Healthcare in NOLA Post K

New Orleans Slate: A Day at LSU Clinic

Getting Fired UP!

New Orleans Saints 48 New York Giants 27

The Saints are fired up, folks!!! Five wins, no losses



Here's a video of Drew Brees firing up the team. Got to love it!

Autumn's Colors

We spent last week driving from Louisiana to Maine to witness autumn colors. We were not disappointed.

Scuzzbucket in Tangipahoa Parish

I noticed that this story made headlines all over the country

Louisiana Justice of the Peace Keith Bardwell Refuses to Marry Interracial Couples



Dear Mr. Bardwell, go back into the woods that you came out of, you redneck racist.

From Politics Daily, Ria Misra writes
As the child of an interracial marriage -- and someone who isn't suffering anymore than is usual for a girl wearing soggy boots and a damp skirt after being caught in this afternoon's rain -- I'm always annoyed when someone tries to pin their own anxieties about multiracial children onto children instead of onto themselves.

What's really appalling though is that Bardwell has done this before -- and without being removed as a justice of the peace. Bardwell told the AP that he's refused to marry four interracial couples in the last 2 1/2 years. Bardwell also claims that at least one office of Louisiana's state government had been made aware of his refusal years ago.

Mr. Obama's NOLA visit

I was driving through the Shenandoah Mountains on Thursday when the president came to New Orleans, so I missed it. But Eli was there and has nicely documented the visit here , along with his discussion on significant signs of progress specific to our region during the administration's first nine months.

It's a great read.

Nothing to Sneeze At

The Norwegian Nobel Committee says U.S. President Barack Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."

More on the impact of this announcement here

2009 VOW Festival

It's time again for the Voice of the Wetlands Festival at the beautiful Southdown Plantation in scenic Houma Louisiana!



We attended a few years ago and enjoyed the music. The food could've been better, though.



President of the VOW, Louisiana born bluesman Tab Benoit has been putting on this fest since right before Katrina, when he realized how fast the Louisiana Wetlands were disappering and decided to bring this tragedy to a national audience. VOW is just one outlet. Tab performs over 300 days a year across the country to bring this news to anyone who'll listen.



There's a great musical lineup found here and lots of hotel rooms in Houma if you want to spend the night. Unfortunately, hubby and I will be on our East Coast Roadtrip this weekend, so can someone go for us and let us know if the food got better?

On this rainy, humid Monday in October.....

Those of us in the Gulf Coast region are oblivious to the weather conditions because
THE SAINTS ARE 4 AND 0!!!!!




Bless you, Boys!

Jindal repeatedly is the anti governor

We who voted for Bobby Jindal were so happy when he won the election, thinking that FINALLY, this state was going to move forward. Then came the reality, in so many ways. The latest reason to regret our votes for the child governor came when we found out that Jindal doesn't have the balls to
go for a project that may have helped the southeastern part of the state .

Once again, Jindal is soooooooooo wrong for Louisiana.

I'll never tire of this sight

Here's a video of the
Space Shuttle Landing

Happy Birthday HG Wells

Science fiction author H.G. Wells would have celebrated his birthday today.

To commemorate this occasion, Google's home page has this image:



to celebrate Wells' novel "The War of the Worlds".

Thanks for making us think Google. Well, those of us that don't wake up knowing EVERYTHING every day, that is.