Why is he called Scrim? And what do the “grimy, abrasive and nihilistic” $uicideboy$ have to do with New Orleans’ belovedly ...

New Orleans’ legendary runaway dog – will be the focus of celebration and satire during the Mardi Gras 2025 season. He’s ...

In the movies, when an animal gets shot with a tranquilizer dart, it succumbs quickly. That’s not how it goes with Scrim, the Crescent City’s celebrated escape-artist dog. When Scrim was stung ...

NEW ORLEANS — She stalked through the darkness, clutching a long black gun. Security cameras above Audubon Park could be zooming in, she worried: Blond woman. Mid-fifties. Clad in a black hoodie ...

According to security camera video captured in the wee hours of Christmas morning on Stella Street in Old Metairie, Scrim, the devotedly stray dog, has ventured farther out of his regular range ...

The New Orleans City Council honors Scrim at a ceremony in City Hall. The dog is on the run again after being captured in October. A lot of stories captured the attention of New Orleans residents ...

KENNER, La. — While the ever-elusive Scrim still evades capture, the look is on for another dog on the loose. A 3-year-old Pomeranian went missing in Metairie near the Kenner line on Saturday night.

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A New Orleans stray dog famous for making frequent great-escapes has been spotted on the run after locals feared for his life. Scrim has become a local Louisiana celebrity for his frantic runaway ...

Dear reader, the recent story of Scrim the runaway dog caught my eye and imagination. Scrim is a two-year-old terrier living ...

Scrim ran in circles for seven medically confusing minutes before collapsing. “He’s a tough little dude,” said Helena Moreno, president of the New Orleans City Council, which honored Scrim ...

Scrim, a terrier mutt, has managed to escape shootings, traps and tranquilizer darts to avoid returning to a domestic life.