I got this update from Baty Landis via e-mail. She’s on the task force assigned by the incoming mayor to find a new police chief. I respect Baty’s efforts on this front; she is made of sterner stuff than I. What she reports is cause for concern for all New Orleanians.
New Orleans Saints Fans High-Five Each Other by Aisha Turner/PBS Newshour / CC BY-NC 2.0 Today I’m offering a rare guest post by my friend…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/derek_b/ / CC BY 2.0 This passage in a news story caught my eye. Mary Rickard for Reuters: Along with a championship team, New Orleans…
A number of friends have remarked recently at how surprised they are to see me writing about sports, and about football in particular, since they…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/therefore/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Yes, that’s right, New Orleans is having an election tomorrow, right in the midst of Superbowl mania and Carnival madness.…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravages/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Yesterday everyone on campus was wearing black and gold — except for our administrative assistant. A Colts fan from way…
There was a little frost outside this morning, but our cold snap seems to be coming to an end. The morning bike ride was chilly…
WWOZ will be airing a “Street Talk” segment on the Lafitte Corridor greenway project today (Tues 1/12/10) at 2pm sharp. Listen on 90.7 FM in…
By strange coincidence, I found myself watching The Big Chill Friday night. It’s one of those super-famous movies that I’ve just somehow never seen. Alas,…
We are experiencing the coldest damn weather since we moved here to New Orleans ten years ago. In fact it may break records going back…
I was listening to WWL and WBOK yesterday. These two talk-radio stations could not be more different in so many ways. And yet the theme…
I got a call from L— H— this morning. At least I think it was L— H—. In any event it was a man claiming…
Here’s something I observed a few weeks ago, but am only finding time to write about now. On Monday, October 26, as I took my…
I was curious as to how Obama’s visit to New Orleans might be covered in the national media. Would it serve to re-focus attention, however…
President Obama is visiting New Orleans today, so here’s a mix (warning: some dirty lyrics). This is a silly thematic mix. The associations are simple…
Just got this via e-mail. Here’s an opportunity for some New Orleanians to go to Washington DC in support of the Gulf Coast Civic Works…
Here’s a nasty tale of corporate intrigue. First, check out this editorial from the Urban Conservancy about the Walgreens which is being built at Carrollton…
Last night for the first time ever we left our daughter with a babysitter and had a fun night out on the town. Actually it…
It’s been three weeks since the Lutheran Invasion, but there’s still a pile of four-year-old flooded junk in front of the house next door. Don’t…
Ignorant Filthy Rats
Published by Editor B on Monday, 15 February 2010BanksyBroomRatA by Infrogmation of New Orleans / CC BY-SA 2.0 Carnival and preparations for Mardi Gras are keeping me too busy to write, so instead…