Louvre Museum reopens after heist, as director set to testify to French lawmakers

LONDON -- The Louvre Museum opened its doors at 9 a.m. on Wednesday morning in Paris -- the first time it has welcomed the public since Sunday’s robbery. Meanwhile, the Louvre’s director, Laurence des Cars, is set to make a much-anticipated appearance in front of France’s Senate Culture Committee to answer questions regarding the museum's security and what went wrong on Sunday when nine pieces were swiped from the museum’s Apollo Gallery. On Tuesday, Paris public prosecutor Laure Beccuau announced that those gems are estimated to be worth $102 million. In an interview with the French radio network RTL, Beccuau called the figure "spectacular," but said it was nothing compared to the "historical loss caused by the theft." “We can maybe hope that [the perpetrators] think about it and won't de