| BY CHAD CALDER | Staff writer |
Now hiring? The city is flush with cash and looking to staff up positions aimed at fighting crime, blight and other social ills with tens of millions of dollars in federal money and one-time funds. Mayor LaToya Cantrell, who has been battling low approval ratings, has presented her budget to the council, but filling jobs has proven to be difficult, as Ben Myers and Matt Sledge report. An atmosphere of terror: That's what Louisiana doctors say the state's medical exceptions list has created in the health care system. Sam Karlin has this dispatch from a hearing over a proposed new exemption to the state's ban on abortion. Dem bones: Spooky season is upon us, and one of the city's most recognizable Halloween traditions is at it again. And this year it involves ... Jimmy Carter? Doug MacCash has the story. We've also got the details on the temporary closure of the aquarium for renovations; the arrest of one of two women who recorded themselves shooting a pistol out of their car window on the interstate; and the latest on Nike's new Air Force 1 sneaker honoring New Orleans hip hop. Thanks for starting your day with Morning Headlines. Catch the latest news all day on NOLA.com. CC | 