New Orleans/ Community & Society
Published on November 05, 2019
Top New Orleans news: 2 men shot within hours of each other; Essence Festival to stay in city; morePhoto: Bob Kaplan's Pictures/Flickr

Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in New Orleans.

Essence Festival to remain in New Orleans at least 5 more years

It traditionally takes place over the Fourth of July weekend and includes empowerment sessions and concerts.

Read the full story on WWL.

The changing face of the Warehouse District

The condos in the district range in price from $550,000 to more than $1 million.

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Man shot, killed in New Orleans East; another man shot hours later in Leonidas

A man was shot and killed Monday evening in the Pines Village area. Hours later, another man was shot near the 1900 block of Leonidas Street.

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Police superintendent seeks to allow 16 high-ranking staff members to keep their salaries 

Asking commanders to continue in their same roles and shoulder a pay cut as high as $20,000 a year, “would be morally indefensible and drastically impact departmental morale,” NOPD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson wrote in a letter to the Civil Service Commission last week.

Read the full story on WDSU News.

Special education at 3 charter schools found lacking

Three New Orleans charter schools have been given notice that their special education offerings don’t meet legal standards.

Read the full story on WDSU News.


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