 | By LAUREN WALCK | Staff writer |
Scalise is here to stay: Unlike Kevin McCarthy, Steve Scalise says he’s not going anywhere. Here's what he has to say on the House's "backlogged agenda" and his health, Mark Ballard reports.
Jefferson Parish shooting: What started as a traffic stop Sunday night led to a driver ramming sheriff's office vehicles and a deputy firing at a car with four children inside, Kasey Bubnash reports.
All aboard?: RTA says the Canal Street-Algiers Point ferry may have to cut back on hours in 2024 because of budget issues, despite getting $10 million from the Legislature this summer.
Charter closes its doors: A charter school that started as a grassroots effort has been ordered to close at the end of the school year because of low enrollment and test scores, Joni Hess writes. But not being focused on test scores was the whole point, the CEO and parents say.
Palestinians protest: Hundreds of people marched through downtown New Orleans in support of Palestinians in Gaza. Signs and chants took aim at both Israel and U.S. leaders, who recently vetoed a U.N. resolution calling for a ceasefire.
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