A New Orleans political brawl over cops and jail
April 15, 2013
A political brawl has broken out between the mayor and a sheriff who runs the city jail, which has come under scrutiny for a video
America riddled with deficient levees
January 17, 2013
Inspectors taking the first-ever inventory of flood control systems overseen by the federal government have found hundreds of structures at risk of failing and endangering
Obama’s Katrina speech: Smoking gun or pathetic partisanship?
October 3, 2012
If one can accept the hyperbole of right-wing blowhards Tucker Carlson and Matt Drudge — two has beens looking for ways to generate Internet “buzz”
Right wing gets self-righteous over Obama video
October 3, 2012
Conservatives on Tuesday used a speech President Barack Obama delivered as a candidate in 2007 to accuse him of using racially charged rhetoric. “There’s no
Unapologetic Bush tries to rewrite history
November 10, 2010
An emotional but unapologetic George W. Bush opened up about his tumultuous presidency Tuesday as he released memoirs in which he defiantly defends the Iraq
Bush’s memoir: Does anybody really give a damn?
November 10, 2010
President George W. Bush may hope his memoir will help shape his legacy, but after the glow of being on Oprah and the media blitz
Well doh! Oil spill leaves people depressed
September 28, 2010
Before the BP oil spill, the Gulf Coast was a place of abundant shrimping, tourist-filled beaches and a happy if humble lifestyle. Now, it’s home
How the feds wasted money in Gulf oil spill debacle
September 13, 2010
The federal government hired a New Orleans man for $18,000 to appraise whether news stories about its actions in the Gulf oil spill were positive
Oil spill strikes Lake Pontchartrain
July 7, 2010
Oil from the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico is seeping into Lake Pontchartrain north of New Orleans, threatening another environmental disaster for the
Judge who blocked drilling ban has conflict-of-interest
June 23, 2010
The Louisiana judge who struck down the Obama administration’s six-month ban on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico has reported extensive investments in