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re: Howard Johnson Sniper 50 years
Posted on 1/9/23 at 1:50 pm to inspectweld
Posted on 1/9/23 at 1:50 pm to inspectweld
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The Rault Center fire
the images are burned in my memory. Today's news would never show that stuff. People trying to make human chains. People burned alive because of bars on the windows.
Posted on 1/9/23 at 1:54 pm to lepdagod
Can you give us the gist of your theory?
Posted on 1/9/23 at 2:28 pm to EF Hutton
NOPD - "The Case of the Missing Cigars" (1957)
New Orleans detectives investigate a seemingly routine robbery and end up on the trail of drug pushers.
I admit I'd never even heard of this very obscure TV series. Mostly an extremely unremarkable Dragnet imitation (frequent Dragnet guest Stacy Harris plays the lead), it was actually filmed on location in New Orleans. But that's not the most interesting thing about it. Not even close.
Harris's detective partner is played by one Louis Sirgo.
Several NOPD episodes were re-edited as a feature film called New Orleans After Dark. Louis Sirgo is second from right.
The nearly-forgotten Hollywood history of a New Orleans police hero
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New Orleans detectives investigate a seemingly routine robbery and end up on the trail of drug pushers.
I admit I'd never even heard of this very obscure TV series. Mostly an extremely unremarkable Dragnet imitation (frequent Dragnet guest Stacy Harris plays the lead), it was actually filmed on location in New Orleans. But that's not the most interesting thing about it. Not even close.
Harris's detective partner is played by one Louis Sirgo.
Several NOPD episodes were re-edited as a feature film called New Orleans After Dark. Louis Sirgo is second from right.
![](https://i.imgur.com/vg1HIUR.jpg)
The nearly-forgotten Hollywood history of a New Orleans police hero
quote:
In 1955, the year after the 50’s run of Dragnet ended, N.O.P.D. premiered. It starred Stacy Harris, a regular actor on Dragnet, as Detective Victor Beaujac. His partner was Detective John Conroy, played by an NOPD detective, Louis Sirgo. Billboard Magazine described the series as adopting a “documentary adventure approach to crime, based upon files of the [NOPD].”
“If this reminds anybody of Dragnet,” Billboard opined, “it should.” Producer-writer Frank Phares specifically cited Dragnet as being his inspiration for the series. Like Dragnet, the series strived for authenticity, with Billboard noting that N.O.P.D. was “the first major effort to be shot in New Orleans.” It was shot entirely on location; well-known local figures played themselves.
quote:Louis Sirgo
Louis Sirgo, on the other hand, returned to his day job with the NOPD, but retired in 1964 and became a clerk with Traffic Court. In 1970, he was appointed deputy superintendant of police by then Chief Clarence Giarrusso. Sirgo was outspoken, decrying poverty, “vindictive” justice, and “the greatest sin of American society — the status of the American Negro.”
Sirgo was murdered in the line of duty two years later during the race-fueled murder spree of Mark Essex. It began on New Year’s Eve of 1972, when Essex shot and killed NOPD Cadet Alfred Harrell Jr. and NOPD Sgt. Edwin Hosli, Sr. (his eldest son, Edwin Hosli, Jr., became an NOPD officer and has served as District Commander for the 2nd and 8th Districts).
A week later, Essex was subsequently found in a stolen car and chased into the Howard Johnson’s on Loyola Boulevard (presently the clarinet-emblazoned Holiday Inn). There, Essex continued his rampage, killing police and civilians indiscriminately as he stormed his way to the roof.
Sirgo was shot in a stairwell as he led an effort to rescue trapped officers. He was carried to safety and died shortly thereafter at Charity Hospital. The plaza in front of police headquarters is named in his memory.
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Posted on 1/9/23 at 2:30 pm to cbdman
quote:
Can you give us the gist of your theory?
That this and a lot of the attacks were a planned and coordinated attack carried out by the Black Panthers… Marc was the guy who purposely drew all the attention… the attack on the police station was more than likely a group of people rather than just Mark… when ever a incident happen he made sure to show his face to get all the blame…the housekeeping staff let all the shooters into the Howard Johnson the day before
Posted on 1/9/23 at 2:47 pm to Polycarp
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being scared shitless when the fam went on vaca to NOLA a few months later.
Some things may never change.
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