SECTIONS:Defender PicksDIMANCHEMay 19thBayou St. John (12:15 PM-9:15 PM) A music fest on the water featuring Alexis and the Samuri, Remedy Krewe, Fleur de Tease, Hot 8 Brass Band, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and more
Bayou St. John (11:00AM-1:00PM) Pocket Aces Brass Band and Bone Tone Brass lead this year's second line, which starts and ends at Bayou Boogaloo!
Divine Ladies, Unbreakable Men Central City (1 p.m) Second lines! Won't bow down!
Mid-City (All day) Church and a parade to celebrate the club's 104th year
House of Blues (9:00 PM) The Comedy Central comedian is here for some standup!
Big Top (7 p.m.) 8-16 piece traveilling circus punk troupe. Need we say more? Is there anymore to say? with Sammy Kay and the East Los Three, Dead Legends
Tigers, Bananas, Bears... Oh Yeah! Art Klub, 513 Elysian Fields Ave (8:00 PM) An interactive and sparkling performance presented by Nari Tomassetti
Shadowbox Theatre (8:00 PM) Straightforward conversational drama explores one area's gentrification through 50 years
Joe Krown feat. Russell Batiste and Walter "Wolfman" Washington Maple Leaf (10:30PM) Weekly gig on Oak with Krown on the organ, Washington firing up the guitar strings, and Batiste on the drums.
Hot 8 Brass Band Howlin’ Wolf Den (10:00PM) Weekly gig from some of the city’s best in brass
Sunday Youth Music Workshop Tipitina’s (1:00PM) All ages workshop with Johnny Vidacovich. Bring your instruments!
Cajun Fais Do Do Tipitina’s (5:30PM) Bruce Daigrepont is playing the washboard and getting you to bed early
Krewe du Guza Le Bon Temps Roule (10:00PM) Sunday Funday weekly gig from the husband and wife duo LundiMay 20thCafe Instanbul (7:00 PM) A Japanese film about a teenager’s strange venture into a haunted house
Hi-Ho Lounge (8:00 PM) King James & the Special Men Charmaine Neville Band New Orleans Jazz Vipers Papa Grows Funk |
NOPD Detective Admits Stealing From Homeless Program U.S. Attorney Jim Letten A New Orleans police detective pled guilty Friday to bilking a non-profit program that was supposed to house the homeless, according to U.S. Attorney Jim Letten's office. Tiwana Alexander, 36, resigned her job with the NOPD's Fourth District a day before admitting to the conspiracy to steal federal money in court.
Over a year period 2007 and 2008, Alexander received $2,700 from the House of Ruth to help pay for a deposit and rent on an apartment, even though she was not homeless, Letten's office found. The non-profit organization receives money from the federal Housing and Urban Development department to assist homeless people get on their feet with housing and training. Money from the program that Alexander bilked goes to pay for a deposit and 1-3 months of rent on an apartment.
Alexander received the funds via House of Ruth case manager Samantha Cornelius, who was also named in the conspiracy. Checks were made out to phony landlords, then deposited into Alexander's account.
According to court documents, Alexander purchased her own home in 2007.
Alexander faces up to five years in prison, a maximum $250,000 fine, restitution and three years supervised release following any jail term. |
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