🚔 The federal consent decree that governs NOPD may end sooner than expected. NOPD previously was targeting next year to exit oversight, but the judge's ruling may speed things up. (The Times-Picayune🔒 )
Read why NOPD says it doesn't need oversight anymore.
💊 Louisiana AG Liz Murrill has upped her efforts to block mail-order abortion access with a lawsuit against the FDA. She hopes the federal government stops the distribution of mifepristone without an in-person doctor's office visit. (Louisiana Illuminator)
🌊 Some coastal news to know:
The saltwater wedge is moving further upriver but isn't expected to threaten New Orleans' drinking water this year. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
The Landry administration withdrew permits for a coastal restoration project that would have diverted sediment aimed at building wetlands within the Breton Sound in Plaquemines Parish. (Fox 8)
