🌱 New Infrastructure Bill + Vaccine Rule Remains for Mardi Gras

New Orleans LA

16 November, 2021

2:11 PM

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Hey, New Orleans! Let's get you started this Wednesday with everything you need to know going on today in New Orleans. First, today's weather: Pleasant with sun and clouds. High: 78 Low: 65. Here are the top stories today in New Orleans: The city of New Orleans recently announced that throughout Mardi Gras seasonanyone wishing to enter most businesses across the city would need to show proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test for entry. (WDSU New Orleans) New Orleans police found a man with multiple stabs wounds in an apartment in the 4400 block of Gawain Drive. Paramedics later pronounced the man dead at the scene. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact NOPD Homicide Unit Detective Tanisha Sykes-Smith at 504-658-5300 or to call anonymously to Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 1-877-903-STOP. (WWLTV.com) President Biden recently asked former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu to join his administration as a senior adviser responsible for coordinating the implementation of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act bill. (WWLTV.com) Today's New Orleans Daily is brought to you by our friends at GoodRx — the best way to save money on your prescriptions. GoodRx helps you locate the lowest prices for medications at local pharmacies, so you're not overpaying. Works for pet medications too! To see how much you can save, go to GoodRx.com. Today in New Orleans: SBLC Meeting - Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence (2:00 PM) Great Decisions: China-Africa Relations: Where Does the US Fit? (6:00 PM) Tulane University Women's Basketball vs Texas Christian University (6:00 PM) Tulane University Men's Basketball at Florida State University (7:00 PM) New Orleans Patch Notebook New Orleans Health Department: COVID-19 vaccines are available for adults as well as kids ages five and up, and flu shots are available for children (Facebook) Friends of Lafitte Greenway: Movies in the Park is THIS FRIDAY, join us for a screening of Disney's "Tangled." It is family friendly and free! The event takes place on the Greenway at 1971 Lafitte Street Movies and starts at sundown (5 PM). Come early for a bike helmet giveaway from @bluebikesnola and..." (Facebook)Weekly COVID-19 data report: 50 'active' cases are connected to New Orleans schools. (The Lens) Feature your local business right here in the New Orleans Daily for just $79 a month. Click here to learn more. That's it for today. I'll see you soon! If you're enjoying these newsletters, consider bringing some of your friends and neighbors along for the ride. You can send them this link to subscribe. — Shannon Denney Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming New Orleans Daily? You can reach me at [email protected].