Under a plan designed to cut down on drug use and prostitution, motel and hotel guests in unincorporated Jefferson Parish would be required to provide identification before getting a room.
The proposal is the most significant change proposed by parish planners to curb illegal activity in motels, particularly those on Airline Drive.

The requirement is expected to cut down on the number of guests who use motels for nefarious purposes, ranging from drugs and prostitution to finding a place to lay low to avoid authorities, Durabb said.

This is not the first time officials have targeted motels in an effort to curb crime. In 2008, the Parish Council prohibited motels from renting rooms by the hour in an effort to cut down on prostitution. Also, the Jefferson Parish Sherriff’s Office has focused on offenses at the facilities.

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… PhotoNOLA 2011, New Orleans annual photography festival, snaps into focus
Published: Tuesday, December 06, 2011, 5:00 AM     Updated: Tuesday, December 06, 2011, 10:26 AM
What do an ice cream parlor, a Bourbon Street strip club, a fitness center and the facade of a Piety Street shotgun house have in common? They’re all being used as temporary photography galleries during PhotoNOLA 2011, the sixth annual photography festival presented by the New Orleans Photo Alliance.
PhotoNOLAThom Bennett’s PhotoNOLA exhibit ‘The Mythology of Mardi Gras’ at La Divina Gelateria, 621 St. Peter St., includes toy camera photos of Carnival revelers.
Jennifer Shaw is the founder of PhotoNOLA. Or, as she prefers to put it: “I was the silly girl who raised her hand,” and volunteered to organize the first fest in the chaotic days after Hurricane Katrina.

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What do an ice cream parlor, a Bourbon Street strip club, a fitness center and the facade of a Piety Street shotgun house have in common? They’re all being used as temporary photography galleries during PhotoNOLA 2011 , the sixth annual photography festival presented by the New Orleans Photo Alliance.
PhotoNOLA Thom Bennett’s PhotoNOLA exhibit ‘The Mythology of Mardi Gras’ at La Divina Gelateria, 621 St. Peter St., includes toy camera photos of Carnival revelers.
Jennifer Shaw is the founder of PhotoNOLA. Or, as she prefers to put it: “I was the

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East Jefferson arrest reports, Nov. 23-Dec. 1
Published: Friday, December 02, 2011, 4:50 PM     Updated: Friday, December 02, 2011, 4:52 PM
George Bucher, 24, 1213 Zuma St., Metairie, was arrested Nov. 23 at home and booked with simple battery and aggravated battery.
Patrick Mouton, 67, 4938 Wright Road, New Orleans, was arrested Nov. 23 in the 5100 block of Jefferson Highway in Jefferson and booked with negligent injuring, reckless operation of a vehicle and failure to obey a police officer.
Amanda Spinks, 25, 3128 46th St., Metairie, was arrested Nov. 23 in the 3100 block of South Interstate 10 Service Road in Metairie and booked with prostitution and crime against nature.
Denelra Proby, 21, 2017 W. Village Green St., Harvey, was arrested Nov. 23 in the 3200 block of North Arnoult Road in Metairie and booked with theft under $500 and drug possession with the intent to distribute.

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The church offers other opportunities to impact the community, most of which are under the umbrella of the “Care Effects” ministry. Some members provide academic tutoring and sports coaching for children in the Upper Ninth Ward. Others volunteer in a nearby public elementary school, tutoring children, helping in the library, cleaning up the school grounds, and providing food over the weekends for children who otherwise may not be fed.
Church members minister to abused children and youth through the Baptist Friendship House, prisoners in the local jail, and at the juvenile detention center. Some serve at Global Maritime Ministries, which ministers to sailors and seamen coming through the Port of New Orleans. Others serve the homeless at the New Orleans Mission or the Ozanam Inn homeless shelter. Some of the women minister to prostitutes in the French Quarter.

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