It's week 2 of Axios New Orleans. If you haven't sub'd to our newsletter yet, here's what you missed this morning:
1st> a quick look at the bonkers drop/rebound of out-of-state NOPD job apps bc of ... yeah, an Indeed job posting unexpectedly going dark. https://t.co/IDr4nsAgnw
@cabrasted Shoutout to Shelly and Margot! I did not follow that recipe exactly this last Thanksgiving, and it was a mistake. Must lean into the excess...and trust.
The family of Irma Garcia, a teacher who was murdered during the massacre in Uvalde, Texas, have reportedly confirmed that Irma’s husband Joe has died of a heart attack.
Joe & Irma were married 24 years.
They are survived by four children.
Congrats to @CWatkinsWESH @EmilyLaneNOLA@DeeNewsProducer - winners of a @RTDNA Regional Murrow for their @wdsu Documentary ‘History & Hope: Our Hidden Past.’
VIDEO: https://t.co/a5fXc4TqVn 👏👏👏
Katrina engulfed Celeste Matthews’ house in 5 feet of water.
1/ The state’s “Road Home” program gave her $30k to elevate her home. She says a rep told her she could use it on repairs.
Years later, the state demanded the money back, and sued her for it.
She’s not alone 👇
NEW: A bill to place strict limits on solitary confinement for youth in Louisiana unexpectedly advanced out of a legislative committee Wednesday, after legislators said they were moved by first-hand testimony.
with @ProPublica & @NBCNews: https://t.co/H2NsJgIAlg
NEW: Six days before his own death, a @LAStatePolice trooper told investigators about the night he bashed Ronald Greene's head with a flashlight. @AP obtained audio of Chris Hollingsworth seeking to justify the deadly arrest for 2 hours
w/ @JZBleiberg
https://t.co/0HqZIfEpqq
This @NYTimes story on bystander training for police leads with NOLA-born EPIC program used in Baltimore (under former NOPD chief they hired away). Here's @wdsu on NOPD's version: https://t.co/KahEkkbNss https://t.co/uQE9VTWVFj
“It takes people coming forward who have had a bad experience. And I believe that's what the task force will allow us to do -- to hear from the public and share their experiences so that we can all do it better,” State Sen. Beth Mizel said. https://t.co/EOyOKrWkIn @wdsu
La. Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell grilling Entergy CEO Leo Denault about requested storm tariff on customers. “How are you going to explain to the people of North Louisiana that your salary went from $10 million to $14 million during these troubling times.”