NEW ORLEANS — A weather-beaten wood frame double near Clematis and Jonquil streets in the Gentilly Terrace neighborhood has been an eyesore for decades. On Monday morning, it became a case of demolition by neglect.
The roof of the long-blighted property caved in, startling neighbors who were still asleep.
“I was just lying in the bed, my bedroom is upstairs on that side of the wall, and I heard a crash,” said neighbor Janice Richard…