Making Metairie Home: Neighborhood Finds
As one of New Orleans' closest neighbors, Metairie boasts the comforts of suburban living while maintaining easy access to the bustling excitement of the big city. During Carnival time, however, Metairie's annual Family Gras celebration gives the New Orleans parties a run for their money!
Metairie is a shopping hub for big and small ticket items alike. Lakeside Mall, one of the biggest shopping centers in the area, is home to more than 120 stores. And that's just one shopping center! Just down Veterans Boulevard you can find anything from furniture to cars to drive-through daiquiris, not to mention the fantastic restaurants all around town. Andrea's, Houston's, Drago's, and Impastato's are just a few the fabulous eateries Metairie has to offer.
Those who enjoy boating, fishing, picnicking, or just good old fashioned fresh air can find themselves at home on the banks of Lake Pontchartrain or in nearby Breakwater or West End parks in Metairie.
In addition to boasting some of the best shopping in southeastern Louisiana, Metairie is also home to the beloved Zephyrs baseball team as well as Zephyr Field, where the team has played since 1997.
According to U.S. Census figures, at the turn of the 21st century the population of Metairie, Louisiana, was just about 150, 000. Population data indicates that most Metairie residents, roughly 50 percent, range in age from 20 to 50, which bolsters the town's reputation as a welcoming community for singles and married couples alike.
Metairie's Yahoo! Real Estate Neighborhood Profile indicates a median community income of roughly $44, 000 and reports a cost of living four points below the national average. The same source reports Metairie's current population at just more than 136, 000, indicating a drop, but median home value is high at nearly 230, 000 on average. In terms of renters versus owners, owners outnumber renters 56 percent to 35 percent.
Metairie is located within Jefferson Parish along with Elmwood, Gretna, and Harahan, just to name a few towns. Metairie's residents are largely Republican and are represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by Republican Steve Scalise. For more information on Metairie, contact the Jefferson Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau at 504-731-7083 or visit the CVB web site atwww.experiencejefferson.com.
Genevieve Oxford is a blogger for 1st Lake Properties -- the leading provider of apartment rentals in the New Orleans area. 1st Lake's website, http://www.1stlake.com, offers detailed information, photos and up-to-date availability info for its 60+ apartment properties throughout the region. Students even get free iPads when they move in!
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WHO OWNS THE NEW ORLEANS LEVEES?
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What is missing from this Conservative bias "News"report?
By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - The earliest official report of a New Orleans levee breach came at 8:30 a.m., hours after Hurricane Katrina roared ashore. Word of the possible breach surfaced at the White House less than three hours later, at 11:13 a.m.
In all, 28 federal, state and local agencies reported levee failures on Aug. 29, according to a time line of e-mails, situation updates and weather reports that Senate Democrats say raise questions about whether the government moved quickly enough to rescue storm victims from massive flooding.
The documents were released in advance of a Senate hearing Friday at which Michael Brown, the former head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency was set to testify.
Brown is widely considered the public face of the government's sluggish response to Katrina. But he signaled earlier this week that he was prepared to discuss his storm communications with Bu$h and other top White House officials ? a possible signal that his testimony would assign blame elsewhere.
The White House has barred some top advisers and staffers from answering Senate investigators' questions about the administration's response, saying that certain discussions and documents must remain confidential. But Brown, who quit FEMA shortly after the storm and left the federal payroll Nov. 2, is no longer covered by that confidentiality protection.
White House spokesman Trent Duffy said the president and his top aides were fully aware of the massive flooding ? and less concerned whether it was caused by levee breaches, over toppings or failed pumps, all three of which were being reported at the time.
"We knew there was flooding and that's why the No. 1 effort in those early hours was on search and rescue, and saving life and limb," Duffy said.
Shortly after the disaster, Bush said, "I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees." He later said his comment was meant to suggest that there had been a false sense of relief that the levees had held when the storm passed, only to break a few hours later.
The Bush administration has said it knew definitively early Tuesday, Aug. 30, the day after the storm, that the levees had been breached, based on an Army Corps of Engineers assessment.
Democrats said the documents showed there was little excuse for the tardy federal response.
"The first communication came at 8:30 a.m.," said Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., top Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. "So it is inexplicable to me how those responsible for the federal response could have woken up Tuesday morning unaware of this obviously catastrophic situation."
The first internal White House communication about levee failures came at 11:13 a.m. on Aug. 29 in a "Katrina Spot Report" by the White House Homeland Security Council.
"Flooding is significant throughout the region and a levee in New Orleans has reportedly been breached sending 6-8 feet of water throughout the 9th ward area of the city," the internal report said.
Hint, just listened to a town meeting on radio, there they said "the Government does not have the legal power to order a mandatory evacuation" I clearly read on "miserable failure" site that FEMA has the power to take all assets and enter your home. They also can arrest you on the spot, No charge, no lawyer. Where is the truth?
Another hint, there are 1,242 letters written to the Federals, some are about the poor condition of the levees. According to Michael Brown. All long before Katrina.
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bush cut money to fix new orleans levees?
when was money cut to fix leeves?
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what do you think about The New Orleans Levee System?
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could the government be using the weather as a weapon to attack its own people?
chemtrails from high altitude aircraft (New Orleans Levee)
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