Speaking of real estate...

I went over to Realtor.com and looked up what's for sale in 70427. 79 properties as of this moment.

Seems a bit odd to see a number of apparently livable small homes offered for around $50k, and only one rental. We short of rental property here? I didn't know.

The Daily News classifieds have a few homes for rent - One for $700, and one offered at $550 per month or buy it for $42k.

Are the apartments in Bogalusa all full? Or don't they advertise?

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NAR will bite the dust?

Via the Marin Real Estate Bubble blog:

A Chicago district court cleared the way Tuesday for the Department of Justice to proceed with its antitrust lawsuit against the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

The DoJ contends the NAR is engaging in anti-competitive behavior against online home brokers.

Hmmm. The internet results in better, lower-priced service, and the dinosaur NAR acts like a jerk and tries to protect their interests.



Here are the filings at the DoJ site, for you legal beagles who understand such stuff.

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Daily News Watch

They didn't update their site in an age.

Now they have. But if you search the archives for articles between Dec. 7 and Dec. 19, there's nothing, nada, zero, zip.

Sheesh.

Food reviews at Amazon

Read 'em. They're a scream.

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A-maze-ing

Corn maze in Hickory. Or maybe it's a maize maze?

Closed this year due to Katrina. Open again in 2007.

Sounds like a fun activity with the kids, huh?

New disaster program sign-up begins

Read all about it here. Aid is available for producers who suffered losses due to the 2005 hurricanes.

Apply at local FSA offices or USDA Service Centers.

Fact sheets are online at www.fsa.usda.gov under "disaster assistance programs."

Lock up your cows!

A couple jerks swiped a calf, got caught:

Two Tangipahoa Parish men were arrested on theft and criminal trespassing charges in early December for allegedly stealing a calf from a Ponchatoula cattlewoman, Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Bob Odom said.

“During the holidays people start looking for ways to get quick cash so livestock owners need to be aware of what is going on in their pastures. Know how many animals you have out there and be sure to report any that come up missing,” Odom said.

A 17-year-old from Hammond and Bradley Hayes, 18, 175 Nellwood Drive in Ponchatoula, were booked by the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Department after an investigation by Department of Agriculture and Forestry Brand Commission Officer Scott Lee of Kentwood.

Once again, I was stupid.

I set up comment verification on this blog.

I thought the comments would be emailed to me.

They were not. I found 'em today.

My sincere apologies to the nice folks who left comments. They've now been published.

Returning the favor

I love people-helping-people stories. Don't you?



Here's an inspiring one - assistance from Bogalusa to Decatur, Illinois:

Called "the forgotten city" during recovery from Hurricane Katrina, Bogalusa, La., may now become known as the community that never forgets.



Nearly a dozen of its citizens are in Macon County cleaning up debris from the great ice storm of 2006 this week because Illinois Southern Baptists are the ones who came to them last year when disaster relief teams seemed to be going everywhere else.

Follow the link to read the whole thing.

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Dog day afternoon

Bogalusa High School played host to the city's finest and their drug dog today.



Sadly, there were a few kids caught with contraband, according to some students who wish to remain anonymous.



Thanks for keeping our children safe, BPD :-).

UPDATE 12/16/06: It says in the Daily News that there were no violators found.

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