Good morning, New Orleans.

The Corporate Classic 5K will return to City Park on Oct.

24 at 8 a.m. near the Louisiana Children’s Museum. Participants will support YMCA free adult literacy classes and compete for awards including seeded placement in the Crescent City Classic 10K.

New Orleans hotels earned nine Michelin Keys for 2026, up from six, with the Four Seasons, The Ritz-Carlton and The Windsor Court receiving the new honors.

The award recognizes hotels for quality service, design and a very special stay within the city.

The permanent art collection opened at the New Orleans Ernest N.

Morial Convention Center in September, featuring more than 70 local artists' works (including a mural by Lillian Aguinaga, Monica Rose Kelly and Sasha 'Swan' Kopfler) and reaching over 800,000 visitors each year.

New Orleans celebrates Dolly Parton Day with community events that honor the singer's cultural and musical legacy plus local tributes and live performances are planned to bring neighbors together in a vibrant celebration.

St. Charles Skeleton House will unveil its Halloween display at 6000 St. Charles Ave featuring a 'Dolly De-Parton'd' skeleton tribute to Dolly Parton, and it will welcome up to 2,000 trick-or-treaters on Halloween night (a long-standing local tradition started by Louellen Berger).

Avelo Airlines is launching twice-weekly non-stop flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to McKinney National Airport starting Dec.

17. Ticket prices start at $99 (with the first checked bag free), making travel from New Orleans to the Dallas area more convenient.

L.B. Landry High School (in West Bank) will close at the end of this school year due to low enrollment and fiscal challenges.

NOLA Public Schools will decide soon if the building will house a new school.

Sunrise Foods International received permission for a sprinkler system at the grain-loading facility on Alabo Wharf even though it violates state fire code (raising concerns among fire experts and Lower 9th Ward neighbors).

Louisiana health officials are warning about cyclorphine, a synthetic opioid 10 times more potent than fentanyl that has been linked to overdose deaths statewide; Poison Center director Mark Ryan said naloxone (Narcan) may require larger doses to reverse its effects.

Holywater opened Sept.

23 at 622 Conti St. in the French Quarter, reviving a restored 1837 building to offer an oyster bar, dining room, and lounge serving Gulf seafood and creative cocktails. New Orleans natives Alex and Miles Pincus plan to expand hours to seven days soon.

Steve Gleason, whose blocked punt in the Rebirth Game revived faith at the Superdome 20 years ago, reflects on how that moment continues to unite New Orleans and bolster ALS support in the community.

Fans fill the Superdome this Sunday as the Saints host the Raiders.

Local hotels, restaurants and businesses gear up for a busy football weekend with occupancy projected above 95% — Amtrak Mardi Gras service confirms high tourist interest.