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In today's newsletter:

  • What do proposed leave cuts mean for New Orleans city workers?
  • Have you seen this missing New Orleans woman with a medical condition?
  • How are New Orleans bars gearing up to survive this football season?

Also on today's calendar: Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 85 and low of 76 degrees.
  • Friday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 87, low: 77. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 88 and low of 76 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New Orleans city employees push back on proposed cuts to benefits: 'Catastrophic to morale' (nola.com) — New Orleans city employees are loudly opposing Mayor Helena Moreno's administration over proposed cuts to bonus sick and vacation days, warning it would devastate morale and make hiring even harder. City officials say leave policies strain the budget and need reform, but any changes still require approval from the Civil Service Commission and City Council, so revisions are likely.
   

• NOPD searches for missing New Orleans woman (fox8live.com) — New Orleans police are asking residents to help find Lamenda Ancar, a local woman with a memory-related medical condition who disappeared Wednesday morning from her home on Pinebrook Drive. She has no phone or way to communicate, and officers say she may become disoriented, urging anyone who sees her or knows her whereabouts to call 504-658-6070 immediately.
   

• New Orleans bar, restaurant workers hope for football season recovery after summer slump (wdsu.com) — New Orleans bar and restaurant workers are banking on football season to revive business after a slow, sweltering summer that cut sales by up to thousands of dollars a day. From the Warehouse District to the French Quarter, owners are adding outdoor TVs, cooling upgrades, and game-day specials while shifting focus from tourists to loyal locals to survive rising rents and recent restaurant closures.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • We have lift off!
    https://www.fox8live.com/2026/09/08/spacex-posts-first-job-opening-louisiana/ (Nextdoor Bywater)
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    While walking .my dog tonight, we came upon a tiny kitten hiding in the base of a tree. It had enough strength to paw at my dog, but not enough to… (Nextdoor Mirabeau Gardens)
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🗞 Nearby News

Chalmette

  • Patton - "The Best of My Love" (blogspot.com)
  • These New Orleans-area students are 2027 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists (nola.com)
  • Man arrested in New Orleans faces Assumption Parish charges tied to bank fraud (louisianafirstnews.com)

Gretna

  • New Orleans native Chelsea Brasted shares food stories at Jefferson Parish Libraries (nola.com)
  • Coroner: 2 brothers died in hazardous material incident at Empire fish plant (fox8live.com)

Jefferson

  • Jefferson Parish trucking company feels impact of record high diesel prices (fox8live.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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