They join LUFU's Decatur Street spot and at least eight other restaurants that have called it quits this summer.
👨🍳 E.J. Lagasse, Emeril's son who runs the South's first two-star Michelin restaurant, is dubbed "America's most talented nepo baby" in a new profile from New Orleans writer Brett Martin.(GQ)
🗳️ Early voting ends Saturday for the closed-party primary runoffs. See our voter guide.
Mystikal, the rapper known for early 2000s hits like "Shake It Fast," was sentenced to 20 years in prison for a 2022 rape. (AP)
🎉 LSU AgCenter horticulturist Joe Willis recently won the National Garden Club's Award of Excellence. He's the first Louisianan to win the group's highest honor. (Press release)
🚧 New projects:
Jefferson Parish officials broke ground this week on a $4.4 million project that will become the new home of August Moon restaurant and Hoang Law Firm.
LCMC's New Orleans East Hospital broke ground on an inpatient behavioral health unit. (Biz New Orleans)
Entergy is replacing 500 utility poles along Veterans Boulevard. It's also replacing or reinforcing 640 poles in St. Bernard Parish.
Nearly 700 light poles along the Westbank Expressway are getting new LED bulbs in a $1.7 million project. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
