 | BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Biggest fire ever: The biggest fire in recorded Louisiana history continues to burn and might not stop for a while. More than 30,000 acres in western Louisiana was charred as of Sunday, Kristin Askelson reported. Meanwhile, the wildfire threat remains off the charts across much of the state, and this summer hints at what is to come in the future, Tristan Baurick reported.
Idalia takes aim at Florida: Tropical Storm Idalia blew up in the Caribbean over the weekend and appears on a track headed toward the central Gulf Coast of Florida sometime Wednesday. It could bluster into an intense hurricane as it churns through the hot water of the Gulf of Mexico before landfall. Check back with NOLA.com for all the latest tropical weather news. In hurricane news closer to home, Tony McAuley looks at the state of recovery in south Louisiana two years after Hurricane Ida tore through the place. It’s been a slog, Tony reports. (Ida, you recall, hit on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.)
Trial lawyers and Landry: Money from trial attorneys helped fuel Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards’ election wins in 2015 and 2019. Now? That money is pouring into the campaign coffers of Attorney General Jeff Landry, a Republican. What gives? Politics reporters Sam Karlin and Tyler Bridges have the details here.
Which Saints are up, which are down: The Saints’ played their final preseason game last night. Now, the players are sweating it out as the coaching staff crunches all the data to determine who makes Tuesday’s 53-player roster. Saints beat writer Luke Johnson tells us who he thinks helped their case last night – and who hurt their case.
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