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1. What's up with New Orleans' confusing streets? One couple's adventure in 'post office purgatory' (wwltv.com) — A Hollygrove couple is stuck in "post office purgatory" because their New Orleans home appears under four different street addresses, confusing everyone from mail carriers to mapping apps and city offices. Their struggle highlights how historic street renamings and quirky lot layouts across New Orleans still cause real headaches for residents trying to receive mail, packages, and even party invitations.
2. Never-before-seen security footage shows deadly shooting at New Orleans strip mall (wdsu.com) — New Orleans police are investigating a deadly shooting caught on security video at a strip mall near Crowder and Lake Forest boulevards, where a driver was found dead in a silver car. The footage shows a gunman firing into the vehicle before fleeing in a black car, and authorities are urging anyone with information to contact homicide detectives or submit an online tip.
3. NOPD to review warrant priorities after Fox 8 investigation (fox8live.com) — New Orleans police leaders say they'll review how they prioritize warrants after a Fox 8 investigation found a homicide suspect in New Orleans East had five domestic-violence-related warrants pending for months. A former NOPD officer whose son was killed is urging the department to permanently elevate domestic violence and sex-crime offenders on its most-wanted list despite ongoing staffing shortages.
4. New Orleans Saints starters well served by joint practices, will sit out preseason finale against Dallas (neworleanssaints.com) — Saints fans should know most starters will sit out Friday's preseason finale against the Cowboys after extensive joint-practice work with Jacksonville, Dallas and the Rams. Coach Kellen Moore praised the lively open practice at Tulane's Yulman Stadium, noted an ongoing three-way kicking battle, and acknowledged tough roster cuts looming as the team prepares for the Sept. 13 opener.
5. New Orleans teacher asks U.S. Supreme Court to weigh Louisiana's Ten Commandments in schools law (wyomingnews.com) — A New Orleans history teacher is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Louisiana's new requirement that public schools post the Ten Commandments in classrooms, arguing it violates the First Amendment. The case, which follows mixed lower-court rulings and similar litigation in Texas, could shape what religious displays New Orleans and other Louisiana schools can keep on their walls.
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