City Council upholds demolition of bungalow on Henry Clay

The City Council voted Thursday (March 24) to uphold the Historic District Landmarks Commission’s approval of a developer’s request to raze a house on Henry Clay Avenue in the Uptown historic district. The demolition had been challenged by preservation advocate Susan Johnson.

The HDLC staff backed the demolition request in its report to the commission and its testimony to the City Council. It’s rare that the HDLC staff support a demolition, according to Eleanor Burke, the commission’s deputy director.

Double shooting in Hoffman Triangle leaves one man dead

The NOPD is investigating a shooting that left one man dead and another injured early Tuesday (March 29) in the Hoffman Triangle neighborhood. At 3:43 a.m., NOPD Sixth District officers responded to a report of gunfire at South Derbigny and Josephine streets. They discovered a male victim at the scene with a gunshot wound. A second male victim, who also sustained a gunshot wound, was found nearby. Both victims were transported by the Emergency Medical Service to a local hospital, where the first victim later died.

Man shot to death in Hollygrove

A man was shot to death in Hollygrove on Friday (March 25), the New Orleans Police Department reported. Second District officers responding to a report of gunfire at 7:37 p.m. found Derwin Bernard in the 3000 block of Eagle Street, near Earhart Boulevard. He was suffering from a gunshot wound. The Emergency Medical Service took him to the University Medical Center, where he died. Bernard was 32.

Police seek vehicle in Hoffman Triangle double homicide that killed a 13-year-old boy

The NOPD is requesting assistance in locating a vehicle of interest in the ongoing investigation of the double homicide on March 15 at South Roman Street and Washington Avenue. A 13-year-old boy was killed in the shooting. The pictured vehicle, possibly a black Toyota Corolla or Yaris, was seen leaving the scene after the shooting took place. Detectives are seeking the vehicle and the occupants of the vehicle at the time of the incident. Anyone with additional information on this incident or on the whereabouts of the listed vehicle of interest is asked to contact NOPD Homicide Detective Miles Guirreri at 504-658-5300 or call anonymously to Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111.

Buku Music & Art Festival celebrates a decade at Mardi Gas World on Saturday and Sunday

The 2022 Buku Music & Art Festival, a celebration of the progressive subculture of New Orleans, will take place at Mardi Gras World, 1380 Port of New Orleans Place, on Saturday (March 26) and Sunday (March 27) from 1 to 11 p.m.

Residents in the Lower Garden District and Irish Channel may feel the impact of traffic. Parking will be in the Convention Center parking lots. The festival attracts about 20,000 music fans. No street closures are anticipated; however, traffic congestion is expected along Tchoupitoulas Street. Buku organizers have contracted officers assigned to traffic and perimeter detail.

Viewpoint: New Orleans wins big with 2022 NCAA Men’s Final Four

New Orleans’ reputation as a world-class destination for sports tourism will be on full display next week (April 2-4) when thousands of fans and players descend upon the city for the 2022 Men’s Final Four in the Caesars Superdome. It will be the sixth time that the Men’s Final Four has been held in New Orleans.