| By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer |
Good morning and thanks for joining us. Here are some of the day's top headlines.
Chaos in Kenner: Three Kenner police officers and two civilians were wounded in a shooting-turned-standoff that brought a Kenner neighborhood to a standstill for nearly eight hours on Sunday. The alleged shooter, 31-year-old Matthew Lathers, was holed up in a house on Farm Avenue for hours before he was killed by a Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office sniper. Michelle Hunter and Joni Hess have more from the chaotic scene and its aftermath.
Insurance lawsuit: The investors who poured more than $60 million into Lighthouse Insurance Co. before it went belly-up after Hurricane Ida are suing the firm and its executives, alleging a complex web of fraud involving a family trust, affiliated companies and a Florida bank. Sam Karlin has the details from the lawsuit and what it could mean for other failed insurers.
A new constitution? Gov. Jeff Landry’s arch-conservative agenda is advancing with few bumps through the House, but whether all of it will also meet a friendly reception in the Senate remains uncertain. The biggest question mark surrounds the governor’s stepped-up effort to rewrite the state constitution for the first time in 50 years. Tyler Bridges has this look at what's to come.
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