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to collaborate with state state and federal partners. Candidates face off on live television for second time in week aandcrisis federal partners. Thomas said The Thursday debate was one
BY SOPHIE KASAKOVE Staff writer
Candidates for New Orleans mayor debated on live television for the second time in a week on Thursday, facing off on issues like hurricane preparedness, the city’s parks department and its water system, as voters prepare to begin casting ballots Saturday. During the hourlong debate,
which aired on WVUE FOX8 at 6 p.m., the candidates spoke about several topics central to New Orleanians’ lives that have been lessoften discussed during the campaign. The four candidates present — City Council Vice President Helena Moreno, council member Oliver Thomas, state Sen. Royce Duplessis, all Democrats; and certified public accountant Frank Janusa,
a Republican — were quizzed by moderator and FOX8 anchor John Snell. In response to questions about emergency preparedness, Duplessis and Thomas, who have emphasized their New Orleans upbringing throughout the campaign, both spoke about their own experiences confronting Hurricane Katrina. Duplessis spoke about the need to “put differences aside” during
that as mayor he would have “safe houses and shelters” already in place, along with transportation to evacuate people. Moreno said she would invest in “community lighthouses”— churches and other community organizations that are prepared with a microgrid to assist residents in need. And Janusa spoke about using existing transportation services to evacuate people and the importance of collaborating with
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of the few times that Janusa, who polled above 5% in a recent FOX8 poll, has appeared onstage with Thomas, Duplessis and Moreno, all of whom have polled in the double digits. Moreno has polled near or above 50%, and Duplessis and Thomas are aiming to cut into Moreno’s lead and force her into a Nov. 15 runoff. The election is Oct. 11. Early
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911 service down for hours across La. Disruption blamed on cut fiber-optic lines
BY QUINN COFFMAN and MICHELLE HUNTER Staff writers
Langenstein’s on Metairie Road is one of three grocery stores in the New Orleans metro area.
Family opened original Uptown store in 1922 BY JONAH MEADOWS Staff writer
Langenstein’s, which opened its doors on the corner of Prytania and Arabella streets more than a century ago and has grown to three locations and a wine store across the metro area, will be purchased by New Orleans-based Robert Fresh Market, the companies announced jointly on Thursday. Under the terms of the deal, Robert will continue to operate Langenstein’s three locations in Uptown, Old Metairie and
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“It was important for us that the transaction made business sense. But also that ... it was a family that we could trust and that was aligned with us from a values perspective ... even if it doesn’t have our name on the building.”
Market locations, bringing an end to one of the city’s oldest brands. Langenstein’s President and CEO Ellis Lanaux, the great-great-grandson of company founder Michael Langenstein, said his family was not looking to sell the business, but that the Roberts approached them earlier this year with an unsolicited offer that was too good to pass up. The ELLIS LANAUX, Langenstein’s family would not have sold to anyone president and CEO other than another local family, he added. “It was important for us that the transaction made business sense,” Lanaux River Ridge, as well as Prytania Wine & said. “But also that ... it was a family that Spirits, and will extend offers to hire Lan- we could trust and that was aligned with genstein’s approximately 100 store staff- us from a values perspective ... even if ers, according to Robert’s owners. But the ä See LANGENSTEIN’S, page 8A stores will be rebranded as Robert Fresh
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Most of Louisiana lost the ability to call 911, the nation’s universal emergency response number, for several hours Thursday after 911 fiber-optic lines were cut in Mississippi. Law enforcement agencies across Louisiana began reporting 911 outages in the early afternoon and offering other numbers for people needing police, ambulances or the fire department to call. The outage was caused by the cutting of a 911 fiber line or multiple lines somewhere in Mississippi, said authorities with multiple parish communication districts and with AT&T. Residents were told service was expected to return after a few hours. “Our teams have dispatched and are working as quickly as possible to repair multiple fiber cuts, affecting 9-1-1 service for some customers in Louisiana and Mississippi,” a spokesperson for AT&T said in a statement just after 4 p.m. Thursday. “We understand how important these services are and appreciate the patience of our customers.” Service was returned for most parishes, including Orleans, Jefferson, Lafayette and East Baton Rouge, after 4 p.m. When asked how a break in a fiber line one state over could knock
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