Signs supporting IV Waste are hung around the French Quarter. IV Waste and Henry Consulting were both set to clean the French Quarter this week before the state Supreme Court temporarily blocked Henry Consulting. Photo: Carlie Kollath Wells/Axios
😮💨 IV Waste will pick up trash in the Downtown Development District andFrench Quarter after Mayor LaToya Cantrell updated the contract yesterday. (Statement)
🛍️ Vuori, a Livvy Dunne-backed activewear brand, will open a store inside Lakeside Mall later this year. (Do you hear that? It's the sound of Chelsea's bank account rapidly depleting.) Other newly-planned shops include ear piercer Rowan and women's fast fashion shop Garage. (Biz New Orleans)
⚖️ Attorney General Liz Murrill is asking Congress to ban the shipment of abortion pills to states like Louisiana where the procedure is illegal. (X)
🚨 A deadly, flesh-eating bacteria has hospitalized 17 and killed 4 people so far this year in Louisiana. Health officials urge caution around warm coastal waters and with raw seafood. (WAFB)
Alexandria is "the deportation capital of America" with Louisiana as "a model for ICE's expansion," according to the New York Times. (See report)