| By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer |
Good morning and thanks for joining us. Here's a look at some of our top headlines. No guns allowed: The NOPD is making its French Quarter-based police station a vocational school, meaning the station and surrounding areas will be designated gun-free zones. Missy Wilkinson explains the latest effort, which comes after a violent weekend in the French Quarter, to confront the state's new concealed carry law. Essence updates: Vice President Kamala Harris will be returning to Essence Fest in New Orleans this week for an interview at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Tyler Bridges has the details. Plus, City Council's controversial "clean zone" is now in effect in the area surrounding the festival. Here are the rules. Pay up: The New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board will have to pony up millions of dollars to Uptown residents and businesses over losses from a massive flood-relief project that ran for years, according to a Louisiana Supreme Court ruling issued Friday. John Simerman has more from the ruling. We've got plenty more news, entertainment and sports from The Times-Picayune here. Thanks for reading. Kasey | 