Energy & AI Power Costs: President Trump expanded the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, saying data center operators will fund the electricity and infrastructure they need so households don’t get stuck with higher bills; the pledge now covers 80% of U.S. power delivered to homes and businesses, with utility sign-ons and consumer-savings claims highlighted by the White House. Louisiana Public Policy: Louisiana lawmakers are questioning a $54 million, no-bid Motorola police-technology contract (bodycams, dashcams, radios), with calls for a special hearing and more public scrutiny before the state locks in a 10-year sole-source deal. New Orleans Real Estate: Mayor Helena Moreno’s new blight task force targets adjudicated properties, but the bigger fight is succession and heirs’ property—where families can get trapped out of land and redemption. Food Safety: The FDA says Midwest Poultry Services is recalling nearly 1.6 million dozen eggs from Texas over possible Salmonella Enteritidis; products reached retailers including Kroger and Brookshire in Louisiana and several other states. Local Economy & Events: New Orleans’ Mardi Gras Advisory Council is debating permit-fee increases for the first time in decades as the city faces budget pressure and rising security and overtime costs. Weather Watch: Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall in Louisiana and is shifting toward Texas, while a separate flooding-rain threat grows for the East Coast.