 | BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Location, location, location: When the Jefferson Parish School Board embarked on a sweeping reorganization plan that would close a handful of schools, questions immediately were raised about what would become of the vacant school sites. One, in particular, is in an Old Metairie neighborhood that commands some of the highest real estate prices in the metro area, Blake Paterson reports.
9 delicious dishes: Shrimp risotto. Soft shell crab amandine. Fried ribs (I know, right!) Our food guy Ian McNulty sure gets around. Here are nine things he tells us to try soon.
1 win away: College baseball fans will be tuning in this afternoon as LSU tries to win its regional tourney in Baton Rouge and take another big step back to the College World Series. LSU takes on Oregon State at 1 p.m. Here’s the skinny.
An apartment flap and an investigation: In case you missed this late last week, the St. Tammany Parish Council has launched a first-ever investigation into the handling of a 100-unit apartment complex planned for a site just outside Covington. Area residents – and council members – say they had no idea the apartments were on the way and want Parish President Mike Cooper to explain how this flew under the council’s radar. Stay tuned, folks.
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