Thursday's Blogs from the Bog!

HE MIGHT AS WELL - EVERYBODY ELSE IS

JUL 30 Lt. Higgins' most recent entry into the CrimeStoppers hall of fame has really gone viral - as is outlined by this story in the Washington Post. Apparently, Jimmy Fallon is a big fan, and thinks Higgins should run for president.

GILL: JINDAL USED THE SHOOTING, AND NOT EFFECTIVELY

JUL 30 Columnist James Gill analyzes Bobby Jindal's political use of the Grand Theater shooting in this post, focusing on Jindal's claim that Houser wouldn't have been able to buy a gun in Louisiana. That's not even close to true, Gill says, and it never will be. Louisiana has some of the weakest gun laws in the country - and that's why Louisianians die from guns at a higher rate than most states.

MITCH ON THE KATRINA-INDUCED NOLA MAKEOVER

JUL 30 Mitch Landrieu allows that the New Orleans we knew prior to Katrina doesn't exist anymore, but he's OK with that, this post on BuzzFeed tells us. It's gentrification, but it's good, he says.

SCHUMER WANTS FBI INVESTIGATION INTO HOUSER

JUL 30 Senator Charles Schumer is calling for an FBI investigation into the man who committed the Grand Theater shooting, The Hill reports here. Schumer wants to know how John Houser managed to legally buy a gun in his home state before traveling to Lafayette.

BEST PLACES TO EAT IN NOLA NEXT MONTH

JUL 30 Here's a list of specials at restaurants in New Orleans participating in the COOLinary dining promo. There's some good stuff, maybe even worth braving that incredibly hot and humid New Orleans August weather.

BROWN ON THE SHOOTING

JUL 30 Jim Brown is blogging about the Grand Theater shooting in this week's post. He was there, last Thursday night, and observed how the Governor handled things. Brown thinks Jindal did his job.