We watched the Jim Jarmusch classic DOWN BY LAW (1986) starring John Lurie, Tom Waits and Roberto Benigni. This film is much beloved by Orleanophiles far and wide. But does it have #Standing? Or is it a nostalgia dream of a sad and beautiful world that can't exist anymore? Let's find out!

Meanwhile the mayor and city council continue to call for police and surveillance policies aimed at filling the parish prison even faster than the characters in this film can walk right out of it.

See Also: The Lens: French Quarter could be blanketed in city surveillance cameras under new plan https://thelensnola.org/2022/09/08/french-quarter-could-be-blanketed-in-city-surveillance-cameras-under-new-plan/

Antigravity: News Gone Wild https://antigravitymagazine.com/feature/news-gone-wild/

Cajun Comedian Dave Petitjean's Cajun Night Before Christmas performance https://www.facebook.com/CenterforLouisianaStudies/videos/cajun-night-before-christmas-by-dave-petitjean/876252549731960/

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