New Orleans, LA

• About the Demolition

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  I was going to stay out of this argument considering I don't live in the area anymore and I have never lived in the projects. But with all the press, I wanted to chime in. I personally think they should refurbish the existing projects. I also think they should put' [...]
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  Posted: December 25, 2007, 9:09am EST
  by LewisC

• K-ville Season 1, Episode 6

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  I've been busy and have been in and out of town so I am watching this episode online at fox.com. It's a bit slow getting started. I hope the performance is decent once it gets going.
  
  It's going now. Very nice! Hi res and speedy!
  
  Cobb chases a' [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2007, 10:45pm EST
  by LewisC

• Panic In The Streets: 1950

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  Here's a New Orleans movie I ran across on the Internet Archive. It's Panic in the Streets from 1950.
  
  Here's the text from IA:
  
  One night in the New Orleans slums, vicious hoodlum Blackie (Jack Palance) and his friends kill an illegal immigrant who won too' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2007, 11:15pm EDT
  by LewisC

• Voodoo Fest on YouTube

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  Over 150,000 people at Voodoo Fest 2007. That's awesome!
  
  Voodoo Fest has put some videos on the VoodooFest Web site.
  
  Even better, you can find plenty of videos on YouTube. The videos on the VoodooFest page have better graphics and sound quality but you get a much' [...]
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  Posted: October 31, 2007, 9:19pm EDT
  by LewisC

• Wave Goodbye to the Hat!

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  A while back, I asked, "Does New Orleans Need a DA?". Turns out, New Orleans does need a DA, just not Eddie Jordan. According to WDSU, Eddie will have to step down if he wants the city to pay for his lawsuit: Sources: Eddie Jordan To Resign
  
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  Posted: October 30, 2007, 1:29pm EDT
  by LewisC

• K-Ville Season 1, Episode 5

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  I DVR'd last week's K-Ville and am just now watching it. Tonight is a rerun.
  
  So, this episode starts off with a great image of Jackson Square from the air. Those images are my favorite part of this show.
  
  Cobb tells Boulet to take off and meet his [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2007, 10:54am EDT
  by LewisC

• Ignorant Comparisons of New Orleans and San Diego

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  The New York Times has a good article that responds to the ignorant comparisons between the fires in California and the flooding that Katrina caused in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast, A Firestorm, a Deluge and a Sharp Political Dig.
  
  George Bush's asinine comment, “It makes' [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2007, 11:28am EDT
  by LewisC

• Orleans Parish Prison: K-Ville vs Reality

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  The character of Trevor Cobb, played by Cole Hauser, was a prisoner in Orleans Parish Prison (OPP) and almost drowned when Katrina struck. His cell mate did drown. In K-ville episode 2, three prisoners escape from OPP and the show centers around that facility.
  
  There is a good [...]
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  Posted: October 26, 2007, 7:01pm EDT
  by LewisC

• A Blast From New Orleans’ Past: 10 Headlines From The New York Times

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  Specifically, 10 Headlines From the newly opened, NY Times archive. I present 10 headlines from 1851-1980. Anything before 1922 is freely available. Anything between 1922 and 1980 will cost you to read more than a brief abstract.
  
  I love this stuff. If you like this kind of thing, drop [...]
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  Posted: October 25, 2007, 8:53pm EDT
  by LewisC

• Not Untrue but Misinformed From India

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  One of the topics that I spend a lot of time on is New Orleans news from places outside New Orleans. I like to see how other people see New Orleans. I especially like news about New Orleans from outside the US. The point of views can be fascinating.
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  Posted: October 25, 2007, 8:31pm EDT
  by LewisC

• Jesus, Voodoo and Gay Bars

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  As I may have mentioned, I am a news junkie. I read everything. Today I found an article in the Florida Baptist Witness called New Orleans: Where voodoo and Christianity collide.
  
  I'm not a very religious person. I don't have anything against people who are. I don't have' [...]
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  Posted: October 24, 2007, 5:21pm EDT
  by LewisC

• REM's New Orleans Instrumental #1

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  Some guy created a video from REM's New Orleans Instrumental #1 using an aquarium and some food coloring. It's kind of freaky but if you like the song, it's very relaxing to watch.
  
  
  
  

  
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  Posted: October 23, 2007, 5:08pm EDT
  by LewisC

• Does New Orleans Need a DA?

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  I wrote a while back about Eddie Jordan and the racism case. The DA was sued by a bunch of white employees who were fired and immediately replaced by black employees. The white employees won and it looked like a good thing.
  
  Actually, it is still a good [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2007, 4:05pm EDT
  by LewisC

• New Orleans News From Qatar

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  From The Penninsula, Qatar's Leading English Daily, Mobile health units set up in New Orleans with Qatar Katrina fund.
  
  Qatar was one of the first foreign countries to respond to Katrina and offer assistance. If I'm not mistaken, they offered assistance even before Bush did. Go figure.
  
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  Posted: October 23, 2007, 10:47am EDT
  by LewisC

• Voodoo Fest Happens this Weekend

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  October 26-28, 2007 - Voodoo Fest in City Park.
  
  iclips.net will be streaming the fest live all weekend. If iclips is busy, you can also catch it at La Travel.
  
  This is the 9th year for Voodoo Fest and hopefully the [...]
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  Posted: October 22, 2007, 8:38pm EDT
  by LewisC

• Bollinger Shutting Down New Orleans Yard

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  I just read on NOLA.com that Bollinger Shipyards is closing its New Orleans ship yard. Bollinger makes and repairs many kinds of ships.
  
  They're closing down because it's very likely that the Mississippi Gulf Outlet, the short cut from New Orleans to the Gulf, will be closed down [...]
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  Posted: October 22, 2007, 11:25am EDT
  by LewisC

• Jindal Wins the Race

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  I debated with myself whether or not to write about this. It will be all over the news for a while and I hate being a band wagon jumper. But this blog is about my thoughts and opinions and I have an opinion.
  
  I think Jindal is the wrong [...]
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  Posted: October 21, 2007, 5:45pm EDT
  by LewisC

• A View of K-Ville and Ratings

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  Dave Walker, from the TP, has a great write up about where K-Ville stands in the ratings game played by the networks. In "'K-Ville' hopes to build ratings momentum starting Monday", Dave discusses how and why K-Ville needs to work on its ratings.
  
  Dave feels that K-Ville has [...]
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  Posted: October 21, 2007, 4:27pm EDT
  by LewisC

• JK Rowling In New Orleans

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  I like the Harry Potter series. I read the first three books and have seen all but the latest movie. My wife however buys the books the day they go on sale and has read the entire series 5 or 6 times.
  
  Anyway, JK Rowling was in [...]
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  Posted: October 19, 2007, 6:27pm EDT
  by LewisC

• FEMA Floodmaps On;ine

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  The title of this entry is supposed to be "FEMA Floodmaps OnLine". Duh, typo. It screws up for some reason if I change it now, though.
  
  I read an article today in CityBusiness, Powell: Web site will show flood maps, recovery spending.
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  Posted: October 19, 2007, 3:31pm EDT
  by LewisC

• Racism In The USA

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  You can hear a lot about racism in the news and when it's in the South, the news person usually has an attitude of, "Well, the south is known to be racist." If it's in the north or west, everyone acts like it's a shock.
  
  I have lived all' [...]
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  Posted: October 18, 2007, 6:24pm EDT
  by LewisC

• K-Ville in the New York Times

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  The NYT had a good write up about K-Ville, Cop Show Comes Calling in Battered New Orleans. I don't particularly like NYT because, for many articles, you have to log in. This headline caught my eye though.
  
  I have three hopes for K-Ville.
  
  1) I hope it' [...]
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  Posted: October 18, 2007, 6:18pm EDT
  by LewisC

• Racism in New Orleans Takes a Hit

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  This entry was originally posted in August. I'm consolidating my New Orleans postings in a single blog (this one).
  
  Justice has been served in a racism case that was watched across the US. In 2003, incoming District Attorney Eddie Jordan, who is black, fired over 50 white' [...]
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  Posted: October 16, 2007, 8:29pm EDT
  by LewisC

• Cole Hauser on Playing a Cop

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  Cole Hauser plays Trevor Cobb, new partner to Anthony Anderson's Marlin Boulet. Trevor escaped from a flooded prison and joined the army before joining the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) and becoming a cop. Cole is working hard to play an authentic NOPD officer.
  
  According to this article' [...]
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  Posted: October 16, 2007, 8:24pm EDT
  by LewisC

• K-Ville in the News

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  Since there was no K-Ville on TV this week, here are some links from the last month:
  
  Boston Globe: New Orleans provides turbulent backdrop for 'K-Ville'
  
  As Anderson and the show's writers twist and shout to make points about the desperation and valiance of New Orleans, "K-Ville"' [...]
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  Posted: October 16, 2007, 8:21pm EDT
  by LewisC

• A New Orleans Musical?

  I've been out of touch for a few days because my laptop died and I went on a short camping trip. I'm baaaaack.
  
  Looks like the big news today is that David Simon, producer of The Wire, might be making a mini-series for HBO about musicians in New [...]
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  Posted: October 15, 2007, 9:02pm EDT
  by LewisC

• Wall Street Journal Slams La Politicians

  The WSJ recently had an article, The Big Not-So-Easy. The article is mostly about Jindal and how "it's his race to lose" but there are a few other interesting notes: Huey P Long, Georges, Edwards, David Duke, Vitter, Jefferson, and more.
  
  The best part of the article, and [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2007, 8:15am EDT
  by LewisC

• 7000 Jobs Coming to the New Orleans Area?

  According to CityBusiness, Korean deal closer to fruition in Jeff Parish. According to this story, a deal with Korean firm M.K International to build a new film studio in Elmwood (in Metairie) on a 2.3 acre lot.
  
  This is the same firm that has discussed an interest in [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2007, 7:49am EDT
  by LewisC

• AAPOR Comes To New Orleans

  Another conference is heading to New Orleans. The American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) will be in New Orleans May 15-18, 2008. It will be held at the Sheraton on Canal. This conference will bring almost a thousand public opinion research scientists to the city.
  
  This is the [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2007, 7:36am EDT
  by LewisC

• K-Ville Season 1, Episode 4 - The New Orleans Lesbian Voodoo Dead Episode

  Well, I finally got watch the DVRed episode 4. I am live blogging this, i.e. I am writing notes and thoughts as I watch it rather than after.
  
  It starts out with Cobb flipping over a katrina-ized refrigerator and pulling out a wad of cash. After cleaning and drying [...]
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  Posted: October 12, 2007, 8:02pm EDT
  by LewisC

• New Orleans Pumps Flawed?

  I read today at the Environment News Service, New Orleans Pumps Flawed, Whistleblower Discloses. First, does this surprise anyone? Isn't that the whole reason New Orleans flooded?
  
  Anyway, the story is about a Corps engineer is saying that safety features were bypassed and that the pumps are not [...]
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  Posted: October 10, 2007, 8:35pm EDT
  by LewisC