| By Chad Calder | Staff writer
LOOKS LIKE KELLY: LSU's next head football coach will be Notre Dame's Brian Kelly, a source tells The Advocate, in a deal that would bring the winningest active coach in college football and the winningest coach in Notre Dame history to Baton Rouge.
CHARITY'S FUTURE: Tulane University has signed a lease to anchor the former Charity Hospital, signaling the start of the long-delayed $300 million rehab of the historic downtown landmark. Business reporter Tony MacAuley has the details on the plan to create a mixed-use development at the empty Tulane Avenue complex.
ONE-TWO PUNCH: As you may have already noticed, back-to-back hurricanes have become more prevalent in recent years. That's not a fluke, according to a study by two Princeton University climate researchers, which also finds the odds of sequential storms will double if the world doesn't take steps to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
STRAIN PLEA EXPECTED: Weeks after being convicted of sex crimes in state court and days before the start of his trial on federal corruption charges, former St. Tammany Parish sheriff Jack Strain has a hearing scheduled Wednesday to be re-arraigned. It's a strong signal that he will plead guilty to those charges now that he faces life in prison for the sex crimes convictions.
OMICRON WARNING: While it's still unclear how much of a threat the emerging coronavirus variant known as omicron will be, Mayor LaToya Cantrell urged residents to be extra careful, noting that plans are currently in place for a mostly restriction-free Carnival celebration. But she warned that as the city found out with the recent delta variant, plans can change if COVID-19 cases surge.
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