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The article focuses on the sessions about food processing that will be presented at the 2008 IFT Food Expo in New Orleans, Louisiana. According to the author, most of the papers that will be presented at the sessions concern food ingredients and analytical techniques, including research on fat-free frying and continuous flow microwave sterilization.

The article offer news briefs related to Special Libraries Association (SLA). The board of directors of SLA has voted to increase annual dues by 15% and make new dues tier for members who earn more than 75,000 dollars. Alignment Project resources of SLA are available by a new portal on its www.sla.org/contents/SLA/alignment/portal/index.html. SLA accepts proposals which include topics such as library science to be presented at the 2010 Annual Conference of SLA in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue including one by Jane Dobija on the state of the First Amendment in America and another by Brian Huddleston about New Orleans, Louisiana, two years after Hurricane Katrina.

Focuses on the efforts of students at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette to reject a proposal to distribute bulk copies of the 'Daily Advertiser' at the school. Importance of advertising to college newspapers; Number of campuses which participated in the 'USA Today' program.

Reports that the `Daily Sentry-News' suffered no damages in the flood that hit the Slidell suburbs in New Orleans, Louisiana. Problems with employees' entry into the offices; Ease of delivery despite the rains.

Reports on a ruling by the Louisiana Supreme Court which states that an obstetrician cannot sue a newspaper for defamation because he was named in an article about excessive Caesarean sections. Dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Alton Romero against the periodical `Daily Advertiser'; Romero's plan to make an appeal to the US Supreme Court.

The article presents a narrative about the experiences of the author, who is a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, and editor of the "Times-Picayune," during the Hurricane Katrina disaster in 2005, and examines the everlasting effects of the disaster on the city of New Orleans. According to the author, in the final days of August 2005, they first took notice of Tropical Depression No. 12. The newsroom of "Times-Picayune" was well prepared for a major hurricane. For the residents of New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina was just a prelude, triggering a far worse disaster that struck the city and the paper.

The article highlights the role of editor Jim Amoss in leading a Times-Picayune newsroom that overcame adversity to serve readers during Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana. Since Katrina began gathering its fearsome energy in the Gulf in the final days of August 2005, America and even the world have been seeing New Orleans best through the eyes of Amoss and the journalists of the Times-Picayune and Nola.com, the Web portal of Advance Publications Inc. INSET: Paper rebounds in circ, revenue.

Reports updates on the 225th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in New Orleans, Louisiana. Overview of the various activities for the congress; Presentation of several research papers; Distribution of awards.

Focuses on the local media of New Orleans City in Louisiana. Description on the city's atmosphere; List of the city's ethnic and religious papers; How WWL-TV marketed itself to people in the city; Information on the city's radio stations.

An interview with Daniel Ellsberg, a lecturer and activist who is known for leaking the group of documents known as the Pentagon Papers, is presented. When asked about the message of an address given to librarians at the Annual Meeting of the American Library Association (ALA) in New Orleans, Louisiana in 2011, Ellsberg discusses the relationship between librarians, history, and journalism. He also answers questions about the war in Afghanistan, competition between newspapers, and activism.

The article focuses on the construction of a new coal-fired power plant in Louisiana. The plant was contracted with Emerson Process Management to provide 10 Rosemount Analytical PowerVue fan and damper actuators to control fans. PowerVue is expected to deliver 7,200 foot-pounds of torque. It notes that PowerVue and damper actuators are used at power plants, refineries paper mills and wastewater treatment. Meanwhile, Fieldvue provides diagnostics that can be displayed in control room.

The article highlights the "Festival of Chemistry Entertainments" symposium held during the American Chemical Society's annual meeting in New Orleans. Retired University of New Orleans chemistry professor Jack H. Stocker has organized a symposium about whimsy. A simple example of whimsy is a paper on iron carbonyls written by a scientist named Steele.

Focuses on the strategy adopted by publisher Brian T. McMahon in exchanging coins from newspaper rack income for paper cash at a casino in Louisiana. Notion on the requirements of bankers regarding the exchange of news racks income; Drawback of taking the coins to supermarket change-counting machine; Details on the way of exchanging coins in casino.

Reports on the settlement of the editorial conflict at `The Times of Acadiana' in Lafayette, Louisiana, after the arrival of Judy Johnson, the paper's new editor.

Reports on the planned materials recovery facility (MRF) at Shreveport, Louisiana's landfill by the Browning-Ferris Industries Inc. (BFI). Date of construction and completion of the facility; Concentration of the MRF on commercial paper; Operation of the plant.