Monthly Archives: September 2010

Link: 75th anniversary of the assassination of Huey Pierce Long. #rsrh Louisiana politics has yet to bury his ghost. Why weep or slumber America Land of brave and true With castles and clothing and food for all All belongs to … Continue reading →

Link: New L.A. school named for Rachel Carson, Al Gore. #rsrh #GoreHighMascot Nominations are open for an appropriate mascot… Charlatans? Tree Huggers? Polar Bears? Blowhards?

Link: Gov. Jindal orders LA flags at half-staff until 9/11 to honor 124 war dead. #rsrh

There’s no better day than Labor Day to examine the nonsense that passes for high-minded economic policy proposals among the cognoscenti on the Left. To assist our examination is the erstwhile Secretary of Labor himself, the diminutive Robert Reich, who … Continue reading →

…but the rate of OSHA recordable incidents in the oil and gas extraction industry is considerably less than most industries, including retailing, libraries and tortilla manufacturing. Before you discount it, be aware that the source of this analysis is not … Continue reading →

Link: No oil spilled in platform fire. #rsrh #latcot

Link: Judge rules against Gov’t in moratorium lawsuit. #rsrh Judge Feldman refuses to throw out Hornbeck’s suit against the first moratorium. He has also stated that the second moratorium differs little from the first.

In a Times-Picayune opinion piece, columnist James Gill introduces us to State Rep. Cedric Richmond, the Democratic nominee in Louisiana’s Second Congressional District. Richmond will square off against freshman incumbent Rep. Joseph Cao (R) in November. LA-02 is a gerrymandered … Continue reading →

Link: Aaaaand… two more shallow water rigs leave the Gulf of Mexico. #rsrh These are Shelf jackups, not deepwater floaters that are directly impacted by the moratorium. Shallow water work is slack because of the de facto moratorium, a slowdown … Continue reading →