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🌱 Mike Evans Receives One-Game Suspension + Saturday Night Shootings
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Hello again, everybody! I'm back with your new edition of the New Orleans Daily, fresh off the presses. Here's all the local news you need to know right now.
First, today's weather:
Plenty of sunshine. High: 92 Low: 76.
Here are the top stories today in New Orleans:
- A 16-year-old was sentenced to 55 years in prison by a Jefferson Parish judge for carjacking a couple in Harahan at gunpoint in February. The 16-year-old, Maurice Ervin, was tried as an adult for jumping into the drivers seat while the wife was in the passenger seat and holding her at gunpoint while attempting to drive away. The husband tackled and struggled with Ervin, while the wife was able to get out of the car but Ervin eventually drove away, running over the husband's foot in the process. (FOX 8 Local First)
- Mike Evans, the wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who instigated a fight between players during the Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints game on Sunday, has received a one-game suspension for his role in the brawl that resulted in Evans and Saints' cornerback Marshon Lattimore being ejected from the game.
- Three people were shot and one person was killed in a string of three shootings on Saturday night. The first incident transpired just before 8 p.m. outside Kipp East Community Primary School where two men were shot and one later died from his injuries. Just five minutes before the double shooting was reported, a woman was shot on Louisa St and was brought to the hospital for treatment. The final shooting occurred two hours later on Dwyer Road where a male victim was shot and taken to the hospital for treatment. (WDSU New Orleans)
Today in New Orleans:
- Yoga with a Vue at Longue Vue House and Gardens (9:30 a.m.)
- Mah-jong at the Harahan Branch Library (2 p.m.)
- Earth, Wind & Fire at Saenger Theatre (8 p.m.)
From my notebook:
- Applications are now open to join NOMA's Teen Art Council! The group consists of high school students who can serve as ambassadors for NOMA, plan programming for other teens and get to see the interworking of the museum and artists. (NOMA via Instagram)
- Reminder that the Regional Transit Authority is offering free rides on buses from September 25 through 28 as a part of their plans to rollout new bus routes. (Regional Transit Authority via Facebook)
- The Friends of Lafitte Greenway is hosting a family fun event Greenway Baseball Field this Friday, September 23, with a free screening of "Monsters Inc." (Friends of Lafitte Greenway via Facebook)
Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow with a new update.
— Shannon Denney
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