By Daniel Schwalm, Gentilly Messenger The city of New Orleans is moving forward with efforts to rename Robert E. Lee Boulevard after local musician Allen Toussaint. Although the name has not yet been changed after it was first recommended by...
The woman’s body was pulled from Lake Pontchartrain at Franklin Avenue on Tuesday (June 15) morning. There were no signs of trauma to the body, according to New Orleans Police Department, which announced the discovery in an email at about...
City Government / flood protection and drainage / transportation
by Gentilly Messenger · Published June 10, 2021
From the Mayor’s Office The Mayor’s Office announced in its monthly roadwork update that 60 roadwork projects are currently underway around the city, totaling over $600 million. They said that the city hopes to demonstrate accountability and effectiveness in its...
By Danae Columbus, opinion columnist With qualifying for New Orleans’ municipal elections about a month away, politicos are eyeing the party, gender and ethnic make-up of the city’s voters overall and in the individual City Council districts. A new analysis...
By Daniel Schwalm, Gentilly Messenger The city of New Orleans is moving forward with efforts to rename Robert E. Lee Boulevard after local musician Allen Toussaint. Although the name has not yet been changed after it was first recommended by...
The woman’s body was pulled from Lake Pontchartrain at Franklin Avenue on Tuesday (June 15) morning. There were no signs of trauma to the body, according to New Orleans Police Department, which announced the discovery in an email at about...
City Government / flood protection and drainage / transportation
by Gentilly Messenger · Published June 10, 2021
From the Mayor’s Office The Mayor’s Office announced in its monthly roadwork update that 60 roadwork projects are currently underway around the city, totaling over $600 million. They said that the city hopes to demonstrate accountability and effectiveness in its...
By Danae Columbus, opinion columnist With qualifying for New Orleans’ municipal elections about a month away, politicos are eyeing the party, gender and ethnic make-up of the city’s voters overall and in the individual City Council districts. A new analysis...
By Jesse Baum, Gentilly Messenger Not pouring rain, nor flash-flood warnings, nor the swiftly swirling clouds on the radar could deter the Edgewood Park Neighborhood Association from putting on their monthly market, held the first Sunday of every month in...
Police have arrested two suspects in crimes committed in Gentilly neighborhoods, a carjacking that occurred Thursday (June 3) and a shooting that occurred May 31. The carjacking occurred in the 1500 block of Burbank Street at about 2 p.m. on...
By Danae Columbus, opinion columnist Operation Golden Eagle, the new collaborative partnership between the Louisiana State Police and the New Orleans Police Department, began Tuesday (June 1). Though Mayor LaToya Cantrell is unable to quantify exactly how many state troopers...
The New Orleans Recreation Development Commission outdoor pools are opening for the summer on Monday (June 7) with free summer swim lessons and other aquatic activities. Programming at select pools includes open swim, lap swimming, water aerobics and swim lessons....
A man was killed in a shooting near the interstate on Tuesday morning, the New Orleans Police Department reported. A call reporting gunfire near Abundance Street and St. Roch Avenue was received at 6:08 a.m. When officers arrived, they discovered...
A woman is hospitalized with a gunshot wound, a man is arrested and two New Orleans police officers are on desk duty after a domestic disturbance call early Monday (May 31) in the 2000 block of Mirabeau Street. The officers...
Arts, books, and music / Featured / neighborhood groups
by Gentilly Messenger · Published May 27, 2021 · Last modified May 28, 2021
By Jeanne D’Arcy, Gentilly Messenger Have you ever wondered how those painted junction boxes on the neutral grounds around the city got there? The answer is: it is the brainchild on Jeannie Tidy, who has a long history of working...
The NOPD is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a vehicle that was used in the armed robbery incident that occurred on Monday (May 24). At around 6:20 p.m., the pictured Nissan SUV was used in an armed robbery that...
