Trombone Shorty's annual Threauxdown is a Jazz Fest week staple. Photo: Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images
🎺 Trombone Shorty is throwing himself a 40th birthday for his annual Treme Threauxdown at the Saenger Theatre on April 25. Guests include Leon Bridges, Eric Church, Joan Jett, Branford Marsalis, Ivan Neville, George Porter Jr., Grace Potter, Jill Scott, Mavis Staples and Irma Thomas. (Tickets)
👀 The New Orleans Police Department said federal statements are "misleading" after ICE agents arrested one of its recruits Jan. 28. The NOPD rejected a federal label of New Orleans as a "sanctuary city," and says ICE verified the man's employment eligibility without notifying the department of his detainer. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
🕺 French Quarter Fest grows this year to include Audubon's soon-to-be-expanded waterfront park. The free fest returns April 16-19. (Offbeat)
🥩 Emeril Lagasse is taking over the steakhouse inside Baton Rouge's L'Auberge Casino. (Baton Rouge Business Report)
