crime

Man injured in Hollygrove shooting

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A man was injured in a shooting on a Hollygrove street Sunday evening, the New Orleans Police Department reported.

Officers arrived at the Lenonidas and Belfast streets on Sunday in response to a report of gunfire that came in about 5:30 p.m.

colleges

Tampon Tax Protest Tour makes stop at Tulane

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To combat the taxing of menstrual products, the national Tampon Tax Protest Tour for menstrual equity will make its New Orleans stop on Tulane University’s campus today (Nov. 22).

“Recognizing that taxes on menstrual products are discriminatory and illegal,” organizers said, “New Orleans will be part of a collective action against taxing these products, which, along with diapers, are currently taxed by the State of Louisiana.”

crime

Suspects sought in thefts of packages, grill

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The New Orleans Police Department is looking for information that can lead to the arrest of a suspect wanted in a package theft investigation that occurred on Nov. 9.
At around 3:06 p.m., surveillance video shows a man ride up to a home in the 5200 block of Camp Street on a white bicycle. He removed two packages from the victim’s front porch and placed them inside of a black duffel bag before riding off toward Jefferson Avenue.