| By DREW BROACH | Deputy metro editor |
ABORTION PILLS: Since Louisiana abortion clinics closed their doors in August, requests for medication to terminate pregnancies have surged to new heights in the state, potentially blunting the effect of Louisiana’s near-total ban as women seek ways around the law. CONSTABLE’S SHOOTING: New Orleans police think they have begun to unravel a West Lake Forest shooting that wounded a deputy constable and an apartment maintenance worker and prompted a citywide manhunt for the tenant who was being evicted. They’ve arrested both the tenant and the maintenance worker, although neither is charged with actually shooting either victim. HUBIG’S HIRING: Among those yearning for the return of Hubig's Pies, any sign of progress on the journey back to their hungry hands is significant. The latest: Hubig’s is starting to staff up, so the prospect of getting hand pies back on the shelves is that much closer a decade after a fire destroyed its original New Orleans home and knocked the beloved treat out of circulation. Thanks for starting your Thursday with Morning Headlines. Catch the latest news all day on NOLA.com. D.B. | 