The Omni New Orleans plans to have 1,000 rooms, several restaurants, a spa, rooftop pool, meeting space and a parking garage. Image: Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority
🏨 Omni Hotels got the green light to build a $575 million hotel across from the convention center where the Sugar Mill event space currently is. The hotel signed the lease yesterday and is expected to open in 2029. (Press release)
✈️ An American Airlines flight from New Orleans was right behind the plane that collided with a helicopter in Washington, D.C. The flight was diverted to Baltimore. (The Times-Picayune🔒)
👀 Members of Second Harvest's board allege that theArchdiocese of New Orleans fired CEO Natalie Jayroe and the board after they refused to use donor funding to pay the church's bankruptcy-related fees. (WDSU)
⚖️ The city and NOPD are now being sued by two separate law firms after the New Year's Day terrorist attack. Yesterday's lawsuit has 21 plaintiffs, including injured victims and loved ones of those who died. (Press release)
