New Orleans to demolish blighted West Bank apartment complex
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🚜 Mayor Helena Mayor and Councilmember Freddie King announced new plans to demolish DeGaulle Manor, a long-blighted Algiers apartment complex still standing after multiple attempts to raze the property. The city will use $3 million in short-term rental funds for its removal, which will run through May 2027. (WWL)
🔨 Tulane is taking over efforts to redevelop Charity Hospital. The deal isn't final, but the university would turn it into an education and residential hub. (Rendering)
⚖️ The Supreme Court barred a Louisiana man from suing for monetary damages after guards cut off his dreadlocks while he was imprisoned. The former inmate said the hairstyle was an expression of his Rastafarian religious beliefs. (AP)
🥛 The Louisiana Department of Health is investigating after 11 people reported getting sick from drinking raw milk. The milk came from three different producers, LDH says, and is unregulated for human consumption in the state. (Press release and what to watch for)