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Tropical Storm Lee Photos
Taken at the Port of Iberia in New Iberia, LA this morning. Water still rising at this time. When you can’t work, go fishing Power hub on Port Rd. Road going to front office at Dynamic Unifab Rd. going into... (Continue reading)
Louisiana Was Lucky This Hurricane Season
Written on 30 Nov, 2010 at 11:07 By: Jim Harris in Hurricanes
A collective sigh of relief was heard throughout Louisiana as the hurricane season officially ended. Compared to recent years, the 2010 hurricane season passed quietly in Louisiana. Despite that reality, you may be surprised to learn that it was the... (Continue reading)
The Problem of “Confidentiality” in Oil Spill Research
Written on 5 Oct, 2010 at 11:01 By: John Robert Butler in Congress, Environment, Hurricanes, Louisiana, National, The Constitution
Here is a quote from a New York Times op-ed columnist based in Baton Rouge regarding scientific research into the BP oil spill: Transparency is vital to successful science: researchers must subject their proposals to the scrutiny of colleagues, and... (Continue reading)
Louisiana Building Code Scores Well In New Study
We ran across this release this morning, and we thought we’d pass it along. After all, though it does seem like we’re getting a little better at present it’s still news when Louisiana gets favorable mentions for something our legislature... (Continue reading)
Obama’s Xavier Speech, Deconstructed
Written on 30 Aug, 2010 at 10:52 By: MacAoidh in Barack Obama, Bureaucracy, David Vitter, Education, Hurricanes, Jim Letten, Katrina, Legal system, Mitch Landrieu, Obamoratorium
Over the weekend, the President gave a speech at Xavier University in New Orleans to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina hitting the Crescent City. While we at the Hayride have intentionally attempted to leave Katrina alone as much... (Continue reading)
The Storm-Free Zone
Written on 11 Aug, 2010 at 16:44 By: MacAoidh in Hurricanes
So today we have this: A tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico is losing steam as it moves toward the site of the oil spill off Louisiana’s coast. The depression’s maximum sustained winds were near 30 mph (45 kph)... (Continue reading)