(Photo: Courtesy of Kat Reade)
An official from the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office on Friday identified the man found deceased on the sidewalk along Decatur Street Wednesday as 36-year-old Troy Beard.
New Orleans Police responded to a report of an unclassified death in the 1000 block of Decatur Street on Wednesday shortly before 9:30 a.m., according to records.
Beard’s cause and manner of death are still under investigation, according to Jason Melancon, a Coroner’s Office spokesman.
The following is taken from the New Orleans Police calls-for-service daily log and includes incidents reported in and in the area immediately surrounding the French Quarter. The signal type may be changed or reclassified for up to 36 hours after the incident is marked up, according to the NOPD. Photo/graphic by Dave Minsky and Eric T. Styles.
Monday, Dec. 7:
Incident — At 7:51 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a simple domestic battery in the 100 block of Canal Street.
Incident — At 8:03 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of simple criminal damage in the 1000 block of North Rampart Street.
Incident — At 8:57 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a bicycle theft in the 600 block of Bourbon Street.
Incident — At 9:04 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a hold up alarm in the 600 block of St. Peter St.
Incident — At 9:26 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of obscenity/exposing near the intersection of French Market Place and Gov. Nicholls Street.
Incident — At 9:29 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a hit and run near the intersection of St. Ann and Dauphine streets.
Incident — At 10:06 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of simple criminal damage in the 600 block of Decatur Street.
Incident — At 12:24 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a simple battery in the 200 block of Royal Street.
Incident — At 2:39 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a theft in the 100 block of Carondelet Street.
Incident — At 3:34 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of simple criminal damage in the 600 block of Chartres Street.
Incident — At 4:28 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a fight in the 1000 block of Decatur Street.
Incident — At 4:58 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a simple battery in the 1000 block of North Peters Street.
Incident — At 5:25 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a hold up alarm in the 600 block of Decatur Street.
Incident — At 6:05 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of an auto theft in the 700 block of St. Philip Street.
Incident — At 6:10 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a theft by fraud in the 200 block of North Peters Street.
Incident — At 6:54 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a fight in the 700 block of Dumaine Street.
Incident — At 9:24 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a hold up alarm in the 600 block of Decatur Street.
Incident — At 10:21 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a simple battery in the 900 block of Bourbon Street.
Incident — At 11:56 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a simple robbery in the 1100 block of Barracks Street.
Tuesday, Dec. 8:
Incident — At 12:08 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a silent burglar alarm in the 500 block of Toulouse Street.
Incident — At 12:55 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of simple criminal damage in the 1100 block of North Rampart Street.
Incident — At 5:22 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a silent burglar alarm in the 500 block of St. Ann Street.
Incident — At 7:12 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of criminal mischief in the 500 block of North Rampart Street.
Incident — At 8:08 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a simple vehicle burglary in the 300 block of Bienville Street.
Incident — At 9:29 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of simple criminal damage in the 1100 block of Canal Street.
Incident — At 11:08 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a shoplifting in the 900 block of Canal Street.
Incident — At 4:42 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a person illegally carrying a gun near the intersection of Bienville and Chartres streets.
Incident — At 4:58 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of an auto theft in the 300 block of Canal Street.
Incident — At 5:05 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of possession of stolen property in the 100 block of Roosevelt Way.
Incident — At 11:40 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a hit and run in the 700 block of Conti Street.
Wednesday, Dec. 9:
Incident — At 8:01 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of an auto theft in the 300 block of Canal Street.
Incident — At 8:58 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a silent burglar alarm in the 500 block of Toulouse Street.
Incident — At 10:59 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of dispersed subjects in the 100 block of Canal Street.
Incident — At 11:53 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a theft in the 600 block of North Rampart Street.
Incident — At 12:03 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a missing adult in the 300 block of Royal Street.
Incident — At 12:13 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a theft in the 600 block of Bourbon Street.
Incident — At 3:35 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of an auto collision near the intersection of Ursulines Avenue and Bourbon Street.
Incident — At 3:45 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a silent 911 call in the 300 block of Decatur Street.
Incident — At 6:19 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of an auto theft in the 300 block of Canal Street.
Incident — At 7:05 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a theft in the 400 block of Burgundy Street.
Thursday, Dec. 10:
Incident — At 12:18 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a silent burglar alarm in the 200 block of Bourbon Street.
Incident — At 1:22 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of an auto collision near the intersection of Basin and Conti streets.
Incident — At 1:33 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a theft in the 100 block of Magazine Street.
Incident — At 5:49 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a silent burglar alarm in the 500 block of Toulouse Street.
Incident — At 11:18 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of an auto collision in the 1000 block of Decatur Street.
Incident — At 11:45 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a fugitive attachment in the 1000 block of Decatur Street.
Incident — At 12:21 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of an auto collision near the intersection of Burgundy and Iberville streets.
Incident — At 12:26 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of criminal mischief in the 1100 block of Ursulines Avenue.
Incident — At 12:36 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of drug violations near the intersection of Burgundy and Iberville streets.
Incident — At 1:51 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of an auto theft in the 300 block of Canal Street.
Incident — At 2:31 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of an auto theft near the intersection of Chartres and St. Philip streets.
Incident — At 2.:37 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a theft by fraud in the 700 block of Canal Street.
Incident — At 2:50 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a simple robbery near the intersection of Bourbon and Conti streets.
Incident — At 3:33 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a simple battery near the intersection of Basin and St. Louis streets
Incident — At 3:37 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a theft in the 100 block of Carondelet Street.
Incident — At 4:09 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a theft in the 100 block of Carondelet Street.
Incident — At 4:33 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of an auto collision with an injury near the intersection of Conti and North Peters streets.
Incident — At 4:52 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a prowler in the 1100 block of Decatur Street.
Incident — At 4:53 p.m., New Orleans Police received received a report of a theft by fraud in the 800 block of Canal Street.
Incident — At 5:11 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a silent burglar alarm in the 800 block of St. Louis Street.
Incident — At 5:25 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a fight in the 900 block of Decatur Street.
Incident — At 5:33 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of an auto collision with an injury near the intersection of Elk Place and Canal Street.
Incident — At 5:54 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a theft by fraud in the 300 block of Canal Street.
Incident — At 11:17 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a fight near the intersection of Elk Place and Canal streets.
Incident — At 11:36 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a hit and run near the intersection of Bourbon and Iberville streets.
Friday, Dec. 11:
Incident — At 12:04 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a fire in the 800 block of Burgundy Street.
Incident — At 1:50 a.m., New Orleans Police received three reports of municipal attachments in the 700 block of Conti Street.
Incident — At 1:51 a.m., New Orleans Police received two reports of municipal attachments in the 700 block of Conti Street.
Incident — At 2:08 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a warrant stop with a release in the 700 block of Conti Street.
Incident — At 4:09 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a prowler in the 500 block of Canal Street.
Incident — At 7:02 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a death in the 100 block of Royal Street.
Incident — At 7:54 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a silent burglar alarm in the 400 block of Bourbon Street.
Incident — At 8:34 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of an aggravated assault in the 500 block of Dauphine Street.
Incident — At 9:01 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a bomb scare near the intersection of St. Ann and Decatur streets.
Incident — At 1 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of simple criminal damage in the 1100 block of Ursulines Avenue.
Incident — At 2:05 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of an abandoned vehicle near the intersection of Burgundy and Dumaine streets.
Incident — At 4:01 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a pickpocket in the 1000 block of Bienville Street.
Incident — At 5:05 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of an auto collision near the intersection of Basin and Bienville streets.
Incident — At 6:06 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a simple domestic battery in the 100 block of South Peters Street.
Incident — At 6:32 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a theft by fraud in the 300 block of Royal Street.
Incident — At 8:48 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a fight in the 500 block of Bourbon Street.
Incident — At 11:33 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a DUI near the intersection of Orleans Avenue and North Rampart Street.
Saturday, Dec. 12:
Incident — At 1:57 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a fight in the 100 block of Chartres Street.
Incident — At 2:07 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a silent burglar alarm in the 600 block of Canal Street.
Incident — At 3:27 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of an aggravated battery by shooting in the 500 block of Canal Street.
Incident — At 4:27 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a simple battery in the 100 block of Bourbon Street.
Incident — At 5:55 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a public gathering in the 400 block of Burgundy Street.
Incident — At 9:38 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a silent burglar alarm in the 500 block of Port of New Orleans Place.
Incident — At 12:52 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of extortion threats in the 900 block of Iberville Street.
Incident — At 3:21 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a hit and run near the intersection of Chartres and Canal streets.
Incident — At 3:58 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a simple battery in the 200 block Bourbon Street.
Incident — At 4:54 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a simple vehicle burglary in the 300 block of Canal Street.
Incident — At 8:15 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a theft in the 900 block of Bourbon Street.
Incident — At 8:56 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a hit and run in the 700 block of Canal Street.
Incident — At 9:21 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a hit and run in the 700 block of Canal Street.
Incident — At 9:47 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of reckless driving in the 700 block of North Rampart Street.
Incident — At 11:11 p.m., New Orleans Police received reports of a medical call and an incident requested by another agency near the intersection of Canal and Decatur streets.
Incident — At 11:37 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of an auto collision near the intersection of St. Louis and Royal streets.
Incident —At 11:43 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of an aggravated assault in the 700 block of Conti Street.
Sunday, Dec. 13:
Incident — At 12:10 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of an aggravated assault near the intersection of Decatur and Gov. Nicholls street.
Incident — At 12:12 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a prowler in the 900 block of Dumaine Street.
Incident — At 12:12 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a hit and run near the intersection of Canal and Burgundy streets.
Incident — At 1:35 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of domestic criminal damage in the 300 block of North Peters Street.
Incident — At 2:46 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of an auto theft in the 100 block of Roosevelt Way.
Incident — At 6:42 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a silent burglar alarm with no response in the 200 block of Bourbon Street.
Incident — At 8:55 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a theft from the exterior of a vehicle in the 300 block of Basin Street.
Incident — At 9:23 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a simple vehicle burglary in the 600 block of Bienville Street.
Incident — At 9:23 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a shoplifting in the 100 block of Royal Street.
Incident — At 9:31 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a theft in the 100 block of Royal Street.
Incident — At 11:44 a.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a hit and run near the intersection of North Peters and Canal streets.
Incident — At 1:12 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a theft in the 300 block of Royal Street.
Incident — At 1:33 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of an auto collision with an injury near the intersection of Esplanade Avenue and Chartres Street.
Incident — At 4:02 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of obscenity/exposing near the intersection of Dumaine and Dauphine streets.
Incident — At 4:16 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a public gathering in the 1200 block of Bourbon Street.
Incident — At 4:23 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of an auto collision with an injury in the 800 block of St. Peter Street.
Incident — At 4:31 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a silent burglar alarm in the 300 block of Decatur Street.
Incident — At 6:22 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of an aggravated battery in the 300 block of Bourbon Street.
Incident — At 6:25 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a aggravated assault in the 200 block of Bourbon Street.
Incident — At 7:07 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a fight in the 500 block of Burgundy Street.
Incident — At 7:58 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a theft in the 600 block of North Rampart Street.
Incident — At 8:18 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a theft in the 1100 block of Canal Street.
Incident — At 8:18 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of drug violations in the 300 block of Bourbon Street.
Incident — At 8:44 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of a theft in the 100 block of Canal Street.
Incident — At 9:50 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of extortion threats near the intersection of Decatur and St. Peter streets.
Incident — At 10:50 p.m., New Orleans Police received a report of an auto theft in the 1000 block of Conti Street.
Addendum 12-18-20, 3:26 p.m. CST:
New Orleans Police towed 20 vehicles in the French Quarter during this period.
(Photo: Ignatius J. Reilly bronze statue on Canal Street. | Todd Murray | CC Flickr)
John Kennedy Toole, late author of Confederacy of Dunces, was born on this day, Dec. 17, 1937 in New Orleans. Happy Birthday.
Toole’s novel is considered an original fictional piece and hailed as a Southern comedic classic. The book is praised for its picturesque and highly accurate descriptions of people, sounds and sights in the French Quarter and beyond at the time.
Ignatius J. Reilly, the story’s protagonist, is a slightly overweight, anti-modern and somewhat delusional 30-something-year-old man living with his mom and who blames his misfortune on the world around him. Yet he became so loved by the people of New Orleans that they erected a bronze statue of him in front the Hyatt Centric hotel in the 800 block of Canal Street, along the French Quarter side, in 1996.
But Toole would not ever live to see the success of his work.
Much of Dunces was written in the early 1960s while Toole served a two-year U.S. Army stint in Puerto Rico.
Toole’s attempts to publish his book were unsuccessful. Despite interest from Simon and Schuster, Toole became disillusioned with the editing process and fell into a deep depression.
In the years following the rejections, Toole’s became increasingly erratic and paranoid. He committed suicide in Biloxi, Miss. on March 26, 1969 at the age of 31, after running a garden hose from the exhaust pipe into the cab of his car.
Coincidentally, Toole died on the birthday of Tennessee Williams, a famed playwright who wrote the “Vieux Carre” script from his apartment located at 722 Toulouse St.
For the next five years, Toole’s mother, Thelma, pushed for the publication of his novel and was ultimately successful in getting it published under Louisiana State University Press in 1980. Thelma died in 1984.
The following year, in 1981, Confederacy of Dunces won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
(Photo: CC Flickr)
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and city health officials will hold a virtual town hall meeting Monday, Dec. 21 to discuss information relating to the COVID-19, including distribution and timelines.
The meeting is scheduled for 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., CST and will include a question-and-answer session by Cantrell; Dr. Jennifer Avengo, Health Department Director; and local community health specialist, Dr. Eric Griggs.
The panel will provide information on eligibility for the vaccine and will also address misinformation.
To join the meeting, dial 415-655-0001. The meeting ID number is 146 803 9832.
Participants can also join the meeting via WebEx at this link.
Questions to the panel can be sent by dialing 504-470-0740.
Louisiana health officials announced earlier this month that they expected to receive up to 39,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine.
More information on Louisiana’s vaccine rollout can be found here.
(Photo: A Louisiana police K-9 unit parked in the 1100 block of Decatur Street | Dave Minsky)
Members of the French Quarter Economic Development District are scheduled Thursday to vote on a resolution to begin the process that will again ask voters to approve a sales tax designed to fund additional police services throughout the neighborhood in an April 2021 election.
Introduced by Kristin Gisleson Palmer (who’s a member of the District and also District C City Council member), the resolution would give public notice calling for French Quarter residents to vote approve a 0.245% sales tax measure in an April 24, 2021 special election.
The meeting starts at 9 a.m. and will be held virtually. An agenda and meeting broadcast can be found here.
The resolution sets the District up for a vote to formally approve the ballot measure at 9 a.m. on Jan. 14, 2021.
Residents defeated the “S&U tax” measure Dec. 5, with 595 residents, or 67% of the 892 in total who cast ballots, voting against extending the 0.2495% sales tax an additional five years, or until 2025. If passed, the measure expected to generate about $2 million in the first year alone over the five year period, and would fund additional New Orleans Police patrols throughout the French Quarter.
The tax was originally passed in 2015 and almost exclusively funded patrols from Louisiana State Police Troop N, which is scheduled to disband before the end of the year.
Read a copy of the resolution here.
