Canada sends aid ahead of Gustav

Opinion Barry Artiste It's nice Canada can offer support to their neighbours to the south at home in Louisiana, as US Troops assist Canadian Troops in Afghanistan....

Police Scanner for New Orleans

Want to follow what's happening with emergency personnel?  Here is a link to a police scanner in the area:"Mount Point /nola.mp3 M3UXSPF Stream Title: Hurricane Gustav Communications - New Orleans Stream Description: State of Louisiana P25 Emergency Management...

New Orleans Silent as Curfew Falls

Update: as traffic queues make their way out of New Orleans, the streets are dark and silent; see the webcam link added in the comments below. Meanwhile, buses and planes carrying evacuees from threatened...

An Open Letter to God, from Michael Moore

Michael Moore got some GOPer's panties in a wad with comments about God and hurricanes and proof of one thing or another.  Apparently, from the whining in the elephant gallery, God and the weather are the...

Gustav prompts talk of altering RNC agenda

Notice in the article, how it says (in effect) that the republicans plan to use the convention to suck up to the American people and make it look like they care this time around, by turning the RNC into a red cross telethon due to Gustav."WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Officials with...

WEATHERAmerica Newsletter, Saturday, August 30, 2008 at 7:40 P.M. CT

TODAY'S FUN LINKS: Special Report For The Oil Drum Gustav Storm Surge To Present Biggest Threat To Central Louisiana Forecast Model Performance for GUSTAV AL072008 WEATHER HAZARDS (During The Next 24 Hours)SEVERE...

Hurricane Gustav Cat 4, Come and Gone

See South Louisiana photos during and after Gustav on Times-Picayune.Hurricane Gustav Cat 4, his Cuba. See NowPublic Hurricane coverage, will be offline for a while after this evening.Gun sales up in New...

These homes for sale stink

"Why Fannie and Freddie matterMore Videos This boarded-up, bank-owned home is on the market in Milwaukee. On the inside, that Milwaukee home has been picked clean. Never before have there been so many squalid, dilapidated homes...

GOP’s only Senate hope withers away

A new Rasmussen Reports poll smashed any GOP hope of picking up a US Senate, despite their possibilities of losing up to 5 seats. Louisiana makes the best opportunity for the GOP, given the makeup of the state, the registration advantage, and the fact that it is and has been...

Newly detected air pollutant mimics damaging effects of cigarette smoke

UPDATED: August 19, 12:01pmNew study also shows Shipping Pollution may cause 60,000 deaths worldwide. In connection to my previous post below, pollution from ships are yet to be regulated and it is a major health...

Underwater Doggie Rehab

" Underwater doggie rehab  August 11th, 2008 A new kind of underwater physical therapy proven to speed up injury recovery, is going to the dogs. "

A Louisiana Flavor at the Beijing 2008 Olympics

"Twenty athletes with ties to the Pelican State will represent the United States during the 17-day athletic extravaganza. It is believed to be the largest Olympic contingent ever from Louisiana. Click to see what Olympians have Louisiana ties The athletes range in age from 18...

Ex-Cop May Face Taser Death Charges

This is a follow up on NowPublic Member Glc3 's post found here I read this story as I would any other but what is sad are the comments left under the CBS story highlighted here. Everyone blaming others once again. I believe, and this is only my opinion, that we all need to...

Spill could close part of Mississippi River for days

Surely, the spill could effect wildlife, especially fish."The U.S. Coast Guard closed nearly 60 miles of the Mississippi River from New Orleans, Louisiana, southward after a fuel barge and a tanker collided early...

Manatees in Lake Pontchartrain!

"Manatee area . . . proceed with caution.""by Kia Hall Hayes, The Times-PicayuneThursday July 17, 2008, 9:37 PM Confirming reports of manatees in and around Lake Pontchartrain, local scientists are spreading...

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