| By DREW BROACH | Deputy metro editor |
LIGHTS OUT: As five people prepared to negotiate a drug deal inside a home near Westwego, the only light in the room suddenly went dark. Then gunfire rang out. When the light returned moments later, one man was dead and another was wounded, according to a new indictment in the case. CHINESE TO GO: A Chinese restaurant that has been part of the New Orleans area dining landscape for 45 years is down to its last few days. It’s still pumping out orders of dumplings, shrimp toast and sesame beef, but the owner is already packing boxes of mementos that once decorated the walls. IMAGINE THAT: In their almost 20-year existence, the Imagination Movers have had a Disney television show, long tours to places as distant as Dubai, an arrest at a video shoot and sales of tens of thousands of their independently released, award-winning CDs and DVDs. On Saturday, the children’s music quartet will stage its first show since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Thanks for starting your Wednesday with us. Check NOLA.com for more news throughout the day. D.B. | 