Fire destroys Historic LeBeau Plantation ~WWLTV~Hat Tweet to M. Morel-Ensminger ‏@RevMelanieNOLA for hipping us to this great blog post on LeBeau. I'm heartbroken over the loss of this fine house, a tragedy compounded by apparent arson, according to news reports. ~Also: Report and pics from Carlie Kollath Wells.

Blowing smoke: Jindal "hints" at suing the Corps of Engineers ~Jeff Adelson

Gulf wetlands loss rate more than doubled, new five-year federal study says ~Mark Schleifstein

Stephanie Grace: Flood insurance rings alarm bells ~New Orleans Advocate

French Market signs on to manage new riverfront park ~Andrew Vanacore

NOPD says it has revised 200 policies; court monitor review is delaying implementation ~Marta Jewson, The Lens

Police union warns NOPD about camera-carrying activists ~Scott Satchfield, WVUE

City Imposes Tougher Consequences For Unpaid Sanitation Bills ~Janaya Williams

The coming week in literary New Orleans ~Odd Words

“The Pot & the Palette Cookbook” by George Rodrigue Foundation ~Cheramie Sonnier