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🌱 Tulane University Remote Learning + Deadly Shooting in Treme

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

First, today's weather:

Sunshine and nice. High: 73 Low: 65.

Here are the top stories in New Orleans today:

  1. Amid a recent spike in COVID cases, Tulane Univesity has given undergrads the option to complete their semester remotely. Many students have already left campus to take classes at home and avoid exposure. (WWLTV.com)
  2. A New Orleans man was found shot to death in Treme on Monday morning. The incident is still under investiagtion by NOPD. (WDSU New Orleans)
  3. Two young men, 17 and 18, have been accused of beating a middle aged man on Canal Street Monday. Both have been arrested and booked with attempted second degree murder. (WDSU New Orleans)
  4. A New Orleans woman plead guilty on two counts of wire fraud after embezzling $357,000 during her job as an office manager from her Slidell employer and $300,000 from her employer in Kenner. (BRProud.com)
  5. An elderly man who suffers from dementia has been reported missing in New Orleans East. He was last seen wearing a blue Dallas Cowboys cap. Call NOPD if you have any info. (WWLTV.com)

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Today in New Orleans:

  • 2021 Virtual Power Lunch, December meeting (12:00 PM)
  • Tulane University Men's Basketball at Texas A&M University (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Sunday night saw a victorious Saints game. Tune in next week for the Saints vs the Buccaneers (7:20 pm CT on NBC)" (Instagram)
  • South Louisiana energy project, New Orleans BioInnovation Center, made the first cut in the competition for big federal grants. (FOX 8 Live WVUE)
  • The Blood Center has joined the nation's first emergency blood reserve! (WDSU New Orleans)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Tuesday off right. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Shannon Denney

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