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Apr 29

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Town Talk: “The Old Forums Will Disappear”

Update: By the way, not to brag or anything, but I called this way back in August of 2006.

Only days after Cynthia Jardon blogged about her frustrations with the conversation occurring over at The Town Talk forums, we learn today that the paper has decided to revamp their forums in order to integrate social networking software. And posters beware: They’re deleting the old forums to make room for the new ones, and from the sound of it, everyone’s old accounts will also be deleted. Quoting:

There will still be forums, although we must warn you that the old forums will disappear as we are using different software, but you will be able to broaden your horizons with the new forums.

Besides forums, when you log on (new member registration is required) as a new member, you will automatically get a “persona” page. It is very similar to having a page on MySpace or Facebook, but now you will have one on thetowntalk.com.

It will allow you the privilege of making your page private, shared only with friends, or public – shared with everyone.

You will be able to start your own blog. You can create group discussions, upload photos and much more.

The best way to understand what’s coming is to go to another Gannett site where the new system is already up and running. We suggest checking out The Nashville Tennessean at www.tennessean.com

Apr 29

CenLamar.com

Just FYI: You can now access this site through CenLamar.com or just by typing CenLamar in the latest edition of Mozilla Firefox.

Apr 29

Mitch Landrieu On Film Incentives in Louisiana (And On New Orleans JazzFest)

H/t to the Reduct Box

To purchase a “Be a New Orleanian” t-shirt, among other awesome things, check out DirtyCoast.com.

Apr 29

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Governor Jindal on “Tonight Show” Tonight; National Press Club on Friday

Thankfully, this was liveblogged by Suspect Device. And no, Jindal didn’t flat-out deny anything regarding those VP rumors. Commentary here, here, and here.

I think he did a good job. (Seriously, I’m not snarky about everything). As Oyster and The Reduct Box point out, he managed to compare McCain to Sadie Hawkins, which is unintentionally funny.

But geez, Jay Leno is really lame.

Update: Jindal: “I’ve got the job I want.”

“Bobby Jindal is a rock star, there’s no questioning that, but he’s the Hannah Montana of politics. Everybody is clamoring to touch this new idol, but nobody knows if he has the staying power of Led Zeppelin or if he’s destined to crash and burn like Britney Spears.”

- Avman, Louisiana Conservative

“Much more devious, and more characteristic of a liberal media that has never let the truth get in their way of manipulating public opinion, is the possibility that the liberal media is trying to sabotage the political career of the most popular, most capable, most honest and most conservative Governor in Louisiana history (by floating his name as a Vice Presidential candidate).”

- 4UnionParish, Louisiana Conservative, “Stealing Governor Bobby Jindal or Destroying His Political Career”

Seriously, 4UnionParish’s piece on Jindal’s Vice Presidential possibilities may be (unintentionally) one of the funniest political blogs this year, with lines like this:

I think everyone should take note of who continues to fan these VP flames. They will not be a friend of Governor Bobby Jindal and they certainly are not a friend of Louisiana.

Basically, 4UnionParish believes the entire Jindal as McCain’s Vice President talk is some sort of nefarious and coordinated campaign by certain members of the “liberal media” who secretly wish to destroy Mr. Jindal.

Seriously.

From JindalWatch, we learn of NBC’s press release:

POSSIBLE REPUBLICAN VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE AND THE NATION’S YOUNGEST GOVERNOR, LOUISIANA’S BOBBY JINDAL, MAKES HIS FIRST APPEARANCE ON NBC’S ‘THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO’ ON MONDAY, APRIL 28
BURBANK – April 22, 2008 – Amidst the growing buzz about possibly being the Vice Presidential candidate on the Republican ticket, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal makes his first appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (Monday – Friday, 11:35 p.m.-12:37 a.m. ET on NBC). Known to his constituents as simply Governor Bobby, Jindal is the Nation’s youngest Governor sat the age of 36 and in his first term in office the political pundits have already labeled him the future of the GOP and the next Ronald Reagan. Jindal is the first elected Indian American Governor.