Are Canadian tourists canceling trips to South Louisiana over Trump's policies? Canadians angered over President Donald Trump's tariffs and treatment of Canada are canceling trips to South Louisiana.

Canadians make up the largest portion of foreign tourists visiting Canada. For now, anyway.
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Louisiana officials lament Trump administration’s cuts to FEMA grant programs for storm impacts Hundreds of millions in expected project grants evaporating

$721m to help Louisiana protect itself from Natural Disaster, gone

Red Rural Recession.

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The Louisiana legislature’s plans to cage our future: the March 29 ballot amendments  | The Lens Early voting for this crucial election starts on Saturday. The four constitutional amendments on the March 29 ballot are designed to mislead you as a voter and stand in the way of a safe, more healthy...

Louisiana friends, here's a good explanation as to why you should vote no on all four amendments tomorrow. thelensnola.org/2025/03/09/t...

Trump administration to drop case against plant polluting Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ Biden-era suit sought to curb emissions of the carcinogen chloroprene at Denka plant formerly owned by DuPont

Louisiana friends...Trump and Landry side with a Japanese petrochemical company over the people of Louisiana.

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Louisiana mostly sets its own school curriculum, as do all states. Any "failure" of Louisiana schools is mostly on state and local governments. Dissolving the Department of Education will likely eliminate 13% of Louisiana school funding. Results will be worse and your local taxes will be higher.

New Orleans’ big push to restore trees lost to Katrina derailed by Trump spending freeze - Verite News New Orleans SOUL Nola is working to renew the city’s tree canopy and help New Orleans cope with climate change. The federal funding freeze has forced the group to a halt.

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Louisiana grasped for clean energy jobs. Then came the Trump administration funding pause. The announcements have come at a steady drumbeat over the past several years. A $1.1 billion solar manufacturing facility will be built in New Iberia. A new offshore wind vessel was christened at the ...

"Republican Gov. Jeff Landry, a vocal Trump supporter, did not respond to messages seeking comment through a spokesperson."
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Trump administration cuts teacher-training grants worth $23 million in Louisiana The Trump administration terminated federal grants that provided over $23 million for teacher training in Louisiana.

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Conspiracists are about to get a dose of reality Antivaxers, cranks and fantasists thrive in safe, stable societies but the days of consequence-free idiocy may be ending

"One of the less frequently noticed luxuries of the postwar liberal order was the licence to be a fool.....medical sceptics, conspiracy types and anti-democratic fantasists who would quickly have come to grief in less congenial surroundings."
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Lonesome Bob - Waltzing On The Titanic YouTube video by Woodward

Spending some time over the next few days preparing for the Waco Brothers trip on the Outlaw Country Cruise. Considering current events, this great song came to mind. Isn't there a story about the band continuing to play as the ship went down?

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I've seen multiple examples of senate and congress members being denied access to federal agencies by one security guard. Why don't they just go past him en masse? If he does nothing, you gain access. If he tries to physically restrain or calls cops, the coverage better illustrates the point.

Louisiana coerced unhoused people into an unheated warehouse – and paid $17.5m for it Dozens of New Orleanians were bused to a site with insufficient heating and blankets days before the city is to host the Super Bowl

The cruelty extends to the state and local level. Gotta clean up NOLA before the big game.
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Run them during “The Masked Singer”.

Cleoma seems unconcerned with recent developments

Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions A public resource tracking the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.

While the response of the Democrats in congress seems feckless, there is a lot of litigation in process. If you're able, donating to the ACLU is an action you can take that will make some difference.

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Waco Brothers at Robert’s Westside

Outronaut at Fitzgerald’s in Berwin

Verböten opening for Frank Black at Metro Chicago

Frank Black playing Teenager Of The Year track for track with a few other favorites sprinkled I. For good measure :-)

Lots of photography last weekend! In addition to the shows represented here I also shot a drag show and went birding :-)

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Revealed: Trump Pentagon nominee endorsed extremist Christian doctrine on podcast In newly uncovered recordings, Pete Hegseth rails against feminism, ‘critical race theory’, and even democracy itself

Beyond the disqualifying info we already know about Hegseth, the Church he belongs to is downright terrifying.

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Waco Brothers, probably in 1996 or 1997. This is a Polaroid test shot for a large format camera.

The President Is Out Of His God Damn Mind by Ramblin' Deano From the album America's Favorite Folk Singer

This rare folk protest tune from way back in 2017 still resonates. Wonder what ever happened to this guy.
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#protestsongs

Check out my new home recording setup. Does anyone have an instruction manual for the chair? #AIsucks

Yesterday, I shoveled a bit. Today, I’m brushing and scraping the car. Two things I never thought I’d do in south Louisiana! #sneaux