After eight years, the people of New Orleans have some new terminology to get used to – “Mayor Moreno.” Helena Moreno was sworn in this morning as the 63rd mayor of the City of New Orleans. In her inaugural address, Mayor Moreno says today represents not only a new beginning, but also a new direction.
Cut 3 (08) “…our beautiful city.”
A recent audit of 24 New Orleans-area restaurants by SeaD Consulting found that nearly one-third of them were lying about the source of their shrimp, in violation of a state law that went into effect a year ago. Marrero State Senator Pat Connick says lack of enforcement has led to a decrease in compliance and he’s calling on the Louisiana Department of Health to step up its enforcement of the law and to hold non-compliant restaurants accountable.
Looks like LSU has their starting quarterback. Former Arizona State quarterback, Sam Leavitt will reportedly sign with the Tigers. After a recent visit to Baton Rouge didn’t go as well as expected, Leavitt visited Knoxville and Miami and considered Kentucky, then reconsidered LSU. In 2024 Leavitt was the Big 12 Freshman of the Year and in 2025 he led the Sun Devils to defeat Texas Tech in the Red Raiders only regular season loss. Leavitt is in good company. The last LSU transfer quarterback from Arizona State was Heisman trophy winning, Jayden Daniels. Arizona Republic’s Michelle Garner covered him at ASU.
Cut 13 (13) …”in his power”
Amtrak is boosting capacity on the Mardi Gras line for Carnival Season. Knox Ross, the chairman of the Southern Rail Commission, says at certain times, capacity will increase by about 62 riders.
Cut 26 (08) “…in the evening.”
Ross says the Mardi Gras line has boosted tourism along the entire route.
And he says, they would have preferred to add even more cars, but the one additional car during those peak times is all the inventory would allow