A sense of unease settled over the Algiers Ferry as it made its way across the Mississippi River. A man, armed with both a shotgun and a pistol, had begun to threaten his fellow passengers, his intentions unclear but his menace palpable. The ferry captain, sensing the escalating danger, sounded a distress whistle, a signal for law enforcement to meet the vessel at the Algiers dock. Among the officers who responded was Mounted Patrolman Joseph Lacoste, an eight-year veteran of the New Orleans Pol
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