Posted on 04/03/2002 5:27:28 AM PST by mikenola
Edited on 07/14/2004 12:58:48 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The 4300 block of Canal Street is home to a lawyer's office, a Presbyterian church, an upscale guest house and, until recently, in one of the stately Victorian houses typical of the neighborhood, an old-fashioned brothel, federal authorities said.
In a 14-count indictment released Tuesday, the U.S. attorney's office alleges that Jeanette Maier, 43, was the "madam" of the bustling Mid-City brothel and accused her of employing three generations of her family in the business. Maier's mother, Tommie Taylor, 62, allegedly was the day-to-day manager of the operation, and Maier's daughter, Monica Montemayor, 25, allegedly worked there as a prostitute.
(Excerpt) Read more at nola.com ...
It never ceased to amaze me, BTW, how the neighborhoods change when driving up Canal Street, from semi-suburban at the Lake to hideous Urban decay only a few miles south.
I suppose that letting people take care of their own lives and own medical problems is an issue for those of you who do not believe in freedom. For the rest of us,well, its not a big deal. Sorry you don't believe in liberty, but hey, that's your problem.
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