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August 30, 2008 05:55 PM EDT --
For those of us on the Gulf Coast, the last days of August will forever be scarred. Now, the wet and suffocating air is once again bringing with it the perfect storm. The . . .
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June 30, 2008 11:25 PM EDT --
It seems as if our new Governor has followed his step forward for Louisiana with three steps back.
In his short time as Governor, Bobby Jindal has cut taxes, enacted new ethics standards that . . .
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February 05, 2008 01:06 PM EST --
C'mon take me to the Mardi Gras
Where the people sing and play
Where the dancing is elite
And there's music in the street
Both night and day
Take your burdens to the Mardi Gras . . .
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August 29, 2007 08:39 PM EDT --
It has been two long, tiring years for those of us struggling to rebuild on the gulf coast. What has changed in these years, and did we learn anything from the painful lessons of Katrina?
Apparently, . . .
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August 12, 2007 01:39 AM EDT --
In the small town of Jena, LA justice is apparently not color blind.
A semester of racial tension and altercations at Jena High School culminated in a school fight that resulted in six . . .
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July 02, 2007 12:26 AM EDT --
Thursday's announcement that the USDA has "detained" imports of various types of seafood from China was the latest in an ever-increasing list of Chinese products that have been found . . .
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June 29, 2007 07:47 PM EDT --
For some time now I have been attempting to put together a report detailing how much money has been spent to date on recovery from hurricanes Katrina and Rita. My goal was to write a series of articles . . .
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June 22, 2007 02:25 PM EDT --
In my previous article , I disccussed the recently unsealed whistleblower lawsuit, which alleges insurance companies managed to save themselves a fortune following hurricane Katrina by purposefully . . .
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June 01, 2007 04:06 AM EDT --
Many insurance companies have found themselves swimming the murky waters of lawsuits, grand jury subpoenas and congressional probes centering on how claims for wind damages were handled . . .
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May 28, 2007 12:48 AM EDT --
In a comment earlier today, a member asked for help learning to sell on e b a y , and I volunteered to write the article. I have been selling on e b a y since 2000, and have been a . . .
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May 21, 2007 04:11 AM EDT --
Memorial day weekend is fast approaching, and in Louisiana, that means summer is here. The heat is oppressive, the humidity unbearable...but you can count on your neighborhood sno-ball stand to cool . . .
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May 11, 2007 08:33 PM EDT --
It has long been my intention to "follow the money" and find out exactly how all the billions of dollars appropriated for Gulf Coast hurricane relief have been allocated. This has not been . . .
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May 07, 2007 01:16 AM EDT --
On September 1, 2005, just 3 days after hurricane Katrina made landfall, President Bush said in an interview aired on Good Morning America , "I do expect a lot of sympathy [from foreign governments] . . .
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April 29, 2007 09:28 PM EDT --
Entergy New Orleans (ENO) has been approved for $200 million in federal aid. The aid will come in the form of Community Development Block Grants via the Louisiana Office of Community Development. . . .
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April 10, 2007 01:37 AM EDT --
I escaped it as long as I could, but now MiG has tagged me and I gotta do it, so...
THE RULES:
Each player of this game starts with the 6 weird things about him/herself. People who get tagged . . .
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April 08, 2007 04:10 PM EDT --
There has been much talk of hurricane Katrina in Gather articles and comment threads this week. And as with any discussion on Gather, the debates have been rather heated and vitriolic. Many comments . . .
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March 31, 2007 06:46 PM EDT --
In addition to publishing her poetry, Gather member Katrina Hall often shares her favorite tips, recipes and mouth-watering pictures of dishes she's created with her fellow gatherites. . . .
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March 24, 2007 12:35 AM EDT --
Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco has been widely criticized since hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck within weeks of each other in 2005. Finally, she has done something for which she should . . .
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March 17, 2007 02:44 AM EDT --
The "city that care forgot" can now be called the "city that health care forgot".
There has been a health care crisis in this country for quite some time. . . .
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March 09, 2007 10:21 PM EST --
Lately, I've come across a lot of comments and articles on Gather that question the rebuilding of New Orleans and the other areas of Southeast Louisiana that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. . . .
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Penny G.
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