Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal on Thursday declared a state of emergency due to the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that threatens the state's fragile coast. The declaration issued by the governor's office in the capital city of Baton Rouge empowers officials here to deploy state reso... Read more...
An oil rig that was burning in the Gulf of Mexico for more than a day after an explosion has sunk, the U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday. Lt. Cmdr. Cheri Ben-Iesau of the Coast Guard announced this latest development as an aerial search resumed for 11 workers who have been missing since the expl... Read more...
Includes interviews along with footage of his performance with Mos Def. TheSmokingSection has a full account of the events. Great footage. Shot and edited by Bmike. Via: Read more...
Jay Electronica takes the Mochilla people on a tour of his hometown: On November 1st, 2009 Jay Electronica met up w/ B+ and Eric Coleman of Mochilla to take them on a intimate tour of Jay’s home city of New Orleans, taking them down to his beloved Magnolia Projects in the Third Ward. The vide... Read more...
New Orleans rap mogul P. Miller is hopeful The Saints’ victory over The Colts in Sup er Bowl XLIV will help the city overcome the devastation inflicted by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The city is celebrating their first Super Bowl victory in history, Mardi Gras and for some, the election ... Read more...
After Lil Wayne explains why he felt the need to help out with the Haiti relief efforts, he says: I think it’s amazing what’s been done for Haiti, but I also think it’s amazing what hasn’t been done for New Orleans. Via: Read more...
New Orleans architect Mark Ripple only plays the occasional game of poker, but he's willing to put all his chips on the table and risk at least $150,000 on somebody else's dream. That's the estimated value of in kind contributions that Ripple, his partners and consultants are donating to build wh... Read more...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYGhFMWtOeI&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] BG describes his most recent arrest after leaving the daiquiri shop in New Orleans. I’ve never been to NO but I might have to go after this interview. Whe... Read more...
Justice has been served to a group of Hurricane Katrina victims, $719,000 of it to be exact. Judge R. Duval declared that the government, via negligence on the part of the Army Corp of Engineers, is directly responsible for many of the issues that people encountered after the winds settled. “Fo... Read more...