 | BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
911 questions: Questions have been raised about the speed and efficiency of the city’s 911 emergency system. The man who leads that department found himself playing defense before the City Council Tuesday, John Simerman reports.
Incentivized: Is the state’s incentive plan to entice new insurers to Louisiana working? Well, maybe. Nine companies have applied for $62 million in state grants, but eight of those companies already do business in the Pelican state, Mike Finch reports.
Alarming: Billions of dollars was spent following Hurricane Katrina in a massive effort to keep the New Orleans area from going underwater again. So hearing that a couple of the new pumps have corrosion problems is a little . . . uh . . .alarming? Mark Schleifstein has the story.
Livin' the life of Neuty: Don’t tell Neuty he’s part of an invasive species. While state and local officials have embarked on programs over the years to shoot, skin and entice us cultivate a taste for nutria, one of the orange-toothed critters is enjoying the good life in Bucktown, Doug MacCash reports. While we're on critters, here's one for your nightmares: Great white sharks off the Alabama beaches! I know, right? And just in time for beach season.
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