Friday, February 12, 2010

Bsi 2,102.65 +1.4 +.07%

Happy early Valentine's Day, y'all.

WINNERS

New Orleans (NOLA) 20.21 +2.55 +12.62%

With Ray Nagin gone and the Saints holding the Lombardi Trophy, perhaps New Orleans can start to turn the page from Hurricane Katrina.

LOSERS

Ray J (RYJ) 5.49 -.83 -13.13%

Why do people want to get with this dude?

Monday, November 16, 2009

Bsi 2,118.96 -8.49 -.4%

This, from the New York Times:

An African-American in New Orleans has a shorter life expectancy than the average person in Vietnam or Honduras.

Say what?! No wonder Lil' Wayne's so busy. Damn.

Friday, May 8, 2009

Bsi 2,102.73 +7.22 +.34%

Another week ends with the Index making steady gains.

WINNERS

New Orleans (NOLA) 17.31 +3.33 +19.24%

Some good news as HBO picks up David Simon's New Orleans based show "Treme", about a Crescent City neighborhood, post-Katrina, and the musicians who live there.

Treme Brass Band

Bringing work and attention being brought to the still reeling city can't be a bad thing.

LOSERS

Marion Barry (CRKMAOR) 1.31 -.97 -42.54%

The Washington D.C. City Council nearly unanimously in support of gay marriage legislation, with former Mayor Barry the lone holdout.  His reasons for not supporting gay marriage... rather, dubious.

Who else would miss the sound of progress?