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do not pass geaux skip to main skip to sidebar do not pass geaux meanderings on the path of truth justice and the new orleans way tuesday february 05 2008 super tuesday in case you re as jaded by politics as i am check out the returns on the original super tuesday that s fat tuesday in new orleans happy mardi gras posted by bp at 12 21 pm 5 comments friday january 11 2008 selective service jury duty jury duty is a chore but i m not sure being swept up off the streets in a citizen dragnet is what most complainers had in mind to be sure jury duty is a civic duty a small price to pay for living in a civilized democratic society but i d like to think that presupposes to advanced notice like a summons in the mail to allow prospective jurors to plan their days around the disruption to their normal daily routine some judges have a different idea conscripting citizens off the streets for jury duty when the jury rolls just can t keep pace with courtroom demand for fresh bodies i believe everyone has an obligation to serve but i suspect snatching people off the streets to serve on a jury is going to debase juries stocking them full of disgruntled people who are going to be looking for a speedy way to return to their posts rather than spend their time as conscientious jurors listening attentively to a trial well i suppose that much won t change posted by bp at 3 57 pm 1 comment wednesday january 02 2008 and the winner is it looks like 2007 was another banner year for new orleans at least as far as crime statistics once again the big easy looks to take the murder capital crown it is unfortunate that the violence overshadows many positives for a city on the rebound hopefully 2008 will be a safer year as the city s economy continues to prosper posted by bp at 10 36 am no comments friday december 28 2007 judging poor judgment former orleans parish civil judge c hunter king has managed to have his record expunged as part of a deal under which he pleaded guilty to extortion and conspiring to commit public payroll fraud his offense was requiring court employees to sell batches of 250 fundraising tickets or face termination that s not only illegal but pathetic does he really deserve to have his record wiped clean in my view probably not mr king s offense reflected incredibly poor judgment for a sitting judge and lawyer that is not the sort of judgment that is the hallmark of judging nor does it seem fair given that so many people with far more petty offenses are plagued with stained criminal records that prevent them from ever enjoying gainful employment while mr king looks like he s on the road to practicing law again and mr king s fraud is particularly galling because he used public resources public servants paid by the state for his own personal gain he not only has poor judgment but he abused the public trust as part of a scheme to perpetuate his own political existence he hardly deserves a free pass for that judge julian parker the criminal court judge who sentenced mr king thinks the expungement fairly cleanses the supposed racism under which mr king suffered at sentencing judge parker lamented from the bench that mr king had been set up really mr king s decision to break the law by conscripting public employees to do his bidding was part of a racist entrapment plot it sounds to me that mr king was set up in the same way that former dc mayor marion barry was set up by that itch who smoked crack with the mayor in a hotel room mr barry and judge parker seem to be saying never mind the underlying crimes blame the person who had the courage audacity to shine the light on the shady conduct that s a glorified street thug creed to blame the snitch forget the crime just what new orleans needs posted by bp at 10 38 am no comments saturday december 22 2007 taking a chance on a second chance only the future can know if our judgments were the best decisions when made even then certainty is constantly challenged by the unfolding of ever more future events this is especially true when judges must mete out punishments particularly in the cases of juvenile offenders can a particular juvenile offender be reformed will rehabilitation chart a new course for a troubled teen or is the child sentenced to a juvenile facility merely waiting to cross the threshold into adulthood and beyond the reach of the juvenile detention system to blossom in an adult offender is it naive hope to think we can mold damaged children into productive adults who will leave there troubled pasts behind these questions do not have easy answers but there is proof that we cannot and should not give up on ever troubled child even those who commit the most heinous crimes as children read this and then consider these questions posted by bp at 1 10 pm no comments thursday december 20 2007 a new wrinkle on the federal bench the tables have turned on judge thomas porteous the man charged with meting out justice himself faces serious judicial scrutiny again a special investigative panel has referred judge porteous a federal judge in new orleans for impeachment proceedings this is not judge porteous first time under the microscope his conduct as a state judge he was named to the federal bench in 1994 came under scrutiny in the 2005 wrinkled robe investigation that examined alleged official corruption although the investigation netted 11 guilty please and jail terms for two state judges judge porteous dodged a bullet not this time he has been dogged by lingering questions about alleged misstatements in financial disclosures particularly for failing to disclose allegedly improper gifts received from attorneys practicing before his court he evidently dodged a criminal indictment but that hasn t put an end to it he recently returned to the bench after a leave of absence following the loss of his home to hurricane katrina and then his wife but it looks like his stay may be short lived hopefully there will be a dignified end to this saga posted by bp at 5 39 pm 1 comment tuesday december 04 2007 little pink houses if it takes a village to raise a child perhaps it take a movie star to build a village while the city and state seem content to sit on their hands and point fingers brad pitt is putting his money and star power where his mouth is with his own 5 million another 5 million from philanthropist steve bing and other significant pledges mr pitt is starting a house building movement in the lower ninth ward this is not about fame or recognition mr pitt already has plenty it s about facing down challenges and taking action there are many naysayers just check the comments attached to the article but the will to try and fail should triumph over the inertia of doing nothing posted by bp at 6 45 pm no comments older posts home subscribe to posts atom blog archive 2008 3 february 1 super tuesday january 2 2007 48 december 4 november 3 october 3 august 4 july 6 june 2 may 3 april 6 march 3 february 3 january 11 2006 15 december 6 november 9 links google news times picayune jazz fest new orleans center for creative arts ernie the attorney about me bp as a kid i wanted to be magician plan b soon followed my suburban upbringing likely repelled me toward anything that didn t resemble well everything else and so i attended tulane university in the singular city of new orleans i studied philosophy dabbled in buddhism with a brief stint at a monastery and explored the outer reaches of consciousness on the well worn path of college excess i also courted my future wife nurtured a love for crawfish and kermit ruffins and my friends discovered my hollow leg or oversized liver my doctor confirms the latter i traded balmy summers and cockroaches for new england winters and red sox to attend harvard law school no doubt i prefer roaches to red sox after graduation i clerked for a federal judge in new orleans and my wife and i married there alas we moved to our nation s capital as bismarck said you re better off not knowing how laws or sausages are made he must not have had in mind boudin the local sausage of choice at least i had to see for myself the sausage factory known as the louisiana justice system hence i m serving six months as a public defender and so this blog begins laissez les bon temps rouler view my complete profile do you know what it means to miss new orleans