Sterling K. Brown is from St. Louis and graduated with a BA from Stanford and a master's from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Photo: Lisa O'Connor/AFP via Getty Images
🎓 Sterling K. Brown will give Tulane's commencement speech next month. He's known for his roles in "This is Us" and "Paradise." (Press release)
Meanwhile, Dillard will give honorary degrees to New Orleans Tribune co-founder Beverly Stanton McKenna and retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Russell L. Honoré at its May 9 commencement ceremony.
🙏 A driver crashed into a crowd at a New Iberia parade, injuring at least 19 people. He faces several charges, including driving while impaired. (KATC)
✈️ Airport security lines appeared to be moving faster yesterday than they have been at MSY, based on updates from Reddit. Sundays and Mondays are the airport's busiest departure days.
The New Orleans airport has had among the highest callout rates in the country in recent weeks, meaning agents were calling out sick instead of working without pay.
⛴️ The Algiers Ferry is running again. It was closed last week for a construction project. (Facebook)
🏃🏽 Rolando Ortiz, a recent McNeese grad, won the Crescent City Classic. Annie LeHardy of New Orleans won the women's division. (Fox 8)
