| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
The mean season: NOAA is out with its 2022 hurricane predictions. If you’re hurricane averse you might want to look away. The experts there are predicting a worse-than-average season: 6-10 hurricanes, with 3-6 of those being Category 3 or worse. Ouch! High cost of travel: For a lot of folks, Memorial Day marks the start of the summer travel season. This summer? Get ready to spend a good bit more on that travel. But as Missy Wilkinson reports, it doesn’t look like the higher prices will keep a lot of people at home. Gentilly shooting: The family of WWOZ disc jockey Leslie Cooper says Cooper’s husband, Joe, is in intensive care after being shot multiple times during a home invasion Monday afternoon in Gentilly. Here’s what we know. Wait! That's not Marie Laveau? That well-known painting thought to depict Marie Laveau might not really be the likeness of the famous voodoo queen. The mystery goes even deeper: There’s a chance the artist it’s credited to didn’t paint it, either. No bother – the 185-year-old artwork still fetched nearly $1 million at auction last weekend, our Doug MacCash reports. Hope you enjoyed today’s Lunch Line. Thanks for taking a break with us. And of course, be sure to check out NOLA.com for more news throughout the day. BW | 