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Saturday, 17 December 2011

Livingston Parish President-elect Expects Smooth Transition

Livingston Parish President-elect Layton Ricks expects a smooth transition with outgoing Parish President Mike Grimmer following a particularly ugly campaign. Ricks said he had a brief meeting with Grimmer and plans to meet again before taking office on January 9th. Ricks is meeting with department heads prior to what he says will be personnel changes, but not wholesale firings. He has also proposed a committee to select architects and engineers for parish work that removes the Council and Administration from the politics of choosing firms.

Saturday, 17 December 2011

Firings at State and Shaw Group Follow Indictment Over Corruption in State Program

The indictment of a consultant accused of bribing one of the State's top officials in the Hazard Mitigation Program has resulted in the firing of one state official the same week the Shaw Group fired the whistleblower in the case. Meanwhile, the Governor's Office of Homeland Security demoted its top official in charge of hazard mitigation and cut her pay by $27,000. The State's Hazard Mitigation Program has been under investigation by the federal Inspector General and the State Attorney General, who says the investigation is only beginning.

Wednesday, 07 December 2011

THE BIG ISSUE ON THE HILL NO ONE WANTS YOU TO KNOW ABOUT

It was only a matter of time before what really matters in Congress made it to the front pages, all be it the financial pages. But wait long enough and we'll get down to the nitty gritty of why America's economy is in shambles and how it was all made possible. Insider trading seems to have been in the "hands off" zone around Congress for years but, with suspicion mounting as to how hedge funds and corporate greed have sliced up America's middle class, if this story every gets legs, we'll begin to see the light as to how it all happened. Forget the sex, drugs and rock 'n roll scandals, Democrats and Republicans alike probably agree that the story of insider trading should be "hands off."

Wednesday, 07 December 2011

Occupy New Orleans One of Few Groups Granted Stay by Federal Judge

After New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu ousted Occupy New Orleans protesters from the park near City Hall, the group became one of a few in the nation to receive a reprieve from a federal judge, allowing them to return to their encampment. Just 12 hours after about 150 people were evicted by New Orleans Police, Occupy New Orleans supporters won a restraining order from Judge Jay Zainey allowing them to return. Zainey expressed his disappointment that Landrieu had police remove them just six hours before his ruling. Read Landrieu's reply at the link below.

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"NOBODY HAS EVER DENIED THAT NEW ORLEANS IS A VIOLENT TOWN. IT IS. THERE IS NO QUESTION ABOUT IT." Mayor Mitch Landrieu

Come on Man! The New Orleans Times Picayune called it tough talk from the Mayor but is sounds like suspended reality for everyone who finds…

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WAR, UHH, WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

I read a really disappointing USA TODAY front page story, "A Decade of War," that missed the point that we have been at war for…

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BANDITS OF A BAD ECONOMY

As we share compassion for our fellow man being mugged in a bad economy, save your tears for one profession cashing in at the bank…

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Is the Debt Limit the Real Issue?

In observing the fight over the national debt limit (which I am not convinced is such a big deal), my feelings about the political process…

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The Killer Bill - Making It Legal

THE KILLER BILL....MAKING IT LEGAL In which Louisiana parish were the lives of two innocent, bright siblings with brilliant futures destroyed in an accident…

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Family Forum: Bad for Louisiana

I believe the biggest danger of organized religion is that it can be used as a tool of hatred. Radical Muslim ideology uses the Koran…

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Who Killed the LA Democratic Party?

The Louisiana Democratic Party is dead. Let’s don’t waste time arguing that point. Let’s just admit it and talk about the mystery of how it happened. After all,…

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A Real Race

Well isn’t this just becoming a rare event: A Louisiana State Senate race between only one well-educated Democrat and only one well-educated Republican…

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DEMOCRACY’S DEMOLITION DERBY

From film's celluloid closet, the often spoofed scene where windows are thrown open and common folk scream, "I'm mad as he'll and I'm not gonna…

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Finally Some Good News for New Orleans

New Orleanians are very happy with their new mayor and city council. Very happy.For a while, Mayor Mitch Landrieu looked a little star-crossed. First, his…

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Livingston Parish President-elect Expects Smooth Transition

Firings at State and Shaw Group Follow Indictment Over Corruption in State Program

THE BIG ISSUE ON THE HILL NO ONE WANTS YOU TO KNOW ABOUT

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