Louisiana will waive sales taxes on purchases of firearms, ammunition and hunting supplies Friday, Sept. 4 through Sunday, Sept. 6. The so-called “Louisiana Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday” was authorized by the state Legislature and will become an annual event.

—NOLA.com

Yes, I believe you know the posterboy. I can’t believe he posed for it either, but I’m very glad he did. Not to brag or shower him with accolades or anything, but, uh, YOWZA. Right?

Anyway, it’s going to be a great party. AND my friend Paul (aka Christeene) is going to be there cranking out a few numbers like that, yo. Filthy awesome.

I wish I had a photographer’s eye or a highly developed visual aesthetic. But the fact of the matter is, I’m not a visual thinker. I’ve never been especially good with arranging things or making pretty pictures. I’m even lousy at puzzles. And let’s not even talk about swagging drapes. Yes, I do a fair amount of graphic and web design, and I’m happy with most of that work, but I wouldn’t call it groundbreaking. Functional and generally clean, yes, but groundbreaking? Nein, fraulein.

Which is to say, I have nothing but appreciation for those who know what they’re doing behind a camera, like the boyfriend, or like Mr. Kwong here. Of course, Louis’ job may have been made a little easier by his subject matter — I mean, the guy starts out ahead, right?

I knew that Ray Nagin had announced a deal with Nickelodeon to redevelop the Six Flags theme park that’s lain abandoned in New Orleans East since Hurricane Katrina rolled through nearly four years ago.

What I did not know was that there’d been a photo op at the announcement:

I can only presume that by this time next year, C. Ray will be comfortably ensconced under the sea, living in an upside-down pineapple with his new paramour. Or possibly alone, ensconced in some very heavy footwear. Either way.

[WWL]

Half of me thinks this is crazy. Another half of me thinks it’s nice that someone’s envisioned New Orleans’ architectural landscape in a wacko, high-on-life, rich-from-petroleum, bring-in-the-Bangladeshi-slave-girls kind of way. And a third, nonexistent half of me thinks that the residents of One River Place are probably already pissed that someone bothered to imagine this Tron-style tenement:

Rebuilding New Orleans is an ongoing effort and pitching into the concept-zone is the New Orleans Arcology Habitat or NOAH. Since the details on this structure are in-depth and plenty, lets plunge into them right away. NOAH proposes to be a habitat for 40,000 residents who can benefit from the planned residential units, school system, commercial, retail, hotels, casinos, parking, and public works facilities.

NOAH is based upon the following preliminary program outline.

1. Residential Units / Rental and Condominium; 20,000 units @ average 1100 Sq ft
2. Three Hotels; Average 200 rooms plus associated services
3. Time Share Units; 1500 units @ average 1100 sq ft
4. Three Casino Facilities
5. Commercial Space / Rental and Condominiums; 500,000 sq ft
6. Commercial Space / Retail; 500,000 sq ft
7. Parking Garage / within foundation; 8,000 cars
8. Cultural Facilities; 100,000 sq ft
9. Public Works; 50,000 sq ft / includes storage
10. District School System; 100,000 sq ft
11. District Administrative Office; 50,000 sq ft
12. District Health Care Facility; 20,000 sq ft

Estimated Total Square Footage : 30 million

Location/Site Specific: In reviewing all the options and possible sites for NOAH, the most logical location is on the Mississippi riverfront and adjacent to the Central Business District.

Oh: and it goes on.

No, that title isn’t more random word associations. It’s a real vagina bike taxi. I mean, duh:

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Seriously, you need to see that full-size:

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