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14 Wacky "Facts" Kids Will Learn in Louisiana's Voucher Schools
69 days ago
—By Deanna Pan| Tue Aug. 7, 2012 3:00 AM PDTThanks to a new law privatizing public education in Louisiana, Bible-based…
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Limbaugh Offers "Idea" For Hurricane Isaac: Getting Rid Of Poor Dems In Louisiana By Building Levees Out Of Money
269 days ago
RUSH LIMBAUGH: Okay, folks, it's a moment of truth. We are mere hours away now from Tropical Storm Isaac, which…
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Lacking Contracts, New Orleans Teachers Use Old-School Tactics
286 days ago
By Theresa Moran Sunday, August 12, 2012 Just months after Hurricane Katrina, the city of New Orleans fired all 7,500…
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Stop Governor Jindal's Creationist Voucher Program
313 days ago
Stop Governor Jindal's Creationist Voucher Program Before Governor RomneyTakes it NationwideLouisiana is preparing to spend over $11 million to send…
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Stop Governor Jindal's Creationist Voucher
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RTA: NOLA Calling...
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Whether you are moving to New Orleans for the first time or moving back to the city, chances are you…
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Why New Orleans? Why Now?
560 days ago
It fascinates me to look through the lenses of the outsider. As a native, I’m not always as in tune…
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The High School Question
609 days ago
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Born Again New Orleanian
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Bloomberg gives Mitch millions
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Not in his role as mayor of the largest American city but as billionaire Bloomberg, the CEO of Bloomberg Inc…
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Zack Kopplin of RepealCreationism Speaks on High School Activism
690 days ago
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Oyster Rocks A Fella: A Must-Read About David Vitter
697 days ago
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“Convergence” Unites Local, National Change-makers
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Will Build Train for Water
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Lawyers try to make a fool out of an engineer, get pie on face
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Mardi Gras, meet the new Administration
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U.S. Ambassador to Honduras to speak at Luncheon Briefing
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He's got my vote: Drew Brees says he'd run for public office
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Take the NOLAEnergySurvey.com to help "green" our neighborhoods
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What's funny is that no one is talking about the white elephant in the room
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Changing Nothing
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The Agenda part 2
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A Bad Night for Democrats, Even Worse for Democrats from Louisiana
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The Louisiana elections in 25 words or less
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Cao Loses, Can’t Understand Why
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My votes and my voting philosophy
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Meme: Culture war
940 days ago
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The Oil Is Still Here, And So Are We
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6 Months Since BP Oil Spill, Writer and Environmentalist Terry Tempest Williams Asks "Where Is Our Outrage?"
947 days ago
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The Rent Really Is Too Damn High
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Normally I don't care about local elections in other states. I feel like if crazy people get elected in other…
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Wishing The Governor Safe Travel
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As If New Orleans Hasn't Lost Enough
963 days ago
The City of New Orleans has lost something... again. With the resignation of Dr. Jullette Saussy, now former Director of…
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As If New Orleans Hasn't Lost Enough
963 days ago
The City of New Orleans has lost something... again. With the resignation of Dr. Jullette Saussy, now former Director of…
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Urgent: Call for a moratorium on demolitions in the LSU/VA Footprint
965 days ago
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Charitable Film Network Presents: Speaking in Tongues
976 days ago
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Alert - City Council Committee to Hear Charity Hospital Presentation This Week
979 days ago
Thank you to all who have signed the petition and helped to gather more signatures. We now have over 10,000…
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The "Intellects" Researching BP Oil in the Gulf Are A Bunch of Retards
1009 days ago
Ok - I’m amazed. I’m amazed that the media, the locals, university researchers and mega-intellects are stunned at the “disappearance”…
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USF Researchers Continue to Follow BP's Crude, Subsea Impacts
1012 days ago
CNN's Ed Lavendara continues his solid reporting on the environmental considerations of the BP drilling disaster, this time catching up…
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President Comes to Town for the 5th Anniversary
1016 days ago
~Editilla Conswellas~We hope Mr President doesn't come here and say again that Katrina flooded New Orleans, as he did last…
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Mayor Mitch Landrieu plans three community meetings on city spending priorities
1021 days ago
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Lessons from Alaska - Local Citizens Vs. The Disappearing Act
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Bird's-Eye View: Photos Of Oil Geyser In Jefferson Parish
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Bird’s-Eye View: Oil On The Surface, Still
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On yet another recent flyover, I flew out to the site where the Horizon sank and then back towards…
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BP Drilling Disaster: Trajectory Map for July 30
1030 days ago
NOAA's official trajectory maps are showing decreasing amounts of oil in the Gulf of Mexico, but as the Times-Picayune's Bob…
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7 Louisiana parish presidents call for bigger say in oil spill cleanup and aftermath | San Francisco Examiner
1031 days ago
The presidents of seven coastal Louisiana parishes and other local officials say the Coast Guard and BP PLC have banded…
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BP Drilling Disaster: Trajectory Map for July 29
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Transocean, Deepwater Horizon Operator, Won Safety Award; Made Music Video Touting Safety Aboard Ship (VIDEO)
1031 days ago
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Florida's Special Session
1040 days ago
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Vitter thinks the fact that he has no respect for women is "old news."
1049 days ago
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Vitter Come Clean
1052 days ago
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The Ballad Of BP's Tony Hayward (song parody)
1052 days ago
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BP Drilling Disaster: Trajectory Map for July 7th
1053 days ago
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A Real Solution for Fixing the MMS
1058 days ago
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Plug it up!
1059 days ago
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Negligent Stewardship = Crime-by-Omission
1066 days ago
I just read a quote, and luckily so --had I heard his voice I would not have caught it. But…
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How the wool was pulled.
1071 days ago
Here goes... The Republicans started taking over the language as they did the business schools in the mid 1960's. Lies,…
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The Speech the President Should Have Given
1072 days ago
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Doubts over safety tests on Gulf oil dispersants
1073 days ago
18:30 16 June 2010 by Peter Aldhous As arguments rage over how to clean up the Deepwater Horizon oil spill,…
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Comments on Oil n' Gas Blog
1073 days ago
This was brought to my attention yesterday and seems to be written by someone who has an idea of what…
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Engineers, Technicians, Artists and Architects
1074 days ago
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Politics and oil.
1083 days ago
Tragedy is watching people move the politics to the extremes, as in Fox/Beck and John Boehner on the right and…
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BP chief Tony Hayward sold shares weeks before oil spill
1084 days ago
The chief executive of BP sold £1.4 million of his shares in the fuel giant weeks before the Gulf of…
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This is why they keep consulting with Hollywood people
1088 days ago
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GulfTides: Monitoring the BP Drilling Disaster - Episode 2: Sperm whales, shrimp and uncertainty
1088 days ago
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Draft Berm Barrier: Open Letter to Adm. Thad Allen
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Today's Oil Trajectory Maps
1089 days ago
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Louisianan Becomes Face of Anger on Spill
1089 days ago
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Forge on Gov. Jindal
1097 days ago
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Can anyone believe this Pig? Since his Race Dog won't hunt, James Perry resorts to Painful Smear and Vicious Innuendo
1099 days ago
The only thing I hate worse than White Cracker Racists or a Black Scam Racists is Political Sadists. James Perry…
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Oh Lord
1101 days ago
Death Race 2010 heats up: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Alex Morgan, 206-331-2009 DATE: May 20, 2010 James Perry Issues Statement…
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Mitch Landrieu demands apology from Fox Sports’ Chris Myers over remarks Myers made about Katrina victims
1101 days ago
Well, he’s not quite threatening to “cold-cock” him, but Mayor Mitch Landrieu seems to have been mighty displeased with Chris…
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AP IMPACT: Fed'l Inspections on Rig Not as Claimed
1105 days ago
The federal agency responsible for ensuring that an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico was operating safely before it…
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Stop Governor Jindal's Creationist Voucher
313 days ago
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Born Again New Orleanian
640 days ago
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Bloomberg gives Mitch millions
681 days ago
Not in his role as mayor of the largest American city but as billionaire Bloomberg, the CEO of Bloomberg Inc…
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Oyster Rocks A Fella: A Must-Read About David Vitter
697 days ago
No matter how hard he may try, David Vitter will never be able to shake off “those New Orleans stories.” …
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“Convergence” Unites Local, National Change-makers
709 days ago
“Convergence” Unites Local, National Change-makers “What can we create together?” So sums up the spirit of the “Convergence,” a unique…
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Will Build Train for Water
715 days ago
High speed rail from Atlanta to Chattanooga (and later to Nashville). In exchange, Atlanta gets water from the Tennessee River.…
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Lawyers try to make a fool out of an engineer, get pie on face
782 days ago
Today brought the return of the USCG/BOEMRE Hearings on the loss of the Deepwater Horizon. For an example of what…
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Mardi Gras, meet the new Administration
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He's got my vote: Drew Brees says he'd run for public office
839 days ago
Drew Brees certainly has been enjoying his time off from football since the Saints were knocked out of the playoffs.…
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Take the NOLAEnergySurvey.com to help "green" our neighborhoods
856 days ago
The New Orleans area is working to "green" its neighborhoods. There are several programs currently coming on-line and under consideration…
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What's funny is that no one is talking about the white elephant in the room
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…the war, which is the most expensive and longest war in our history. All of you Americans who voted because…
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Changing Nothing
934 days ago
I listened to Garland Robinette on the radio last night. He noted that it took 40 years for the Democrats…
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The Agenda part 2
934 days ago
Can't wait to watch the awesome return to fiscal responsibility. Not that you heard this from anyone during the campaign,…
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A Bad Night for Democrats, Even Worse for Democrats from Louisiana
934 days ago
But seriously, Clancy Dubos is right.
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The Louisiana elections in 25 words or less
934 days ago
Why did David Vitter win so big?Because he succeeded in making his re-election, from the very beginning, a referendum on…
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Cao Loses, Can’t Understand Why
935 days ago
Nola.com: [U.S. Rep. Anh "Joseph"] Cao said most observers had never liked his chances the first time he was elected,…
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My votes and my voting philosophy
935 days ago
Since today is Election Day, I thought I’d revealing my votes and the reasons for them. Here goes: For U.S.…
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The Oil Is Still Here, And So Are We
946 days ago
Gulf Coast Communities Call for Congressional Action on the Six-Month Mark of BP's Disaster On October 20, throughout the Gulf…
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The Rent Really Is Too Damn High
948 days ago
Normally I don't care about local elections in other states. I feel like if crazy people get elected in other…
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Wishing The Governor Safe Travel
949 days ago
J. Ryan Hudson is the LSU student body president. Yesterday he wrote a letter to the governor asking him to…
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Urgent: Call for a moratorium on demolitions in the LSU/VA Footprint
965 days ago
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Alert - City Council Committee to Hear Charity Hospital Presentation This Week
979 days ago
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USF Researchers Continue to Follow BP's Crude, Subsea Impacts
1012 days ago
CNN's Ed Lavendara continues his solid reporting on the environmental considerations of the BP drilling disaster, this time catching up…
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Mayor Mitch Landrieu plans three community meetings on city spending priorities
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Lessons from Alaska - Local Citizens Vs. The Disappearing Act
1024 days ago
We are now in Valdez, AK. Today we met with the Prince Edward Sound Regional Citizen Advisory Board (RCAC).During our…
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Bird's-Eye View: Photos Of Oil Geyser In Jefferson Parish
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According to authorities, and reports on WWL, the busted well head in Jefferson Parish has been capped. Also according to…
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Bird’s-Eye View: Oil On The Surface, Still
1030 days ago
On yet another recent flyover, I flew out to the site where the Horizon sank and then back towards…
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BP Drilling Disaster: Trajectory Map for July 30
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NOAA's official trajectory maps are showing decreasing amounts of oil in the Gulf of Mexico, but as the Times-Picayune's Bob…
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7 Louisiana parish presidents call for bigger say in oil spill cleanup and aftermath | San Francisco Examiner
1031 days ago
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BP Drilling Disaster: Trajectory Map for July 29
1031 days ago
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Florida's Special Session
1040 days ago
8 Things I Know About Florida's Special Session on the Referendum to Ban Offshore Oil Drilling in State Waters 1)…
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BP Drilling Disaster: Trajectory Map for July 7th
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A Real Solution for Fixing the MMS
1058 days ago
Recently, the Department of Interior split what was the Minerals Management Service (MMS) into two separate agencies. The idea behind…
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The Speech the President Should Have Given
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This is why they keep consulting with Hollywood people
1088 days ago
Everything ends up being a kind of movie scene anyway. James Carville walked into one of his favorite New Orleans…
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GulfTides: Monitoring the BP Drilling Disaster - Episode 2: Sperm whales, shrimp and uncertainty
1088 days ago
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Draft Berm Barrier: Open Letter to Adm. Thad Allen
1088 days ago
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Today's Oil Trajectory Maps
1089 days ago
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Forge on Gov. Jindal
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Oh Lord
1101 days ago
Death Race 2010 heats up: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Alex Morgan, 206-331-2009 DATE: May 20, 2010 James Perry Issues Statement…
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Mitch Landrieu demands apology from Fox Sports’ Chris Myers over remarks Myers made about Katrina victims
1101 days ago
Well, he’s not quite threatening to “cold-cock” him, but Mayor Mitch Landrieu seems to have been mighty displeased with Chris…
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Nagin on the out, keep him in quotations.
1123 days ago
Although Nagin is (finally) leaving office with Mitch Landrieu to be inaugurated on May 3, 2010, you can hold onto…
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Lawmaker. Lawbreaker.
1123 days ago
One of the best political sites I have seen in some time.http://www.forgottencrimes.com/index.php?source=ccThe video . . .http://nola.humidbeings.com/features/detail/432/Lawmaker.-Lawbreaker
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Those goddamn communication guys....
1123 days ago
...they just don't know how to communicate.Firm finds 5,400 deleted e-mail messages of New Orleans Mayor Ray NaginIssue 4.1: No…
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Public meeting on transportation this Thursday at the Regional Planning Commission
1131 days ago
Public input is extremely important in crafting effective planning documents. I strongly encourage everyone who cares about seeing multi-modal transportation…
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City lied about cost of demolishing Lower Mid-City
1131 days ago
The Lens noticed a stunning admission from last week's City Council meeting: A new financial commitment for the proposed medical…
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Let's show this prehistoric city how we do things in other downtowns...
1136 days ago
I'd forgotten about the post-k/FF "ghostbusters". Jeffrey has a run-down of the various law enforcement "solutions" tried since the flood.…
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Slick Oil
1143 days ago
Remember, folks. Oil production in America's coastal waters is incredibly safe for the environment. Think about that when you think…
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If Bobby's A Target Then No One Is Safe
1149 days ago
The Guardians of the free Republics sent Bobby Jindal a letter asking him to resign in three days or be…
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Please sign the online petition Keep New Orleans' Bicycle Registration Fees Reasonableo
1153 days ago
New Orleans City Council is currently considering increasing the city's bicycle registration fees. Before Katrina, residents were required to pay…
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The mayor-elect’s 14 task forces
1166 days ago
Tomorrow Mayor-elect Mitch Landrieu will be announcing the co-chairs of 14 task forces he’s setting up for his Transition New…
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Winnas, Loozas, and Splits
1168 days ago
The 2010 citywide elections brought a major paradigm shift in local politics as voters ignored racial appeals and voted for…
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No apology
1188 days ago
Dead Pelican publisher Chad Rogers was a guest on Jeff Crouere's Ringside Politics radio show on WIST 990am. A caller…
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Jindal the Joker
1208 days ago
The "Roads Scholar" just announced a new initiative called "Consumer's Right to Know." In the press release announcing the initiative…
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O’Keefe: No Wire Tap
1212 days ago
James O’Keefe, who was charged along with three others with entering federal property under false pretenses with the intent of…
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LAT: Right-wing activists caught in Landrieu's office
1213 days ago
Four young men posing as telephone repairmen have been arrested for allegedly interfering with the telephones in Democratic Sen. Mary…
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Hill: Have You Learned Nothing, Sen. Landrieu?
1220 days ago
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) told reporters Wednesday that she is working with Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Murkowski's efforts to…
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NewOrleansBlack.com sends e-letter in support of John Georges. I wonder why?
1223 days ago
NewOrleansBlack.com just left the City Business and Loyola University Mayoral Debate on Corruption. It was extremely well attended and many…
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Poor John
1224 days ago
All the money in the world, the secret hit campaigns, and subterfuge come home to roost. It's a new day,…
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Where the mayoral race is right now
1233 days ago
I think Troy Henry has an opportunity to make a run at it but he also appears to be well…
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Who is Troy Henry? Really....who is he?
1234 days ago
When Troy Henry first announced his mayoral ambitions, I was like most people and responded, "who?" I faintly remembered the…
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No Contract Yet on Auditorium
1234 days ago
City Attorney Penya Moses-Fields told the New Orleans City Council today that the city’s inspector general was premature in condemning…
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C. Ray Nagin on New Orleans mayor's race: I don't believe any of these frickin' polls | wwltv.com | Political News
1234 days ago
A day after Troy Henry lashed out at the media for what he categorized as racially biased coverage the dynamics…
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Alliance for Good Government endorses Landrieu
1235 days ago
The Alliance for Good Government, one of the most hotly sought endorsers in the New Orleans mayoral race, held their…
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Murray bought out by Georges?
1236 days ago
In an updated email version of his Louisiana Weekly story, journalist Chris Tidmore writes:Inside reports have [State Senator Ed] Murray…
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JANUARY CODE ENFORCEMENT HEARINGS
1239 days ago
Code Enforcement and the Environmental Health Department states on the City’s website that no hearings are to be held in…
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Going out of the way to make tourists feel at home...
1244 days ago
...but not the folks that live here. We have to make life as difficult and unfair as possible. It's ridiculous…
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Jeff Parish Voters need to research
1245 days ago
I don't think I would give even a $5 donation to Aaron Broussard and his boy Tim Whitmer . But…
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Fear not this change in leadership.
1246 days ago
It's about time for a new year, a new mayor, and a renewed passion for righting this great city on…
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A Shared Letter I wrote on the Georges Campagin Ad, the Mayoral Race, and the Ideal Candidate (at least to me)
1267 days ago
I recently was corresponding with the wonderfully intellgient lady who incidentally was the first person who thought it might be…
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district a
1280 days ago
I will be paying close attention to the race for City Council District A. I’m the chair of OPDEC for…
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Couhigtown
1280 days ago
Mayoral candidate Rob "inconceivable" Couhig wants to play "Let's Remind New Orleans":Asked what qualities they would look for in a…
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Mud slinging site targetting Landrieu gets pulled.
1255 days ago
http://mitchthemayor.com //// UPDATE: James Perry Issues Statement on Website Attacking all Candidates for Mayor not Named Troy Henry Calls Website…
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John Georges Goes "Full Retard" in New Ad aka "SimpleGeorges"
1269 days ago
Okay. I truly have never seen anything as bad as this ad in my entire life. Not just political ad…
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Policypitch gets our first elected official to “pitch” his bill
1472 days ago
Originally posted at www.PolicyPitch.comState Representative Walker Hines, D-New Orleans, became the first elected official to post a proposed piece of…
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Rhymes with Mayhem
1263 days ago
In a moment bereft of charity, I once called local Republican consultant Mike Bayham "dumber than a sack of wet…
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Poor John
1224 days ago
All the money in the world, the secret hit campaigns, and subterfuge come home to roost. It's a new day,…
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NewOrleansBlack.com sends e-letter in support of John Georges. I wonder why?
1223 days ago
NewOrleansBlack.com just left the City Business and Loyola University Mayoral Debate on Corruption. It was extremely well attended and many…
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Negligent Stewardship = Crime-by-Omission
1066 days ago
I just read a quote, and luckily so --had I heard his voice I would not have caught it. But…
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Couhigtown
1280 days ago
Mayoral candidate Rob "inconceivable" Couhig wants to play "Let's Remind New Orleans":Asked what qualities they would look for in a…
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Jindal makes sure LA not in that number
1328 days ago
Other states are seeking over $18B in federal high-speed rail funding, but Jindal--despite bipartisansupport--has refused to submit a final proposal…
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MY REQUIREMENTS IF YOU ARE RUNNING FOR MAYOR
1283 days ago
If you're running for mayor of New Orleans I have three litmus test's for my support: 1)Don't be afraid of…
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Wednesday morning news dump
1333 days ago
• SURPRISE WITNESS: Greg Meffert takes the stand. • LA TRAVIATA AND A BIG-ASS BEER: Opera makes a return to…
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The Mayors Race
1284 days ago
Looking at this race and those that want to run city government I only see races run by folks with to much money…
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Its Time to be Honest About Race in New Orleans
1236 days ago
On Sunday State Senator Ed Murray, the other major African-American candidate in the race, withdrew citing two major factors.One being…
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Parade of Fools
1227 days ago
So I've been reading up on mayoral candidates and the forums and whatnot lately. Dear Lord, these are our choices?…
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Who is Troy Henry? Really....who is he?
1234 days ago
When Troy Henry first announced his mayoral ambitions, I was like most people and responded, "who?" I faintly remembered the…
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I worried about "brain drain" in LA until Jindal got elected
1344 days ago
Baton Rouge Advocate:The state’s top school board Wednesday approved procedures for residents who object to materials that challenge the teaching…
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KDV Possible Theme Ideas:
1338 days ago
KDV is All Fired UpKDV: "We've Seen Fire and We've Seen Ray"KDV Gets Hosed!KDV: The Pubic OptionKDV: Universal Pubic HealthKDV…
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Anyone got one of the Golden Tickets?
1320 days ago
Has anyone received confirmation from the White House of their tickets to the Town Hall?Curious.And anxious.I really want to go.…
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Troy Henry may be for Real
1282 days ago
Last night Humidbeings.com filmed the Q&A/Meet and Greet, that EngageNOLA had with Troy Henry (Video to be posted soon). My…
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How 'bout this?
1250 days ago
I've been struggling to find my voice in this space. I am enjoying dispersing about the Saints, but in truth…
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another mayor
1225 days ago
do you really want another bald mayor?
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Inspector General pulls a Mark Furhman
1128 days ago
Remember him? Mark Furhman, the guy famed for getting so arroused about putting O.J. away for murder that the jury…
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Lafcidio Hearn's "Chita", a portrait of our wetlands.
1121 days ago
The first chapter is the best portrait of our wetlands I've ever read.http://books.google.com/books?id=5-Y3AAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=lafcadio hearn chita&source=bl&ots=DlgCzodVzI&sig=CQdTcAx2pqLIBRuVW9Qcapnd29w&hl=en&ei;=-SXbS53qAoj98AbwpuHlAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CA4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f;=false
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Are you a New Orleans teacher committed to Social Justice?
1114 days ago
The school year is almost over, but our struggle to achieve equity and justice for the young people of…
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How the wool was pulled.
1071 days ago
Here goes... The Republicans started taking over the language as they did the business schools in the mid 1960's. Lies,…
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Take the NOLAEnergySurvey.com to help "green" our neighborhoods
856 days ago
The New Orleans area is working to "green" its neighborhoods. There are several programs currently coming on-line and under consideration…
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Mud slinging site targetting Landrieu gets pulled.
1255 days ago
http://mitchthemayor.com //// UPDATE: James Perry Issues Statement on Website Attacking all Candidates for Mayor not Named Troy Henry Calls Website…
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Stop Governor Jindal's Creationist Voucher
313 days ago
Stop Governor Jindal's Creationist Voucher Program Before Governor Romney Takes it NationwideLouisiana is preparing to spend over $11 million to send…
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Rumors of John Georges in Blackface
1287 days ago
I have heard they exist but I have yet to find them online anywhere? If you may know the location…
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Rhymes with Mayhem
1263 days ago
In a moment bereft of charity, I once called local Republican consultant Mike Bayham "dumber than a sack of wet…
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Mayoral Candidate Forum on Youth Issues
1233 days ago
I have already started this post once and lost it. UGH! So I have to start again. On Tuesday evening…
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Who is Troy Henry? Really....who is he?
1234 days ago
When Troy Henry first announced his mayoral ambitions, I was like most people and responded, "who?" I faintly remembered the…
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John Georges Goes "Full Retard" in New Ad aka "SimpleGeorges"
1269 days ago
Okay. I truly have never seen anything as bad as this ad in my entire life. Not just political ad…
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Negligent Stewardship = Crime-by-Omission
1066 days ago
I just read a quote, and luckily so --had I heard his voice I would not have caught it. But…
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MY REQUIREMENTS IF YOU ARE RUNNING FOR MAYOR
1283 days ago
If you're running for mayor of New Orleans I have three litmus test's for my support: 1)Don't be afraid of…
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Policypitch gets our first elected official to “pitch” his bill
1472 days ago
Originally posted at www.PolicyPitch.comState Representative Walker Hines, D-New Orleans, became the first elected official to post a proposed piece of…
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Jindal makes sure LA not in that number
1328 days ago
Other states are seeking over $18B in federal high-speed rail funding, but Jindal--despite bipartisansupport--has refused to submit a final proposal…
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Born Again New Orleanian
640 days ago
In the past few years there has been a lot of chatter surrounding the gen-x and gen-y-ers in the city. …
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Couhigtown
1280 days ago
Mayoral candidate Rob "inconceivable" Couhig wants to play "Let's Remind New Orleans":Asked what qualities they would look for in a…
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Stop Governor Jindal's Creationist Voucher Program
313 days ago
Stop Governor Jindal's Creationist Voucher Program Before Governor RomneyTakes it NationwideLouisiana is preparing to spend over $11 million to send…
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How the wool was pulled.
1071 days ago
Here goes... The Republicans started taking over the language as they did the business schools in the mid 1960's. Lies,…
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Its Time to be Honest About Race in New Orleans
1236 days ago
On Sunday State Senator Ed Murray, the other major African-American candidate in the race, withdrew citing two major factors.One being…
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Bloomberg gives Mitch millions
681 days ago
Not in his role as mayor of the largest American city but as billionaire Bloomberg, the CEO of Bloomberg Inc…
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“Convergence” Unites Local, National Change-makers
709 days ago
“Convergence” Unites Local, National Change-makers “What can we create together?” So sums up the spirit of the “Convergence,” a unique…
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NewOrleansBlack.com sends e-letter in support of John Georges. I wonder why?
1223 days ago
NewOrleansBlack.com just left the City Business and Loyola University Mayoral Debate on Corruption. It was extremely well attended and many…
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Comments on Oil n' Gas Blog
1073 days ago
This was brought to my attention yesterday and seems to be written by someone who has an idea of what…
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Why New Orleans? Why Now?
560 days ago
It fascinates me to look through the lenses of the outsider. As a native, I’m not always as in tune…
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Lacking Contracts, New Orleans Teachers Use Old-School Tactics
286 days ago
By Theresa Moran Sunday, August 12, 2012 Just months after Hurricane Katrina, the city of New Orleans fired all 7,500…
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Poor John
1224 days ago
All the money in the world, the secret hit campaigns, and subterfuge come home to roost. It's a new day,…
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Troy Henry may be for Real
1282 days ago
Last night Humidbeings.com filmed the Q&A/Meet and Greet, that EngageNOLA had with Troy Henry (Video to be posted soon). My…
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Oyster Rocks A Fella: A Must-Read About David Vitter
697 days ago
No matter how hard he may try, David Vitter will never be able to shake off “those New Orleans stories.” …
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Lafcidio Hearn's "Chita", a portrait of our wetlands.
1121 days ago
The first chapter is the best portrait of our wetlands I've ever read.http://books.google.com/books?id=5-Y3AAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=lafcadio hearn chita&source=bl&ots=DlgCzodVzI&sig=CQdTcAx2pqLIBRuVW9Qcapnd29w&hl=en&ei;=-SXbS53qAoj98AbwpuHlAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CA4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f;=false
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Wednesday morning news dump
1333 days ago
• SURPRISE WITNESS: Greg Meffert takes the stand. • LA TRAVIATA AND A BIG-ASS BEER: Opera makes a return to…
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Inspector General pulls a Mark Furhman
1128 days ago
Remember him? Mark Furhman, the guy famed for getting so arroused about putting O.J. away for murder that the jury…
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RTA: NOLA Calling...
418 days ago
Whether you are moving to New Orleans for the first time or moving back to the city, chances are you…
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How 'bout this?
1250 days ago
I've been struggling to find my voice in this space. I am enjoying dispersing about the Saints, but in truth…
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A Shared Letter I wrote on the Georges Campagin Ad, the Mayoral Race, and the Ideal Candidate (at least to me)
1267 days ago
I recently was corresponding with the wonderfully intellgient lady who incidentally was the first person who thought it might be…
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Mardi Gras, meet the new Administration
815 days ago
I was recently asked for my opinion about the “Police shutdown of Mardi Gras Costume sale ‘a real drag’” story…
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This video is very effective.
1277 days ago
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Are you a New Orleans teacher committed to Social Justice?
1114 days ago
The school year is almost over, but our struggle to achieve equity and justice for the young people of…
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Anyone got one of the Golden Tickets?
1320 days ago
Has anyone received confirmation from the White House of their tickets to the Town Hall?Curious.And anxious.I really want to go.…
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Lawmaker. Lawbreaker.
1123 days ago
One of the best political sites I have seen in some time.http://www.forgottencrimes.com/index.php?source=ccThe video . . .http://nola.humidbeings.com/features/detail/432/Lawmaker.-Lawbreaker
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The High School Question
609 days ago
“Where did you go to school?” How you interpret and answer this question may be one of the most telling…
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Nagin on the out, keep him in quotations.
1123 days ago
Although Nagin is (finally) leaving office with Mitch Landrieu to be inaugurated on May 3, 2010, you can hold onto…
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Doubts over safety tests on Gulf oil dispersants
1073 days ago
18:30 16 June 2010 by Peter Aldhous As arguments rage over how to clean up the Deepwater Horizon oil spill,…
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As If New Orleans Hasn't Lost Enough
963 days ago
The City of New Orleans has lost something... again. With the resignation of Dr. Jullette Saussy, now former Director of…
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Take the NOLAEnergySurvey.com to help "green" our neighborhoods
856 days ago
The New Orleans area is working to "green" its neighborhoods. There are several programs currently coming on-line and under consideration…
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The Ballad Of BP's Tony Hayward (song parody)
1052 days ago
Come and listen to a story about a man named Hayward A rich C-E-O, never kept his…
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Zack Kopplin of RepealCreationism Speaks on High School Activism
690 days ago
Originally posted onMike’s High School Newspaper-----Who Am I-----I’m Zack Kopplin, a high school graduate as of this May. Quiet and…
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The Speech the President Should Have Given
1072 days ago
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
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As If New Orleans Hasn't Lost Enough
963 days ago
The City of New Orleans has lost something... again. With the resignation of Dr. Jullette Saussy, now former Director of…
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Meme: Culture war
940 days ago
MEME :A contagious information pattern that replicates by parasitically infecting human minds and altering their behavior, causing them to propagate…
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Vitter Come Clean
1052 days ago
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New Orleans Community Cinema Presents: A VILLAGE CALLED VERSAILLES
1111 days ago
Please join us for a Free Screening:A VILLAGE CALLED VERSAILLESBy Leo ChangSaturday, May 22, 20106:00 PMDILLARD UNIVERSITYSamuel DuBois Cook Theater2601…
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Changing Nothing
934 days ago
I listened to Garland Robinette on the radio last night. He noted that it took 40 years for the Democrats…
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6 Months Since BP Oil Spill, Writer and Environmentalist Terry Tempest Williams Asks "Where Is Our Outrage?"
947 days ago
Six months ago, BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig blew up in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers and triggering…
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Ugh. Unracist statement to follow.
1252 days ago
I think it's tragic in a continuing underclass, undereducated, undernourished, underachieving, black and white are equally falling under the public…
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Plug it up!
1059 days ago
If you haven't seen Senator David Vitter around lately, it's probably because he's been raising about $1,300 an hour over…
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Parade of Fools
1227 days ago
So I've been reading up on mayoral candidates and the forums and whatnot lately. Dear Lord, these are our choices?…
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Alert - City Council Committee to Hear Charity Hospital Presentation This Week
979 days ago
Thank you to all who have signed the petition and helped to gather more signatures. We now have over 10,000…
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Public meeting on transportation this Thursday at the Regional Planning Commission
1131 days ago
Public input is extremely important in crafting effective planning documents. I strongly encourage everyone who cares about seeing multi-modal transportation…
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GulfTides: Monitoring the BP Drilling Disaster - Episode 2: Sperm whales, shrimp and uncertainty
1088 days ago
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Vitter thinks the fact that he has no respect for women is "old news."
1049 days ago
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Politics and oil.
1083 days ago
Tragedy is watching people move the politics to the extremes, as in Fox/Beck and John Boehner on the right and…
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Fear not this change in leadership.
1246 days ago
It's about time for a new year, a new mayor, and a renewed passion for righting this great city on…
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BP chief Tony Hayward sold shares weeks before oil spill
1084 days ago
The chief executive of BP sold £1.4 million of his shares in the fuel giant weeks before the Gulf of…
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Ray Nagin's Complacent Citizenry
1465 days ago
I hadn't planned to have much to say today about last night's Nagin show. But since, the Mayor took the…
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Engineers, Technicians, Artists and Architects
1074 days ago
We need to look to these hard working people instead of our politicians and big CEOs for solutions to the…
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Forge on Gov. Jindal
1097 days ago
Why is Gov. Jindal being championed a savior for 'firing up the dredges' lacking any permit or go ahead from…
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Rolling Tax Farms
1474 days ago
If the recent chatter is any indication, public opinion is slowly shifting against the proliferation of municipal traffic enforcement cameras.…
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The Rent Really Is Too Damn High
948 days ago
Normally I don't care about local elections in other states. I feel like if crazy people get elected in other…
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Images from the Oil Spill
1121 days ago
Taken from various sources online.
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Charitable Film Network Presents: Speaking in Tongues
976 days ago
Please Join us for a FREE Film Screening!SPEAKING IN TONGUESby Marcia Jarmel & Ken Schneider Sunday, September 26, 2010 6:00pm…
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The "Intellects" Researching BP Oil in the Gulf Are A Bunch of Retards
1009 days ago
Ok - I’m amazed. I’m amazed that the media, the locals, university researchers and mega-intellects are stunned at the “disappearance”…
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Limbaugh Offers "Idea" For Hurricane Isaac: Getting Rid Of Poor Dems In Louisiana By Building Levees Out Of Money
269 days ago
RUSH LIMBAUGH: Okay, folks, it's a moment of truth. We are mere hours away now from Tropical Storm Isaac, which…
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The Mayors Race
1284 days ago
Looking at this race and those that want to run city government I only see races run by folks with to much money…
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Today's Oil Trajectory Maps
1089 days ago
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AP IMPACT: Fed'l Inspections on Rig Not as Claimed
1105 days ago
The federal agency responsible for ensuring that an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico was operating safely before it…
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