C MURDER and AntiCrime

Do what?
C-Murder, a rapper under house arrest while awaiting trial on a murder charge, is hosting an anti-crime news conference at 11 a.m. today (April 14, 2009).



This is the alternate universe aka the New Orleans area.



The Rev. Toris Young, who heads the Louisiana Ministerial Alliance Of Churches For All People, says rapper Corey Miller is among a new group joining forces to fight violent crime in the New Orleans area. Tuesday's news conference will take place at the Kenner home of Miller's grandmother, where he is being detained.



Young, whose group is also leading an effort to recall U.S. Rep. Joseph Cao, has also had run-ins with the law. In 2006, Young pleaded guilty to 11 counts of fraud and identity theft. He was released from federal prison last year and is currently on probation.

Miller, who performed under the name "C-Murder" is accused of killing a teenager in 2002 at a now-closed nightclub in Jefferson Parish. He has denied involvement in the killing. He is charged with second-degree murder. If convicted, he would face life in prison.

Scuzzbucket of the Week

Dayshawn Young, murderer. Not only is this mook a murderer, but he's been booked for the of execution-style triple murder in Terrytown. Two of the three murdered were 6 years old and 23 months old. He and his still-at-large accomplice also shot an 11-year-old girl several times before shooting the two babies in the head, execution-style, in another bedroom.

It's beyond sick. As a commenter suggested, anyone who would do this is without a soul.

Sigh

Good News for Lakeview

Nearly four years post Katrina, Lakeview is getting its postoffice back.


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The Lakeview neighborhood, devastated by Katrina flooding, has made steady progress in rebuilding its housing stock and residential population; based on house-to-house surveys it's estimated that more than 16,000 people now live in the area. There were about 22,000 Lakeview residents before the 2005 storm.

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Knowing Stuff

Lord David over at HumidCity dot com pens a great post about the absent mindedness of the Nagin Administration and the hopeful outcome.


You’ve almost completely destroyed our city, hopes and rebuilding efforts to further your own greed. You’ve made backroom deals with all your friends and given away the farm for your own profit. You’ve blamed the Times-picayune, WWL-TV, Lee Zurik and Stacey Head. You’ve hurled the name ‘RACIST’ at anyone who stood up to your criminal bullying.


read it in its entirety here.

Shot of the Week

While attending the Picayune Street Fair this morning, hubby and I spotted this lady who is probably my age (54).



A truely "What Not to Wear" Moment

Let's compare disasters, shall we?

First Draft takes the opportunity to answer those pathetic hateful souls who
take every advantage to beat down the the people of New Orleans with their closed- minded comments.

Here's a snippet


Is 80% of Fargo under water at present? Is it flooded to the rooftops? That was the case for much of NOLA and well you can't do much BUT go to the rooftop and hope help comes.

Did 90% of Fargo evacuate? Because 90% of So LA did so. It was the largest and most successful evacuation in US history. Over 1 million people evacuated...most in just 24-48 hours. My God the whole population of the state of North Dakota (640,000) would have to evacuate TWICE to make that argument meaningful.



Thanks, Scout!

Are you listening, Governor?

How is Bobby Jindal going to convince people in Michigan, California, Pennsylvania, Florida, and all those other struggling states to vote for the man that chose not to accept money design to help struggling working people in his state even though their tax dollars were paying for it regardless? I don’t think many people want that guy in a time of crisis like this.


Read the rest at Cliff's blog here

Sad Anniversary

It was a year ago today that NOLA Blogger Ashley Morris passed away, leaving a huge hole in the hearts of many.

He left behind a beautiful young wife and three small children.

I never met him personally, but Ashley touched everyone who read his blog or emailed him in a big way. He had a love for life and New Orleans and he'll never be forgotten.


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It's Still There

Tim, over at the Nameless Blog, reflects on the post Katrina condition that sometimes grabs us by the heart when we discuss our experiences:

I can feel tears in my eyes and a crack beginning to develop in my own voice that tells me something I did not know. I did not know I am still sad about this. I am still sad that the life we once knew is gone. Dead and gone and buried in the dirt and silt of a flooded house, and a mud-caked neighborhood.

Read the full post, "A Crack in My Voice" here .