Yesterday, sadly, the iconic sign at the Hotel Bentley collapsed and shattered. The hotel, which is owned by Bob Dean, has been closed since 2004. Thanks to Charles Ward for permission to post these photos.
From WDSU: Tax breaks for bottled water, remediation of hazardous waste “brownfields” sites and energy efficient appliance purchases by elderly residents have been jettisoned by Gov. Bobby Jindal. There’s a lot to parse here, and I’ll leave the dissection of Kentwood water and grandma’s Energy Star appliances to other commenters. But I’d be willing to bet that most Louisianans are unfamiliar with the term “brownfields,” real estate shorthand for any vacant or “mothballed” property with real or perceived contamination that is preventing its return to economic commerce. And if you live in Louisiana, you encounter these properties–old gas stations, vacant dry cleaners,…
No matter how hard he may try, David Vitter will never be able to shake off “those New Orleans stories.” Yet more proof that Oyster is, as he’s been described before, “the Sinatra” of the Louisiana blogosphere. One of my favorite excerpts: Before votes were cast, Vitter addressed these “rumors” of marital infidelity once again, when he met with a group of Christian conservative pastors including Louisiana Family Forum founder Gene Mills. Vitter assured the reverends he had no “skeletons in his closet.” (Interestingly, one of the multiple sources who confirmed Vitter’s hypocrisy in this meeting was Pastor Grant Storms, the homophobic videographer…
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