Juror hits on prosecutor in a rape trial. District Attorney complains to judge. Judge Benedict Willard dismisses prosecutor who was hit on, calls her a "distraction." These are DA's allegations arguing for Willard's recusal. By Joseph Cranney nola.com/news/courts/ne…

Willard once demanded to know what I was doing in his court room. ::reporting:: Then asked me to identify a juvenile victim and whether they were in the courtroom. Which I did not do.

Top Cantrell administration official overseeing Safety/Permits, code enforcement, econ development and more resigns nola.com/news/top-cantr…

Dirt flowing through taps in rural Madison Parish, which can't afford to build a new water treatment plant. Water systems across the state are struggling, Faimon Roberts reports. "It's time to call this what it is: Louisiana's drinking water crisis," he says. nola.com/opinions/drink…

Senior HANO staffers leaving in droves, citing frustrations with executive director as agency backslides, Sophie Kasakove reports. nola.com/news/politics/…

New Orleans startup Advano, which had early backing from Peter Thiel while raising $47 million, has halted operations and furloughed nearly all 18 employees in last-ditch attempt to raise more cash. Rich Collins reporting. nola.com/news/business/…

Maybe they’re reading it as a trolling insult directed at the world, not just a nice thing about bush

What an awesome beast

Black business owners in New Orleans & elsewhere buying up property to revive neighborhoods. Desiree Stennett looks at a growing national movement and local efforts. nola.com/news/business/…

Top official for Louisiana's environmental agency resigns, adding to list of high-level departures nola.com/news/environme… via @nolanews

Basically the only tower visible from I-10 between Baton Rouge and Houston (I think?)

Power lines along Dumaine sidewalk near Carrollton

LBJ📺📻 Ben Myers Those probably aren’t power lines. More likely communication. Power is always the highest on the pole for obvious reasons.

Ben Myers Alliance for Affordable Energy Those aren’t power lines. That’s cox and/or AT&T telecom lines. Still not ideal, especially given that it’s impossible to get Cox/AT&T to come out and fix things unless service has been interrupted.

Red Streetcar Ben Myers Alliance for Affordable Energy Hey there! That looks like a pole replacement. I can't really tell what else is going on but in pole replacement situations once power has been moved over, the power company notifies us to move our lines. If anyone has an address I can reach out to our construction team. -Colleen

Folks pointing out these aren't likely power lines -- appreciate those clarifications. Whatever type of wires they are, it'd be great if they weren't drooping this low. Or if the sidewalk were blocked from public access while they are.

The Upper 9 pumps that are out of service are for groundwater and shouldn't affect drainage, according to S&WB nola.com/out-of-service…

Fire at the old Leonhard's building in Bywater. Heavy NOFD response.

Washington Ave. canal very high right now as more #Francine bands roll through FOX 8 New Orleans

I swear if I wasn’t from New Orleans I would hate us🤣😭😭😭😭