Champagne and strippers, Louis Vatton bags and Hawaiian vacations... The feds gave money to a state that is completely undeserving. They did that knowing that much of that money would go to waste. Ten billion dollars sits waiting on a bunch of red tape to reimburse people who really don't have a neighborhood to go back to. I know people living in FEMA trailers. I have family still in FEMA trailers. Blue tarps designed for short term use laid down at a higher cost than repairing the roof a...

January 17, 2006...“We ask black people ... It's time for us to come together. It's time for us to rebuild a New Orleans — the one that should be a chocolate New Orleans, and I don’t care what people are saying Uptown or wherever they are, this city will be chocolate at the end of the day. This city will be a majority African American city. It's the way God wants it to be. You can't have New Orleans no other way. It wouldn't be New Orleans." Mayor Ray Nagin, January 16, 2006 I know Nagi...

He he is again folks. He is leading a campain to bring people back to New Orleans. Having viewed the Katrina chaos, Jackson says he was incensed that the Bush administration was awarding no-bid contracts to its cronies while New Orleans residents were frozen out. His response was not on the scale expected of world leaders, He decided to bus evacuees back home from other cities across the country and find them jobs and housing. He announced that he was bringing 200 citizens back where ...

Friends, I am a resident of Louisiana. Our state is in the one of the worst financial turmoils this country has ever seen. We have entire parishes (counties for the rest of you) that have no tax base left after the devastating storms. We need the federal money but don't give it to us. Our government will only throw it away. How? How about a cool million for a horse arena or a half million for a new lake? (I know we don't need that. I can't drive in any direction for a half an hour and not...

Just a handful of the folks at JU know I am from Lake Charles, LA but live in Shreveport now. Almost my entire family and my wife's family currently reside there, err well uh, well they reside scattered out in every cubby hole in my house and every other place we could find to put them. I have a 3 bedroom 2 bath home. I have 2 - 80+ year olds, 2 - 40 somethings, 4 - 20 somethings and my wife and I. We also have 3 - poodles, a Wiener dog, a Chihuahua, a very large Boxer, and a Catahou...

What we are about to see unfold is the largest corrupt city in America. There are reasons that Louisiana officials didn't want the Feds involved in the rescue of New Orleans. They were afraid that someone just might start poking around in their business Link Eddie Compass has resigned as the New Orleans Police chief, the Associated Press Reports. On the heels of N.O. police chief Eddie Compass' resignation, allegations are emerging. Fox News' Tony Snow has said that of the 1700 p...

I saw an interview last night from the doctor who treated most of the patients at this nursing home. They had to weigh moving these people or keeping them there. Statistically, they loose 2-3 patients in each of these moves. I can only imaging how it would feel to know that a family member was removed and later died only to find out the storm missed them by miles. I'm not saying they made the right decision, but they did have to make a choice. From all the news I have gathered, these are ...

Link Bush is taking responsibility. Isn't that what you lefties want? I forgot ... you want someone to pin the blame on regardless of who was really at fault. There were many breakdowns in the system. I don't really think that FEMA and DHS should be so intertwined that neither can act autonomously. There are places where each would be better suited to lead, given their specific roles. But what is the real issue here? Is it that Bush had the courage to admit that this was not a pe...

Sorry for the hijack Mod ... I'm still confined, but I thought I had a little to add. What is really the difference between being a victim or a survivor? It has nothing to do with the initial trauma. They are both victim to the tragedy. I think the term takes on another meaning when you apply it to how you handle the situation. Case in point: Friday morning, 9:00am a coworker gets a call. Her house is on fire and it is fully involved. She was very upset and crying uncontrollably. Her ...

I live in Louisiana as some of you know. I have always held a bit of distain for the government here because politics here are still a bit more accustomed to the good ole boy network. In the time I have been here I have seen some very dirty things take place. I have seen the son of a local sheriff more or less walk away from an investigation into the execution style murder of three people at a convenience store. I lived right around the corner from this store and bought quite a bit from t...

I have always lived my life knowing that sometimes laughter is the only medicine. However, this is a tender subject. Many who are critical of Bush will find truth in this photo and the others, I hope, find the humor in this. Link If that offended you... 1. I didn't make it 2. I warned you

I am so disgusted with all of the information coming out about how Governor Blanco handled this situation. I am also sick of hearing that Mike Brown should resign now. If he has to resign, she should have to resign and personally apologies to everyone who lost someone to this storm. I don't hold her accountable for the possessions of these people. I hold her accountable for the lives she swore to protect. She is the highest official in the state and is claiming ignorance. If you get pulle...

Link Just in case you still think he's dead.