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🌱 Broadmoor Homicide + Nursing Home Evacuation Sites Still Inadequate

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Shannon Denney, Neighbor
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Hello, neighbors! Shannon Denney here with your fresh copy of the New Orleans Daily, full of everything you need to know about what's happening in town. Let's dive right in...

First, today's weather:

Cloudy, a shower and t-storm. High: 83 Low: 76.

Here are the top three stories in New Orleans today:

  1. A man was found dead at the scene on Monday when police arrived to a residence in Broadmoor on General Taylor Street. The man has yet to be identified, but an investigation has begun trying to get details on a cause of death, which has been ruled a homicide. (WGNO New Orleans)
  2. Despite the complete disaster senior citizens faced when nursing home residents were evacuated to poor facilities last year during hurricane Ida, is seems that more than a dozen nursing homes across NOLA are set to evacuate to places that failed state inspections. (Louisiana Weekly)
  3. A member of the New Orleans Charter Math and Science High School staff tested positive for monkeypox on Friday. The staff member arrived to school on Aug. 15 but was released from the school clinic when they started having symptoms. The staff member tested positive later in the week and the school notified parents on Sunday. (WDSU New Orleans)

Today in New Orleans:

  • Weekday High Flow Yoga at Hotel Peter and Paul (7 a.m.)
  • Free Hurricane Preparedness Workshop in Spanish (6 p.m.)
  • Bounce Ya Brass Workout Class at Crescent Park (5:45 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • NOMA has opened up a new photography exhibit showcasing the work of Polo Silk, who is well known for his incredible career of chronicling Black life and culture in New Orleans. (Louisiana Weekly)
  • The Regional Transit Authority is rolling out a new app, Le Pass, which will help navigate buses, streetcars and the app itself. The authority is holding an open house at Duncan Plaza from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. to answer questions about the new system. (Regional Transit Authority via Facebook)
  • OZ, Café' Lafitte in Exile and Louisiana Department of Health are throwing a 'vaxxtravaganza' block party in preparation for Southern Decadence Wednesday, August 24 from 4 - 10 p.m. on Bourbon Street for the monkeypox vaccine. (New Orleans Health Department via Facebook)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll see you around.

— Shannon Denney

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