2 injured in New Orleans metro from Tropical Storm Arthur

🌀 South Louisiana is cleaning up after Tropical Storm Arthur late last week.

• Nine tornadoes touched down across Southeast Louisiana and Mississippi. One in Avondale sent two people to the hospital. (WWL)
• Kenner got about 6 inches of rain in two hours, stranding dozens of drivers in flooded streets and blocking airport access. (Fox 8)
• New Orleans had numerous reports of tree damage, and SWBNO says some pumps lost power.

🪺 Baby night herons are nesting in the trees on Esplanade Avenue near the Degas House. Signs in the area ask drivers to be mindful. (Instagram)

• WWNO has a great explainer about the rookery.

🌶️ New Tabasco CEO Adam Graves is the first person outside the McIlhenny family to lead the hot sauce company, which is on track to break its own sales records this year. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)

📺 Chef Dook Chase's new national cooking series with WYES debuts next month. (Facebook)

🚔 Col. Robert Hodges, the New Orleans native who leads the Louisiana State Police, is retiring. He'll be replaced by Lt. Col. Frank Besson. (WAFB)