Nola.com says that alleged worst-mother-in-the-world Vanessa L. Johnson will be facing federal charges for giving her 17 year-old son, Clarence Johnson a gun with instructions to kill Robert Dawson, also 17. So we asked for it, and we got it. The feds are here. The Johnson case certainly makes a case that the state, even…
The Catch
There is a sublime sense of gratification in the catch. It feels like a feat. A crucial play in a big game. You’ve gotten some small purple, green and golds and even some dice but that something special has eluded you. You scan the float and find the right reveler. Not the one plundering their…
Short Report From Carrollton
I had an 8 a.m. appointment this morning in the Carrollton area and had to drive through a disaster zone to make it. The whole area was out of power and the police and National Guard were directing traffic at major intersections. Driving down Carrollton Avenue towards the river, debris was all over the road…
Liens du Moment: 2/12
This is just a reminder that New Orleans will be featured on American Experience for the next few nights on PBS American Experience | New Oleans PBS From the “obvious” department… New Orleans shuns trans fats ‘ban wagon’ AP Don’t say the Krewe of Tow didn’t warn ya! New Orleans Tow Trucks Will Pull During…
Times Like These…
Making the rounds on other blogs yesterday was a story by the New York Times that examines the cycle of violence and the state of the New Orleans’ criminal justice system, essentially painting it in a none-to-favorable light. There was nothing groundbreaking in the article for us. But the rest of the country, well, it…
Mainstream media
I have always hated mainstream media, and I hate it even more that they are poised for their next blown-out-of-proportion-fest, the killer astronaught lady. Well, I didn’t get done thinking “Why the fuck are they covering this and not New Orleans?” before I clicked on to the long-ago-abandoned Web page of MSNBC and was surprised…
Last one
Okay this is the last one. Promise.
Story on the 17th St. Canal Breach
I was perusing YouTube and happened across this footage of the 17th Street Canal breach and the nine firefighters who witnessed it…
Liens du Moment: 1/31
The Cos comes back to John McDonogh. Cosby visits New Orleans school USA Today MySpace page for Kiwanza Mackie, innocent bystander in a fatal Jan. 29 shooting in Terrytown. U cOuld thinK whaT u ThiNk BuT i KnOw WhAt I kNoW MySpace A “people driven plan” Plan calls for $14 billion in spending on New…
Our Passionate Waif, Bonkersman and Bart
– Ashley Morris, who has renamed “Fuck-da-Eagles girl” as “Our Passionate Waif,” is pointing visitors to a Maxim photo shoot featuring said waif. Whose real name is Heather. Not that I’ll ever call her that. – Make sure to check out the (so far) three-part series by Metroblogger Laureen Lentz concerning the ongoing de-evolution of…