crime

NOPD: Father of slain toddler now suspect in recent shootings

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The father of a toddler gunned down in a shootout after a Central City second-line last fall is now wanted in connection to a shooting that wounded a woman earlier this month, and police say he may have been involved in a spree of recent Uptown shootings from Gert Town to River Garden. Jeremy “Noonie Man” Williams, 21, is wanted on a warrant as a principal to attempted second degree murder in a March 18 shooting near Louisiana Avenue Parkway and South Broad, police said Thursday. Two women were walking on the sidewalk about 7:30 p.m., when someone in a black vehicle on the street began firing in their direction, said Sgt. Sandra Contreras of the NOPD Sixth District persons-crime unit. One of the women was shot in the back, but witnesses were able to give a strong enough description of the shooters that police were able to identify them, Contreras said.

Mitch Landrieu

Budget input meeting for District A residents set for Aug. 10

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Residents of City Council District A (which includes the Uptown's Carrollton and Audubon neighborhoods) have an opportunity to share their priorities for the coming year's city budget, Councilwoman Susan Guidry said in news release today. As part of a series of community input sessions on the coming year's budget to be held in each council district, Mayor Mitch Landrieu will be hosting a meeting for District A residents at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10, at Grace Episcopal Church, 3700 Canal St.