| BY CHAD CALDER | Staff writer |
Of homes and hurricanes: With hurricane season about to begin, Louisiana officials are hoping we've made strides in a key area of recovery: providing housing for those who've had their homes destroyed. Faimon Roberts has a look at the promise of the state's Ida Sheltering program. Subscribe to our free Hurricane Center newsletter, for seasonal updates in your email inbox.
Square one for WWOZ: Community radio station WWOZ, which will be forced to leave its leased studios by August, thought it found a new home on St. Charles Avenue. But now the executive board of the Jazz & Heritage Foundation, which holds the station's license, has decided to reject the purchase, in part because some members feel the foundation should be investing in Treme or Armstrong Park. Keith Spera has the story.
End of an era: Grace King High School in Metairie, which has graduated a handful of famous alumni, is being closed, it's students split between Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School in Kenner and Riverdale High in Old Jefferson, while students of Haynes Academy will fill its halls this August. Marie Fazio was there for the school's last days. Sign up for our Jefferson Parish Today newsletter, emailed weekday mornings.
Thank you for joining us this Memorial Day for Morning Headlines. Catch up on the latest news on NOLA.com. Chad |