In This Issue
A recently repaved stretch of Cadiz Street in Uptown has resulted in 13 deaths, 10 from local drivers caught off-guard by a smooth road and three from shock over a New Orleans street being repaved. Numerous people have been injured.
Extended consultation with The Levee’s own legal experts and with inside sources has allowed us to assemble the top five scenarios that indicted Congressman William Jefferson likely will present at trial sometime next year.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The historic election of the nation’s first African-American president and the Democratic takeover of Congress have left liberal David Pruett scrambling for things to bitch about at his favorite non-chain coffeehouse, his friends say.
Top Stories
New Orleans Mayor C. Race Nagin’s imagination is stepping forward to clarify what the mayor meant when he accused a city councilwoman of using “very crude race-baiting remarks” and profanity toward the city’s sanitation director during a contentious budget hearing. ABOVE: The Levee is in no position to judge the demeanor of sanitation director Veronica White, but we have learned that the only person who truly understands her is longtime boyfriend Oscar the Grouch.
William Jefferson puts his hand over where he thinks his heart is and Mandeville Mayor Eddie Price drinks a toast to the possible for-their-profit venture, the “Take Toys From Tots” program.
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From the Breach
An upcoming episode of "The Jerry Springer Show" will feature the New Orleans City Council, Mayor Ray Nagin, and various Nagin administration officials.
An excerpt from the show reveals the following heated exchange:
"Oh no you did dent!"
"Whatever"
"As if!"
"You da' racist"
"Uh uh, oh no you did dent"
"Snap!"
"Do what you have to do"
"Talk to the hand"
"Yo' Mama's so fat she got her own zip code..."
"Brick wall!"
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