Oh, Louisiana legislature.... You may look more or less the same in your two-button blazers and your unattractive chambers, but you've changed. You've changed, man. You always said you were gonna buck the trend. Sure, you caved in on some (continue reading)

This could be really good for Senator Vitter. Or really bad. I'm rooting for really bad, but I'm kind of a dick: A woman who police believe to be Deborah Jeane Palfrey, known as the "D.C. Madam," was found dead in Florida Thursday, according to (continue reading)

Bad news: Our housemate made a complete ass of himself at French Quarter Fest. Good news: The high point of his ass-foolery was dancing onstage. With Chris freakin' Owens. Best news ever: It was totally captured on video. I'm not ordinarily (continue reading)

I'm not what you'd call a political activist, but this crossed my inbox a couple of minutes ago, and I thought it was worth passing on. I hope you'll consider signing the petition, whether you live in New Orleans or not. Right-wing pastor (continue reading)

I went into a bar today (as shocking as that is to so many) to have lunch. This place is within easy walking distance of our house and used to be a regular hangout -- but it seemed to be evolving into a place a bit more negative so I'd been avoiding (continue reading)

...but there's an event that ought to be on your calendar this weekend: Seriously, all your friends will be there--and a few enemies, too. So much (continue reading)

Those who don't live in the Mississippi River Basin might not know that the river is currently at or above flood stage along its lower route. To ease the pressure on the river levees--which, for the ten millionth time, were not the levees that (continue reading)

House committee approves college firearms billStudents could carry handguns to class BATON ROUGE -- All college students 21 or older who have qualified for concealed handgun permits would be able to carry firearms to class and other parts of (continue reading)

The other day the baby and I went way up St. Charles to Danneel Park. We had passed by the park a few times before on our way to other locations but this time we made a special trip just to go to the park. Danneel Park is at the corner of St. (continue reading)

Hello, I'm Craig and I own a business that is boosted by Jazzfest. That is to say my emporium is one that folks from out of town come to enjoy and partronize. And when I say patronize, I truly mean it -- in a "yew are jest the kahYEWTest thang in (continue reading)

A few weeks ago, there was a lot of hue-and-cry in New Orleans over the impending visit of a bunch of writers. The writers work for a website that pokes fun at street people--not only the homeless, but also panhandlers, buskers, and other folks who (continue reading)

Today a student at the Law Library came up to me to report that there was a tampon in the toilet of one of the women's bathrooms that 'didn't go down'. Evidently, this problem was just so frightening that she wanted me to 'call someone'. This (continue reading)

Today I drove off on my way to run in the park but unbeknownst to me, a wild kitten was hiding out in my engine. I forgot my headphones and "made the block" and saw his lifeless body in the street. I had committed kitten manslaughter. I was (continue reading)

I am so....so....embarrassed. Really. I haven't posted here in, well, forever because 1) I didn't have time to do so, since the restaurant has opened and 2) once I actually got the time, I was too lazy to try to figure out how to get into this new (continue reading)

Parents Unite! It sounds like I am rallying for a protest or something, I am not. When we moved here, Just after Katrina there were little to no services/groups for parents let alone anything really for kids. Hell there weren’t even schools yet, (continue reading)