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Spotted on the New Orleans calendar: Gimme Gimme Disco
Hi there, New Orleans! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How New Orleans moms can get treatment without leaving their children
- What could change under the Claiborne overpass for vendors and neighbors?
- How bad address errors could drive up New Orleans trash bills
Also on today's calendar: Gimme Gimme Disco and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 97 and low of 78 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 100, low: 80.
- Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 94 and low of 78 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Canal Pointe marks year of helping New Orleans families (wdsu.com subscription) — A new residential treatment program in New Orleans is letting pregnant and parenting women receive substance-use recovery care without being separated from their children. Canal Pointe, run by Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana with major support from Humana, has already treated 29 local mothers and cared for 32 children in its first months. The family-centered facility is described as the only one of its kind in the city. 
2. New Orleans leaders eye expanding Claiborne corridor. Vendors, city talk about what's next. (nola.com) — City officials are pushing ahead with plans to turn the Claiborne corridor in New Orleans into a larger green, walkable space for vendors and performances, despite funding delays and mixed neighborhood reactions. A new $500,000 federal grant will fund design work for seven more blocks, while vendors under the expressway press for permits, basic services, and better security after a recent shooting.
3. Audit finds thousands of questionable addresses on New Orleans trash rolls (bigcountrynewsconnection.com) — New Orleans' trash rolls may include nearly 13,000 questionable service addresses, potentially wasting sanitation dollars just as city leaders weigh raising monthly trash fees. A new legislative audit found duplicate, vacant, and ineligible properties on the rolls and thousands of locations not paying sanitation fees, prompting a months-long cleanup of records before any fee reset moves forward.
4. Tributes pour in for New Orleans civil rights activist Jerome 'Big Duck' Smith (nola.com) — New Orleans is mourning civil rights leader Jerome "Big Duck" Smith, who died Friday at 87 after decades of activism rooted in the city. Smith helped lead sit-ins, Freedom Rides, and later co-founded Tamborine & Fan to support local children. City officials and community leaders are remembering his impact on generations of New Orleanians and neighborhoods like Treme and Mid-City.
5. New Orleans Jewish community responds to 'Ye' Superdome concert with alternative programming (fox8live.com) — Ye's upcoming Aug. 28 concert at the Caesars Superdome has New Orleans Jewish leaders on alert, prompting alternative educational programming and free admission at the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience that day. Community advocates have worked with Superdome officials to prevent the show from becoming a platform for antisemitic rhetoric, while emphasizing learning about Southern Jewish history and identity as a constructive response.
📸 Around New Orleans
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🗓 Upcoming Events in New Orleans
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- Gimme Gimme Disco →
Tipitina's, 501 Napoleon Ave, New Orleans
8:00 pm - Prairie Acadian Cultural Center - National Park Week Candle Making
Jean Lafitte National Park Prairie Acadian Cultural Center250 West Park Ave, Eunice, LA 70535
1:00 pm - Jack Johnson at Ascend Amphitheater →
Ascend amphitheater, 150 W Trinity Ln, Nashville
7:30 pm - Goo Goo Dolls →
Hard Rock Live (in Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood), 1 Seminole Way, Davie
8:00 pm - French Quarter - Jazz Program - Steve Pistorius & His Porch Pals
Jean Lafitte National Park National Park Service French Quarter visitor center - 419 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70130. (Near the statue of Bienville.)
3:00 pm - French Quarter - Talkin' Jazz: In Concert with Mark Braud
Jean Lafitte National Park National Park Service French Quarter visitor center - 419 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70130. (Near the statue of Bienville.)
3:00 pm - Prairie Acadian Cultural Center - Ranger Recipes
Jean Lafitte National Park Prairie Acadian Cultural Center250 W. Park AveEunice, LA 70535
5:00 pm - Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons →
The Sazerac House, 101 Magazine St, New Orleans
6:30 pm - Candlelight: Tribute to Adele →
The Sazerac House 101 Magazine Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
9:00 pm - Dorothy's Quest: The Trials of Oz in New Orleans →
768 Decatur St, New Orleans 768 Decatur St New Orleans, Louisiana 70116 - The Phantom Ballerina in New Orleans - Outdoor Exploration Game →
Bourbon Orleans Hotel, 717 Orleans St, New Orleans - Ricardo Montaner at Radio City Music Hall →
Radio City Music Hall, 1260 6th Ave, New York
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- How Louisiana's Crawfish Season Keeps Community and Innovation Cooking —Julia Nikolaus Read on Patch
- Update: Pet Reunited
A dog who went missing in New Orleans, LA, has been safely reunited with their family after 5 hours, 51 minutes. Message from Finder: "Please help… (Nextdoor Gentilly Woods) - #reunited.
Max is home safe and sound! Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog! FOUND on August 20, 2026 in New Orleans, LA 70122 near Carnot St … (Nextdoor Gentilly Terrace and Gardens)
- TravelCenters of America posted a job opening for Porter in New Orleans. Apply here.
- Sage Hospitality posted a job opening for Houseperson in New Orleans. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Orleans here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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