Join us in examining the Anatomy of Notarial Acts hosted by Chelsey Richard Napoleon, Clerk of Civil District Court (sponsored)

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 Poydras Street, Suite 360 • NOLA 70112 • http://www.orleanscivilclerk.com

For more information, please contact the Research Center at 504-407-0106 or civilclerkresearchctr@orleanscdc.com.

Loyola plans to welcome a record number of freshmen, as students and local residents brace for a potential housing shortage

On-campus housing has become a concern for Loyola University students as an influx of freshmen await the fall semester. 

The university is gaining a larger-than-normal freshman class for the fall 2021 semester, which may cause a problem for upperclassmen at Loyola New Orleans and for residents in the surrounding neighborhoods. 

Police blotter: Armed robbery in Lower Garden District, shooting in the Irish Channel

The New Orleans Police Department has reported an armed robbery in the Lower Garden District and a shooting in the Irish Channel. A woman was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday (May 19) night. The 22-year-old victim was in the 900 block of Race Street at 9:30 p.m. when she was approached by a man carrying a rifle. He demanded her money, and she complied. A 44-year-old woman was injured in a shooting early Tuesday (May 18) in the 3300 block of Chippewa Street.

NOPD to hold sobriety check Thursday and Friday

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 will experience minimal delays at the checkpoint and should have the proper documentation, such as proof of vehicle insurance and driver’s license, available if requested by officers.

YAYA Arts Center to host Back in Bloom on Friday

YAYA Arts Center in Central City is hosting Back in Bloom, a spring showcase with art demos, live music from Jack Sledge and the Hammers, and an art market by YAYA artists. The free celebration of spring will be held Friday (May 21) from 6 to 8 pm. at the YAYA Arts Center, 3322 LaSalle St. Participants can also watch glass art demos and take part in the Goblet Grab, which involves buying a handmade glass that can be filled, free of charge, throughout the evening. YAYA, for Young Aspirations Young Artists, was founded in 1988 as a creative partnership between New Orleans artist Jana Napoli and art students from International High School of New Orleans as an after-school enrichment program.

City planners approve affordable housing development for Hollygrove

An affordable housing development planned for Hollygrove has won the unanimous approval of the City Planning Commission. Called Grove Place, the development would take up an entire square, about 1.8 acres, bounded by Earhart Boulevard and Monroe, Leonidas and Colapissa streets. Eleven existing doubles and triplexes, now vacant, will be renovated. The developers, New Orleans Restoration Properties, are also planning to construct a three-story 20-unit apartment building at Earhart and Monroe, on a site that once held a Church’s Chicken. That section of the property has commercial zoning, requiring a use exception from the city for the multi-family residential building.