At every turn....
The Marcello's ties with Mayor Landrieu are no real secret. Amazing isn't it? At every turn the fix seems to be in. I'm not sure it's possible to get a fair trial here. I hope it isn't true but I have to echo this anon's sentiment:
This should serve notice to anyone setting up a public trust( look at the Meaux trust thievery in St. Bernard) to leave their money to Children's Hospital.
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Jefferson Parish District Judge, Melvin C. Zeno otherwise known as Rev. Melvin C. Zeno of the St. Joseph Baptist Church" In 1996 Marrero Land & Improvement Association donates 2 lots to St. Joseph Baptist Church.
Strangely enough this suit was taken off the LSBA website recently but luckily it was cached and indexed.
Not that it means anything at all but Rev. Zeno's Church has ties to the Marrero Land & Improvement Association but could be grounds for another judicial recusal.
Why is this important?
Huey P. Long Bridge expansion opens 9,000 acres to new development, new name
Huey P. Long Bridge expansion opens 9,000 acres to new development, new name
Wedged between the West Bank Expressway, U.S. 90 and Bayou Segnette, Fairfield is comprised of more than 9,000 acres belonging to a few prominent landowners. Among them are Buckner Barkley of Marrero Land and Improvement Association, NOLA Motorsports founder Laney Chouest, Joseph Marcello and Bruce Wainer. Most of the land is untouched -- some deemed wetlands -- except for a few pastures spotted with grazing cows. A major misconception, Randon said, is that most of the property is wetlands. About 95 percent of Marcello's 4,000 acres is dry, said Randon, who represents Marcello.
As AZ reader, Kevin, has uncovered, Michael Sherman was representing Joseph Marcello to some extent in land deals with his Churchill Farms property which lies within the footprint of the Fairfield development. Recently, WWL-TV's Greg Rigamer referred to it as the "Churchill Technology Park" which is part of the Fairfield development plan paid for by Jefferson Parish taxpayers money:
And, from the the 2006 Mayoral campaign, a campaign contribution to Mayor Landrieu:
The Marcello's ties with Mayor Landrieu are no real secret. Amazing isn't it? At every turn the fix seems to be in. I'm not sure it's possible to get a fair trial here. I hope it isn't true but I have to echo this anon's sentiment:
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What the estate attorneys didn't steal from the children of Wisner prior to 1917 will now be stolen by the politicos.
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Sometime in 1911, A. J. Churchill purchased a large tract of land on the west bank of Jefferson Parish and named part of it Churchill Farms. Through a company known as Eddick Reclamation Company, Inc., Churchill began “reclaiming” marsh land located on pieces/parts of a 3,000+/- acre tract of land.
During the 1920s and 1930s, Churchill Farms was marketed as “Desirable Farm Lands Ready for Planting” and “across the Mississippi River from the finest residential section of New Orleans,……, and they are situated at the western approach to the projected Public Highway and railroad bridge already in the course of construction.” The Huey P. Long Bridge was completed in 1935.
Back in 1927, there was also a planned residential development called Richland Park being promoted by the owners and operators of Churchill Farms. A limited number of parcels of land were sold.
In 1938 or 1939, the name of Eddick Reclamation was changed to Churchill Farms, Inc.
Eventually, the USACE would find the reclamation project a failure.
In the early 1960s, Churchill Farms and Churchill Farms, Inc. came under the scrutiny of the FBI because an individual named Carlos Marcello was an owner/shareholder in both.
According to 1960s FBI records, Churchill Farms has being marketed, politicked and touted as: the site for the new Saints “domed stadium;” the route for a new highway; residential developments; and, an industrial development with the land to be sold for $18 million.
There are numerous fascinating FBI records that have been made public through the Mary Ferrell Foundation at www.maryferrell.org.
A couple of the more interesting and relevant to this AZ comment bump discuss then-councilman Eddie Sapir present with Joseph “Little Joe” Marcello (current owner of Churchill Farms) and others at the Backstage 500 Club, and later at the Ivanhoe Club.
Can somebody tell me if Michael Sherman’s former law partner, Eddie Sapir, was a councilman in 1968?
Fast-forward to late-2004.
July 14, 2004, by Jefferson Parish Council Resolution No. 101511, JP authorized the JEDCO to enter into Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with Churchill Farms regarding the development of a 500-acre technology and business park at Churchill Farms.
December 6, 2004, the JEDCO and Churchill Farms, Inc. enter into a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement
July 19, 2005, per the CEA, 40 acres of land were donated by Churchill to JEDCO for Churchill Technology Park and headquarters. Also on this date, by resolutions, Churchill and JEDCO entered into an Amended and Restated Cooperative Endeavor Agreement to expedite the development of the 500acres.
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According to Tulane, Michael G. Sherman came “back” to New Orleans right after Hurricane Katrina to help rebuild the City through his work with a big DC law firm.
Sometime later in 2005, Michael Sherman left the employ of the big DC firm and becomes a vice president of The Coastal Companies, and with Churchill Farms, tries to set up a residential community of some kind on a large portion of Churchill Farms’ land. Eventually, this project fails.
May and June 2007, Michael Sherman acted as Joseph Marcello's representative and attorney during the USACE inspection of a piece of Churchill Farms property to be used as a dirt pit. Michael Sherman gave "The Coastal Companies" as his business name.
November 15, 2007, Joseph Marcello, citing big, new developments on the horizon for Churchill Farms, and holding the Amended and Restated Cooperative Endeavor Agreement, gets the JEDCO to purchase an additional 50 acres for $1 million cash, with no guarantee of title. Acting as a witness to the cash sale was local commercial realtor Don Randon.
Don Randon would later tell the JEDCO that Michael Sherman is one of his important Churchill team members.
Now, 78 years after the Huey P. Long Bridge was completed, Churchill Farms, Don Randon, Michael Sherman and others are using the expansion of the Huey P. Long as the new reason to buy and develop the Churchill Farms land that hasn’t seemed to catch anybody’s fancy in over 100 years. This time it’s “Fairfield.” According to public records, Michael Sherman and his “Sherman Strategies, LLC” are involved with the West Bank Strategic Plan along with Marrerro Land, Churchill Farms, Don Randon, Joseph Marcello, Marsh Investment, etc.
Don’t be surprised by the fact that the Wisner Donation owns land not far from this Fairfield community.
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It’s also no surprise that fill material is needed for several low-lying spots on some of the Fairfield land being promoted. In fact, the Churchill Technology & Business Park offices are built off the ground on what I would call “concrete piers.”
In a 6/9/13 NOLA news article discussing the new “Fairfield” community and growth on the west bank, the JEDCO claimed it saved $1 million in costs by using material excavated from several Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control (SELA) projects to fill in low-lying spots in the area of the Churchill Technology & Business Park (CTBP).
In 2012, during a SELA canal widening project along the Oil Company Canal and Justice Canal, extensive asbestos contamination was discovered in the soils and sediments being excavated. Here’s the kicker though: the asbestos contamination was not discovered by the USACE contractors at the location where the excavation was taking place – it was discovered by a JEDCO employee after hundreds of dump trucks carrying more than 6,000 cubic yards of excavated and contaminated soil had traveled the local streets and roads out to the CTBP where the tainted soil was dumped to fill in a low-lying spot at the front of the property. As of February 2013, JP had excavated and hauled away over 6,000 cubic yards of asbestos contaminated fill material from CTBP, while still more asbestos contaminated soil had been pushed into a large pile at the CTPB site.
Again, according to JP officials and records, the fill material was not tested by the JP before it was placed at the CTBP property. The asbestos was discovered only by happenstance by a JEDCO employee AFTER more than 6,000 cubic yards was dumped and spread on the low-lying area. JP officials and records also say that asbestos is commonly found on private property in the area along these canals as a result of past practices at the old Johns-Manville asbestos factory in that community. This begs the question: “Was any of the other SELA fill material from other projects also contaminated with asbestos or anything else?”
A side note. While the JEDCO “saved” $1 million by using fill material from the SELA projects, it has cost the JP taxpayers over $1.3 million to go back and excavate most, not all, of the asbestos-contaminated fill soil at JEDCO and dispose of it properly. This was accomplished by using an asbestos abatement contractor who had an existing contract with a $30k balance left on it. The maximum limit of the contract (originally $200k) was increased twice by resolution of the council – first to $500k; then to $1.3 million.
And, it’s still not completed. On 8/28/2013, the JP Council passed a resolution to accept sealed bids for the removal and disposal of the asbestos soil still remaining at the CTBP property. According to the Minutes of the 8/28/2013 council meeting (Item #10), the resolution was adopted and passed.
That’s all I can share for now.
Good article on the corrupt Zeno and the corrupt courts of Jefferson Parish, although no different than Orleans Courts - proof of tampering and falsification of police documents, judge shopping, and more.
The Honorable Reverend Scumbag Judge Melvin Zeno up to fraud again? I have personal dealing with this POS Scumbag Fascist Criminal - The scumbag ignored all medical documentation of a severe disability and ruled I was not disabled JUST UNDEREMPLOYED.
Sorry to see this scumbag is still alive and corrupting the court. The good die young and scumbags live forever. The murderous dirtbag needs to be in jail, not a court http://www.theamericanzombie.com/2013/09/comment-bump-sept-23-2013-zenos-paradox.html
There will be no 'fair' trials in Jefferson Parish, or Orleans. Ed Ward, MD
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