| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Good morning and thanks for joining us. Here are some of today's top headlines. Landmark burns: Flames tore through a famous Louisiana home Thursday. The 166-year-old Nottoway house sustained heavy damage, our team in Baton Rouge reports. Antoinette Frank death row case: Attorney General Liz Murrill suffered a setback in her attempt to get an execution date for former New Orleans police officer Antoinette Frank on Thursday. John Simerman has the latest in the case against Frank, who has been on death row for nearly three decades. Recall drive: The proposed port project in St. Bernard Parish continues to make big waves. On Thursday, it prompted the filing of a recall petition. Closing: A well-known Irish Channel bar will close its doors soon. Ian McNulty has the details about Tracey’s Original Irish Channel Bar, which he says is closing at the end of the month after a business slump worsened by the cancellation of this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade. Thanks for reading. Check back throughout the day for more news, entertainment and sports from The Times-Picayune. |