Nine preachers arrested at Southern Decadence

Nine preachers were arrested Saturday after police said they yelled anti-gay slurs over bullhorns during a demonstration at Southern Decadence, an annual celebration of gay culture in the French Quarter. Patrick O’Connell, 45, Rolando Igleasias, 31, Cesar Chavez, 22, Daniel Hoogerhuis, 26, Danny Guevera, 20, Larry Craft, 52, Montes Diego, 32 and Gary Brown, 33 were arrested on suspicion of aggressive solicitation, a city law passed last October.

The ordinance prohibits “any person or group of persons to loiter or congregate on Bourbon Street for the purpose of disseminating any social, political or religious message between the hours of sunset and sunrise.” Another man, Justin Craft, 31, was arrested on suspicion of battery, resisting an officer and interfering with a law enforcement investigation. Craft allegedly punched an officer when he attempted to confiscate his bullhorn. Witnesses said the incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. outside Tropical Isle.

New Orleans police spokesman Frank Robertson said the men were previously warned not to use bullhorns, but did not comply. Casey Kolosky, a bouncer at Tropical Isle, said the preachers were making slurs against gays and also mentioned Hurricane Katrina victims.

Everyone’s Mardi Gras should be a little more pleasant now, I hope, with less bigotry and shouted accusations.

shortformblog: poynterinstitute: If anything is front-page news, it’s that your newspaper is going to stop printing every day. Here’s how The Times-Picayune and three other Advance Publications (and one outsider) told their readers Friday morning about the changes. The “dear subscriber” note at the bottom loses its punch when you consider how blown out it is up top. As pointed out in this story, broadband is not a given in New Orleans — the state of Louisiana lags behind the rest of the country in broadband penetration. Also worth checking is the Blog of New Orleans’ roundup of reactions in and out of the newsroom. Key line: ”My supervisor didn’t even f****** know. My supervisor.”
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shortformblog:

poynterinstitute:

If anything is front-page news, it’s that your newspaper is going to stop printing every day. Here’s how The Times-Picayune and three other Advance Publications (and one outsider) told their readers Friday morning about the changes.

The “dear subscriber” note at the bottom loses its punch when you consider how blown out it is up top. As pointed out in this story, broadband is not a given in New Orleans — the state of Louisiana lags behind the rest of the country in broadband penetration. Also worth checking is the Blog of New Orleans’ roundup of reactions in and out of the newsroom. Key line: ”My supervisor didn’t even f****** know. My supervisor.”

Source: poynterinstitute

There are rallies going on in 55 cities today. Please attend and have your voice heard! We can’t afford to keep silent anymore. Visit UniteWomen.org to find a rally near you. For all you Louisiana folks, the rally in Baton Rouge is from 11 am to 2 pm. Click the link for the location and more info. I’d love if you could attend and support women! I have to make a speech too…so…there’s that. (I’m nervous.) We will have music, different organizations tabling, Planned Parenthood (free condoms!), the Clothesline Project, speakers, and feel free to make or bring a sign! It should be a fun time. I hope to see you there, and please say hi :) P.S. If anyone in BR/LSU campus area needs a ride, let me know!
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There are rallies going on in 55 cities today.

Please attend and have your voice heard! We can’t afford to keep silent anymore.

Visit UniteWomen.org to find a rally near you.

For all you Louisiana folks, the rally in Baton Rouge is from 11 am to 2 pm. Click the link for the location and more info.

I’d love if you could attend and support women! I have to make a speech too…so…there’s that. (I’m nervous.)

We will have music, different organizations tabling, Planned Parenthood (free condoms!), the Clothesline Project, speakers, and feel free to make or bring a sign!

It should be a fun time. I hope to see you there, and please say hi :)

P.S. If anyone in BR/LSU campus area needs a ride, let me know!

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