WRENCH VS. GUN: A witness described a mismatched confrontation in the driveway of a Destrehan home: Two motorists got into an argument Tuesday afternoon, and one shot the other in the abdomen. The victim retrieved a wrench and smashed the gunman's window, then the gunman fired two more shots.
EXCLUSIVE CLUB: The New Orleans Saints' rookie placekicker, Brian Johnson, has joined a small fraternity in which no one wants membership. When he missed two extra-point attempts in Sunday's game against the Tennessee Titans, he became only the third person in NFL history to do so in what was ultimately a two-point loss for his team.
TAX FOR TODDLERS: Fresh off Saturday's elections, New Orleans City Council are moving to put a $21 million property tax on the ballot to expand public funding for childhood day care.
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