Skully’z Recordz, an independent record store located on Bourbon Street for the last 13 years, announced Saturday on social media that it will close permanently. The store’s last day is Feb. 17.
According to a Jan. 18 Facebook post by owner Scott Wells, the store lost the lease at its current location at 907 Bourbon Street. It’s unclear where, or if, Wells will relocate the business.
A tour operator in the French Quarter was arrested on Jan. 14 after allegedly shooting a man in the abdomen following a domestic incident on Royal Street, according to various local reports.
April Caldwell, 41, was taken into custody by the New Orleans Police Department shortly after 8:30 p.m. after the shooting, which occurred in the 600 block of Royal Street, according to nola.com.
Caldwell, who runs a walking ghost tour company in the French Quarter under the alias of Voodoo Bone Lady, was charged with one count of aggravated battery.
Caldwell first appearance in the case on Jan. 15 in Orleans Parish Magistrate Court, where she also signed a domestic stay away order, records show.
According to court records, Caldwell’s bond remains in jail on a $100,000 bond.
A family of street performers interviewed by The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate said they heard Caldwell and another man arguing followed by a gunshot.
The 56-year-old victim, according to police, was reportedly dating Caldwell and was transported to a local hospital after the shooting.
According to Louisiana Secretary of State records, Caldwell runs her company 5-Star Voodoo Bone Lady Haunted Tours under the alias of Onassys Bloomberg at 628 Royal Street.
A progress report is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Feb. 12 in section M4 and a rule to show cause is scheduled for 3 p.m. on March 15 in section M3 in Orleans Parish Magistrate Court, according to court records.
Funeral services for late New Orleans bounce rapper 5th Ward Weebie are scheduled on Jan. 19 at Mahalia Jackson Theater at Louis Armstrong Park.
The rapper, born Jerome Cosey, died Jan. 9 at the age of 41 as a result of complications from a recent surgery, nola.com reported.
A private service for Cosey will start at 8 p.m. at 1419 Basin Street followed by a public viewing starting at noon. An alternative entrance to the park is located at 701 North Rampart Street.
Hailing from the Dumaine Street and St. Phillip Street area of the city’s 5th Ward, according to Music Rising, Cosey specialized in the bounce music genre.
Cosey’s career began in the 1990s and later became a prominent local artist within the genre, along with artists include Big Freedia (Freddie Ross) and DJ Jubilee (Jerome Temple).
In 2013, he released the hit single “Let Me Find Out” in 2013, which received significant local radio play.
The song caught the attention of rapper Snoop Doggy Dog (Calvin Broadus Jr.), who appeared in the song’s sequel, “Let Me Find Out, Pt. 2.”
The funeral service will be followed by an “Under the Bridge” memorial event at 3 p.m. at the corner of Claiborne and Orleans avenues.
New Orleans police are searching for two suspects wanted in connection to an alleged simple robbery in the French Quarter that occurred in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day.
The alleged robbery occurred at approximately 2:11 a.m. on Jan. 1 as the victim and her brother walked in the 300 block of Burgundy Street when they were approached by the suspects, according to the New Orleans Police Department.
One of the suspects took the victim’s cell phone from her hand and fled the scene on foot with the second suspect.
The victim’s brother reportedly chased the suspects, but was punched in the face and knocked to the ground, police said.
While the victim was on the ground, one of the suspects took his cell phone, police said.
New Orleans police released alleged surveillance photos of the suspects on Jan. 10 in the hopes the public can help identify them.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call NOPD Eighth District detectives at 504-658-6080. Anonymous callers can contact Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 877-903-7867.
