🚋 The Societé des Champs Elysée, which typically kicks off Mardi Gras with a ramble along the Rampart streetcar line, can't book a streetcar for its 2027 ride. The RTA says it no longer has the capacity for chartered rides on that route. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
✡️ The Jewish population in New Orleans may have surpassed pre-Katrina levels, local spiritual leaders say, thanks to the city's unique spirit of collaboration and community. (Forward)
👀 A new ICE facility is in the works for a former Air Force base near Alexandria, which is also home to the nation's only airport-based immigration detention hub. The 528-bed "staging area" would house families and unaccompanied children and could speed up deportations. (AP)
