A makeshift memorial sprung up near the scene of the Jan. 1 terror attack, which killed 14 bystanders. A temporary sign stood in its place but was recently removed. Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Images
🕯️ A sign recognizing the Jan. 1 Bourbon Street terror attack was removed. The commemoration was always meant to be temporary, the building owner says. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
Meanwhile, the governor's commission tapped with establishing a permanent memorial held its first meeting yesterday, we're told.
State wildlife officials trapped and dissected an alligator from the Sevres Street lagoon while investigating 12-year-old Bryan Vasquez's death. The dissection revealed what's believed to be human remains, which were turned over to the coroner for examination, NOPD says. (WWL)
🍴 The New York Times updated its list of the nation's best restaurants, and it included two in New Orleans, which, just saying, we loved first: Emeril's and Saint Claire.
📦 Amazon's new distribution center officially opened yesterday in Slidell. It's expected to employ about 400 people. (WGNO)
Jefferson Parish's distribution center, which should employ about 200 people, opened earlier this week. (WDSU)
