A requiem for New Orleans
Posted By: 4250Luis, 1/4/2025 2:05:39 PM
My first day in New Orleans was my first day. Thus, one can say I can reasonably claim to have some authenticity when I write and think -- and lament -- about my birthplace of long ago. The act of evil which started at 3 a.m. on New Year’s Eve left 15 celebrants in the City That Care Forgot lost to their families and loved ones and many others horribly maimed in so many ways. I pray, as many of us do I’m sure, that God will comfort their souls and their families as they struggle to understand-
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A requiem for New Orleans
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My first day in New Orleans was my first day.
Thus, one can say I can reasonably claim to have some authenticity when I write and think -- and lament -- about my birthplace of long ago.
The act of evil which started at 3 a.m. on New Year’s Eve left 15 celebrants in the City That Care Forgot lost to their families and loved ones and many others horribly maimed in so many ways. I pray, as many of us do I’m sure, that God will comfort their souls and their families as they struggle to understand-
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