| By DREW BROACH | Staff writer |
SALE SCRUTINY: Since the announcement that one of the country’s largest insurance companies planned to buy Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, Blue Cross and community leaders have touted the $2.5 billion deal as a way to bring new health technologies and expanded services to 1.9 million customers. This week, however, Blue Cross officials might face a tougher audience. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Nine seconds after Asia Davis called 911 to report that her drug-addled boyfriend hit her in her New Orleans apartment and stole her phone, a police supervisor downgraded the call to a nonemergency. Now the boyfriend stands accused of killing Davis, illustrating the consequences of an understaffed Police Department and its longstanding practice of underplaying domestic violence complaints. SEEING IS BELIEVING: Streets ran red Saturday in Bywater, Faubourg Marigny and the French Quarter for the annul Red Dress Run; see 30 photos. At the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, meanwhile, Drew Brees dueled John McEnroe in pickleball, and we have pictures of that, too. Thanks for starting your Sunday with Morning Headlines. See the latest news, sports and entertainment coverage at NOLA.com. - Drew. | 