| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Time was on their side: The Rolling Stones will play their first Jazz Fest show later today. Cool, right? Lots of stories to chew on here. Keith Spera gives us the backstory.Irma Thomas, Dwayne Dopsie will be there.Doug MacCash chatted up the first fans in line.Lights out! Few words strike more fear in the hearts of area residents than “swarm season.” You might have seen the termites flying around this week. Here’s what we can tell you about coping. Constitutional convention: Louisiana’s $75,000 homestead exemption and K-12 school funding won’t be on the table during a constitutional convention later this month. Tyler Bridges reports on the deal Gov. Jeff Landry and House leaders struck. My bad: Finally, a note about my spelling, which is atrocious. I misspelled “Palestinian” in yesterday’s newsletter headline. I do know how to spell it. Really. Sorry about the mistake. Like the Lunch Line? Sign up here. Want to subscribe to The Times-Picayune? Boom! Here ya go. Cheers, Bob | 