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Gretna

Gretna

City in LouisianaWikipedia

Search complete. 9 mentions across 7 episodes found for "Gretna".

Sep 25, 2026

JenHOST
2:38
Shout out to Shreveport, Louisiana.
JenHOST
2:40
We were marching at a Gretna parade and it was 12 miles.
JenHOST
2:44
So that was a lot for me as a high schooler freshman.
JenHOST
2:49
And then you and I did a walk for MS that was 10 miles.
Courtney KattengellGUEST
4:37
So there's Orleans Parish that houses the city of New Orleans and the French Quarter and everything people know of, think of when they picture the city of New Orleans.
Courtney KattengellGUEST
4:48
I live right on the line in Jefferson Parish in a city called Gretna, Louisiana.
Courtney KattengellGUEST
4:55
I live in a little historic district.
Courtney KattengellGUEST
4:56
It's very New Orleans-like.
Ellis Vander PylSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
18:57
Mel has a lifetime batting average of .316, and has batted in more than his share of runs for the Giants.
Ellis Vander PylSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
19:03
Born in Gretna, Louisiana, bats left and throws right.
Ellis Vander PylSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
19:07
Playing left field for the National League team this afternoon, Joe Medwick of St. Louis.
Ellis Vander PylSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
19:13
Wherever Ducky Medwick has a good day for the St. Louis Cardinals either at batter or field, the folks back in Cataract, New Jersey get that satisfied look on their faces.
Jonathan HiebertGUEST
3:35
It is a night blooming cirrus.
Jonathan HiebertGUEST
3:37
It's been in my family since the mid 1950s on my grandmother's porch in Gretna, Louisiana.
Jonathan HiebertGUEST
3:42
And it's a family heirloom plant.
Jonathan HiebertGUEST
3:43
And I have a cutting of a cutting.
M.P. PellicerHOST
16:22
The city itself seemed to hold its breath, waiting for the next scream to shatter the silence.
M.P. PellicerHOST
16:28
And in March 1919, a scream would come, not in New Orleans, but across the river in Gretna, where an entire family would become the Axeman's next victims.
M.P. PellicerHOST
16:38
The Massacre in Gretna.
M.P. PellicerHOST
16:42
By the spring of 1919, the Axeman had become more than a murderer.
M.P. PellicerHOST
16:46
He had evolved into a nightmare, whispered about in boarding houses, grocery stores, and police stations throughout southeast Louisiana.
M.P. PellicerHOST
16:53
Every unexplained noise after dark sent families reaching for lamps, firearms, or prayer books.
M.P. PellicerHOST
16:58
Then, during the early hours of March 10, 1919, the killer crossed the Mississippi River into Gretna.
M.P. PellicerHOST
17:05
Charles Cortemiglia, his wife Rosie, and their two-year-old daughter Mary slept peacefully inside their modest home on Jefferson Avenue.
Amy BakerHOST
10:58
George and Irene Sr., they probably would have never have met, but she traveled from Savannah to New Orleans to take in the sights.
Amy BakerHOST
11:07
Before Irene Sr. could even finish her trip, the two had hopped over to Gretna, Louisiana and had a quick civil marriage ceremony.
Amy BakerHOST
11:16
Irene's tales of her childhood would hint at a life lived, in her words, on the edge of respectability.
Amy BakerHOST
11:23
This was part of her persona.
Dallas VanderPyleSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
20:56
Mel has a lifetime batting average of .316, and has batted in more than his share of runs for the Giants.
Dallas VanderPyleSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
21:02
Born in Gretna, Louisiana, bats left and throws right.
Dallas VanderPyleSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
21:06
Playing left field for the National League team this afternoon, Joe Medwick of St. Louis.
Dallas VanderPyleSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
21:12
Wherever the Ducky Medwick has a good day for the St. Louis Cardinals either at batter or field, the folks back in Cataract, New Jersey get that satisfied look on their faces.

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