Investigative reporter Lisa Myers uses
Louisiana researchers to prove waters unsafe

Featured in the Myers story airing tonight:

A Statement from Attorneys Stuart Smith and Mike Stag,
and Toxicologist Dr. William Sawyer:
“Most southeast Louisiana residents know by now that BP
is using chemical dispersants in the Gulf to help make the
oil go away. Unfortunately, dispersants do not ‘make the oil go
away’ – quite the reverse, dispersants merely conceal a portion
of the oil underwater.
“Dispersants also leave behind a witch's brew of other potentially-
dangerous chemicals after interacting with crude oil in water.
Not only do these toxic components damage the environment,
but they introduce potentially- serious human health and marine
environmental problems.
“Louisianans can expect to experience long-term effects for
some time, not only to their health, but also their ecosystem
and way of life. And the real problems can’t necessarily be seen.

Link :   www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38415786/ns/nightly_news-nbc_news_investigates/

Attachment:   723 release.pdf

Cowen Institute Report

Attachment:   SPENO-2010-Book-WEB-22710.pdf

We hate to see Billy Tauzin go, but
he's got a great replacement at PhRMA

Billy rushed $150 million in drug aid to
Louisiana after Katrina

John J. Castellani to Lead PhRMA as New President & CEO
harmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
today announced that John J. Castellani will assume the role of
President and Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1, 2010.
Mr. Castellani joins PhRMA after more than nine years as President
and CEO of Business Roundtable, a leading association of corporate
chief executive officers. He will succeed former PhRMA President and
CEO Billy Tauzin, who transitioned to a role as senior advisor earlier this year.
Mr. Castellani has extensive experience in business, public affairs and
government relations. As head of the Business Roundtable, Mr.
Castellani has worked along side the nation’s leading CEOs and
with Members of Congress and Administration officials to drive
economic growth and create opportunities for American workers and business.

Join!

Contact:
richardpaul.hebert@gmail.com

Sign up on facebook!

Link :   www.facebook.com/pages/Democrats-for-Cao-a-project-of-NO-RedStatesBlueStates/120974511279409?v=app_2309869772

Famed Fishermen and his organization, United
Commercial Fishermen, get help tonight in Missouri

If you think the fishermen of Louisiana are doing any
better just cuz the oil isn't flowing at a free-fall anymore,
think again. They are really hurting. Others are stepping
up to help. If you want to help, contact George at
nonetsnoseafood@aol.com. You can also learn about
him at www.gulfoildisasterrecovery.com

ALSO: Sportsman Rally for Louisiana is
Friday, July 28, 4 p.m.
Venice Marina, Venice
Call Landy Tawney 406.370.3243

Link :   www.heartlandlovesthegulf.com/

Famed Author Al Kennedy honors
Big Chief Harrison

BOOK SIGNING ON AUGUST 7
Come and meet Mrs. Herreast Harrison,
wife of the late Big Chief Donald Harrison Sr., and Al Kennedy,
author of
Big Chief Harrison and the Mardi Gras Indians
Saturday, August 7, 2010 6pm - 8pm
Stella Jones Gallery 201 St. Charles Ave.

click the link if you need convincing, otherwise
just call...

Contact: Bethany Ewald Bultman
PRESIDENT
New Orleans Musicians Assistance Foundation
nomaf.org
New Orleans Musicians' Clinic
neworleansmusiciansclinic.org
504 415-3514 NOMC OFC.

Link :   www.aolnews.com/nation/article/new-orleans-medical-clinic-battles-to-keep-citys-artists-healthy/19538989

Order Yours at link

My name is Gretchen Meyers aI live in St. Bernard Parish.
I am supporting a book written by Cary Black, “Katrina: A
Freight Train Screamin.” Cary interviewed me in May, 2010
and I gave him my Katrina story which will be included in his book.
The book is due for release on August 29, 2010 to coincide with
the fifth anniversary of Katrina. I have become friends with Cary
and am extremely passionate about this book as it is written to us,
for us, about us (Katrina heroes, survivors and victims).

Link :   www.redowlpublications.com/pre-orderkatrinapage.htm

Attachment:   Epilogue.pdf

Thanks to Archbishop Aymand and
Good Shepherd's Monsignor Chris Nalty

TONIGHT: OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL ROSARY
Every Wednesday, 6 to 7 pm, 1300 Louisiana Ave (corner Chestnut)
IN THE CHURCH!!! It so rocks.

THIS SUNDAY: ST. HENRY'S Concert with Ronnie Kole
Aug. 1. 5 p.m., $30 at door (order advance tickets from 504.828-3962
at $5 discount). All proceeds help this wonderful church at 812 Genl.
Pershing; see attached flyer

ST. STEPHENS: Now the mother church of all in Good Shepherd Parish!
Masses are 4 p.m. Saturday; 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sundays

Link :   goodshepherdparishnola.com/content/view/8/12/

Attachment:   Kole_pdf.pdf

Our own will head up
Louisiana Chapter of State
Baptists

WITH GUEST SPEAKER, LOLIS ERIC ELIE

Urban Bush Women Dance Company Hosts
Its Summer Leadership Institute About Arts and Social Justice in New
Orleans
July 30-August 8 at Tulane **
Features Lolis Eric Elie, McKenna Museum,
Ashe Cultural Arts Center, and Plaquemines Parish Children
and Program Includes Events Open to the Public
Jana La Sorte 718.398.4537
jlasorte@urbanbushwomen.org

Join!

Kristine Breithaupt
Women's Outreach Coordinator
Louisiana Democratic Party
cell ph. 225.505.7688
kbreithaupt@lademo.org

All documents attached

We're proud of the new Mayor and we feel for him that
he's had so many crises thrown at him since he won. But
that is why we wanted him...because we knew he could do
it.
Attachment:   mitch budget.zip

'I hope this summer finds you as healthy as it is hot outside.'

As I throw pitches at my daughter’s softball games,
I can attest to the rising mercury! Despite the heat,
there is still so much happening around New Orleans.
First, as we have for the last few months, we are focusing on
the oil spill. At the last Council Meeting, Jean Lafitte Mayor
Tim Kerner, Jefferson Parish Councilmember Chris Roberts,
Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser, St. Tammany
Parish President Kevin Davis and St. Bernard Parish President
Craig Taffaro, Jr. presented updates on the oil leak and its effect
on neighboring parishes. My thoughts are with those individuals
who are being affected the most.
Good news for our city came from the Mayor’s office last week
when he announced plans for a hospital in New Orleans East.
This much needed hospital is a sign of progress in the East and
will hopefully attract residents to re-invest in the area.
In other parts of town, New Orleans did not come up short in
entertainment and cultural events, even in the heat! My wife and
I ran with the bulls through the French Quarter, and later that day
I attended a ‘Blessing of the Fleets’ in City Park, re-establishing
the gondola and bike rentals. That same day was also a ribbon-cutting
at Bodenger Playground in Algiers as well as a block party in Uptown
hosted by St. Henry’s Catholic Church in honor of the Feast of St. Henry’s.
What a full and diverse calendar!
It is an honor to be part of a city that is so full of energy and activity!
I hope that as people watch us in the news every evening, they see a
city that is not covered in oil but one that is teeming with life.
I hope you are enjoying your summer and taking part in local events.
Your City Council President,
Arnie Fielkow

Contact:
Danielle Viguerie
daviguerie@cityofno.com
(504) 658-1063

First Black Woman State ED

One of our own, Renee Lapeyrolerie, is the new Louisiana
Democratic Party Executive Director. As Executive Director,
Lapeyrolerie will manage day-to-day operations and head up
the Louisiana Democratic Party’s efforts heading in to the fall elections.
In 2008, Lapeyrolerie served as Political Director for Senator
Mary Landrieu’s successful re-election campaign. Lapeyrolerie
also worked on the 2003 campaign of former Governor Kathleen Blanco,
Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s campaign for Lt. Governor and served as
Louisiana Press Secretary for two presidential campaigns. Lapeyrolerie
is a graduate of Loyola University. She’s brilliant and a good match
with new party Chair Buddy Leach.

Join her at a conference in August

Some of you might even remember she was once a
reporter at WVUE, went to Medjugorje and had a personal
conversion experience. Well, the local favorite is a featured
speaker at the Evangelization 2010 Conference, Aug. 27-28
in Natchez, Ms. She will explore her recent personal trials
and tribulations with alcoholism, recovery and redemption.
Cost is $75. RSVP hedykboelte@aol.com or call 800-647-6724.
Attachment:   Flyer_Back.pdf

Remember Melinda Schwegmann? Kathleen Blanco?
They started out as Lt. Governor. So, there is a great
democratic woman ready to ascend to that office, a newcomer
named Caroline Fayard. She is the only woman Democrat in
the race, and the only woman candidate from New Orleans.
Originally from Livingston Parish, Caroline was born in Baton
Rouge and grew up in Denham Springs. She was 1996 valedictorian
of Episcopal High School. Fayard, now 32, graduated with honors
from both Dartmouth College and the University of Michigan Law
School. At Michigan, she administered a fellowship program.
She is a lifelong Democrat, and worked in both the White House
and Congress before taking a position at Goldman Sachs. She
later practiced law with the Washington-based firm of Williams and
Connolly. She then returned to government service, working as a
law-clerk for U.S. District Court Judge Stanwood R. Duval Jr. of
the Eastern District of Louisiana, and was later appointed to the
faculty of Loyola University New Orleans, College of Law. Fayard
serves on the Board and as Treasurer of Louisiana Appleseed, a
non-profit organization that promotes access to justice. Help her!
email francesgry@aol.com

Click to download invite

Friday, June 25, 8:30 am
Westin New Orleans at Canal Place
River Room, 12th Floor
100 Rue Iberville, New Orleans
Featuring Mike Stag, legal, environmental and financial experts.
RSVP: 504.897.6110

Link :   www.gulfoildisasterrecovery.com

Attachment:   june 25 event.jpeg

Click to download invite

Monday, June 21
9 a.m. CST
To reserve your Webinar seat go to:
www2.gotomeeting.com/register/255433634

Link :   www2.gotomeeting.com/register/255433634

Attachment:   Webinar_Monday_June_21.pdf

Tell House members TODAY:
Please SUPPORT SB 421 to maintain
doctor-patient autonomy and curb bureaucratic
rationing of life-saving prescription medicines.

In a clinical setting, medicine is traditionally practiced by a
doctor diagnosing a patient’s illness and then working directly
with a patient to decide a course of therapy, including prescribing
the proper medicine to treat the illness.
Step therapy, a form of rationing also known as “Fail First,” is an
approach—employed by some insurance companies—to paying
for prescription drugs, which seeks to curb some initial costs by
paying for the least expensive drug, then, if that drug fails to help
the patient, the next least expensive drug is given to the patient,
and so on, until the patient is given the treatment that works.
Even if a doctor has prescribed a more effective treatment, step
therapy protocols mandate that only the cheaper drug, rather than
the most effective therapy, will be covered when a prescription is
filled. This rationing often results in patients not receiving timely
or effective treatments, and can lead to patients receiving entirely
different formulas within the same drug class.

Link :   house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/H_Reps_ByName.asp

Attachment:   Please SUPPORT SB 421.pdf