Tom Wood has owned Good Friends Bar since 1987. Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images
🌈 Want to buy a gay bar? The longtime owner of Good Friends is selling the French Quarter bar at auction Jan. 7. The opening bid for the business and property will be $6,555,000. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
🧑⚖️ A lawsuit challenging Louisiana's recent reclassification of two abortion-inducing drugs as controlled substances was filed yesterday. Plaintiffs argue the law unconstitutionally regulates medication. (Louisiana Illuminator)
✏️ The Lower 9th Ward's only public school could close after Martin Luther King Jr. failed to meet the district's standards for an automatic charter renewal. (WWL)
💞 Best friends forever! The friendship bracelets that wrapped around the Caesars Superdome for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour stop were sent to Indianapolis, a press release says. They'll be installed at Lucas Oil Stadium for the final U.S. stop of Swift's tour.
