 | BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Today's Big News from the Big Game Wooing the media: If there’s a Super Bowl, there’s going to be a media party. Doug MacCash bopped around this year’s soiree, a $1 million affair for some 6,000 journalists, and filed this report. Fly the crowded skies: All those folks in town for the Big Game have to travel here, right? Louis Armstrong International Airport has prepped to handle a record number of fliers, Lara Nicholson reports. Super dining: And of course all those folks in town have to eat, too, right? Ian McNulty offers this guide to noshing like a local. And we have lots (and lots and lots) more Super Bowl news on our special Nola.com Super Bowl page.
New name for Children's Hospital: Children’s Hospital in New Orleans will take on a new name, one that is very familiar to area residents. Emily Woodruff explains the who and the when.
Self-driving cars hit N.O.: Self-driving cars are coming to the streets of New Orleans. How will they handle the potholes? Rich Collins has the details.
Pels trade: The Pelicans traded away one their star players Wednesday, albeit one who hasn’t spent much time on the court this season. Rod Walker says the trade makes a lot of sense.
Did you get this newsletter forwarded from someone else? Sign up here. And if you're interested in becoming a NOLA.com subscriber, here's a great offer. Be spectacular today, Bob | 
