 | By DREW BROACH | Deputy metro editor |
FLAGGING NO MORE: After 17 years of false starts and bureaucratic quagmires, New Orleans has finalized a deal to transform the abandoned Six Flags amusement park property into a water park, hotels, sportsplex and other amenities. We’ve got the latest on when work could begin. For more stories like this, subscribe to our NOLA Business Insider newsletter, emailed weekday mornings. It's free.
THE DA PIVOTS: With criticism mounting over surging violent crime, Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams plans to begin using a prosecutorial tool that can significantly lengthen prison sentences for people convicted of multiple felonies, and to accept free assistance from an unusual source.
IN, OUT, OTHERWISE: The race for Louisiana governor shifted again Tuesday when one would-be candidate said he won’t run, another said he might and a third was endorsed by the incumbent. Here’s who’s in, who’s out and who’s on the fence.
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