Derek Carr missed several games last season due to hand and oblique injuries. We don't know how or when he injured his shoulder. Photo: Cooper Neill/Getty Images
🏈 Saints QB Derek Carr has a shoulder injury that "threatens his availability" for the upcoming season. He may need surgery. (NFL.com)
💰 City Council passed a new ordinance to pay the Orleans Parish School Board $10 million, again defying Mayor LaToya Cantrell, who is contesting the original funding deal in court. (Verite)
Meanwhile, the school board is hoping to raise millions during a property auction later this month. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
🩺 Gov. Landry tapped Bruce Greenstein to be the state's new Department of Health secretary. Greenstein, one of Landry's largest political donors, previously worked for President Trump and was the health secretary under Bobby Jindal. (Louisiana Illuminator)
🏡 John Goodman slashed $700,000 off the price of his Garden District home about two months after listing it. His family has lived there about 20 years. (Realtor.com)
🍴 Minnie and John's, a restaurant focused on modernized Southern classics, is now open in the former Cowbell location on Oak Street. (Instagram)