| BY CHAD CALDER | Staff writer |
Good morning and thanks for joining us. Here are some of the day's top headlines. Jazz Fest, Day One: New Orleans has been putting on Jazz Fest for more than five decades, but the city's premier music festival still has a few tricks up its sleeve. Keith Spera has this dispatch from the first day, noting a handful of surprises waiting for the folks who turned out. Meanwhile, Doug MacCash spoke with the New Orleanians taking advantage of Locals Thursday. The power of public records: Louisiana lawmakers are considering a bill pushed by Gov. Jeff Landry that would gut the state's public records law, shielding documents from citizens at all levels of government. Andrea Gallo has a look at what has been accomplished using the law threatened by the new bill. Budget bill: The Louisiana House approved a $48 billion spending package that lets school districts decide how to distribute roughly $166 million for K-12 teacher bonuses, though it's less than what Gov. Jeff Landry proposed. James Finn has the details. Oh, and the Saints made their pick in the first round of the NFL draft last night. Thanks for reading, and check out all the latest news, sports and entertainment coverage from The Times-Picayune. Chad | 