A PACK, not a herd:

The Algiers Point militia put away its weapons Friday as Army soldiers patrolled the historic neighborhood across the Mississippi River from the French Quarter. . . .

“I’m a part of the militia,” Boza said. “We were taking the law into our own hands, but I didn’t kill anyone.” . . .

The several dozen people who did not evacuate from Algiers Point said that for days after the storm, they did not see any police officers or soldiers but did see gangs of intruders.

So they set up what might be the ultimate neighborhood watch.

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