 | By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer |
Good morning and thanks for starting your week with us. Here are some of today's top headlines.
Oil spill: An 82-year-old oil well drilled before the end of World War II is to blame for the spill in a Plaquemines Parish marsh that the U.S. Coast Guard described for days as an "uncontrolled discharge." David Mitchell has this fascinating look at why Well 59, despite lying dormant, has been left unplugged all these years.
'A public health measure': City Council members in New Orleans are considering an ordinance barring police from arresting sex workers who report crimes, a move supporters say will promote public safety and health. Desiree Stennett has the details.
Until next year! Sunday closed out Jazz Fest 2025, and, as many of you likely already know, it was an absolute beauty. Keith Spera has this rundown of everything that happened.
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