New Orleans had a good month as far as job creation goes. More than half the jobs were connected to schools and universities. The construction and travel industries were notable exceptions, posting job losses.
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Clay A. Smith
Its hard to look past teams in the NFL. But with a Monday night “Clash of the Titans” that features the undefeated Saints (10-0) and the New England Patriots (the NFL’s version of the Sith, thank me later Star Wars fans) on the horizon, Sunday’s inter divisional varsity [...]
The answer to that question is a no-brainer for most of New Orleans this year: Super Bowl. One krewe has already canceled its parade for Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 7) in the hopes that the beloved (and still undefeated) Saints just might get there this year.
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Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court “Kitty” Kimball attempts to defend the integrity of judges in the New Orleans area against comments made by some U.S. Congressmen. ( Story here.) These “outsiders” seem to think that there is corruption in the New Orleans area. [...]
I'm never one to pass over a good dig on National Public Radio. Here's a nice one from Harry Shearer:
Robert Siegel last night said "I know the people in New Orleans don't regard the damage inflicted by Katrina as an act of God so much as an act of Government" [...]
New Orleans orthopedic surgeon Dr. Robert Treuting is teaming up with Our Hearts to Your Soles and Soles4Soulsl to give free foot screenings and shoes to homeless men on Monday, Nov. 23, at Ozanam Inn on Camp Street.
Our Heart to Your Soles is a national campaign to help homeless people [...]
After endless months of tedium, the New Orleans mayor’s race took off like a bat out of Beelzebub last week. Attorney James Perry, who had campaigned in the shadows of better-known candidates for months, slam-dunked his more experienced opponents at a candidate forum last Wednesday morning. Later that same day, [...]
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New Orleans continues to amaze me. Already riding a buzz from an exciting NBA game and a few post-game drinks last night, my intrepid photographer and I went to Le Bon Temps to catch the Soul Rebels last night. We caught them just as they finished their [...]
