with Kelly P. Kissel | Metro editorGood afternoon. Here are some of today's top stories, so far:
Pardon for Plessy Gov. John Bel Edwards today pardoned a central figure from a civil rights case involving Jim Crow laws from the 1800s. Homer Plessy had been convicted of sitting in a Whites-only section of a train. The U.S. Supreme Court used the case in 1896 to declare that "separate but equal" laws were constitutional. The rest, you could say, is history. Oldest vet dies The oldest remaining veteran from World War II has died in New Orleans. Lawrence Brooks was 112. We have details here. LSU football season over, finally The Tigers lost to Kansas State in the Texas Bowl last night. While it wasn't a pleasant thing to watch, the coverage was good. Start with these two stories for a required look back, and for some hope for the future.
Later today, check in for coverage from Mayor Broome's state of the city address. | 
