LSU's larger-than-life tiger float took three months to build. Photo: Courtesy of LSU
🐯 LSU football coach Lane Kiffin will join Endymion as co-grand marshal alongside Mardi Gras historian Arthur Hardy in the krewe's parade. Kiffin will ride the 30-foot-long Mike the Tiger float Kern Studios created to celebrate LSU's 2025 College World Series run. (WDSU)
🦴 Mayor Helena Moreno's dog, Nacho, is all in for the Mystic Krewe of Barkus. He'll serve as celebrity grand marshal, making a big return to the French Quarter route after years of participating in the parade. (Instagram)
💰 Some top City Hall positions are getting pay raises under Moreno's administration. The mayor's team says the overall budget for her office has decreased. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
📝 LaSalle Parish schools are the first in the state to scrap homework. The experiment will run through this school year before officials decide whether it should be permanent. (KALB)
