By Danae Columbus, opinion columnist For more than a month now, Attorney General Jeff Landry, a former sheriff’s deputy and the leading candidate for governor of Louisiana, has been airing television commercials about his experience fighting crime. Not to be...
They’ve put in the work, crossed the stage, and can now call themselves high school graduates! Congratulations to the class of 2023 from McDonogh 35 High School, Eleanor McMain Secondary School, and Edna Karr High School! These scholars have accomplished...
The New Orleans Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect wanted in connection with the theft of a motor vehicle in the Third District. On May 22 around 11:30 p.m., the victim’s blue...
A woman pulled into her carport in Pontchartrain Park on Tuesday (May 30) at about 5:10 p.m.c when gunmen drove up behind her and fired, the New Orleans Police Department reported. The victim, who police described as in her 50s,...
By Danae Columbus, opinion columnist For more than a month now, Attorney General Jeff Landry, a former sheriff’s deputy and the leading candidate for governor of Louisiana, has been airing television commercials about his experience fighting crime. Not to be...
They’ve put in the work, crossed the stage, and can now call themselves high school graduates! Congratulations to the class of 2023 from McDonogh 35 High School, Eleanor McMain Secondary School, and Edna Karr High School! These scholars have accomplished...
The New Orleans Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect wanted in connection with the theft of a motor vehicle in the Third District. On May 22 around 11:30 p.m., the victim’s blue...
A woman pulled into her carport in Pontchartrain Park on Tuesday (May 30) at about 5:10 p.m.c when gunmen drove up behind her and fired, the New Orleans Police Department reported. The victim, who police described as in her 50s,...
City Government / New Orleans East / Parks & Recreation / recognition
by Gentilly Messenger · Published May 26, 2023
The Louisiana State Division of Historic Preservation’s National Register Review Committee voted unanimously, with one abstention, to nominate Lincoln Beach as a listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The nomination will be sent to the U.S. National Park...
Dear Son, I am very proud of you. I love you more than you can ever imagine. I am grateful daily for your kindness, joyfulness, and good humor. I admire all your curiosity, mischief, and smile that never fails to warm...
The northbound travel lanes in 5300 block of St. Bernard Avenue will stay closed through Monday, June 5, at 5:30 p.m., the city announced. During this time, northbound traffic will remain shifted to a single lane of traffic. The closure...
A motorcyclist was killed on Gentilly Boulevard on Sunday afternoon (May 14), the New Orleans Police Department reported. The NOPD said the traffic fatality occurred at the intersection of Gentilly Boulevard and Foy Street at about 3:20 p.m. Third District...
After a successful debut in 2022, the New Orleans Recreation Development (NORD) Commission will hold its second annual Golf Tournament at the Joseph Bartholomew Memorial Golf Course on Saturday (May 20). Pontchartrain Park’s golf course, which opened in 1956, was...
Dillard University’s Office of Academic Affairs has named a New Orleans native as a valedictorian to be honored Saturday (May 13) during Dillard’s 2023 commencement. Erica Woodridge is one of five to receive the distinction of valedictorian in Dillard’s 2023...
Opinion / Politics / state government
by Gentilly Messenger · Published May 11, 2023 · Last modified May 12, 2023
By Danae Columbus, opinion columnist Two like-minded bills that together will fundamentally redefine the recall process for Louisiana elected officials are working their way through the 2023 legislative session in Baton Rouge. Though the new laws, if ultimately approved, will...
City officials broke ground Wednesday (May 10) on the Oak Park drainage upgrades, marking the start of a project designed to help alleviate flooding in the Filmore neighborhood. The work will include increasing the capacity of subsurface drainage between local...
