 | BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Override: As expected, the New Orleans City Council voted this morning to override Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s veto of $20 million for Charity Hospital renovations. Later, the council voted to repeal Cantrell's emergency declaration involving the sanitation contractor for the French Quarter and Downtown Development District. James Finn has all the details.
Ruffled: When the Legislature met during Gov. Jeff Landry’s first year in office, the governor got most of what he wanted. That was 2024. In 2025, things didn’t go quite as smoothly, Tyler Bridges writes.
Predicting hurricanes: The researchers at Colorado State University, one of the places that predicts hurricanes each year, have revised their outlook for the 2025 season. Marco Cartolano gives us the details.
Sir Paul returns: Paul McCartney’s “Got Back Tour” will make a stop in New Orleans in October. Keith Spera writes that the former Beatle has a long history with New Orleans, and last performed here in 2019, rolling through 38 songs over nearly three hours.
Northshore Tiger: Kade Anderson electrified LSU fans as he helped the Tigers win a seventh national championship. But on the eve of Major League Baseball’s draft — where Anderson is expected to be among the first players picked — no place is watching with more interest than his hometown, Madisonville on the northshore.
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