The Carver Theatre opened in the Treme in 1950 during segregation, providing a top entertainment venue for New Orleans' Black community. Photo: Courtesy of Paul Broussard via NewOrleans.com
🚂 It's happening! Amtrak hosts a media event today to announce the start-date for the return of its Gulf Coast train service. Tickets should be available after the announcement, we're told.
🐯 Former LSU coach Ed Orgeron took off his shirt and danced during a former staffer's wedding reception in New Orleans over the weekend. The video is ... you know, just check it out for yourself. (X)
🧠 A tech company is investing $100 million in a Houma facility to research AI applications and brain technology. (Press release)
🇮🇳 LUFU NOLA is opening a second location, taking over the Decatur Street space where the same team operated the now-closed Cajun Flames. The restaurant is in a limited soft-opening stage, we're told.
