 | By Jerry DiColo | Staff writer |
Good morning, Welcome back to the workweek. Here's some of our latest reporting to get your day started. Canal question: Jefferson Parish got some $65 million in pandemic relief funding that's allowed officials to fund projects. But there's no money aimed at a long-standing infrastructure issue: the parish's hundreds of miles of uncovered canals. Enclosing them — or adding guard rails and other safety features — could help motorists from crashing into them, and could potentially improve drainage and the streetscape. Drew Broach looks at why there hasn't been movement. Queen of Bourbon Street: Mamie Marie Francois, sometimes known as the "Queen of Bourbon Street," is a French Quarter fixture on her tricked-out tricycle. She was hit over the weekend by what she said was a driver that sped away. Here's the story from Doug MacCash. Zion and BI? Christian Clark reports that ahead of the draft, a big shake-up is possible on the Pelicans, and it could involve one of the team's biggest stars. Here are the details.
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