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🌱 Amtrak From Mobile To NOLA Returns + Fatal Gretna Shooting

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Shannon Denney, Neighbor
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Hey, neighbors. I'm here with your Wednesday edition of the New Orleans Daily, full of everything you need to know about what's happening in town. Today you'll find these stories and more:

  • Amtrak is returning to the Gulf Coast for the first time since Katrina
  • One man dead in a Gretna shooting
  • Six arrested for guns and drug charges at Second Line parade

But first, today's weather:

Warmer with variable clouds. High: 71 Low: 61.

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Here are the top stories today in New Orleans:

  1. The Amtrak train service from Mobile to New Orleans is set to return with stops along the Mississippi coast as a settlement has been reached between Amtrak and opposing entities. This will be the first time Amtrak will return to the Gulf Coast since Hurricane Katrina. The parties involved have until June 2023 to report that the details of the settlement are fulfilled. (WKRG News 5)
  2. One man died in a fatal shooting in unincorporated Gretna on Monday evening. Around 11:30 p.m., Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Deputies responded to the scene on Grovewood Drive where a man was found outside a home with a gunshot wound and who was the pronounced dead at the scene. The victim or any suspects have not yet been identified. (WDSU)
  3. Six men were arrested at the Nine Times Social Aid and Pleasure Club Second Line parade on Sunday on illegal guns and weapons charges. The club's Second Line typically brings out many families to celebrate the history of the Ninth Ward with its annual parade through Desire. (FOX8LIVE)

Today in New Orleans:

  • Gallery Talk at the New Orleans Museum of Arts (12:00 PM)
  • United States Naval Academy at Rosedale Branch Library (2:30 PM)
  • Tulane University Women's Volleyball at University of Central Florida (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • At the New Orleans Jazz Museum's Improvisations Gala, you now will get the opportunity to buy a key to their exclusive Adler's Treasure chest for the chance to win a Baume & Mercier Classima watch! You can buy tickets now. (New Orleans Jazz Museum via Instagram)
  • New Orleans Business Alliance's Homegrown Holidays campaign will be kicking off this Friday! Those who shop at one of the 50 participating businesses will be entered to win a $200 cash prize. (New Orleans Business Alliance via Facebook)
  • Bike Nights at City Park will begin next Tuesday! Go on an LED Surrey from WheelFunrentals which will be available each Tuesday tour. (New Orleans City Park via Facebook)

You're officially in the loop for today. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— Shannon Denney

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