I was in the Square at the time. The crowd was a most good-humoured, easy going, smiling crowd; but presently it was transformed. A regiment of mounted police came cantering up.

With my somewhat vague aspiring mind, to be imprisoned in the rude details of a most material life was often irksome.

Right now we have the Louisiana State Police crime lab on site as well as the parish coroner's office and our detectives are working on it. As of right now, we have no known cause of death.

We talked about it on the way over to Police Plaza. But the mayor has a job to do, and you can't let politics stop you from doing your job.

He held it up and six bullets fell out. He said, 'I can't use these because these are police issue. And he reached into his pocket and said, 'but I can use this one,' and he put it into the chamber.

Police chiefs like myself are going to say, 'We like our guy. Don't move him. But my interests may not be identical to the FBI as an organization. It has got to force those painful choices on its staff.