The Crescent City Lynchings, The Murder of Chief Hennessy, the New Orleans “Mafia” trials, and the Parish Prison Mob.

Nearly a century before The Godfather and The Sopranos became American icons, a group of Italian immigrants and Italian Americans were accused of gunning down New Orleans police chief David Hennessy. Crescent City Lynchings is a compelling look at organized crime and the notorious anti-Italian mass lynching in the aftermath of the murder in turn-of-the-century New Orleans. The author presents an in-depth and nuanced account of the episode that popularized the term “Mafia” in the American lexicon.

“The Sopranos meets the Big Easy in an engrossing examination of a crime that rocked late-19th-century Louisiana.” Kirkus Reviews

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Good music is what you need. Here’s some of what’s been keeping time for the creations at Elm City Hot Glass. Some of these artists are independent, including some locals from New Haven, Connecticut and Portland, Oregon.

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Photo by L. Stahly

To see some photos of Elm City Hot Glass artist, Jo-anna Horn, making a vase, look here.

Photos by Sonny Johnson.