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π’ City Council members unanimously voted to override Mayor LaToya Cantrell's veto of $20 million for renovations to the blighted Charity Hospital site. (The Times-Picayuneπ )
The council also voted toend Cantrell's emergency declaration that was an attempt to hand over the French Quarter trash contract to Henry Consulting, Gambit reports. Read the administration's response.
π§ The Judge Seeber Bridge on Claiborne Avenue closes Monday for a few weeks for repairs. (Press release)
π Checker's and Rally's are remodeling five locations in New Orleans. (Biz New Orleans)
π Derrick Groves, a convicted murderer, remains on the run almost two months after he and nine inmates escaped from the Orleans Justice Center. (AP)