Study: Miss. River channel woes huge for economy
The U.S. economy faces losing billions of dollars in trade unless the Army Corps of Engineers’ budget for dredging the Mississippi River is not increased to prevent the river from silting in.
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Study: Miss. River channel woes huge for economy
$15 for $30 Worth of Seafood and Steak at Jack Dempsey’s Restaurant
Menus are laminated to prevent staining from diners’ spilled coffee or attempts to pen “lobster” into every item’s description. Get the dish you really want with today’s Groupon at Jack Dempsey’s Restaurant . The Deal $15 for $30 worth of seafood, steak, and drinks Choose from menu options such as: Stuffed flounder ($18.95) Rib-eye surf ‘n’ turf ($21.95–$31.95) Fried frog legs platter ($16.95) Baked mac ‘n’ cheese ($4.95) Po boy and salad lunch specials Tuesday–Friday ($8.95–$12.95) Sangria ($7/glass), beer ($2.75–$3.75), and wine ($5/glass) Jack Dempsey’s Restaurant On a residential street near the river, a little white cottage with a hand-painted sign hosts heaping platters of crustaceans, catfish, rib-eye steaks, and creamy Southern sides. Creamy baked macaroni and potato salad escort fried redfish, frog legs, and soft-shell crab from a kitchen praised by Lonely Planet as “working in its own rarefied air,” with each dish ceremonially blessed by a mermaid. Tuesday–Friday, lunch specials pack salads and po boys with oysters and shrimp, and sangria, beer, and wine from the full bar enliven meals at any time of day. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Predicting the Future Which tarot card means “Look out behind you!”? Read more…
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$15 for $30 Worth of Seafood and Steak at Jack Dempsey’s Restaurant
Demand for office space is growing in St. Tammany Parish
Next spring, Stirling Properties plans to break ground on the first of six office buildings with a total of 600,000 square feet — about the same amount of space as many New Orleans skyscrapers — at the company’s mixed-use River Chase development in western St.
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Corps wants to beef up Mississippi River levees
The Army Corps of Engineers says it wants to beef up the levees on the Mississippi River between English Turn and Oakville, a stretch that runs south of New Orleans on the west bank of the river.
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48-hour closure planned for Huey P. Long Bridge
HAHNVILLE, La. (AP) — Crossing the Mississippi River in the New Orleans area will be a little tougher on Nov. 12-13. That’s because the Huey P. Long Bridge, which crosses the river in Jefferson Parish, will be closed to traffic during the entire period. The 48-hour closure is necessary to pour concrete for new vehicle lanes on both the eastbound and westbound sides of the bridge. Bambi Hall, a …
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$18 for Three Yoga Classes at Swan River Yoga ($42 Value)
When the Beatles returned from India, they brought with them tranquility, sitars, and the ability to stretch their hair past their shoulders. Test the limits of your flexibility with today’s Groupon: for $18, you get three yoga classes at Swan River Yoga (a $42 value). This Groupon is valid at the Mid-City Center, Magazine Street Shala, and Marigny Studio locations. At Swan River Yoga, students stretch sinews and fortify cores with a flexible schedule of focused yoga classes led by certified yoga instructors . The studio’s attentive gurus guide pupils of all skill levels through sustained postures centered on fostering alignment and balance at a gradual pace. Students in Swan River’s basic lessons arm themselves with fundamental yoga poses to improve flexibility and intimidate park statues. Rocksana yoga underscores the flowing movements of Vinyasa yoga with reverberating rock ‘n’ roll music, and restorative yoga incorporates supportive bolsters and blankets with guided meditation to ease injuries though a series of seated or lying poses. Expectant mothers can relieve tired backs and maintain emotional balance during prenatal yoga, which readies moms-to-be with poses tailored to prepare them to hold babies and scratch their own backs simultaneously. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: the Difference Between Friends and Enemies Is your greatest enemy the one giving you all of those compliments? Read more…
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‘Sliver by the river’ neighborhoods that escaped flooding after Katrina have lost population
Ever since failed levees led to the flooding of most of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, it’s been axiomatic that land and housing along the “sliver by the river” – the city’s historic high ground – was in short supply and high demand.
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‘Sliver by the river’ neighborhoods that escaped flooding after Katrina have lost population
New Orleans man pleads guilty in fraud case linked to River Birch landfill executive
A New Orleans man pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges Wednesday and agreed to help prosecutors with their case against a River Birch landfill executive who has refused to cooperate with a separate federal investigation of the Waggaman dump.
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Peter Paul Foles Sr., 42, loved cars, antiques, trivia and New Orleans Saints — Obituaries today
Peter Paul Foles, Sr., age 42, a resident of Violet, LA until Hurricane Katrina and a current resident of River Ridge, LA, passed away suddenly from a stroke on October 1, 2011. Peter Paul Foles Sr. Peter is a 1987…
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Performer Ronnie Kole of New Orleans and the Rapides Symphony…
Cajun group BeauSoleil will be the guest artist at the Rapides Symphony Orchestra’s annual Pops on the River.
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Performer Ronnie Kole of New Orleans and the Rapides Symphony…
