IKEA is known for selling low-cost furniture. The closest stores are in Houston, Memphis and Atlanta. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
🛋️ IKEA has put out feelers for the Esplanade Mall property in Kenner. Meanwhile, other redevelopment efforts have stalled. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
🏀 LSU lost to No. 1 UCLA last night, knocking the women's basketball team out of the NCAA tournament. LSU's Aneesah Morrow broke her nose during the game. (USA Today)
☔️ What a bust! WWL chief meteorologist Chris Franklin explained why Saturday's stormy forecast for New Orleans was so wrong. (Facebook)
✈️ The city's ban on nonessential travel is on hold after a judge ruled in favor of Mayor LaToya Cantrell. Her lawsuit against City Council now heads to court. (Axios)
The Orleans Parish coroner fired an employee after the staffer was seen on video dragging the body of a murder victim down a set of stairs. (WDSU)
