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In today's newsletter:

• Kenner airport becomes backdrop to a far-right star's deportation
• How a jailed Honduran migrant pulled a former Kenner judge deeper
• Hardline immigration firebrand deported after detention at Kenner's airport

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, temps: high: 89, low: 77.
• Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 77 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Milo Yiannopoulos Deported to UK: What Happened, What's Ne (snjtoday.com) — Milo Yiannopoulos was detained by ICE at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Kenner and deported to the U.K. after overstaying a 2019 visa, according to federal officials. The piece walks through how his Kenner arrest capped a long, turbulent career in far-right media, from Breitbart fame to platform bans and shifting alliances.
   

• How a Honduran man caught by ICE became ensnared in New Orleans staged wrecks conspiracy (nola.com) — A Honduran man's bid to be deported intersected with a sprawling staged-wrecks conspiracy centered in the New Orleans area, ultimately adding new legal trouble for disbarred lawyer and former Kenner city judge Sean Alfortish. Testimony from fellow inmates describes alleged attempts to pay for favorable statements, while a federal jury now weighs Alfortish's fate on fraud and murder-conspiracy charges.
   

• Milo Yiannopoulos Kicked Out of U.S. After Visa Overstay! (mediatakeout.com) — Immigration officials detained Milo Yiannopoulos at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Kenner after ruling he overstayed a 2019 visa, then quickly deported him to the U.K. The story notes his years of hardline immigration rhetoric, his conservative media career, and denials from federal officials that politics influenced the removal.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lost dog—no collar.
  On Lake Trail between 37th and West Esplanade. Friendly but wondering from house to house. (Nextdoor Driftwood)

• Enterprise Rent-A-Car posted a job opening for Return Agent - New Orleans Airport in Kenner. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Metairie

• Blue Williams Adds 2 Associate Attorneys (bizneworleans.com)
• Meet the man who devotes himself to maintaining New Orleans' Metairie Cemetery (nola.com)
• Jefferson Parish sheriff drug investigation results (wdsu.com)

Jefferson

• Jefferson Parish grant fills gap for homeowners who want a fortified roof (wgno.com)

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