| By DREW BROACH | Deputy metro editor |
VIOLENCE REACTION: The errant killing of an 80-year-old grandmother, during a family feud outside the Morris Jeff Community School graduation ceremony, served to bring New Orleans' crime crisis into sharp focus. Now, however, police have arrested all four suspects in the case, and Police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson says the agency has moved patrol officers to 12-hour shifts and hopes to lure more from other agencies to reduce 911 response times and stem the violence. COMPOUND ERROR: A new Sewerage & Water Board report says a crucial oversight by drainage workers at a Gentilly pump station worsened nearby street flooding on Friday, when intense rains pounded New Orleans at rates far beyond what the drainage system can quickly handle. LONG, STRANGE TRIP: The final song on Florence + the Machine’s new “Dance Fever” album, “Morning Elvis,” recounts an epic, all-night bender that commences in New Orleans and concludes in Memphis. It is not fictional. Here's what happened, as told by singer Florence Welch and others to music writer Keith Spera. Thanks for starting your Thursday with us. Check the latest news all day on NOLA.com D.B. | 