New Orleans, LA

We’ve had a few requests for a review of K-Ville. Since we covered the show earlier, we figured why not. So here’s a little quiz from the Basement, which just happens to be located down south in New Orleans. - Truth or Hollywood - The Opening – The series follows two police officers policing New Orleans two years post-Katrina (hence, K-Ville). One of the officers was on the force during the storm, and was deserted by his partner in the middle of the storm’s mayhem. Did this... Read Full Story

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal vetoes legislature’s self-approved pay raise.  Less than a week after assuring the Louisiana state legislature that he would stay out of their affairs, Governor Bobby Jindal announced that he will veto a bill which would have doubled the legislature’s salary. The legislation, which was passed only two weeks ago, has for some reason lit the spark under voters in a way that massive national scandal previously failed to do. At least two recall petitions have been... Read Full Story

From:  lazlosbasement.com Calypso Tumblers Two local dancers from the “Calypso Tumbling” group were featured on tonight’s episode of America’s Got Talent. The explosive dancing/tumbling act was trumped only by the contestants’ emotional recounting of how their uncle sacrificed his life to save their family during Hurricane Katrina. I’d like to be able to say that their story is exceptional, but the truth is that every single person I’ve met who was in the city when the hurricane... Read Full Story

Shelley Midura, New Orleans City Council member, recently posted a Katrina 2 year fact sheet. I thought this was a very informational post and wanted to pass it along. The sheet, Katrina Two Years Later Fact Sheet, covers some interesting details. Based on this fact sheet, Shelley created an open letter to George Bush. I am including the open letter here. Check out the fact sheet also though as the information is a bit more concise. Based on what I have been hearing about Shelley Midura... Read Full Story

Well, I finally got watch the DVRed episode 4. I am live blogging this, i.e. I am writing notes and thoughts as I watch it rather than after. It starts out with Cobb flipping over a katrina-ized refrigerator and pulling out a wad of cash. After cleaning and drying it, he head's over to an unknown woman's trailer. Flashback to the cell with his cellmate and a discussion about the cellmate's girlfriend. Back to the present, we can guess that that's the unknown woman. She looks somewhat... Read Full Story