| BY CHAD CALDER | Staff writer |
Good morning and thanks for joining us. Here are some of today's top headlines. Money found for power complex: The New Orleans City Council has identified $17 million to fully fund a power complex that will stabilize the city’s drainage and tap water pumps, a key piece of funding for one of the city’s top infrastructure projects. Ben Myers has the story. Major donation: Tulane University has received a major gift — a $160 million lifetime commitment from a longtime donor — and will use it to overhaul its School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine to include several new research initiatives. Marie Fazio has the details. Kennedy's behavior criticized: U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, R-Madisonville, is facing calls for censure over his questioning of the head of a Muslim civil rights group, during which he told her she should "hide her head in a bag." Mark Ballard has this report. Thanks for reading. Check back for more news, entertainment and sports from The Times-Picayune. Chad | 