City's crime woes grab national headlines

National attention for the city's crime woes, and a marshland project takes a major step forward

City's crime woes grab national headlines: New Orleans rising violent crime rate has garnered national attention — the front page of the Wall Street Journal, specifically — and our Stephanie Riegel talked to local economic development officials about what it means.

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Marshland project: The $2 billion Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project took a major step toward definitive approval on Monday with the release of a final environmental assessment by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Reporter Mark Schleifstein has the details on the findings here.

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The league weighs in: The NFL has handed down its first post-game punishment stemming from Sunday's scrum during the Saints game against the Buccaneers, suspending Tampa Bay receiver Mike Evans for a game for his attack on New Orleans cornerback Marshon Lattimore. No word on Lattimore, but he's not necessarily out of the woods yet.

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