Brad Pitt in New Orleans

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Pitt, Jolie to be ’spending a lot of time’ in N.O.NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AP) — As residents work to rebuild their lives and homes a year after Hurricane Katrina, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will be frequent visitors to the city observing the progress.They were in New Orleans on Thursday, though only Pitt appeared at an afternoon news conference to announce the winner of the design competition he started in April to rebuild hurricane-ravaged neighborhoods using environmentally friendly designs and construction."We’re going to be spending a lot of time down here," Pitt said.Preproduction for his next movie is scheduled to begin in November, and Pitt said he would be in New Orleans for much of January and February for filming.Around that time, he also hoped to break ground on the first phase of the neighborhood redevelopment project slated for a section of the devastated Ninth Ward, he said.The winning plan was submitted by Matthew Berman and Andrew Kotchen of Workshop APD in New York. It includes designs for six single-family housing units, 12 multifamily units, a community center and play area, and a pedestrian bridge leading from the neighborhood to the top of the levee.Pitt said the goal is to replicate the project in other parts of the city.The designs had to pass certain standards to account for future emergencies and they incorporated architectural influences found in many New Orleans homes, such as gabled rooftops over windows and doors.Pitt headed the jury of architects, city residents and others who decided on the top designs that use energy-saving materials such as metal roofing and recycled textiles. More than 100 individuals and architect firms submitted designs for the competition. Six finalists were announced in July, when Pitt got his first up-close look at the devastation left by Hurricane Katrina.Pitt said Thursday he’s still appalled — embarrassed even — that people in many New Orleans neighborhoods cannot return because of the lack of basic services like hospitals and schools."This is a social justice issue," he said. "In a catastrophe, you help the most vulnerable first, and we failed to do that."Pam Dashiell, a Ninth Ward resident who served on the committee that judged the designs, sat beside Pitt at the news conference. She said the rebuilding plan will likely urge residents to come back home."It’s the first real redevelopment project in the Ninth Ward," she said. "This is hope."Matt Petersen, president and CEO of Global Green USA, the national environmental organization working with Pitt on the project, said 50,000 homes rebuilt according to the energy cost reduction goals in the competition could save residents as much as $50 million.Pitt initially contributed $100,000 to help underwrite the contest. It was announced Thursday that he contributed another $100,000 to help cover prize money. The winning team will get $75,000 and two others — Fred Schwartz of Schwartz Architects in New York and Steve Dumez of Esckew-Dumez-Ripple in New Orleans — will receive $7,500 and certificates of excellence.

# 175 | Moi Jade | - Moi Jade, I love babies, hope to have a couple some day, well you take care of those sweet babies, and we will take soon.

# 116 just wanted to add on that a dream ain’t going to come true if there’s no plan..ok nvm

#122 gitane - I’m glad I’m not the only one blubbering in the background! I can’t really put into words just how wonderful Brad seems these days. I think the dream deferred has made it that much sweeter in his life.# 142 | Original jpf - me too JPF, me too. I’ll get the biggest pan I have out to keep all the happiness I see in. IMHO, 2 people who sincerely deserve it. This happiness has already been paid for, in blood, sweat and tears from both of them.# 147 | CLINIQUA1 - as usual, my friend, you crack me up "It would surely be good for the kids - and maybe if he saw them Voight could get their names right" ROFLMAO# 148 | CCCC - When I saw the shots, the first thing I thought was "isn’t that sweet, as well as buckling him in, they are bracing him on either side"! I guess so much depends on the outlok you have BEFORE you see the picture - sign me a glass half full person.::just watched the video again - I love where he says this is a test - do we really care [I took the implication to be as a nation] about other’s lives as well as our own? I’m just so afraid that as a nation, we failed the test!::# 162 | stardust - yeah, I picked up on AC’s "There’s a change in you" tactic too. But, I think there really HAS been a change in both of them…..not sure how much longer she can use it though.# 169 | dundee - I had to register here, but it was quick, and painless - click on the pics for HUGE HQ shots too. Credit to another BAMZSer for the link.http://www.angelinaweb.org/imagedb/index.php

Haya back guli and alexandrina and all others!!!I see i have so much to catching up. My vacation was Great. We travel with motorbikes and we was in France ( Nice, Toulon,Marseille) then In Spain( Barcelona, Alicante and Malaga and then to Marokko (Rabat and Casablanca and Marrakech) and at the end on Lanzarote. It was fantastic ,

Hallo hard working people what is new . I am back from my vacation . did I miss something ???? # 132 | ell ++++++++++++Hey Ell! I hope your vacay was good. You haven’t missed much around here. It was Hater Central yesterday but much better to day. You picked a good day to return!

African Girl don’t get frustrated! before you click the Post button, highlight what you typed, right click and copy. if it doesn’t go through the first time, you’ve got it saved so you can try again. # 134 | gitane +++++++++++++++Or…do what I do…use Notepad to type the post, then right-click the message box and paste your comment. I keep telling you guys that if you do that the character counter doesn’t activate and you can post as large a message as you want without having to do Preview first…BUT…nobody listens to me…what do I know…I’m only a computer tech…

I know they don’t look just like them, but theres something about the car shots, and the restaurant shots that "physically" evoke John & Jackie Kennedy for me. And then theres one or two with Angelina/kids, and she’s got those Jackie O sunglassess on that really bring her to mind.jpf

# 147 | CLINIQUA1 What’s sadder - L&S for writing that clap-trap or the Alledger for writing an article about a story in a tabloid? I would think that makes the Alledger a trasher piece of "journalism" than the L&S. At least the L&S is trying to turn a profit. The Alledger site is just a waste of a perfectly good computer. Unless it’s a Mac…then it’s a tie.

# 186 | Original Curious Yeah, I have to pat them on their backs for hanging in there, and pushing on through to the life they wanted together. I just can’t fathom anyone not seeing that they are the real deal, but that’s alright as time will prove the skeptics wrong and they know it.jpf

I hope you make it next year. Everybody need little work off. And we in Germany are happy we have 30 work days holiday and this was the first trip.