| By Chad Calder | Staff writer
LATER, JOE: Louisiana's adopted favorite son will have to wait for another year to lead his team to NFL glory, as former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals fell just short against the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI, 23-20. And if you didn't catch it the first time, here's Keith Spera's look at the local company who designed the puppets in that Super Bowl ad just before the halftime show.
IS IT SAFE? In the two years the coronavirus ripped through revelers during Mardi Gras 2020, conversations about Carnival have always included caution: can it be done safely? Last year, the answer was no. This year, the good times are set to roll again. See what public health experts think about the challenges that lie ahead.
HELP ON THE WAY: Hundreds of millions of dollars in federal pandemic relief is on its way to city coffers, but the mayor and the council have different ideas on how it should be spent.
STICKER SHOCK: If you've got a car that can get you where you're going, you might wanna hang onto it. And if you have one you don't need, it's a great time to sell it. But for anyone looking for a preowned vehicle, get ready to pay more than you thought, and in some cases more than if the car was new.
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