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Hi there, New Orleans! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Stabbing at Rampart Treehouse leaves employee injured, vendor dropped
  • Crash on US 90B is snarling traffic toward the Crescent City Connection
  • Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 quietly reopened—here's how to visit now.

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 75 degrees.
  • Monday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 82, low: 74.
  • Tuesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 83 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. New Orleans police investigating stabbing at French Quarter restaurant bar (wdsu.com) — New Orleans police say a man was stabbed during a midday altercation at Rampart Treehouse on North Rampart Street in the French Quarter, allegedly involving workers from a linen service. The victim, a kitchen employee, is stable, the bar has cut ties with the vendor, and officers have arrested one suspect while continuing to investigate the workplace-related incident.
   

2. Backups building after crash on US 90B East before the Crescent City Connection (wdsu.com) — If you're driving from the West Bank into New Orleans today, expect heavy delays on US 90B East before the Crescent City Connection, where two left lanes are blocked by a crash. Congestion now stretches back to Stumpf Boulevard, and New Orleans Police are on scene in rainy conditions, urging drivers to slow down and use extra caution.
   

3. Historic New Orleans cemetery reopens for tours after 7-year closure (fox8live.com) — Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans' Lower Garden District has reopened to the public after a seven-year closure, with small, guided history tours now available. Visitor numbers are limited, restoration work continues, and families with loved ones buried there can again arrange access and burials; details and booking are handled through the Preservation Resource Center's website.
   

4. Nominate a New Orleans Top Workplace for 2027 (nola.com) — You can now nominate your New Orleans-area employer as a 2027 Top Workplace, with any organization of 35 or more local employees eligible and no cost to participate. Nominations are open through Nov. 6, and employees will complete a brief survey through January to determine which Greater New Orleans companies earn recognition next summer.
   

5. Terrebonne, Lafourche receive more than $11M in FEMA disaster recovery funds (houmatimes.com) — Louisiana communities are receiving $27.4 million in FEMA aid, including $1.4 million for the Archdiocese of New Orleans to repair St. Dominic School after Hurricane Ida. Other grants support ports, housing authorities, parishes, and infrastructure statewide, helping schools, utilities, and local governments continue long-term recovery from recent storms and saltwater intrusion.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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