The Cotton Anniversary

The Staff of the Creole-Tomato, in somber recognition of this grim 2-year anniversary of the storm has beat the streets in an effort to find out what New Orleanians are doing to mark the occasion.

Greta Falconi of the 7th Ward has organized seven of her neighbors to relocate their refrigerators curbside for three weeks as a nod to all the lost appliances and sordid odors of two years past.

Michelle Breaux has repainted the orange X on the façade of her Garden District home.

A contingent of senior citizens has agreed to finally evacuate.

The Algiers Point Community League, often called the Algerians, has effectively distributed more than fifteen thousand blue tarp arm bands for school children to wear to classes on Thursday, August 30th.

Pat O’Brien’s, the famous French Quarter piano bar, will be renaming its signature drink for this day only. The barmen there will be serving the “Isolated Showers”

Molly’s on the Market, another Vieux Carre Pub has informed us that at Molly’s it will be business as usual.

Big Chief Brice Mumgumbo and the Wild Yellow Hawk Mardi Gras Indians will be performing in at a nightclub in Houston, Texas.

Politicos have plans as well. Former Councilman Oliver Thomas is planning on looting.

The Honorable C. Ray Nagin will be calling into local radio show “Think Tank” to rant and rave, thereby confirming his candidacy for Governor.

Governor Blanco invited former FEMA Director Michael “Brownie” Brown to Baton Rouge for tea to begin authorship on a Katrina memoir.

President Bush plans on making no comment.