New Orleans

New Orleans ex-cop pleads guilty to massive coverup in shooting of 6 unarmed citizens

Submitted by whytewolf on Thu, 02/25/2010 - 11:30

From NOLA.com: "Admitting a cover-up of shocking breadth, a former New Orleans police supervisor pleaded guilty to a federal obstruction charge on Wednesday, confessing that he participated in a conspiracy to justify the shooting of six unarmed people after Hurricane Katrina that was hatched not long after police stopped firing their weapons."

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Mardi Gras 2010: girl in "Creole Wild West Indians" parade

Submitted by whytewolf on Wed, 02/17/2010 - 11:43

Photo by Mar Doré (galleriamardore.com). A girl participating in the "Creole Wild West Indians" parade Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2010.

Remarks by the President and the Vice President on the One-Year Anniversary of the Signing of the Recovery Act

Submitted by whytewolf on Wed, 02/17/2010 - 09:35

10:26 A.M. EST

THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good morning, folks. Thank you all for being here. It's been one year today since the President signed the Recovery Act into law, and I'm probably preaching to the choir here as to how beneficial it's been. I stand before you, as I said, actually one day -- actually the exact day to a year that we signed this act. And what I want to talk about is what we've accomplished, where we were back then, where I think we are now, and where we're going.

Secretary LaHood Announces Funding for Over 50 Innovative, Strategic Transportation Projects through Landmark Competitive TIGER Program

Submitted by whytewolf on Wed, 02/17/2010 - 08:32

Recovery Act-Funded Projects Will Create Jobs, Spur Lasting Economic Growth

KANSAS CITY, MO - One year to the day after President Obama signed the historic American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) into law, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood will announce Recovery Act awards to states, tribal governments, cities, counties and transit agencies across the country to fund 51 innovative transportation projects.