 | BY CHAD CALDER | Staff writer |
For fifty years, the Lucky Dogs brand has been synonymous with the French Quarter, and for good reason. Its red-and-yellow carts are ubiquitous on and around Bourbon Street, providing scarfable snacks for many an imbiber. An uncredited appearance in "A Confederacy of Dunces" didn't hurt either. But a major contributor has been the fact that it's the only sidewalk vendor allowed to operate in the Quarter. And as Sophie Kasakove reports, that monopoly status is about to end.
The New Orleans Office of the Inspector General has issued a report saying the former head of the city's 911 call center likely filed a false insurance claim, doctored agency policy and took other steps to cover up a May traffic accident where he wrecked a public vehicle. The findings expand upon reporting that Orleans Parish Communications District Executive Director Tyrell Morris failed to submit to a drug and alcohol screen after the wreck and changed the policy to make it look like it wasn’t required. Ben Myers has the story.
The tiny, mostly Black community of Pointe a la Hache traces its roots back to the first half of the 18th Century. But rising sea levels and coastal erosion have the community — along with many others like it — unsure of its future. Don't miss Mike Smith's dispatch from Plaquemines Parish, the latest in our series about climate change and Louisiana.
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