| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Ugh, math! The state Senate has shelved proposals to cut sales and income taxes. The hangup? The math doesn’t work out, state politics reporter Tyler Bridges tells us. ‘Special place’: A New Orleans lawyer has purchased the 2-acre Poor Clare’s Monastery near Audubon Park, with plans to redevelop the sprawling site. He tells our Stephanie Reigel the surrounding community will have a role in the process. Collapse: Did you stay up late last night watching the LSU baseball game? Sorry if you did. Reed Darcey tells us what went wrong for the Tigers and what they need to do tonight. Always hurricane season: June 1 (it was yesterday) officially kicks off hurricane season. But this Walt Handelsman cartoon shows, it kinda feels like that for much of the year. Searching: And of course, the search continues for the last two prisoners who escaped from the New Orleans jail. The search has entered its third week. Did you get this newsletter forwarded from someone else? Sign up here. And if you're interested in becoming a NOLA.com subscriber, here's a great offer. Be awesome today, Bob | 