By Sharon Lurye, Gentilly Messenger There’s a crowded field of 14 candidates jostling to win the City Council seat for District D in the upcoming election, but none of them appear to have an overwhelming advantage in terms of campaign...
City Government / crime / public safety
by Gentilly Messenger · Published October 18, 2021 · Last modified October 19, 2021
District D Councilman Jared Brossett was booked early Monday (Oct. 18) on a drunken driving charge, Sheriff’s Office records show. According to media reports, Brossett was found asleep behind the wheel of a 2021 Lexus parked on Elysian Fields Avenue...
by Gentilly Messenger · Published October 17, 2021 · Last modified October 19, 2021
The upcoming election, which includes an open primary for all City Council seats, will be Nov. 13. To give voters a chance to learn the policies, platforms and personal attributes their City Council candidates plan to bring to the office,...
Beginning Monday (Oct. 18) at 7 a.m., weather permitting, Department of Public Works contractor Command Construction Industries will temporarily limit eastbound traffic to one lane on the 2400 and 2500 blocks of Robert E. Lee Boulevard, between Music and Painters...
by Gentilly Messenger · Published October 12, 2021 · Last modified October 13, 2021
The upcoming election, which includes an open primary for all City Council seats, will be held Nov. 13. To give voters a chance to learn the policies, platforms and personal attributes their City Council candidates plan to bring to the...
by Gentilly Messenger · Published October 10, 2021 · Last modified October 11, 2021
While officials are working to straighten out the city’s trash troubles, garbage will be collected only once a week, the Mayor’s Office announced Saturday (Oct. 9) The temporary change, which took effect immediately, was implemented “to bring a level of...
Advertiser's Message / City Government
by James Phelps · Published September 30, 2021 · Last modified October 1, 2021
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City Government / public safety / recovery
by Gentilly Messenger · Published September 19, 2021 · Last modified September 20, 2021
By Katherine Hart, Gentilly Messenger As 70 city employees took to the streets to help contractors clear away bags of garbage from outside homes, the City Council met with administration officials and the city’s solid waste contractors Friday (Sept. 17)...
by Gentilly Messenger · Published September 15, 2021 · Last modified September 16, 2021
Beginning today (Sept. 15) at 11 a.m., the New Orleans Department of Sanitation will allow residents to dispose of bagged household garbage at the Elysian Fields Transfer Station free of charge. The free drop-off is temporarily available while the city...
As residents learn of power restoration in their neighborhoods, and businesses start to reopen, city agencies and public safety officials continue to assess damages sustained during the storm and partner with organizations to offer residential resources. The city and Entergy...
More than a week without garbage pickup, combined with mass refrigerator-emptying as evacuees return home, has made for some very stinky streets and sidewalks across the city. As regular trash pickup drags along, the city will begin to remove storm...
by Gentilly Messenger · Published August 20, 2021 · Last modified October 21, 2021
To give voters a chance to learn the policies, platforms and personal attributes their City Council candidates plan to bring to the office, Gentilly Messenger has sent questionnaires to the 10 District D candidates. They will be published in the...
