| BY CHAD CALDER | Staff writer |
Good morning and thanks for joining us. Here are some of today's top headlines. Did idle pumps matter? The city's drainage system wasn't operating at full capacity for Monday's street flooding, but officials say the pumps that were offline wouldn't have helped. Ben Myers has the story. Bill would link school funding to attendance: Louisiana schools are struggling with high rates of absenteeism, and one lawmaker and the state's board of education want to combat that by tying funding to attendance. Critics say that could backfire. Elyse Carmosino has the details. Rod Walker on Pels GM: The New Orleans Pelicans introduced their new general manager Tuesday. Here's what he had to say. Thanks for reading. Check back throughout the day for more news, entertainment and sports from The Times-Picayune. | 