| By DREW BROACH | Deputy metro editor |
DA DISAVOWAL: Publicly rebuking one of his office supervisors, Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams on Thursday disavowed decisions by Emily Maw to drop misdemeanor gun charges against 15 people in exchange for them surrendering the weapons. ARGUS ADJUSTMENT: For most of the past four decades, Metairie’s premier Mardi Gras parade has started at 10 a.m. This year, however, the Krewe of Argus rolled at noon, and many spectators were not pleased. THE CZAR’S JOB: How to spend $1.2 trillion? Mitch Landrieu, the former Louisiana lieutenant governor and New Orleans mayor, explains his job as infrastructure czar in President Joe Biden’s administration. Thanks for starting your Friday with Morning Headlines. Catch up with the latest news all day on NOLA.com. D.B. |