🌱Lethal Shooting And Car Crash + Float Catches Fire At Orpheus Parade

Hello again, everybody! It's Wednesday in New Orleans and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on the most important things happening locally. Today's issue includes...

• SWAT dispatched after suspects barricades himself inside home
• Shooting and car crash kills two and injures three
• Float fire at Orpheus

But first, today's weather: Clouds and sun; windy, humid. High: 83 Low: 69.

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Here are the top stories today in New Orleans:

1. A suspect barricaded himself inside a home on Tuesday afternoon causing a SWAT team to be dispatched to the scene. Around 1:15 p.m., police went to a home in the 7th ward on Allen Street. The man was being sought by law enforcement just before he shut himself inside the residence. (WGNO New Orleans)
2. A shooting on a service road near I-10 caused a car to drive through a fence and crash with another vehicle on the interstate, leaving two dead and three wounded on Monday night. One man was declared dead at the scene and the rest were taken to the hospital where another man died and two more are in critical condition. (WWLTV.com)
3. A float caught fire during the Orpheus parade on Monday evening. The parade was briefly delayed, and the cause of the fire is currently unknown, but no one was reportedly injured when the Leviathan float went up in smoke. Many photos were posted to social media showing smoke along the parade route. (WWLTV.com)

Today in New Orleans:

• Community Day at Longue Vue House and Gardens (All Day)
• Poetry Club: Harlem Renaissance at the Harahan Branch Library (6:00 PM)
• Tulane University Men's Basketball at University of Houston (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Propeller: A Force for Social Innovation is hosting a Small & Emerging Business Certification (SEBD) seminar on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Propeller: A Force for Social Innovation via Facebook)
• NORD's Summer Camp Expo will be held on March 11 at various NORD locations where you can speak to representatives about their camp offerings. (New Orleans Recreation Development Commission via Facebook)
• Did you have fun celebrating Fat Tuesday? Check out this this footage from Rex in 1898. (WAFB)

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You're officially in the loop for today. I'll see you soon!

— Shannon Denney

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