 | By DREW BROACH | Staff writer |
Thanks, readers, for starting Christmas Eve with Morning Headlines. Here are some of our top stories: St. Tammany Parish was a prime getaway destination for New Orleanians in the 19th and early 20th centuries, when south shore residents boarded steamers to spend summers at the Ozone Belt resorts across Lake Pontchartrain. After the Causeway bridge opened, more began driving across the lake, often pulling campers, for weekends at places like Money Hill. Now the owners of that 5,600-acre property are pushing long-range plans to build thousands of houses, a second golf course and some businesses among the pines and rolling hills. Flounder has long been a favorite of Louisiana seafood cooks and diners. But the species is in trouble now, and the problem might be far more complicated than reducing the amount caught, stuffed and baked. - Interested in more stories like this? Consider signing up for one of these free newsletters: Louisiana Coastal Watch or Where NOLA Eats.
In this season of hope and miracles, the Saints have little of either. Oh, sure, they could make the playoffs. Here’s what would have to happen.
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