NOLA Today: Private Donations, Pictures, and Tacos

Cross-posted from The Wayward Episcopalian: Nathan on New Orleans.

The Christian Science Monitor reports, "With government money for New Orleans trickling through the pipeline, private foundations, wealthy individuals, and philanthropies are playing a larger role than expected." To those paying close attention to the issue, this is no surprise, but it's still an important article. H/T Voice of New Orleans.

Judy B over at "Thanks, Katrina" has some important pictures of New Orleans, specifically New Orleans East, taken in the last couple weeks in her post New Orleans-Still Not Ok. I've put two examples at the bottom of this post, and there are many more at the link. As she says,

"Thanks, Katrina.
Thanks, Insurance Company.
Thanks, Nagin.
Thanks, Feds."

Finally, some residents are unhappy with the Jefferson Parish government (what else is new) for targeting Hispanic small business owners. Basically, a number of roadside taco trucks have been popping up in Jefferson Parish (New Orleans suburbs) lately, and the parish (county) government is shutting them down, despite leaving similar non-Hispanic establishments alone. The tacos weren't there before the storm, but sno-cones and the like were. I assume the trucks came the same time the Hispanic migrant FEMA workers did. Read this TimesPic article for more info. Judyb, Joe at Blagueur, and Daily Kos diarist laviolet are all fuming over this, and rightfully so.

Now, wouldn't this be a good time for a piece of Beebopareebop Rhubarb Pie?

Cross-posted from The Wayward Episcopalian: Nathan on New Orleans.

It's a damn shame the MSM doesn't.