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New Orleans will host one of the biggest gatherings of tall ships

Here's what to know about the free tours.

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<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="New Orleans" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans" data-vars-content-id="1bbe9ab2-db9b-443e-b77a-af3cf8207405" data-vars-headline="New Orleans will host one of the biggest gatherings of tall ships" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans" target="_self">New Orleans</a> hosts a flotilla of international tall ships next week for the kickoff of Sail 250, which is part of the country&#x27;s 250th birthday celebrations.Why it matters: The 12 ships will be open for free public tours along the Mississippi Riverfront.

New Orleans among worst places for new grads to find jobs

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Fast-growing Southern metros offer the best job opportunities for new college graduates, according to a new study.The big picture: Birmingham, Alabama, and Tampa Bay, Florida, top the list, based on payroll processor ADP&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="ranking" data-vars-click-url="https://www.adpresearch.com/2026-youve-graduated-now-what/" data-vars-content-id="11f30d2f-4d60-4c2a-bd04-0b85b4bc7eb6" data-vars-headline="New Orleans among worst places for new grads to find jobs" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.adpresearch.com/2026-youve-graduated-now-what/" target="_blank">ranking</a> of 20-something hiring rates, wages and affordability.

New Orleans homicides down 26% as violent crime falls nationwide

Crime remains one of the country's most politically potent issues.

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Homicide rates" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2026/01/06/violent-crime-murder-capital-improvement-statistics" data-vars-content-id="91c82c7e-41a2-4931-b5bd-f13654308034" data-vars-headline="New Orleans homicides down 26% as violent crime falls nationwide" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2026/01/06/violent-crime-murder-capital-improvement-statistics" target="_self">Homicide rates</a> in New Orleans continue to fall year over year, extending a nationwide decline that began after the pandemic-era crime spike.Why it matters: Crime remains one of the country&#x27;s most politically potent issues, even as many major cities report sustained declines in violence.

New TSA tech aims to speed up lines at MSY

You have to pay for TSA PreCheck use the new Touchless ID option.

Passengers at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2026/03/23/msy-airport-expansion-timeline-parking-garage" data-vars-content-id="f43f9267-e20f-4c1a-88ac-95cdde5e7cf4" data-vars-headline="New TSA tech aims to speed up lines at MSY" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2026/03/23/msy-airport-expansion-timeline-parking-garage" target="_self">Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport</a> now have a faster option at the TSA checkpoint.Why it matters: Long lines at security are a vibe-killer for the start of your trip.

The sharks weren't the scariest part of Netflix's new thriller

"Thrash" spent three weeks in Netflix's Top 10 movies list.

Netflix has a new scary movie just in time for hurricane season.The big picture: In &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Thrash" data-vars-click-url="https://www.netflix.com/title/82650122" data-vars-content-id="a5bcad09-2e8f-4506-9920-e184ff6db243" data-vars-headline="The sharks weren&#x27;t the scariest part of Netflix&#x27;s new thriller" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.netflix.com/title/82650122" target="_blank">Thrash</a>,&quot; a Category 5 storm slams a South Carolina town, trapping residents in the floodwaters.<ul><li>Plot twist: Ravenous sharks are in the water. Yeah, I rolled my eyes, too.</li></ul>

New Orleans among worst cities for pollen sufferers

New Orleans' pollen season lasts several months.

Pollen season is in full swing in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="New Orleans" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans" data-vars-content-id="98d8817c-d539-445e-98e0-7a9de7504cba" data-vars-headline="New Orleans among worst cities for pollen sufferers" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans" target="_self">New Orleans</a>.Why it matters: The city is one of the hardest places to live in the U.S. if you have <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="pollen allergies" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2025/04/07/worst-allergy-cities-ranked-pollen-hay-fever" data-vars-content-id="98d8817c-d539-445e-98e0-7a9de7504cba" data-vars-headline="New Orleans among worst cities for pollen sufferers" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2025/04/07/worst-allergy-cities-ranked-pollen-hay-fever" target="_self">pollen allergies</a>, according to a new report from the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America" data-vars-click-url="https://aafa.org/asthma-allergy-research/allergy-capitals/" data-vars-content-id="98d8817c-d539-445e-98e0-7a9de7504cba" data-vars-headline="New Orleans among worst cities for pollen sufferers" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://aafa.org/asthma-allergy-research/allergy-capitals/" target="_blank">Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America</a>.

Nearly 75% of Louisiana is in a drought

Drought brings an increased risk of wildfires.

Drought conditions are spreading across Louisiana and now cover 73% of the state, according to the latest data from the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="U.S. Drought Monitor" data-vars-click-url="https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/" data-vars-content-id="0d231719-261e-4c4f-8178-43b9f5aa6ae3" data-vars-headline="Nearly 75% of Louisiana is in a drought" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/" target="_blank">U.S. Drought Monitor</a>.Why it matters: Dry weather is good for outdoor events, but it increases the risk of wildfires and dangerous super fog.

Tree giveaway returns to New Orleans on Saturday

The NOLA Tree Project is trying to replace trees lost during Hurricane Katrina.

Residents in metro <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="New Orleans" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans" data-vars-content-id="837dc1f7-d869-43c3-bebe-c0d199dd5871" data-vars-headline="Tree giveaway returns to New Orleans on Saturday" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans" target="_self">New Orleans</a> can get free trees this weekend at the NOLA Tree Project&#x27;s biggest giveaway of the year.Why it matters: Trees help absorb stormwater runoff and mitigate extreme heat.

Cold, windy parade weekend ahead for New Orleans

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="New Orleans" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans" data-vars-content-id="5d5e45fc-fb4b-4d56-8362-d7ba5f6c039c" data-vars-headline="Cold, windy parade weekend ahead for New Orleans" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans" target="_self">New Orleans</a> is going back into Mother Nature&#x27;s freezer this weekend, so plan ahead if you&#x27;re <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="parading" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2026/01/28/krewe-du-vieux-parade-things-to-do" data-vars-content-id="5d5e45fc-fb4b-4d56-8362-d7ba5f6c039c" data-vars-headline="Cold, windy parade weekend ahead for New Orleans" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2026/01/28/krewe-du-vieux-parade-things-to-do" target="_self">parading</a>.Why it matters: You don&#x27;t want frostbite or hypothermia.

Louisiana gets a brief thaw — then another arctic blast

The ice storm claimed at least three lives in Louisiana.

<figure><img alt="Image shows heavy equipment clearing snow from a road." height="552" id="38977cdc-2491-4fdb-b6f4-483b2060e575" src="https://images.axios.com/PTdwAZKROm8mdx0oH_pNJsvOa8k=/2026/01/26/1769457137786.gif" width="650"/><figcaption>DOTD spent Monday clearing snow and ice off roads in Ruston, Louisiana. Image: DOTD</figcaption></figure><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Louisiana" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans" data-vars-content-id="589491e1-8a96-461a-8c41-fd0f0afdf334" data-vars-headline="Louisiana gets a brief thaw — then another arctic blast" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans" target="_self">Louisiana</a> has one more day of freezing weather before a brief thaw — then another arctic blast will bottom out temperatures this weekend.Why it matters: The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="ice storm" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2026/01/26/new-orleans-extreme-cold-warning-road-status" data-vars-content-id="589491e1-8a96-461a-8c41-fd0f0afdf334" data-vars-headline="Louisiana gets a brief thaw — then another arctic blast" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2026/01/26/new-orleans-extreme-cold-warning-road-status" target="_self">ice storm</a> left at least three people dead in the state and thousands without power.

2 dead in Louisiana as extreme cold reaches New Orleans

The wind chill will be "brutal," meteorologists say.

Climate

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="New Orleans" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans" data-vars-content-id="c6bd0389-8fd2-4ed3-810b-746b37bba964" data-vars-headline="2 dead in Louisiana as extreme cold reaches New Orleans" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans" target="_self">New Orleans</a> and southeastern Louisiana will have &quot;brutal,&quot; below-freezing wind chill temperatures Monday and Tuesday, the National Weather Service says.Why it matters: Frostbite and hypothermia are possible, along with frozen pipes.

Arctic blast to plunge New Orleans below freezing

Parts of Louisiana are under a winter storm watch.

New Orleans is forecast to go from 70-degree weather to below freezing this weekend, thanks to a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="massive winter storm" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/21/winter-storm-snow-ice-forecast-east-coast-south" data-vars-content-id="b1ea3ef3-dd61-487f-96df-209061c1da6e" data-vars-headline="Arctic blast to plunge New Orleans below freezing" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/21/winter-storm-snow-ice-forecast-east-coast-south" target="_self">massive winter storm</a> that&#x27;s expected to dump snow and ice elsewhere in the Deep South.Why it matters: Residents should prepare for freezing nights and possible pipe damage — even though the worst of it will be north of New Orleans.

New Orleans could get snow again this weekend

It's been almost a year since a historic snowstorm hit the region.

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="New Orleans" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans" data-vars-content-id="80fd7496-2de7-4625-b2a2-6a3a51e33ce7" data-vars-headline="New Orleans could get snow again this weekend" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans" target="_self">New Orleans</a> has a chance of snow this weekend, nearly a year after a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="historic snowstorm" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2025/01/21/in-photos-historic-snowstorm-new-orleans-louisiana" data-vars-content-id="80fd7496-2de7-4625-b2a2-6a3a51e33ce7" data-vars-headline="New Orleans could get snow again this weekend" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2025/01/21/in-photos-historic-snowstorm-new-orleans-louisiana" target="_self">historic snowstorm</a> dropped <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="about a foot of snow" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2025/01/22/record-snowfall-new-orleans-totals" data-vars-content-id="80fd7496-2de7-4625-b2a2-6a3a51e33ce7" data-vars-headline="New Orleans could get snow again this weekend" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2025/01/22/record-snowfall-new-orleans-totals" target="_self">about a foot of snow</a> in Southeast Louisiana.Why it matters: Mardi Gras snowmen are fun to make, but the region&#x27;s infrastructure isn&#x27;t equipped to handle extreme winter weather.

Moreno faces backlash over climate office restructuring

A petition asks the new mayor to reverse course.

Politics

<figure><img alt="Image shows people talking behind a podium." height="450" id="b7bb12e2-e81b-4ba9-ae4f-47b288f3cea0" src="https://images.axios.com/7oOvdMdz6Eawpgon-SyI6LmlMsg=/2026/01/14/1768426398773.gif" width="800"/><figcaption>Chris Lang, one of the laid-off city staffers, talked at a press conference Wednesday about his concerns for the future of climate projects in the city. Image: Carlie Kollath Wells/Axios</figcaption></figure><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Mayor Helena Moreno" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2026/01/12/mayor-helena-moreno-100-day-plan-priorities" data-vars-content-id="dfb05375-294c-4a2b-90ee-18dc219fa7f8" data-vars-headline="Moreno faces backlash over climate office restructuring" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2026/01/12/mayor-helena-moreno-100-day-plan-priorities" target="_self">Mayor Helena Moreno</a> is shaking up how New Orleans City Hall approaches climate change.Why it matters: Hundreds of residents are pushing back and asking Moreno to reverse course.

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New Orleans among worst cities for pollen sufferers