The NOPD arrested Robert J. Scott, 31, on Tuesday (July 27) in the investigation of a homicide on June 28 in the 4000 block of Ulloa Street, near Tulane and South Carrollton avenues. At about 4 a.m., NOPD First District officers responded to a call of shots fired in the area. They found one male Read More…
By Camille Bartlett, Mid-City Messenger On Canal Street at Norman C. Francis Parkway, the “Freedom Drum” stands in place of the controversial statue of the former Confederate States president, Jefferson Davis. The vibrant art structure — designed to represent unity, change and justice — was a group effort by five local artists who form the Read More…
In 12 hours on Monday (July 26), people in and around Mid-City experienced three robberies and a shooting, the New Orleans Police Department reported. Women were targeted in the majority of these crimes. A woman’s car and cellphone were stolen at gunpoint Monday night in the Tulane-Gravier area. The 55-year-old woman was approached by two Read More…
Two people were fatally shot at the intersection of North Broad Street and Bayou Road early Monday (July 26). Police said that a man and woman were driving toward the river on Bayou Road shortly before 1:30 a.m. when another vehicle pulled up next to them. Someone from inside the car started shooting. The shooter Read More…
By Danae Columbus, opinion columnist While Mayor LaToya Cantrell told members of the Save Our Soul (SOS) coalition Tuesday that she was “good” with the Municipal Auditorium not becoming the next City Hall, the historic structure remains her first choice probably because of the $38 million allocation from FEMA that comes with it. Cantrell has Read More…
It’s never too hot for gumbo! Just ask Chef Ash. Chef Ashley Dominique has a thriving catering business, A Taste of Chef Ash, and works as a private chef to big names in the sports world. Her clients request gumbo year-round. On Sunday, you, too, can get A Taste of Chef Ash’s famous gumbo, when Read More…
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell announced that the Rolling Stones will appear on Wednesday, Oct. 13, as part of the 2021 Festival, scheduled for Oct. 8 to 17 at the Fair Grounds Race Course.
On Saturday (July 17), NOPD officers surrounded and arrested Calvin Blanks, 31, in the Lafitte Greenway area. The District Community Action Team was called to the 400 block of North Galvez Street, where a man holding a rifle was arguing with people in the area, the police report said. The DCAT team is crime prevention Read More…
The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a traffic fatality that occurred early Sunday (July 18) on Interstate 10 West just past the Norman C. Francis Parkway overpass. At 3:46 a.m., NOPD First District officers responded to a call of a vehicle crash with injury. Upon arrival, officers located an unresponsive male lying on the Read More…
The NOPD has arrested Angelyc Seely, 35, in the investigation of the stabbing death of an infant boy on Saturday (July 17) in the 1400 block of North Broad Street. The infant was found dead Saturday evening in a bicycle trailer on Broad Street off the Bayou Road corridor, the New Orleans Police Department reported. Read More…
