AltWeeklies Wire
FEMA's Formaldehyde Foiblesnew
Over the past year and a half, FEMA has taken steps, sort of, to address the issue of formaldehyde in FEMA trailers, but the problem remains.
Gambit |
Matt Robinson |
01-07-2008 |
Commentary
Probable Causenew
For one woman, what appeared to be a migraine headache almost killed her.
The New New Orleans Economic Paradigmnew
The New Orleans City Council's recent vote to demolish four public housing projects sent a clear signal that city leaders no longer want the city to be a poor racially divided city but one with a bi-racial middle class rooted in home ownership.
Gambit |
Clancy DuBos |
01-03-2008 |
Commentary
Bobby Jindal's Media Honeymoon is Already Overnew
The Louisiana Gov.-elect's promises of ethical fastidiousness and rapid reform have set the bar so high that every hiccup is now major news.
Family Treenew
One wonders if Noah Baumbach didn't come to Margot at the Wedding with inadequate material to flesh out an entire feature. Some parts just don't hold together.
For the Recordnew
This is my extremely subjective tops of the pops (in no particular order) from Louisiana artists from 2007.
Endangered Species?new
Both national parties have targeted two races in Louisiana as potential turnovers during the 2008 election cycle, but the competition could spread.
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
12-26-2007 |
Commentary
The Forgotten Forestsnew
Louisiana's coastal wetland forests are hard to define, but they could be easy to lose if timber and environmental interests don't resolve some fundamental differences.
Gambit |
Mollie Day |
12-26-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Worried Sicknew
The proposed LSU/VA hospital will bring badly needed health care and jobs to New Orleans, but those benefits will come at a price.
Tags: Economic Issues
NORA's Long Road Aheadnew
The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority is finally getting enough money to do its job. Is the agency ready?
Gambit |
David Winkler-Schmit |
12-19-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Border Politicsnew
Members of Louisiana's congressional delegation are hitching their wagons to anti-immigration bills, many with an eye toward business and industry. The drivers, however, are probably more political than anything else.
Mentally Ill Inmates Often Become Rape Victimsnew
Jailers need help in protecting a growing population of mentally ill prisoners from assault, including rape, by other inmates, Louisiana officials told a federal panel in New Orleans recently.
Gambit |
Allen Johnson Jr |
12-19-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Human Trafficking, the New Slaverynew
It flies below the radar of most people's consciousness, but human trafficking happens -- even in New Orleans.
Gambit |
Sarah Andert |
12-19-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
FEMA Traliers Going Up In Flamesnew
Occupants of FEMA trailers, already sickened by formaldehyde, also face a high risk of injury or death due to trailer fires.
Tags: disasters
Merry Christmas from HUDnew
Despite Katrina causing the worst affordable housing crisis since the Civil War, HUD is spending $762 million in taxpayer funds to tear down more than 4,600 publicly subsidized apartments and replace them with 744 similarly subsidized units -- an 82 percent reduction.
Gambit |
Bill Quigley |
12-12-2007 |
Housing & Development
