🚧 Mayor Helena Moreno says she's ramping up pothole filling efforts. City crews have been repairing about 500 per week. Now, the goal is 1,500 per week. (Facebook)
Moreno's requesting $2.5M in federal funds to hire crews and buy another pothole filling truck. (Press release)
🚓 The French Quarter police drone program heads to City Council now that the French Quarter Management District voted to fund it. NOPD wants to eventually expand it across the city. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
The program is modeled after Jefferson Parish, which has one of the largest in the country. (Axios)
🗳️ Scott Walker dropped out of the race for Jefferson Parish president. He says he'll stay until his council term ends in January 2028. (Facebook)
🙏 Alfred Singleton, the co-owner and executive chef at Cafe Sbisa, has died. (Instagram)
📺 The St. Louis Cathedral is featured in a new series on Fox Nation called "America's Churches with Benjamin Hall." St. Mary's Church is included too. (Stream it)
🎤 Lil Wayne added more tour dates — and still left out Louisiana. (Schedule)
🎾 Shia LaBeouf is reportedly bothering his neighbors at the New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club. (TMZ)
