| BY CHAD CALDER | Staff writer |
Good morning and thanks for joining us. Here are some of today's top headlines. UNO cuts: The University of New Orleans will consolidate some colleges and reduce administrators as it struggles to plug a $15 million budget deficit. This comes on top of cuts and closures announced earlier this year. Marie Fazio has the details. Grain terminal: Residents of the Lower 9th Ward and Holy Cross are speaking out against a $30 million grain terminal they say will pollute their neighborhoods, a project that was approved without their input. Desiree Stennett has this report. Bywater project: The City Council has rejected a developer's bid to add four feet to the height of its planned hotel on the vacant lot next to the Rusty Rainbow footbridge in the Bywater. Stephanie Riegel explains what this means for the high-profile project. Thanks for reading. Check back throughout the day for more news, entertainment and sports from The Times-Picayune. Chad | 