@faimon

Rehabilitated cuneiformist. Gumbo devotee

Joined March 2009
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Sam Karlin@samkarlin1 Jan 2025
Here's what we know so far about the alleged Bourbon street attacker, Shamsud-Din Jabbar. Story w/@joey_cranney nola.com/news/crime_police/b…

Who is Shamsud-Din Jabbar, suspect in alleged Bourbon Street terrorist attack in New Orleans?

Shamsud-Din Jabbar was a recently-divorced Texas resident, though it was unclear what ties he had to New Orleans.

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Faimon Roberts: Al Morella, resounding government critic, was a true Louisiana original (@faimon) nola.com/opinions/politics-j… via @nolanews

Faimon Roberts: Al Morella, resounding government critic, was a true Louisiana original

"Al Morella (was) the snappy-dressing, yatty-baritoned gadfly who made himself such a presence at parish government meetings that some privately joked that he was the eighth council member."

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.@faimon Roberts: When it came to EBR Mayor-President's race, conventional wisdom was wrong theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/… via @theadvocatebr

Faimon Roberts: When it came to EBR Mayor-President's race, conventional wisdom was wrong

"The results stunned many within Baton Rouge's political community who considered Ted James a lock to make the runoff along with Sharon Weston Broome."

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Edifying editorial on the sad phenomenon of municipal dissolution, by @faimon Roberts in today's Times-Picayune: nola.com/opinions/faimon-rob…

Faimon Roberts: The dirty word in small town politics

In this column, Faimon Roberts talks about the dirty word in Louisiana's rural politics and why it shouldn't be dirty.

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Ben Myers@blevimyers23 Oct 2024
"Even in a relatively small sheriff's office ... the institutional culture is deeply embedded. And with that comes a host of personality conflicts, old grudges, rivalries and comfort in the way things have always been done." Always read @faimon nola.com/opinions/faimon-rob…

Faimon Roberts: This rural Louisiana sheriff wants to change the way his agency works. Here's how.

Faimon Roberts. He wants to reform the way his rural Sheriff's Office runs. But the obstacles are large.

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Jeremy White@comicref13 Oct 2024
GO TO HELL, OLE MISS
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New Orleans' history of prosecuting Catholic clergy child abusers is tumultuous. One who recorded himself having sex with young men at a rectory and amassed prodigious collection of child abuse imagery was acquitted of criminal charges after his defense established that he ...
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Ben Myers@blevimyers11 Sep 2024
Replying to @faimon
@faimon's column is always a great read. His latest contemplates the unknown in a Vernon Parish cemetery. "The cemetery’s existing records don’t shed light on who might be buried there, when they died or who buried them," he writes. nola.com/opinions/graves-lou…

Faimon Roberts: A cryptic grave marker in the middle of nowhere is a reminder of the haunting past

Faimon Roberts: It's a lone grave marker in the middle of a sprawling country cemetery. Why does it's mystery beckon?

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NOLA.com@NOLAnews12 Aug 2024
Jordan Nuss: I watched my sister compete in the Olympics. Here's what it was like. nola.com/opinions/olympics-k…

Jordan Nuss: I watched my sister compete in the Olympics. Here's what it was like.

Jordan Nuss speaks on the surreality of his sister Kristen's Olympic journey, the reality of disappointment after her exit, and the Louisiana athlete's bright future.

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Though there have been fits and starts -- and sea-change events like Katrina and the oil bust -- Louisiana has been struggling to attract and retain residents for decades, as @faimon reported a few months back: nola.com/news/politics/peopl…
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Why Louisiana's iconic Ruston peaches are in danger of disappearing via ⁦@faimon⁩ theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/…

Why Louisiana's iconic Ruston peaches are in danger of disappearing

RUSTON — Joe Mitcham pulled a knife from the pocket of his jeans and made a few quick cuts in the root of a peach tree he had pulled out

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Jim Mustian@JimMustian9 Nov 2023
Thanks to Missing Magnolias podcast for inviting me to talk about confidential informants and a drug buy that went terribly wrong in Rapides Parish nam12.safelinks.protection.o…

Into the Lion's Den: An Abandoned Informant

Missing Magnolias · Episode

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In today's Times-Picayune; article by @faimon nola.com/news/new-interstate…
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Secretary of state's office confirms the 27% number for turnout in New Orleans in this election. Statewide, the figure was 36%. Four years ago, statewide turnout was 46%, and New Orleans turnout was 39%. Majorly down across the board, but a steeper drop in the city.
Gordon Russell@GordonRussell115 Oct 2023
Looks like turnout in New Orleans was about 27% today - 71k ballots cast in governor's race, out of about 264k qualified voters.
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Sam Karlin@samkarlin15 Oct 2023
Follow James, @tegbridges and the rest of us at @NOLAnews/@theadvocatebr for some election results tonight. Polls close in less than 30 minutes. #lalege #lagov
James Finn@rjamesfinn14 Oct 2023
I’m in Broussard for @JeffLandry’s primary election night party. There’s LSU football on the TV (confirming previous @ShannonHeckt report) #lalege #lagov
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Sam Karlin@samkarlin15 Oct 2023
Polls are closed in Louisiana. The Secretary of State's website is down. Buckle in, folks! #lagov
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Jim Mustian@JimMustian11 Oct 2023
Where y'at New Orleans lawyers? Come here me and @faimon talk about Betrayal on the Bayou today @SonyPodcasts neworleansbar.org/?pg=events…

Drugs, Lies, and the DEA CLE

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A breakdown of @SteveScalise v. @Jim_Jordan in the contest for House speaker. As @MarkBallardCnb, it's a clash of styles: nola.com/news/politics/steve…
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Great explainer today from @NewsieDave on whether increased flow in Red River could allow Corps of Engineers to send less of the Mississippi's water out the Atchafalaya. Don't understand? Don't worry, he explains it really well: nola.com/news/corps-looks-ag…

As salt creeps up Mississippi River, Corps considers unusual plan to increase water flow

As a wedge of salt water creeps up the Mississippi River, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is considering an unusual tactic: Using the massive Old River Control Structure to

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Blessed to receive an offer from East Texas Baptist University! All Glory To God! @RecruitLouisian @IndestBrent @hbonvillain63 @CoachTXHop
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