| By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer |
Good morning and thanks for joining us. Here are some of today's top headlines. Byrd Gang trial: In a federal trial about Central City’s “Byrd Gang,” the government's star witness admitted to lying to police and contradicted past testimony, forcing prosecutors to grapple with the change in her story. John Simerman has the details from court. 'I was complete': A 2022 Louisiana law gave those who were adopted the right to obtain their birth certificates, and since then, about 1,650 people across the state have done so. Some, as Tyler Bridges reports, are also using the law to track down their birth parents. More DOGE cuts: Louisiana may lose over $128 million in federal funds under Elon Musk’s DOGE initiative, with the Louisiana Health Department, which runs the state's Medicaid program, facing the biggest cuts. Emily Woodruff lays out the cuts and what they could mean for residents and organizations across the state. Thanks for reading. Check back throughout the day for more news, entertainment and sports from The Times-Picayune. | 