 | BY CHAD CALDER | Staff writer |
Good morning and thanks for joining us. Here are some of today's top headlines.
Jailbreak fallout: The jail isn't just leaking inmates. It turns out the plumbing in the 10-year-old facility has been faulty from the start, the New Orleans City Council was told Tuesday. Ben Myers explains.
Outage explained: City Council members also heard more details about the massive Memorial Day weekend power outage that saw 100,000 New Orleans-area customers go dark. Sam Karlin has this report.
Expensive and unpopular: A controversial project to replace the lock on the Industrial Canal has a new price tag, and it's now several times more expensive than the last time it was envisioned. Alex Lubben has the details.
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