tourism economy

Amtrak’s new route, the Mardi Gras Service, is launching in New Orleans this summer, bringing train travel back to the scenic Gulf Coast for the first time in nearly 20 years.

Certain New Orleans businesses are making a windfall off the event.

The New Orleans City Council is expected to pause case-by-case exceptions to the city’s short-term rental rules that went into effect last year.

Last August, several days of heavy rain flooded the Baton Rouge area. From Baton Rouge to Denham Springs to Gonzales -- rising waters flooded out around…