Carnival cahoots.During Carnival in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded , a celebration that lasts from January 6 until "Fat Tuesday" (also called Mardi Gras Mardi Gras (mär`dē grä), last day before the fasting season of Lent. It is the French name for Shrove Tuesday. Literally translated, the term means "fat Tuesday" and was so called because it represented the last opportunity for ), the day before Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday, in the Western Church, the first day of Lent, being the seventh Wednesday before Easter. On this day ashes are placed on the foreheads of the faithful to remind them of death, of the sorrow they should feel for their sins, and of the necessity of , two teenagers went on an armed robbery spree until they were stopped by one intended victim. On the night of Friday, February 4, the two teenage robbers, Micah Adams, 17, and his 19-year-old brother Darius, approached an unidentified man who was walking to his car from work. Micah Adams displayed a handgun, but the intended victim pulled out his own gun and started shooting. Micah was hit several times in the torso, causing his death. Darius fled. The police, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the February 6 Times-Picayune, "found a car idling nearby that they think was the brothers' intended getaway vehicle." Darius was arrested a short time after the attempted robbery. During questioning by the police, Darius admitted that he and his brother were responsible for a series of armed robberies in the vicinity of Tulane University History Founding/early history The University dates from 1834 as the Medical College of Louisiana.<ref name="facts" /> With the addition of a law department, it became The University of Louisiana . Darius was charged with attempted armed robbery and may face an additional charge of murder because he was involved in a felony that resulted in death. John Jefferson John Jefferson (born February 3, 1956) is a retired American football wide receiver. Jefferson played at Arizona State University from 1974 to 1977. Jefferson's breakout year occurred in his season (1975) when he led the Sun Devils with 52 receptions and 921 yards receiving , a nearby resident, said that crime had worsened in the usually quiet neighborhood. He added in an interview with the Times-Picayune, "Pretty soon, everybody's going to be walking around here with guns in their pockets. Not because we want to, but because we're afraid." Three days before this incident, another would-be victim in New Orleans shot and killed a man who was trying to break into his house. No names have been released, but according to a report by WDSU Channel 6 News, the intruder had allegedly broken into several nearby homes before breaking into the house where he was killed. Police have said that the man had a long criminal record. In yet another gun-defense incident in Louisiana, a Baton Rouge Baton Rouge (băt`ən r  zh) [Fr.,=red stick], city (1990 pop. 219,531), state capital and seat of East Baton Rouge parish, SE La. homeowner shot a burglar twice on the night of Monday, February 7, when he found the burglar attempting to break into his house. The wounded teenager initially got away, but he was caught shortly thereafter by an off-duty police officer. None of the shooters are expected to be charged in the incidents. |
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