Sammy Thompson

The Anniversary of the Tragic Squat Fire – – My Story Is Published in The Boston Review

December 28, 2011February 20, 2012 - by Danelle

A year ago eight young vagabonds perished in a squat fire in New Orleans’ 9th Ward. Who were they? How did they end up in that place on that night? What forces drew them onto the rails, and what did they leave behind? My story, published in The Boston Review today, is an attempt to answer those questions.

December 27, 2011December 28, 2011 - by Danelle

Sammy Thompson 10/6/85 – 12/28/10 Although Sammy Thompson had lived the longest in New Orleans, he was the last one to be claimed at the coroner’s office after the fire. …