Early this morning, palmetto bugs weren't the only pests inside the Empress Hotel. A man tried to rob the front desk of the economy establishment (1317 Ursulines Avenue), at 5:47am. Surveillance video captured a picture of the suspect, who is wanted for attempted simple robbery.

Today is New Orleans' 295th birthday, and Mayor Mitch isn't holding back. Landrieu is giving his annual State of the City address this afternoon at the Treme Community Center. NoDef is on hand to take in all the action and satisfaction. Click through to follow along with our live blog:

New Orleans ever-evolving restoration initiative saw a new ribbon cut today in Treme at the Community Center on N. Villere.  The building suffered extreme damage in Katrina, and with the investment of Mayor Mitch’s office, city officials and partnerships, the Treme neighborhood and its children have re-established an area for them to learn, play and swim.

New Orleans traditions don't limit themselves by banks of the river. Tomorrow, the East and West Bank will demonstrate why New Orleans culture thrives with a second line in Treme, and the West Bank Mardi Gras Indians' version of Super Sunday.

Updated 3:45 p.m.

New Orleans police are investigating the fatal shooting of taxi driver Sheicho Delbar in Treme early Thursday morning. Officials received a call around 1 a.m. that a vehicle crashed into a tree around in the 900 block of North Johnson Street.

Four workers were injured in Treme Wednesday morning when two neighboring shotgun homes undergoing renovations collapsed, the New Orleans Fire Department said. The workmen were inside the structures, located in the 1300 block of Governor Nichols Street, when the accident occurred around 11:45 a.m.

A four-alarm fire on Esplanade Avenue in Treme left eight people without a home on Easter Sunday, according to the New Orleans Fire Department. The three-story, antebellum home at 1347 Esplanade Ave. was reported on fire at 4:48 p.m. Firefighters battled the fast moving blaze for more than two hours, eventually getting the flames under control at 7 p.m., according to NOFD.

New Orleans police are looking to speak with an unidentified man in connection with a weekend murder in Treme. About 5 p.m. Friday, a 30-year-old man was killed and a 39-year-old man was wounded by gunfire in the 2100 block of St. Ann St.

After three seasons on air and a mini-fourth set for editing, HBO’s Tremé is packing up their bags and leaving the Crescent City. While local opinion on the show ranges from love to disdain, most residents have grown accustomed to the film crews and celebrity sightings that began in March of 2009.  

A Treme hotel employeed who was fired last month apparently decided to try to collect his severance with a gun on Monday. About 11:30 a.m. James Randle, 43, walked into the Empress Hotel (1300 block of Ursulines St.) wearing a transparent poncho and baseball cap. He lingered for a few minutes, then turned and faced the front desk. A revovler was visible under the poncho.