Our cable news stations have been consumed as of late with the idea of "change" and whether or not it is happening and how fast. I think it's because there was some new guy sworn in as president in Washington.
But enough of the sarcasm because change is taking place in the city of New Orleans and yesterday's vote to open up the city's business to the public is a perfect example. Now some may think that this is a nuisance and that the public will just get in the way of them making decisions. But if you think about it actually encourages more people to get involved with the community.
City Councilman Arnie Fielkow has been spearheading this legislation and it appears as though measures such as this were long overdue.
(This needs time to breathe ... so I'm bumping it up. - promoted by ryan)
I've been hearing rumors for a couple of weeks now that New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin is considering running for Governor. I finally found a news outlet that confirms this rumor, thanks to freelance journalist Jason Berry, who appeared on Informed Sources last night to predict that Nagin will run for Governor. Hat tip to Library Chronicles.
As an aside, is this Jason Berry the author of Amazing Grace, an account of Charles Evers' run for Governor in Mississippi back in 1972?
But back to the issue at hand - Ray Nagin running for Governor of Louisiana. This makes sense, as it highlights one of the few things that Nagin is good at - holding grudges.
