| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Finding gunfire: New Orleans police have started a controversial pilot program for a new gunfire detection system that promises to alert officers within 60 seconds of a gunshot. Missy Wilkinson has the details. LSU’s Big Weekend: LSU opens a best-two-out-of-three series with Coastal Carolina on Saturday to cap its trip to the College World Series. Two wins and LSU wraps up its eighth national championship. Two losses and, well, we’re not even going to go there. Follow all of our coverage here. By the way, Coastal has an interesting mascot. Mandeville bar crawl: Dining guru Ian McNulty ventured north of the lake to take in a meal at a new restaurant. But, he writes today, that trip to Mandeville turned into a bar crawl. Saints roster, an early look: This has been an important offseason for the Saints, what with a new coaching staff and the departure of last year’s starting QB. As the team prepares for the start of training camp next month, Matthew Paras offers his fearless take on the roster, who’s in and who’s not. Did you get this newsletter forwarded from someone else? Sign up here. And if you're interested in becoming a NOLA.com subscriber, here's a great offer. Be awesome today, Bob | 