Sad to say...that after all these years...and Katrina/Rita...we need to justify getting more revenue from the natural resources taken from our region...typical...Florida (Zeb Bush)...where there is no offshore drilling...California...and the White House oppose...well it is time to stop being cordial...get this done...now !!
Times Picayune Story
Friday, June 30, 2006
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Hornets Dream Scenario
The debate continued for weeks. Hilton Armstrong or Cedric Simmons?
The Hornets needed a big man like beignets need powdered sugar, and the team's brass couldn't decide which college player to select 12th in Wednesday's NBA draft.
Moreover, they didn't know if they would get either.
But in a stunning turn of events, as far as the Hornets were concerned, the team had the opportunity to draft both players -- Armstrong, a Connecticut senior, at No. 12, and Simmons, a North Carolina State sophomore, at No. 15.
"It's a dream come true," said Armstrong, who averaged just 3.8 points per game two years ago.
And with the 43rd pick in the second round, the Hornets drafted Brazilian Marcus Vinicius, a 6-foot-8 forward.
The Hornets needed a big man like beignets need powdered sugar, and the team's brass couldn't decide which college player to select 12th in Wednesday's NBA draft.
Moreover, they didn't know if they would get either.
But in a stunning turn of events, as far as the Hornets were concerned, the team had the opportunity to draft both players -- Armstrong, a Connecticut senior, at No. 12, and Simmons, a North Carolina State sophomore, at No. 15.
"It's a dream come true," said Armstrong, who averaged just 3.8 points per game two years ago.
And with the 43rd pick in the second round, the Hornets drafted Brazilian Marcus Vinicius, a 6-foot-8 forward.
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Monday, June 26, 2006
From One Extreme to Another: Drought in NOLA
Southeast Louisiana is officially suffering an extreme drought, with precipitation totals since the middle of last June more than 20 inches below normal, according to the National Climate Data Center.
"I know the idea concerns the public, but these kinds of cracks are a common occurrence when you have this kind of drought condition. A real good rain would take care of them -- they'll just close up. But they are being watched," said Jerry Colletti, an Army Corps of Engineers division chief in New Orleans.
"I know the idea concerns the public, but these kinds of cracks are a common occurrence when you have this kind of drought condition. A real good rain would take care of them -- they'll just close up. But they are being watched," said Jerry Colletti, an Army Corps of Engineers division chief in New Orleans.
General Honore honors St. Aug Grads
Monday, June 26, 2006
By Leslie Williams
The charismatic Army lieutenant general who helped guide Louisianians out of the chaos of Hurricane Katrina returned Sunday to New Orleans to point the way for St. Augustine High School's graduates.
"It doesn't matter where you start," Lt. Gen. Russel Honore said to more than 170 young men in purple caps and gowns gathered in St. Louis Cathedral for the 52nd commencement of the all-boys school. "It's where you end the race."
Observing that many of the graduates who survived Hurricanes Katrina and Rita looked "sad," Honore -- a graduate of a small segregated high school in New Roads and one of 12 children reared on a 40-acre subsistence farm -- urged the boys not to dwell on the past and to look toward a future of opportunities.
"Your parents in the '50s and '60s were singing songs, 'We Shall Overcome,' " Honore said. "You have overcome."
St. Augustine's students were scattered in August when flooding after Katrina heavily damaged the campus, closing the school for the first time since its founding in 1951.
St. Aug students who were able to return to New Orleans attended classes at the combined MAX school, housed on the campus of Xavier Preparatory in New Orleans. Sunday's ceremony reunited and honored the St. Augustine senior class, whether the students attended the MAX school or high schools elsewhere.
Honore, who was picked by President Bush to lead Joint Task Force Katrina, held a command that included more than 20,000 active-duty troops from all military branches devoted to the storm-recovery operation in a three-state region. He endeared himself to frustrated storm victims with his take-charge attitude and no-nonsense style.
Honore encouraged the boys to consider careers in public service: law enforcement, firefighting, the armed forces, the priesthood or elected office.
"Community life is something greater than you. You have that choice, " he said. He took a moment to recognize others in public service: the students' teachers, who were asked to stand.
The graduates -- including valedictorian David Gray; salutatorian David Reed; class speaker Darin James; and Ernest Ancar, recognized for four years of perfect attendance -- will have another choice, Honore cautioned.
Soon, there will be a fork in the road, he said.
On one road, "it'll look very smooth. It has a lot more bright lights and the right music you want to hear. It's nothing but fun."
On the other road, "it's kinda dull. It's kinda bumpy and it's uphill."
"That's the road," he said, "that'll get you to your next degree."
By Leslie Williams
The charismatic Army lieutenant general who helped guide Louisianians out of the chaos of Hurricane Katrina returned Sunday to New Orleans to point the way for St. Augustine High School's graduates.
"It doesn't matter where you start," Lt. Gen. Russel Honore said to more than 170 young men in purple caps and gowns gathered in St. Louis Cathedral for the 52nd commencement of the all-boys school. "It's where you end the race."
Observing that many of the graduates who survived Hurricanes Katrina and Rita looked "sad," Honore -- a graduate of a small segregated high school in New Roads and one of 12 children reared on a 40-acre subsistence farm -- urged the boys not to dwell on the past and to look toward a future of opportunities.
"Your parents in the '50s and '60s were singing songs, 'We Shall Overcome,' " Honore said. "You have overcome."
St. Augustine's students were scattered in August when flooding after Katrina heavily damaged the campus, closing the school for the first time since its founding in 1951.
St. Aug students who were able to return to New Orleans attended classes at the combined MAX school, housed on the campus of Xavier Preparatory in New Orleans. Sunday's ceremony reunited and honored the St. Augustine senior class, whether the students attended the MAX school or high schools elsewhere.
Honore, who was picked by President Bush to lead Joint Task Force Katrina, held a command that included more than 20,000 active-duty troops from all military branches devoted to the storm-recovery operation in a three-state region. He endeared himself to frustrated storm victims with his take-charge attitude and no-nonsense style.
Honore encouraged the boys to consider careers in public service: law enforcement, firefighting, the armed forces, the priesthood or elected office.
"Community life is something greater than you. You have that choice, " he said. He took a moment to recognize others in public service: the students' teachers, who were asked to stand.
The graduates -- including valedictorian David Gray; salutatorian David Reed; class speaker Darin James; and Ernest Ancar, recognized for four years of perfect attendance -- will have another choice, Honore cautioned.
Soon, there will be a fork in the road, he said.
On one road, "it'll look very smooth. It has a lot more bright lights and the right music you want to hear. It's nothing but fun."
On the other road, "it's kinda dull. It's kinda bumpy and it's uphill."
"That's the road," he said, "that'll get you to your next degree."
Monday, June 05, 2006
Friday, June 02, 2006
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