| By DREW BROACH | Deputy metro editor |
FOR SALE: One of New Orleans’ most prominent hotel owners and property developers says he’s finally putting up for sale one of the city’s most blighted buildings, the 44-story Plaza Tower that has stood vacant in the Central Business District for more than two decades. For more stories likes this, subscribe to our NOLA Business Insider newsletter, emailed weekday mornings. It's free. MONEY BACK: Forward Together New Orleans, the nonprofit formed by Mayor LaToya Cantrell to pay for some of her signature social welfare programs, has returned more than $1 million in public money as it faces an inspector general investigation and winds down its operations. The return of the money means two key programs — a job training effort for at-risk youth and a gun-violence prevention initiative — may resume under new fiscal leadership. ‘PREEMPTIVE EULOGY’: New Orleans’ Mardi Gras Indian traditions are on full display in “Big Chief, Black Hawk,” a new television documentary that debuts Thursday. Reviewer Mike Scott says those who tune in will find a lot to enjoy, as well as a “cautionary tale, playing almost as a preemptive eulogy for an art form on the brink.” Thank you for starting your Wednesday with Morning Headlines. Stay up to date with the latest news on NOLA.com. D.B. | 