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🌱 Five Shot On Chef Menteur + More Ambulances For NOLA
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Hello all. I'm back in your inbox this morning with your new copy of the New Orleans Patch newsletter. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening in the community today. Today we'll cover...
- More ambulances to come to New Orleans
- Five shot on Chef Menteur Wednesday
- Amtrak begins practice routes for Mobile to NOLA routes
But first, today's weather: Mostly sunny and cooler. High: 64 Low: 56.
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Here are the top stories in New Orleans today:
- Twelve new ambulances are coming to New Orleans before Mardi Gras in an effort to help with the carnival season and EMS employee retention rates. New Orleans EMS is currently 33 percent understaffed. Baton Rouge EMS and Tulane EMS will be assisting New Orleans EMS during Mardi Gras this year, and 20 more ambulances are expected to arrive later this year as well. (FOX 8 Local First)
- Five people were shot in New Orleans East on Wednesday night. Police arrived on scene at the intersection of Chef Menteur Highway and Bullard Avenue. The victims were three adults and two children, aged 3 and 8. Two adults, a male and female, were declared dead at the scene while the children and the other adult female were taken to the hospital for treatment. (FOX 8 LIVE)
- Amtrak announced that it has sent crews to begin the familiarization process between Mobile and New Orleans. The trips are to learn the land features on the route between the two cities so that conductors will be adequately prepared to start passenger train services later in 2023. (WDSU New Orleans)
Today in New Orleans:
- Garden Volunteers at Longue Vue House and Gardens (8:30 AM)
- "The Jews and The Blues" Documentary Screening at the New Orleans JCC (2:00 PM)
- Tulane University Women's Basketball at Wichita State University (6:00 PM)
From my notebook:
- This Friday, Feb. 10 from 6–10 p.m., is NOMA at Night! Go enjoy live music and see some art. (NOMA via Instagram)
- Join NORD on Feb. 28 for an educational seminar on how to help your business do well during a recession. (New Orleans Chamber of Commerce via Facebook)
- The first USDA Certified Organic juice bar has just opened on Magazine Street! (WDSU New Orleans)
Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. I'll see you soon!
— Shannon Denney
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