 | By DREW BROACH | Deputy metro editor |
AUTO DEALER DEAL: A long-running succession drama over the $300 million-plus estate of Ray Brandt has ended in a deal, more than three years after the auto dealer mogul’s death touched off a tussle among his widow, her grandchildren, a top executive of Ray Brandt Auto Group and the principal of Archbishop Rummel High School. Here’s who got what. For more stories like this, subscribe to our Louisiana Investigative Journalism newsletter. It’s free.
RECALL REBOUND: Fresh off her escape from recall, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell says she intends to press on with her recall lawsuits against Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin.
CARRIED AWAY: Keyonne Brooks traveled to New Orleans for a funeral and was flying home to Los Angeles when he accidentally left his carry-on bag at Louis Armstrong International Airport. He reported it lost, and then he filed a public records request for the video surveillance recordings from his departure gate. What he saw led authorities to obtain arrest warrants for four Spirit Airlines contract workers.
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