Endymion might lose its first eight blocks, another garbage hauler’s failures and Costco sued over carjacking

By DREW BROACH | Staff writer​ ​ ​

ORLEANS OUT? The enormous Endymion parade customarily begins on Orleans Avenue at the edge of City Park. But Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration has told the krewe it must move eight blocks down this year, to start at the intersection of Orleans and South Carrollton avenues. A meeting Wednesday evening with police commanders might revise that, however.

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PILING UP: Garbage and recycling service collapsed in parts of New Orleans over the New Year's holiday weekend, once again forcing Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration to grapple with an underperforming sanitation contractor.

COSTCO CLAIM: A New Orleans woman who was injured during a carjacking last year at the Costco Wholesale gasoline pumps off South Carrollton Avenue is suing the retailer, alleging the store did not take adequate steps to protect customers after a series of violent incidents in the preceding months.

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D.B.