🌱 Hotels At 80% Capacity For Mardi Gras + Car Chase, Crash

New Orleans LA

14 February, 2022

3:41 PM

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Welcome back, New Orleans! Here's everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started off right. First, today's weather: Mostly sunny with a high of 64 and a low of 56. Here are the top four stories in New Orleans today: New Orleans hotels are reporting 80% occupancy for Mardi Gras weekend, and while it's not quite pre-pandemic levels, the city is still preparing for a huge influx of tourists. (WWLTV.com) NOPD is searching for a 36-year-old suspect, April Butler, for allegedly shooting at a mother and child after an argument in New Orleans on Saturday afternoon. (WBRZ) A driver was carjacked and run over by a 15-year-old in Harahan Saturday. The suspect then fled the scene resulting in a car chase by NOPD. The suspect eventually lost control and crashed and was then taken to the hospital for treatment. (NOLA.com) The Louisiana Supreme Court has denied a restraining order on COVID mandates brought against Mayor Cantrel and members of the New Orleans Health Department by over 100 plaintiffs. COVID restrictions will remain in effect at least through Mardi Gras. (FOX 8 Live WVUE) Today in New Orleans: Yoga with a Vue at Longue Vue House and Gardens (9:30 AM) Down On Their Luck Orchestra in Concert (2:00 PM) 2022 Educational Seminar with AMA: Super Bowl Ads Review (5:30 PM) Tulane University Men's Basketball at University of South Florida (6:00 PM) Louisiana Early Ed Month 2022: Parent Advocacy Training (6:00 PM) From my notebook: NOPD has begun a 'Front Porch Roll Call' intending to connect police officers with the people they serve and hear feedback from their communities. (WWLTV.com)Submit your nomination today for the Louisiana Landmarks Society and join them for the 2022 Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation this Spring! (Facebook) Loving the New Orleans Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved: Send a friend or neighbor this link so they can subscribe Get your local business listed in front of readers Send me a news tip or suggestion at [email protected] Thanks for following along and staying informed. See you all tomorrow for another update! — Shannon Denney