| By DREW BROACH | Deputy metro editor |
WHAT’S OLD IS NEW: With New Orleans gun violence and murder now surpassing the surge of the 2010s, interim Police Superintendent Michelle Woodfork aims to revive a largely lapsed crime-fighting strategy from that era, one that pinned dozens of seemingly unrelated drug offenses, shootings and killings on associates of clans named for streets, wards and families. PAY FOR TEACHERS: In his final year in office, Gov. John Bel Edwards wants to boost pay for Louisiana public school teachers by at least $2,000 per year. He faces two big problems. HOME HEALTH: Physician house calls all but ended in the United States in the second half of the 20th century. Now a Louisiana startup founded by a doctor-executive aims to bring them back, to improve the state’s dismal health outcomes for women and children. For more health and health care news, subscribe to The Louisiana Checkup newsletter. It's emailed weekly -- and free. Thank you for starting your Sunday with us. Watch for a storm today, and catch up with the latest news on NOLA.com. D.B. | 