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National Guard to stay in New Orleans 6 more months

The federal deployment was supposed to end Feb. 28.

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The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="National Guard" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2026/02/25/national-guard-exits-new-orleans-federal-deployment" data-vars-content-id="a300a76c-7971-43c6-a701-75a4d99b6a72" data-vars-headline="National Guard to stay in New Orleans 6 more months" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2026/02/25/national-guard-exits-new-orleans-federal-deployment" target="_self">National Guard</a> isn&#x27;t leaving New Orleans anytime soon after Gov. Jeff Landry on Monday announced a six-month extension of the federal deployment.Why it matters: The move deepens federal involvement in local policing even as city leaders tout <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="significant drops in violent crime" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2026/01/06/violent-crime-murder-capital-improvement-statistics" data-vars-content-id="a300a76c-7971-43c6-a701-75a4d99b6a72" data-vars-headline="National Guard to stay in New Orleans 6 more months" 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">significant drops in violent crime</a>.

NASA's next lunar mission has deep New Orleans roots

Artemis II is scheduled to launch in April.

Aerospace

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="New Orleans" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans" data-vars-content-id="cad93e16-eaac-4072-a86f-27dbdd5e7c21" data-vars-headline="NASA&#x27;s next lunar mission has deep New Orleans roots" 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> built the backbone of NASA&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="next Moon mission" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2024/07/19/artemis-ii-core-stage-rocket-engine-moon-mission" data-vars-content-id="cad93e16-eaac-4072-a86f-27dbdd5e7c21" data-vars-headline="NASA&#x27;s next lunar mission has deep New Orleans roots" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2024/07/19/artemis-ii-core-stage-rocket-engine-moon-mission" target="_self">next Moon mission</a>.Why it matters: Artemis II will mark NASA&#x27;s first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years — and a major piece of the rocket was made in New Orleans East.

The best way to X-ray a hummingbird

The university treats about 1,400 wild animals a year.

Education

Ruby-throated hummingbirds will soon make their annual migration north from Mexico through Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states.Why it matters: Some will end up injured, and those that do might land at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine&#x27;s Wildlife Hospital — which just published new research showing the best way to identify fractures in these tiny birds.

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.

Christina Hendricks of "Mad Men" gets married in New Orleans

Shirley Manson, the lead singer of Garbage, officiated.

Weddings

Christina Hendricks of &quot;Mad Men&quot; fame got married over the weekend at a celebrity-studded <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="wedding" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2024/04/03/anya-taylor-joy-new-orleans-wedding-malcolm-mcrae" data-vars-content-id="18315748-e9d8-4a01-a3a5-501a78627f38" data-vars-headline="Christina Hendricks of &quot;Mad Men&quot; gets married 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/2024/04/03/anya-taylor-joy-new-orleans-wedding-malcolm-mcrae" target="_self">wedding</a> at the Napoleon House 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="18315748-e9d8-4a01-a3a5-501a78627f38" data-vars-headline="Christina Hendricks of &quot;Mad Men&quot; gets married 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>.The big picture: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Hendricks married George Bianchini" data-vars-click-url="https://people.com/christina-hendricks-marries-george-bianchini-new-orleans-wedding-exclusive-8628538" data-vars-content-id="18315748-e9d8-4a01-a3a5-501a78627f38" data-vars-headline="Christina Hendricks of &quot;Mad Men&quot; gets married in New Orleans" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://people.com/christina-hendricks-marries-george-bianchini-new-orleans-wedding-exclusive-8628538" target="_blank">Hendricks married George Bianchini</a> on Saturday in a &quot;gothic, moody and sexy&quot; ceremony at the historic French Quarter venue, according to People magazine.

Weddings

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Christina Hendricks of "Mad Men" gets married in New Orleans

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