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Kudos to Mayor Mitch Landrieu for stopping the demolition of the Mid-City neighborhood and redirecting money ($3.2 million) to relocate up to 100 historic homes that lie within the VA hospital’s footprint.
Many of these homes were built in the early 20th century and fully renovated since Hurricane Katrina. They will blend into the neighborhood [...]

“We don’t need to destroy any more of America’s precious coasts and marine life,” said Aaron Viles, Campaign Director of the Gulf Restoration Network. He continued, “It’s time to stand up to the oil industry. It’s time to move America beyond oil and into a clean energy future.”

This Saturday June 26th at 11 a.m. your time zone, go to the beach and join hands with your community to say NO to Offshore Oil Drilling and YES to Clean Energy.

Roughly one year ago (June 14th), forty-five of New Orleans top chefs rallied on behalf of Executive Chef Matt Murphy of The Ritz-Carlton and his family to create the “Chefs for Chef Matt Murphy” fundraising benefit. Now, Murphy is organizing the chefs, restaurateurs and local companies that came to his aid while he was in a coma to create the “Chefs for Fishermen and Families” event on Saturday, June 19th from 12.30-2.30p at Bridge Side Marina in Grand Isle, Louisiana. What a great early Father’s Day present!