Domino Sugar breaks ground on $785 million project in Louisiana

🏗️ American Sugar Refining, which owns the Domino Sugar refinery in Chalmette, broke ground yesterday on a $785 million project to modernize the facility. The first $200 million phase should be finished in 2028. (Press release)

🚌 The Orleans Parish School Board and the city ended their multi-year legal battle yesterday over tax fees. Both sides compromised on the annual payments and administrative collection fee. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)

• Flashback: Then-Mayor LaToya Cantrell backed out of the original settlement last year, leading to financial leaders ringing the first alarms to City Council about the city's dire financial situation.

🤩 The Met Gala had several Louisiana connections:

• Jon Batiste and his wife Suleika Jaouad (who is going through chemo) attended.
• Also spotted: LSU standouts Angel Reese, Joe Burrow, Justin Jefferson and Mondo Duplantis.
• Baton Rouge designer Christopher John Rogers dressed Deborah Roberts.
• Venus Williams, co-chair of the event, grabbed a post-gala snack at Raising Cane's.

👀 A petition to boot Gov. Jeff Landry out of office was filed yesterday by two Baton Rouge residents. They need at least 500,000 certified signatures to force a recall election. (WWL)