| By DREW BROACH | Deputy metro editor |
RAPID TRANSIT: New Orleans took an early step toward its first rapid transit system on Tuesday -- not rail, but a speedy bus system that could one day connect New Orleans East, the Central Business District and Algiers. RECORDS REFUSED: Two weeks after Port of South Louisiana commissioners voted to buy the former Avondale Shipyards site for $445 million, the public agency refuses to release documents showing how it arrived at that price. TUNE IN: The New Orleans area has two good reasons to watch the 95th annual Academy Awards show on television March 12: Hong Cha, who was raised in New Orleans East, is nominated for best supporting actress, and the locally shot “Causeway,” about the bridge of that name over Lake Pontchartrain, includes best supporting actor nominee Brian Tyree Henry. Thank you for starting your Wednesday with Morning Headlines. Stay up to date with the latest news all day on NOLA.com. D.B. | 