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DIMANCHEMay 19thBayou St. John (12:15 PM-9:15 PM) A music fest on the water featuring Alexis and the Samuri, Remedy Krewe, Fleur de Tease, Hot 8 Brass Band, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and more
Bayou St. John (11:00AM-1:00PM) Pocket Aces Brass Band and Bone Tone Brass lead this year's second line, which starts and ends at Bayou Boogaloo!
Divine Ladies, Unbreakable Men Central City (1 p.m) Second lines! Won't bow down!
Mid-City (All day) Church and a parade to celebrate the club's 104th year
House of Blues (9:00 PM) The Comedy Central comedian is here for some standup!
Big Top (7 p.m.) 8-16 piece traveilling circus punk troupe. Need we say more? Is there anymore to say? with Sammy Kay and the East Los Three, Dead Legends
Tigers, Bananas, Bears... Oh Yeah! Art Klub, 513 Elysian Fields Ave (8:00 PM) An interactive and sparkling performance presented by Nari Tomassetti
Shadowbox Theatre (8:00 PM) Straightforward conversational drama explores one area's gentrification through 50 years
Joe Krown feat. Russell Batiste and Walter "Wolfman" Washington Maple Leaf (10:30PM) Weekly gig on Oak with Krown on the organ, Washington firing up the guitar strings, and Batiste on the drums.
Hot 8 Brass Band Howlin’ Wolf Den (10:00PM) Weekly gig from some of the city’s best in brass
Sunday Youth Music Workshop Tipitina’s (1:00PM) All ages workshop with Johnny Vidacovich. Bring your instruments!
Cajun Fais Do Do Tipitina’s (5:30PM) Bruce Daigrepont is playing the washboard and getting you to bed early
Krewe du Guza Le Bon Temps Roule (10:00PM) Sunday Funday weekly gig from the husband and wife duo |
Marigny Bike Thief Sought (VIDEO)While stealing scooters was all the rage for a while, it seems the city's petty thieves are getting back to bicycle basics. NOPD is on the hunt for a Marigny bike thief. Feds Crack MMG GangFive members of the local gang “MMG” were indicted by a federal grand jury on Friday for selling crack and illegally possessing firearms, U.S. Attorney Dane Boente's office announced Tuesday. The men, who operated the drug ring out of the 7th Ward, were found to have used the guns and distributed the illicit substance, to “further drug trafficking” activity in that area, according to Boente's office. Fourth Suspect Sought in Mardi Gras Bourbon St. Shooting (VIDEO)A fourth suspect in the quadruple Bourbon St. shooting has been identified, and police are asking for the public’s help in finding the man of many monikers. The suspect’s name is still uncertain, but NOPD has reason to believe he may go by “Brandon,” “B Money,” or “B,” and that he resides on the West Bank in Marrero or Harvey. NOPD JazzFest Boycott Floated, Rank-and-File Rep Rips IdeaTo get their message across about the details, there's talk among local cops about hitting New Orleans in its soul. Rank-and-file police aren't happy about the new detail system that would be implemented as part of the NOPD's consent decree, so they are considering boycotting JazzFest, according to a letter issued by the president of the local chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police. In the letter, Walter Powers comes down against the boycott, instead urging less drastic steps. Gentilly Man MissingGentilly resident Rene Bonnee has been missing since Wednesday, March 27, around 8am. The 35-year-old was last seen at his home in the 6400 block of Baccich Street. Bonnee has been diagnosed with a mental disorder, and he has gone missing before, according to his mother. School Bus Crashes on ClaiborneA school bus full of students crashed at Orleans Ave. and Claiborne Ave. at 7am this morning. Children poured into the street as medical teams and police looked into the accident. No serious injuries have been reported, according to Officer Frank Robertson. Massenburg's Mission: AmeriCorps Member Murdered While Serving in New OrleansOne of the city's latest homicides claimed the life of a man who was sent to New Orleans to help the city. Joseph Massenburg, 18, a member of AmeriCorps National Civillian Community Corps, was shot multiple times Monday night in the Leonidas neighborhood. According to police, the Matteson, Illinois, native was walking in the street near the corner of Eagle and Birch Sts. at about 11 p.m. Monday night when he was shot. Authorities found him wounded on the sidewalk, and he was rushed to the hospital, where he later died. Suspects Named in Treme BurglaryNew Orleans police are searching for two people involved in a Feb. 10 burglary in Treme. Alicia January, 37, and Terrance Smothers, 35, allegedly broke into a home in the 1300 block of Governor Nicholls Street, according to a police news release. The pair then stole multiple items, including an Apple laptop and an iPhone. Crime Bits: CBD Rape, Shootings in 7th, 9th WardsPolice are investigating a quartet of violent crimes that took place in New Orleans on Tuesday. A fight started with a weight and ended with a knife in the 7th Ward. Later, men were shot in the 7th and 9th wards. NOPD is also investigating the rape of a 15-year-old girl that was reported in the CBD. Click through for details: Men in Surgical Masks Hold Up Algiers Mini Mart (VIDEO)New Orleans police are searching for two men wanted for a Monday night armed robbery in Algiers. The men entered a store in the 3000 block of General Degaulle Street around 9 p.m. wearing masks, according to a police press release. They began yelling, “Where is the money? Give me the money!” as one of the men demanded that the clerk open the cash register. |
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