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Is make sure every day were communicating what the situation on the ground is. they have the capability of utilizing buses as cooling shelters, mobile cooling shelters. >> reporter: but tonight also needed for residents like willie williams jr. >> i didnt wash my toothbrush with faucet water. i used bottled water. >> reporter: williams jr. planted his flag in the 7th ward and is one of 470 residents under a water boil advisory. coinciding with the heat wave. >> some people, as i said before, wil...

New Orleans hometown hero Anthony Mackie is helping rebuild roofs in the city damaged by Hurricane Ida.

A vacant lot in New Orleans’ 7th Ward is set to be developed into an apartment community for older tenants, with rents based on their incomes.

A New Orleans man was cited for animal abuse after he was accused of blinding a dog with duct tape and tasering the animal, according to a news release issued by the Louisiana Humane Society.

Five contested council races await Alton voters Dylan Suttles, dylan.suttles@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail ALTON — On April 6, voters will have five contested races for alderman positions. Incumbent Brian Campbell is running unopposed for 1st Ward Alderman. In the 6th Ward, incumbent Alderwoman Stephanie Elliott is running unopposed. Contested races include: 2nd Ward Incumbent Alderwoman Carolyn MacAfee is challenged by Steve Potter for 2nd Ward Alderman. MacAfee is a retired compute...

Blighted 7th Ward home that caught fire had 3 demolition permits approved since 2010 The fire spread next door and left a couple homeless Share Updated: 10:47 PM CST Mar 12, 2021 The fire spread next door and left a couple homeless Share Updated: 10:47 PM CST Mar 12, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript KNOW ABOUT HOW THEY WILL HONOR HIS LEGACY. >> BASICALLY MY LIFE IS GONE. SULA: A COUPLE IN THE 7TH WARD WANTS ANSWERS AFTER BEING FORCED OUT OF THEIR HOME WHEN THE A...

Ford announces bid for Alton city council seat The Telegraph FacebookTwitterEmail ALTON — Patty Ford on Tuesday officially announced her campaign as an alderman for Alton’s 7th Ward. Ford and Nate Keener are vying April 6 to succeed retiring Alton Alderman David Boulds in the 7th Ward. A lifelong resident of Alton, Ford graduated from Alton High School in 1973 and attended Lewis & Clark Community College. She has 20 years of experience in finance with area financial institutions, including ...

Fought and fought and fought at a time when he easily could have become discouraged. but kept on. i think thats a lesson thats important if you want to effect real change in the country. he was able to do it. >> howard as a journalist, im going to look to w.e.b. dubois. even though he was trained as a sociologist, i regard him as one of americas great journalists of any color up there with edward r. murrow or john hiresy, you name it because he took his skills and approach into the city of phila...

We didnt know his name. we didnt know how he ended up here. rescue crews were, too busy focused on trying to save those who were still living to even think about recovering the dead. at that point. ten years later, however, we do know who that man was. his name was jerry peters. he was 64 years old. and it turns out his family goes back generations in new orleans. jared peters great grandfather founded a small church on this plot of land in new orleans 7th ward in 1918. his name was joseph davis...

His name was jerry peters. he was 64 years old. and it turns out his family goes back generations in new orleans. jared peters great grandfather founded a small church on this plot of land in new orleans 7th ward in 1918. his name was joseph davis. today, the church is run by pastor jerry darby, his nephew. hello. so nice to meet you, pastor. thank you for having us. it turns out, pastor darby was named after his uncle jerry peters. >> you didnt call him uncle jerry, though. everybody called him...