 | BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
GOP convention opens: The Republican National Convention opens today against the backdrop of the assassination attempt over the week of former President Donald Trump. Top Republican leaders hit the weekend talk shows urging folks to tone down the divisive rhetoric that has come to define the presidential race, our D.C. correspondent Mark Ballard writes.
Saints, state negotiations: The state and the Saints are close on a long-term contract that would extend the team’s lease at the Caesars Superdome through 2025, and likely beyond. Lease negotiations are always delicate, but Jeff Duncan writes that these talks come at a particularly critical time.
Gretna Fest talent: The Gretna Fest music lineup was announced this morning and, well, there’s a little something for everybody, Keith Spera writes. Three days, 40 acts. Morris Day & The Time?!? Oh we oh we oh!
RIP, Richard Simmons: Richard Simmons, the New Orleans native whose tank top and striped shorts became a fitness trademark, died over the weekend in Los Angeles. Collin Makamson of the New Orleans Historic Collection wrote about Simmons’ 75th birthday last year.
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