Well, reporters report what their editors tell them to. And true, the NOPD is getting a lot of heat lately from the TP regarding the Katrina/Danziger Bridge murders. So maybe this front-page story will “encourage” the NOPD to take action.
But it took us all week to get the story to the front page of the TP. So that tells me they didn’t want to cover it at all. I’ve been emailing the editor (Jim Amoss) all week and beating him over the head.
To face reality, however, IF the perps were out-of-town “agitators,” they are long gone from the area. Likely some of the local kids who were protesting (IIRC, mostly UNO students) could be questioned and maybe they will tell.
But if they’re wannabe anarchists, they’ll lawyer up and clam up.
Just my thinking, which is of course subject to large error...
It does seem as if the Iron Rail bunch (Trust-afarians) glomed on to the “Keep Big Charity” hospital and UNO cuts protests. Seems all the videos from that bunch have been pulled and they are awfully quiet. Maybe Jim Letten’s office should take a little trip over to the Marigny.