Master P says he's retiring from performing after Essence Fest

🎤 Master P will give the final performance of his career at Essence Fest, organizers say. The New Orleans rapper founded No Limit Records and is the city's current entertainment ambassador. (Essence)

💨 Cheech and Chong are living it up in town while they launch their THC seltzers. They got drinks at Jean Lafitte's, tried crawfish for the first time and danced with burlesque star Trixie Minx.

🤩 More celeb-spotting: Dave Matthews at Preservation Hall and the Revivalists at Snake and Jake's.

🥂 Cheers! Jewel of the South, Cure and Beachbum Berry's Latitude 29 are among the best bars in North America. (50 Best)

👀 Sex workers would be protected from arrest via NOPD under a proposed city ordinance when they report a crime. But it wouldn't apply to Louisiana State Police. (Verite)

🤒 Whooping cough is spreading in Louisiana. Two infants died earlier this year, and New Orleans health officials recommend getting vaccinated. (X)