👀 Gov. Jeff Landry says he won't speak personally with Mayor Helena Moreno until the investigation into the grand jury indictment of Attorney General Liz Murrill is over. (Louisiana Illuminator)

• Landry and Murrill have suggested that local leaders were involved in initiating the investigation, an allegation Moreno and others deny. (Axios)
• The charges were dropped last month.

🏛️ Calvin Duncan resumed his federal lawsuit Friday over the new Louisiana law that eliminated his elected position as clerk of Orleans Parish criminal court. (WWL)

• His role has fueled the recent tension between state and local leaders. (Axios)

🏈 The Saints lost their preseason opener to the Jaguars 24-20. (Recap)

• New at the Dome — a $6 menu to honor six decades of Saints football. Beer and water are both $6. (Facebook)

⚾️ Skip Bertman, LSU's transformative baseball coach and athletics director, died Friday. He was 88. (Obituary)

A Belle Chasse teen died after authorities say he fell while doing a "little urban exploring" inside the blighted Plaza Tower. (Fox 8)

• Meanwhile, a YouTuber faces charges after exploring the abandoned Esplanade Mall. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)