This post over at b. rox is such an indicator. I encourage everyone to read it because it is is such a pristine and well-written example of how cultures clash here in New Orleans. Bart is a man who publicly admonished the mayor in font of a crowd of 5000 people back in January and…
Month: June 2007
Shavers’ Killer Walks
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.
Liens du Moment 6/26
The Socialist State of New Orleans Private dollars leading recovery of New Orleans Christian-Science Monitor Our loss, their gain. New Orleans Sees Biggest Population Loss in U.S., Census Says Bloomberg Awwwwww… Brees feels at home in New Orleans News and Courier
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…
World’s Smallest Magician
Couldn’t let this one get by… Irwin Royes, the World’s Smallest Magician, will be at Hubbell Library on Wednesday, June 27, at 10:30 am. “He’ll mystify your eyes, and tickle your funny bone. Come see for yourself why Irwin Royes is one of our favorite performers. You don’t want to miss this one!” The Hubbell…
Ignorance + Anonymity = Nola.com Comments
Since Nola.com began allowing its users to post unmoderated comments on the official Web site of the Times-Picayune, the results have been a fine example of how unreasonable many of our fellow citizens can be. When given a venue to freely and anonymously express their stupidity along with the release of any judgment on the…
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….
Algiers Point May Crime Stats
Armed Robbery (gun) 200 Elmira 5/28 10:15 am Aggravated Battery 300 Slidell 5/35:20 pm (arrest made) Residence burglary 900 Elmira 5/1 9:21 pm 800 Eliza 5/17 7:30 am 100 Elmira 5/18 8:30 pm 400 Elmira 5/30 1:50 pm Auto Burglary 900 Verrett 5/4 10:30 pm Auto Theft 400 Slidell 5/21 10:30 pm “Note we went…
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…
House Hunters Encore Tonight
In case anyone missed it, my and my fiancee’s (nobody told me two Es is the feminine) House Hunters episode will be airing again tonight. Here is the riveting synopsis fro HGTV.com. Buying in The Big Easy After living in New Orleans for a year, Romy Kittrell and her husband Lance Vargas are ecstatic about…