Fully Dressed: City Hall's mysterious odor

🐀 City Hall was evacuated and partially closed this week due to what authorities thought was a gas leak. Spoiler alert: It's dead rats. (Gambit)

🌀 The National Hurricane Center is tracking several disturbances. The one in the Gulf is responsible for all the rain we've been getting. (Current forecast)

👀 Misoprostol, a medication used for postpartum hemorrhaging and a number of other medical scenarios, is being pulled off emergency carts because Louisiana reclassified it as a controlled substance. The drug can also be used for abortions. (Louisiana Illuminator)

🆕 It's opening weekend for Lagniappe Bake House in Central City, Le Ponce near the Fair Grounds, Bayou Daiquiris in Metairie and Bubs' Grab & Go and Chi Chi's Chicken & Beer on Freret Street.

🍴 Red Bird Fried Chicken closed in Lakeview. Desi Vega's Prime Burgers & Shakes will open in the space next month. (NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune 🔒)