https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2026/09/01/mardi-gras-fee-structure-permit-feeshttps://images.axios.com/ccOL8XTzpQnlIl5oou-S5SDWq0Q=/0x151:4906x2910/1920x1080/2026/08/31/1788197006788.jpegA new tiered fee is likely heading to Mardi Gras krewes for 2027. Photo: Michael DeMocker/Getty Images2026-09-01T11:21:16.244441+00:00https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2026/09/01/plaza-tower-death-teen-lawsuit-jacque-st-annhttps://images.axios.com/GAPIZAdkoZgvkOB6H5IWGDZ1d7A=/0x0:4032x2268/1920x1080/2026/08/31/1788200931477.jpegCedric Richmond, at the podium, is joined by the St. Ann family and other lawyers Monday at a press conference near Plaza Tower. Photo: Carlie Kollath Wells/Axios2026-09-01T11:16:06.802810+00:00