 | By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer |
Good morning and thanks for joining us. Here are some of today's top headlines.
Parks pains: As shoddy maintenance continues to plague the Crescent City's parks system, several civic groups are ringing the alarm over “unacceptable” conditions at local playgrounds. Joni Hess has this look at why the city's parks are so often left in disrepair.
'The way out': Louisiana lawmakers are proposing a host of measures to help incentivize — and possibly require — fortified roofs. The stronger roofs, as Sam Karlin reports, are widely seen as a possible solution to the spiraling insurance premiums saddling homeowners across the state.
Kyren Lacy found dead: Former LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy was found dead at 24 on Saturday night in Houston. Here's what we know about Lacy's death so far and how friends and family are honoring the Thibodaux native's memory.
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