 | By DREW BROACH | Deputy metro editor |
DISMISSED: Heads were rolling Friday at the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, with four high-ranking employees being told they are out of a job amid long-standing turmoil inside the agency.
BOOK BAN: With challenges to public library books rising across the United States, St. Tammany Parish's Library Board of Control is set to decide whether four children's picture books and the debut novel of Nobel Prize recipient Toni Morrison will remain on library shelves. Here’s what all the fuss is about. Interested in St. Tammany Parish news? Subscribe to our free North Shore Report newsletter.
POACHER: Sean Payton has picked off a New Orleans Saints free agent to play in Denver. It’s not the first time since the former Saints coach took over the Broncos that he’s looked for help among the Black and Gold. Get more stories like this by signing up for our free Saints Insider newsletter.
Welcome to the weekend. Catch up on the latest news on NOLA.com. D.B. | 
