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Interview: Theresa Andersson

Alex Woodward talks to the performer about her new album Street Parade by Alex Woodward A small gate opens to Theresa Andersson's converted shotgun double, a gray-hued home in Algiers Point. Her husband Arthur Mintz answers the door and leads me into t... »

Edith Josephine Earnest Frantz, retired administrator in U.S. attorney's office: Obituaries today

Edith Josephine Earnest Frantz, a long-time resident of New Orleans passed away on February 12, 2012, in The Woodlands, TX. She grew up in Algiers Point and resided in New Orleans until 1997 when she moved to The Woodlands to... »

Rats, roaches and flies found at some public-school cafeterias, health reports show

The most recent round of health inspections of public-school cafeterias show troubling conditions at some schools, including rat feces, roaches and flies. »

Outpouring of financial support for Ainsworth family

 An Algiers Point church used their annual king cake kick off fundraiser as a benefit for the good samaritan murdered this past Wednesday. Church leaders say people from not only New Orleans, but across the country are pouring in donations for the fami... »

Raising Funeral Funds For Man Killed Trying To Stop Carjacking

Family and friends of Mike Ainsworth went to Pier 90 Marina in Luling to show support and give donations to help bury him. He was gunned down earlier this week trying to prevent a carjacking in Algiers Point. »

Enough! (Gambit Commentary)

Last week, for what seems the umpteenth time, an act of violence shattered the calm of a quiet neighborhood and shocked the sensibilities of a city already numbed by an out-of-control murder rate. Harry “Mike” Ainsworth, 44, was shot and killed in Algi... »

Anxious Algiers residents seek answers to crime day after Samaritan killed in carjacking

By Kelsey Foster, The Lens contributing writer | A day after a good Samaritan was shot and killed while trying to stop a carjacking in Algiers Point, a beefed-up police presence was evident in the usually quiet West Bank neighborhood, as police cars tr... »

Courage of man killed attempting to stop carjacking in Algiers Point does not surprise his friends

Mike Ainsworth spent much of his free time volunteering for police causes »

Good Samaritan shot to death in Algiers Point is identified

His children rushed to his side from their bus stop after he had just dropped them off »

Algiers Point woman recovering after beating

Husband questions NOPD response time »

Algiers Point woman recovering after beating; husband questions NOPD response time

A woman beaten after leaving the Algiers Point ferry Saturday night is recovering and her husband is questioning why it took New Orleans police officers so long to respond to the assault. Clint Coleman said that his wife Chasity was... »

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