This is no joke. My friend had a tenant that robbed an killed an Italian tourist. (With a handgun the cops promptly discovered tossed under the house.) The last time I was there I was walking back to the train station when a woman stopped and insisted I get in the car. She turned out to be a nurse at the hospital and yelled at me all the way to the station for even thinking of walking through that neighborhood.

@decacards5250

11 ай бұрын

Yelled at you for walking through a bad neighborhood, first time I ever heard something like that.

@jonlouis2582

11 ай бұрын

@@decacards5250 Well, she lived there and knew it was unsafe. Pretty stupid in hindsight, it was before dawn too ...

@justinbryson352

11 ай бұрын

The area near the Train Station is a pretty bad part of Downtown. I just stick to Magazine Street, and always feel perfectly fine, and nobody has ever bothered me.

@jonlouis2582

11 ай бұрын

@@justinbryson352 There's no doubt I was were I shouldn't have been. Just for the record, I've been to NO many times, and never had any trouble.

@justinbryson352

11 ай бұрын

@@jonlouis2582 I love New Orleans, and I do not feel that it is a very dangerous place, just so I avoid the bad parts of the city, which I would never have any good reason to be at anyways. That area near the Train Station is near the Warehouse district, which I like to walk around in, but only in the day time. I think New Orleans is very beautiful, and a very unique, and very interesting city. Sad about the ugly parts, but there are many very nice parts of the city to walk through, where anyone should be perfectly safe, at most hours of the day.

I grew up in Portland, Oregon, but fortunately have lived nearly 30 years in Helsinki, Finland. Sometimes I wonder if the "leaders" of places such as New Orleans, Portland, San Francisco, etc. regularly get together to compare notes on how to ruin their cities, even more than they already have. If that's their goal, then they're doing a great job.

@ONE1BEAT

11 ай бұрын

Can you help me get a green card ? Help I want to immigrate

@beefsupreme6488

11 ай бұрын

Our country has sold us out to the highest bidder.

@alexanderchenf1

11 ай бұрын

I’ll choose Portland over New Orleans in a heart beat.

@cupcake8867

11 ай бұрын

Demographics ruin cites.

@iclickedbecauseiamtiredofs4630

11 ай бұрын

​​@@ONE1BEAT SAME 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️🙋

The fact that political leaders in places like NO, San Fran, Memphis, etc… can actually accept a paycheck for a job well done with a clean conscience… 🤦‍♂️

I was in New Orleans for a work convention like 3-4 years ago. I rented a bike and went down a street that off the main rd and a bunch of kids with bikes were at the end of the street blocking the way. They were shouting stuff at me and ready to jump me. I biked as hard as i could and zoomed through them. Never been so scared in my life. Was literally within "tourist area" and kids were ready to f*** me up. But I love the city, it was so unique and very musical. I would like to take my wife and daughter there someday but remembering how unsafe it was i will probably not.

How dare you take away Mappie’s gun. He’s a map of America, he’s entitled to his SECOND AMENDMENT!!!

@NickJohnson

11 ай бұрын

Mappy is CRAZY and needs to CHILLLLLLL

@l.c.s.7440

11 ай бұрын

Lol

@colekrantzteacheseverythin5543

11 ай бұрын

@@Ethan7s that would make for a controversial video for sure 🤯😂

@larryhancock1174

11 ай бұрын

Pop a cappy mappy !!

@jedipanda333

11 ай бұрын

Mappy don't mess around! 😂

Just Republicans were spending money on wars?? No. When it comes to wars, BOTH parties are lock in step.

@Joelswinger34

11 ай бұрын

Not true.

@beefsupreme6488

11 ай бұрын

Exactly that's why our country will never get better because both parties hold us hostage

@idontlikeshowoffs1608

11 ай бұрын

I thought louisiana was a democratic state

@RMYD002

11 ай бұрын

​@@idontlikeshowoffs1608It is...has been since 1872 I believe.

@pewpew9193

11 ай бұрын

​@Joelswinger34 You're delusional

I remember during Katrina, the news reported that there are dead bodies lying in the streets and someone commented, "What else is new?"

During Katrina I was living in Memphis. Went down after work to help refugees file for benefits etc. Had to be escorted out, the people were so crazy and violent. They needed volunteers for weeks, but most of us never went back. Just wasn’t safe.

@BGrant85

11 ай бұрын

Americans aren't refugees

@peggyivey5828

11 ай бұрын

Some showed up in our little town. The guy thought he would jump someone waiting for gas! He is pushing up daisies! Lol 😅😅😅😅

@anonymous..-

11 ай бұрын

Memphis? You live dangerously.

@jeremysampson2762

11 ай бұрын

They weren’t refugees; they were U.S. citizens. My family suffered through Hurricane Katrina and some lost their homes.

@lifewithsheri1138

11 ай бұрын

How could an American be a refugee?

I worked as a volunteer in the Gulf Coast after Katrina. We sent a 6 man crew to the 9th ward. They were held up, pistol whipped and their vehicle, all of their equipment, their watches, rings, billfolds were taken. We never went back.

@holdenc3082

11 ай бұрын

You can’t help people that won’t help themselves.

@iketheranter9126

11 ай бұрын

@@holdenc3082 Better paying jobs would be a good place to start.

@Buttsmcgee069

11 ай бұрын

@@iketheranter9126Yet they refuse to get better paying jobs.

@iketheranter9126

11 ай бұрын

@@Buttsmcgee069 criminals have always been around. These scored pretty good money that night. It's eventually dead end money but scoring thousands in a matter of 10 minutes is hard to beat with a burger flippin job, or any low wage job for that matter.

@Buttsmcgee069

11 ай бұрын

@@iketheranter9126 Why exactly are you making excuses for human refuse?

That lady pushing the race card was a big turn off. She appeared to be a woke Karen - the black women didn’t even do it. They came off way classier.

@desireesalas5820

11 ай бұрын

Exactly. She is definitely part of the problem.

@russbear40

11 ай бұрын

The black didn't bring up race because they never take accountability

@greasemantexas9159

11 ай бұрын

You're actually part of the problem if you're denying what she stated about the white criminals go through programs while the black men get sentenced right off the top. I literally had this discussion the other day. Saw white dudes I personally knew growing up get in trouble many times for coke offenses, burglaries, etc and get these programs then land great jobs, record cleansed, while many of the black dudes I knew committed far less serious crimes one time and get a record automatically and could never land a job . Both of you guys on here are out of touch.

@bruceh4180

11 ай бұрын

Clearly the woke white guilt is keeping her in her job. That mysterious white man getting off scott free was one versus how many non white crimes?

I saw firsthand how NO people can be a “ rough” bunch, after Katrina. Some survivors were sent here to Atlanta. It was a gang of thugs and they just showed up at my friend’s barbershop and tried to commandeer it. My friend and some of his friends had to stand their ground against them. Crazy

@terejosh13

11 ай бұрын

and everyone clapped nice story

@Dragoncam13

11 ай бұрын

They did similar stuff in other parts of Louisiana but got murked

@GNARLOUSE

11 ай бұрын

LMAO 😂😂

@FedkaSlovanich

11 ай бұрын

@@terejosh13what are you twelve?

@MrBwayset

11 ай бұрын

​@@Dragoncam13stop all that capping!! We had the whole country shook! Lmao. And I'm willing to bet my right hand if the roles were reversed or if hurricane hit y'all city I bet y'all wouldn't have came to New Orleans

I went there a few years ago and I must say I was impressed with how depressing the city looks. Outside the French quarter I was surprised to see the amount of poverty all over the city.

Agree 100%. Was there for 3 months for training. It was a most depressing and difficult time I've ever had. NO is filled with negative vibe - just plain ugly. And very, very scary.

@peggypasson8794

11 ай бұрын

Some say it's very deep in the vodo land .an ju ju . Ugh it does have bad vibes 🤧

@eddienichols209

11 ай бұрын

@@peggypasson8794 Many people are unaware that voodoo was regularly practiced for centuries in some areas of NO. It's no wonder bad vibes are felt by so many. Countless books from every time period, every continent, and every religion have been written documenting areas of land where so much blood was spilled in the conjuring of evil spirits that the very land itself had become tainted with negative energy.

@Daniel-gn6xz

11 ай бұрын

It's hotbed for witch-craft. One day people will realize that shits real

@Daniel-gn6xz

11 ай бұрын

@@peggypasson8794 oh i just commented same thing and then saw your comment

@IMONBLOGTVWITHMYFUCKINGHANDSUP

11 ай бұрын

@@Daniel-gn6xzi dont think voodoo is responsible for the mass scale poverty

Nick, I moved from Memphis to New Orleans in 1997. The first 5 years there, I walked from my house in the Marigny to the Quarter. No problems but still very cautious. By the time I was approaching 50, I no longer felt safe in my own home. My truck was constantly being broken into, the thugs were actually trying prying the glass out of my door and 2 black kids put a gun to my face and wanted my wallet. Thanks to the fine work of the New Orleans Police Department, they were caught, went to trial, and they got a slap on the wrist. I got out after I retired in 2013. Live in the swamps and forest, happy, crime free, never lock up the house and recovering from a stroke last year. Best decision I ever made inspite of the flood risk. New Orleans cannot be saved. It is gone forever. From a loyal viewer, Greg Adams, Springfield. Love you man!!!

@NickJohnson

11 ай бұрын

Hey Greg! Enjoy your FREEDOM!!

@lsrose

11 ай бұрын

You’re words that NO cannot be saved are sad. No doubt as an insider, I’m sure you are telling the truth. It’s been a number of years since I’ve visited NO. I have family in Baton Rouge and we used to go to NO every time we visited. I loved it. The music, the food, the atmosphere. Even then my family told us not to interact with people that would approach us and we listened. Never had a problem. Not sure I’ll ever visit NO again and that’s sad.

@joeywilson3

11 ай бұрын

As someone who was born ans raised in N.O. ill say this... The city can be saved. It's up to the people to make thar change. There is social resentment, a sense of hopeless, and anger that came from various things that have impacted the city long before Katrina. Once you fix those issues, things will turn around. I just know they won't happen in my lifetime.

@lsrose

11 ай бұрын

@@joeywilson3 and your words, too, are sad.

@Bayoubebe

9 ай бұрын

You are right! We are lifelong native of south east Louisiana… bayou country. We all hate being lumped in with New Orleans as south Louisianan’s don’t we?! We don’t go there anymore and there are some things I miss, but it’s not worth the risk. Not even Saints games or restaurants.

I live in new orleans; the east specifically. The real problem is the households and nowadays the internet. A lot of these kids grow up in single parent homes where the mother is working all day so theres nobody to raise the kid except the streets and in the streets its a lot of older predators using these kids to do some ugly things and as these kids become adults, they go to jail or die before they can put their kids a different path and the next generation just picks up the worse of the previous generation. The music and social media is doing a number to the youth as well and i know this because its not only young black kids in the hood affected by it. Theres even white kids who grow up in good neighborhoods trying to become drug dealers and carry guns because these entertainers make it seem like the life.

Its always the system . No personal accountability. I was homeless for 5 years and knew noway was i bringing any children into my situation. I knew going to school and joining the militarily was a way out of poverty.

It all starts at home.. Being soft on crime doesn't help at all..

Something for kids to do? 1. Pick up trash 2. Mow some lawns 3. Paint 4. Go to work 5. Go to school

@noiamspartacus8965

11 ай бұрын

Agreed. I was poor as a child and did many odd-jobs for an income, not robbing people etc.

@clockspacefilms3025

11 ай бұрын

WAYYYYYYY to many kids dropping out of school down here in Louisiana and I met plenty of them.

@alansandybay

11 ай бұрын

Yes exactly Study Part time work Internship Clean life and surrounding. If you believe in God jesus christ that's a bonus.

@cameronsweirdnaturechannel

11 ай бұрын

​@@clockspacefilms3025 for sure. I was one of them.

@casa4817

11 ай бұрын

“Pick up trash” 😭😭 amazing standard to strive for

Coming from a police officer in a neighboring parish. It’s not just the city. It’s getting worse everywhere’s.

@NickJohnson

11 ай бұрын

Did you used to police NO?

The issues in New Orleans have been around for generations and it will not simply be solved overnight. Katrina only made a bad situation worse. Like someone else commented, the politicians there are still using the good ole boy system of politics.

@alexanderchenf1

11 ай бұрын

I suspect New Orleans always has been a shithole.

@jonaswatson533

11 ай бұрын

The black American ghetto mindset and culture is to blame. Rap music that espouses shooting at the police, beating women, using women as objects of sex, money at any cost, and violence raises these children to be thugs. And thugs they are!

@Letsplay222

11 ай бұрын

Katrina was almost 20 years ago. And NO actually improved during the 2010s because the riff raff left due to the flooding. But now things are back to being terrible again.

@jomontanee

10 ай бұрын

Do you still use Katrina as an excuse? It’s been decades ago!!

@laurenreed4290

9 ай бұрын

Was Hurricane Ida like Katrina 2.0?

As a person who personally loves visiting NO, it’s mostly because it feels like a third world country… and that’s sad

@kennethbrownsher1264

11 ай бұрын

For over 20 years, New Orleans was part of my territory. LOVED the people and the food. I drove around much of the city , parts reminded me of being in a 3rd world country

@amazingdany

11 ай бұрын

Third-worldness in the richest country on earth!

@kennethbrownsher1264

11 ай бұрын

@@amazingdany Not what I saw!

@QuantumEffectResidue

11 ай бұрын

Yes, you are so right; it looks just like one; I will never ever move back there. To be honest, growing up there kind of ruined my life. No opportunity and it's backwards as hell. The People there are so uneducated it's pathetic.

@QuantumEffectResidue

11 ай бұрын

@@kennethbrownsher1264 Perhaps you should visit your eye care professional.

The comment about not being able to make progress when you're always recovering from something is so true.

Excellent reporting! I've lived in California most of my life, and Nick's reportings have made a window for me to see what is REALLY going on in the nation. Thank you so much Nick, great job!

As a New Orleans Native, this 100% hits home in more ways than one. The city I grew up in died when Katrina hit, and it just hasn't been the same since. I love my city, always will. But I simply cannot make any excuses for what it has become. I have not returned to live there since leaving the day before Katrina made land fall. I got family there who still want to live, but it's just not for me. And with the way things are, visiting isn't really much of an option these days. It's more of a chance than an option. Before I do something I'll regret, it's best I stay away. It won't get better in my lifetime. Every bit of it is crooked, and it just makes me beyond flabbergasted by how folks keep voting these criminals in office who don't give a damn.

@alexanderchenf1

11 ай бұрын

The entire state is depressing, and is the most corrupted state in America

@DarkValentine1984

11 ай бұрын

@@alexanderchenf1 You're not wrong there. I'd rather take the fuckery going on here, than ever head to California, specifically San Francisco. We got some nut jobs in Louisiana, but I wouldn't set foot in San Francisco with how some things are, and I got family living out there. They left Louisiana to go live in SF to get away from the fuckery, only to deal with more fuckery.

@alexanderchenf1

11 ай бұрын

@@DarkValentine1984 since they picked SF, they deserved the consequence of their decision. Thanks for the information.

@DarkValentine1984

11 ай бұрын

@@alexanderchenf1 Of course. Anytime. Down here in Louisiana, we're an open carry state. You only need a permit if you plan on doing concealed carry. Cops out here in The Boot aren't going to say anything if you're using your weapon in self defense. Because since it takes cops forever to even show up anyway, folks take matters into their own hands. Just the other day, it took cops 16 hours to respond to an accident on the Twin Spans, and by the time the cops got there, they were upset that the person who was involved in the accident was already gone. Can't really blame folks down here in The Boot for being on the ready at all times, just in case. Pretty much non-existent in California. So yeah, we got a LOT of nut jobs in New Orleans, but those same nut jobs also know that 9 out of 10 people are packing, so they are always taking a big risk picking a mark.

@emersonshiff8132

11 ай бұрын

It's the promise, or at least expectation, of free stuff for no return of effort on your part.

The last time I was in New Orleans for a business trip I vowed not to return. The scammers on the street would openly threaten you, and I tried to avoid venturing too far away from the French quarter.

@gatblau1

11 ай бұрын

@@Anita_Minute one of the street scammers who threatened me was one of the shoe scammers in the French quarter. I already knew about the scam and refused to reply to the several guys that made comments, but one of them kept insisting on commenting on my shoes with an increasingly threatening tone and staring me down with a grimace. At first I was trying to pretend it didn’t phase me, but eventually it just felt too unsafe and I got out of the area. Who knew the shoe scam could get threatening? 😂

@GNARLOUSE

11 ай бұрын

Uhhh real easy, I have a gris gris spell you can use next time you accosted by gutter punks or those lil bches asking about your shoes etc. Ok it's voodoo so don't tell anyone, here it is..... "GO FK YOURSELF" bam problem solved!

@jonaswatson533

11 ай бұрын

I was in NO right before COVID, like literally the week before it hit NO. That place was hella ghetto and I stayed in a nice hotel near the French Quarter. Even the French Quarter was sketchy as hell. I will NEVER go back to that hell hole.

@johndeaux83

10 ай бұрын

Newsflash: the FQ is incredibly dangerous.

That lady has no clue. Can’t say New Orleans needs police, and won’t say anything about family values. Sad

@Snelliscool

11 ай бұрын

Yup, their job probably pivots on the fact that the people keep acting the same and dont really change.

@RealWallyGator

11 ай бұрын

They just talk in circles and say nothing. Nothing will work but the National Guard sweeping up all the criminals and locking them up for good. Those women get paid for do nothing jobs but still want more funding.

@surbon514

11 ай бұрын

That may be part of the problem, but then again as Nick says in the video, Louisiana has the highest or second highest incarceration rate out of any Western democracy. We are really good at locking people up in this country, yet our urban areas continue to be dangerous and have been for years. It's mostly a cultural phenomenon that is uniquely American. We have all got to do better...

@pysq8

11 ай бұрын

They need wrecking balls and bulldozers. I'll say it.

@bradleyanderson4315

11 ай бұрын

You mean that they did have rates like that.

One recurring theme from city to city: COVID. Walmart, Costco thrived while small businesses were shut down by official edict.

😂When asked about the police defunding she said, she does not know whats really needed to fix the city. That mindset is cause of that city's downfall. Before this question she was saying we need to fix education, have jobs, etc.

@sonjabaptiste731

11 ай бұрын

She knows exactly what are the problems my dear . She just isn’t going to say it for fear of any backlash. You know how everybody is ready to cancel everybody.

Kids not being taught ethics and values and to respect others both in school and at home is the cause of our breakdown in society. It isn't a north or south thing. These kids that had no discipline grew up, that's what happened. And the kids now are being raised the same way if not worse.

@maril1379

11 ай бұрын

Parents that are absent.

@rebeccalindley153

11 ай бұрын

It used to be that if you came from a bad home, the schools would teach you how to have a better life, now they don't. They just miseducate and uneducate the kids.

@topdog8678

11 ай бұрын

When will y’all see that the gov created these conditions thru redlining, drugs, and poverty!!

@JackFate76

11 ай бұрын

Bull. Shit. Federal money going into wars and banks instead of schools and neighborhoods is the reason.

@johns2240

11 ай бұрын

Kids not being taught anything

The one's who are saying that there's nothing for the youth to do need to quit pointing fingers and do like our parents did when we were kids. Find an open field, cut the grass, make bases, get together and buy equipment and have some afternoon baseball. Children love it when adults get involved.

@jpjp3873

11 ай бұрын

There would be a dispute over score keeping and they would start shooting each other 😢

@6an6ban6er9

11 ай бұрын

*accidently cuts half a poor old farmers crop to make a baseball field

@realist8967

11 ай бұрын

Unrealistic

@jpjp3873

11 ай бұрын

@@realist8967 Oh, I don’t know. I didn’t have anything particular exciting to entertain myself as a kid but found plenty to do outside without being a criminal.

@RealWallyGator

11 ай бұрын

Ridiculous excuses they’re making. The kids aren’t criminals because there’s no skating rink. They need the National Guard, long prison sentences and some gentrification.

18:00 this conversation reminded me of something a friend of mine explained. He grew up in a ghetto in San Diego. We were driving through the area, and he was explaining to me the microculture and mentality. He explained to me if he saw someone breaking into his neighbor's car, he would turn away and act like he didn't see it. He wasn't going to get involved in someone else's business... he might tell his neighbor, but he would never tell the police in a million years. I was blown away.

@jonaswatson533

11 ай бұрын

Yeah they call it "snitchin" because no one is going to tell the police when they are criminals themselves.

As a former NOLA resident, the problem with New Orleans is that outside the restaurants and hotels (which are very seasonal and WILL leave you destitute and hanging if anything remotely goes south economically) were there are no real jobs there for the common person unless you know someone. That, and with the tourists/ AirBnB they want big city rents without paying big city wages. It's the reason I left. But I loved that city before Katrina. It was a great place to be as a young man in my 30s, though even then trying as hell and probably should have moved sooner.

@koolaidblack7697

11 ай бұрын

Cool name and channel avatar, you ever going to make any RPG videos?

@georgfriedrichhandel4390

11 ай бұрын

You're spot on. The median income in the city is only around $26K per year which comes to around $2,167 a month. But rents in New Orleans are around $1,400 a month. Outside the Garden District, Tulane University, the French Quarter and a few other neighborhoods, New Orleans has become one giant slum.

Trashanda is right in general. It does begin in the home. But specically it's up to men to stand up and be men by taking personal responsibility. Stop being baby-daddies and start being fathers.

@MasterMalrubius

11 ай бұрын

And women need to stop having children they can’t afford with men who are not going to be fathers.

@EconomicWarfare

11 ай бұрын

Those are men. Those are Super Gremlins. 😂

@lianacordova8094

11 ай бұрын

Yes and couple that with women not laying down with men who are crap to begin with and we wouldn't have this problem. Why sleep with men who you know are shity and most likely aware that they ha e other children they are not taking care of?

@victorparker308

11 ай бұрын

If the women would keep their legs closed there wouldn't be babydadies.

@ssQ2U

11 ай бұрын

Corrupt government became apparent during Katrina.

I had to layover in New Orleans for 1 night because of an Amtrak trip. I was dying for a beer/drink so bad I left the hotel,..ran down the middle of the street for three blocks to a convenience store,...bought my adult beverages,...ran back down the middle of the street to the hotel,.....thanked God I was still alive and started drinking.

@jasonandersen1562

11 ай бұрын

That, my friend, was a literal beer run!!!! Glad you made it!!!

@jeromegreen9057

11 ай бұрын

Happy you made it but I'd Never try it...

@6an6ban6er9

11 ай бұрын

You did it, you brave son of a B

@tedjemison2699

11 ай бұрын

😂

@penzancegunner857

11 ай бұрын

Fkn hell! I stressed out reading your story! Glad you still with us!!

Deep down they know they just don’t want to admit the culture is the root of the problem rather than poverty

I was in New Orleans just before Katrina hit and just went back last month. The city was far more run down looking before Katrina. All those empty lots used to be shotgun houses and all run down. Now many of the worst buildings are gone and new roofs and siding on tons of homes everywhere. It even smells a bit better now……and it still has that Nawleans stank.

Highest crime rate per capita in the United States and that Mayor should prosecuted for crimes against humanity.

@joselopez-he1mc

11 ай бұрын

That sounds bad but it also kept mexico from getting 9 spots of top ten murder capitals in the world. NO is in the top 10 higher than rio capetown or kingston.

@forestmcneir3325

11 ай бұрын

Most voters were satisfied with Mayor Latoya the Destroyer. The recall failed.

@georgemichael9106

11 ай бұрын

@@forestmcneir3325 Yes that just stunned me that the people of New Orleans were not chomping at the bit to recall that disaster La Toya the destroyer

@kennetho5393

11 ай бұрын

I just can't believe they keep voting for their oppressors who do nothing but hold them back.

@forestmcneir3325

11 ай бұрын

@@georgemichael9106 Breaks my heart! Lived in the metro for 38 years and still regard NOLA as home. Always will. Houston, where I was raised, and where I'm returned in 2016 is not as far along down the same road but the trend is not our friend.

I appreciate how you are interviewing the residents. She is very proactive, no victim statements, no BS. Way to go!👍👍👍

@Aldarionz9

11 ай бұрын

Standing together on more important issues? We side with enemies of the cross? 1 John 2:22 Who is the liar, if it is not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son.

The woman at the end is spouting the usual nonsense about being kind to the criminals, don't lock them up and allow them to spill their poison throughout society.

That last lady you interviewed is the main culprit of the problem. She is invested in her ideas even if they're not working.

@blackdiamond696

11 ай бұрын

Exactly. People in the comments have better solutions than her😉

Here is my entire Deep South Road Trip Playlist: kzread.info/head/PLq-_cmf3H6yrg0_gX1fq81lsxUQTnt7Vl And if you need help finding a place to move, I do consulting. I can help you pick where to move and get you a real estate agent, too. Email me! NickJohnsonNC18@gmail.com

@winstonhall9501

11 ай бұрын

How about giving all those abandoned buildings to the people that Governor is running out of Florida

@airbrushken5339

11 ай бұрын

@@winstonhall9501 Like I said I have followed Nick for some time and to be honest, it's so depressing at times... When major factories close, all the smaller support industries follow ... and so do the jobs and money. I flew to Pontiac in 2016 and it was Bankrupt .... it was the first town from the 1800's to become a city .... then they closed GM Truck and coach, Pontiac Motors, Fisher Body....among others.

@airbrushken5339

11 ай бұрын

watched it Nick.... mostly sad. It was the old timers, like those in Pontiac....retired, owned their own homes and they were stuck there!

@holdenc3082

11 ай бұрын

@@winstonhall9501 Or just deport them back to where they came from?

@TrggrWarning

11 ай бұрын

10 trillion was bipartisan, likewise Ukraine appears dem supported but is also bipartisan… both DC bipartisan not citizen

The big problem is there are too few FATHERS in the home....if there even is one.

@wil7228

11 ай бұрын

None probably they wouldn't get welfare if the man is at home

@mrcori2649

11 ай бұрын

Bingo!

@Cerviel

Ай бұрын

Yeah…I’m pretty sure 90% conviction rates with little to no evidence (been there, seen it, had it happen to friends and family), government corruption, a failed school system, and no opportunity contributes heavily to fatherlessness and abject poverty, thus leading to more crime and ignorance. My cousin once told me “you gotta think. A lot of people have never left New Orleans. They’ve never been outside of it in their whole lives. They really think this is what the world is like.” Hearing that, I realize why there’s no hope there.

@TOMMY-WANT-WINGY

Ай бұрын

The mothers are paid to keep them away. The govt wants them to be dependent and keep voting blue

@ysaunders411

13 күн бұрын

No and yea a lot of them our in abusive relationships and some women stay in the toxic home. Which it feels like the kid can do that to the women. I like how the women stated in the end of the video that majority of the women can get out of toxic relationships and their goal should be to learn how to be in a good one. Maybe having choosing a good partner will raise a good child.

Nick, youre almost to 1 million subscribers.....amazing work. You have a unique ability and style. Kudos. You are awesome man!!

All these beautiful cities destroyed by corrupt career politicians. We need to clean out the entire government and bring our jobs back and rebuild our country from the ground up. We need to build things ourselves again and bring some pride back to this country

Her being in the office for 20 years is the big problem !

@blackdiamond696

11 ай бұрын

Exactly. People in the comments have better solutions than her🙂

@DannyGruesome

11 ай бұрын

​@@blackdiamond696burnout and complacency is very real. 20 years of doing the exact same thing would make anyone sleepy in their job

@jonaswatson533

11 ай бұрын

@@DannyGruesome She wants to blame the criminal justice system for punishing criminals. She is part of the problem.

@jonathanmouton1457

4 ай бұрын

Look who is running the city. That’s the problem.

@Cerviel

Ай бұрын

What did she or any of the government workers say that was wrong?

More money will never fix the problem, what they and most of America is lacking is personal accountability.

@Neauxluh

11 ай бұрын

Gentrification is the only answer

@Xcolombox1

11 ай бұрын

yea look at the homeless problem in California. shit tons of money. where does it go? Rogan said they have a bunch of people making over $250k/year on homeless commitees. how do I get that job

@stonefree1837

11 ай бұрын

There will never be a white mayor . Figure it out.

@ace404108

11 ай бұрын

United States not america

@jamesgnarkill3112

11 ай бұрын

100% right

I know people will lose their minds over this, but this is the source of the biggest cause of problems in these cities. The destruction of the family unit, particularly in black homes. It has created these problems that have snowballed & reached into all aspects of life in the city. You bring back stable homes & you start seeing these problems diminish.

I lived in New Orleans during Katrina. I also was in the city working for the NOPD 2nd District throughout Katrina. New Orleans is a hard city to judge in 20 days. It has a lot of problems, I agree... that's why I left. The pay and politicians in the city are terrible. New Orleans and its residents have a certain grit and unbelievable character to them.

@winkwink2u

8 ай бұрын

BLACK NOPD, BLACK MAYOR, BLACK DA, BLACK JUDGES, BLACK SHERIFF, BLACKS RUNNING THE CITY DOWN. Blacks are the problem! We got people calling in 911 & the dispatch Black Women TELL THE PERPS WHO CALLED ON THEM. Perps then hunt down the Victim they were called about in the first place ALL OF THIS IS BLACKS.

New Orleans went south when RICO happened in the 80s and crushed the Mafia. The mob and unsupervised cops used to keep it fairly civil.

@davidstaudohar6733

11 ай бұрын

I remember Jack Ruby was a made Man in the Gambino family , he took his orders from Sam Giacanna , That ordered JFK assassination, then Sam was allowed to leave the country to Mexico , and remain there for several years after the murder,

@serafinacosta7118

11 ай бұрын

Checks and balances. Old timey folks in Rhode Island used to say the same.

@BxArcadia

11 ай бұрын

“The mafia kept the city safe” is such a bone headed statement.

@johnmaxwell4072

11 ай бұрын

@@BxArcadia I’m from there. It is a true statement.

@AliciaM5555

11 ай бұрын

Interesting comment and I think you're right. But nobody wants to credit the mob do they?

When did rapping about murder and killing become entertainment?

Domestic violence is escalating because these men need jobs to get them out the house because they don't know how to control their emotions

My family lived in New Orleans since they came to America and in the past 40-50 years it’s gone straight to 💩 the corruption has all but destroyed a once beautiful city. We all live on the north shore now.

As a mail carrier, I can see all the mailboxes on the porch, which means the carrier has to walk all those streets on foot! I can't even imagine.

@fitthickchic6732

11 ай бұрын

That's crazy! My ex lives on the Westbank, and the post office made them get mailboxes in the curb.

@FedkaSlovanich

11 ай бұрын

ive been seeing amazon trucks with wire and bars over the window like mad max, some have bullet proof windows

In my opinion,I feel like politicians spend more money and time trying to fix other countries,while our own country is falling apart. Our country is getting very sick.

@blackdiamond696

11 ай бұрын

I heard today Biden is sending more weapons to the UK today. How many millions is that costing Americans.

@scottlarmore5038

11 ай бұрын

Hard agree.

This lady is right, " whatever you learn, you pass on " exactly.........

I went there with my husband once. I am glad I saw it but I won't go back unless something drastically changes.

Fair reporting Nick. This is my hometown and it saddens me to see this but it's not unexpected. With each passing generation, it gets worse and worse. It truly is generational poverty and it may be to a point where it isn't fixable. There are pockets of the city (neighborhoods) where community pride still exists (e.g. Lakeview...) but the criminal justice system is corrupt from the bail bondsmen to the DA to even the judges. Merely hiring more cops and paying them more won't do it. There are plenty honest, hardworking people in the poorer sections but they've been beaten down by the system and don't know where to turn.

@charlesphilhower1452

11 ай бұрын

And the biggest factor is the breakdown of the family.

@denniswood9503

11 ай бұрын

I've seen it all my life from the Heroin that tore whole communities apart into war zones to the cops protecting the drug dealers I've seen it all, nothing will ever change until we have severe punishment for drug dealers, WHAT is wrong with are politicians why won't they do there job..

@brendanking6110

11 ай бұрын

Any criticism of the criminals? Or is it all victimisation?

@johnmule9419

11 ай бұрын

@@charlesphilhower1452 It's certainly one of the key factors but I ask the question "Why?". Why do so many of these kids fall into the hands of gangs at such an early age? Why does a life that leads nowhere seem so appealing to them? Perhaps a stronger family unit would help some but you can't raise kids in a crime (and drug) infested environment and expect many of them to turn out well. Are these families torn apart because of lack of job opportunities or are their "other temptations" that wreck the relationships? I was raised in a mixed race mid-city neighborhood in New Orleans in the 60's and 70's and there was very little crime and almost none of the violent type that you see nowadays. The gang, drugs, guns culture that exists has to be halted with better educational opportunities, an effective criminal justice system, and better leadership at the highest levels of city government just to name a few. The disintegrating family unit(s) situation is a tragedy and is generational. Not sure how you can reverse that.

@charlesphilhower1452

11 ай бұрын

@@johnmule9419 Always a victim, when immature children have children there is no one to teach the children how to be responsible. Back in the 1980s I worked in child protective services and many of my clients were being raised by grandmothers in their thirties, that were slightly more mature than their teenage daughter that had the child. When you go back in the record the situation was the same when the grandmother was young, that she was raised by her grandmother. The fact is there are children that grow up in low income high crime areas that the parents insist that the children do not get involved with the nonsense on the street and insist that the children come directly home from school to avoid the nonsense. These are the children you don’t see or hear about. Many of these children grow up to be successful, because they were taught discipline when they were young and end up moving out of the hood. It is a hard way to grow but many that grow up that way are more determined to do well than many people that grew up in more privileged families.

Neither of these women bother to mention the complete and total breakdown of the black family unit and conservative family values. Once that is fixed the rest will handle itself all by itself.

@MickeyMishra

11 ай бұрын

Will they ever admit to this? Nope.

@TheRAYviewYT

11 ай бұрын

Truth!

@4DaysInApril

11 ай бұрын

It is not a political war, it is a spiritual one. GOOD vs. EVIL. Once our traditions and values align with God's, then everything will all fall into place. This is beyond conservatism being able to help. We need to return to the source. We are in desperate need of a Great Awakening.

@education8293

11 ай бұрын

Everyone is effed up, not just the Blacks...

The big problem is that a small proportion of individuals commit most crime, deal with them and some problems can be minimised but until the criminals can be dealt with they remain a problem. I agree that crime creates poverty. Political leadership and action is required.

The work that your doing is amazing. I just subscribed and need to like more often. I have watched your material for a minute. I think taking the time to review with the people working in social service was huge eye opener.

It's amazing how people who live in these violent cities keep voting for their own demise. Excuses, excuses is all you'll get.

@rasheedamonroe454

11 ай бұрын

I swear…they taking the money…can’t even tell nick what they need

@MaryLynn1

11 ай бұрын

Total Ignorance!!!!

@devintaylor8702

11 ай бұрын

FACTS 👍

@BxArcadia

11 ай бұрын

Cause the rest of Louisiana that keeps voting republicans in, statewide, have set such a “great” example of what and how to create modern day utopias…..

@traviswarren6958

11 ай бұрын

Poverty and ignorance go hand in hand. The south and Deep South is dominated by conservative politics. Poor whites vote against their interests at the same rate that poor blacks do. It’s not part and partial to any specific ethnicity. Poor people tend to be dumb…period.

I agree 100%, I did a road trip for fun, in the South kind of like yours. I had fun on Bourbon street. I arrived at night coming from Houston 11:00pm. While looking for parking, made a wrong turn, before getting to my hotel on Bourbon street. My car got rushed by three people with bats. I thought I was going to lose my life. I rather go to Vegas anytime, I want to have fun. You cannot afford to make a wrong turn in New Orleans, literally. So unsafe for being a tourist town.

@winkwink2u

8 ай бұрын

WOULD THOSE 3 'PEOPLE' WITH BATS HAVE BEEN BLACKS BY ANY STRETCH? BLACKS ARE THE PROBLEM. Why can't we say Blacks with Bats? I was chased by a Black with a Bat myself, running me down. BLACKS ARE EVERY CITY'S PROBLEM.

Drugs, rap music, no education, fatherless youth, I would say are big factors for declines in these urban areas and also horrible leadership!!

Great vid here, as always, Nick! :)

It's strange how they keep voting for the same thing they need to think better of themselves

@Lunatic4Bizcas

11 ай бұрын

¿ Don't we all ? The two party duopoly is designed to manipulate, pacify with lies and control to the benefit of the political class belonging to either party.

@yvonnepoole141

11 ай бұрын

Try a Republican Mayor. Haven't had one since the late 1800's.

@turnne

11 ай бұрын

@@yvonnepoole141 The Republicans run the state....are you kidding yourself?....and its one of the poorest and least educated states in the country

@dave0z96

11 ай бұрын

The politicians they vote for offer free stuff and programs which free crumbs, easy on criminals and horribly managed programs isn’t going to help anything but that what they want . Same thing in Chicago near where I live . These people are in the most part getting what they deserve .

@turnne

11 ай бұрын

@@dave0z96 Louisiana has been Republican run for many years. The state is perennially one of the poorest and least educated in the country and they also have a lot of crooked politicians and infrastructure. You see this again and again in these Republican run states ...high poverty, low education and politicians and officials on the take Look at the money scandal with Brett Favre in Mississippi....same situation But the same good old boy Republicans are in office for decades and they control everything and their constituents get nothing.

The color code of this area tells the True story. Sad but true……

*French people founded this charming city and look what you did with it...* 🤦🏼‍♂🤦🏼‍♂🤦🏼‍♂🤯 *Same for Saint-Louis, Détroit & Chicago...* 😢 *What a SHAME...*

these vids where you go outside to see real people is the best stuff you make. (subbed)

@NickJohnson

11 ай бұрын

Ok! ❤️❤️

Hi Nick & Mappy! I thoroughly enjoyed this video.Thank you! Your reporting is top notch,as always;& your sense of humor & sarcasm makes my day!! 👍💕🤗🙏✌️

It's a real shame, because it's a beautiful area with some of the kindest people. They just don't have any accountability. Considering the amount of money that flows into the city every year with tourists, they don't manage anything well. I was there on the film crew for a documentary about 7 months after hurricane Katrina. The Gulf Coast in Mississippi and Alabama immediately got to work cleaning up, while New Orleans left houses sit and rot in the Lower 9th. Finger pointing and waiting for government assistance was the general attitude of so many I talked to, where the other communities along the Gulf Coast were proactively supporting each other and looking for solutions. It was shocking to see the difference. I hope the city is able to turn things around for the next generation and not continue down the dark path they've been on for years.

2 ай бұрын

I know this isn’t the politically correct thing to say but think of the demographics. I used to live there and so glad I moved away.

If you live in a neighborhood like this, how viable is it to just run away from home? Look for a better area on a map, go there and live at the rescue mission. Meanwhile go to the library and try to educate yourself.

I wonder what New Orleans, Chicago, East St.Louis, Haiti, and Lagos all have in common.

@DIFESA_RAZZA_BIANCA

11 ай бұрын

🐵🙈🙊

That first lady in the interview couldn't even talk about the law enforcement problem . I for sure know who they're voting for ..again and again .

@WorkingProgress17

11 ай бұрын

It's nauseating to watch.

@nunyanope4988

11 ай бұрын

Louisiana had a GOP governor from 08 to 16. It was a crap hole back then to.

@user-qd3rz7fb1t

11 ай бұрын

@@nunyanope4988that's the state lol

@nunyanope4988

11 ай бұрын

@@user-qd3rz7fb1t You think the state or Louisiana is in any better shape then New Orleans? Mkay big guy 🤣

@user-qd3rz7fb1t

11 ай бұрын

@@nunyanope4988 Demographics :)

The missing resources that this woman cannot articulate are fathers in the home and attentive parents for those wayward children in those communities. So long as these people continue to have their hands out waiting for daddy government to give them more, the spiral downward will continue.

@whirlwind6141

11 ай бұрын

Yeah isn't it funny how people refuse to point that out initially when being interviewed. It's almost like all of us regular folk have to point it out for them. The lack of fathers in homes is unbelievably catastrophic to youth of both genders.

@mssophiad03

11 ай бұрын

@@whirlwind6141true like we could talk about poverty and crime and while those are certainly issues even if you look at kids from poor families with BOTH parents still have better outcomes than poor kids from single moms. Yes, when it comes to girls, females who come from single moms tend to be more promiscuous leading them to possibly become pregnant as a teen or just from a guy who leaves just like HER dad did. As for the boys, males who come from single mothers are far more likely to get into both drugs AND crime. It’s disastrous for both sexes.

@mykellew

11 ай бұрын

Im from NOLA and sadly this is one of major issues-fatherless homes & waiting for government handouts. Its like people here just think that living like this is normal & just how things are. It wasn’t until I lived with my dad in Dallas that my eyes opened

@carvellidavis4672

11 ай бұрын

I know one thing, I don't know about other states, but NJ you can't survive on government assistance, you better have another hustle. I use to tell my former co-workers, its no reason getting upset about people on welfare, the government just take 10 cent out your check, every pay period. The big deduction, goes to the defense fund. PEACE 7

@blackdiamond696

11 ай бұрын

Well said. My thoughts exactly 💯

I like the fact that you did an interview It shows you're trying to be a part of the solution.

Interesting that the first lady you interviwed says people should speak up, but she refused to answer when you asked her if more police is needed.

@jonaswatson533

11 ай бұрын

They are part of the problem.

New Orleans could’ve been the Montreal or Quebec City of the USA if not for corruption 😢

@beefsupreme6488

11 ай бұрын

Tbh the US is young country you guys need a few more civil wars and revolutions

@georgfriedrichhandel4390

11 ай бұрын

I will respectfully disagree. The cities you mention are predominantly French-speaking and French culture is very much alive. In New Orleans, hardly anyone speaks French and apart from a few neighborhoods like the FQ and maybe in its cuisine, French culture is not prevalent. Even the FQ is not that French; the neighborhood you see today was actually built by the Spanish when they occupied Louisiana after the original city was destroyed by a fire in 1794. The iron balconies you see in many apartments will remind you of a village in Andalusia more than anyplace in France.

@jonaswatson533

11 ай бұрын

Nope, gotta remove the blacks for that to happen.

@user-pc7ef5sb6x

11 ай бұрын

@@georgfriedrichhandel4390 They rooted out the French speaking people and replaced it with Dixie redneck culture

@TOMMY-WANT-WINGY

Ай бұрын

Word is, the mayor is payed by soros to keep chaos ensuing

The second chick can't see that the people committing the crimes and not working are simply bad. She thinks it's the system and environment that's driving the crime but nothing about the facts that it's a certain population group that wants to commit crimes and wants to live in a culture of criminality. She points out that there were school dances every Friday in the past. Well, there was so much violence by those kiddies at the dances that they couldn't continue. I guess the punch and decorations just weren't to the kiddies' liking.

Very simple answers the city has been defunded and the affects snowballed over the years.

"Why is this happening?" "I have no idea" -- Woman whose job it is to know why this is happening. And why is it that the first 5 letters of her name spell... you know what? Never mind. But people, PLEASE take care when you name your children.

@justsamoo3480

11 ай бұрын

Her job is to help kids in need. Asking about wider city issues is not her job…

Very sad so much potential. I volunteeted there after Hurricane Katrina in St Bernard's Parish. I remember the Garden District was very nice. You can be poor but not be criminal. Lack of morals sad lack of good human cultural values. Parents that are absent. Thumbs up for all of your videos. I am in NYC and it is sliding too Too much liberalism

Just wanted to say I've been really enjoying your videos of drive-throughs and explanations. Instantly pressed that subscribe button. Thank you for doing this Nick

@NickJohnson

11 ай бұрын

Ok!

Very well done one of the best videos I’ve seen on KZread

That's so interesting, I've only visited one street of Nola. Thanks for the video and perspective!

Nick, lack of money isn't the problem. While we have spent trillions on wars, in that same period we spent roughly the same amount on transfer payments to our poorer citizens. And we have nothing to show for those trillions, either. In February 1986 - 37 years ago - I went to New Orleans on business. I had a few free hours, so I drove around roughly the same 'hoods you traversed in this video. They looked about the same back then, except there were more houses.

@thomasgoff4700

11 ай бұрын

You have nothing to show because most of the trillions here have gone to administrative fees which is BS, it’s a racket!

@ONE1BEAT

11 ай бұрын

Sorry you’re clueless. Money is not the problem ? Lol Try living without money. Pattern Las Vegas ? Biloxi ? Party and gamble ? Corruption is core business of most politicians, make money is the root of most problems

@ONE1BEAT

11 ай бұрын

Same hoods ? Poor can’t move duh

@Joao-id4dn

11 ай бұрын

​@@ONE1BEAT i live in a latin american city much poorer than New Orleans in a country much poorer than the USA, and the murder rate is 21 per 100.000 residents, as opposed to 70 per 100.000 residents in New Orleans. These "bad" neighbourhoods in New Orleans look middle class in my city, where poor people live in slums over the hills. Oh, and also there is zero tolerance towards shoplifters, if one wants to steal sth from a shop here, it must be at gunpoint, otherwise you will be beaten badly.

@ONE1BEAT

11 ай бұрын

@@Joao-id4dn thank you for sharing Family’s values & strength does play important part in lives

16:30 She can't say it because she can't break ranks and lose funding. The solution is family, education, police, accountability.

@Aldarionz9

11 ай бұрын

If you care about our children,watch out for the migrant muslim invasion on Italy! Youll have sharia law before you know it. Didnt the Roman conquest of Carthage teach Italy anything for these times in history?

The father of one of my classmates took his boat and went to rescue people after hurricane Katrina. They shot and killed him. I volunteered at our local sports arena that was functioning as a shelter after the hurricane. We had to use barricades to protect the good people from the thugs. They were given funds to help them buy necessities and many of them bought big screen TVs and cell phones. Sleeping on a cot in a temporary shelter and they buy a big screen TV. Then they were bused out to another city that would take them leaving the TV behind. We are in Louisiana so we tried to keep the bad ones and send the good ones to other states that were willing to take them in. It’s just a city of thugs.

I live in the Bay Area of Northern California. I spend a lot of time in New Orleans. Was there in May and it felt so much better than San Francisco. I know it has issues, but it doesn't feel quite as decrepit as the decaying West Coast.

I use to love to go to new Orleans but after my car was stolen an I never been back after that but you get what you vote for God save our country

I was just in NOLA. My Sister, and I, visited with my Sister’s old college roommate. Her job was within a third party organization brought in to investigate police incidents within the force. She said violence within the police force was a problem. Meaning police killing/ injuring other police. She said the corruption was a continuing issue. I found this extremely interesting. How can they effectively do their jobs with this going on? There is a HUGE shortage of police, even in the worst areas. Interesting video Nick! Thank you!

@winkwink2u

8 ай бұрын

And ain't it funny that BLACKS RUN THE PD. Black mayor. Black DA. Black judges. The problem is TOO MANY BLACKS. Blacks are always the problem. BLACK TEEN KIDS PULLED OFF A WHITE ELDERLY WOMANS ARM when they carjacked her, just ripped off her arm, she bled to death in the street. BLACK TEENS DID THAT. And All we hear is POOR BLACKS, NO OPPORTUNITY, its all BULLSHIT. Blacks have had every opportunity & the only thing Blacks do is get worse. BLACK BASTARD KIDS ARE KILLERS and somehow its everybody elses problem. BLACKS ARE THE PROBLEM.

Great interview with the ladies. New Orleans has been beaten down by many things over the last 15 years.

I lived here all my life. New Orleans still has a lot of great people and culture. This dude is like one of those super negative people.

Nick interviews two black women, and there was not one mention of race. Then he interviews the liberal white woman with the purple hair and she's the one who brings up race.

@kenW13

11 ай бұрын

It’s always the white liberal

@Mr_Facts

11 ай бұрын

Virtue signaling and ignorance. Nothing is worse than a liberal white women. Trust me.... I live in the Bay Area...California.

@openranks4519

11 ай бұрын

Because it’s a factor fool. Did you listen to hear explain 🥴

@AngelloDelNorte

11 ай бұрын

Well, whitx people invented wokeism ideology. It's one of the worst ideologies out there.

@garydomaz1849

11 ай бұрын

Because if we bring up race then what we say is automatically invalidated. Race relations are very real and a huge part as to why the south is so broken

Your videos are eyeopeners. This one was so personal with the interviews at the end. Thank you.

Thumbs down for the gross poverty shaming.

@justic3576

11 ай бұрын

And all these mfs in the comments.

This lady can I sit up and blame the system for these people’s lack of morals, values, ethics, lack of being a good person that has nothing to do with the system, or the government is starts at home she’s full of an excuse because she wants to be famous if that’s the case why isn’t she on the streets? Why does she have a job?

That's how you end a New Orleans video baby! New Orleans is surviving. It can thrive.

New Orleans historically, has always been a city teetering on the brink of chaos and disaster. Not sure what you were expecting when you went down there, especially post Katrina, where it’s become clear as day that the city never fully recovered from whatever it was pre Katrina, when I lived there (03-04) The city and that region, having been sinking, literally and figuratively since day one-ish. Historical slow burn.

Actually, I have to disagree with this one. Hurricane Katrina destroyed the city and it never recovered.

@user-pc7ef5sb6x

11 ай бұрын

I disagree. New Orleans was always like this. The 90s was probably the worse New Orleans has even been in terms of crime.

Because of its reputation, this city must lose a ton of tourist dollars 💸