9th Ward

Housing Advocates Asking HUD To Speed Up Road Home Funding

Eileen Fleming — Wed, 01 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000

A letter asking federal officials to help speed up state Road Home money has been delivered to the New Orleans office of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Some residents are still out of their homes — almost eight years after Hurricane Katrina.

Police Officer Shot Responding To 9th Ward Robbery

Jason Saul — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 17:11:30 +0000

A New Orleans police officer was shot and seriously wounded this morning as he responded to a robbery at the Dollar General store in the 1100-block of Poland Avenue, near the intersection of St. Claude.

The neighborhood is currently locked down, and police have shut the St. Claude bridge in both directions. A Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office helicopter is circling overhead and SWAT teams are searching the area house-by-house, according to news reports and residents who live in the area.

Residents have been advised by police to stay inside and keep their doors locked.

Man mistakenly shot by wife in Lower 9th Ward

Jason Saul — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 22:13:02 +0000

A 57-year-old man was shot and killed by his wife today in the Lower 9th Ward, according to a press release issued by the New Orleans Police Department.

Police say the man's wife mistook him for an intruder, and shot him once. The man, whose name is being withheld by authorities pending the notification of his family members, was transported to a local hospital where he died.

Street work set to begin in 9th Ward

The Associated Press — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:08:58 +0000

The state is set to begin reconstruction work on Monday on several New Orleans streets in areas damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

All are in the city's 9th Ward.