The Dew Drop Inn Hotel & Lounge, after a 54-year pause, is hosting live music once again. The legendary Central City nightclub reopened Friday (March 1) with performances that paid homage to its storied history. The Dew Drop on the LaSalle Street was the city’s leading Black music venue during rock ‘n’ roll’s formative years. […]
Driver shot by passenger after giving couple a ride to Uptown address
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A man was shot in the arm Tuesday night after giving a couple a ride Uptown, the New Orleans Police Department reported. The victim, a 53-year-old male, drove a man and woman to an address near South Saratoga and Bordeaux streets, near the Valence Cemetery, at about 11:45 p.m. After he pulled up, the male passenger pulled a gun on him. The driver tried to grab the gun and was shot in the arm. After the gun went off, the man and woman fled the scene. Further details were not immediately available.