New Orleans city workers get mandatory breaks in high heat

☀️ City employees will now get a required break when they work outside and temperatures "feel like" at least 80 degrees. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)

• Meanwhile, a new study shows that heatwaves may trigger more domestic violence calls in the city. (Verite)

Political fallout from Charlie Kirk's assassination in Utah on Wednesday continues to ripple through the country. (Axios)

• Many Louisiana leaders have responded. (Louisiana Illuminator)
• And one New Orleans Fire Department employee is under investigation after a reaction she posted on social media went viral. (WDSU)

🚔 A Slidell woman faces several charges after police say she hit a coworker with her car over the weekend and went into work as though nothing had happened. (WWL)

🚨 Several HBCUs closed temporarily, including Southern in Baton Rouge, after receiving threats of violence yesterday. (Axios)