Two weekend festivals; two shootings. In New Orleans, shots rang out as crowds were leaving the French Quarter Festival.
NOPD Captain Samuel Palumbo says four people were injured. Police have not identified the person arrested. The shooting victims were transported to the hospital and they are expected to be okay.
Meanwhile in Ponchatoula, two people were hurt in a shooting at the Strawberry Festival Saturday night. Neither of those injuries are life-threatening. Police in Ponchatoula say they hope to make arrests soon.
LSU football and Thibodaux High School are mourning the death of Kyren Lacy. Houston authorities say the 24-year-old wide receiver took his own life on Saturday night during a police pursuit. Lacy was expected to be taken in this month’s NFL Draft.
The deadline to file your federal taxes is midnight tomorrow night. If you’re among those waiting until the last minute to get your taxes done, CPA Jerry Schreiber with the accounting firm Schreiber and Schreiber says, get organized.
Schreiber says there are several options to file online, like free file on the IRS website and other commercial filing software.
The fallout from the Pelicans’ awful season is underway. Less than 24 hours after wrapping up a 21-and-61 campaign, the Pelicans have fired David Griffin as executive director of basketball operations. Griffin had served in that role for six years, almost to the day. Jake Madison, the host of the Locked On Pelicans podcast, says this move was not unexpected.