The Carnival Liberty got an upgrade similar to the Carnival Valor, which also returned to New Orleans recently. The Liberty's improvements include a mini golf course. Photo: Courtesy of Carnival Cruise Line
⛴️ The Carnival Liberty is back in New Orleans after a glow-up that includes a new water park, mini golf course, photo studio and revamped spa. (Press release)
🏚️ Metairie Towers, the condo complex in Old Metairie, will be auctioned in August after its current owner couldn't get the financing together for an ambitious renovation. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office will stick with its immigration policy in spite of a new state law creating criminal penalties for local law enforcement. (Verite)
🛥️ A new law, which went into effect this month, gives a tax break to luxury boats worth at least $200,000. (Louisiana Illuminator)
🍗 Southerns is expanding to the North Shore. West Bank and Baton Rouge locations are in the works too, the fried chicken restaurant says. (Instagram)
📚 Former Angola inmate Calvin Duncan, released in 2011 after a wrongful conviction case, has a new memoir out about his journey helping fellow inmates overturn their cases. (NPR)
