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Does Gwendolyn thinks she will earn brownie points for that little disclosure?

Federal investigators asked a convicted bond broker to wear a surveillance wire last year as they built their case against state Sen. Derrick Shepherd, who knew he was a target of the probe as early as September, according to statements made during a preliminary court hearing Friday.

Gwendolyn Moyo, who is accused of money laundering and other federal charges, said while representing herself in the hearing that an FBI agent tried to get her to "wire up" in July. She disclosed the detail of the investigation while trying to persuade U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier to reverse a detention order that has kept her locked up since October.

Are we suppose to be be shocked and disgusted because she was asked to wear a wire? I guess her answer was no. What does she think she gained by that disclosure?

Hiring Illegals

Illegals were able to get construction jobs in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, however, they have a problem with being targets for customs' enforcement:

Workers still cluster outside Home Depot and Lowe's hoping a contractor will hire them. But they say their gathering spots have become targets for undercover U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who hold up the prospect of day's pay as bait.

ICE spokeswoman Barbara Gonzalez wouldn't confirm sting operations, but said "ICE conducts targeted enforcement actions based on intelligence and investigative leads in both criminal and administrative cases."

Did legal workers cost the major contractors too much? Legal workers go unemployed while illegal workers get the jobs. Nice going.

Any Activity In New Orleans Helps

Any type of activity in New Orleans can possibly help the economy:

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is reinstating the company's leadership conference with a gathering Oct. 26-30 in New Orleans. About 10,000 store managers and other field leaders from the U.S. and Canada will meet for career development and "to reinvigorate the passion within the company," Schultz wrote in an e-mail to employees Tuesday

Nagin Endorses Obama

Barack Obama has picked up another endorsement:

Ray Nagin, the mayor of New Orleans, and a new superdelegate, endorsed Barack Obama for president Tuesday, saying Mr. Obama had the best vision for rebuilding the Hurricane Katrina-ravaged Gulf Coast.

Will The State Get The Airport?

Does this mean that airport contracts will have to be renegotiated?

A bid for the state to take over the New Orleans airport has taken its first step forward in the Louisiana Legislature.

House Bill 1272 by House Speaker Jim Tucker was approved today by the House Transportation Committee. The details of how much the state would pay and how the transaction would work still are sketchy.

Tucker said putting the state in charge of the airport would give the city millions of dollars for hurricane recovery initiatives and let the state improve the airport to a higher-quality facility with international flights, more in line with Charlotte or Orlando.

The bill heads next to the House for debate. Gov. Bobby Jindal hasn't taken a position on the measure.

Or does someone owe someone else a debt they want to see paid?