| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Church makeover: A high-profile church shuttered after Hurricane Katrina and then folded into another parish is set for a big-time makeover. Tony McAuley has all the details on what will become of the old Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church on Napoleon Avenue. Arch has left the building: Arch Manning, perhaps Louisiana's best-known prep football player this past season, said so long to Newman during a ceremony at the Uptown school, Chris Dabe reports. The grandson of Saints great Archie Manning and the nephew of Peyton and Eli, Arch Manning is enrolling at the University of Texas for the spring semester to get a jump on his college football career. Body (and tail) count: Here's some good news -- if you’re a nutria: The body count is going down, even though the state has increased the bounty. Tristan Baurick has the latest on Louisiana’s continued battle against the destructive critters. Endymion on Orleans: Will Endymion get Orleans Avenue back? Doug MacCash reports today that the mega-krewe and City Hall have forged an agreement on the route – but it won’t be announced until Friday’s King’s Day celebration. (Of course, King's Day, maybe better known as Twelfth Night, is also the day a lot of folks begin wolfing down copious amounts of king cake. Enjoy!) Thanks for reading Lunch Line. Hope you have a great day. Bob | 