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07/16/2014

Great report from Ride New Orleans! Thanks for giving us a little preview earlier this year. http://rideneworleans.org/state-of-transit/

Enhancing the quality of life in the New Orleans region by promoting safe, convenient, and affordable transportation options.

07/04/2014

Hope everyone is enjoying a relaxing and fun Fourth--a great time to reflect on good fortunes.

Our next event is this Tuesday. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/258990314303609/?ref=22

07/02/2014

Following up on our discussions from the spring, some good news on expansion and (we hope) improvements for public transportation in the city.

The Regional Transit Authority plans to expand its bus service in September, including resurrecting two routes dormant since Hurricane Katrina struck nine years ago, the agency has announced. The proposals, part of a $5 million push this year to improve service,...

06/25/2014

An interesting rundown of key demographic changes, pre-Katrina vs. today. Just one (of many) worth considering, especially w/r/t shaping of citywide public policy:

"New Orleans today is a city with fewer families, a lot fewer children, and a lot more single people—while the total number of households is down 19 percent from 2000, the number of households with children is down 42 percent. Not only are fewer new families with children moving in, but among those who left after Katrina, it looks like far fewer families with children came back."

Nine years on, New Orleans is a very different place from what it was like in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. What may be more notable, though, as I came away from a recent visit thinking, is that it is also in the process of becoming a very different place from the pre-Katrina city. New Orleans toda…

06/10/2014

The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority was original established to remove politics from flood protection. It turns out that that might not be working out...

New questions have emerged about how long one of five remaining supporters of the east bank levee authority's environmental damage lawsuit against 97 energy companies can serve on the authority, which might provide Gov. Bobby Jindal another way of killing...

06/06/2014

"This bill will help stop frivolous lawsuits and create a more fair and predictable legal environment, and I am proud to sign it into law," said Jindal in a written statement Friday

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/06/bobby_jindal_signs_bill_to_kil.html -rpt-1

Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed legislation aimed at killing a lawsuit filed by a New Orleans area levee board against 97 oil and gas companies, despite concerns that the new law could negatively affect state and government claims against BP...

05/16/2014

Thanks to everyone that came out last night. I hope you all enjoyed it and learned something new. We've already elicited a response from a local politician for our "irresponsible media stunt."

If you missed the event, read the live blog by the Uptown Messenger as well. http://uptownmessenger.com/2014/05/lawyers-floods-and-money-discussion-at-propeller-incubator/ -39685

“Lawyers, Floods and Money” discussion at Propeller incubator Posted by Robert Morris at 6:24 pm environmentMay152014 The New Orleans chapter of the Roosevelt Institute, a national progressive advocacy group, is holding a panel discussion this evening (Thursday, May 15) called “Lawyers, Floods and M…

05/13/2014

"Leading the charge against the flood authority in the Senate were Bret Allain, R-Franklin, and Robert Adley, R-Benton, neither of whom can doubt that oil and gas companies sometimes make an unholy mess. Allain sued a pipline company over damage to his cane fields and reached a settlement in 2011, while Adley was in the oil business until recently and was once fined for environmental offenses."

Panel Discussion, Thursday 6-8 at Propeller - Link in the comments

If there were a rational case against making oil and gas pay for polluting and destroying Louisiana wetlands, we would have heard it by now. Instead, we …

04/30/2014

Check out Anne Marshall's recent blog post on our website: http://www.nolapipeline.org/2014/04/29/new-orleans-public-transit-happy-hour-discussion/

If you're interested in being a guest blogger, drop us a line!

Impressions and opinions of public transit in New Orleans by local young professionals.

04/28/2014

A closer look at data on blight: http://thelensnola.org/2014/04/22/mission-accomplished-landrieu-administration-promises-one-thing-on-blight-delivers-another/

The mayor promised to remediate 10,000 blighted properties in New Orleans. In January, he announced he had met his goal. But that was based on a study of all properties that had been fixed up, regardless of whether the city got involved. The city is now cited as a model for blight reduction, but the…

04/22/2014

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter! Some optimistic numbers for murder rates in the news. http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/home/8924653-172/murder-rate-still-sliding-in

Also, we'll be having our Happy Hour event this Thursday at Twelve Mile Limit. https://www.facebook.com/events/1478599329025405/

04/10/2014

Issue of HB 541 came into my inbox, but I guess it isn't getting much media exposure. If anyone can find any relevant links, please share!

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http://www.laccr.org/event/house-judiciary-committee-meeting-on-house-bill-541/

On April 10, 2014, the Louisiana House Judiciary Committee will hear House Bill 541, which would allow juvenile courts to conduct hearings via videoconference.