| BY KAYLA GAGNET | Staff writer |
Safety measures: Schools are reopening this week across Louisiana, with the usual excitement tempered following the May murder of 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Texas. Louisiana schools are taking a measured, incremental approach to school security, Charles Lussier reports. 'Not even coming': Last month, a New Orleans police officer declined to intervene when a witness alerted him that an unconscious woman was being raped on a street corner. Reporter Joseph Cranney has the story, along with the 911 call. Night mayor: When trouble brews in New Orleans between night clubs and neighbors, there's a new number to call. Meet Howie Kaplan, the city's first director of the new office of nighttime economy. Icon for sale: Change is on the horizon for Avenue Pub, a local institution that helped redefine the terrain for beer aficionados. The St. Charles Avenue bar is for sale for $1.6 million. Ian McNulty has more on what that means for the watering hole's future. (Get more bar and restaurant news in our Where NOLA Eats newsletter.) Thanks for reading. Keep up with today's breaking news on NOLA.com. KG |