First responders were still working yesterday to contain the fire from a Friday explosion at Smitty’s Supply, a chemical storage facility on the North Shore. This photo was taken Friday. Photo: Courtesy of Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office
🔥 Oily residue, chemical smells and thick smoke are raising health concerns from a fire at a chemical storage facility in Roseland. (Fox 8)
🏈 The Saints fell 28-19 to the Denver Broncos on Saturday in their last preseason game. (Recap)
🤩 Obsessed doesn't cover how we feel about the marriage photos from Raynell "Supa Cent" Steward and Ray "Rayzor" Breaux. The New Orleans entrepreneurs tied the knot in Puerto Rico. (Essence)
🚰 A French Quarter utilities upgrade is closing parts of Decatur and St. Peter streets, and businesses are hurting from a blocks-long bottleneck on foot traffic. Construction is expected to last about a year. (WWL)
🎭 Three Jefferson Parish Mardi Grasparades, which have struggled with participation in the last couple years, were officially dropped from the schedule. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
💰 City Hall and New Orleans Public Schools have come to terms on a two-year agreement on how to share revenue from speed cameras in school zones, complying with a 2024 state law requiring the funds get split. (Press release)
