| BY CHAD CALDER | Staff writer |
Louisiana has one of the highest rates of infant mortality in the developed world and does a "pitiful" job of helping families care for their newborns. But home visits from nurses to help teach them how to care for their infants have been shown to help, both here and in other states. Andrea Gallo has this report on efforts to increase Louisiana's current home-visit rate of 6%. Sources tell us federal investigators have contacted a third businessman who contributed money to Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s political campaigns. This time it's a French Quarter developer who was approached by the mayor about whether he could rent her a place after the City Council barred her from staying in the Upper Pontalba building apartment. The offer was above market rate, and was not accepted by the mayor. Gordon Russell has the story. Cornerstone Chemical Company’s Waggaman complex could become home to a $491 million plant to make battery-grade solvents for electric vehicles, the first facility of its kind in North America. But opposition is already brewing among Cornerstone's residential neighbors. Robert Stewart has the details. Thanks for starting your day with Morning Headlines. Check out all the latest news, sports and entertainment coverage from The Times-Picayune. Chad | 