- Even as it competes to lease Jefferson Parish's two public hospitals, Ochsner Health System is taking over management of the publicly owned Hancock Medical Center in Bay St. Louis, Miss. The change comes a month after current managers told Hancock County officials that the hospital was having serious financial troubles, according to The Sea Coast Echo reports.
- The Harahan Planning and Zoning Board deferred voting on the future of the former Colonial Golf and Country Club. Board members said they need the results of drainage and traffic studies that a potential developer said have already been completed.
- The Kenner City Council gathers Thursday at 5 p.m. The 31-item agenda includes a public hearing on condemning the building at 3549 West Loyola Drive.