| By LAUREN WALCK | Staff writer |
Good morning, it's Good Friday. Here are some of our top headlines. Fighting FEMA: Louisianians won't get a break from higher flood insurance bills anytime soon, a judge ruled Thursday. But the state can join nine others in moving forward with a lawsuit against FEMA's new Risk Rating 2.0 system, which means average increases of 99% for Orleans, 150% for Jefferson and 126% for St. Tammany homeowners. Protecting our bridges: Could the Baltimore bridge collapse happen in Louisiana? We asked state officials and transportation experts to find out. Iconic image: As state lawmakers consider a new bill that would allow the Regional Transit Authority to impose $5,000 penalties on those who use images of the infamous New Orleans streetcar, we talked local businesses and artists about how it would impact them. 'Potentially life-saving': A local hospital will be among the first in the country to offer life-changing treatments for sickle cell disease, just months after the FDA approved two new groundbreaking gene therapies. Thanks for reading, and check out all the latest news, sports and entertainment coverage from The Times-Picayune. Happy Holy Week, Lauren | 