Retired judge Arthur Hunter speaks during a forum Tuesday in what would turn out to be one of his final appearances as a mayoral candidate. Video: Chelsea Brasted/Axios
🗳️ The New Orleans mayoral race got a shakeup yesterday: Retired Judge Arthur Hunter ended his campaign and threw his support behind state Sen. Royce Duplessis. (WWL)
🥁 After spirited public comment, City Council pumped the brakes on NOPD's new plan to enforce expensive insurance requirements on second-line trolleys until stakeholders come to terms on safety plans that'll work for the culture going forward. Councilmembers characterized the enforcement as a misapplication of existing law. (Rewatch the meeting)
⚖️ The public defenders' office gets a close-up in the national media's ongoing Katrina anniversary coverage. (NPR)
✏️ Only about 80 of the 5,800 students who received LAGATOR private school or homeschool supply vouchers were kindergarteners. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
🛩️ If you got rattled Wednesday night by the loud jets overhead, don't worry: Those are just Louisiana National Guardsmen on routine training exercises. (WGNO)