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🌀 Cameron Hamilton, who was fired as FEMA's leader last year, was nominated to lead the agency less than a month before the start of hurricane season. (AP)
Hamilton was fired after he argued that abolishing FEMA was not in the country's best interests.
Meanwhile, a Trump-appointed council recommended sweeping changes to the agency. (AP)
💍 Jack Sutton Fine Jewelry is closing its store at Canal Place at the end of the month. The company's two other stores will remain open. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
Flashback: Saks Fifth Avenue closed its Canal Place store earlier this year amid bankruptcy restructuring efforts.
🏨 The nation's first gluten-free hotel is now open in Monroe. (Instagram)
📚 Tulane's faculty union ratified a collective bargaining agreement with the school last week that includes pay raises and promotions. (Tulane Hullabaloo)
