Category Archives: Louisiana

Who’s Awarding Pinocchios for Environmental Journalism?

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Steve Maley

From the article’s graphics, you’d never guess that less than 0.3% of the assessed area was rated as severe or moderate impact in the most recent study; 79% was assessed “no impact” or “pristine”. Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Deepwater Horizon

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Steve Maley

Now in general release, Deepwater Horizon stars Mark Wahlberg as Mike Williams, an electronics tech stationed aboard the ill-fated drilling rig. The explosion and fire, which occurred off the Louisiana coast on April 20, 2010, killed eleven Transocean hands and led to the … Continue reading →

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Wargaming #Election2016

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Steve Maley

Last fall the Presidential Election of 2016 played out in real time, right here in Louisiana. Locally, we called it the 2015 Gubernatorial Election. My takeaway: Given a unified party, any of the three Republican candidates would have beaten the … Continue reading →

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“Kelly’s World Famous Cajun Grill”

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Steve Maley

Union Station, DC. “Kelly” and “Boudreaux” (of Boudreaux’s Seafood/Chinese crawfish) must be best buds. Uhhhh, no.

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“Studies Show” Five Louisiana Cities are the Nation’s Happiest #rsrh

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Steve Maley

“The happiest five cities are all in Louisiana, with Lafayette taking the crown (Louisiana is also the happiest state). The unhappiest cities, after New York City, are St. Joseph, Mo.; South Bend, Ind.; Erie, Penn.; and the Evansville, Ind.-Henderson, Ky. … Continue reading →

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Ray Nagin gets 10-year sentence. #rsrh

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Steve Maley

http://www.wwltv.com/video/featured-videos/Nagin-sentence-handed-down-266311411.html Prosecutors asked the court to send Nagin to prison for a long time. They argued that he was found guilty of 20 of 21 counts in the indictment and that he participated in and orchestrated a years-long conspiracy to … Continue reading →

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It’s Hurricane Season. It’s Junk Science Season.

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Steve Maley

Pretty much the same things in these days of Anthropogenic Global Warming. Female-named hurricanes kill more than male hurricanes because people don’t respect them, study finds Female-named storms have historically killed more because people neither consider them as risky nor … Continue reading →

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The Bayou Corne Sinkhole, Part II: What’s Really Going On

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Steve Maley

In Part I: Ridiculing the Press, we looked at press coverage of the Bayou Corne Sinkhole, an ongoing environmental incident in Assumption Parish, Louisiana. That coverage has ranged from indifferent to uninformed to inflammatory. I decided I had to assess … Continue reading →

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The Bayou Corne Sinkhole, Part I: Ridiculing the Press

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Steve Maley

Scientifically illiterate and agenda-driven journalists can ruin what is actually a valid story. Today’s example is the coverage of the Bayou Corne sinkhole, an ongoing environmental situation of considerable concern at the Napoleonville Salt Dome in Assumption Parish, Louisiana. About … Continue reading →

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Vladimir’s Guide to New Orleans

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Steve Maley

I asked my good friend and erstwhile RedState diarist Vladimir to put together a quick list of recommendations and handy links for Gathering visitors. Vladimir and I are looking forward to seeing you at the RedState Gathering 2013. We hope … Continue reading →

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