Thus it begins. Judge: Determining how much oil spilled from BP well into Gulf of Mexico won't be 'easy task' ~Michael Kunzelman

Lead in New Orleans schools ~Robert Morris, Gambit/Messenger

Louisiana’s voter ID law from 1997 eases effects of Supreme Court decision ~Tyler Bridges, The Lens

House leadership faces pressure from parents of special-needs kids ~Rob Masson , WVUE

After employees find restaurant closed, future of Brennan's questioned ~WWLTV

Deep-water drilling expansion will strain workforce, study says ~Simone Sebastion, Fuel Fix~Hat Tweet @Noladishu

Habitat for Humanity to raise walls on 500th home in metro ~WDSU

The Legendary Taj Mahal ~Gwen Thompkins, WWNO