| BY CHAD CALDER | Staff writer |
Thanks for starting your day with Morning Headlines. Here are some of our top stories. Plans for a half-billion-dollar resort on 40 acres along Lake Pontchartrain in Kenner are dead. And Kenner Mayor Michael Glaser, who pulled the plug on the project, has some harsh words for the developer, which said it would build luxury condominiums, restaurants, music venues, a hotel and possible casino there. Blake Paterson has the story. Animal shelters across the New Orleans area are struggling with a wave of people surrendering dogs that have left them way over capacity. In St. Tammany, for example, the parish shelter has 241 dogs, about 100 more than it's built to hold, and officials are worried they'll have to euthanize dogs due to space constraints. Alex Lubben has the story. More than one in four of Louisiana’s rural hospitals are at risk of closure — and about half are operating at a loss — according to a new report that examined the weakening of the health care system in non-urban areas. Faimon Roberts has the details. Check out all the latest news, sports and entertainment coverage from The Times-Picayune. Chad | 