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Last Call: 5 things you may have missed on May 24

Welcome to Last Call.

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — It’s getting late, and it’s almost time to close up for the evening. Here are some stories you might have missed today.

Surveillance footage shows burglar take shovel to home

New Orleans police are looking for a man who used a shovel to break into a home.

Study favors making TOPS a need-based scholarship

Lawmakers approve big changes for TOPS scholarship program

State lawmakers should consider making need-based changes to TOPS instead of raising academic minimums for the statewide scholarship program, according to a new study from the Cowen Institute at Tulane.

Planned Parenthood clinic faces new hurdle as Louisiana legislature moves to defund abortion

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Despite previous failed attempts to defund Planned Parenthood, Louisiana legislators are now one step closer to blocking a proposed abortion clinic in New Orleans.

New Orleans loses Super Bowl in 2019 to Atlanta

The NFL decided Tuesday which cities would host Super Bowls 53, 54, and 55.

 

Tropical disturbance in the Atlantic shows slight potential for development

A disturbance located east of the Bahamas in the Atlantic Ocean is showing signs of potential development as it slowly drifts to the west-northwest.