I guess the answer would be “when they say so”:http://www.wdsu.com/news/18189074/detail.html So while Governor Jindal “met” with “President Elect Obama”:http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/12/jindal_off_to_meet_obama_at_go.html the public was refused entrance to a public meeting. It never ceases to amaze me that the public can be held in such disregard. What are they trying to hide? Access to a pubic meeting of […]

It’s in my hood. It’s been unused since the early Nineties. There’s a big project coming that will save most of the church. The trade-off is that we had to accept enough condos so that they could afford to save the church walls and bell tower. “the above comment was left on another blog in […]

In 1988 I moved to a small village in Mexico. The church which is located in the main square defines the town itself. It is a compass and a gathering spot and it is also the manifestation of a dream some say. The original was been built in 1683 and completed by Zeferino Gutierrez in […]

VA Chooses Site for New Medical Center VA Deputy Secretary to Join Local, State and Federal Officials for Announcement What: VA Deputy Secretary Gordon Mansfield will join New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and other state, local and federal officials to announce the site of the future New Orleans VA Medical Center. Who: Deputy Secretary of […]

Last Friday I went the Budget presentation that was scheduled for 9:30. The Chambers were about 3/4 filled with people there to hear the budget presentation for “ORDA”:http://www.cityofno.com/Portals/ORM/portal.aspx?load=~/CNO/Modules/ContactUs.ascx At around noon Councilwoman Clarkson left to attend a “luncheon”:http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4200/is_20081104/ai_n30968601 which begs the question who schedules these things and did they not look at a calendar to […]

While I am out shooting photographs for the next agenda. My husband is getting ready for the “Po Boy Fest”:http://www.poboyfest.com/ He designed the poster “Come visit him in his studio”:http://www.jonschooler.com/jscontact.html I may be there too.

This property in Central City was on the last NCDC demolition agenda. a day later I received this announcement Unified Indian Practice featuring The Pinettes (All Female) Brass Band to kick things off. Come out, help us to preserve our culture. Come have some fun with TAMBOURINES AND DRUMS Pinettes start at 6:30pm sharp Indians […]

This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a whimper. “here”:http://www.artofeurope.com/eliot/eli2.htm Last week when the I received the agenda for the November 17th meeting I didn’t have a lot of time to take the photos. So it […]

Because of the budget hearings the meeting location has been moved. 2:00 p.m. Safety & Permits Conference Room City Hall 1300 Perdido Street, Room 7E07 This property is on the agenda as a voluntary demolition Looking forward to the reasoning. To see the rest of the agenda…. “AGENDA”:http://www.squanderedheritage.com/ncdc-agenda-november-17-2008/

In spite of promises from the administration, including Dr. Blakley and The Director of Sanitation, Veronica White this house was demolished without review. Those promises were made in Council Chambers. When Walter Gallas from the National Trust went to the podium to offer some clarity on FEMA regulations he was chastised by Dr. Ed Blakley […]