The Leather Anniversary

The Staff of the Creole-Tomato, in somber recognition of this grim 3-year anniversary of the storm, has beat the streets in an effort to find out what the community is doing to mark the occasion.

Mother’s Restaurant on Poydras Street in the CBD will officially rename the ‘Debris’ po’ boy the ‘SDT.’

Jody Marino, of Lake Terrace, will call his sister, residing since August 29th 2005 in Columbia, South Carolina, and have a brief, awkward conversation.

The Lakefront Arena Aquatics Center of the East Campus of the University of New Orleans will continue anticipate repairs from damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Mayor Eddie Price of Mandeville, Louisiana will attend an AA Meeting at Holy Trinity Church, North of Hwy 21 S & I-12 in Covington, so as not to be witnessed at 3300 Monroe Street, the meeting place of the Mandeville District 12 Chapter.

C. Ray Nagin, The Honorable Mayor of The City of New Orleans, will be on “downtime.”

WWOZ, New Orleans’ Jazz and Heritage Station will host guest DJ T Ben Boudreaux, who promises a non-stop all night repeat playing of Mardi Gras favorite, “If Ever I Cease to Love.”

Thespian Ricky Graham will be attending the opening night gala of his new two-person play “Garland/C. Ray,” a dramatic recreation of the now-famous radio interview between the two men.

Levees.org will continue to demand an 8/29 Investigation

The Veterans Boulevard Home Depot, owned by local franchiser Hermes Baste, will be slashing prices on various sizes of blue tarps.

The staff of The Times-Picayune will be shining their Pulitzers.

The staff of The NO Levee will be writing about stuff that happened two months ago.

Professor Douglas Brinkley of Tulane University, author of The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, will be signing the ninth edition of his book about the effect of Hurricane Katrina at the recently opened Barnes & Nobles in the Gulfport Tanger Outlet just off of Interstate Ten.

President Bush plans on making no comment.

For the record, The Creole-Tomato encourages everyone to evacuate in the face of Hurricane Gustav.