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🌱 NOPD Giving Away Gun Locks + More Monkeypox Cases

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Shannon Denney, Neighbor
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Good morning, New Orleans! I'm here in your inbox today to get you up to speed on everything you need to know about what's going on in town. Because community news matters! Here we go...

First, today's weather:

Humid with clouds and sun. High: 90 Low: 78.

Here are the top three stories today in New Orleans:

  1. The New Orleans Police Department will begin giving away gun locks for free after a recent rise in accidental shootings of young children have plagued New Orleans. The locks will be available at district stations. (WDSU New Orleans)
  2. Three more cases of monkeypox have been found in residents in the New Orleans area. The Louisiana Department of Health has now put the current case count of the virus at six in the state, all contained in the New Orleans Metro area. (WDSU New Orleans)
  3. The Orleans Justice Center held a practice run for potential hurricane evacuations of their inmates should another storm require it. During a real evacuation, inmates will be given an electronic armband that will be used to keep track them and to scan when inmates board and exit busses to take them to a different safe facility for the storm. (WWLTV.com)

Today in New Orleans:

  • African Drum & Dance at the New Orleans Jazz National Park (10:30 a.m.)
  • Permaculture and Natural Gardening Practices Workshop at Longue Vue Gardens (1 p.m.)
  • Funerary Traditions in Ancient Egypt and New Orleans Talk at NOMA (3 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Episodes of the reality TV show, "Married at First Sight" that were filmed in New Orleans are now available on Netflix for your viewing pleasure. Go see citizens find love in our Crescent City. (The Advocate)
  • Qualifying voting rounds have begun in St. Tammany Parish for over two dozen public offices. (NOLA.com)
  • Madisonville has added new public parking spaces near Town Hall after the city voted to use the lot beside the building to do so. (NOLA.com)

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

— Shannon Denney

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