Local literary lion Joshua Clark, publisher of French Quarter Fiction and author of recently released Heart Like Water, emailed Yours Truly and asked if I'd put up a link to his website http://www.hurricanekatrinanews.org So I went to check it out, and its motto of "everything you need and need to know is right here" seems pretty apt. At least, it's got everything you need and need to know about Katrina and New Orleans' recovery from it.

The site opens with "The Latest News," linking to numerous articles, including the infamous August 2007 National Geographic article which I hear - haven't read it as I've got enough depression in my life - pretty much states that New Orleans is a big waste in a dirty bowl and we should all move to Kansas. Or at least, that's how my sources have summed it up for me. But note: when I tried the link to the NG article on Clark's site, it came up as "File Not Found." Is my computer screening content for me? Keeping me from ugly depictions of our wonderful city?

At any rate, if you're under the age of two or have been under a rock for the last 24 months, the site also has basic Katrina information, such as the storm's path and timeline. This is also good for all you stoners out there, who've self-medicated so much since The Event that you might need a refresher on what the hell happened.

There's a bunch of other useful stuff on there, too, such as emergency phone numbers and links to resources, charities, and info. about our vanishing wetlands. The site's most intriguing section carries the title "Lessons Learned," which I doubt can be summed up with a few weblinks, but it's a good start.