All you wacko's who reelected Ray Nagin, you're getting your just desserts.
Not only is he unethical , it comes to light today that he wants his constituents to vote for another unethical politician
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, who rarely misses an opportunity to tout his efforts to rid City Hall of corruption, said Thursday that he will enthusiastically urge voters to re-elect U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, the target of a sprawling federal bribery probe that has cost the veteran congressman his seat on an influential House committee
I'm going to keep an eye on the comings and goings of the two companies who were just awarded a $25M contract for garbage pickup. I'm wondering if this has any connection to the riff between Ray Ray and the Waste Management company regarding the Chef Menteur landfill. Just casual speculation here. But it looks like I'm not the only curious one.
And let us not forget the constant black eyes we get every time he opens his mouth
For more evidence of this man's incompetence, see this link
Friday, October 06, 2006
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Read Ghosts of the Flood
Mark Folse has written a beautiful post.
The ghost of the Flood is now a part of who we are. Ultimately it doesn’t matter if it is ectoplasm or the synchronized firing of a million neurons in ways science does not yet understand. In the end we have to come to term with it. This is something that we as Orleanians, the people who live next to our dead in their exclusive farbourgs of marble and white-washed stone, should be able to do.
Here is the link
Wet Bank Guide: Ghosts of the Flood
The ghost of the Flood is now a part of who we are. Ultimately it doesn’t matter if it is ectoplasm or the synchronized firing of a million neurons in ways science does not yet understand. In the end we have to come to term with it. This is something that we as Orleanians, the people who live next to our dead in their exclusive farbourgs of marble and white-washed stone, should be able to do.
Here is the link
Wet Bank Guide: Ghosts of the Flood
Help for NOFD
For some reason the City of NOLA does not want to pay their firefighters any more than what pimple-faced kids make at Burger King.
Well, SOMEONE cares....
from the Times Picayune
With nearly half its firehouses still in a state of disrepair, the New Orleans Fire Department on Wednesday received a $100,000 grant from the Leary Firefighters Foundation to repair three of its facilities.
The foundation also supplied the department with 15 flat-bottom rescue boats valued at about $100,000.
Created in 1999 by actor-comedian Denis Leary after a firefighter cousin was killed in a Massachusetts warehouse blaze, the foundation has dedicated itself to providing for firefighters across the country. Leary said Wednesday that the storm-battered NOFD and its firefighters, like many other departments, are "underfunded," "underappreciated" and "always the last guys that get help."
Thanks, Mr. Leary!
Well, SOMEONE cares....
from the Times Picayune
With nearly half its firehouses still in a state of disrepair, the New Orleans Fire Department on Wednesday received a $100,000 grant from the Leary Firefighters Foundation to repair three of its facilities.
The foundation also supplied the department with 15 flat-bottom rescue boats valued at about $100,000.
Created in 1999 by actor-comedian Denis Leary after a firefighter cousin was killed in a Massachusetts warehouse blaze, the foundation has dedicated itself to providing for firefighters across the country. Leary said Wednesday that the storm-battered NOFD and its firefighters, like many other departments, are "underfunded," "underappreciated" and "always the last guys that get help."
Thanks, Mr. Leary!
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Chris Rose
Chris Rose
Eternal Dome nation
The symbolic and economic significance of the Superdome's reopening has been lost on many in America. So we'll say this one more time for anyone who still doesn't get it: It's the recovery, stupid.
Chris tries to answer the question
Why are people from other places spending so much effort to tell us that, as a community, we are wrong, misguided, amoral and racist? Why are they making things up?
Scuzzbucket of the week
From the American Heritage Dictionary:
scuzz·buck·et (skzbkt)
n. Slan.
A repulsive or disgusting person or thing.
From today's Times Picayune
Class act
The mother of a John Ehret High School student who came to the school seeking to transfer her daughter after a cafeteria brawl last week was arrested Monday after getting into a fight of her own.
The unidentified woman came to Ehret about 11 a.m. after an incident last week in which her daughter was one of two 12th-grade girls attacked by four younger students in the cafeteria as part of a "neighborhood dispute," said Jeff Nowakowski, a spokesman for the school system.
While waiting to talk to an administrator in the building's main office, the woman initiated an altercation with two students also in the room, Nowakowski said. The woman told authorities the girls gave her "a dirty look," he said.
We are still investigating all of this because we don't know exactly what transpired, he said.
A man who accompanied the woman to the Marrero school also was arrested after the fracas, Nowakowski said, adding that the woman's husband was with her too but was not arrested.
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office could be reached for comment.
Nowakowski said the woman had come to Ehret to transfer her daughter to another high school after the prior week's confrontation in which the two people suffered minor injuries.
The fights bring to four the number of violent incidents in Jefferson schools in recent weeks involving special education students.
scuzz·buck·et (skzbkt)
n. Slan.
A repulsive or disgusting person or thing.
From today's Times Picayune
Class act
The mother of a John Ehret High School student who came to the school seeking to transfer her daughter after a cafeteria brawl last week was arrested Monday after getting into a fight of her own.
The unidentified woman came to Ehret about 11 a.m. after an incident last week in which her daughter was one of two 12th-grade girls attacked by four younger students in the cafeteria as part of a "neighborhood dispute," said Jeff Nowakowski, a spokesman for the school system.
While waiting to talk to an administrator in the building's main office, the woman initiated an altercation with two students also in the room, Nowakowski said. The woman told authorities the girls gave her "a dirty look," he said.
We are still investigating all of this because we don't know exactly what transpired, he said.
A man who accompanied the woman to the Marrero school also was arrested after the fracas, Nowakowski said, adding that the woman's husband was with her too but was not arrested.
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office could be reached for comment.
Nowakowski said the woman had come to Ehret to transfer her daughter to another high school after the prior week's confrontation in which the two people suffered minor injuries.
The fights bring to four the number of violent incidents in Jefferson schools in recent weeks involving special education students.
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Pearlington
Road down Hwy 90 toward Pearlington, Mississippi this morning.
Some of you may have heard of Pearlington through Clayton Cubitt's blogspot, "Operation Eden".
It's a small town, just east of Slidell.
They got slammed. You could tell that before the storm it was beautiful, so many majestic live oaks. Some of the oaks survived.
thanks, Katrina.
Friday, September 29, 2006
look closer....
Looked like a sunspot,
but upon closer inspection
It is the space shuttle and space station.
Here's the story.
Saturday's Elections
Saturday is election day.
here is the sample ballot
Besides the 13 constitutional amendments, there are two statewide offices open for elections
Secretary of State
The secretary of state's office is largely administrative but performs the important function of running all elections, including being the central registry of all voters; buying, maintaining and delivering voting machines; hiring polling commissioners; and counting votes. In addition, the office maintains all state and corporate records and runs museums. The office must also attest to the signature of the governor on every single official state document.
Here's the link for the official Secretary of State site
League of Women Voters' profiles on candidates
My choices are in yellow font
SECRETARY OF STATE CANDIDATES
- Mary Chehardy Real Estate agent (no webpages, info on her)
- Rayburn Clipper - Libertarian
- James Crowley: Small businessman - Coins and Collectibles, Licensed Real Estate Broker and Notary Public
- Jay Dardenne: Senator since 1992 (!!)
- Mike Francis: Owner Francis Drilling Fluids, Crowley, LA
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- Francis Heitmeier: Career Politician - in Louisiana politics since 1972 (!!!)
- Allen Leone: Owner - Keller Williams Realty River Parishes
Commissioner of Insurance
The Commissioner of Insurance has complete jurisdiction over the Life, Health and Accident, Property and Liability, Marine and Inland Marine, Fidelity and Surety, and Title insurance industries in Louisiana; is ultimately responsible for the collection of Insurance Premium Taxes and Fees as well as the approval of all policy forms offered to Louisiana citizens, and has a host of licensing and regulatory duties to ensure a fair and safe market for Louisiana's insurance consumers.
One blogger's opinions on this election
COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE CANDIDATES
- James Cain Professional Politician - 30+ years in the legislature/senate (incumbent)
- Jim Donelon: Professional Politician - 30+ years in Louisiana politics
- S.B.A. Zaitoon: "Since insurance affects a lot of citizens, why not have it as part of the Cabinet of the governor, like the Department of Health? Why should it be an elective office?”
The Conservative Cajun's take on this race
Click here to view the candidates' ethic disclosure reports
The 13 amendments
I'm voting for all amendments except 5,6 & 9.
I'm not going to list my reasons here….suffice it to say
that I've studied them all and mostly agree with the
recommendations of the CABL
and it is what I've based my decisions on
here is the sample ballot
Besides the 13 constitutional amendments, there are two statewide offices open for elections
Secretary of State
The secretary of state's office is largely administrative but performs the important function of running all elections, including being the central registry of all voters; buying, maintaining and delivering voting machines; hiring polling commissioners; and counting votes. In addition, the office maintains all state and corporate records and runs museums. The office must also attest to the signature of the governor on every single official state document.
Here's the link for the official Secretary of State site
League of Women Voters' profiles on candidates
My choices are in yellow font
SECRETARY OF STATE CANDIDATES
- Mary Chehardy Real Estate agent (no webpages, info on her)
- Rayburn Clipper - Libertarian
- James Crowley: Small businessman - Coins and Collectibles, Licensed Real Estate Broker and Notary Public
- Jay Dardenne: Senator since 1992 (!!)
- Mike Francis: Owner Francis Drilling Fluids, Crowley, LA
"
"
- Francis Heitmeier: Career Politician - in Louisiana politics since 1972 (!!!)
- Allen Leone: Owner - Keller Williams Realty River Parishes
Commissioner of Insurance
The Commissioner of Insurance has complete jurisdiction over the Life, Health and Accident, Property and Liability, Marine and Inland Marine, Fidelity and Surety, and Title insurance industries in Louisiana; is ultimately responsible for the collection of Insurance Premium Taxes and Fees as well as the approval of all policy forms offered to Louisiana citizens, and has a host of licensing and regulatory duties to ensure a fair and safe market for Louisiana's insurance consumers.
One blogger's opinions on this election
COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE CANDIDATES
- James Cain Professional Politician - 30+ years in the legislature/senate (incumbent)
- Jim Donelon: Professional Politician - 30+ years in Louisiana politics
- S.B.A. Zaitoon: "Since insurance affects a lot of citizens, why not have it as part of the Cabinet of the governor, like the Department of Health? Why should it be an elective office?”
The Conservative Cajun's take on this race
Click here to view the candidates' ethic disclosure reports
The 13 amendments
I'm voting for all amendments except 5,6 & 9.
I'm not going to list my reasons here….suffice it to say
that I've studied them all and mostly agree with the
recommendations of the CABL
and it is what I've based my decisions on
Housing Summit
HOUSING SOLUTIONS SUMMIT
CONVENTION CENTER
FRIDAY 9/29 AND SATURDAY 9/30
9AM - 9PM
FREE TO THE PUBLIC
Opening Ceremony
Friday 9:00am - 10:15am
Dan Packer - President and CEO, Entergy New Orleans
City Council President Oliver Thomas, City of New Orleans
Mayor Ray Nagin, City of New Orleans
Governor Kathleen Blanco
Lieutenant General Russel Honoré
here's the agenda home page
Saturday's agenda includes
Financial Track
9:00am - 10:30am
Louisiana Recovery Authority
Road Home Program
9:00am - 10:30am
Removing Barriers to Affordable Housing for Low Income
1:00pm - 2:40pm
Opening Doors To Home Ownership
2:45pm - 3:15pm
Advancing Affordable Housing
Remodeling/Renovation Track
10:45am - 12:15pm
City of New Orleans Building Requirements
New Construction Track
9:00am - 9:45am
Site Built Homes
10:45am - 11:45am
Alternative Building Systems
Panelized/Modular/Concrete
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Decisions: New Construction vs Renovation
1:00pm - 2:40pm
Emerging Building Systems
2:15pm - 3:15pm
Independent Speakers
Building to Save Energy
Andre Desjarlais
Oak Ridge National Lab
Design for Minimum Flood Damage
Achilles Karagiozis
Oak Ridge National Lab
Thursday, September 28, 2006
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