State coastal authority votes to demand that East Bank levee authority drop its oil, gas, pipeline lawsuit ~Mark Schleifstein

Bubba Dove Floodgate opens, offers protection to Terrebonne (Video) ~Amy Wold

How could city of New Orleans raise money to pay for police, jail consent decrees? ~Charles Maldonado, The Lens

Downtown housing transformation begins with start of Iberville demolition ~WWLTV

Some who sought FEMA assistance after Federal Flood being forced to pay back 'debt' ~WDSU

Louisiana to overhaul food establishment inspection process ~Leigh Isaacson, WVUE

Boeing officials update progress on tank for NASA’s mega-rocket at Technolagy TechFest ~Jaquetta White, New Orleans Advocate

This week's Odd Words

Racing Stripes: Exotic Animal Racing at The Fair Grounds ~NOLA DEFENDER

First second line of the season: Valley of Silent Men ~Big Red Cotton, Gambit