Tonight's Informed Sources 7pm on WYES-TV: Gordon Russell, Gabriella Killett & LeBron Joseph join Errol Laborde & Marcia Kavanaugh to talk rising sea levels, saltwater intrusion, OPP tensions, governor's race & Citizens Insurance - 7pm WYES, wyes.org & YouTube.

Tonight's Informed Sources are talking about NOPD chief search, new Riverfront plan, N.O. assessments & more. Marcia Kavanaugh & Errol Laborde welcome Stephanie Riegel, Gabriella Killett & Ben Myers of NOLA.com. Tonight 7pm on WYES-TV, wyes.org & YouTube

Look at this rainbow we just showed live on air over Algiers Point! SPECTACULAR! wdsu #lawx

JaDiamond Jones, 20, was mother to a two-year-old, making good on her dreams to become a pediatric nurse. She was set to graduate next week.

Imani Williams, also 20, was a Southern University student who had just celebrated a birthday. nola.com/news/crime_pol…

Loyola has finally found its new leader. Cole comes to Uptown with extensive experience working at Jesuit schools, most recently serving as VP of student affairs at Marquette University in Milwaukee. He’ll address campus tomorrow at 1 p.m. in the Peace Quad.

Little to nothing about the push to recall LaToya Cantrell has been transparent. Today, NOLA.com tries to shed some light.

From @mgsledge Jeff Adelson: Recall petitions show sharp divides across New Orleans by race, neighborhood nola.com/news/politics/…

The folks at The Times-Picayune/Advocate doing the work to understand the numbers behind the recall effort. This is what local journalism does.

The King of Mardi Gras has made it to Gallier Hall. Hail Rex! @nolanews

Ann Stephens is pictured behind the stands at Gallier Hall on the parade route in New Orleans dressed as injury attorney Morris Bart. She and six of her friends call themselves the 'Krewe of Injury Attorneys' and are all dressed as local lawyers, she said. @nolanews

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell watches Zulu roll downtown steps away from owner of the Saints and Pelicans, Gayle Benson. Happy Mardi Gras! NOLA.com

If this isn't Mardi Gras! An NOPD officer on the route is trying out the best photo angles for a Zulu parade-goer. Happy Fat Tuesday everybody! NOLA.com

Gerald Etienne poses on Jackson Avenue Fat Tuesday morning with his grandson, Denim Lewis, 3. Etienne's spot on the route is less than a block from his family home, which his parents bought in 1969, he said. Photo by Gabriella Killett.

Hello, all! I'm writing a story about luxury theft on the rise in New Orleans and nationwide. If you have recently had a luxury item stolen from you in the city, I'm sorry, and please message me here or email me at [email protected]! NOLA.com

New Orleans woman, 46, has outlived three of her children - all victims of gun violence nola.com/news/crime_pol…

Nobody gives a damn about football right now. Call the game. The health of Damar Hamlin is the only thing that matters. You can figure out the logistics later, not now. Continue praying for the Hamlin family 🙏.

In 2020, at the end of his final year at Pitt, Damar Hamlin organized a toy drive for kids in his hometown of McKees Rocks, Pa. This is the young man who went down on the field tonight in Cincinnati. He is a man; not a number on a jersey. Prayers for Damar.

Monday's shooting at a party in the Lower 9th Ward brings the total number of New Orleans mass shootings with more than 3 victims injured or killed to 12 for 2022.

Story by Marie Fazio and Gabriella Killett

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After getting kicked off a plane for asking passengers she assumed were Latino if were “smuggling cocaine,” Chris Christie’s niece bit, kicked and spit on deputies trying to detain her, injuring 6 nola.com/news/crime_pol…