 | BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Good to hear: Accurate to say Zion Williamson’s time with the Pelicans has been a mixed bag. He’s been fantastic when he's healthy. Trouble is, he's rarely been healthy. Williamson told a popular NBA podcast this week he’s taking steps to try and become the star the team needs him to be, our Pelicans beat writer Christian Clark reports. Let’s hope. For more Pelicans coverage, please sign up for our Pelicans Insider newsletter.
Tree collapse: Turns out that the live oak that collapsed in Jackson Square last week had lost a large limb just 10 days prior. That has prompted some questions over what the city’s responsibility was to keep people away from the tree, Ben Myers reports.
Affordable housing crunch: Federal tax credits helped subsidize the construction of thousands of apartments for low- and moderate-income renters over the past three decades. But as those credits expire, much of that housing could become market rate – which will make the shortage of affordable housing even worse, Stephanie Riegel reports. For more business coverage, please sign up for our NOLA Business Insider newsletter.
From Brother Martin to the bigs? LSU baseball player Tre’ Morgan – a New Orleans guy who prepped at Brother Martin – was taken in the 3rd round of the Major League Baseball draft Monday. He says the experience “didn’t even feel real.” Congrats!
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