Committee Amendments to LA SB 573 are now available and in active consideration. These amendments apparently reflect a proposal that …
Hospitality District LA SB 573 amended, but not improved.
04 Friday May 2012
We Are a Community — Not a Commodity!
03 Thursday May 2012
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Get involved — it absolutely matters. We are a community — not a commodity. And it’s up to us, the citizens, to remind everyone involved of this simple truth.
New Orleanians: If you’re not disgusted by the proposed Hospitality District, then you’re not paying attention
30 Monday Apr 2012
Posted in Advocacy, Architecture, Art, Culture, Local Politics, Louisiana Politics, Music, Politics, The NoLA Life, Tourism
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Baton Rouge, Hospitality District, Hospitality Zone, Legislation, Mayor Landrieu, New Orleans, Taxes, Tourism
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If the idea of creating special legislative districts was devised as a strategy to thwart abuses of power and public money in the Post-Katrina era, is this the best legislation our elected representatives can craft? Aren’t we supposed to be frowning upon endorsing of old-school New Orleans power grabs these days? This is the epitome of the “Disneyfication” that everyone decries: handing over the heart of our amazing city to the tourism and hospitality industries on a silver platter in exchange for an alarming loss of process and control.
Crawfish!
22 Sunday Apr 2012
Posted in Festivals, Food, New Orleans Women, Northshore, The Northshore
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It’s been a long time since I’ve posted here. We moved into our “final house” at the beginning of this …
Bywater Home Tour This Sunday
20 Friday Apr 2012
Posted in Architecture, Community Events & Forums, The NoLA Life
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The weather forecast for Sunday looks perfect for the annual Bywater Neighborhood Association Home Tour which is a self-guided walking …
Mennonites in NOLA
19 Thursday Apr 2012
Posted in Community Service, Katrina, New Orleans Women, Photography, The NoLA Life, Women
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Yesterday I had the pleasure to go a look at the ships that are in New Orleans for Fleet Week …
New Orleans City Park Annual Spring Garden Show
15 Sunday Apr 2012
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My latest “holy grail” has me looking for French mulberry shrubs, also known as beauty berry, specifically the Callicarpa americana …
Street Festivals
10 Tuesday Apr 2012
New Orleans is known all over the world for its big festivals like Jazz Fest, French Quarter Fest, Essence Music …
Guest Blogger: Bayou Creole on A New Nursing Home Trend
09 Monday Apr 2012
Posted in Elder Care, Guest Bloggers, Health, Healthcare, Human Rights, NOLA Bloggers, Society, Substance Abuse
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New Nursing Home Trend Many moons ago, the only people living in nursing homes were the elderly. If your parents or …
Gumbo Z’Herbes
05 Thursday Apr 2012
Posted in Culture, Food, Foodies, Holiday, New Orleans History, New Orleans Women, The NoLA Life
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In keeping with the food theme this week, and to echo the tribute to Ashley Morris one of the consummate …
