Latest Headlines in Detail
Woman Prays For End To Violence
WDSU Local News
Jan 27So far in 2012, 23 people have been slain in New Orleans, and one group hopes prayer is the answer to end the violence. In the face of staggering violence and new crime-fighting plans seemingly every month, Millie Campbell, 76, has turned to an older a... »
Funeral Director Who's Tired of Burying Children Is Starting A Youth Center
ProjectNOLA.com
Jan 22Funeral Director Malcolm Gibson grew up around the neighborhood where he runs his Seventh Ward business, Professional Funeral Services. He often buries young people, victims of violence. »
Occupy NOLA Finds New Area To Protest
WDSU Local News
Jan 04The Occupy NOLA movement has found a new base camp -- it's third move in a month. The protest moved to Annette Street in the Seventh Ward after being kicked out of Duncan Plaza and a vacant lot in Central City. "It's just sitting here, getting cut ever... »
Seventh Ward Shooting Is First NOLA Murder Of 2012
MsNBC.com Theneworleanschannel.com
Jan 02The fatal shooting of an unidentified man in the Seventh Ward is the first New Orleans murder of the new year. »
Seventh Ward Shooting Is First NOLA Murder Of 2012
WDSU Local News
Jan 02The fatal shooting of an unidentified man in the Seventh Ward is the first New Orleans murder of the new year. Detectives said the incident happened about 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, the first day of 2012, in the 1600 block of North Villere Street. The victim... »
Latest Blog Posts in Detail
Dinner at Dooky Chase
ProjectNOLA.com
Jan 24Dinner service is back at Dooky Chase Restaurant (2301 Orleans Ave., 821-0535), the Seventh Ward culinary landmark and home base of chef Leah Chase. Hours are limited to Friday evenings for now, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., and the restaurant still serves lu... »
RSD turns over 5 schools to charter groups, closes another; vocational efforts unveiled
The Lens
Jan 23By Jessica Williams, The Lens staff writer | The Recovery School District announced today which charter operators next year will manage five schools that are now directly run by the district. It also unveiled new career and technical programs to be ins... »
Funeral Director Who's Tired of Burying Children Is Starting A Youth Center
ProjectNOLA.com
Jan 22Funeral Director Malcolm Gibson grew up around the neighborhood where he runs his Seventh Ward business, Professional Funeral Services. He often buries young people, victims of violence. »
Have A Heart And Adopt A NOLA Occupier…
The Hayride
Jan 04After being removed from Duncan Plaza and a vacant lot in Central City, stragglers in the Occupy NOLA movement continue to push against oppression inherent in our capitalists system by occupying a privately owned lot in the Seventh Ward. It’s here that... »
2011, GTFO
Library Chronicles
Dec 31There are about 12 hours left in what's been a truly awful calendar year mitigated a little bit, perhaps, by the not at all classless football season we've been treated to. Although I'd like to qualify that a bit by pointing out that football actually ... »

