Fargo in contrast to New Orleans

Based on the reaction to natural disasters (flooding in this case), one might argue that Fargo doesn't have the raging humanity of a New Orleans.

North Dakota State University students are eager to sandbag in a situation like this.

Pepe and Rot, what do Tulane'ers and U of New Orleans undergrads and grads do during the prologue to a natural disaster?

Louisiana on fire

Oysters Pepe?

Pepe, you got any good variations on this (see the link)? Or are you an oyster purist?

A friend of mine just returned from a New Orleans visit. He purchased a couple cases of some creole-style sausage while down there as well. Damn good stuff. I can't think of the name off hand, but perhaps it's spelled "boudain," or something along that order. I likely butchered the spelling.

Cajun-creole-New Orleans-style food is good to make and eat in February Dakota.

A Refuge For Each,Unto His Realm

[1] For AA, shipwrecker of the Seven Seas
[2] For MFT, scry of Ragnarok
[3] For AI, whose had enough of Nosferatu
[4] For Pepe, because flooding is bitchier than Kayla
[5] For JJ, a quiet refuge between the Goats

Until January, komrades.

Ikeman cometh

MFT and I have been talking about this, deep in another thread, but this is worth a thread of its own. Right now, I'm more worried about Hanna coming right up my ass. But Ike looks like a different ballgame. Coming right up Pepe's alley.

Jefferson Parish follies

More here. Note that nowhere to be found is the party affiliation of this guy. As Taranto would say (if JJ were here to feed him the story), I'll give you three guesses. You give up? OK, here is the answer. How much do you wanna bet Pepe voted for this guy?

Back to Nawlins

And, despite Pepe's ardent wishes, this is not done the New York City way.

McCain-Big Easy?

Why not pick Pepe, instead?

Dancing to Die For

Brave little hoofers

Big Easy blues

Tammy White said her husband was planning to get out of the construction management business and the couple was going to open a photography studio.

Hmmm.... Why would anyone do that? At any rate, IT'S ALL BUSH'S FAULT!!!! Yes, Pepe?

A Bug's Life

Heck, they looks like they be delicious in the Gumbo, right next to them crawdaddys

New England, Manhattan, but New Orleans?

If any of you got chowder recipes, give 'em up already.

Hand-outs

JJ has hinted several times at the notion that help to rebuild louisiana amounted to hand-outs. This report establishes that the flood was the direct result of the ineptitude of the corps and that programs and $ to rebuild are nothing more than compensation from the federal govt to make good on its own fuck-ups.

Escape from the Big Easy

New Hampshire, here I come.

Big Easy blues

""The money's not the same. I remember when I made $1,200 a night," said Elizabeth Johnson, a manager and dancer at a Bourbon Street strip club, frowning at another slow night. I know girls who used to never let people touch them, and now they're resorting to prostitution."

The horror! The horror! I'm gonna cry a river.

I See New Orleans is Back to Normal

New Orleans cooking

Is not very appealing. I'll stay with Boston baked beans, thank you.

Watch out, Pepe

For that alligator in the toilet. It's creeping up on you.

New Orleans ship

The USS New York is being built from steel beams taken from the ruins of the Twin Towers.

One worker, Tony Quaglino, said: “I was going to go in October 2004 after 40 years here, but I put it off when I found out I could be working on New York. This is sacred and it makes me very proud.”

But, as Taranto notes, the bien-pensants are not amused:

In this way, the 2,800 souls that perished as an indirect result of an interventionist foreign policy that achieved the exact opposite of its stated aims can be honoured by a vessel built to ensure that this flawed cycle of violence continues. The USS New York will carry 360 soldiers and 700 combat-ready Marines. It puts to sea with the motto: "Never forget." Except they do. They always do. . . . In essence what is being commemorated here is failure; the failure of American foreign policy to protect fully the interests of its citizens or make their world a safer place. America came under attack because the actions of successive governments have made it the enemy to large swaths of humanity. Anti-Americanism is growing alarmingly because, since September 11, the world's most powerful nation has continued to alienate and divide even its allies. While not excusing wicked acts committed by terrorists, it would be foolish to view the behaviour of terrorists as motiveless.

Yada, yada, yada -- very Ward Churchillian. Aahhh, but they support the troops! I'll go with Tony.