Small business optimism declined in September for the first time in three months. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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Smitty’s Supply announced Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit against two other companies for selling and installing faulty equipment that Smitty’s says led to the series of explosions that has devasted the Roseland community since late August.  Smitty’s is seeking compensation for loss of inventory, income, and profits, clean up and restoration, and damage to the company’s reputation

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An urgent warning about a highly lethal drug this morning.  Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Gerald Sticker says the only difference between green fentanyl and regular fentanyl is the color and can easily be mistaken for cannabis or other less potent drugs. Sheriff Sticker says green fentanyl has recently been linked to an increase in opioid-related emergency calls throughout the Northshore and greater New Orleans.

Cut 14 (10) “…overdoses and use.”

The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments today on the constitutionality of the state’s congressional map – specifically, the two majority Black districts. Loyola University law professor Dane Ciolino …

Cut 5 (13) “…drawing those lines.”