 | BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Drawing a bead: Goodbye plastic beads? One New Orleans parade has announced a change that would eliminate some 200,000 strands of beads, many of which end up in trees, storm drains and landfills, Doug MacCash reports.
Making land, making money: We’ve heard a lot about Louisiana’s various land-building efforts and the billions they’ll cost. But there’s research that the biggest land-building project might also generate a lot of money for the state, Tristan Baurick reports.
Church plans: There could be some big changes ahead at a well-known Metairie church and school. Marie Fazio details of what's in store for St. Catherine of Siena.
Today's chatter: There are more calls on the northshore for the coroner-elect to resign following reports that he faced child sexual assault charges years ago. And state Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple laid out a series of changes in Louisiana’s insurance regulations that would allow companies to raise rates more easily.
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