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Tropical Storm Arthur has formed a day early for Hurricane Season 2008. Dr Gray is already hard at work revising his forecast.

As always, if you're looking for the news it's probably stuffed in a floodwall somewhere.

No, not the fact that some douchebag at a baseball game complained that teh lebians were corrupting his son. That's not very surprising...

Okay so I'll admit it is pretty much what makes Thers's blog awesome ... but (ahem) I've been doing it longer and you never see...

City Sued By Crime Camera Company NEW ORLEANS -- Crime cameras still aren’t working, and city officials are being sued by the company that w...

There isn't enough in this article to give one a sense of what portion of the lawsuit is bullshit. But it's safe to say that this ...

Steve Scalise: Scalise said Louisiana is an example that oil exploration and drilling can be achieved without harming the environment. ...

This really is just like what happened in 2000 Florida 2000 D.C. 2008

Dick Cheney and Ray Nagin share speechwriters

These Kids Today: They're stupid, they have too much time off, they text too much, and don't even get me started on that damned int...

Apparently he knew what he was doing when he didn't bring the cranes. Update: On second thought, run for your lives!

Celcus liked the part where the Mayor said (about getting the crime cameras working) "Don't clap. We haven't done it yet...

This came mailed to us from Baton Rouge. The note is handwritten on crumpled looseleaf. It reads: Dear to whom it may concern, When you al...

Since, Adrastos and his archenemy Dr. Homan have decided to make this signage day, I'd like to submit something for consideration. Th...

Asia Times reports that Bush wants to strike Iran in August . Details provided by the administration raised alarm bells on Capitol Hill, th...

WDSU: NEW ORLEANS -- The city of New Orleans will offer no shelter in the event of a category three or higher hurricane, according to New Or...

The same man who swooned over Bobby Jindal's "Geek Appeal" to "Gen-X" voters is once again crowing about Jindal be...

Then you know it's time for Reggie Bush to douchebag it up with all the pretty people . Is this guy really still on the team? What hap...

Except that the school you choose may not choose to participate because it doesn't want to be forced to administer the LEAP test . BATON...

I have decided. But only after reading Adrastos today.

The T-P decided to feature letters from two supposedly competing points of view on yesterday's idiot page. I'll post them here so y...

We don't have time to worry about that right now. We've got to get this shit knocked over before all the "outside agitators...

What would you stuff a leaky floodwall with? I vote for more money.

Because, of course, the cameras don't actually work here. Rolling Stone : Big Brother Is Producing Your Rock Video 5/21/08, 3:00 pm EST ...

Where the best way to stick it to the man is to take away his chaw.

Your comments will get posted.... eventually. Other broken internets today: Dangerblond's comments The Tweeter Tube Bloggers list serv T...

I like Dirty Coast Press . In the years following the Federal Flood, the little company has claimed a niche as the place to go in New Orlea...

This one is not such a big deal. This one, on the other hand, could be trouble. Update: Oh but it gets better!

Except when it isn't.

I am ashamed to say that the last time it snowed in New Orleans, Christmas 2004, I was spending the holiday in Nashville with mom. Luckil...

Springtime in New Orleans is the best time to be outside. Everything is starting to take on the dark green color and sweet smell of Summer ...

According to Kevin Allman , Jeremy Alford's cover story recently run in the Independent and then again in the Gambit which criticizes ...

It doesn't look good for the Hornets tonight.

Well after Big Brown dominated the field at Pimlico Saturday there shouldn't be too much mystery about who the favorite is to win the B...

This morning we were treated to cool Rocky Mountain refreshment with our book return. Below is the obligatory accompanying photo of the sign...

He won't be able to play much come Monday. It's been three weeks since I strained a calf muscle and I still can't run much more ...

The photo archive/Flickr upload project continues to unearth some fun old stuff. This is from the All Star Second Line parade through Treme...

Just in case you absolutely positively can't just wait another week for Greek Fest and Bayou Boogaloo, Broadmoor Fest is back this week...

In a below comments discussion about whether or not we should go out and locate the outrage over city entertaining expenses , Carmen asks: J...

Remember back when the local press used to habitually refer to Greg Meffert as a "whiz kid" because he... you know... worked with...

Will the next edition of the "Family Friendly" approximation of a meth bender known as a Hornets home game feature the San Antonio...

Meaning, in fact, that they are remaining too damn high for the forseeable future. The reason that the problem of affordable rentals in New...

While everyone would prefer to see the local paper take a more critical approach to City finances and operations, shrill sensationalism of e...

Yes yes yes. Go. Buy. Now.

Continuing to dig through the photo archives I run across these beauties from the May 2006 Mayoral runoff. They are homemade Nagin signs in...

Garland's guest this hour is an LSU professor who just told me John McCain "has always been a maverick" He also says that McC...

I'm still uploading old photos to Flickr. Here are two points of comparison for the recent rise in the Mississippi River which precipit...

I'm staying in this morning with one of those Springtime colds. The good news is I get to listen to the Garland Robinette show where th...

The circus is back in town tonight as the Hornets try to hold serve in Game 5 against San Antonio. As I've been saying since the playo...

I finally sprang for the Flickr pro account. So I've been fooling around with uploading and organizing a bunch of old pictures. Like t...

Remember. Every candidate Nagin endorses loses.

I'll just reprint here and thoroughly endorse what Other Jeff said in an earlier comment thread on the proposed income tax repeal and it...

..to phone in this "Jury-is-still-out-on-the-Nagin-legacy"target="_blank" front pager on Sunday. It takes just two amat...

WWL TV's "BREAKING NEWS" ticker currently reads Jim Bernazzani has announced his retirement from the FBI. Does this mean he...

It's a word game. You have to visit Oyster's to play . Note: TKGOTW is a registered trademark of Timshel sometimes co-opted here ...

Jim Webb pro and con Pro: Unlike Hillary, he might actually attract some of those "hard working white people" she seems to wish ...

Unfortunately this is hardly news to anyone. I saw this yesterday and decided not to touch it. My (loosely applied) editorial policy is th...

When you're in danger.... call Dangerblond

Root of the Juvenilia: AMY GOODMAN: What did you think of the ABC debate in Pennsylvania with the news anchors going for the first forty-fi...

Daisy emails us this very important news item! LAMA members vote to adopt name with leadership focus The membership of the Library Administ...

Like G-Bitch, I'm all for a politics of cutting through the bullshit and calling out people for what they really are... or as she puts i...

If everything they say about him is true, Gov. PBJ will likely have climbed the next rung by the time anyone actually has to deal with the ...

Chevron completes move to the North Shore by Kate Moran, The Times-Picayune Wednesday May 07, 2008, 9:15 PM Following the well-trod path of ...

Up and coming G.O.P. rock star (and potential Vice Presidential candidate) Gov. Bobby Jindal will apparently have to make two very interesti...

Since when did we determine a need for National Charter Schools Week ? Also... when do you reckon Home School-Arranged Marriage-"Author...

At least the incompetent cronies don't put erect public surveillance systems that actually work.

Taibbi is back. This means I don't have to write anything about today's continuing Democratic Primary nightmare since it's pret...

NBA games are funny. No, not "funny ha ha" more funny like a nightmare full of killer clowns is funny. Funny like a mini-circus fo...

There's something very wrong with the weather. Maybe it's the unusually high Ozone levels , or maybe it has something to do with th...

Really, it does. More on this later.

On the one hand, you've got a local TV station reverting to local ownership. That's probably a good thing. On the other hand, I do...

Why does NOPD hate New Orleans? Police break up Treme jazz funeral

Not only does Jim Bernazzani's ego override his understanding of the Hatch Act , it also impedes his ability to read the City Charter .....

In a recent ad Obama is hitting Hillary (and almost by accident McCain... someday they'll pay attention to McCain again) for her suppor...

ICF CEO gets nice bonus … really nice

Very important to remember when you plan to "smoke out" a reporter. Also... Lee Zurik is single-handedly bringing back investigati...

The Paul-tards are forming their own breakaway "communities" . Please tell me there will be polygamy involved. Maybe they'll b...

WCBF interviews Philadelphia Housing Authority Executive Director Carl Greene as part of e's continuing series on the Alpohonso Jackson...

Seems kinda silly to just pass along an Eschaton post but... Jesus ! Because when McCain whines about "100 years in Iraq" being a ...

"The Saints also signed defensive end Jeremy Geathers of Nevada-Las Vegas,"

Yes, I think it's weird too. Just chalk it up as one of those New Orleans things. NEW ORLEANS - Rapper Ludacris may look like a millio...

I really don't know where to begin dealing with this. The latest fantasy of those leading the local "recovery" (whatever that...

Don't tell Stacy Head but, apparently, Al Green is also a "Yankee Bitch"

They used to say you can't fight City Hall. I wonder why they said that .

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I opened this site in Internet Explorer and noticed that the sidebar seems to be rendering at the bottom of the page instead of... you know....

I actually had a plan for a long Hornets post knocking around "in my head" as Ed Blakely might say. But I've been too busy wi...