| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Shut down: Police shut down a pro-Palestinian encampment at Tulane University this morning. Multiple arrests accompanied the pre-dawn clearing. Archdiocese warrant: More details are emerging about the search warrant that State Police served on the Archdiocese of New Orleans last week. The affidavit supporting the warrant reveals that investigators are looking into allegations that former archbishops not only knew about, but covered up, cases of clergy abuse, Stephanie Riegel reports. Congressional districts nixed: A three-judge panel has ruled that Louisiana’s new congressional map that includes a second majority-Black district unconstitutional. So what happens now? Even more congressional politics: House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, could face a vote on the future of his speaker role next week. Our guy in Washington, Mark Ballard, has the details. ‘Stunning’: Dining out guru Ian McNulty spent some time recently at a new Mexican restaurant downtown. He came away impressed. Pels look ahead: The season now over, the Pelicans are fully in look-ahead mode, and there are some big decisions looming, Christian Clark reports. Like the Lunch Line? Sign up here. Want to subscribe to The Times-Picayune? Boom! Here ya go. Cheers, Bob |