The Second Line in the Sky art installation will feature 822 prayer flags strung up above the 100-300 blocks of Bourbon Street. Images: Courtesy of Studio West
🕯️ Hundreds of prayer flags will be suspended over Bourbon Street in an artistic commemoration of the Jan. 1 terror attack, we're told. The project, conceptualized by Katy Casbarian of Arnaud's Restaurant and produced by Studio West, will be unveiled Dec. 1 and remain on view through Jan. 18.
🚨 As official details remain scarce on the Border Patrol's possible arrival in New Orleans, a new report says to expect 250 agents beginning Dec. 1 for a two-month crackdown. "Swamp Sweep" aims at arresting 5,000 people across southeast Louisiana and Mississippi. (AP)
🏭 Louisiana "values capitalism, not socialism" according to a new ad touting business opportunities in the state. Gov. Jeff Landry's administration ran it in the Wall Street Journal this week. See full text.
💰 Xavier University got a $38 million unrestricted donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. It's the largest donation in the school's history. (Press release)
