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[tombarnes]

My avatar is a picture (of me) taken a couple of years ago at a hotel in Florida.  I've always liked it, so I thought I'd use it here as well.  

I'm almost surprised that I haven't yet been reprimanded by the Sun Herald or Clarion Ledger for placing posts on their sites with a link.  I need to think of other places.

Edited by tombarnes, 02 February 2006 - 08:05 AM.

[Mith242]

tombarnes, on Feb 2 2006, 08:03 AM, said:

My avatar is a picture (of me) taken a couple of years ago at a hotel in Florida.  I've always liked it, so I thought I'd use it here as well.

Maybe it's because of it's size but I'm just having a hard time making out anything in your avatar.  

[Mith242]

Ah, I see now.  I had to try to 'view' the image and then I could see what everything is now.  For some odd reason when I first saw it I thought it was a section of a painting or something.  

[NCB]

TSmith, on Feb 2 2006, 04:06 AM, said:

Yeah, as nate knows, I got torn a new one by the folks at HornetsReport for promoting this site. Not sure how to go about it, but including it in the signature helps, as I think NCB has done at HornetsReport... right?

Yea, I know exacly what your talking about. And yep, I just have a link to the Louisiana forum over at HornetsReport.

tombarnes, on Feb 2 2006, 08:03 AM, said:

My avatar is a picture (of me) taken a couple of years ago at a hotel in Florida.  I've always liked it, so I thought I'd use it here as well.

Interesting! I must say I do like your avatar!

[Mikejesmike]

I just found these new population figures on Wikipedia.

1810--39,242
1820--76,176
1830--132,082
1840--200,193
1850--209,375
1860--240,675
1870--301,418
1880--335,090
1890--387,039
1900--423,104
1910--501,075
1920--519,219
1930--555,762
1940--607,537
1950--691,445
1960--739,525
1965--804,108
1970--755,471
1980--660,515
1990--569,938
2000--484,674
2005--521,197

Where on earth are they getting these numbers from? Are these for real or is someone just having a good delusional time posting false numbers?

[NCB]

Mikejesmike, on Feb 14 2006, 05:05 AM, said:

I just found these new population figures on Wikipedia.
Where on earth are they getting these numbers from? Are these for real or is someone just having a good delusional time posting false numbers?

Interesting. I really thought the first change that Wikipedia made to the numbers was actually pretty accurate, but I have no idea where some of these figures came from. The highest census recorded population in New Orleans was 602,000 in 1960, though everyone has known that the estimated population was close to 700,000 in 1965, but I have no idea where 804,000 came from.

[NCB]

Jazzfest announces band lineup
Article

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Among the big-name headliners are Jimmy Buffett, Lionel Richie, Dave Matthews Band, Paul Simon and Bob Dylan.

[ironchapman]

NCB, on Feb 1 2006, 08:03 PM, said:

Just to get some action in the off topic thread, here is an off-topic question.

What does your avatar represent? As is obvious, my avatar is the Louisiana state flag.

My current avatar is one of the logos of the Atlanta Thrashers hockey teams.

My avatar up until I picked this one was one of the video game character Ratchet of the Ratchet and Clank Video Game series.

[SBCmetroguy]

NCB, on Jan 25 2006, 03:00 PM, said:

...but I really don't know how to get people in say Shreveport or Lake Charles to check the forum out.

I could probably help ya out there. I'm in Shreveport (and I love the heck out of my city, by the way.)

[NCB]

^We're very happy to have you on the forum, supkof!

[NCB]

A great article from Time Magazine...

Why New Orleans Needs Saving
The city's natural vulnerability is also its greatest strength
Article

[richyb83]

Yeah , I do not want to see New Orleans fall !  Hopefully Hurricane Seasons in the future will be more merciful ; though the trend has been troubling .
Fact is , many Hurricanes have spared the "Big Easy" in my lifetime; from Fredrick ,Andrew, Opal , Georges, Ivan , Lili , etc... sooner or later it was bound to happen ! The coast-lines are eroding and land is sinking , sea-levels are rising , NOLA is such a vulnerable place . Much like NYC..and LA and SF out-west bulit on fault-lines with earthquakes !

[richyb83]

I found this article interesting ,
Retail Developers Visit Crescent City :
http://retailtraffic...ail_New_Orleans

I also hear they have 80% of the lights working around the city !

[NCB]

^Very intersting article, richyb!
That article also gives a good quick gimpse of what is going on here in Saint Tammany Parish.

[ironchapman]

I hope this doesn't stir up a hornets' nest or anything, but I figure some of you New Orleans forumers will be interested in this:

Popular Mechanics: Debunking the Katrina Myths

It's a long read, but it's thorough and they've done their research.

Edited by ironchapman, 24 April 2006 - 03:45 PM.

[UptownNewOrleans]

Mayor Nagin should be ashamed of himself, he of ALL people believed the reports of mayhem painted by the press & public officials. Now, did he really think people were actually stupid enough to have gunfights in the Superdome, knowing someone would be caught in the crossfire? There was only ONE attempted rape of a little girl, but the fool who tried that quickly got done in.

[richyb83]

GREAT NEWS for NEW ORLEANS !!!
http://www.2theadvoc...ay/2535091.html

Edited by richyb83, 29 March 2006 - 12:37 AM.

[NCB]

^The link doesn't seem to be working.

[tombarnes]

Delta Queen Steamship Co. Sold

The Delta Queen Steamship Co. has been sold to a California company.  They plan to keep the boats in operation on the Mississippi, but the corporate headquarters will be moved to Seattle.  Too bad, but at least the boats will continue to run.  

             Sun Herald

[NCB]

Hey guys, I'm going to the French Quarter Festival tommorow, and I wanted to ask if any of you have been yet, and if so, how was the atmosphere, music, food, etc? I've been nearly every year for as long as I can remember, but I'm interested to see if the atmosphere of the first FQF since Katrina is noticeably different.

Expect plenty of pictures as well!