Scott Pilié is WDSU's new chief meteorologist

📺 Scot Pilié is WDSU's newest chief meteorologist, the station announced yesterday. The Jesuit grad says he is "beyond excited."

• Pilié previously worked for The Weather Channel, several Louisiana stations and NOLA.com.
• The WDSU job has been a hot potato since Margaret Orr retired in 2024. Damon Singleton was expected to be next in line but retired when he wasn't promoted. He's now the meteorologist at NOLA.com.
• Devon Lucie then held the role, but was put on leave after a domestic violence arrest.

🌊 New Orleanians should start relocating, a new study says. It estimates the city may be surrounded by the Gulf before the end of this century because of sea-level rise and wetland erosion. (The Guardian)

🔫 NOPD is not signing a long-term contract with ShotSpotter, after officials say the gunshot detection system only led to one arrest during the trial period. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)

• JPSO also stopped using the technology, saying it wasn't cost-effective.

⚖️ Britney Spears, a Kentwood native, avoided jail time yesterday after pleading guilty to a lesser charge in a DUI case. (AP)