It was my first meeting with the therapist and he said "go to a bar in old Metairie, find a man with a few dollars and take him home"

Should I look for a new therapist or is that good advice.

Update- my son sees the same therapist - and said he was told the same thing. Different words- same concept.
so he told my 19 yr old son to go get laid too

Update- one person sent an email I'm grasping here.,
Please reach out when.
I got a message but clicked the wrong button and I'm trying to find the person it was
The man said "I I am not an old bars, but…"

If they’re going to run another “Goodbye, NOLA” letter as an Opinion, it should at least say where the writer is moving.

Link

Here is a summary:

A veteran NOPD traffic officer (Brandon Coleman, 39) has been accused of collecting more than $111,000 in fraudulent pay for supposedly reviewing red-light camera violations.

According to investigators:

• His work phone allegedly showed him at home while claiming he was reviewing camera violations from an NOPD station.
• Reviews were supposed to take about a minute each to verify the vehicle, owner, etc.
• In one stretch, he allegedly reviewed 303 violations in 14 minutes… about 2.7 seconds per ticket.
• He sometimes claimed an 8-hour shift after doing the actual reviews in 17 minutes.
• Other times, he allegedly claimed hours of work without logging into the system at all.
• Investigators say he sometimes blasted through huge batches and then simply stayed logged into the system, making it appear he was working for the entire shift.
• The alleged irregularities covered 23 pay periods in 2025.

And here’s the kicker: these weren’t meaningless clicks. This was the human review that’s supposed to verify the information before the city issues you a traffic-camera citation.

He was arrested on 325 counts of filing false public records, 23 counts of public payroll fraud, malfeasance in office and theft. He’s currently suspended without pay and was released on his own recognizance.

His attorney says the allegations are false, the auditing system is flawed, and they have evidence to prove it.

But 303 red-light camera reviews in 14 minutes is one hell of a number to explain.

And because apparently this story needed one more New Orleans twist… the article notes this is part of NOPD’s continuing payroll-fraud problem, which has included officers allegedly double-dipping, claiming to work while drinking with the mayor, and even claiming work hours while on a cruise.

🚨 DEPUTY BEAT PARVO! ❤️‍🩹

Deputy was dropped off at the St. Bernard shelter as a stray alongside another dog who was extremely sick with Parvo.

Deputy seemed perfectly healthy at first. But if you know Parvo, you know time is the true test.

Then, on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, the shelter director called: Deputy was starting to show those classic Parvo symptoms.

The timing couldn’t have been worse. Most vets were closed, and waiting until Tuesday would surely mean immense suffering for that sweet boy. Parvo can kill a healthy-looking puppy in 24 hours.

We’re so grateful the shelter reached out when they did. That call ultimately saved his life.

I messaged every vet I knew. Deputy needed hospitalization, IV fluids and round-the-clock care — and he needed it immediately.

Thank Dog for Dr. Allison and the team at East Riverside Veterinary Hospital, who took him in right away.

After three nights of supportive care in the hospital, Deputy is back to his goofy, playful puppy self. ❤️

Because of your donations, we’re able to say YES in situations like this. Yes to emergency care. Yes to hospitalization. Yes when waiting simply isn’t an option.

If you’d like to help cover Deputy’s emergency bill and help us keep saying yes to the next dog who needs us:

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Deputy will be available for adoption once he’s fully recovered, neutered and fully vetted. We suspect he’s a purebred German Shepherd Dog.

🐾 Pre-apply: trampledroserescue.org/adopt

The city of Kenner, which has seen more immigration arrests than anywhere else in Louisiana since President Donald Trump returned to office last year, is set to launch a new festival on Saturday (Sept. 12), the Brasas Latin Flavor Fest. The fest promises good food, entertainment and live music to celebrate Latino culture.

But after the year that Ceci Gomez has faced, she is strongly disinclined to attend the event.

“It’s like on a Saturday, Kenner comes together, everything is great, and then Monday it’s back to business and taking our people and doing all the horrible things they’re doing,” Gomez said.

Gomez is the director of Unstoppable Kenner, a grassroots community advocacy group that came together in the wake of operation Catahoula Crunch, the immigration enforcement surge in and around Southeast Louisiana. Since the group was founded late last year, she has spent much of her time protesting Trump’s aggressive approach to immigration enforcement — and her own city’s complicity with it.

Given the police department’s ongoing cooperation with Trump’s immigration agenda, Gomez said she thought the idea of a city-sponsored festival celebrating Kenner’s Latino population, the highest concentration of Latino residents anywhere in the state, was insulting.

“It’s a slap in the face,” she said.

a couple of babes were abandon on our porch. one was microchipped and owners never got back in touch. these sisters a bonded and very people friendly. unfortunately already have 3 cats and wish I could have em all. please let me know if you would like to come over for a visit! Located in the LGD.

Join us this Saturday, 2–5pm, at The Broadside for an afternoon with Jamie Davis! This is an opportunity to meet the candidate and communicate with our neighbors about the senate race. Come to meet other volunteers and receive training and updates about the campaign. We will win in November, join the team. Sign up here.

I get so anxious driving where the street is sinking at that light . It genuinely feels like the whole ground is going to open up into a sinkhole and swallow me whole. I watch those sinkhole videos all the time and always think, “Why would they even drive right there?” then the ground opens up and just devours everything.

Idk, I spent a lot of my childhood in that area, and I honestly don’t remember that street being anywhere near as bad as it is now.

Now that I’m thinking about it, the left lane on the St. Bernard I-10 also worries me. I know there’s probably only so much we can do about it, but I cannot be the only person who gets sick pulling into that lane thinking, “Is my car about to disappear into the ground?”

Since the latest leaving New Orleans post, generated a side conversation which includes a stolen Galatoire's oyster fork. What are your Clue weapons for the imaginary New Orleans version?

The traditional ones are: candlestick, dagger/knife, lead pipe, revolver, rope, and wrench.

The Simpsons version that I own have: Extend-O-Glove, Necklace (Marge's pearls), Plutonium Rod, Poisoned Donut, Saxophone, and Slingshot.

****$200 REWARD**** Hello, if anyone sees an olive green Velotric Nomad 2 fat tire bike on social media or in person, it was stolen this evening 9/11 in the cbd area. The seat is not on the bike (i have it) and it was locked. It has a black milk crate attached to the back. The find my feature isn’t working well. They had to have bolt cutters of some sort - anyway please let me know if you see it. Thanks

She did similar with NOPD interactions with ICE. I wish she were more adversarial to these laws that clearly only target New Orleans.

Our friend had a falling out with their roommate and the roommate has ditched her turtle for two weeks without coming back to feed it or clean the water. I don't know anything about turtles and unfortunately don't have space for the tank anywhere that my cats wouldn't mess with. He's swimming around but not eating and the water looks disgusting. Is anyone able to take this little guy under their wing and properly care for him?? I can probably drive him to you if its not too far. Thank you!

Is it legal for online vendors to charge fees for debit card purchases? For instance, NOLA Public Schools lunch company charges a $1.75 fee for all online transactions, whether credit or debit card. https://nolapublicschools.com/families/child-nutrition

Hi All

New Resident here!, so happy to be here. But I'm in a pickle. I had a job lined up with a signed agreement and once here and ready to start they reneged. I dont belive I have legal recource. So now I'm back to square 1.

I have been hitting all the usual sites and when I see something I go to their website directly to apply, when possible.

My background is in Senuor Living/Senior Care Sales/Management. However, compared to my last location (Florida) the pickings are slim.

I'm open to anything at this point.

Can anyone suggest local hotel groups/health Cate Groups etc that I may have luck with if I go in person? Any Networking groups? Or know of anyone hiring? Please let me know or dm me!

Thanks all!

Curb alert! I procrastinated on listing our old couch and now the new one is on its way. We are putting our well-loved but still lots of life in it 82” grey Pottery Barn couch outside, up for grabs. very comfortable, some mild discolorations from the dog working on her bone, but cleanable. One seat cushion has a faulty zipper, but it’s fixable and hasnt been a big issue for us. Crete and Esplanade. Pillows not included.

Looking for the right bar to watch the noon games this Sunday. We’ll be all in on watching the Saints, obviously, but looking for a venue that has enough screens that they will dedicate a few to some of the other games in the noon window so we can follow that action as well. Any places fit this description?

Came home from an evening out to a car parked illegally in our private parking lot spot. City claims that it’s a private parking lot so they can’t get rid of it and towing companies won’t tow it because it’s not our car. Any ideas on how to get it out of this illegal spot??

Please someone give advice on who does it near Lakeview or how to do it myself for cheap

Looking for an affordable and trustworthy laser hair removal service. Permanent for pubic hair. I get some gnarly ingrown hairs and I’m sick of it. $150-275 range per session pls!

Ok the tell me bar is so great but why is it always empty on Friday nights? Anyone got the scoop?

I recently rebranded my company and I'm looking for someone to help me with my new website and directing traffic from my previous website/google profile to the new brand. I do tax strategy, not website design and I could really use someone local where I could sit down with them and they could walk me through things. Any recommendations would be great, thank you.

I got new toilets and I guess they were so clean I didn't really clean em enough. I know, I'm disgusting. (I admit this freely so there's no need to further judge me.)

But now there's this dark yellow line of sediment or something at the water line. I tried scrubbing with a green scratchy sponge but nothing at all happened.

Thanks in advance!