Good morning, New Orleans.

NOLA Cannabis Co. is opening its 16,279-sqft Bourbon Street flagship today at 433 Bourbon St. which offers three floors for retail, education, and interactive exhibits (including a flower bar and virtual budtender experience) and expands its local network.

Whitney Plantation in Wallace features the Field of Angels memorial that honors 2,200 enslaved children who died between 1823 and 1863.

Granite slabs list names & dates to remember their lives and legacy.

Louisiana announced over $81.6B in data center investments aimed at more than 2,000 permanent jobs — tax revenue losses from state and local incentives remain unknown.

The projects include Meta’s Hyperion center in Richland Parish and Amazon’s campuses in Caddo and Bossier parishes.

Fontainebleau High School FFA students have teamed up with Wynne High School in Arkansas through the national FFA Chapter Connect program; they met on Zoom and will meet at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis in October to plan a joint project.

The Edgar Dooky Jr. and Leah Chase Family Foundation will host the Wayne Reese Sr. Classic Reception today from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Dooky Chase’s Restaurant, 2301 Orleans Ave, to honor Coach Wayne Reese Sr. and support scholarships and youth programs.

After SNAP funding cuts in July 2025 reduced enrollment by 21% in Louisiana, New Orleans schools may lose automatic free meal benefits, forcing families at schools not in the Community Eligibility Program (CEP) to apply for meals; the state will know the full impact on April 1.

Nearly 100 businesses joined Navy officials at the NOPSI Hotel on Sept.

2 for a Gulf Coast Innovation Industry Day under the new Defense Catalyst. The event linked companies and academic partners to maritime sensing challenges via speed networking sessions.

New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson bought the 36-story BankPlus Tower on Poydras Street.

It is her sixth downtown acquisition and is part of her plan to improve properties, attract businesses, and create jobs.

The Pelicans traded Jordan Hawkins and Micah Peavy to Memphis for A.J.

Johnson and Taj Gibson (including future second-round picks) and cleared cap space to sign free agent Bennedict Mathurin. The trade was reported Tuesday, Sept. 8.