[Truth]

I received the following obituary from a friend in law enforcement in New Orleans. He prefaced it with the following:

This is why the economy in New Orleans will never recover. It seems like every couple of days the city loses one of its entrepreneurs. These people are the hope for the city and we must put a stop to this unfortunate trend if we ever expect to see a vibrant city again.

Now the obituary:

LARMONDO "FLAIR" ALLEN

Larmondo "Flair" Allen, an entrepreneur, died February 7, 2009 of gunshot wounds on Martin Luther King Boulevard. He was 25. Mr. Allen was a lifelong resident of New orleans. Survivors include his companion, Kawanner Armstrong,; three sons, Christian and Kwan Allen, and Larmondo Allen, Jr.; six daughters, Deidra, Larmonshell, Larmonshea, Larmondriel, Larmerja, and Koreyell Allen; his father, Burnell Thompson; his mother, Esther Allen; his stepfather, Bruce Gordy; eight brothers, Burnell and Edgar Thompson, Wil Willis, Danta and Resche Edwards, and Mattnell, Burnell, and Lester Allen; five sisters, Shannall Craig, Lekiksha Thompson, Gwendolyn Carter, Jessica Willis, and Katina Gordy; and his grandparents, Delors and J.C. Allen, and Anna Laura and Wil thompson. A funeral will be held Friday at 11:00 am at Majestic Moruary, 1833 Oretha C. Haley Blvd. Burial will be in Providence Park.

The article did not disclose Mr. Allen's entrepreneurial activities.