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National Guard exits New Orleans as federal surge winds down

About 350 troops have been in the city since December.

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The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Louisiana National Guard" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2025/12/23/trump-national-guard-new-orleans-louisiana-deployment" data-vars-content-id="e0350341-b3fd-452d-a914-ebc18ccae75d" data-vars-headline="National Guard exits New Orleans as federal surge winds down" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2025/12/23/trump-national-guard-new-orleans-louisiana-deployment" target="_self">Louisiana National Guard</a> leaves New Orleans this weekend.Why it matters: The departure ends two months of heightened federal law enforcement presence in the city, sparked by Gov. Jeff Landry&#x27;s request and backed by President Trump.

15+ New Orleans festivals to put on your calendar this spring

Things to Do

It&#x27;s spring, the most glorious time of the year 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="e5c332d0-e0c7-4adf-859b-8738284deb05" data-vars-headline="15+ New Orleans festivals to put on your calendar this spring" 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>. Crawfish are boiling, it doesn&#x27;t feel like a furnace outside yet and everything is blooming.Why it matters: This is one of the busiest social periods of the year, with festivals almost every weekend.

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.

Plans advance for Plaza Tower and Mercy Hospital redevelopment

The Moreno administration says it is working with urgency.

Development

Redevelopment efforts are gaining traction at Plaza Tower, Mercy Hospital and several of the city&#x27;s biggest blighted buildings, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="New Orleans" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans" data-vars-content-id="0f2ec764-c170-4dc0-95fc-6911b7e33e04" data-vars-headline="Plans advance for Plaza Tower and Mercy Hospital redevelopment" 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> leaders told City Council recently.Why it matters: The buildings have sat vacant for years, dragging down surrounding neighborhoods and frustrating residents who have heard redevelopment promises before.

What works in relationships: Advice from our readers

Relationships are honest, funny and hard-earned.

Dating

We recently asked <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Axios New Orleans" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans" data-vars-content-id="b3811833-06b9-46d8-b809-166a3277fa35" data-vars-headline="What works in relationships: Advice from our readers" 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">Axios New Orleans</a> readers to share their best relationship advice.Why it matters: With <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="&quot;Love Is Blind&quot; scouting" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2025/07/29/love-is-blind-new-orleans-casting-call-application" data-vars-content-id="b3811833-06b9-46d8-b809-166a3277fa35" data-vars-headline="What works in relationships: Advice from our readers" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2025/07/29/love-is-blind-new-orleans-casting-call-application" target="_self">&quot;Love Is Blind&quot; scouting</a> in New Orleans, a local on <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Hulu&#x27;s latest dating show" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2025/08/13/new-orleans-woman-on-new-hulu-dating-show" data-vars-content-id="b3811833-06b9-46d8-b809-166a3277fa35" data-vars-headline="What works in relationships: Advice from our readers" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2025/08/13/new-orleans-woman-on-new-hulu-dating-show" target="_self">Hulu&#x27;s latest dating show</a> and a hometown <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="&quot;Bachelor&quot; winner" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2024/03/26/bachelor-winner-kelsey-joey-graziadei-season-28-daisy-photos" data-vars-content-id="b3811833-06b9-46d8-b809-166a3277fa35" data-vars-headline="What works in relationships: Advice from our readers" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2024/03/26/bachelor-winner-kelsey-joey-graziadei-season-28-daisy-photos" target="_self">&quot;Bachelor&quot; winner</a>, the city&#x27;s love life is trending. Here&#x27;s how some residents are making it work off-camera.

"Love Is Blind" wants New Orleans singles

We got a peek at the application questions.

The pods could be coming to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="New Orleans" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans" data-vars-content-id="d4850464-fe2d-4ca2-ba88-4e47883e9b1a" data-vars-headline="&quot;Love Is Blind&quot; wants New Orleans singles" 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: Netflix&#x27;s &quot;Love Is Blind&quot; is casting singles here, hinting of a potential local season for the hit reality dating show.

2025 wedding trends in Louisiana

Louisianans are waiting longer to get married.

First comes love, then comes marriage — but what that looks like in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Louisiana" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans" data-vars-content-id="5a1d5a41-c70e-430d-afce-5ba7c9631e5b" data-vars-headline="2025 wedding trends in Louisiana" 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> is changing in 2025.The big picture: These are some of the current wedding trends for prices, gifts and scheduling.

Louisianans aren't putting a ring on it

Nationally, more Americans are forgoing or delaying marriage.

Culture

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Louisiana" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans" data-vars-content-id="f7b28cbe-8c75-4709-803f-7786a2ad59ac" data-vars-headline="Louisianans aren&#x27;t putting a ring on it" 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> is single and ready to mingle.Why it matters: The Bayou State has one of the country&#x27;s highest percentages of unmarried people.

New Orleans woman wins "The Bachelor" after a stunning twist

Joey Graziadei is moving to New Orleans for a few months.

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Kelsey Anderson" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2024/03/19/final-2-women-bachelor-kelsey-joey-graziadei-daisy" data-vars-content-id="87fa944f-617a-4b92-9733-b443a06304c6" data-vars-headline="New Orleans woman wins &quot;The Bachelor&quot; after a stunning twist" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2024/03/19/final-2-women-bachelor-kelsey-joey-graziadei-daisy" target="_self">Kelsey Anderson</a> of New Orleans is the winner of &quot;The Bachelor&quot; Season 28 with Joey Graziadei.Why it matters: &quot;The Bachelor&quot; is one of the longest running and most popular <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="reality shows" data-vars-click-url="https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2023/12/29/the-most-popular-reality-tv-show-in-2023-didnt-even-have-a-real-housewife-in-it/?sh=29532d2b2740" data-vars-content-id="87fa944f-617a-4b92-9733-b443a06304c6" data-vars-headline="New Orleans woman wins &quot;The Bachelor&quot; after a stunning twist" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2023/12/29/the-most-popular-reality-tv-show-in-2023-didnt-even-have-a-real-housewife-in-it/?sh=29532d2b2740" target="_blank">reality shows</a>, and this season <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="highlighted the Crescent City" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2024/03/05/bachelor-hometown-visit-new-orleans-joey-kelsey" data-vars-content-id="87fa944f-617a-4b92-9733-b443a06304c6" data-vars-headline="New Orleans woman wins &quot;The Bachelor&quot; after a stunning twist" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2024/03/05/bachelor-hometown-visit-new-orleans-joey-kelsey" target="_self">highlighted the Crescent City</a>.Spoiler alert if you keep reading.

New Orleans woman makes it to "Bachelor" finale

The other woman is Daisy, 25, from Becker, Minnesota.

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Kelsey Anderson" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2024/03/04/bachelor-final-4-kelsey-anderson-joey-graziadei-new-orleans" data-vars-content-id="7f747b62-3515-4a1a-b3f9-54ad5e31af19" data-vars-headline="New Orleans woman makes it to &quot;Bachelor&quot; finale" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2024/03/04/bachelor-final-4-kelsey-anderson-joey-graziadei-new-orleans" target="_self">Kelsey Anderson</a> of New Orleans is heading to the finale of &quot;The Bachelor&quot; season 28 with Joey Graziadei.Why it matters: Our <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="local sweetheart" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2024/03/05/bachelor-hometown-visit-new-orleans-joey-kelsey" data-vars-content-id="7f747b62-3515-4a1a-b3f9-54ad5e31af19" data-vars-headline="New Orleans woman makes it to &quot;Bachelor&quot; finale" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2024/03/05/bachelor-hometown-visit-new-orleans-joey-kelsey" target="_self">local sweetheart</a> is in the final two, and we&#x27;re hoping she finds true love.The big picture: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Kelsey" data-vars-click-url="https://abc.com/shows/the-bachelor/cast/season-28-2024-kelsey-a" data-vars-content-id="7f747b62-3515-4a1a-b3f9-54ad5e31af19" data-vars-headline="New Orleans woman makes it to &quot;Bachelor&quot; finale" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://abc.com/shows/the-bachelor/cast/season-28-2024-kelsey-a" target="_blank">Kelsey</a> will meet Joey&#x27;s family in next week&#x27;s episode before he gives out his final rose and likely proposes to one of the women.Spoiler alert if you keep reading.

New Orleans woman is the reason for cliffhanger on "The Bachelor"

Kelsey is a  25-year-old from New Orleans and is in the final three.

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Kelsey Anderson" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2024/03/04/bachelor-final-4-kelsey-anderson-joey-graziadei-new-orleans" data-vars-content-id="396a5779-00ef-4bc7-aab7-7fa2cf4580cf" data-vars-headline="New Orleans woman is the reason for cliffhanger on &quot;The Bachelor&quot;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2024/03/04/bachelor-final-4-kelsey-anderson-joey-graziadei-new-orleans" target="_self">Kelsey Anderson</a> of New Orleans prompted the cliffhanger on last night&#x27;s Fantasy Suites episode of &quot;The Bachelor.&quot;Why it matters: Our <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="local sweetheart" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2024/03/05/bachelor-hometown-visit-new-orleans-joey-kelsey" data-vars-content-id="396a5779-00ef-4bc7-aab7-7fa2cf4580cf" data-vars-headline="New Orleans woman is the reason for cliffhanger on &quot;The Bachelor&quot;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2024/03/05/bachelor-hometown-visit-new-orleans-joey-kelsey" target="_self">local sweetheart</a> is in the final three and we&#x27;re cheering for her to find true love.The big picture: The episode ended with Kelsey leaving a note for Joey Graziadei saying, &quot;We need to talk,&quot; before the rose ceremony in Tulum, Mexico. <ul><li>Spoiler alert if you continue reading.</li></ul>

"Bachelor" hometown visit in New Orleans: Everywhere Joey and Kelsey A. went

Joey and Kelsey ate beignets in City Park and strolled through the French Quarter.

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Kelsey Anderson" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2024/03/04/bachelor-final-4-kelsey-anderson-joey-graziadei-new-orleans" data-vars-content-id="f1cad562-8f92-4532-ac75-ff1e45a7b1ab" data-vars-headline="&quot;Bachelor&quot; hometown visit in New Orleans: Everywhere Joey and Kelsey A. went" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2024/03/04/bachelor-final-4-kelsey-anderson-joey-graziadei-new-orleans" target="_self">Kelsey Anderson</a> of New Orleans is one of the final three women on this season of &quot;The Bachelor,&quot; after getting a rose from Joey Graziadei on last night&#x27;s episode.Why it matters: We&#x27;re excited to keep rooting for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="our local lady" data-vars-click-url="https://abc.com/shows/the-bachelor/cast/season-28-2024-kelsey-a" data-vars-content-id="f1cad562-8f92-4532-ac75-ff1e45a7b1ab" data-vars-headline="&quot;Bachelor&quot; hometown visit in New Orleans: Everywhere Joey and Kelsey A. went" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://abc.com/shows/the-bachelor/cast/season-28-2024-kelsey-a" target="_blank">our local lady</a> to find love.The big picture: Joey visited New Orleans and three other hometowns in the episode.<ul><li>Spoiler warning if you continue to read.</li></ul>

Final 4 contestants on "The Bachelor" include New Orleans woman

The hometown episode airs at 7pm Monday on ABC.

&quot;The Bachelor&quot; makes its way to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="New Orleans" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans" data-vars-content-id="d2744239-dbcf-4135-a213-650c2528f9c5" data-vars-headline="Final 4 contestants on &quot;The Bachelor&quot; include New Orleans woman" 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> for tonight&#x27;s episode as Joey Graziadei visits the hometowns of the final four contestants for the season.Why it matters: &quot;The Bachelor&quot; has <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="millions of fans" data-vars-click-url="https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2023/12/29/the-most-popular-reality-tv-show-in-2023-didnt-even-have-a-real-housewife-in-it/?sh=29532d2b2740" data-vars-content-id="d2744239-dbcf-4135-a213-650c2528f9c5" data-vars-headline="Final 4 contestants on &quot;The Bachelor&quot; include New Orleans woman" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2023/12/29/the-most-popular-reality-tv-show-in-2023-didnt-even-have-a-real-housewife-in-it/?sh=29532d2b2740" target="_blank">millions of fans</a> who will be seeing a snippet of the Crescent City on the small screen. <ul><li>Plus, we love to cheer for love.</li></ul>The big picture: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Kelsey Anderson" data-vars-click-url="https://abc.com/shows/the-bachelor/cast/season-28-2024-kelsey-a" data-vars-content-id="d2744239-dbcf-4135-a213-650c2528f9c5" data-vars-headline="Final 4 contestants on &quot;The Bachelor&quot; include New Orleans woman" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://abc.com/shows/the-bachelor/cast/season-28-2024-kelsey-a" target="_blank">Kelsey Anderson</a> is a 25-year-old junior project manager who lives in New Orleans, according to ABC.

"90 Day Fiancé" stars Jovi and Yara talk about life in New Orleans

They were nominated for a People's Choice Award.

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="New Orleans" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans" data-vars-content-id="24429d8e-efb7-466e-936d-a5faf5981297" data-vars-headline="&quot;90 Day Fiancé&quot; stars Jovi and Yara talk about life in 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> reality stars Jovi Dufren and his wife Yara Zaya were on the red carpet over the weekend for the People&#x27;s Choice Awards. <ul><li>They were nominated for best reality show of the year for their roles in TLC&#x27;s &quot;90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?&quot; but lost to &quot;The Kardashians.&quot; </li></ul>