Hi everyone. Just getting this blog up and running. I promise to fill it with riveting, thought-provoking, blood-pumping tales from reporting in and around the Louisiana Bayou. If you promise to check in from time to time.
I've been in New Orleans now for nearly 2 years. My previous posting was Baghdad. And I've seen some startling similarities: wrecked neighborhoods, rebuilding, billions of dollars in federal rebuilding funds floating around.
Obviously, New Orleans has been much safer and functional than Baghdad ever was. With better blues clubs.
Through the course of my reporting, I'm sure there'll be themes, thoughts, quotes and anecdotes that won't make it into USA TODAY's print or web editions. That's where this blog comes in. I hope to generate a forum where people who care about New Orleans and the Gulf Coast can post their opinions, thoughts and tips about the rebuilding effort here. Also: restaurant, bar and music venue recommendations.
Look forward to filling these pages with all things NOLA. Few cities in America are more fascinating to be living in right now.
RJ
Hi Mr. Jervis. I'm a country music singer here in Atlanta and I went looking for footage online the other day for a song I just wrote about the flood on the Mississippi and its tributaries. Because the camera work associated with your recent reporting was the best I have used it exclusively in the video for the song. Although it's probably a borderline fair use issue and I'm tempted to fight for my artistic right, I would rather just give 10 percent whatever song-writing royalties eventually come about to the camera crew and 10 percent to each of the three families in the video. Could you help me make this happen? It's really important to me to respect the artistry of your videography team. Please email me at wetzeljohn@gmail.com. Here's the first edition of the video.
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The song here is just a mono recording. I like this one, but they change a lot the first few months so it may be another take on that and I may edit the video a little bit. Thank you for your incredible and inspiring reporting. All the best. John
rick your a moron if you cant figure out why two hispanics sit in jail for ILLEGALLY crossing the border
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