| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Big layoff: The state’s largest hospital system announced this morning it would cut its workforce by nearly 800 positions. Ochsner Health plans to lay off people across its 42 hospitals and more than 200 urgent care centers in Louisiana and Mississippi, Stephanie Riegel reports. The culprit: Soaring health care costs. Not here: There are plans afoot to convert a health club on the West Bank of Jefferson Parish into a drug rehabilitation facility. But, Marie Fazio writes, not everyone is on board. Flood of questions: Still got questions about rising flood insurance rates? Mike Smith might have some answers for you. Check it out. ‘I’ll take New Orleans music for $800.’ We know how terrific New Orleans music is. Still, it’s, uh, music to our ears to see it on the national stage. And what stage is more natural than the game show Jeopardy!, Kasey Bubnash wonders. Thanks for reading Lunch Line. If you're not a NOLA.com subscriber, check out this great deal. Bob | 