This newscast is updated weekdays at 6am Jeff Landry has announced plans to relocate unhoused people in New Orleans ahead of the Super Bowl on Sunday “Rampant homelessness has been a longstanding challenge for Orleans Parish and I refuse to continue ineffective and costly policies,” Landry said in a press release “It is in the best interest of every citizen’s safety and security to give the unhoused humane and safe shelter as we begin to welcome the world to the City of New Orleans." around 200 people without housing will be bussed to a "transitional center" at 5601 France Road near the Lakefront Airport in Gentilly Kate Kelly said the state would work “within reason” to transport others out of state to be with relatives The temporary shelter in Gentilly is being subleased to the state for $11.4 million and will be open for at least 60 days during Carnival season residents will receive medical and mental health services The release said those who are employed will be prioritized for housing vouchers and wrap-around services–programs that support people with behavioral or mental health challenges "Those who are utilizing state and parish resources but who have means will be given bus or train tickets out of state," it added Kelly said these are people "who are choosing to live on the streets but have means such as cellphones Those who are WILLINGLY choosing to live on the streets." Kelly said the state will use emergency funding to clear areas around the Caesars Superdome The initiative will bolster an ongoing effort from the city to find housing for people before the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras the city and multiple partner organizations have worked to house around 100 people a month director of Community Engagement for Unity New Orleans “If people want short-term shelter it can be helpful,” he said “But in terms of developing a system of homeless response it has to be centered on permanent housing because shelter in and of itself is not a solution to homelessness." "My concern when you start mixing the police process and the outreach process is losing relationships with the individuals that we're serving," Nate Fields, the City’s Director of Homeless Services told the Times-Picayune "If the outreach team has built relationships with these individuals entering the process with the police force The governor announced the plan following a Louisiana Supreme Court ruling that allowed the state to shut down homeless encampments without notice the court lifted a preliminary injunction that barred state officials from bypassing municipal ordinances “The grounds that they overturned the order on were very narrow,” said Anjana Joshi the municipal ordinance represents the “bare minimum rights” protected under state and federal constitutions “The state and federal constitution still constrains the state’s actions,” she said the law still requires officials to provide proper notice and refrain from forcibly relocating or confining unhoused individuals against their will The case was heard after State Police conducted sweeps near the Caesars Superdome without notifying the city targeting encampments ahead of the Taylor Swift concerts in October Witnesses said people were given only five minutes to pack up and leave Some of them claimed authorities destroyed or discarded their critical belongings the SPLC and other civil rights organizations filed a suit on behalf of unhoused plaintiffs “It's the plaintiff’s position that the state can conduct sweeps but has to do so in a way that protects peoples’ rights.” said Joshi “[They] seized and destroyed the property of many people.” The case remains at the district court level and the complaint has been amended to become a class action lawsuit “We have really genuine concerns that this facility is [not] going to be up and running and provide the services that are being promised,” said Joshi Louisiana State Police notified encampments on Monday The 70,000-square-foot facility is expected to open Wednesday “We’re going to continue to work with folks to navigate people to housing… whether they be indoors or at the transition center,” said Heeren-Mueller “It needs to be centered around respect and dignity.” WGNO The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a fatal hit-and-run in the Gentilly area Thursday morning The New Orleans Police Department is trying to arrest a burglary suspect who wore a clown mask to disguise his identity the Den of Distinction has inducted only 22 outstanding alumni to come out of Loyola University's Communication and Design program Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office announces seizure of Central City car wash Fiesta in Lafreniere Park for Cinco De Mayo Fest Alleged accomplice in Kansas City reporter death case will face second-degree murder charge: KPD and Ro Brown to be inducted into the Loyola University Den of Distinction Cinco de Mayo & Happy Birthday Milton at Felipe's in Old Metairie Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at Felipe's in Old Metairie French Chef Delivers Lunch at NOLA French School Metairie 12-year-old has award-winning handwriting A woman is dead and a man arrested following a reported hit-and-run in the Gentilly neighborhood on Thursday night Neighbors say they were woken up to windows smashed Do you know what Pepin the Short, Saint-Eloi, Blanche de Castille, Sophie Marceau and Robert Doisneau all have in common? They all have something in common with Gentilly, a commune to the south of Paris in the Val-de-Marne region Gentilly has a rich history dating back to Neolithic times and is home to a number of art and cultural venues It's also one of the most dynamic towns in the Paris region for this 24th edition of Nuit Blanche Gentilly will be hosting a host of installations and performances to celebrate contemporary art Not yet familiar with Nuit Blanche? Take advantage of this June edition to discover one of the most important artistic events in Paris Nuit Blanche has showcasedcontemporary art in all its forms from painting and dance to audiovisual and unusual performances who can admire and take part in a wide range of events throughout the evening both in Paris and in the cities of the Greater Paris metropolitan area Nuit Blanche adds a little spice and surprise to the evening of June 7 le programme est mis à jour en fonction des annonces officielles La Place du MarchéAucun événement annoncé à ce jour the evening promises to be a memorable one.. Where will you start your artistic journey Refer your establishment, click herePromote your event, click here Needing her hunger sated and her heels saved Frenchmen and Foy streets’ capital “A”-shaped convergence with Gentilly Boulevard will never appear in New Orleans marketing materials The intersection is a strip mall mishmash of function On a Gentilly corner that hasn't changed in decades, chicken is served and shoe soles are saved Owner of Wilson's Shoe Repair George Bowie and owner of McKenzie's Chicken-in-a-Box Gerald "Gerry" Entringer Jr pose outside their businesses in New Orleans George Bowie leans against a machine used for stitching shoes at Wilson's Shoe Repair in New Orleans Dyes sit on a surface at Wilson's Shoe Repair in New Orleans Owner George Bowie repairs a black boot at Wilson's Shoe Repair in New Orleans George Bowie fixes the heel of a shoe at Wilson's Shoe Repair in New Orleans Rebecca Davis repairs a shoe made with crocodile at Wilson's Shoe Repair in New Orleans Rebecca Davis repairs a high-heel shoe at Wilson's Shoe Repair in New Orleans Gloria Williams sits behind the counter at Wilson's Shoe Repair in New Orleans Gloria Williams takes shoes from owner George Bowie next to Diane Jasper at Wilson's Shoe Repair in New Orleans Chicken photographed at McKenzie's Chicken-in-a-Box in New Orleans Customers of McKenzie's Chicken-in-a-Box walk through the shuttered bakery in New Orleans McKenzie's Chicken-in-a-Box photographed on Frenchmen and Foy streets in New Orleans poses at McKenzie's Chicken-in-a-Box in New Orleans A wall advertises chicken and shows a picture of his family members who opened McKenzie's Chicken-in-a-Box in New Orleans chat outside their businesses in New Orleans Manager of 22 years LaToya Brown bags boxes of chicken as Gerald "Gerry" Entringer Jr takes orders at McKenzie's Chicken-in-a-Box in New Orleans The lunch crowd arrives at McKenzie's Chicken-in-a-Box in New Orleans Email notifications are only sent once a day News Tips:nolanewstips@theadvocate.com Other questions:subscriberservices@theadvocate.com Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: flyers have been placed on cars warning people of targeted attacks on women in the two block radius of the Treme One Stop on North Villere and Esplanade A woman died after a hit-and-run crash in the Gentilly neighborhood Thursday according to the New Orleans Police Department A woman was struck by a vehicle that left the scene at the intersection of Elysian Fields Avenue at Rapides Drive police found the woman lying in the road in the interior southbound lane of Elysian Fields Avenue She was unresponsive and had signs of trauma She was declared dead at the scene at 6:30 a.m. Police closed the southbound lanes on Elysian Fields Avenue at Rapides Drive in order to investigate the hit-and-run Drivers were encouraged to seek alternate routes in the meantime Residents with additional information were urged to contact the Traffic Fatality Unit investigators at 504-658-6205 or Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111 Email Marco Cartolano at Marco.Cartolano@theadvocate.com Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application passed away at his home of natural causes Tuesday While growing up in Gentilly Duke was baptized and confirmed in St Peter’s Catholic Church and began his education in the rural Kripple Creek country school near Gentilly He often said he carried his sisters on his back uphill through the deep snow for years so they could get an education With the start of 7th grade he was off to Crookston to Central High School While there he participated in the wrestling program enjoying success up to the Regionals but never quite making it to State He graduated from CHS with the Class of 1971 A little over a month later he was walking down the aisle of the Cathedral on July 30 1971 on his way to marrying his sweetheart After living in Crookston for a few years the young couple moved to a home they had built for themselves in Gentilly Through the years their family would be blessed by the births of Jacques  For several years Duke worked for LePier Goodyear in Crookston as a tire man He then began a long career with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) in their Crookston locale as a tire man also applying decals on all the State Patrol cars Eventually he moved over to the paint part of the operation going out and painting stripes on the roads in the summer and plowing snow in the winter He loved taking his kids out for drives and swerving over to line up the car with a stretch of highway pointing out to them Every fall for many years Duke and his dad would take 3 weeks of vacation to drive beet trucks during the fall harvest helping out a family member Duke retired as a MnDOT supervisor with no regrets and the satisfaction of knowing he left ‘a job well done’.  and grandfather and his family always knew how much he loved each and every one of them especially Friday world-solving meetings with friends at Gentilly’s Snow Sled Inn and in Crookston at the Ampride Station Many a memory was made during the family’s famous ‘Fireworks Wars” The front yard of their home was worn down pretty good from the countless football and basketball games fiercely played Duke loved the 7 dogs he had over the years because they were family too He was a HUGE Minnesota Vikings fan and loved watching games with his daughter He said more than once he was never going to die until they won the Super Bowl He will now have to be content to cheer them on from Heaven Duke loved watching basketball and hockey and in past years was a boxing fan as well He shared a “secret” handshake with each of his grandkids and played “Pop a Top Again” by Alan Jackson for his family probably only several thousand times While getting acquainted with his cell phone a few years ago he learned a few new things and became the self-proclaimed King of Emoji’s  Duke considered himself to be twice-blessed as he married Karin Johnson in Pigeon Forge While he continued to live in Gentilly Karin remained in Tennessee for 3 more years as she finished raising her daughter and 2 sons She then made the trek to Minnesota and even began to put up with the cold winters Duke and Karin enjoyed traveling throughout the States and enjoying all the mountain vistas they saw on their trips His one regret was that he never had the chance to get to Hawaii Peter’s Catholic Church and remained loyal to his faith throughout his life Treasured be his memory by all who shared in his life.   Duke is survived by his beloved wife Karin; 4 special kids and their spouses: Jacques and Dorothy Duquette of Bovey and Serena Duquette (Joe Greiner) of Gentilly; and from Karin’s family: Justin McGonigal and Cory Johnson and Stacie Johnson of Crookston; 12 wonderful grandchildren: Tyler Dykstra (Sam Oary) and Layla Magdaleno; 2 sisters and brothers-in-law NC and Korene and Steve Maynard of Statesville Duke was preceded in death by his mother and step-father Mertle and Roy Scully; his father and step-mother Dale and Dwane Scully; and several aunts and uncles.   The Celebration of Danny’s Life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Peter’s Catholic Church in Gentilly with Msgr Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service There will also be a visitation at the Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home on Sunday prayer service that will include the sharing of memories The services will all be livestreamed by going to Danny’s obituary page at www.stenshoelhouske.com and clicking on the prompt to view Messages of condolence may be given to the family by going to the funeral home website as well Stenshoel-Houske Funeral & Cremation Service Click to watch Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors A bus drops off people at the temporary homeless shelter on France Road in New Orleans 'It feels like they’re flying the plane while building it.' Despite some improvements in basic living conditions at Gov Jeff Landry’s temporary Super Bowl warehouse for the unhoused the state has made little progress in rehousing people and is still not providing adequate services and resources New Orleans City Council Member Lesli Harris said Jan Nearly two weeks after opening the Gentilly facility the unhoused moved into the warehouse still can’t access much of their personal belongings only two people have been moved into permanent housing “I’m encouraged to see progress with the heat and care in the development of the state-run transitional site but I’m concerned by the lack of results so far,” Harris told Gambit in a statement and it’s only now that some caseworker support and wraparound services are being offered.” who has become the council’s point person on unhoused issues visited the state-run “transition center” on Tuesday following a week’s time in which the state refused to give her updates on the situation or include her in update calls with other officials It does appear that some of the initial problems with the facility — notably a lack of sufficient heat running water and a functioning kitchen — have been addressed executive director of Grace at the Greenlight said people staying there have reported having access to food case workers and transportation to appointments The state opened the Gentilly warehouse on Jan the same day it began sweeping downtown encampments and telling people they could no longer stay in the area ahead of the Super Bowl on Feb More than 150 unhoused New Orleanians have been sent to a Gentilly warehouse that lacks adequate heating Harris said currently one of the biggest issues at the center is the lack of access to important personal belongings that were moved in the sweeps of encampments Those items “remain tied up in the processing system,” she said Harris said many people are leaving the warehouse and heading back downtown or to other parts of the city This calls into question the effectiveness of the multimillion-dollar effort The state is spending at least $11.4 million to have up to 200 people stay at the facility for two months or more than $16 million if officials decide to keep it open a third month there was a sewer line break that resulted in people having to use portable toilets outside and the state still had not set up a kitchen or other services it had touted to unhoused people and other members of the public it feels like they’re flying the plane while building it — this approach harms the very people this initiative is meant to help," Harris said The state is spending at least $11.4 million to build and keep the temporary 'transition center' open for two months Email Kaylee Poche at kpoche@gambitweekly.com A port warehouse and tent at 5601 France Road in New Orleans which Gov Jeff Landry and Louisiana state officials used as a temporary homeless shelter sources familiar with conditions at the facility said Thursday state officials have only provided one blanket per person a promised recreation space or even phones or computers leaving those held in the warehouse unable to contact the outside world While the state is reportedly scrambling to upgrade the warehouse the substandard conditions are already setting off alarm bells at City Hall I visited the newly opened temporary shelter on France Road and observed several areas that were not yet prepared to fully meet the needs of its residents,” said Council Member Lesli Harris in a statement “The shelter is in urgent need of lined cots and additional bedding to ensure warmth as the building itself was extremely cold,” Harris said At Gov. Jeff Landry’s direction, that state started sweeping encampments of unhoused people Wednesday morning and bringing them to the center About 159 people were living there as of Thursday afternoon A source who visited the makeshift shelter on Wednesday said it was cold inside and that the cots provided to residents were unlined and came with only one blanket despite the fact that temperatures are predicted to plummet to below freezing next week Several residents the source spoke with complained about the frigid temperatures indoors One said they asked for another blanket but were told by staff there weren’t enough Center staff told Harris Thursday afternoon they were working on adding more heating units to the building It’s unclear how many units they will bring in or when they will arrive The makeshift shelter also has been having a problem with its sewer line since the “transition center” opened on Wednesday That day residents were having to use outdoor portable toilets instead of the ones available inside the warehouse the latter which the source said were akin to the bathroom trailers at Jazz Fest state officials said they had not yet repaired the sewer line Resources the state touted also don’t appear to be available at the shelter yet Harris said when she visited Wednesday there was no recreation center with televisions nor computers or phones residents could use to contact their loved ones or caseworkers One resident expressed concern to a source about not having a way to contact their partner such as mental health support and case management were also not yet operational,” Harris said a kitchen had also not been installed in the warehouse The source said they were told by someone from Workforce Group that they were in progress of putting in a kitchen and that Emergency Disaster Services would be providing a “standard FEMA menu.” It was unclear if that would mean hot food or MREs A source reported seeing a few unhoused people leaving the shelter “While staff on-site emphasized a quick turnaround in setting up the shelter it raises serious concerns about why residents were moved in before the facility was ready,” Harris said