The facade of the CBD building that houses the The Helis Foundation John Scott Center and the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities partially crumbled Saturday. Photo: Courtesy of New Orleans Fire Department
🚧 A CBD building partially collapsed late Saturday, the New Orleans Fire Department says, prompting evacuations and street closures. (WWL)
Maypop, which is across the street, is closed indefinitely. (Instagram)
The French Market also needs emergency repairs to its roof near Café du Monde. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
🏥 A Louisiana resident was hospitalized with the bird flu, health officials confirmed Friday. The person, who is the state's first to contract H5N1 in a nationwide outbreak, had handled sick and dead birds suspected of being infected. (Louisiana Illuminator)
🏭 Entergy is looking to sell its gas utility business, and City Council could approve the move in a committee meeting this morning. Some consumer advocates say the deal could, over time, disproportionally impact low-income ratepayers. (Background via Verite)
👀 Avis Williams secretly got $335,000 when she agreed to leave her role as superintendent of NOLA Public Schools ahead of her contract's schedule. The settlement included terms that neither side would discuss the payout unless required to by law. (Fox 8)
🗑️ Sidney Torres' IV Waste won the $5.9 million emergency contract to pick up trash in the French Quarter. A judge will hear arguments today in lawsuits over the original deal with Henry Consulting. (The Times-Picayune🔒)
