP slowly, inexorably rolls our #oilspill Courts into line.

BP Spill Stopped One Year Ago Today - 5,000 Spills Since Then ~SkyTruth

New Madrid Earthquake Exercise Series ~Amy Wold

Here comes the hand squeeze, Senator: Corps short of flood funds

~Hat Tweet @RiverFox1~RT @Waterkeeper~Moving on to the Senate to defeat this dirty water bill. Round two, here we come. Lock and load, #Waterkeepers: http://nyti.ms/oZKr3h

Jus'sayin... it's one thing to learn how to fly.
~In this astronaut photograph, the Space Shuttle Atlantis approaches the International Space Station for docking for the last time on July 10, 2011. Part of a Russian Progress spacecraft, also docked to the station, pokes into the upper foreground. Beneath them all lie the teal-colored shallows around the Bahamas.

Spread of rabies is the new scare from Louisiana coyotes ~WWL

Gretna to begin ticketing trains that block public streets

~Government Grants to Rock
~Library Chronicles

~Hat Tweet @The_Gambit~Clint Eastwood's son to start directing TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 3-D this week in La. Good morning! http://bit.ly/qh0cWu

Thoughts on a New Orleans Summer
~Invade NOLA

Let culture buffs fund the arts – not govt. bureaucrats~Kevin Kane

Tales of the Cocktail keeps revelry rolling with five days of seminars, tastings and late-night parties
~Toast To Tales honors New Orleans Culinary and Cultural Preservation Society Sazerac Seal of Approval Winners. Sazerac Seal of Approval Honorees to be Recognized on Wednesday, July 20th at the 2011 Tales of the Cocktail®

Tales of the Cocktail Plus Trivia ~Blackened Out

Beer For Chicks....Finally
~The Beer Buddha

13 Chefs to Compete in the 2011 Great American Seafood Cook-Off

Chef John Besh’s Soda Shop Grand Opening at National WWII Museum Sunday~Colleen Rush

Joy Theatre purchased by NOLA Theatre District

Zeitgeist's 'Southern Pop Surrealism' Brings Outsider Art Movement to N.O.
~Sean Rhoads, NOLA DEFENDER

Femme Fatale Friday: Lindsay Rae Spurlock ~NOLAFemmes

~Hat Tweet @rock_n_bowl~CREOLE STRING BEANS & LOS POBOYCITOS tonight 9:30pm Stop @collegeinn first for a fried bread pudding poboy youtube.com/watch?v=Ikp2IG…

Trombone Shorty: For True ~offBeat

RIP Big Chief Lionel Delpit
~Big Red Cotton, Gambit
~Also~ from the Times-Picayune~Lionel Delpit, big chief of the Black Feather Mardi Gras Indian tribe, whose intensely emotional singing voice and smooth footwork could transfix even the most boisterous crowd, died Sunday of heart failure at Tulane Medical Center. He was 54.

New Orleans to share Bloomberg grant of $24 million to mayors for innovation

Rent is falling in the metro area

Canal Street high-rise developer strikes out again with preservation panel

LSU Shame on You!

Harry Shearer’s Hurricane Katrina Doc to Hit VOD in August

LSEA an engine for business development? Sure, if you don’t mind driving it out of state
~Mark Moseley, The Lens

“Hot Coffee,” The Story of Colin Gourley, and Why Steve Coco Should Apologize or Resign ~Cenlamar

Hung Jury: Molestin’ Jerry “Captain Jay” Dantin gets a mistrial ~Slabbed

Final Morganza gate closed, levees stable ~Reveille

Coastal restoration master plan to be overhauled with aid of complex computer models
~Mark Schleifstein

Shrimpers dispute findings on turtle deaths

5 Ways Louisiana Is Saving the Oyster

River turbine working

TypeCon 2011 Recap (with Pictures)
~Invade Nola

Le 14 Julliet~Blackened Out

Who Do You Love?

I walked 47 miles of barbed wire,
I Used a cobra snake for a neck tie.
I Got a brand new house on the roadside,
Made from rattlesnake hide.
I got a brand new chimney made on top,
Made out of a human skull.
Now come take a little walk with me Aarline, tell me Who do you love.
Who do you love? Who do you love? Who do you love? Who do you love?

I got a tombstone hand and a graveyard mind,
just 22 and I don't mind dying.
Who do you love? Who do you love? Who do you love? Who do you love?

I rode loud on the town. used a rattlesnake whip.
Take it easy, Arlene, don't give me no lip.

Who do you love? Who do you love? Who do you love? Who do you love?

The night was dark when the sky was blue,
Down the alley an ice wagon flew.
It hit a bump and somebody screamed,
You should have heard just what I seen.
Who do you love? Who do you love? Who do you love? Who do you love?

Arlene took me by the hand,
She says oooh weeeh Bo you know I understand.
Who do you love? Who do you love? Who do you love? Who do you love?
~Bo Diddly

Interview with Ivor van Heerden on his Whistleblower suit against LSU
~Sandy Rosenthal, Huffington Post
~As reported by the Associated Press, U.S. District Judge James J. Brady ruled on July 7 that Ivor van Heerden's whistleblower claims against Louisiana State University (SLU) can move forward. Since the AP story by Cain Burdeau was a tad short on details, we interviewed Dr. van Heerden, co-founder of the now-closed LSU Hurricane Center, for this exclusive report.

BP oil spill fund administrator sued by Mississippi attorney general
~Also~ BP grant to help keep Baton Rouge Superfest

Poor Feinberg: BP speaks, Jim Hood sues, and toxic bathtub rings, uh…ring
~Disenfranchised Citizen

Terrebonne Levee District to begin work on wetlands project

Public meetings scheduled to discuss draft report on the LCA Barataria Basin Barrier

Jefferson Parish denies conspiracy with River Birch

Justice panel squawks about ‘rubber stamp’ role on agency funding; Carter vows reform~Matt Davis, The Lens

~Hat Tweet @gadboislensnola Karen Gadbois~Today at the #CBDHDLC opponents vs proponents square off bit.ly/qPDLWn bit.ly/ng2M5O meeting starts at 10

~Hat Tweet @lunanola uǝןɐʞ~The proposal for 1031 Canal St. @ 211' will put "looming industrial ugly" at a corner of the French Quarter! http://twitpic.com/5pkadj

Your City. Your Money. Who Decides? Budget Breakdown Today

Sustainability Series - Innovative Thoughts on Affordable Sustainable Design & Communities
~AIA New Orleans~Hat Tweet @nolafoodcoop

Federal government takes state to court over voter registration dispute

Hump Day Mug Shot Blues ~Slabbed

~Editilla Hommeyellas out to SOP and NODOUCIT!

Louisiana’s Bicentennial should be a call for help, not just boosterism ~LaCoastPost

Solar industry, ‘green’ jobs growing in region~Skip Descant~Also~Louisiana ranks 30th in clean economy jobs in the nation

Joffrion Mitts, Represents New Orleans at the HTE Chi Machine Conference

Summer Interview Series (Part Two): Michael D. Smith ~CenLamar
~Editilla Hotellas~Michael D. Smith is one of the founding members and the former President of the New Orleans Food Cooperative, which is preparing to open a community- owned grocery store in an underserved area --mere blocks from Editilla's new old home in the Bywater! I have corresponded with Mr. Smith who, as Lamar's interview illuminates, is one of the brightest people you could meet and a real asset to our growing sense of community since The Flood.

A Louisiana summer~Wendy Rodrigue

~Hat Tweet @Rexdingler ReX Dingler~LOVE WILL WIN rexdingler.blogspot.com/2011/07/love-w… #streetart

GQ to New Orleans: You are bad at dressing well~Gambit
~Editilla Q'tellas~ Yeah, but we've got the Best Dressed Poboys!

Beer Drinking Style~The Beer Buddha

Hyper-Linked: Herbsaint
~He Said/She Said NOLA

Winesday Special: Cooking With Wine
~Blackened Out

New Yorkers second-line to celebrate the life of d.b.a owner Ray Deter

Hugh Laurie will headline a PBS 'Celebration of New Orleans Blues'

Jazz trumpeter Lionel Ferbos to celebrate 100th birthday this weekend
~Keith Spera ~Hat Tweet @nolamaven

10th Ward Buck's Definition of Bounce ~NOLA DEFENDER

Bourbon Street workers rally around police after fatal shooting

Chris Rose: State of the NOPD

UMC Board meets tomorrow: Call for full consideration of the Charity Hospital option! ~SaveCharityHospital.com


TIGER III funds: How NOT to spend these federal transit dollars
~Stephen Crim, The Lens
~Stephen Crim is a board member with Transport for NOLA, an organization that seeks to create a world-class transportation system in the Greater New Orleans region that is based on equity, accessibility, and best practices. For more information visit www.transportfornola.org.

Budget cuts hit Louisiana state parks, museums

House votes to extend flood insurance to 2016

It's Official: Jindal's Signature Moves UNO To Univ. Of La. System~WDSU

Gov. Jindal lists $533 million in projects for BP to finance after oil spill
~Mark Schleifstein~Also~Coast Guard investigates 2 new reports of oil in Barataria Bay

Too big to jail~Disenfranchised Citizen

FEMA flood buyouts top $2B since 1993

$7 million project to offset erosion in Houma Navigational Canal

New Orleans "desolate"?~Gambit

No Gore, No Foul -The New Orleans Running of the Bulls, in Photos
~Kat Arnold, NOLA DEFENDER

First Look: High Hat~Blackened Out

Tools of the Trade: Curing Burns
~Pauline's Pirates and Privateers

Eye Candy, a short retrospective by Suzanne E. Saunders
~Check out this preview!

Steve Earle and the Dukes recast the House of Blues as a honky-tonk
~Keith Spera

Ivor van Heerden whistleblower lawsuit against LSU's wrongful firing to move forward, says Judge

Harry Shearer Uneasy With Corps in New Katrina Flood Film
~Charles Karel Bouley
~Hat Tweet @LeveesOrg
~At Right: Harry Shearer speaks at the dedication of the La. State Historical Marker commemorating the 17th Street Canal Breach. The bottom line is the levees failed the people of New Orleans during the storm and the Army Corps of Engineers failed them years prior.
The Corps, which is immune to prosecution for any negligence brought by flood projects they built thanks to Congress, knew, or should have known that building these levees on substandard soil would lead to catastrophic failure. They should have known that the useless and costly Mr. Go (Mississippi River-Golf Outlet) had a funnel effect that would push water in to the city.
In fact, their total oblivion to the facts was ruled "gross negligence" by a federal court judge in a subsequent lawsuit; but they don't seem to care.

Senators to meet over future of Corps management of Missouri River

Parish OEP Director receives top state award ~Weekly Citizen~Gonzales, La. — Ascension Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Director Rick Webre recently received the President’s Award 2011, which is the highest award given by the Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Association (LEPA).

Shucking Oysters Takes Skill, Strength

City Park Fishing Pier - Grass Planting and Maintenance, Sat. July 16th
~Watershed NOLA

Lake Charles company invests in alga

New federal policy aims to expand U.S. fish farming in coastal waters

Gov. Jindal to announce state projects for BP damage assessment money
~Mark Schleifstein

Probe leaves questions about blowout preventer~Fuel Fix

Invisible~Library Chronicles

Summer Interview Series (Part One): Zack Kopplin ~CenLamar

The Art of the Jailhouse Tattoo
~Dege Legg on the ins and outs of getting inked in the clink ~Gambit

~"Rio Grande", acrylic on canvas, 24 x 48"~Polly Jackson

Fundraising for La.'s 2nd bicentennial in a decade

~Hat Tweet @TfNOLA Transport for NOLA~HUD "Strong Cities, Strong Communities" pilot to include #NOLA, transpo. @HUDNews:http://1.usa.gov/nthhq6. What will this mean?

Review: Mayas Restaurant & Bar
~Ian McNulty on the Latin-American flavors at this Magazine Street spot

2011 San Fermin en Nueva Orleans!
I RAN WITH THE BULLS!
~katieRUNSthis

What’s New at Tales of the Cocktail
~Colleen Rush, NewOrleans.com

Checkpoint Charlie’s, The Music Box and DIY Choices
~Disenfranchised Citizen

Does 'Treme' Hate Modern Jazz?
~ Will Layman, PopMatters

~ Hat Tweet @NolaDefender~Today's Events: Steve Earle comes back from the dead at @HOBNOLA, Paul Sanchez & Swing dance classes on @FrenchmenStreet bit.ly/qsaNsG

UMC rocked by more uncertainty - Board pulls HUD application ~SaveCharityHospital.com

Congress shortchanges the Louisiana coast: An editorial

Doonesbury takes on the Louisiana Science Education Act ~Gambit

Louisiana farmers settle suit on genetically modified rice
~Naomi Martin

Island off Alabama coast bursting with birds after oil spill

BP wants to end future loss claims

Farewell Space Shuttle
~Judyb, NOLAFemmes

Shaun Rogers: Large and In Charge?
~Canal Street Chronicles ~Hat Tweet @skooks

Images: 2011 NOLA Running Of The Bulls ~WDSU

14th Annual New Orleans French Film Festival This Week at The Prytania ~Invade NOLA

New Orleans’ first nola Downtown Music and Arts Festival

Don't forget! Tonight is Beasts and Brass ~NOLA DEFENDER

British Petroleum enters debt ceiling fray, demands spending cuts nationwide ~Disenfranchised Citizen
~Editilla does a late-night swig of bullshit in a silver cup~
These limey fucking bastards. They never sleep. That's why the sun never sets on their crumbled empire. I'm tollin'ya... we really should've apprehended Tony Fey Heyward and all of his ilk when they were here on US Soil. Fuck these assholes. So! Do we have a functioning democracy or do we have a Corporate National Socialist State? Well? Americans don't seem to understand that we are pitted against ourselves.

In this episode of Magnum J.D. the conclusion to our two hour special: Pimpin’ ain’t easy so let’s hop aboard the ho’ train ~Slabbed

EPA's Cross-State Air Pollution Rule ~Amy Wold

Launch Day and Aftermath
~Pontchartrain Pete
~Hat Tweet @Pontchartrain Pontchartrain Pete~Rocket Garden awesome. #NASAtweetup twitpic.com/5nqbf9

One reporter's look back at the space shuttle era~Marcia Dunlap

Wife, son and son's friends help firefighter rescue crash victims in Poland, La.~Alexandria Town Talk

Catfish Fest this weekend in the ''Catfish Capital of the Universe''

BP comes out: says Fuck You All on future loss claims!
~Editilla bites a 50 amp fuse~ We should've arrested these criminal bastards when they were here, tarred and feathered them, then dragged their lying limey asses gagging through Barataria Bay.

LSU, Tulane granted millions to study health effects from Gulf oil spill
~Bill Barrow

In oil spill aftermath, Louisiana beaches ranked among America’s dirtiest

Space Shuttle Atlantis's Last Launch: A Look Back At The Most Historic Images

OV designation	OV-104
Country	United States
Contract award	29 January 1979
Named after	RV Atlantis
Status	Active
First flight	STS-51-J 3–7 October 1985
Last flight	STS-135 8- 20 July 2011
Number of missions	32
Crews	191
Time spent in space	293 days, 18 hours, 29 minutes, 37 seconds as of STS-132
Number of orbits	4,648
Distance travelled	120,650,907 miles (194,168,813 km) as of STS-132[1]
Satellites deployed	14
Mir dockings	7
ISS dockings	11

~Watch The Shuttle Launch Live
#STS135 Atlantis' launch, seen from above through the window of a Shuttle Training Aircraft. ~Hat Tweet @fofalex

BP oil spill, Katrina/Federal Flood show that we need a technology of thoughtfulness~Fred Commoner

The Big Uneasy Still Rolling Along: to Screen in Five California Theaters ~Levees.org
~Also~Harry Shearer Talks About Tearing Down the Army Corps of Engineers in The Big Uneasy~SF Weekly

Up-Close Look at Louisiana’s Disappearing Marshes
~National Geographic

Not self-evident: Our founding documents weren’t created equal
~Mark Moseley, The Lens

I sense a bunch of pissed off Chalmations are digging dirt on Judge Ginger here on Slabbed.

New Orleans public hospital board scraps federal financing request with HUD, facing opposition

Jindal orders state worker hiring freeze ~Michelle Millhollon

Pedicab policies approved by New Orleans City Council

Causeway again ''world's longest bridge''~WWL

Plant sale Saturday at City Park features roses

2011 New Orleans French Film Festival viewers guide

Meet five Nola fashion bloggers ~~Susan Langenhennig

Leaving Las Vegas...Thank God!
~He Said/She Said NOLA

Beasts and Brass with a Shot of Fernet Branca~Blackened Out

~Hat Tweet @humidbeings@NolaBULLS #SFNO Encierro 7/9 @ 8 AM SHARP from @ErnstCafe 600 S Peters. It's FREE. Wear white & red. Get there by 7 AM. Bring a friend.
~After running with the bulls all morning Saturday you should go home and take a siesta so you don't miss out on the third annual Fiesta de Pantalones! Featuring the Latin boogaloo sounds of 2011 Big Easy Award Winner for Best Latin Band Los Po-Boy-Citos and a full tapas menu ... more info

New Orleans Airlift Kickstarts Swoon's Musical House
~NOLA DEFENDER
~Dithyrambalina will be a house designed as an interactive instrument intended to host visiting artists and neighborhood block parties.
New Orleans Airlift recently turned to the online fundraising site Kickstarter to help off-set the costs of construction. According to Airlift director Delaney Martin, “It’s turned out to be a really nice way to let people know about our project,” and, after unexpectedly being featured as the site’s “Project of the Day,” Kickstarter has generated interested among people who might not have known about it otherwise.

Black Feather Big Chief Lionel Delpit has become an ancestor
~Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame

Road Home settlement will benefit nearly 1,500 homeowners

Eastern Gulf of Mexico system slightly better organized

Let them eat cake: The GOP Mantra is billions in giveaways for big oil but go f*ck yourselves on that wetlands problem you have ~Slabbed

Obama administration objects to bill with no funding for Louisiana wetlands projects

Corps freshwater project moves forward

As Flood Waters Recede, New Land Appears in West Bay~Delta Dispatches

Final gate on Morganza being closed

Several blame Army Corps of Engineers for MO River flooding

More oil than first stated in Yellowstone River pipeline leak
~Today the Department of Transportation said it took Exxon about twice as long as the company originally reported to plug a pipeline leak in Montana. That means much more oil than Exxon first stated has flowed into the swollen Yellowstone River. Locals complain that useful information is hard to come by.
And this afternoon, state officials walked out of Exxon's command center to establish an independent investigation. From the Marketplace Sustainability Desk, Eve Troeh reports.
~Oil from a ruptured ExxonMobil pipeline is seen in the Yellowstone River and along its banks near Laurel, Mont., Saturday July 2, 2011. The pipeline break was contained early Saturday morning but the spill stretched over dozens of miles. Photo: Matthew Brown / AP

Essence Festival Interrupts Racial Segregation in New Orleans
~Caroline Heldman

Sula Foundation summer fundraising drive!

LSU adds electric car chargers

Guest Blogger Arielle Schecter: Weird Shit from the New Orleans Public Library ~NOLAFemmes

Interview: St. Roch art impresario holds forth from Tasmania on the wreckage left behind
~Ariella Cohen, The Lens
~Hat Tweet @Editilla the Pun~Kira “Gutter Gucci” Kaechele’s bagged on d carpet @VargVargas bit.ly/pEWIjL

The Beast Speaks, Interview with Nathaniel Zimet~Blackened Out

Press It Bistrot & Automat opening in CBD~Coleen Rush, NewOrleans.com

Air Sex Season 3: New Orleans
~Humid Beings

Running of the Bulls 2011: red, white and wine all over ~Gambit

Paying Musicians on Frenchmen–How Do We Do It? ~offBEAT

Corps of Engineers' delays are harmful to Louisiana's coast: An editorial

Sands of time jam the gears of progress and bureaucratic quicksand traps sand nourishment project.
~Len Bahr, LaCoastPost

The Great Flood of 2011
~Delta Business Journal

Senator McCaskill calls inquiries by Corps of Engineers seeking property along Missouri River insensitive

Stennis Space Center invites public to free viewing of final space shuttle launch Friday~Also~Critics of ending space shuttle era say NASA is ignoring its 'backup plan' rule

Not one, is not unreasonable…
~Disenfranchised Citizen

Websites Told To Remove Video of BP's Hayward Deposition

Edwin Edwards' house arrest is over

Boston is more familiar with corruption than New Orleans
~James Gill

Pedicab success pivots on City Council opting for merit selection
~Alan Williams, The Lens

Blighted school-owned cottage draws neighbors' ire~Uptown Messenger
~Also~Celebrating Energy Independence with Joule Energy

Louisiana Legislator Girod Jackson back in the news and this time it is not for ripping folks off or getting no bid contracts from Jefferson Parish ~Slabbed

Jindal possessed, vetoes 3 bills that he's already signed!

Jim Hopkins on Gannett and the Future of The Town Talk and The News Star ~CenLamar

Black-white mix-ups in Louisiana small-town palette
~Carol Forsloff, Green Heritage News

Indian tribes welcome much-maligned Hurricane Katrina FEMA trailers

La. researcher uses light to grow bigger crawfish

Running of the Bulls in New Orleans
~In its fifth year, St. Fermin festival puts a New Orleans twist on a Spanish tradition

NOMA posts new video about Swoon’s “Thalassa”~Invade Nola~Also~War of the Worlds: Julia Street VS. St. Claude Arts Districts

Equinoctial ~Jack Hays, The Spring Ghazals

~"Gerbers", acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12"~Polly Jackson

Eat Lafayette campaign runs from June 20th -August 15th!
~Hat Tweet @LouisianaRamble Ian McNulty

~Hat Tweet @nolamaven~Nice post. Beautiful photos! RT @foodographernet: Commanders in New Orleans http://wp.me/p10oOV-XH

Winesday~Blackened Out

Cream Biscuits~Serious Eats

Caminada shoreline restoration project is ready to go, corps says
~Mark Schleifstein

You Pop the Popcorn, We'll Send the Movies~Gulf Restoration Network

Permanent pumps slip to Katrina 10th anniversary~Fix the Pumps

In the Absence of A Giant: A Personal Remembrance of Ray Deter
~The Good Beer Seal ~Hat Tweet @ToddAPriceTP

The Jefferson Parish Politico Mafioso: A reign of uninterrupted criminal malfeasance and ‘quid pro quo’ corruption part 2. A Whitmergate guest post ~Slabbed

New Orleans' new deputy mayor to oversee recreation, sanitation, permitting ~Michelle Krupa

School Daze: Reimagining Learning in New Orleans with Skillshare
~INVADE NOLA

New public comment rules inspire confusion as well as criticism
~Karen Gadbois, The Lens

NOPD Commander under investigation and reassigned ~WVUE

House arrest ends Wednesday for Edwin Edwards ~WWL

New Orleans' recycling effort not a waste, but has a long way to go

Paint Recycling Coordinator Job Opening at The Green Project

~Hat Tweet @captainswallow Capt. John Swallow~RT @WhoDat35: There's that 42,000 gallon figure again. hmmm> Cleanup effort underway after #ExxonMobil #oilspill (PBS) http://j.mp/mGyEKr
~SkyTruth ~MODIS satellite image on June 14 captures Conoco-Phillips #oilspill in China's Bohai Bay - http://ow.ly/5xmdN

Get hip to Holy Cross
~Uptown Messenger

Zack Kopplin of RepealCreationism Speaks on High School Activism

Wild dog pack in Mid-City ~Gambit

10-pound Chihuahua is snatched by coyote in City Park

Deconstructing the Season 2 Finale of 'Treme' with Coco Robicheaux and Mike Kimmel~NOLA DEFENDER
~“I tell ya, they’re some of the nicest people I ever worked with. I’ve worked on a lot different movies and TV shows, and they’re the nicest people I ever met. They even let me drink one time, and I know that’s a big no no. We were filming so long one time at Apple Barrel and I said, ‘Man, I don’t really need any, but I sure would like one.’ And then they called me back, so I knew it was alright. Beautiful people. I think it’s done such good stuff for the city and the people.”

Suit lobs curve in snowball fight

New Orleans' Best Bars 2011 ~Gambit

Ideal Market ~Blackened Out

Grayson Capps, “Coconut Moonshine”
~A behind the lyrics interview by Davis Inman for American Songwriter.