Protesters marched Friday on Canal Street during a rally against President Trump's immigration policies and Gov. Jeff Landry's National Guard deployment. Photo: Octavio Jones / AFP via Getty Images
👀 The Trump administration plans to build an immigration detention facility in Hammond that could hold 9,000 people. (Washington Post 🔒)
Tangipahoa Parish officials say they don't know anything about it. (The Times-Picayune🔒)
Meanwhile, Border Patrol's crackdown continues in metro New Orleans. The National Guard is here too at Gov. Landry's request. (Axios)
🚧 Road closures have begun on St. Charles Avenue for parade season. It's not the Mario Kart course yet, but expect delays this week. (Press release)
📚 The most popular books at the New Orleans Public Library in 2025 were "The Let Them Theory" by Mel Robbins, "Onyx Storm" by Rebecca Yarros and "Great Big Beautiful Life" by Emily Henry. (Facebook)
For the Jefferson Parish library system, the top books were "Great Big Beautiful Life," "The Housemaid" by Freida McFadden and "Say You'll Remember Me" by Abby Jimenez.
