 | BY CHAD CALDER | Staff writer |
Good morning and thanks for joining us. Here are some of today's top headlines.
Better safe than sorry: Several bars and restaurants in a two-block stretch of Bienville Street in the French Quarter are going to shut down early for Cinco de Mayo in the hopes of discouraging gun violence in a recent hotspot. Stephanie Riegel has the story.
New boss: The New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board has a new executive director, but his selection came via a rare split vote from the board. Ben Myers has the details.
Landmark sold: The Jazz Fest Foundation has purchased the original site of Cosimo Matassa’s recording studio in the French Quarter for $2.3 million. Jonah Meadows has this report on what's next.
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