*The parade will form at 9:45 a.m. on April 4th, Arnaud’s Restaurant, 813 Bienville Street.*

Tuesday, March 30, 2010 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Parkview Terrace (2nd floor of the old Casino Bldg.) on Dreyfous Avenue in City Park.

Your opportunity to provide input on the City’s Master Plan.

For more information, please call the office of Councilmember Shelley Midura at 504.658.1010

District C Public Meeting on the Master Plan
Thursday, March 18th, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Alice Harte Elementary Charter School
5300 Berkley Dr.

Catfish and Shrimp Dinners for 6 straight Fridays:
February 19 and 26, March 5, 12, 19, and 26

Catfish Plate = $8.00
Shrimp Plate = $8.00
Combo Plate - $10.00

wine, beer, soft drinks, and desserts will also be sold

Drive Thru hours 4:30pm - 5:45pm
(only Catfish Dinners will be sold at the Drive Thru)

Cafeteria Dining Hours: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
1322 Moss Street
Plenty of free parking.

Save the date for the Landmarks’ fundraiser, the Crepuscule Concert! “Crepuscule” means twilight, and into the twilight, you’ll enjoy fabulous music, food, and spirits at the Pitot House. Clear your calendars for Sunday, April 18th, from 4:30-8 PM to attend the best party in the city on Bayou St. John’s scenic banks….

In the video above you will see the alleged robber fleeing the scene. About a minute later the victim rounds the corner in hot pursuit. The alleged robber ditches the bicycle and then heads back up Vignaud only to be greeted by the victim. The alleged robber flees.

found_wallet_1.wmv
In the link above you can see the man who FOUND the wallet taken in this morning’s robbery in the 3200 block of Grand Route Saint John. In the video in the link above, you can see him place the wallet at 3301 Grand Route. The robbery happened at 11:19 a.m. on March 3, 2010. The man placed the wallet at 11:38 a.m. If you see this person, please call Detective Wiltz at 658-6010. N.O.P.D. would like to speak with this person to see if he knows anything further.

Faubourg St. John received some visitors at 2:15 a.m on Saturday, February 27, 2010. They certainly left an impression.

Were they trying to make a statement or just stupid?

Watch the video above then you decide.

Goldfinger? This is the guy that sprayed the gold paint on various buildings, cars, fences, stop signs, and “Keep Our Bayou Beautiful” signs throughout Faubourg St. John.

Al Kramer shares his friend’s winning entry from the recent Denver Post contest: Greg Lee, winner of The Denver Post’s $25 Haiku contest this week, wrote this on the topic of ‘Mardi Gras’:

Parades in the streets
Newly christened Dat Tuesday
Always “les bon temps”

For more information, contact Ethan Ellestad @ 504-383-5249 or e-mail lafittegreenway@gmail.com.

Tommy Lewis was so excited about tonight’s fish fry at Our Lady of the
Holy Rosary that he went over to Terranova’s last night and picked up
some redfish.

The picture you see above is not from one of New Orleans’ many fine
restaurants but from Tommy’s kitchen. Looks like he did a great job!

What’s going on in your life? Send your pictures and stories to info@fsjna.org

Catfish and Shrimp Dinners for 6 straight Fridays:
February 19 and 26, March 5, 12, 19, and 26

Catfish Plate = $8.00
Shrimp Plate = $8.00
Combo Plate - $10.00

wine, beer, soft drinks, and desserts will also be sold

Drive Thru hours 4:30pm - 5:45pm
(only Catfish Dinners will be sold at the Drive Thru)

Cafeteria Dining Hours: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
1322 Moss Street
Plenty of free parking.

Major Norton and all the officers of the 1st District were very grateful for the food provided by the Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association.

Mardi Gras morning, Jim Danner, Linda Landesberg, and Charlie London brought breakfast items for the 1st District officers.

Brenda London and Linda Landesberg bring breakfast for the 1st District officers working 12 hour shifts for the Mardi Gras season.

Henry Artigue elicits WHO DATS from New Orleans’ finest.

Click on the photo for more information.

This home in the 4600 block of Orleans Avenue welcomes the Endymion parade. There were hundreds of people camped out on Orleans and other avenues along the parade route early this morning. Many had the BBQs fired up and were roasting marshmellows while trying to keep warm sitting out in the freezing weather.

DON’T FORGET TO VISIT THE BROAD FLEA TODAY!

Find out more about the Krewe of Endymion at their website:
http://www.endymion.org/

The parade begins at 4:15 pm today on Orleans Avenue:

Click on the photo for more information.

Jim Danner and his family wish everyone a Happy Mardi Gras!

We left home around 3 pm and returned at 11 pm. What took us 8 hours you can watch in just over 8 minutes. It was the largest turnout I’ve ever seen for a parade. It looked like a million people were on the parade route!
Video by Charlie London. Music by Dr. John

See Coach Sean Peyton raise the Saints Superbowl trophy on the last float of the Saints parade in the video below…

Video by Charlie London

The article below about RICHARD SOBOL
was submitted by Anne Sobol.

Richard came to N.O. as a volunteer lawyer in the summer of 1965 working for the Lawyers Constitutional Defense Committee (LCDC), an organization formed to provide legal assistance to activists in the southern civil rights movement . At the time, he worked for one of the most prestigious law firms in Washington, D.C. He was so swept up in the work in Louisiana that he quit his job and came to New Orleans to live and work for LCDC.

Richard’s time in N.O. falls into three periods: (1) 1965-1968; (2) 1970- 1974; and (3) 1991- the present. In the first period, Richard handled some of the most important civil rights cases in Louisiana history: the desegregation of many of the Parish school systems State-wide; the first class action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act challenging discrimination in the Crown Zellerbach paper mill in Bogalusa (and many other Title VII cases); defense of Gary Duncan in the case that became Duncan v. La., a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the U.S., that established that the guarantee of trial by jury of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution applies to state as well as federal prosecutions and that citizens are guaranteed a jury trial in state courts; his representation of Duncan resulted in Richard’s arrest by Leander Perez for practicing without a license, and Sobol v. Perez in federal court highlighted the need for outside lawyers to help with civil rights issues (the federal court ruled that Richard was practicing legally because he was in the State temporarily and acting in association with local counsel) and numerous other cases involving all aspects of civil rights law. In 1968, Richard left Louisiana.

In the second period, in 1970 Richard came back to La., was admitted to the bar, and was a member of one of the first and then few law firms with both black and white lawyers, Elie, Sobol, Strickler and Dennis (1110 Royal St.) During this time, Richard and his firm handled numerous civil rights cases, mostly employment discrimination, and also the defense of 21 women charged in federal court with welfare fraud. This last case, before it was resolved, involved a challenge to the manner in which grand juries were selected as underrepresenting poor and black people and a challenge to the prosecution’s use of its peremptory challenges to strike potential black jurors — at the time landmark efforts. At the time, a woman and three children in Louisiana received $142 per month in the AFDC program. In 1974, Richard moved back to Washington, where his children lived, but he continued to handle many large, long-running cases in Louisiana.

In the third period, in 1991 Richard came back to Louisiana and settled on Bayou Liberty. His wife Anne (me) opened a small law firm and represented the federal banking agencies in resolving bank and thrift failures in cases in Louisiana and around the country. Richard participated in some of the banking cases and continued to be involved in various civil rights matters. In 2003, after surviving floods following numerous rain and tropical storms, each succeeding storm threatening our home more, Richard and I sold our beautiful home on the Bayou, and moved into New Orleans. Several years ago, we both retired

Article by Anne Sobol

A post-Super Bowl parade to honor the New Orleans Saints has been officially scheduled for today. The New Orleans Police Department announced that the parade will take place today, Feb. 9, at 5 p.m.

It will roll from the Superdome, beginning at Poydras and LaSalle streets, to Loyola and then to Howard Avenue. It will head around Lee Circle and up St. Charles Avenue to Canal Street, ending on Convention Center Boulevard. (info from wdsu.com)

SAINTS PARADE ROUTE MAP

The Times Picayune was in such demand that many neighbors had their newspapers stolen. It’s been said that when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. In Faubourg St. John, we make mimosas. Well, at least Sarah Landrieu does.

Photo by Wendy Good

While many people were waiting outside of Canseco’s this morning, Sarah Landrieu made mimosas for those waiting for the next delivery of the Times Picayune.

Photo by Wendy Good

And, when the papers arrived, Sarah Landrieu bought 5 bundles and gave two issues to each of the people waiting. Now that’s what I call neighborly!

Photo by Wendy Good

FSJNA board meeting tonight at 7 pm
Reminder of Board Meeting at 3308 Orleans
(corner of Orleans and Hagan at 7pm). Seth.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND TONIGHT’S MEETING

just as everyone is welcome to attend tomorrow’s parade in honor of the Saints:

SAINTS PARADE ROUTE MAP:

http://www.wrno.com/cc-common/mlib/3632/02/3632_1265157598.pdf

Photo by Charlie London

This tribute to the Saints was spotted in the 1100 block of N. Dupre.

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Please spread the word that Good Morning America will go live from Jackson Square this coming Friday (February 5th) They want to pack the square with the Who Dat Nation wearing Saints finery to send a message to the world that New Orleans is behind the Saints. Please encourage your readers and listeners to come:

Who: Good Morning America
What: Celebration of New Orleans five years after Katrina and the Super Bowl!
When: Friday, February 5th Please arrive by 5:45am – Live show goes from 6am to 8am
Where: Jackson Square, French Quarter
Why: GMA wants to pack the square with fans cheering for the Saints!

What a great way to start the Super Bowl weekend! Please come!

Local Contact: Lea Sinclair, New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation
504-491-5330, Lea@NOTMC.com

Nelson Savoie is known throughout the neighborhood for his annual fundraiser for N.O.P.D.’s 1st District. Many of you may also know that Nelson has been a serious Saints fan for over 40 years. Click on the arrow above to see the parade to honor the late Buddy Diliberto, local broadcaster and serious Saints fan.

Don’t be surprised if you walk down the 3000 block of Esplanade and hear “Who Dat” from above. It’s not a proclamation from heaven, just Nelson hollering from his porch. Nelson has been known to holler “Who Dat” to his neighbors as they arrive home.

The tip on this “Celebrate Your Life” story was provided by Warren Guidry. See Warren’s note below:

Good article on the parade honoring sportscaster Buddy D., who before he died, said if the Saints ever made it to the SuperBowl, he would walk down Bourbon St. in a Dress. To honor his promise, current sportscaster and former Saints quarterback Bobby Hebert, organized a parade in Buddy D.’s honor, inviting all to participate. 80,000 people showed up for this event.

It was a blast to watch this celebration.

Click on the big arrow below to see a short slideshow by Charlie London of a few fans at the 2007 playoff game. Our enthusiasm and joie de vivre is just as prevalent today. GO SAINTS!

Video by “GulfCoastTiger” on YouTube…
http://www.youtube.com/user/GulfCoastTiger

In some causes silence is dangerous.
Saint Ambrose

Dean Burridge gets credit for being the first person to spot
the new lighting in the fountains near the Peristyle in City Park.

Jay Batt

Virginia Blanque

Susan Guidry

Fred Robertson

Wednesday, January 27 at 7:00 p.m.
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts –
Lupin Hall
2800 Chartres Street

Moderated by Lee Zurik

Featuring candidates
Tom Arnold and Kristin Gisleson Palmer

Sponsoring organizations:
Vieux Carré Property Owners, Residents and Associates
Historic Faubourg Tremé Association
French Quarter Citizens
Faubourg Marigny Improvement Association
Bywater Neighborhood Association
Esplanade Ridge/Tremé Civic Association
Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association

This event is free and open to the public - please spread the word!

Linda Landesberg baked this Successful Saints sugar
free apple pie in honor of the New Orleans Saints
football team. Linda is renown in the neighborhood
as a “baker extraordinaire”.

Celebrate Your Life is an ongoing feature of fsjna.org.
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