| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
New life at K-Paul's: Long synonymous with the legendary Chef Paul Prudhomme, the shuttered K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen in the French Quarter was a stark reminder of the pandemic’s toll on the culinary world. But now there’s word of new life -- and a new concept -- for the 12,000-square-foot building on Chartres Street, our food ace Ian McNulty reports. For even more food and drink coverage, please sign up for our Where NOLA Eats newsletter Long sentence in beating death: A Baton Rouge real estate agent faces 30 years behind bars after he was convicted in the beating death of a man outside a St. Charles Avenue hotel in 2018. Prosecutors claimed it was a racist attack punctuated by slurs, Missy Wilkinson reports. But his attorneys claimed he acted in self-defense to fight off a knife-wielding man. Abortion in Louisiana: We’ll continue our coverage of the fallout from the Supreme Court’s landmark abortion ruling today. In case you missed it Monday, a judge temporarily blocked Louisiana’s ban which will allow abortion clinics to reopen for now. And there were questions over how the laws would be enforced. Meanwhile, cartoonist Walt Handelsman offers this take on the big news. For more politics news, please sign up for our Political Rundown newsletter. Gleason award: Former Saint Steve Gleason will be recognized by ESPN during the network’s annual ESPY Awards next month, columnist Jeff Duncan reports. Diagnosed with ALS in 2011, Gleason and his Team Gleason have worked tirelessly to better the lives of those affected by the disease. For more Saints news, please sign up for our Saints Insider newsletter. 'You can do this.': Speaking of inspiring people, reporter Marie Fazio caught up with some folks who headed back to class, squeezing in study time between jobs and raising families, to pass the HISET Exam, a high school equivalency test. One woman's advice for others: “I tell them if I can do this, you can do this.” Hope you enjoyed today’s Lunch Line. Thanks for reading. BW | 