Barring last-minute appeal, derelict Woodmere apartments will be demolished Friday
In the Woodmere subdivision, Alex Kornman Boulevard is the dividing line. To the west are single-family homes with neatly manicured lawns . But to the east, wedged between Destrehan Avenue, are rows of apartments--some vacant, some occupied. And it is the place where many of the Harvey neighborhood's troubles lay. On Friday afternoon, barring a last minute appeal, contractors will raze 2636 Destrehan Ave ., just two blocks from where 6-year-old Ahlittia North was found murdered. The Jefferson Parish Council authorized an emergency demolition of the building after owner Leon Capers Jr . failed to appear for a hearing. An order for demolition is posted on 2636 Destrehan Ave. "We have to make sure that all citizens of Jefferson Parish , including Woodmere, have a certain quality of life that they would expect anywhere in this parish,'' said Parish Councilman Mark Spears , who pressed for expedited demolitions in the neighborhood after Ahlittia's death. The council ...