New Orleans area update

Heavy rains have caused the city's catchbasins to clog. Catchbasin removal equipment has damaged the catchbasins. It never ends.

The community I wrote about several weeks ago has filed a suit against the city for placing a landfill right smack inside it.

Three healthcare officials may be charged with murder. The case against them is led by a man under whose watch there was constant medical neglect at Parish Prison. da po' blog has an excellent post about this issue.

Murders are down since the National Guard arrived, but I wouldn't want to be out on the streets for long.

A Covington woman died last week of West Nile virus.

The mayor and city council of NewOrleans have proposed a 10% pay raise for police officers and a raise in starting pay for firefighters.