| By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer |
Good morning and happy Memorial Day. Here are some of today's top headlines. 'Nail in the coffin': Sensing vulnerability, opponents lined up to challenge Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson, who had already struggled to raise money and sustain political relationships. Then came the jailbreak. James Finn has this look at the downfall of Hutson's reelection campaign. Gun bills: Should guns be allowed near schools and along parade routes? Some Louisiana lawmakers think so, and a pair of bills moving through the state Senate would make such allowances. Here are the details. Power grid chaos: An intentional "load shed" that left nearly 100,000 Entergy customers in the New Orleans area without power is raising questions about the area's power grid ahead of summer and the start of hurricane season. Stephanie Riegel has the latest on the mass outage. Thanks for reading. Check back throughout the day for more news, entertainment and sports from The Times-Picayune. | 