Itema was my favorite attraction at the Zoo.

 New Orleans Uncovered

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The first elephant at the Audubon Zoo was purchased in 1924 with donations from the school children of New Orleans and other generous citizens. The baby elephant was named “Itema” by virtue of the fact that the fundraising campaign was sponsored by the New Orleans Item newspaper.

The nine-year old Itema was photographed by John T. Mendes in late 1925 when she had been gaining weight, around 100 pounds every month. Easy to do when you eat thirty loaves of bread a day.

An additional $2,875 was raised for the construction of the brick elephant house seen in the background, completed in May of 1925. At the same time, the Young Men’s Business Club donated funds for the purchase of two buffalo.

Itema was the monarch of the Audubon Zoo for 39 years until her death in November 1960.

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Democrats and liberal Federal Judges are insane.

 Larry Garrett

An AOC a day, hahaha...lol

Dzikri MangkuBumi

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Thomas Williams

Democrats are insane, living off of the liberal Federal Judges like Chief Justice Roberts and Amy Barrett to keep them taking from the producers in this culture.

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LSU doesn't want to hurt Jayden Daniels.

Thomas Williams

Well, here we are, like, we were, like we were always feeling when we think about the LSU athletic program and Louisiana State University assembled over the years at the bend of the Mississippi River, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Our nice feeling about the university and fans of LSU living in Louisiana, and all around the world, have a friendly relationship with LSU, a friendship we like, the friendship we learn to love going to school there. By the leaders who taught all the students going to LSU over the years, and we'd like that friendship we have within our university family. 

It's not a legal bond, or anything other than the relationship. The knowledge that we are with someone who wants to be with us, and who wants to talk to us. And listen to what we say because we have something in common. We have a deep affection for Louisiana State University and the athletic football program. 

In reality, the facts speak for themselves: LSU is not a racist university. Those days are over with; that's gone. We let that go. That was some stupid people back then. Living under crazy laws that were bad and should have never happened. But we went through those years generation after generation, learning, finding out the errors of our ways, and we have adjusted, always adjusting our friendship to meet the moment. The hope for a better tomorrow together. If some national media members want to make the Jayden Daniels story about race, that's something they're going to have to do by themselves, because we don't feel that way. We don't want to hurt Jayden Daniels, and we don't want to be hurt by him. We want to simply leave our friendship alone. We feel good about our abilities as alumni dealing with issues as friends of LSU. We like our friendship. The way it is, it's a good friendship. It has taken us a long way. The best company we've ever had in our lives. We have the best football players in Louisiana. And now, one of the great offensive coaches and coaching staff and players from all around the country assembled here. To try and win a championship for all of us to share. No one is going to make us do something we don't want to do, so leave us alone. Following the LSU Fighting Tigers, wherever we go, we're ready. I'm not afraid of mean and hateful people. How about you? 

LSU Tiger Stadium

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Is LSU discriminating against the black alumni great football players? Jason Daniels wants to know.

Thomas Williams

Some LSU fans agree with Jason Daniels and criticize LSU for not protecting the jersey numbers of its Heisman Trophy winners. These LSU sports announcers sound like ingrates to me because when Daniels was playing, they were kissing his great QB play ass. This guy sounds racist to me, so only Billy Cannon can have his LSU jersey retired, right? Look at this white guy talking down to a great Black LSU QB, Jayden Daniels, starting QB of the Washington Pro Football team!? Oxford, Mississippi, is not only the most discriminating City, but Baton Rouge is not too far behind either, and they want the LSU white football fans to answer: "Why isn't another LSU player wearing #9?"

LSU Tigers - SEC Country

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The Jayden Daniels saga has taken another wild turn.

Daniels’ camp reportedly wants LSU to return its copy of his 2023 Heisman Trophy, but the university has no intention of doing so, per Matt Moscona.

Daniels contacted LSU leadership before fall camp and has also spoken personally with Lane Kiffin about the situation.

And apparently, it all stems from Daniels’ belief that the No. 5 jersey at LSU belongs to him.

This situation just keeps getting crazier.

Drop your thoughts in the comments.

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LSU did everything in their power to win Jayden Daniels that Heisman, and this is how he repays them?

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SEC Super Conference

What’s in the gumbo at LSU? Disrespecting a former Heisman winner is crazy work!

https://x.com/espn/status/2087750485398712343?s=46

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Gil Didier

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He’s not even 1st on the total passing yards list for former QB’s at LSU wearing #5…

Jeff Wickersham holds the number 1 spot.  ‘83-‘85

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I don't like the LSU football fans treating Jason Daniels disrespectfully because he is passionate about his LSU #5 Jersey he wore playing QB for LSU and winning the Heisman Trophy on December 9th, 2023. I have never seen a happier-go-lucky QB playing for LSU in my life; the nicest person you could be around. I think the LSU athletic department should be more responsible with the LSU football players' LSU equipment that they wore playing football under the lights in LSU Tiger Stadium. No one else should be entitled to Jacon Daniels' stuff, and certainly not disrespecting his image and likeness brand.

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LSU STUNS Alabama in OT & fans rush the field

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDjHGlpEfJc

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Start arresting the guilty members of the Trump Coup conspiracy over the past 10 years, DOJ.

 Thomas Williams

Facebook, how many cases of corruption have been exposed by John Solomon and others over Joe Biden stealing the 2020 election and framing President Trump, carrying forth the conspiracy to dismantle President Trump's presidency from 2016, put together by President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, till now? It's an ongoing political in-house conspiracy, and it hasn't stopped. So it can't be subject to the statute of limitations because the same conspiracy to get President Trump is still ongoing in real time by the same political entity working together, and it's being exposed daily.

Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence, gave the DOJ all the evidence it needed to charge Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton with the coup since 2016 conspiracy that is still going on. A year ago, we hadn't heard anything from the DOJ. Why?!

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Yes!!!

William Busbee

Facebook, 8/12/2026

Spot on, Columbo.

Patrick Smith

Because the use of Jan 6th was a setup from the beginning.

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Thomas Williams

Yes!!!

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Fixing elections will not be tolerated.

 Thomas Williams, because I had a friendly mother and father, church, school, and neighborhood, of course, I grew up feeling like friendship was very important in my life as I became older, learning about wealth and power, politics, criminality, and good and bad. I'm convinced friendship is very important to the community and our country. True friends are not so vain as to put their vanity over each other's health, mental stability, moral capacity, and friendly feelings. Simply put, don't lie to your friends.

The House of Representatives passed the Save America Act like the American people wanted. Guess who stopped it from becoming law. The Republican Majority Senate- I just heard funny boy Kennedy from Louisiana, who talks deliberately humorous, thinks he's a wise a**, smart country-wise boy. He ain't a wise, smart, country-wise boy to me when he's defending scunk like Thune. I'm not gonna vote for him. We wanted that {Save America Act} put into law to protect our election. To make them absolutely honest, we're not going to forgive you, Republican Senate. You are working with the enemy within our government, helping them fix the election to their advantage, and that behavior is intolerable. 

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