Coinciding with the 165th anniversary of St. Augustine Church, the Ashé Cultural Arts Center this week presents three free screenings of Peter Entell’s documentary Shake the Devil Off, each to be followed by a community discussion. Entell’s film tells the story of Father Jerome LeDoux, revered former leader of the landmark Treme parish, who was asked in Read the rest of this entry »

The Orleans District Attorney’s office has dismissed charges against Richard Jackson in connection with the July 26 beating of Oscar Fuselier inside an Orleans Parish Prison (OPP) holding cell. Fuselier, as reported in the Gambit Weekly story “Traffic Fatality”, never regained consciousness after the assault and later died in the hospital after he was taken off of life support.

At the time of the attack, Fuselier had already spent more than 28 hours in a holding cell on a minor traffic attachment warrant for Read the rest of this entry »