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  • Armed militia protects its New Orleans neighborhood

    09/10/2005 7:02:27 PM PDT · by TERMINATTOR · 172 replies · 5,221+ views
    The Austin American-Statesman ^ | September 10, 2005 | Bob Dart
    NEW ORLEANS -- The Algiers Point militia put away its weapons Friday as Army soldiers patrolled the historic neighborhood across the Mississippi River from the French Quarter. But the band of neighbors who survived Hurricane Katrina and then fought off looters has not disarmed. "Pit Bull Will Attack. We Are Here and Have Gun and Will Shoot," said the sign on Alexandra Boza's front porch. Actually, said the woman behind the sign, "I have two pistols." "I'm a part of the militia," Boza said. "We were taking the law into our own hands, but I didn't kill anyone." She did...