| By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer |
Good morning and thanks for joining us. Here are some of the day's top headlines.
Targeted? There's been an uptick in traffic stops outside Chicken's Kitchen in Gretna of late, and owner Marlon "Chicken" Williams says it's starting to have a tangible impact on business. Blake Paterson looked into Williams' claim that customers leaving his restaurant are being targeted by police.
Out of town: Mayor LaToya Cantrell is expected to return from an economic forum in Qatar this week, another in a series of international trips that have raised eyebrows for their frequency. But just how often is Cantrell out of town? Ben Myers has this in-depth look at her travel history.
Bill killed: Gov. Jeff Landry's controversial bid to weaken Louisiana's public records law suffered a blow when a state senator killed a bill Monday that would have blanketed the governor's office in exemptions from freedom-of-information requests. James Finn explains why Sen. Jay Morris killed his own bill after the legislation became dogged by a perception that "everyone is trying to hide something."
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