The social and economic consequences of President Obama’s offshore drilling moratorium are starting to manifest themselves and will rapidly worsen. News spread this week that eight of the 33 deepwater rigs in the Gulf of Mexico had either left or were finalizing their plans to do so. Workers, businesses, lending institutions, and our state and local governments have started making plans for dealing with the economic disaster that is accompanying the ecological one in the Gulf.

Yesterday, federal and state authorities fought over the oil drilling moratorium and dredging of sand for barrier islands.  

President Obama remove General Stanley McChrystal's from his command in the Afghanistan war because of the  general’s comments in the Rolling Stone magazine. 

According to the AP, Interior Secretary Salazar will impose the drilling moratorium despite a court ruling today lifting the moratorium.Earlier today, a  federal judge in New Orleans lifted the moratorium.  Numerous Louisiana officials have urged President Obama to not appeal  appeal the court ruling.

Louisiana Politics and comedy at its best.

Yes, James Carville and Gennifer Flowers on stage, and at the same time, same place

Say it's not true!

While this nation is involved in two wars against terrorists overseas and a war in the Gulf of Mexico against the biggest oil spill in world history, our President continues to act like he is on perpetual vacation.

This morning the Incident Command in Houma said that two vacuum barges in Plaquemines Parish were still not compliant with safety concerns. 

The BP Oil Spill has taken on a life of its own.