Looting
New Orleans, 2:15 p.m.
Returning from a fact-finding expedition from the newspaper's Howard Avenue headquarters, a group of reporters and photographers stumbled on a parade of looters streaming from Coleman's Retail Store, located at 4001 Earhart Blvd., about two blocks away from The Times-Picayune offices.
The looters, who were men and women who appeared to be in their early teens to mid-40s, braved a steady rain and infrequent tropical storm wind gusts to tote boxes of clothing and shoes from the store. Some had garbage bags stuffed with goods. Others lugged wardrobe-sized boxes or carried them on their heads.
The line going to and from the store along Earhart Boulevard numbered into the dozens and appeared to be growing.
Some looters were seen smiling and greeting each other with pleasantries as they passed. Another group was seen riding in the back of a pickup truck, honking the horn and cheering.
The scene also attracted a handful of curious bystanders, who left the safety of their homes to watch the heist.
No police were present in the area, which is flooded heavily with standing water two to four feet deep on all sides of Earhart Blvd.
LA prospecting. Gawd......
Un-frickin-believable.
Group of photographers? Where are the pics?
Well of course! They didn't sleep at a Holiday Inn last night;)
General question for the forum: Are citizens allowed to terminate looters on the spot, in the state of Louisiana, if that were to be the general order out by the Governor to LEO, but no LEO were on site of said disorder and looting, and yet there were at least two, armed, responsible citizen witnesses to the looting?