New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell publicly addressed the recall effort to remove her from office during a press conference today. More than 67,000 signatures were submitted but only 27,243 of the signatures were deemed valid; far below the 45-thousand needed. Cantrell says she’s is optimistic the city will be able to move forward from this, and refocus…:

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Cantrell is the first Black woman to be elected mayor but her popularity has dwindled with the city’s rising crime. She’s also drawn fire for travel upgrades at taxpayer expense, using a city-owned French Quarter apartment for personal use, and she’s named as correspondent in a pending divorce case.

A shelter-in-place was ordered and all lanes of Interstate 10 leading to the Calcasieu River Bridge were shut down this morning as a result of a chlorine leak from Bio Lab in Westlake. State Police Sergeant James Anderson says the roadway reopened around noon, after about two hours…:

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Would you know what to do if an active shooter enters a pre-school or kindergarten with a classful of toddlers? Brooke Thorington has more on what the Department of Education is doing to change that…:

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The public now has until the end of the day Sunday to submit comments regarding the massive overhaul of I-10 in and around Baton Rouge. DOTD extended the deadline for feedback because so many are concerned with plans to narrow I-10 to one lane in each direction in places for extended periods.