Saturday, August 12, 2006

 

Fairgrounds stepping up

Good to see the Fairgrounds stepping up and working towards becoming a national attraction for horse-racers and horse-racing fans alike.

Fair Grounds Offers Record Stakes Purses in First Post-Katrina Meet

# posted by Jude Boudreaux @ 8/12/2006 06:24:00 AM 1 comments

Thursday, August 10, 2006

 

Could this statistic be right?

At the same time, the study said, the number of houses put up for sale in Orleans Parish - 4,433 - far exceeded the number sold since Katrina - 273. The average sale price for a New Orleans home slid from $292,735 six months after Katrina to $247,436 in June, the report said.

Study: Katrina recovery is a mixed bag

# posted by Jude Boudreaux @ 8/10/2006 06:49:00 AM 0 comments
 

Bechtel Corp., CH2M Hill Cos., Fluor Corp. and Shaw Group Inc

Maybe we could just change the FEMA acronym with something that would represent these 4 large companies instead? It appears that they'll be doing all of the disaster recovery work for the US in the future...

Big Katrina Contractors Win More FEMA Work

# posted by Jude Boudreaux @ 8/10/2006 06:48:00 AM 0 comments

Monday, August 07, 2006

 

I guess I shouldn't be surprised anymore

The ability of Americans lately to set aside constitutional protections is rather remarkable, and their interest in pushing their own belief in Christianity to anybody within shouting distance.

I can only imagine what the backlash would be if this planned memorial would have a representation of Allah or Ram on it, rather than Jesus.

Katrina memorial touts religion, ACLU says - A planned New Orleans-area Hurricane Katrina memorial showin...

# posted by Jude Boudreaux @ 8/07/2006 07:10:00 AM 1 comments

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