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🌱 Magazine Street Shooting + NOLA East Boil Water Advisory

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Posted Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 10:10 pm CT

Happy May, people of New Orleans! Shannon Denney here with a fresh edition of the New Orleans Daily.

First, today's weather:

Humid with a thunderstorm. High: 84 Low: 72.

Here are the top stories today in New Orleans:

The perpetrator in a 2019 Metairie house burglary has been officially found guilty by a jury after an air conditioning company worker cased the house he he provided service to and later attempted to rob the two occupants of the home. He beat the one of the victims with the barrel of his gun before fleeing the premises into a getaway car that later crashed. The perpetrator was convicted of beating the customer and attempting to rob their home. (NOLA.com)
A precautionary boil water advisory has been issued for New Orleans East that includes the area of Lucerne St, through I-10, Paris Road and Haynes Boulevard. The water pressure has dropped significantly after a contractor hit a water main. (WDSU New Orleans)
6 people were shot and injured in a Magazine Street bar on Friday night. NOPD is currently searching for the perpetrator who left four women and two men suffering from gunshot wounds to the lower body. (WDSU New Orleans)

Today in New Orleans:

Festival International de Louisiane at Jean Lafitte National Park (12:00 PM)
Tulane University Baseball at University of Central Florida (12:00 PM)
Free Family Sunday at Longue Vue House and Gardens (1:00 PM)

From my notebook:

Louisiana's first African-American female sheriff, Susan Hutson, is ready to make history on Monday when she will be officially inaugurated. (WWLTV.com)
Carrollton neighbors are fed up with months-long roadwork that has resulted in multiple large sinkholes forming in the middle of the road. (WWLTV.com)
COVID wastewater testing has expanded to include Jazz Fest, a festival that brings in many tourists and potential spreaders of the virus. With a current spike in cases, this wastewater testing will give officials a better read on the current state of COVID in NOLA. (FOX 8 Local First)

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

— Shannon Denney

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