| BY CHAD CALDER | Staff writer |
Good morning and thank you for joining us. Here are some of our top headlines. Car conspiracy: Gayle Benson is alleging that executives from Nissan Motor Company and rival local car dealer Matt Bowers conspired to sabotage the deal she had to buy seven car dealerships from the Ray Brandt Auto Group. Tony McAuley has this report on the latest twist in the long-running saga. Stunning cut: St. Tammany Coroner-elect Christopher Tape has announced his office will eliminate a program that provides important health services to sexual assault survivors, a move that has stunned state lawmakers and health care officials who say local hospitals aren't equipped to take on the role with no notice. Tape, who was elected after running unopposed, has also been fending off calls to resign after news broke that he was accused of child sexual assault two decades ago. Alex Lubben has the story. Settling up: It's been nearly two decades since New Orleans' levees failed after Hurricane Katrina, catastrophically flooding huge swaths of the city. On Thursday, the east bank's levee authority agreed to pay off the final, $9 million installment of its share of the system that failed. Mark Schleifstein has the details. Check out all the latest news, sports and entertainment coverage from The Times-Picayune. Chad | 