By Domonique Tolliver, Uptown Messenger The Renaming Committee of New Orleans Public Schools met Tuesday (May 25) to deliberate on the final names they will propose to school Superintendent Henderson Lewis. From there, Lewis will review the list of names...
The NOPD has obtained an arrest warrant for Lordell Shearod, 22, in the ongoing investigation of a shooting on May 12 in the 1500 block of Pleasure Street. Through investigation, NOPD Third District detectives developed and positively identified Shearod as...
Advertiser's Message / court / Land Use & Development
by Gentilly Messenger · Published May 24, 2021
Clerk of Civil District Court Chelsey Richard Napoleon is offering New Orleanians a chance to research the history of their family, their property and other aspects of this culturally rich city. Clerk of Civil District Court: Notarial Archives Research Center 1340...
The NOPD’s Traffic Division has planned a sobriety checkpoint for an undisclosed location in New Orleans. The checkpoint will be in operation from 9 p.m. on Thursday (May 20) through Friday (May 21) at 5 a.m. During this time, motorists...
The New Orleans Police Department is seeking a car and driver involved in a shooting on Elysian Fields Avenue near the interstate and a suspect in a St. Bernard area robbery. The NOPD is seeking assistance in locating a vehicle...
Arts, books, and music / Events / flood protection and drainage / Parks & Recreation / Photo Story / Sustainability
by Gentilly Messenger · Published May 17, 2021
The city hosted a celebration of art and infrastructure on Saturday (May 15) at Gatto Playground. Not far from London Avenue, the event focused on the themes of water, remembrance, adaptation and ecology. Local artists Langston Allston, Courtney Egan, Brendon...
A woman was wounded in a shooting on Elysian Fields Avenue on Friday (May 14) afternoon, the New Orleans Police Department reported. She arrived at an emergency room just before 4 p.m. with a gunshot wound to her leg. She...
Advertiser's Message / business / Churches & Religion / Food and Drink / Good Works
by Gentilly Messenger · Published May 14, 2021
New Orleans traditions are here to stay! Every year, Rouses Markets donates millions of pounds of food to local food banks, food pantries, and community fridges. “I appreciate and love the way our stores and the neighborhoods they serve work together...
The annual National Fried Chicken Festival is moving to the Gentilly lakefront. Festival organizers announced this week that the popular event found a new home along the lake from Franklin Avenue to the Seabrook Bridge. The fifth anniversary festival...
By Danae Columbus, opinion columnist In New York, Boston, Seattle, Atlanta, Detroit and even Jackson, Mississippi, crime and police reform have emerged as the go-to issues in the many 2021 races for mayor across the U.S. As New Orleans’ crime...
Arts, books, and music / City Government / flood protection and drainage / Sustainability
by Gentilly Messenger · Published May 11, 2021
St. Anthony Green Streets and the Public Art Projects in the Gentilly Resilience District are returning to in-person events to continue involving the local community in establishing a new standard for neighborhood-scale streets and parks. On Saturday (May 15), artists...
The New Orleans Police Department reported a double homicide Tuesday (May 11) morning in the St. Bernard neighborhood. At 7:12 a.m., Third District officers responding to a body found in the 4200 block of Hamburg Street found a 16-year-old and...
