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🌱 Abortion Enforcement Resolution + Mental Health Crisis Closure

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Shannon Denney, Neighbor
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Hi all. It's me, Shannon Denney, your host of the Daily. Follow along for everything you need to know about what's going on these days in town.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy, a shower and t-storm. High: 87 Low: 78.

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Here are the top five stories in New Orleans today:

  1. Members of the New Orleans City Council have filed a resolution to make prosecuting abortion cases their "lowest priority" to enforce. The resolution will be considered on July 7 and influence the police department, sheriff's office and the DA's approach to investigating abortion. If this resolution passes, abortion investigations will be the lowest priority with the execution of women being forced or coerced into an abortion or medical malpractice. (WDSU New Orleans)
  2. The Mental health crisis center portion of St. Tammany's Safe Haven campus has closed after only nine months due to lack of funding. The crisis center was opened in a effort to provide an alternative location for people experiencing a mental health crisis but it will not continue to serve the community unless the parish is able to step in and cover costs. (NOLA.com)
  3. New Orleans Crimestoppers are reaching out and asking for the public's help identifying suspects of a shooting where a woman was fatally shot this weekend by four suspects on Natchez Street. The suspects were seen earlier breaking into cars in a parking lot. (WDSU New Orleans)

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Today in New Orleans:

  • Port NOLA Procurement Fair at the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce (9 a.m.)
  • Gallery Talk with Beauford Delaney at the New Orleans Museum of Arts (noon)
  • Piano Performance and Talk featuring Ranger Jon Beebe at New Orleans Jazz National Park (noon)

From my notebook:

  • The New Orleans Jazz Museum's 10th annual NOLA River Fest is back July 23! You can learn more and get updates on the River Fest Instagram. (New Orleans Jazz Museum via Instagram)
  • The New Orleans Health Department wants to remind New Orleanians not to throw away expired iHealth home COVID-19 tests yet since the FDA granted a three-month shelf-life extension for the iHealth COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test. (New Orleans Health Department via Facebook)
  • Local and well-renowned mixologist Abigail Gullo is hosting summer cocktail classes at loa bar July 1 and 2 this coming week! (New Orleans Magazine)

Thanks for following along and staying informed. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— Shannon Denney

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