| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
‘We’re the cellphone police.’ Schools will be opening in the coming days (yeah, days), but across the region districts are still working out how they will enforce a new state law that says students shouldn’t have phones on campus. Marie Fazio and Ashley White talked to school leaders.
Red Dress apology: There was a bump in the road for the Red Dress Run this week, Doug MacCash reports. The popular summertime event that runs/walks/meanders though the Faubourg Marigny and French Quarter was dealing with the fallout from a social media post.
LSU beach volleyballers roll: The beach volleyball team of Kristen Nuss – she’s a Mount Carmel Academy grad – and Taryn Kloth continues to roll in the Olympics. And their fans are out in force, Scott Rabalais writes. Scott also writes about another LSU athlete. Sha’Carri Richardson’s quest for sprinter gold began Friday.
Closing in Old Metairie: An Old Metairie bar that counted some well-known names among its backers is closing. Ian McNulty tells us what’s next for Parish Line Bistro Bar.
First impressions: The Saints can’t afford many more draft pick misses. But the early reports on this year’s No. 1, Taliese Fuaga, are that he’s gonna be a hit, Luke Johnson reports from Saints training camp in California. (And of course you can find all the latest on the Black & Gold at NOLA.com.)
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