| By DREW BROACH | Deputy metro editor |
HALLELUJAH: Just as suddenly and inexplicably as she was kidnapped, Sister Suellen Tennyson, the Kenner native working as a missionary in Burkina Faso, has been found alive and safe after almost five months in captivity. Her order, the Marianites of the Holy Cross, said Tennyson is resting in U.S. hands in Niamey, the capital of neighboring Niger, but would not describe how or where she was found. PUSHBACK: In the first public rebuttal to a longshot recall campaign, a political aide to LaToya Cantrell defended the New Orleans mayor's record and called the effort to remove her from office a "Republican-backed maneuver" aimed at discrediting a Black woman leader. MAKING THE CUT: Needing to make 21 transactions to get to the NFL-mandated limit of 53 players, the New Orleans Saints used just about every avenue to get there, dealing away a fan favorite, releasing several veterans and placing a couple of players on reserve lists. Here’s who survived the cut, Jeff Duncan’s take on the C.J. Gardner-Johnson trade and five memorable moments from Gardner-Johnson’s time with the Saints. (Want more Saints news? Sign up for our free Saints Insider newsletter, emailed daily during football season.) Thanks for starting your Wednesday with Morning Headlines. D.B. | 