Updated: 3:19 PM CST January 9, 2021
NEW ORLEANS A rash of gun violence across New Orleans hospitalized seven people in the 24 hours from noon Friday to midday Saturday, underscoring that the high level of violence in the city has not disappeared as 2020 fades into the past.
The first of the shootings happened in the 6000 block of Chef Menteur Highway Friday afternoon. the New Orleans Police Department reported at 4:37 p.m. that two victims had been taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds: one shot in the foot, the other in the face.
Around four hours later, a second, seemingly unrelated shooting at the intersection of Morrison Road and Alabama Street injured a third victim. This time, the man was shot in the wrist.
Spartanburg s downtown is full of restaurants, shops, and apartments and is home to a bustling Main Street. But how has it changed over the years to become the downtown Spartanburg residents know and love today?
Here s a look at downtown Spartanburg s history from when it gained its city status in 1880 to the recent revitalization of the 2000s.
The textile boom
In 1873, the railroad that ran from New York to New Orleans was built with a stop in Spartanburg, enabling the textile industry boom that ruled the economy for many years, according to Brad Steinecke, assistant director of local history for the Spartanburg County Public Libraries.
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