[StBernard] Liz McCartney

[Westley Annis]

a good point

however, "The St Bernard Project" now has a new meaning that is totally
different and very good



SJK


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Kudos to Liz and friends.

My only regret is that someone did not whisper in her ear, "Dearie, the "St.
Bernard Project is/was a helluva name for a helluva place: The St. Bernard
Projects located off of St. Bernard Avenue in New Orleans. It is/was a
ghetto infested with crime culprits and victims known to many citizens of
New Orleans to please stay clear of its location!

Having known this area as a youngster, it and other public housing projects
like it, I've seen company delivery people removed from its sales and
deliveries in fear of robberies and worse.

Knowing this, I'm in awe as to why someone hadn't come forward to ask Liz
and company to please not use the word "project" in reference to its
disturbing name as it had the same nomenclature fear of other types of
low-income socialist housing interments such as the "Desire Project" and
others.

A better choice of name usage might have been St. Bernard Parish Enterprise,
St. Bernard Parish Recovery Project or the like. Leaving out the part of our
name, "Parish" is as hurtful as forgetting the names MrCartney or Rosenburg
in reference to a news article or deserving award to them.

AS in keep "Christ in our Christmas", so must we keep Parish in St. Bernard.

No offense offered to either of the heroes, but what must be said, must be
understood.

--jer--