 | BY CHAD CALDER | Staff writer |
Good morning and thanks for joining us. Here are some of today's top headlines.
Challenged response: Consultants looking at the city's response to the New Year's Day terror attack found the system rife with communication problems and a police department stretched too thin to do the required intelligence gathering, emails about the group's work show. Here's what we know.
Goldberg speaks at Tulane: Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg was at the Tulane University Book Fest Thursday night and spoke of the decision to publish more of the transcript of the Signal text thread in which Trump administration officials improperly discussed a strike against rebels in Yemen. Rich Collins was there.
Judicial ethics: Orleans Parish Civil District Judge Jennifer Medley was elected to office in 2020 after a rough-and-tumble campaign backed by Sidney Torres IV. This morning she'll appear in court to answer to four counts of ethical misconduct over the ads that helped her win the election. John Simerman has the details.
Restaurant backlash: A Mississippi Gulf Coast restaurant is facing criticism for advertising a lunch special that specifically excludes LGBTQ+ couples. Poet Wolfe and Justin Mitchell have the story.
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