Sep 18, 2025 - News
Luna Fete canceled due to federal funding shifts
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☹️ Luna Fete is canceled this year due to "shifts in federal and local funding." Arts New Orleans says the free light festival will return next year. (Press release)
☕️ French Truck Coffee is adding a 4% tariff fee to all transactions, according to our recent visits.
- Meanwhile, PJ's Coffee tells us it is dropping the extra charge for vegan milk in drinks. The change came after a push from PETA.
👀 The mayoral candidates got feisty in two debates Tuesday. (WWL recap and NOLA.com highlights)
💰 The Motwani family is trying to buy the Canal Street building that housed Palace Café. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
Five Louisianans have died this year from a flesh-eating bacteria called Vibrio vulnificus, health officials say. (Press release)
- You can get infected by swimming in coastal waters and eating raw oysters.