| By DREW BROACH | Deputy metro editor |
TALE OF A TWISTER: Eight months after a tornado destroyed 70 houses in Arabi, some residents have rebuilt, some have put their empty lots up for sale and many still feel a rush of anxiety whenever the weather turns dark. That might become a familiar feeling in Paradis, too, where a tornado damaged buildings and knocked out power Saturday. LIVES ON THE LINE: New Orleans is one of the few cities in the country where ambulance medics are equipped to give emergency blood transfusions to assault and accident victims in the field, before they ever reach the hospital. A year into the experiment, they’re seeing "phenomenal" results. A LESSER LEVEE: The federal government’s $4 billion plan to reduce the risk of hurricane flooding in St. Tammany Parish is unlikely to include 100-year levee protection for Eden Isles and other small communities south and east of Slidell. But Louisiana officials say they might find a way to pay for a levee there, even if it’s not that tall. Thanks for starting your Sunday with Morning Headlines. Catch the latest news all day on NOLA.com. D.B. | 