When the Mississippi River runs high, the Bonnet Carre Spillway is opened to prevent flooding. This video explains the opening of the spillway in more detail. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal was on hand for the event Friday, April 11th.

This documentary follows the lives of students on a football team following Hurricane Katrina. The team takes in 20 rival players after their schools and homes were devastated. Executive producer, Terry Bradshaw, narrates.

"You need to be scared,You need to be concerned, and you need to get your butts moving out of New Orleans right now. This is the storm of the century... the mother of all storms"

YouTuber cspotbeggg shot this in Kenner which is west of Metairie. Yes, there are anti-fireworks laws, but . . . The music is by Li'l Bob and the Lollipops.

Thanks to arvana for claiming that the original sift (http://www.videosift.com/video/George-Bush-has-the-moves), now dead, was not 100% identical to this one, thus allowing me to post it. :)

Uploader Description: More than 100 New Orleans musicians and vocalists came together over nine months to produce the We Shall Not Be Moved music video to heal, uplift and unify the people of New Orleans... more inside

From the uploader: The end part of some weird display/dance done by a pair of black swans.

This SEC referee helps take down the South Carolina Gamecock's QB. For some reason. Perhaps a little heavy on the roids that morning?

Uploader Description, More than 100 New Orleans musicians and vocalists came together over nine months to produce the We Shall Not Be Moved music video to heal, uplift and unify the people of New orleans... more inside

Unlike Eliot Spitzer, Sen. David Vitter (R - LA) STILL hasn't resigned for his involvement with prostitutes. He also has trouble staying on the straight-and-narrow when he's driving.

Rachel Maddow reports on Rep. John Labruzzo wanting a bill passed to offer poor women to get sterilized.

Wolf speaks with "so called" dream team member Charles Barkely. Charles supports Obama and plans on running for gov. of Alabama in 2014. Then gives and honest explanation about what fake Christians are.

Video taken by Guerra Family after Hurricane Katrina. Chalmette, LA.

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