Each player carries a lacrosse stick (or crosse). A short crosse (or short stick) measures between 40 inches (1.0 m) and 42 inches (1.1 m) long (head and shaft together) and is typically used by attackers or midfielders.
Comments. In a city awash in violent crime, Algiers Point is generally considered a safe place. With its tree-lined streets, early-morning dog walkers and quaint neighborhood shops, it can give the impression of an idyllic oasis nestled between danger and chaos.esidents peppered the chief about why there are not more crime cameras in Algiers, why it seems that officers are not patrolling the Algiers Point streets as often, and whether police protection for residents was being diverted to protect tourists.
Location of Algiers within New Orleans (Note: Map shows only the upper half of Algiers). Algiers is a community within the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. It is the only portion of Orleans Parish on the West Bank of the Mississippi River.Algiers is also known as the 15th Ward, one of the 17 Wards of New Orleans.art of the Battle of New Orleans, in January of 1815, was fought on the West Bank in what is now Algiers. Original earthworks remain, marked with a historical marker on General Meyer Avenue in the Aurora neighborhood.