The "Kismet" can be rented for $3 million per week, making her one of the most expensive yachts on the charter market. She's seen in London in October 2024. Photo: Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images
🛥️ Ahoy, peasants! Atlanta billionaire Arthur Blank is in town with his fancy $180 million yacht. The towering vessel is docked behind Audubon Zoo. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
The $360 million "Kismet," owned by billionaire Shad Khan,is here too. She's moored downtown. (The Times-Picayune🔒)
Blank owns the Atlanta Falcons and Khan owns the Jacksonville Jaguars.
☕️ PJ's Coffee closed its Maple Street location this week for good, with the owners telling us it was due to construction-related business disruptions.
👀 Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's controversial pick for secretary of Health and Human Services, seemed to struggle yesterday amid questions from Sen. Bill Cassidy during his first confirmation hearing. (Axios)
🗺️ It's Internet official: Google Mapschanged its stance and says it will call it the Gulf of America. (Axios)
🐈 A feral domestic cat got New Orleans' first confirmed bird flu case last week. (Verite)
🥤 New Orleans artist Becky Fos made a color-changing Dr Pepper can for the Super Bowl. The limited-edition cans are in select stores around town. (Facebook)
