By the end of the year, I’d had half a million hits. Having thought that I was the only person who was obsessed with maps, I realised I was not alone. I had loved maps from very early on.

A person was shot in the 5800 block of 5th Avenue in Marrero, near Johnny Jacobs Playground, on Wednesday night, April 19, 2017, authorities said. (Google Maps) A person was shot near Johnny ...