The president comes to town, a businessman goes to jail and Aaron Neville calls it quits
By Drew Broach | Deputy metro editorOLD CITY, NEW PRESIDENT: President Joe Biden pitched his plan to modernize the country’s infrastructure during two Louisiana stops on Thursday, telling a small crowd in Lake Charles he wants to replace the aging Interstate 10 bridge that served as a visual backdrop there and touring an antiquated water plant in New Orleans where vital machinery frequently breaks down. The president was highlighting a $2.3 trillion proposal before Congress that he calls the American Jobs Plan and that aims to rebuild bridges, highways, ports and other parts of the nation’s transportation network. The plan also proposes providing money for child care and caregiving for older adults and the disabled, items that Biden says are key to America’s future but that Republicans in Congress have said don’t belong in an infrastructure plan. UNWELCOME: A Canal Street vape shop owner told police he confronted a man who had been harassing the business for more than a week then fired a fatal gunshot because the man was "reaching for an object." New Orleans police didn't buy his story, instead booking the businessman with second-degree murder. A CHANGE IS GONNA COME: For Aaron Neville, the never-ending road has reached its end. The legendary New Orleans vocalist announced Thursday that, at age 80, he has retired from touring. All this and much more are in today’s Front Page and on NOLA.com. Thanks for starting your day with us. D.B. |
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| President Joe Biden pitched his plan to modernize the country’s infrastructure during two Louisiana stops on Thursday, telling a small crow… Read more |
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| The co-owner of a Canal Street tobacco and vape shop fatally shot a man near his store and later tried to convince investigators that he was defending his business from daily threats and harassment, according to the New Orleans Police Department. Read more |
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| For Aaron Neville, the never-ending road has reached its end. Read more |
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