| By DREW BROACH | Deputy metro editor |
HOW IT HAPPENED: Investigators disclosed new details about the killing of a Covington priest and the pastoral associate of his church, including how the suspect in the case encountered the victims and how a hit-and-run wreck about a mile away led to his arrest. Still, they won’t say exactly where the victims were killed before the bodies were set on fire behind a downtown business.
GONE FISHING: Biologists called for tighter catch limits on redfish amid a new assessment showing worrying declines in their numbers, bearing out anglers’ mounting concerns over one of Louisiana’s most sought-after species.
MONSIEUR LE PRÉSIDENT: Emmanuel Macron's trip to New Orleans, the first by a French president in almost a half century, is intended to be both deeply symbolic and practically beneficial, touching on subjects from culture to climate change. Louisiana and its status as a former French colony give Macron a rare opportunity in the United States to showcase his interest in promoting French language and culture globally, and its extreme vulnerability to climate change will also make the state an appropriate backdrop for Macron's focus on environmental issues.
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