| By DREW BROACH | Deputy metro editor |
FIRST LADY: First lady Jill Biden touched down in New Orleans on Friday in her first official visit to the city, praising the work of staff at the Louisiana Cancer Research Center and stressing the commitment of her husband's administration to preventing, detecting and “ending cancer as we know it.” She also made a surprise visit to the New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University. DOING WITHOUT: Almost 1 million Louisianans are losing an average of $164 per household each month starting in March, because a food benefit that started early in the COVID-19 pandemic has expired. "Hopelessness is a concern of mine," said the state’s secretary of Children and Family Services. COLD CASE: Three old newspapers, DNA testing and genetic genealogy held detectives identify an Avondale woman and a River Ridge man accused of killing their infant daughter 31 years ago. Welcome to the weekend. Catch up with the latest news all day on NOLA.com. D.B. | 