Last week, it looked a lot like Christmas in New Orleans with more than a half a foot of snow on the ground. Next week, it will look a lot like Christmas with green and red blanketing the city. That’s because the Eagles and the Chiefs will be playing in the Super Bowl in New Orleans a week from Sunday. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said after beating the Bills in the AFC Title Game that the team has shown a lot of perseverance throughout the season with many close wins.
The state is using the occasion of hosting the Super Bowl to showcase itself to companies and prospective newcomers. Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois (BOO-zhwah) says they are setting up the “Louisiana NOW” pavilion to tell the state’s story.
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North Louisiana is getting a new area code later this year. Sean Richardson has more.
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A cat near New Orleans is confirmed to have been infected with bird flu. The domestic breed feral cat was picked up from a colony in Plaquemines Parish, started showing signs of neurological illness and was euthanized. Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain says it’s unclear which type of bird flu that the cat was infected with.