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“Hunker down.” — Mayor Mitch Landrieu (and statewide broadcasters, reporters and your friends and neighbors) reminding residents to stay indoors and be vigilant as Hurricane Isaac lumbered into south Louisiana. “Our linemen cannot work in any condition where winds are above 30 mph.” — Charles Rice, president of Entergy New Orleans, was forced to repeat the utility company’s mantra many times as a slow-moving Hurricane Isaac continued to hover over south Louisiana, delaying Entergy crews from repairing downed lines and restoring power.
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40 under 40 nominations The New Orleans area is home to a seemingly limitless number of innovative individuals, stellar business people, community activists, educators and just plain cool achievers. Nominate your favorite for Gambit’s annual 40 Under 40 awards. elected officials are not eligible. each year Gambit spotlights more people under the age of 40 for their personal and professional accomplishments, ideas put into practice or contributions to the community in our 40 Under 40 issue, which will be published Oct. 30. To be eligible, nominees must be 39
that Community United for Change failed to demonstrate that its members rights would be affected if the group were not allowed full status in litigation regarding the consent decree. in the conclusion to her order, however, Morgan wrote that she would not “rubber stamp” any agreement that did not address their concerns. An evidentiary hearing on the full consent decree is scheduled for wednesday, sept. 5, in U.s. District Court. — CHArles MAlDONADO
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Absentee voters coastal governors, delegates skip gop convention Gov. Bobby Jindal announced last week he was skipping the republican National Convention in Florida, where he was scheduled to make an appearance under the national spotlight, because then-Tropical storm isaac had louisiana in its crosshairs. Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley and Florida Gov. Rick Scott also stayed behind, as did other statewide republicans, who excused themselves from the GOP’s main event to focus on communities impacted by isaac. Meanwhile, some convention goers weren’t shy about hoping isaac would stay out of Florida. Former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu told Fox News, “we’ll keep hoping that isaac moves as far west as he can.” sununu also complained that the media was “obsessed with mother nature” and was diverting attention from the convention to the storm’s path. “No one can help if there’s a storm coming,” he said. Before her Tuesday address, Ann Romney, wife of republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, took a higher road saying, “i think we should all take this moment and recognize that fellow Americans are in [isaac’s] path and just hope and pray that all remain safe.” Other louisiana delegates, many of whom were directly affected by Hurricane isaac, stayed closer to home, just as they did in 2008, when Hurricane Gustav interrupted the convention in Minneapolis. — Alex wOODwArD
or younger on Oct. 30, 2012, live in the New Orleans metropolitan area and be worthy of distinction. send your nomination to Gambit managing editor Kandace Graves: • email (preferred): kandaceg@gambitweekly.com (put “40 Under 40” in the subject line) • mail: Kandace Graves, 3923 Bienville st., New Orleans, lA 70119. Please include the nominee’s name, his or her birth date, cellphone number and place of employment as well as a few paragraphs about what makes him or her a good candidate for the honor. Only winners will be notified. All nominations must be received at the Gambit office by 5 p.m. Oct. 1.
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Judge denies four bids to intervene in consent decree U.s. District Court Judge Susie Morgan on Friday, Aug. 31, ruled against all four entities seeking full party status in litigation leading to the final approval of the proposed consent decree between the U.s. Department of Justice and the New Orleans Police Department. The four parties requesting to intervene in the consent decree were the Office of the independent Police Monitor (iPM), officers’ associations the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) and the Police Association of New Orleans (PANO), and the citizens’ group Community United for Change. PANO and FOP had argued that changes to recruitment, promotion and evaluation policies called for in the proposed consent decree impaired employment rights officers were guaranteed by city civil service rules. But Morgan found those changes are as yet unspecified, and the associations could not identify how they may affect their rights. Although she denied PANO’s and FOP’s requests to intervene, Morgan said the associations may have a right to intervene later, should the city attempt to use the consent decree to change civil service rules. iPM’s request was denied on the basis that the office is a component unit of the Office of inspector General and cannot sue on its own behalf. Morgan found
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