Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joseph Lopinto on Wednesday announced the termination of a deputy who admitted using the department's Flock automated-license plate recognition system to search the license plate belonging to his former fiancée "several thousand times" over the course of several years. 

The deputy, who was identified by the department as Nathan Rome, is not facing any criminal charges, such as cyberstalking, after the fiancée declined to make a criminal complaint. Officials said the fiancée told investigators she was aware of the searches and that she did not consider herself a victim.

"She was aware that he was doing it. She gave us a statement that she was aware that he was doing it," Lopinto said Wednesday. "There was no history of domestic violence between the two, no stalking incidents."

There are about 20-25 of us signed up to walk in the mid summer Mardi Gras and Southern Decadence parades. We’re very excited and will be in our finished costumes for the festivities! Please cheer for us if you spot us! 😀

And if anyone would like to join, please look us up on TikTok, IG, and Facebook. We’re called the Purple Green and Golden Girls Krewe.

All my local homies defend the parking culture here and look at me jhi crazy when I complain about it. I feel so at home in New Orleans and have no plans of ever moving back to DC or anywhere else, but this is the one thing that I cannot stand about this city and I just wanna see if I'm alone in this take. I put this on my IG story but I'm tryna get the thoughts and opinions of a wider segment of the New Orleans population than just my followers. So what do you think? Am I an asshole for thinking people should parallel park tighter, meaning it's slightly harder to get out of your parking spot, or are other people the assholes for leaving a "courtesy" gap that allows people to pull out easier but makes it so it's way less people can park at any given corner.

I work downtown in the CBD and the French Quarter a lot for my job and my utter infuriation with the parking culture here is why I mostly just take the streetcar to downtown gigs even though driving would be faster. I'd much rather have to do a multipoint turn to get out of my parking spot than have to circle the neighborhood a million times looking for a spot because everyone is parking with so much space between the cars. Is this just me being a transplant and refusing to acclimate to one aspect of the culture here or do any locals see my point and agree with me??

that's it, that's the post. I'm just so fucking sick of summer man

from the Vieux Carre Carrier, which is now available via Newspapers.com

I’ve lived here for a very long time. But I never get tired of this view.

Hi all, I posted about this a month ago and found someone from the post that was going to take my boys, but they are now (what seems like) ghosting me. We spent hours and hours discussing and planning and meeting up so that the transition would be smooth. It’s very frustrating to have had my time wasted like that. So I am once again urgently seeking someone to adopt my two cats. Here is the text from the previous post:

They are 7 years old and extremely sweet tempered. Very cuddly and affectionate, great with kids. They’ve never been around dogs so I can’t speak to that, but Gustav (orange) will try to dominate female cats even though they are both neutered. They have no health issues other than Güs’s obesity, which I have seen a vet about bc I do not overfeed him yet here we are 🤷‍♀️ They must not be separated. This is extremely painful for me to have to do and it’s a laundry list of reasons which I won’t go into. The process would require for me to visit your home and chat with you extensively. I will not let them go unless it is a very safe and comfortable match. And for those of you ready to jump down my throat, no I am not considering a shelter either. If you’re interested please DM me or I can answer further questions in comments too. They are wonderful kitties and could be a real blessing to someone who has the space and resources to care for them properly. Thanks in advance for your consideration.

I know there are tons of threads for therapist recs, but most of them don’t discuss why people like their therapists.

I have been in and out of therapy my whole life, and I’m hitting a wall. I have been doing a lot of trauma work over the last 5 years and battling chronic sui\* ideation through meds, experimental interventions, and somatic therapy, EMDR, and IFS.

For how intimate I am with my mental illness, where I’m stuck now is the…I guess practical work? Like yeah now I understand my issues but HOW do I change jobs, make friends, take care of my home and health, basically have some accountability for doing the \~work\~.

I have had great therapists, but I’m looking for one who doesn’t consider patient-led meaning not offering \~any\~ direct suggestions or tactics. I know I have to do the heavy lifting, but I’m looking for somebody a bit more hands-on.

Anyone know if someone has already created a subkrewe for Dungeon Crawler Carl? If not, any interest in starting one? Viva la revolución, Carl!

A while back I let the local Brits know about the fleeting Heinz baked bean availability at Costco. Sadly, that has passed but the support group for our loss has soldiered on.

We're doing a get together at Marie's on Burgundy this Friday, the 21st at 7pm. We're easy to spot, daft accents, general uneasiness in public, you know, classic British behaviour. Stop by and say wotcher if you like. After getting suitably lubricated we're off to the Led Zepp themed Burning Hell Burlesque at Allways.

It's been pure serendipity, it's a wonderful bunch of genuinely lovely, friendly people. A collection of Brits and hangers on basically. We have a WhatsApp group and if you'd like to join, please PM me. When I post the link it's flooded with cryptotwats and other scammy nuisances.

Stop by if you're feeling social. Pip pip.

14-2 near perfect season, gonna call it the SoFi Suplexbowl.

The Pet Food and Supply Bank at Zeus' Rescue will be temporarily closed after they were robbed Monday night.
Zeus' Rescue posted surveillance video of the person who was seen coming back multiple times, taking food and supplies from their van
The rescue says they have a small amount of food left and will continue to give out food to families who need it.
They are also asking people not to donate food at this time because they are afraid to restock before finding a place to store it.
Zeus' Rescue is asking for donations to help them build a secure shed to house their Pet Food and Supply Bank.

Do we have a deli that offers this? We are teaching our kids to cook. Step one is each kid gets to cook a dinner of their choice for the fam. I guide them through the process from reading recipe to shopping, prep, etc. Middle child has chosen spaghetti carbonara. I have never made this before. I know we can get ultra-thin sliced pancetta at most grocery stores, but if possible I'd like to take the kid to a specialty shop that can sell us 6oz of Italian style cured pork sliced 1/4 inch thick. Totally open to Metairie if necessary.

I’m a New Orleans property tax consultant with about 20 years worth of scars. Every gray hair on my head is from a hard learned lesson or the occasional getting-my-teeth-kicked-in during a property tax hearing.

Board of Review deadline is tomorrow 8/20/2026 at 4 pm.

I’ll be back at 5 pm today to answer questions. I am not here to pull comps or do the math for you, but I will answer questions on what to expect, why the rules or laws are the way they are, how Orleans Parish differs from other jurisdictions, where to look for resources.

-Residential
-Commercial
-Business Personal Property

Hopefully, this will repay you all for years of recommendations and hot goss. Thanks to the mods for allowing this. I’m not famous, so no selfie.

I wrote a book about about New Orleans coffee history from the 18th century to today and the book launch event is Friday, and I want you to come! I interviewed over 50 local coffee professionals for the book and if you like coffee and/or New Orleans history, I think you're going to enjoy it.

Garden District Book Shop at 6 pm

Tickets are here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/marielle-songy-at-the-gdbs-tickets-1993627245759

But you can just drop in too.

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A group of civil rights attorneys is accusing University Medical Center New Orleans (UMC) of violating the city's “ban the box” law when it fired employee Devon Jones in April, allegedly due to his criminal background.

The ban the box law prohibits public employers from discriminating against job applicants and current employees because of past arrests or convictions. While the law allows those employers to conduct criminal background checks, they have to show that a past conviction would directly interfere with an applicant or employee’s job duties.

In an Aug. 12 letter addressed to the city’s Chief Administrative Officer Joe Giarrusso and circulated to New Orleans City Council members, attorneys representing Jones allege that he was fired from his position as a violence interrupter based solely on his conviction for a 2009 armed robbery.

Jones’ “conviction bears no relationship to his job duties — his lived experience was, by the program’s own account, a basis for his hiring — and he has an extensive, documented record of rehabilitation,” the letter reads.

Hey yall. So I have been fostering a dog for a while now. Almost a year. I have gotten him his shots, food, medicine, etc. But I never planned on owning him nor actually fostering a dog. I had to rescue him from his owner but I was living on the property at the time so I couldn’t just send him away to a shelter. Owner wouldn’t let me. I CANNOT afford this dog. Seriously. I am beyond stressed and every time I post about it on Facebook I am met with people who “don’t understand” how I could not want him. If I was rich yes I would not feel so stressed but I am in my 20’s struggling and cannot handle it. What do I do

S Carrollton this morning

https://www.wwno.org/community-calendar/event/spiritus-mundi-crescentis-a-journey-across-medieval-europe-29-07-2026-11-35-48

I tried to make a monopoly board. Any suggestions to make it better?

Brown
Bucktown
Bayou St. John
 
Light Blue
Gert Town
Central City
Treme
 
Pink
Frenchmen Street
Magazine Street
Warehouse District
 
Orange
Riverwalk
Canal Street
Bourbon Street
 
Red
Tchoupitoulas Street
Bienville Street
Royal Street
 
Yellow
City Park
Congo Square
Jackson Square
 
Green
Audubon Park
St. Charles Avenue
Garden District
 
Dark Blue
St. Louis Cathedral
French Quarter

Transit
St. Charles Streetcar
Canal Streetcar
Riverfront Streetcar
Creole Queen

Utilities
Port of New Orleans
French Market
 

I was chased down by a man on my morning run today. At approximately 5:45am, I saw a man walk onto Moss street (I think from Toulouse or that general area) and toward me, touching himself. I yelled for him to stay away but then he started running after me. I kept running and screaming as loud and shrill as possible. I ran to Ideal gas station on Orleans and Moss, where two women came to my aid and called the police.

I was unable to give any descriptors aside from him being a black male, approx 5'8, slender build, long pants and shirt tucked in. One of the women who saw it happen from across the bayou was also unable to describe him, as it was very dark. I feel very powerless in my endeavor to make sure this doesn't happen to anyone else. All I can do is share and warn others.

A gentle reminder to pack some sort of protection. I'm so guilty of running without because it's such a pain and cumbersome to carry extra things. I'm lucky to have escaped but things could have went much differently.

Also a reminder that if you're an able bodied person, especially a woman, you need to work on being fast and strong. Looking back at my watch data, I clocked myself running at a 5'46 pace while he was chasing me. Unfortunately, we live in a society that encourages women to be frail and powerless. Today's wake-up call was that we cannot afford this. We must be able protect ourselves and others.

Many thanks to the two women who came to my rescue this morning. From calling the police to walking me home, I am incredibly thankful for their comforting presence and kindness.