💜 Cajun Mardi Gras is likened to "a medieval uprising-themed bachelor party" in a new short documentary filmed last year. (Vice)
🏒 Dust off those Brass jerseys. New Orleans could be in the running for a National Hockey League team. (Sports Illustrated)
🏠 Airbnb is suing New Orleans over a law requiring the company verify city permitting for any listed property. The law is due to go into effect in June even as a federal appeals court is reviewing another city attempt to regulate the short term rental platform. (AP)
😬 The Scrim story is getting messy after Zeus' Rescues owner Michelle Cheramie says she decided to keep the mischievous pup. The earlier plan had been for him to move in with another woman on his rescue team, who now says she's hurt by Cheramie's decision. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
📉 New Orleans was part of a national drop in homicides last year, early data shows. The city's number of homicides dropped by 35% in 2024. (Axios)