| BY CHAD CALDER | Staff writer |
It was mea culpa day at the City Council Wednesday as leaders of New Orleans' emergency preparedness department and the Sewerage & Water Board apologized for failing to recognize the potential for street flooding Saturday and issue warnings. They also made some assurances about how things will change. Ben Myers has the story. A new report from the inspector general identifies the person who leaked nearly a dozen recorded interviews from the internal police probe into Officer Jeffrey Vappie and the hours he logged as a bodyguard for Mayor LaToya Cantrell. John Simerman has this report on what happened. Drought has cost Louisiana's agricultural and timber industries nearly $1.7 billion — about a third of its annual economic projection — LSU researchers say. And as Tristan Baurick reports, the problem is far from over. Thanks for starting your day with Morning Headlines, readers. Check out all the latest news, sports and entertainment coverage from The Times-Picayune. Chad | 