Edwards’ death penalty decision

Here’s how John Bel Edwards will decide on the death penalty

DEATH PENALTY: In his final months in office, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards faces a consequential decision whether to spare 51 condemned inmates from execution. Edwards hasn’t yet tipped his hand, but people close to him say this will guide his thinking.

MYSTERY MONEY: Last year, as the Louisiana Senate crafted the state budget, somebody slipped in an amendment to steer $3 million to a government health organization that hadn’t asked for the money. Now it turns out that one of the people lobbying for the appropriation is implicated in a bribery scheme that hangs over officials of the Lafayette district attorney’s office and former state Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Jack Montoucet.

CASKET DANCER: In a one-on-one interview, Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews tells music writer Keith Spera how it feels to perform at Jazz Fest, why he doesn’t drink and what motivated him to dance on his mother’s casket.

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Drew.