January 2008 is month 29 since Katrina. Lawsuits anyone? The Corps of Engineers has received federal form 95's notifying it that lawsuits totalling over $3 quadrillion may be filed. Excluding one suit which may be a typo, there are actually 246 suits totalling $13 trillion or about equal to 40% of the world's output in a year.

New Year's, the Sugar Bowl, the BCS Championship, and then it's Carnival season. The hospitality industry is booming.

The LSU Tigers are #1 by virtue of defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes convincingly by a score of 38-24. The Patriots and the Giants with Eli Manning prep for the Super Bowl. Alas, it is in Phoenix, AZ this year.

Candidates debate. Hillary wins; Barack wins; Edwards loses.  Huckabee, McCain and Romney all win. Stocks plummet; gold skyrockets; recession threatens. Louisiana Republicans can't decide who won, but think it might be McCain. Super Tuesday is coming soon.

That was fun, rain, rain, cold, nasty, beautiful...its time for MardiGras. Alla rolled on a beautiful Sunday afternoon January 27, 2008.