New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell addressed the unsuccessful effort to recall her during a press conference today. The recall needed 45-thousand valid voter signatures to be placed on a spring election ballot, but failed by a large margin. Cantrell says she hopes to put the whole thing in the past and move forward to build a better city…:

CUT 08  (11)         “…who did NOT.”

Cantrell has been under fire for appearing soft on crime, for lavish travel expenses and other alleged misuses of city resources.

A shelter-in-place was ordered and all lanes of Interstate 10 leading to the Calcasieu River Bridge in Lake Charles were shut down this morning as a result of a chlorine leak at Bio Lab in Westlake. State Police Sergeant James Anderson says multiple agencies responded…:

CUT 09(11)      “…was lifted.”

Early childhood educators in Louisiana are receiving active shooter training this week. Institute for Childhood Preparedness Director Andrew Roszak says this was for people who work with toddler-age children. He says it’s very important for them to be prepared for the worst to protect ones so vulnerable…:

CUT 05(11)      “…the fly.”

The organization is conducting 11 training sessions in Louisiana this week blanketing the state from Shreveport to New Orleans.

College basketball player Antoine Davis feels cheated that he came up short in enough games to break Pete Maravich’s all-time scoring record. Davis’ team, Detroit Mercy, did not make the College Basketball Invitational, so Davis’s final college season is done; four points short of the record. Pete Maravich’s son, Jaeson, says Davis’s attitude blows his mind…:

CUT 13  (10)         “…I really do.”