From an outrage CNN and Associated Press: NOLA protesters vow to keep fighting By CAIN BURDEAU, Associated Press Writer Fri Dec 21 NEW ORLEANS - After violent clashes with police at City Hall, protesters vowed that the fight over a plan to demolish 218 public housing buildings for the poor was far from over, both in the courts and on the streets. On Thursday, police used chemical spray and stun guns on protesters who tried to force their way into a City Council meeting where the members voted unanimously to allow the U.... lire la suite
From an outrage CNN and Associated Press: NOLA protesters vow to keep fighting By CAIN BURDEAU, Associated Press Writer Fri Dec 21 NEW ORLEANS - After violent clashes with police at City Hall, protesters vowed that the fight over a plan to demolish 218 public housing buildings for the poor was far from over, both in the courts and on the streets.
Records: Lakers 54-25 (2 seed); Offensive ratings: Lakers 114. rd); Hornets 113. th) Defensive ratings: Lakers 107. th); Hornets 106. th) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Vladimir Radmanovic, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol
Reese Witherspoon will be making an appearance on the upcoming Idol Gives Back Special. During the special, Witherspoon is shown visiting the New Orleans Children's Defense Fund Freedom School where troubled children learn to become community leaders. This is not her first trip to the city to support the Freedom Schools, the actress previously made a trip in 2006 to help open the very first Freedom School.
John McCain’s tour of economically struggling parts of the country mostly has been pushed out of the spotlight this week as the Democrats battle for their party’s nomination. But Mr. McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, made waves Thursday during a stop in the Hurricane Katrina-ravaged Ninth Ward of New Orleans.
George Clooney is one generous man, and an even better friend. Clooney is reportedly donating a ton of money to Brad Pitt's housing project in New Orleans, Louisiana. Clooney says, "I've bought a couple of those houses already .
I was going to write all of the bowl previews until I saw this blog, Ken Dorsey’s Jock Strap. He simulated all of the bowls using EA Sports, College Football ‘08. This is some good stuff. As an example, check the Weedeater Bowl: INDEPENDENCE BOWL Shreveport, La. Dec.
New Orleans police enforce the “no poor folk in NOLA” rule Posted by kactus @ 2:
Will Ferrell & David Spade Contribute To New Orleans Fundraiser Stars including Will Ferrell and David Spade have donated to Brad Pitt’s campaign to help raise funds for the victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana. ]Read more! This entry was posted on Sunday, December 23rd, 2007 at 9:
Will Ferrell & David Spade Contribute To New Orleans Fundraiser Stars including Will Ferrell and David Spade have donated to Brad Pitt’s campaign to help raise funds for the victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana. ]Read more! This entry was posted on Sunday, December 23rd, 2007 at 5:
Will Ferrell & David Spade Contribute To New Orleans Fundraiser Stars including Will Ferrell and David Spade have donated to Brad Pitt’s campaign to help raise funds for the victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana. ]Read more! This entry was posted on Sunday, December 23rd, 2007 at 1:
Will Ferrell & David Spade Contribute To New Orleans Fundraiser Stars including Will Ferrell and David Spade have donated to Brad Pitt’s campaign to help raise funds for the victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana. ]Read more! This entry was posted on Sunday, December 23rd, 2007 at 9:
Will Ferrell & David Spade Contribute To New Orleans Fundraiser Stars including Will Ferrell and David Spade have donated to Brad Pitt’s campaign to help raise funds for the victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana. ]Read more! This entry was posted on Sunday, December 23rd, 2007 at 5:
Will Ferrell & David Spade Contribute To New Orleans Fundraiser Stars including Will Ferrell and David Spade have donated to Brad Pitt’s campaign to help raise funds for the victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana. ]Read more! This entry was posted on Sunday, December 23rd, 2007 at 1:
Will Ferrell & David Spade Contribute To New Orleans Fundraiser Stars including Will Ferrell and David Spade have donated to Brad Pitt’s campaign to help raise funds for the victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana. ]Read more! This entry was posted on Saturday, December 22nd, 2007 at 9:
With images of the fleur-de-lys and collapsed buildings, Barack Obama’s latest ad is heavy on the New Orleans references. Neither the city nor Hurricane Katrina are explicitly mentioned, but viewers are shown images of Mr. Obama, sleeves rolled up, standing in front of debris and talking to folks whose homes had been demolished.
Look, it’s the Mayor of Hurricane Katrina, Ray Nagin, showing off the New Orleans Police Department’s new guns! He’s setting a good example for the city he cannot control. AP.
The Basketball Jones — The Fix — Episode 259 (. mp3) On today’s show, Skeets and I discuss this weekend’s All-Star events: Who is taking the Slam Dunk crown? What about the All-Star game MVP? Should the game’s format change? Will Skeets make it out of New Orleans alive?
An article from the New York Post is featuring a story on the softer side of video games. Sony recently donated eight new systems to the Children's Hospital of New Orleans including PS3s, PS2s and.
from our reader Kelley From the Emerils. com blog Notes from the Kitchen, praise for New Orleans bakery Pralines by Jean: click through for their photo) Although it may be hard to fathom, the cupcake craze is just making itseldf known to New Orleans. In the last month or so several new bakeries have emerged specializing in cupcakes.
Writer Charlotte Allen responded to questions today about her Washington Post op-ed from last Sunday, which argued that women “are kind of dim. In an online chat with readers, Allen restated a claim she’d made in 2005 that “Katrina was the best thing to happen to New Orleans”: I said Katrina was the best thing to [.