- The toxic political climate surrounding the Jefferson Parish Housing Authority drove interim Executive Director Dalton Simmons to resign after less than two months on the job, and he says the need to help the parish's poor residents has been lost in the political scrum. The Advocate has this report.
- The Kenner City Council meets today at 5 p.m. A preview is here.
- Parish Council member Chris Roberts called for an investigation into a Metairie engineering firm that has been paid more than $4 million to design ramps for the West Bank Expressway after some state engineers found the firm's plans "unconventional" and difficult to understand last year. The Advocate's story is here.
- Parish President John Young has again extended the state of emergency for Hurricane Isaac, this time through Nov. 21. The declaration is here.