A legislative setback for Jeff Landry

Policing the parade routes. And Jeff Landry's legislative setback.

Parade police: Parade security is always a big deal this time of year. On Thursday, the New Orleans City Council OK’d a $2.35 million deal with the sheriff’s office to lead efforts to put more officers along the routes, Missy Wilkinson reports.

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Landry setback: Jeff Landry won an easy victory in the governor’s race last fall. But in his first legislative session, he’s had some highs and lows. And Thursday was one of those days, our state politics team reports.

Coming home at last: A sailor who died aboard the USS Oklahoma when it was bombed at Pearl Harbor in 1941 is finally coming home. Advancements in DNA testing have helped make the ID and allowed a Slidell man to solve a long mystery.

Names in the news: Mayor LaToya Cantrell's travels are back in the news. Xena the Doberman is back home after her family’s 18-day search on the northshore. And Orleans Parish School Board voted to raise property taxes Thursday night.

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