- Jefferson and St. Bernard parishes are looking at expanding bicycling options. Jefferson soon expects to see a report from a $250,000 bicycling master plan study it commissioned last year, The Advocate says.
- Flood protection projects by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers near Lake Pontchartrain may be making Kenner safer. But a story in The Advocate says the projects also have contributed to damage at the Williams Boulevard boat launch.
- WVUE takes Lucien Gunter to task for $807 in public spending during a four-year period as executive director of the Jefferson Economic Development Commission. That includes some wine purchases, illegal under state law.