| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Hurricane prediction: Two words you don’t want to hear associated with hurricane season: “Extremely active.” But that's what some of the folks who predict these things tell us this morning, Kasey Bubnash reports. Gutting the public records law: A bill filed in the state Senate this week seeks to dramatically change Louisiana’s public records law. No, it won’t widen the scope of what the law makes available to the public, state politics reporter James Finn writes. LSU and the national anthem: The LSU women’s basketball team wasn’t on the court for the national anthem before its game against Iowa on Monday night, and that’s fueled a bit of a political firestorm. But columnist Scott Rabalais writes today that there’s much more to the story than some folks (including the governor) might know. Selling the sellers: One of the big names in New Orleans real estate has been sold. Business writers Stephanie Riegel and Adam Daigle tell us what’s next for Latter & Blum. Thanks for reading Lunch Line. If you're not a subscriber to The Times-Picayune, check out this great offer. Cheers, Bob | 