A rendering of the new JPAWS building. The 27,750-square-foot facility will have space for adoption, a community clinic and pet housing. Image: Courtesy of Jefferson Parish
🐾 Jefferson Parish is replacing its East Bank pet adoption center after Hurricane Ida destroyed the last one. Officials broke ground yesterday on the new building, which should open in February 2027, a press release says.
🏈 New Orleans is in consideration to host the 2031 Super Bowl after Gov. Jeff Landry and Saints owner Gayle Benson appealed to NFL officials yesterday. The city missed an earlier deadline as the Saints' Caesars Superdome lease got worked out. (The Times-Picayune🔒)
🌮 After closing in anticipation of the Border Patrol's immigration crackdown, Taqueria Guerrero reopened this week. (Instagram)
La Patrona on Carrollton also reopened yesterday. (Instagram)
💸 New Orleans is on the hook for $8 million after Mayor-elect Helena Moreno learned from outgoing Mayor LaToya Cantrell's administration that money promised to NOPD officers for retention bonuses isn't actually in the bank. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
Moreno said in a statement yesterday that she'll use funds from the city's $125 million payday loan to make ends meet.
⛈️ The National Weather Service office in Slidell is looking for folks to help identify hazardous weather and conditions. The SKYWARN training is free. (X)