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Help Build a School in Cambodia
A Traveler's Library | November 30th 2009 by Vera
Destination: Cambodia Books: You Buy ‘em! Boy With a Flute in Cambodia Because the Khmer Rouge routinely slaughtered anyone in Cambodia who was educated, the country needs to restore literacy to its nation, but how can that happen when childre read more
Oak Tree
pic journal | November 29th 2009 by Mo
These photos were taken shortly after my family concluded Thanksgiving Dinner. A large old oak tree is surrounded by gravel. There are some tables and chairs sprinkled around the space. A golf course is visible in the distance. read more
Cyber Monday and Tuesday; Product Updates
Thoughts from the Veranda | November 29th 2009 by Elizabeth
You haven’t heard from us in awhile but we’ve been busy re-formulating some of our product offerings and gearing up for the 2009 holiday season. Product Updates Pamper you skin with our new moisturizing Silk & Satin Body Crème that r read more
Best of Both! Yam Cornbread Stuffing
The Healthy Cooking Blog with healthy recipes, cookbooks and… | November 29th 2009 by Clegg Holly
Louisiana sweet potatoes and cornbread combine for the ultimate stuffing Thanksgiving is a little more than a week away and I am starting to make my grocery list ahead of time. Traditionally families have cornbread dressing and sweet potato casserole read more
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diva in a carry on | November 28th 2009 by dana harrison-tidwell, editor
getting my fix in lafayette by wendy lemlin photography by wendy lemlin hello. my name is wendy and i’m an addict. no, i’m not strung out on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website read more
Congo Square
luckyrooster | November 28th 2009 by David
Image via Wikipedia November 28 Congo Square is celebrated on this date’s Registry from 1817. It is the informal name for an open area in the southern corner of Louis Armstrong Memorial Park. Officially named Beauregard Square and Congo Plai read more
11.27.09 Folsom, LA
new orleans is relentless | November 27th 2009
More from a friend's camp in Folsom, LA read more
FL Commissioner Says Offshore Drilling Not Worth It–Does Argume…
HeatingOil.com | November 27th 2009 by Tara
Offshore drilling. (image: sun-sentinel.com) Tuesday’s News-Press out of Fort Myers, FL carried an impassioned op-ed by county commissioner Adam Cummings against proposed oil and natural gas drilling off the Florida coast. The core of CummingsR read more
Gull catches wind
New Orleans Daily Photo | November 27th 2009 by Steve Buser
Catch wind. The gusts are brisk and swirling. Cold. You have fine tuned your muscles to find stability in this. Your feathers respond to every updraft, every downdraft. You can catch wind and soar into the chilly sky.&nbs read more
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dot art | November 26th 2009 by Mo
One afternoon during a rainstorm I happened to take some photos from inside my car. I let the rain on the windows and windshield distort my images. The results were unusual. Later on I used the images as backgrounds photos for various profile pages. read more
Meltdown Over Chocolate Santa
The Right Perspective | November 26th 2009
Parents at a Garyville, Louisiana middle school are up in arms over a flier promoting an African-American man who has called himself “Chocolate Santa” for the last 39 years. “My child keeps asking, ‘Mom, how am I going to have read more
Thanksgiving New Orleans style
Gone to Swan | November 26th 2009 by Waheeda Harris
I remember my first time celebrating Thanksgiving in the US. I was going to a wedding of my good friends in New Orleans – and it was a party from the minute I woke up that morning. The night before I had organized a cocktail party for my work, read more
Ibis eating -- Lafreniere Park, Kenner
New Orleans Daily Photo | November 25th 2009 by Steve Buser
(I know I said I would show you that other shot today but I haven't got it ready yet)This is a shot at Lafreniere Park out in Kenner in Jefferson Parish. The park was created on an old horse racing track. It now features a beautiful lagoo read more
Jackson Square performers evoke the feel of the French Quarter
New Orleans Daily Photo | November 24th 2009 by Steve Buser
I was just having fun in Gimp with this French Quarter scene I shot a some time back. I was using some of the filters. THis is an old vintage picture photo filter with a frame filter.I'll show you another version of the same shot on my ne read more
The Mini’s Hit The Event Circuit
Chef's Widow | November 24th 2009
The mini’s went to the March of Dimes Signature Chef’s Auction last night and were beyond well behaved. C-Money helped his dad hand out olive oil cake, while Biggie and I hit the auction tables. We even got to go on stage and accept t read more
Melvin “Kip” Holden – Criminal?
Track-A-'Crat: The Roll Call of Democratic Delinquency | November 24th 2009 by Track-A-'Crat
Or just criminally stupid/oblivious to what goes on around him? Otherwise known as the Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Holden was inaugurated in January 2005. First of all: what? What on God’s green earth is a Mayor-Pr read more
Stimulating the NO Economy Continued
Christina's Considerations | November 23rd 2009 by Christina
In 2005, I posted on the subject of stimulating the New Orleans economy after hurricane Katrina devastated the area. Since then I've thought of a few more of my favorite things and found a couple of new ones. och Plantation Pr read more
Louisiana Purchase Then and Now – Our Government is Corrupt and…
Political Lipskip | November 23rd 2009
How out of touch is our government? In 1802 Our government negotiated the purchase of the Louisiana Territory for $15 million dollars. In today’s money that comes out to about $284 million. This weekend Harry Reid bought off Louisiana to get th read more
The Two L Belles Grudingly Allow Health Care To Reach Debate Befo…
Democralypse Now | November 22nd 2009
Looking For A Few Good WomenPhew! Just when it looked like those rascally Blue Dogs would crush the whole health care reform debate before it even started, the Southern Bobbsey Twins, Sens. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA), figured why read more
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dot art | November 22nd 2009 by Mo
Next up is a painting that celebrates an art supply store on Magazine Street in Uptown New Orleans. It is called National Art and Hobby. What’s unique about this particular art store is that it features murals on an outside wall facing a side stree read more
Bravo Keith Olbermann!
Free Range Talk | November 22nd 2009
Last week 1,500 uninsured Arkansans lined up for a free health care clinic. These free clinics are being dubbed the "Olbermann Clinics" as Keith Olbermann and his MSNBC staff made it their pet project, raising $1.2 million and arranging the clinics i read more
The Etruscan Roots of The Twilight Saga
Loving True Blood in Dallas | November 22nd 2009 by Dallas
hmm... Tuscany or Shreveport....? Hard decision ;-)From Independent UKWere there vampires in Volterra? Probably not, but the Etruscans had their own brigade of gods and demons representing night, death and resurrection.'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' r read more
Landrieu $100 Million Bribe For Obamacare Vote
Speak Now America! We want to hear from you. | November 22nd 2009 by John Pacetti
Reid Puts $100 Million In Obamacare Bill For Landrieu Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu is one of three Democrat Senators being courted by elitist progressive Harry Reid to back Obamacare socialized health-care legislation. Reid included in his version read more
Dems Vote to Open Health Care Debate
Politics 2000: How to Understand Politics in the Third Mille… | November 21st 2009 by Tyson Chaney
The Senate will begin debate on its pending health-care reform legislation Nov. 30 on a 60-39 party-line vote Saturday. Ohio Republican Sen. George Voinovich didn’t vote. Otherwise, every Republican voted against starting debate and every Dem read more
Sue Colmenares Tatting Demonstration
pic journal | November 21st 2009 by Mo
At ARTinA’s (Art in Algiers) September meeting, Sue Colmenares made a presentation on the art of tatting. First she discussed the tatting process while showing design diagrams from a book. Afterwards, she proceeded to work on a piece. She went on t read more
Senator for Sale
Liberty's Life Line | November 21st 2009 by Bill O'Connell
I’ll bet you thought I would be writing about Roland Burris, the senator appointed by Governor Rod Blagojevich under dubious circumstances. No, Senator Mary Landreau of Louisana just sold her vote on the senate health care bill to Harry Re read more
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diva in a carry on | November 21st 2009 by dana harrison-tidwell, editor
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The New Louisiana Puchase, Harry Reid gives Sen.Landrieu $100 mil…
Stand By Liberty Dot Org | November 21st 2009 by Bernie W.
People say history repeats itself, well they must be right. The first time around the United States bought Louisiana from the French in 1803. This time Harry Reid is buying Louisiana by giving Senator Mary Landrieu a nice little sum of $100 million, read more
Louisiana Tech announces fall quarter graduates (The News-Star)
Newsalistic | November 21st 2009 by Chris Simpson
RUSTON – Louisiana Tech’s fall quarter commencement exercises are at 2 p.m. Saturday at Thomas Assembly Center Read more here: Louisiana Tech announces fall quarter graduates (The News-Star) read more
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