🌱 Test Of NOLA Area Floodgate + I-10 Closed After Chemical Spill

Good morning, people of New Orleans! Shannon Denney here with your brand-new edition of the New Orleans Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Thunderstorms. High: 84 Low: 71.

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Here are the top stories in New Orleans today:

1. In preparation of Hurricane Season, the New Orleans Flood Protection Authority conducted a test closure of New Orleans-area floodgate on Thursday. Crews tested the pumps that draw water from Harvey and Algiers while the gate was closed off. (WGNO New Orleans)
2. A section of I-10 East is closed in Kenner after a trucker spilled 50 gallons of liquid sodium hydroxide onto the road. The driver slammed on the brakes which caused the cap to come off the tanker near the Williams Boulevard exit. (NOLA.com)
3. A man is recovering in the hospital and waiting to be arrested after he was stabbed multiple times when he attempted to rob a woman. The man was trying to steal a woman's purse on Wednesday morning on Canal St when a bystander ran up and began stabbing him. (FOX 8 Local First)

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Today in New Orleans:

• Tulane University Track & Field vs AAC Outdoor Championships (12:00 AM)
• Tulane University Baseball at Wichita State University (6:00 PM)
• "Hank Williams: The Lonesome Tour" at The National WWII Museum (7:00 PM)
• The NOLA Project's Treasure Island at the New Orleans Museum of Arts (7:30 PM)

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From my notebook:

• A reward of $1,500 is being offered to help find the person responsible for leaving a pit bull terrier in life-treating condition under the Clearview Overpass in Jefferson. (WGNO New Orleans)
• The father of the two girls who fell into Mississippi River a few weeks ago is advocating for more warning signs around the space in Algiers where they fell in and has been placing fencing near river for safety. (WDSU New Orleans)
• The state of Louisiana is now suing more than 3,500 Katrina survivors over grant money that they used to rebuild their homes. (WWLTV.com)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday off right! See you tomorrow morning for your next update.

— Shannon Denney

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