The 610 Stompers get funky at Krewe of Thoth
The ordinary men of the 610 Stompers bring their extraordinary moves to Henry Clay Avenue as the 1600-plus men of the Krewe of Thoth roll down Henry Clay with their 40-float parade "Thoth Says…Express...
View ArticleNet Neutrality - 2 Guys in the Backyard
There is a movement afoot to impose "net neutrality" on something that seems to be performing pretty well without it.
View ArticlePublic Pensions - 2 Guys in the Backyard
At every level, government is scrambling to keep public employee pensions solvent. Absent real structural changes and contribution adjustments, nothing short of an astronomical tax increase will be...
View ArticleWild Magnolias visit Gretna MIddle School
The Wild Magnolia Mardi Gras Indians visited Gretna Middle School for Mardi Gras 2015.
View ArticleBackyard - Rex
Happy Mardi Gras! Is Rex, the concept, what it used to be and, if it isn't, is that a bad thing?
View ArticleEarly-morning shooting in Metairie has residents and business owners shaken up
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting in the 2900 block of Cleary Avenue in the Metairie area that sent two men to the hospital early Wednesday (Feb. 18). Residents in a...
View ArticleAsh Wednesday 2015 in Gretna
St. Joseph Catholic Church in Gretna observed Ash Wednesday Feb. 18, 2015.
View ArticleVigil in response to executive orders on immigration being blocked by federal...
A federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked President Barack Obama's executive order on immigration on Monday. In New Orleans, local opposition held an Ash Wednesday vigil in response.
View ArticleSoutheast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East President Stephen...
Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority President Stephen Estopinal discusses how the authority board took no action at its Thursday meeting on an appeal of a federal judge's dismissal of the...
View ArticleGreg Beuerman, spokesman for oil companies, discusses levee authority suit...
Greg Beuerman, a spokesman for oil companies sued by the east bank levee authority, discusses the decision of the authority'
View ArticleLevee authority Vice President Joe Hassinger discussions why the authority...
Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East Vice President Joe Hassinger explains his concerns about moving forward with an appeal of a federal judge's dismissal of the authority's coastal...
View ArticleReserve teen punched by JPSO detective gives his side of the story
The family and attorney for 17-year-old Brady Becker of Reserve held a new conference on Thursday (Feb.19) about an incident in Metairie in which he was punched in the face by a Jefferson Parish...
View ArticleReserve teen punched by JPSO detective talks about the incident
The family and attorney for 17-year-old Brady Becker held a press conference at his Reserve home Thursday (Feb.19) to talk about his arrest by a Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office detective in which he...
View ArticleA.I. - 2 Guys in the Backyard
Artificial intelligence is coming, and it's more likely to be a menace than a boon, according to the nibs.
View ArticleDave Peralta: 2 Guys in the Backyard
St. Bernard Parish President Dave Peralta faces serious criminal charges in a case that involves his ex-wife.
View ArticleGraffiti has been removed from a French Quarter church; NOPD searches for the...
The New Orleans Police Department is searching for suspects in the vandalism of the St. Mary's Catholic Church on Sunday (Feb. 15) by covering the sidewall with graffiti and front door with red paint....
View ArticleWinter - 2 Guys in the Backyard
An unreasonably long cold snap has made spring seem far away.
View ArticleJuanita L. Jackson: The Duchess Bed and Breakfast
New Orleans Entrepreneur Week's Big Idea Challenge 2015 nominee Juanita L. Jackson's company, The Duchess Bed & Breakfast, LLC, "is a unique contemporary bed and breakfast with a warm Southern...
View ArticleJohn R. Williamson Jr.: CAD Printing LLC
New Orleans Entrepreneur Week's Big Idea Challenge 2015 nominee John R. Williamson Jr.'s company, CAD Printing LLC, is "a contract printing company offering screen printing, direct-to-garment digital...
View ArticleMark Bernstein: Magnolia Land Partners
New Orleans Entrepreneur Week's Big Idea Challenge 2015 nominee Mark Bernstein's company, Magnolia Land Partners, "develops critical wetland restoration projects in coastal Louisiana," he says.
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