By Ariella Cohen, The Lens staff writer | Since coming into office last year, eastern New Orleans City Councilman Jon Johnson has repeatedly stressed the difficulties he faces trying to explain to his constituents why, nearly six years after Hurricane Katrina, their neighborhoods still lack basic amenities. “What do you tell people when they ask […]
Daily Archives: June 14, 2011
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
Flooding? – who cares! We must stamp out looting before it starts!
Surely we all can agree that the first priority in the aftermath of a devastating mega-disaster is very clear: looting must be severely punished, even if the heavens fall. That’s why we should celebrate the upcoming fifth anniversary of the 15 year prison sentence Judge Hans Liljeberg bestowed upon two looters who lifted warm beer […]