Case dismissed in Shavers murder Somewhere in this city, there is a mother who has instilled in her daughter that brutality is more powerful than justice, that threats are stronger than truth and crime can overpwer community.
Category: Haps
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Chris Roberts
I asked around the Web a little, trying to locate some info about Chris Roberts, the man killed last Sunday on Esplanade. Here is what I could find. The good people at Nolaagainstcrime.com have more information up. I’ve heard nothing about how the investigation into his murder is going. Nor have I heard anything yet…
Can I Get A Witness?
I was out and about yesterday and was able to witness first hand three things that I have blogged about recently: 1.) The “Pothole Killer” I was riding my bike and came head-to-head with this beast making its way down Evelina, its long snout protruding from the front barfing into various voids in the asphault….
If A Man Is Shot On Esplanade And…
The good people at Nolaagainstcrime.com are reporting that last Sunday’s murder between N. Prieur and N. Johnson on Esplanade occurred when the victim, Chris Roberts, was at his apartment and saw someone (not sure how many) trying to steal his motorcycle, when he attempted to stop the theft, he was shot and killed. The site…
How Did This Slip Through? Part II
Sammy Kershaw announced Wednesday that he’s running for lieutenant governor as a Republican, challenging incumbent Democrat Mitch Landrieu. The 49-year-old country singer lives part-time in Nashville, Tenn., but has rented a home in Duson, near Lafayette, since 2005. Before that, he had a home in Kaplan, said campaign spokeswoman Amy Jones. Country singer Sammy Kershaw…
How Did This Slip Through?
Tucked inside a $14.4 billion (€10.7 billion) blueprint for the rebuilding of New Orleans is a proposal for a Hurricane Katrina monument on a grand, “Homeric” scale, like the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Maybe we could build houses on top of it. Seriously, is this the first anyone has heard of this? I guess…
Fucking Vile
This is some despicable shit. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — About $16,000 worth of belongings was reported stolen from the home of the late Marquise Hill’s mother while she was at the funeral for her son, a New England Patriots lineman who drowned last week, police said Wednesday. No suspects have been identified in Saturday’s burglary…
Jefferson To Be Indicted Today
CNN is reporting Dollar Bill is to be indicted on a dozen corruption charges. They even had it emblazoned on their “breaking news” banner for a few minutes. More soon. UPDATE: Looks like they up-and-indicted him. Here’s the Justice Department’s nuts-and-bolts press release that goes into some more detail than local and national reports. And…
Straight From The Mainstream Media’s Mouth
If CNN says it, it’s got to be true! Source: Nagin considering gubernatorial bid New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin is seriously considering a Louisiana gubernatorial bid, a political intimate of Nagin tells CNN. Whoa! Hey! Consider that source! What the fuck is a political intimate? Wait, there’s more… At the mayor’s State of the City…
The Ghetto Bird is Coming!
You heard Nagin say it tonight. The ghetto bird is coming… “Why, oh why must you swoop through the hood like everybody from the hood is up to no good. You think all the girls around here are trickin up there lookin like Superchicken At night I see your light through my bedroom window But…