New Orleans Jazz Fest lineup drops Thursday

🎶 Jazz Fest drops its lineup today. Yep, today. That's much earlier than usual. (Facebook)

📚 Kamala Harris kicks off her book tour in New Orleans. She'll be at the Saenger in January. Tickets go on sale tomorrow. (Details)

🚧 Exxon has ID'd sites in Louisiana and Mississippi for its first planned gas-fired power plants to directly supply data centers.

• The plan envisions plants that can capture CO2, taking advantage of Exxon's transport and storage infrastructure. (Axios)

🏓 Jefferson Parish opens four new pickleball courts today at Pontiff Playground in Old Metairie.

• Flashback: The parish opened a $2M pickleball complex in Metairie earlier this year. (Photos)