 | BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Juveniles and Angola: A federal judge in Baton Rouge is hearing arguments this week in connection with Gov. John Bel Edwards’ plan, hatched earlier this summer, to move a couple dozen teen prisoners from the troubled youth jail in Bridge City to a building at the state penitentiary at Angola. Following a series of escapes and other problems in Bridge City, Jefferson Parish elected officials said they want the place shut down. Edwards offered the Angola plan as an alternative, but it has been fraught with controversy. One of the juveniles who escaped from Bridge City is accused of shooting a man Uptown during a carjacking while he was on the run. Our partners at WWL-TV had this update on that carjacking victim.
Dennis Allen, 'meant to be here': For the first time in what feels like forever, everyone’s fave football team will take the field under the direction of a new head coach. Exit Sean Payton. Enter Dennis Allen, whose path to the top job here has been filled with ups, downs and some unexpected turns, Saints beat writer Luke Johnson reports. Want to keep up with all the latest Saints coverage? Sign up for our Saints Insider newsletter.
Delayed: The new, $1.3 billion (with a B) airport terminal in Kenner isn’t always the easiest place to the get to. It opened in late 2019, even though construction on the I-10 flyover ramps designed to carry vehicles to it had yet to get underway. I know, right? Blake Paterson has the latest on when those ramps might be finished.
Drinks, dining, an a comfy bed: Gotta hand it to Ian McNulty. When our dining guru takes a staycation, he takes a staycation. Cobia topped with crabmeat? Etouffee dumplings? A cozy porch with a view of the passing streetcars? Jealousy sequence activated!
Thanks for reading Lunch Line today – and remember, you can keep up all day long at NOLA.com. Bob | 
