City Planning Commission
On January 10, the City Planning Commission held additional hearings on the DePaul site and Covenent home potential zoning changes. The CPC staff made recommendations consistent with our neighborhood's requests. Many of our neighbors and many of the members of our UH Zoning Committee appeared and spoke at the public hearings on these matters for the second time. Audubon Area and Audubon Riverside also spoke in support of the UH requests.
Thank you to our neighboring organizations.
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Rapes uptown
Last week, the 9th of January at 2:45
a.m. in the 6000 block of S. Robertson St. The victims were two white
females both of them from out of town and staying with relatives in the
area.
They both had been in the French Quarter
celebrating for the BCS Football Game. They got into a cab in the
downtown area for a ride to the relatives house. At some point they had
an disagreement with the cab driver and he kicked both out of the cab.
As
they were walking and approached the the intersection of S. Robertson
and Palmer St. they were approached by the perpetrator an unknown black
male. He grabbed one of the victims and implied that he had a gun and
would harm them if the didn't comply. They complied with his
instructions.
The perpetrator forced them into an
dark alley in the 6000 block on S. Robertson St. The perpetrator them
proceeded to rape the two victims.
At some point
during the incident one of victims was able to determine that the
perpetrator didn't have a weapon as he had implied. The two victims were
able to escaped from the perpetrator and run from the alley and they
were able to get help from a nearby residence.
The
perpetrator was described as: Black Male, Dark Complexion,
approximately 5' 4" Tall, approximately 120 to 130 lbs. wearing a White
T-Shirt and Dark Colored Pants.
Also see this site for a report on several uptown crimes :
http://uptownmessenger.com/2012/01/police-hope-recent-arrests-will-slow-wave-of-robberies-carjackings/
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NOCCA/ LaSalle site
Asbestos Abatement Contractors has begun to seal off the asbestos areas and started air
testing. You will see monitoring equipment and men in special suits, respirators, and special bags. They are transporting the asbestos to a
state approved transportation company, who then brings it to a state
approved dump. For any concerns, call Jim MacPhaille
504-382-9200 Jim@899-Rent.com.
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Johnny V.'s has worked out some of CouncilMember Guidry's concerns and may be open in the few weeks.
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Note well that a registered sexual offender is living at 1035 Calhoun, the DePaul Complex.
See attachments for picture and for his history of charges. Nothing is known about his conditions of parole, and we are making inquiries.
KAREN C. DUNCAN
KCD6227@GMAIL.COM