| BY CHAD CALDER | Staff writer |
Good morning and thanks for joining us. Here are some of today's top headlines. The short list: A former Orleans Parish prosecutor involved in the failed effort to recall Mayor LaToya Cantrell is said to be a candidate to head the New Orleans-based U.S. Attorney’s Office, the same agency conducting a two-year a criminal probe of the mayor and several others around her. James Finn has the details. Shrinking public schools: Enrollment at Louisiana public schools is at the lowest point in almost 20 years as the state population shrinks and families choose homeschooling or nontraditional schools. Patrick Wall has the story. After you: Organizers want to Harry Connick Jr.'s name on the NOLA Walk of Fame, but it's an honor he says he's not quite ready to receive. He said there are too many other conspicuous absences. Keith Spera explains who Connick thinks deserve it more. Thanks for reading. Check back throughout the day for more news, entertainment and sports from The Times-Picayune. Chad | 