President Obama will travel to New Orleans on Aug. 29 to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, spokesman Robert Gibbs said today.
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BP and the Obama administration offered significantly differing views Sunday on whether the capped Gulf of Mexico oil well will have to be reopened, a contradiction that may be an effort by the oil giant to avoid blame if crude starts spewing again…
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BP was encouraged early Friday by results from an experimental cap shutting in oil from its busted Gulf of Mexico well, saying everything was holding steady 17 hours into the effort. BP vice president Kent Wells said on a conference call that there was no evidence of a leak in the pipe under the sea floor, one of the main concerns.
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A congressional committee approved a measure barring BP Plc from new U.S. offshore leases to drill for oil or natural gas because of safety violations, sending the legislation for a vote by the full House of Representatives…
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U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) is the honorary chair of an exclusive Jazz & Heritage Foundation fund-raising concert in Washington, DC, featuring the legendary New Orleans pianist Henry Butler on March 18.
Date: Thursday, Mach 18
Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.Sponsorship packages are still available for this event at the $500, $1,000 and $5,000 levels.
To purchase tickets or to become a sponsor, please visit the event web site:
http://www.jazzandheritage.org
Henry Butler, an eight-time W.C. Handy Award nominee, is a New Orleans piano legend. Classically trained in both piano and voice, his free-wheeling style combines the refinement of McCoy Tyner with barrelhouse blues and influences from such other eclectic New Orleans piano maestros as Professor Longhair and James Booker.
His performance in Washington on March 18 is in support of Fans of the Fest, the membership arm of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation.
The Jazz & Heritage Foundation is the nonprofit organization that owns the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell. The Foundation uses the proceeds from Jazz Fest - and other funding - to support the music and culture of Louisiana. The Foundation boasts a wide range of year-round programs in the areas of education, economic development and cultural events . Find out more about what we do here.
The Jazz & Heritage Foundation is pleased to reach out to supporters in the Washington, DC, area with an exclusive performance by one of New Orleans’ greatest talents. Please support the Foundation by purchasing tickets today. Click HERE to buy.
Date: 03/18/2010
Time: 6PM to 9 PM
Admission: $75 per person, $125 for two in advance; $100 per person, $150 for two at the door
Location:
Madam’s Organ
Address:
2461 18th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 504-558-6100
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Vice President Joe Biden will be in Louisiana on Friday to announce steps that the Administration is taking to assist recovery and rebuilding efforts in the Gulf Coast region after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
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