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Friday 26 October

It might be funny if it wasn't so bloody racist... (13:21) - So, Cameron Henry, Representative-elect for LA State House District 82 wants to impeach Eddie Jordan. Here's what this genius has to say: "What he has done to that office is downright embarrassing, and I think they have to get to... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Thursday 25 October

Holding a Neighborhood Association Accountable for its Neighborhood... (08:43) - Have you ever decided to pass on ranting about something just because you don't want to start trouble with people you might have to work with later? I've been conflicted about talking about the Lakeview neighborhood of New Orleans for... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Friday 19 October

LA-Gov: The day before the election (09:51) - Well, the sun is out after a couple of days of nasty monsoon-style afternoon/evening thunderstorms here in New Orleans. It looks like the good weather will continue at least into tomorrow. On the up side, this means my mandatory attendance... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Thursday 4 October

The things you get in the mail some days... (00:00) - The Louisiana State Legislature is pretty much getting turned upside down and shaken out this election cycle. Term limits are kicking in for the majority of incumbents, so the number of real races is much higher than usual. I live... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Saturday 29 September

North Shore traffic issues... (08:34) - The Bush administration encourages creativity: St. Tammany Parish officials should seek innovative methods to finance sorely needed road improvements, while residents throughout the greater New Orleans area can help ease traffic by staying off the roads during peak travel times... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Friday 14 September

Hurricane Letten strikes again... (12:18) - ...and it's getting closer to Markey-Marc: More than three years after federal agents raided his French Quarter townhome, Jacques Morial, the brother of former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial, has been charged with failure to file tax returns. Of course,... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
My Letter to Mary Landrieu (10:48) - Dear Senator Landrieu: I'm a bit disappointed that we have not heard any comment from you on Rep. Boehner's very insulting remarks to our troops. Given that so many Louisianians have given life and limb in Iraq, and given the... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Thursday 13 September

Vitties (13:58) - sometimes Schroeder really has more fun than he should be allowed to: I still say someone should show up at every Jindal campaign event dressed like a giant package of diapers.... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
LA-Gov: 7 Easy Steps to Defeat Bobby Jindal (09:27) - Piyush "Bobby" Jindal (R-Kenner), currently the CongressCritter for LA-01, is the prohibitive favorite to come in first in Louisiana's gubernatorial primary. The primary date (for gov and all other statewide and parish elected offices except for District Attorneys) is October... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Wednesday 12 September

Gail Masters Reimonenq (08:16) - A LiveJournal user who commented on my post about the upcoming Council-at-large race over there (I cross-post YatPundit to my LiveJournal) said this about council candidate Gail Masters Reimoneq: And please find something else to bash Gail Masters about. Being... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Thursday 6 September

Drafting a CouncilCritter... (14:46) - UPDATE: Below There's a lot of buzz in the blogosphere and in the community associations today about the dearth of decent candidates qualifying for the New Orleans at-large seat recently vacated by Oliver Thomas (D-Leavenworth). As of now, the candidates... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Tuesday 4 September

get the popcorn! (16:29) - Kelly and Adrastos report that Cynthia Willard-Lewis (she of the 100mph-on-I10 fame) is going to run for the Council-at-Large seat recently vacated by Oliver Thomas (D-Bribery). Suggestion to MCNO, FSJNA, and Broadmoor Improvement: One of these groups should sponsor a... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Monday 27 August

Under-the-Radar Voting... (09:31) - It's no surprise that La Grace doesn't get it, of course, but it's important to point out that the Democratic attacks on Bobby Jindal's religious beliefs may be very effective. Just how effective they are won't be seen until election... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
Vitter is good for Louisiana (09:18) - Bruce Alpert does a good analysis of the impact of political corruption on the relationship between Louisiana and the feds. He points out that the tribulations of Dollar Bill Jefferson and the guilty plea of Councilman Olver Thomas have taken... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Saturday 11 August

holy crap! (21:51) - I figured that when the feds ensnared Stan "Pampy" Barre that they'd get Markey-Marc. I never figured they'd get Oliver Thomas as well: In the most dramatic development to date in a sprawling probe of corruption in New Orleans city... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Thursday 19 July

Yes, I feel sorry for David Vitter (11:45) - Oh, don't get me wrong, I still want to see him resign, so Blanco can appoint a Democrat to the seat. Still, on a personal level, I very much feel sorry for Vitty-cent. My sympathy goes along two lines. One... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Tuesday 17 July

This made me spit my coffee... (11:00) - The UNO College Republicans are calling for Vitty-cent to quit. Here's the title of their press release: David Vitter: A Stain on the Republican Party Of course, they're college wingnuts, so they're clueless. They want Blanco to appoint a Republican... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Monday 16 July

Vitty-cent presser (14:02) - AP reporting that Vitty-cent will have a press conference at 5:05 in Metairie, no specifics on location, though. If anyone finds out more details, please comment. Also, if anyone can stop by Toys R Us and pick up a pack... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Friday 13 July

of hookers and lost opportunities... (09:05) - Let me say at the outset that I don't like David Vitter. I think he's an arrogant, sanctimonious piece of shit who voted identically as David Dukkke did in the state legislature. He also is obnoxious to the help at... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Tuesday 10 July

Oh, arousal, thy name is Schadenfreude! (08:32) - That Vitter is a pervert has been common knowledge since his abortive campaign for governor in the 1990s. It's good to see him finally admit it: WASHINGTON _ Sen. David Vitter, R-La., apologized Monday night for "a very serious sin... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Wednesday 28 March

LA-Gov: Is John Breaux a Louisianian? (13:03) - The drama over a possible run by former US Senator John Breaux (D-LA) for governor continues as two state legislators have contacted the state's Attorney General, Charles C. Foti, for his opinion on Breaux's status. In response, two other legislators... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
"bitch" = racial overtones??? (12:23) - The principle of Occam's Razor is very simple: entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity. When analyzing an event, it's a good idea to keep Occam's Razor in mind. Sometimes an outburst is really very simple. Last week, Dr. Ralph... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments

Thursday 22 March

Before-and-After: Louisiana Politics in the wake of the storm - Part 2 (07:51) - In Part 1 of this diary, we looked at the state in terms of four regions: North, Central, Southwest, and Southeast. That leaves Metro New Orleans for today. Metro New Orleans consists of three sections. There's the original "tri-parish" area,... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Wednesday 21 March

Before-and-After: Louisiana Politics in the wake of the storm (11:13) - Yesterday's announcement that Governor Kathleen Blanco has announced she won't seek a second term, everyone is re-analyzing and re-handicapping the race for La-Gov. The conventional wisdom is that the big winner today is former US Senator John Breaux, and the... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Monday 19 March

C. Ray and the Katrina Diaspora (10:00) - C. Ray's on the right track with his remarks to the National Newspaper Publishers Association, but he misses the bigger picture when he focuses on race. It's more than just a black white thang. Nagin said: "Ladies and gentlemen, what... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Saturday 13 January

uh-oh... (08:46) - The power of a federal prosecutor should truly be worrisome, but it's fascinating to watch it applied appropriately: Morial confidant pleads guilty four days before trial In a dramatic, 11th-hour development, one of three members of former Mayor Marc Morial’s... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Thursday 14 December

Dollar Bill: A Local's Perspective (12:47) - The hand-wringing over the return of William Jefferson to the 110th Congress still continues, and I've found that all too many people analyzing this situation are basically clueless to the local dynamics that allowed Jefferson to keep his seat. It... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Wednesday 8 November

Closer to Home... (07:14) - Jindal wins big, with 88% of the vote. Jefferson in a runoff with Carter in LA-02, and Charlie Melancon returns to represent LA-03. No surprises all around. It's good to see Jindal win so big, since he was going to... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Monday 9 October

Southeast LA Congressional Roundup (10:48) - LA-02 When discussing the CongressCritters from this region, we always begin with LA-02, the seat of the late T. Hale Boggs, then held by his widow (and now former Ambassador to the Vatican under Clinton) Lindy Boggs. The current occupant... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Monday 24 July

LA-02: Still a wait-and-see... (11:52) - No established pol wants to take on William Jefferson (D-LA), he of the $90K in his freezer. Jefferson who is currently under investigation by the FBI, vehemently denies all accusations of wrongdoing and firmly refuses to step aside, even though... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
trial by public opinion... (10:49) - The nurses charged with murder in the Memorial Hospital case have gotten themselves some smart attorneys. They're obviously not going to let the prosecution be the only ones with their side in Da Paper: Katrina nurses called victims of justice... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Friday 21 July

Even Germans have war memorials (08:12) - ...because they want to remember the sacrifices of their young men. There's no glorifying the deeds of the government, but there are prayers and remembrances. Some in the US mock the French for "always surrendering," so it should logically follow... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
Sassone should be investigated (08:02) - Fair is fair. After all, folks often call for Judge Charles Elloie in New Orleans to be tossed off the bench. Elloie's known for reducing bonds on suspects, only to have them commit more crimes while on bail, and most... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Thursday 13 July

Why Democrats are different: Voter Rights (12:11) - georgia10 at dailykos reports this morning that the wingnuts in Georgia have been stopped in an attempt to suppress minority voting by requiring voters to show government-issued ID at the polls. The issue of voting rights illustrates a huge difference... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Wednesday 12 July

Jack Strain has become Harry Lee... (20:41) - Crooks and Liars simply refers to him now as "The Racist Sheriff"... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Tuesday 11 July

what about rinky-dink cars? (08:13) - Sheriff Jack Strain of St. Tammany is sounding more and more like Harry Lee of late. Of course, when a white law enforcement official starts talking about people with "chee wee haircuts," it didn't take long for the ACLU and... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Sunday 18 June

it's time for Planet Hooston to STFU about evacuees (08:20) - MAN SURRENDERS IN COP KILLING We've heard all about how all our crime "problems" went to Planet Hooston after the storm. Looks like they've decided to send us one of their lovely citizens in return: A Houston man accused of... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Thursday 16 February

Kenner mayor's race... (09:49) - The addition of Ed Muniz to the fray is interesting. The three primary opponents to incumbent Capitano are Muniz, Police Chief Nick Congemi, and former City Councilman Nick Baroni. Muniz, Congemi, and Baroni are usually regarded as allies, if not... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Thursday 2 February

Friendly Advice to Peggy Wilson (14:25) - Dear Mrs. Wilson: I live in Jefferson Parish, so I won't be voting in the mayor's election. If I was eligible to vote, I wouldn't be voting for you. I'm a Democrat and pretty much consider you to be a... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Wednesday 25 January

Overheard at Starbucks... (09:20) - there was an NOPD officer behind me in line, on his phone. He tells the person on the other end that one of his buddies had a bunch of t-shirts made up that have the NOPD crescent-and-star in dark brown.... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Friday 20 January

Rally tomorrow... (23:02) - CITIZENS URGED TO TAKE MESSAGE DIRECTLY TO CORPS OF ENGINEERS ON SATURDAY, JAN. 21 A rally will be held on Saturday, Jan. 21, at 11 a.m. at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Building on Leake Avenue (River Road) in... | 0 Trackbacks | 1 Comments
Turning the Lights on in Lakeview (10:22) - A lot of Lakeview folks are upset that, five months after the storm, they're still having trouble getting power to their streets. The problem, of course, is very simple: Entergy doesn't want to spend the money to fix their neighborhoods.... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Thursday 19 January

Gating the 17th Street Canal (08:08) - The first thing that pops into my mind when I read that the Jefferson Parish Council has voted $400K for a consulting study is who is connected to whom that they got that much cash. Given that it's a study... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Wednesday 11 January

BNOB Commission (19:48) - A lot of folks active in on-line forums for the Lakeview neighborhood outright freaked out when they heard that "light rail" was proposed for Lakeview. The BNOB's Urban Planning committee proposes to extend the Canal streetcar line from the Cemeteries... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Tuesday 3 January

Abramoff and Louisiana (14:44) - I don't think Louisiana CongressCritters will be indicted once Jack Abramoff starts singing, but they're still going to have credibility issues. Vitter in particular has direct ties to Abramoff, so the more Critters that get indicted, the more Vitter is... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Friday 30 December

Looks so bad it actually smells bad, too... (10:41) - No, we're not talking about the ethical lapses of the Bush administration, but that other stalwart Republican, Kenner mayor Phil Capitano: Jefferson Parish Sheriff Harry Lee on Thursday opened a criminal investigation into a Kenner tax sale at which the... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
Open Meetings and Trailers... (09:57) - Oliver Thomas is wrong to suggest that Mayor Nagan's people meet with the council in ways that skirt the open meetings law: Thomas suggested a series of three meetings "in the very near future," with Thomas and two of the... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Monday 26 December

Shorter Jay Batt and Jackie Clarkson (10:17) - The Coloreds are gone and we don't want them back.... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Thursday 22 December

Louisiana Government Corruption is a Republican Thang... (10:11) - On the national scene, wingnuts try to argue that Louisiana is somehow not deserving of relief/reconstruction money because we have such corrupt state and local government. Maybe if we get rid of some of our Republicans, we could clean up... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
Shorter Jim Brown (former LA Secretary of State) (07:47) - White people should run New Orleans.... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Saturday 10 December

Shorter Rob Couhig... (11:33) - There's only a short window of time when New Orleans will be majority-white, and we Republicans want to take control.... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
Holy Cross leaving Da Ninth... (09:56) - Holy Cross High School is leaving the Ninth Ward campus they've called home since 1879. The school took about 7' of water, and will re-open at their current campus in January. The boys will use modular classroom buildings to finish... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Thursday 1 December

Merging the Levee Boards - Part 3 (11:19) - Da Paper wants you to believe that anyone who is against forming a "super levee board" to take over the responsibilities of the boards managing the levee districts in the metro area is a bad politician. In particular, they're singling... | 0 Comments
Merging the Levee Boards - Part 2 (10:22) - In spite of all the evidence pointing the finger at the US Army Corps of Engineers as the culprit in the flooding of metro New Orleans during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Da Paper still comes swinging against the various independent... | 0 Comments
Merging the Levee Boards - Part 1 (08:46) - There's a lot more to this than simply greed and graft. Da Paper takes a strong stance and insists that we voters hold the feet of lawmakers to the fire on this issue, because the state house of representatives saw... | 0 Comments

Wednesday 30 November

Jefferson Parish Transit Plans on Hold; Councilman still wants rate increase (21:13) - This article in Da Paper is two weeks old, but the news is still current: Transit plans to be delayed More time wanted to evaluate ridership Still unsure of Hurricane Katrina's impact on Jefferson Parish's public transit riders, the Parish... | 0 Comments

Tuesday 29 November

WiFi in New Orleans? (16:21) - MSNBC and WaPo report this morning that Mayor Nagin is pushing a plan to set up a city-sponsored wireless community network in New Orleans. I like Chief Technology Officer Greg Meffert's cut-through-the-crap attitude: "My number-one job is to restimulate the... | 1 Comments

Saturday 19 November

And if you want to see the sun rise, build your window facing east... (19:07) - Leave it to Da Paper to make what appears to be a valuable conference/panel discussion look like a bunch of goofs because of a stupid headline: Rebuilding should begin on high ground, group says If that's all this group did,... | 0 Comments

Sunday 13 November

Metairie Mardi Gras (20:53) - I probably shouldn't even comment on this subject. I've had a nice dinner, a couple of glasses of wine, and Steely Dan playing through the very nice speakers I bought to replace the ones that flooded in the YatCave. Still,... | 0 Comments
Activist Moonbats... (20:33) - The notion that anyone from metro New Orleans has a "right of return" is an interesting one, and is worthy of extensive debate. I'm in agreement with the basic notion that folks who lived in New Orleans should be afforded... | 2 Comments

Friday 11 November

The Permit Police (15:23) - I have no idea whether or not the general contractor we hired to put walls back in the house has the proper permits, nor do I care. Some Jefferson repairs jumping the gun Jefferson Parish and Kenner are cracking down... | 0 Comments
But which Letten will be investigating? (15:11) - Letten probing levee breaches Add U.S. Attorney Jim Letten and the FBI to the growing list of authorities investigating the levee breaches that led to widespread flooding in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. ... "Our interest is primarily to determine... | 0 Comments

Thursday 20 October

yet another reason to dump the GOP... (17:53) - I wonder how those Lakeview Republicans will respond to this sort of thing? (from the Yahoo FEMA article): Meanwhile, at a separate hearing, lawmakers considering Louisiana's request for $32 billion for Gulf Coast rebuilding were told that Mississippi would need... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Wednesday 19 October

OPSB - What is it with these people? (14:13) - OK, I'm having a bit of trouble seeing OPSB President Sanders' logic here: Board at war over school plans A bitter split on the Orleans Parish School Board widened into a chasm Tuesday, as warring factions battled over how to... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Thursday 25 August

NSA New Orleans to remain open (08:38) - ALGIERS NAVY BASE WILL REMAIN OPEN Louisiana's offer to build a "federal city" on the Naval Support Activity's Algiers campus at no cost to the Pentagon won approval Wednesday, keeping the base open to house the Marine Corps Reserve headquarters... | 0 Comments

Saturday 20 August

Mayor Nagin, Crime, and Schools (10:00) - Schroeder said the following in comments: Speaking of Nagin, I'll say it again. Why doesn't he have anything to say about the schools problem or crime? Isn't he the mayor or something? This is a very good question, since one... | 4 Comments

Friday 19 August

Murders in New Orleans... (08:25) - Our murder rate may be ten times the national average, but at least it's down from the dark days of the 1990s. I've never done a statistical analysis of where murders occur in the city, but I've always held the... | 4 Comments

Thursday 18 August

Wrinkled Robe investigation continues... (09:33) - I'm really surprised that the US Attorney's office is still generating leads in the 24th Judicial District investigation: Feds subpoena campaign records Federal investigators have issued grand jury subpoenas to Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard and 24th District Judge Kernan... | 0 Comments

Tuesday 16 August

Shorter Rummel High Stadium Opposition (09:38) - We don't want those coloreds in our neighborhood. Rummel's Stadium Finds Neighborhood Opposition... | 4 Comments

Saturday 13 August

Bill Jefferson: Feds looking for a Nigerian Connection? (10:17) - curiouser and curiouser: Probe seems to target Africa dealings The federal investigation that led to raids last week on the homes and offices of U.S. Rep. William Jefferson of New Orleans seems to have focused on possible African business dealings,... | 0 Comments

Thursday 11 August

Catholics, Abortion, and the Landrieus (08:11) - Huck's comments yesterday about the Catholic Church caused me to go back and re-read his initial comments on an editorial in our local catlick newspaper, the Clarion Herald. The writer, one Susan Mire, is an anti-abortion activist who appears to... | 3 Comments

Thursday 4 August

Black Politics Comes of Age in New Orleans (11:14) - Well, it's not a racial thing anymore. As much as Markey-Marc Morial's supporters wanted to paint the investigation of Morial and his former City Hall buddies as an attack on a popular black politician by the evil white man, there... | 0 Comments
Letten goes after Bill Jefferson... (11:03) - With the spotlight focused on Markey-Marc Morial and his cronies, no doubt Bill Jefferson was blindsided by the US Attorney's search warrants yesterday. The FBI searched Jefferson's offices and home, as well as the offices of his accountant, daughter (state... | 0 Comments

Tuesday 19 July

Deceptive Drew Broach... (08:50) - While I agree with Broach in his column yesterday that Alan Green should be "retired" since he was convicted in federal court, he's pretty clueless about the political fallout of Green's conviction. On Judge Martha Sassone, he writes: Judge Martha... | 0 Comments

Monday 4 July

Morial Case: regurgitating press releases isn't reporting. (10:35) - NO Bull calls Adam Nossiter's piece on the indictments of Morial associates in a public-works scandal "serious wordsmanship." I call it regurgating press releases from the defense team. A reporter writing a decent story would at least give some thought... | 0 Comments

Saturday 2 July

Wrinkled Robe Redux (12:43) - I've got some problems with Dr. Vinturella's analysis of the results of the US Attorney's operation against the Gretna Courthouse: Green is the second judge from Jefferson Parish to be convicted as the result of the government's "Operation Wrinkled Robe"... | 0 Comments

Friday 1 July

OPSB accounting shift is good policy (09:51) - Making sure that the Orleans Parish School Board follows the Sarbanes-Oxley law isn't a bad idea, even if it slows down the process of getting turnaround company Alvarez & Marsal on board: The accounting company that has managed the books... | 0 Comments

Tuesday 28 June

Harry Lee... (10:36) - Harry Lee has made so many racist remarks in his tenure as Sheriff of Jefferson Parish that it's difficult to even get worked up by his latest, much less develop a sense of outrage. The people of Jefferson Parish want... | 0 Comments

Friday 17 June

"Plantation Language" and the OPSB (14:52) - In a fascinating column in Louisiana Weekly, Dr. Andre Perry* discusses the notion of "plantation language" and its use by those who regularly attend meetings of the Orleans Parish School Board: During the public comment sections of the most recent... | 0 Comments
Welcome to Club Fed (07:37) - Eddie Jordan had Edwin Edwards and the riverboat gaming fiasco. As his successor in the US Attorney's office, Jim Letten has taken some heat during his tenure. The "Canal Street Madam" case brought him national ridicule (you mean there are... | 0 Comments

Thursday 16 June

Combat tactic #1: Language (08:14) - In 1996, GOPAC released a memo entitled "Language: A Key Mechanism of Control." In it, the Republican political action committee instructs their members in how language makes a difference. They list "positive" and "negative" words, explaining how to use the... | 0 Comments
Da Chief and the Nation of Islam (07:39) - Superintendent Compass had the right idea--if you're going to learn why people hate you, it's a good idea to ask some of the folks who hate you a lot. Who better to ask about hate than the Nation of Islam?... | 0 Comments
Bayou Buzz, Catholics, and da Cops... (07:32) - I was asked yesterday if I knew who/what the Bayou Buzz website was. Before going there, I was pretty sure it was Jeff Crouere's website. Crouere has been a tertiary-to-secondary radio/tv commentator with a conservative bent here in New Orleans... | 0 Comments

Wednesday 15 June

Are you a Liberal or a Democrat? (16:31) - There is a huge difference. Democrats are partisan, and Liberals are not. Liberals believe that they are somehow above the political fray and hold some sort of moral high ground. Not me. I'm a Democrat. I'm for a woman's right... | 0 Comments

Monday 13 June

OPSB: Moving forward on finances (11:35) - I've got a serious problem with politicians who try to pull end-runs around democracy, and Torin Sanders' small gains in the revised contract to outsource the financial management of OPSB really don't justify his grandstanding. About all Sanders gained over... | 0 Comments

Wednesday 8 June

The Politics of Protest (10:00) - Horst Pfeifer's dislike for oversize vehicles in the Quarter is now well-known. Prior to this publicity stunt, however, it's not clear just how vocal an opponent he or any other Quarter denizens have been. NOPD and the mayor's office both... | 0 Comments

Friday 3 June

Learning from Republicans (10:25) - Excellent story on NPR this morning, featuring an interview with DNC chair Howard Dean. Dr. Dean explained that he wants to learn from Republicans how to win elections. This is something I've been advocating since 1994, when the Democrats got... | 0 Comments
OPSB: Torin Sanders should resign (09:31) - If not from the board itself, definitely as its president. Frankly, he should resign the office altogether if he can't work with the other members of the board. There is a time for debate and there is a time for... | 0 Comments

Tuesday 31 May

Elder Abuse... (10:08) - It's interesting that NPR's Morning Edition did a piece on "Elder Abuse" on the same moring that Da Paper reports on a local lawyer who is going on trial for allegedly bilking a rich, elderly client. From the NPR story:... | 0 Comments
St. Tammany Family Values (07:24) - you work hard to afford that place across the lake. You commute at least an hour daily to your job on the south shore, so you can live amongst good catlicks and bible-believin' christians. You picked Mandeville or Covington because... | 0 Comments

Friday 27 May

Podcast: Friday Potpourri (15:48) - Saints, Cemeteries and Politicians... | 0 Comments

Friday 20 May

Just what librarians need... (17:49) - ...is the Louisiana Legislature censoring their books: Gay book not child's play, says lawmaker BATON ROUGE -- Books "containing the theme of homosexuality" and other "age-inappropriate" topics should not be on public library shelves accessible to children, a St. Tammany... | 0 Comments

Tuesday 17 May

Da Airport (14:13) - Very interesting page one article this morning on the future of Louis Armstrong International Airport. The two proposals outlined both have a lot of good points. The notion of building in the Bonnet Carre' Spillway sounds odd at first, but... | 0 Comments

Friday 13 May

Fr. Hughes vs. Loyola University (07:06) - Da Paper does another page-one story on the pseudo-controversy between Loyola University and the Archdiocese of New Orleans. At issue is the university's plan to honor the Landrieu family with an honorary doctorate for their good works in the city.... | 0 Comments

Tuesday 10 May

Living wage... (10:05) - Kenner Mayor Phil Capitano is always good for a laugh. Shame that it's really not a funny issue. Witness this exchange during budget hearings last night: Council members questioned the amount of overtime worked during the current fiscal year --... | 0 Comments

Sunday 8 May

Shame they won't ask Michael Schiavo to come testify... (10:59) - Schiavo relative set to speak at Capitol The brother of Terri Schiavo will be at the State Capitol this week to testify on proposed changes to Louisiana's "living will" law, a state senator said. Sen. James David Cain, R-Dry Creek,... | 0 Comments

Friday 6 May

Father Hughes and the Landrieus (09:32) - So, Fr. Hughes doesn't want to go to the commencement at Loyola because Mary and Mitch Landrieu will be there. Says the Boston Bagman: "lest my presence confuse the faithful and give the impression that it is appropriate to include... | 0 Comments

Wednesday 4 May

YatPundit Podcast: Hump Day Politics (09:33) - Hump Day Politics District 6 Senate Race (Louisiana Legislature), Nick Congemi switching parties in Kenner.... | 0 Comments

Monday 21 March

Clerk of Court Butler (12:06) - Kimberley Williamson Butler, formerly Mayor Nagin's CAO, was pegged as his primary opponent for re-election. It's not likely that's in the cards, though, now that stories like this one are seeing the light of day. The Woman Behind the Curtains... | 3 Comments

Tuesday 8 March

The RTA vs. Metro lawsuit settlement (22:27) - Clancy DuBos has a good commentary in this week's Gambit Weekly that puts the whole RTA-versus-Morial's Uncle battle in perspective. Unlike Da Paper's Ms. Grace, DuBos calls it like it is and reminds us that the Morial name has a... | 0 Comments

Tuesday 22 February

Where to begin in the face of such stupidity? (16:59) - In a follow-up article to an incident from November, Da Paper summarizes recent actions by the Jefferson Parish School Board to fix their very-flawed "zero-tolerance" policy towards drugs. The flurry of activity stems from this incident (from the article): A... | 0 Comments

Thursday 17 February

Get well soon, Fox... (17:05) - you have your moments when you're a goof, but overall, you're not a bad guy. Secretary of State Fox McKeithen Paralyzed After Fall BATON ROUGE, La. -- Secretary of State Fox McKeithen's office says McKeithen is suffering from paralysis after... | 0 Comments