My New Orleans
02/11/2021
Last Saturday night I was caught in a traffic jam on
St. Charles Avenue. People were gawking from their car windows at the stunning house floats that crop up in greater numbers all over town each day and masked family groups walked the street with children pointing and gawking at the sites. I shivered with joy and started speaking in an excited whisper. Sometimes I feel so proud of my hometown and the spirit of our people I could just burst.
Thank you to the
Krewe of House Floats as well as random home and business owners who have assumed the cost of bringing us this visual spectacle this year. I suggest to anyone feeling lonely, crummy, or down to either take a walk or take a drive and take in the sites. It is wonderful, joyous, and
Have you seen him? Authorities searching for man wanted in connection with the sexual abuse of a child
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Gerardo Hernandez Torres, 46, is wanted in connection with the sexual abuse of a child. (HPD)
HOUSTON – Authorities are asking for help locating a man who is wanted in connection with the sexual abuse of a child.
The abuse happened in August of 2019 in the 5700 block of Rampart Street, according to police. The victim reported the crime, and after further investigation, authorities identified Gerardo Hernandez Torres as the suspect.
Torres is accused of performing “indecent sexual acts with the child” and was subsequently charged with indecency with a child, police said.
Even though it was closed, Malik Bartholomew, left center, of Know NOLA Tours, brought tourists James St. Hill and his wife, Hawa, left, both of Charlottesville, Virginia, to Li l Dizzy s Cafe so they could see the much-loved restaurant in New Orleans on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. Bartholomew poses for a photo with owner Wayne Baquet. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER
Staff photo by Ian McNulty
Staff photo by Ian McNulty
Advocate photo by J.T. BLATTY
Cheryl Gerber
Staff photo by Ian McNulty
Photo By Cheryl Gerber
Staff photo by Ian McNulty
Staff photo by Ian McNulty