A NASA computer model showing the thickness of the plume of dust across the Atlantic as it works its way toward the Gulf of Mexico. Image: Weatherbell.com
🌇 Expect hazy skies this weekend from Saharan dust. It can lower air quality but also creates a hostile environment for storm formation. (WWL)
Speaking of which, the National Hurricane Center is tracking two disturbances in the Caribbean and Atlantic.
👀 Jeffrey Vappie, who was Mayor LaToya Cantrell's former bodyguard, plans to retire from NOPD amid an internal investigation. (WDSU)
Jackie Clarkson, a longtime New Orleans politician who served on City Council and as a state representative, has died. She was 88. (NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune 🔒)
🏆 ESPY nominees include LSU gymnast Haleigh Bryant, LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels and the Pelicans' Zion Williamson. (Hollywood Reporter)
♣️ The Common House, a members-only club in the former Louisiana Children's Museum building, opens today. (See our early look)
💁♀️ Not that we're bragging (Who are we kidding? Yes, we are.) but Axios New Orleans is a finalist for a Press Club of New Orleans award for best news website. (See all the nominees)
