| By DREW BROACH | Staff writer |
THAT AIN’T RIGHT: Brad Pitt’s Make It Right foundation agreed in August to pay residents $20.5 million for the shoddy houses it built in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward. Eight months later, they haven’t received a dime. In fact, an affiliated nonprofit that supposedly would have come across with the money within 10 days now says it didn’t actually have the cash to back up the pledge. IN LIMBO: The contract to oversee the $557 million upgrade of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans is again in limbo after an appeals court found that the winning bidder wasn't properly licensed in Louisiana. RECHARGING: The City Council has rebooted proceedings aimed at fining Entergy New Orleans $1 million for serial power outages, and allocated more money for a larger legal battle to demand more than $400 million from the utility. Welcome to the weekend. Catch up on the latest news on NOLA.com. Drew. | 