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Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., was indicted more than a year ago on federal charges of racketeering, money-laundering and soliciting more than $400,000 in bribes in connection with years of trying to broker business deals in Africa. He is scheduled to go on trial this December. On October 4, 2008, Jefferson finished first in the Democratic primary and on November 4, 2008, won in a run-off aga...
The Chenault Report - Fri 9:07 p.m. - 6 clicks 
Things which I’m very interested in seeing happen: Cerasoli said that by early January, he plans to advertise for three positions tied to another mandate that voters authorized as part of the charter amendment: the creation of an “independent police monitor” to keep tabs on the New Orleans Police Department, particularly how the department handles complaints [...]...
People Get Ready - Fri 4:44 p.m. - 7 clicks
JudyB at Thanks Katrina links to an informative video by Dennis Woltering and WWL about "Big Oil and Our Wetlands". Please watch it if you have seven minutes. Salt water intrusion from coastal canals dredged to support oil and gas infrastructure accelerated Louisiana coastal loss by one thousand years. One thousand years! But don't dare blame Big Oil-- not even a little bit! And don't imply...
Right Hand Thief - Fri 4:04 p.m. - 7 clicks
One reason we can't build anything in this town is because we spend so much time hating ourselves and one another. Today's NOLA.com features an article about the HANO sell-off titled HANO approves sale or demolition of most scattered units And yet the first comment reads, They need to be torn down and never rebuilt the way they were. Mass grouping of low income people together is only...
Library Chronicles - Thu 2:48 p.m.
Below are some facts from yesterday's T-P article titled "Blind Justice", which dealt with the city's high-priced contracts for ineffective crime cameras. Five years ago, Nagin promised more than 1,000 cameras across the city. The city contracts and their operations have been cloaked in secrecy, causing a rift between the administration and some City Council members. Then in late September, ...
Right Hand Thief - Thu 9:08 a.m. - 13 clicks
Census Bureau numbers show that in the past 27 years, Louisiana has lost about 84 residents each day, or about four per hour. New Orleans was just ranked third from the bottom of a list of American cities for commercial and multifamily investment in 2009, as reported by the Urban Land Institute and PricewaterhouseCoopers Emerging Trends [...]...
People Get Ready - Thu 8:04 a.m. - 24 clicks
No, the spat had nothing to do with council members fighting the secrecy of Nagin officials, which has been tolerated, or even encouraged, by Ray Nagin. No — Ray Nagin characterized the drama that erupted between Stacy Head and the trash diva Veronica White last week as mere “personal issues that lead to flareups.” And Jackie [...]...
People Get Ready - Wed 11:10 p.m. - 16 clicks
"Look, I think there is a gay and secular fascism in this country that wants to impose its will on the rest of us, is prepared to use violence, to use harassment." -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich , on the Bill O'Reilly show "No." -- New Orleans D.A. candidate Ralph Capitelli , in response to a televised debate question asking him whether he thought his opponent Leon Cannizzarro was...
Right Hand Thief - Wed 1:50 p.m. - 16 clicks
I predict a royal spectacle: It is in that manhole that the driver says SDT dumped more than 5,000 gallons of raw sewage. Weeks later, the 13-foot manhole is still clogged up. ...
People Get Ready - Wed 11:09 a.m. - 16 clicks
Really? It was small ‘p’ poorly-written story in The Times-Picayune which attempted to parse out the differences between political databases, and secure voter information databases. A better story was printed in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Companies like GCR & Associates have a strong temptation to abuse their access to secure government records to sell information services that ben...
People Get Ready - Wed 10:41 a.m. - 15 clicks
He don't need no stinkin' Deuce Technically, McAllister has four years remaining on his contract with the Saints, but the reality is his roster spot is far from guaranteed next season. His salary cap number jumps from $4.5 million to $7.3 million. That's feature-back money not role player money, and McAllister, at this stage of his injury-riddled career, is a role player -- at least in the eye...
Library Chronicles - Tue 8:43 a.m.
When you despair that we still have people like Ray Nagin and Veronica White to deal with, you should find some comfort in the knowledge that we have fought and won some of our battles. We could, for instance, still be dealing with Eddie Jordan. Instead, yesterday, Leon Cannizzaro was sworn in to finish out [...]...
People Get Ready - Tue 5:11 a.m. - 15 clicks
"The only thing I can tell you is that I probably have enough energy to get to the end of my term, and then I’m gonna go take a break." -- New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin T-P: Saying he's confident that the proper structures are in place at City Hall for long-term success, New Orleans recovery leader Ed Blakely said he is weighing whether to leave his post in January, when he completes the seco...
Right Hand Thief - Mon 4:25 a.m. - 14 clicks
Last night, I pulled beside an SUV at the red light of a major intersection. Written in white all across the right-side windows was, "I VOTE REPUBLICAN!" The other side sported a smaller, "McCAIN 08." Ironically, it was in the left-turn lane. And when the light turned green, it made an illegal U-turn. Not so ironic. I wasn't sure if the driver needed AAA or AA. Zing. Go Saints! ...
Ian McGibboney - Sun 9:07 a.m. - 14 clicks
Saints could end up owing the Giants a first round pick for Poochie. Remember. Sean Payton really really really wanted Poochie on this team....
Library Chronicles - Sat 9:43 p.m.
This afternoon, I was making my way back accross the Quarter from the NOLA Bookfair on Frenchmen street when I happened upon a remarkably large and well organized local version of today's nationwide Prop 8 protests as it crossed Jackson Square. Since my local media outlets made scarce mention of it, I had no idea a local march was going to happen today. Looked like a strong turnout. I only...
Library Chronicles - Sat 9:43 p.m.
...of our notorious mayor: THE TROUBLE WITH RAY NAGIN - The mayor’s unwillingness to tolerate criticism hardened into a state of willful denial this summer, thanks to a scandal involving a program run by the New Orleans Homeownership Corp. News reports revealing that contractors had charged the city for work they did not do prompted the convening of a grand jury. Nagin doesn’t seem worried a...
American Zombie - Sat 4:08 p.m. - 19 clicks
dNew Orleans Strip Clubs Could Be In Peril per Oyster Please just stay in your suburbian paradise in Baton Rouge....and stay the fuck out of the French Quarter. Please....I'm serious....just stay away. Why do you even care what we're doing down here? How is it bothering you? Do you sit around all day in your ranch house in Bluebonnet obsessing about the horrific sins being committed at th...
American Zombie - Sat 4:08 p.m. - 13 clicks
Another "family values" Gooper from the hinterlands wants to regulate businesses in the French Quarter. WDSU: Several strip clubs could be forced to take a hands-off approach if one lawmaker has his way. Sen. John Smith, a Republican from Leesville, introduced the [stripper distance] legislation. The Louisiana Family Forum, the lobbying group behind the bill, said strip clubs bring crime. ...
Right Hand Thief - Nov 14 - 17 clicks
The other day Clancy Dubos told me over the WWL radio airwaves that whether or not Governor Bobby Jindal actually runs for President in 2012, "the state of Louisiana benefits either way" from the constant speculation. Since then, I've been trying to figure out exactly what form these "benefits" might take. I was hoping to learn that Louisiana residents would receive compensatory checks from the ...
Library Chronicles - Nov 14
The Center for Public Integrity says Governor Jindal exaggerated Louisiana's new ethics law ranking. And political Watchdog C.B. Forgotston sees more Jindal ethics hypocrisy. He concludes by wondering "What will the people in Iowa say?"...
Right Hand Thief - Nov 14 - 9 clicks
As a service to you, kids, I will once again highlight some important bits from a recent edition of Bill Moyers Journal first, as a means of reminding the folks in New Orleans that despite WYES's attempt to hide it, this very important television show does still exist, and second, as a way to draw attention to what will likely become a major hobby horse of mine as the new Congress and Administra...
Library Chronicles - Nov 14
Good news from the houmatoday.com editorial (H/T DP ): [R]esearchers announced oysters contain fat compounds that could help treat and prevent cancer. LSU experts say ceramides are found in oysters and a handful of other sea creatures. They harvested the compund from oysters, concentrated it and studied it in test tubes and in laboratory rats. The results are compelling: The ceramides seem ...
Right Hand Thief - Nov 13 - 7 clicks
T-P: A Tulsa, Okla., woman who traveled to Louisiana [by bus] to join the Ku Klux Klan... Well that's just pathetic. was shot to death by the leader of the group's Bogalusa chapter... Oh no! after she tried to back out of initiation rites at a remote, sandbar camp in northeastern St. Tammany Parish, authorities said Tuesday. What sort of rites are we talking about? After several rite...
Right Hand Thief - Nov 13 - 3 clicks
NOLA peeps, You have been warned. We'll let you know when it's okay to start up again. In the meantime, try not to turn blue holding it in....
Library Chronicles - Nov 12
While I understand your need to be informed, and while I respect your ability to multi-task, may I respectfully request that you not read the paper while speeding through a school zone? Some of us have kids in the car, and it's troubling to see a Councilmember driving a large SUV with a copy of the Times Picayune splayed out all over the steering wheel. (Couldn't wait to read the exciting concl...
Right Hand Thief - Nov 12 - 4 clicks
The Reduct Box points us to this illuminating Chris Cillizza post about Jindal giving McCain the stiff-arm to any Veep consideration. Here's an extended quote: Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who has emerged as one of the hottest names in national Republican circles since John McCain's defeat last week, was never vetted as a vice presidential pick, according to sources close to the Pelican St...
Right Hand Thief - Nov 10 - 11 clicks
Politico: [Bobby] Jindal, elected governor of Louisiana in 2007 after serving in Congress and holding health care posts in state and federal government, makes his first trip to Iowa on Nov. 22. He’s keynoting the statewide banquet of the Iowa Family Policy Center, a Christian conservative group, in suburban Des Moines and will tour flood-ravaged Cedar Rapids, offering his insights as a hurric...
Right Hand Thief - Nov 10 - 6 clicks
From Noladder , we learn of this webtube news: [A]t his main site BarackObama.com, Obama flipped on a splash page today to request donations for victims of Hurricane Gustav -- which socked the Louisiana and Texas coast back on Aug. 25. Obama has created an online fund-raising engine that churned in millions of dollars and had to stop raising funds for himself on Nov. 4; rather than shut down ...
Right Hand Thief - Nov 7 - 8 clicks
