 | BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Jailbreak: The search is still on for seven of the 10 prisoners who escaped Friday from the troubled Orleans Parish jail. Here’s the latest. Meanwhile, Gov. Jeff Landry weighed in on Sunday, slamming New Orleans’ justice system during a press conference.
A river runs through it: Did you catch Mike Smith’s story about the Mississippi River and its sometimes testy relationship with New Orleans and Louisiana? Give it a look — well worth your time. And the photos and graphics are terrific, too.
Goodbye, LEAP? A bill making its way through the Legislature wants the state Board of Education to find an alternative to the LEAP tests students take each year. Elyse Carmosino has the details from Baton Rouge.
‘Crawfish guy’: A funeral and second line were scheduled today for beloved New Orleans character and “crawfish guy” Al Scramuzza. Our resident foodie Ian McNulty waxes poetic about Scramuzza and his impact on New Orleans.
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