HALLOWEEN SHOOTINGS This is in response to Jan Ramsey’s blog post “Rotten, Really Rotten Apples” commenting on the Halloween shootings by suggesting to set up random checkpoints in the French Quarter and high crime areas at night.—Ed. Unfortunately it really isn’t just New Orleans. Here in Memphis—where the Beale Street district is much smaller—the police [...]
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Sending a Message
November 14, 2011 – 8:57 am
From today’s Times-Picayune: “It signals to people they can do anything they want in the French Quarter. They can come in and spray paint all over a building; they can lay across the sidewalk; they can beg for money; they can hit someone over the head and steal money; or bring guns into the French [...]
I Hate Mardi Gras!
February 1, 2010 – 12:01 am
That got your attention, right? I don’t really, but my attitudes towards the day have sure changed over the years. Last year really stands out because of two things: Antoinette K-Doe died last year on Mardi Gras Day. The weather last year was just so perfect; everyone in my neighborhood was having a fantastic time. [...]
