Also, documenting the Lost Cause
By Bob WarrenIt’s now Hurricane Elsa. Welp, we have a hurricane this morning. Elsa has morphed from tropical storm to hurricane, the first of the 2021 season. At this point, Elsa is expected to head into the Gulf of Mexico and run along the west coast of Florida. But you know how these things are – agonizingly unpredictable. So stay tuned. Sha’Carri Richardson out. Some big Olympics news: Former LSU sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, who blew away the field at the recent Olympic trials, can’t compete in the 100-meter sprint in Tokyo. Richardson has been suspended for 30 days after testing positive for marijuana use. Battling the Confederacy. The fight over removing Confederate monuments in New Orleans is the central element of a new documentary that looks at racism in the U.S. “The Neutral Ground,” will launch the new season of the documentary series “POV” on PBS July 5. Exhale…: Could you use a break right about now? A little moment of zen? (Appropriate GIF inserted.) Gotcha covered. We visited the Audubon Aquarium’s new touch pool. Check out this video of stingrays – way cool. Also in the news: Some residents have begun restoring the old Lincoln Beach site on their own. The family of a Kenner native missing in the Florida condo collapse is praying for a miracle. And there were two separate shootings on I-610 last night. Two! All this and much more in today’s Lunch Line. Thanks for taking a break with us. BW |
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| More storms have formed this year compared to the same time last year. Read more |
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| American champion Sha'Carri Richardson cannot run in the Olympic 100-meter race after testing positive for a chemical found in marijuana. Read more |
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| When he came to New Orleans around 2011, C.J. Hunt wasn’t necessarily looking to make a movie. He was looking for work as a middle school teacher, and he found it. Read more |
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| Stan Van Gundy said he was “surprised” when he and the New Orleans Pelicans split one month after the regular season ended. Read more |
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| White spotted bamboo sharks, epaulette sharks, coral cat sharks and a variety of sting rays can be touched in the new 13,000-gallon habitat. The $2.9 million project spans much of the aquarium's second floor at a length of 60 feet. A massive LED screen hovers over the touchpool and displays a mesmerizing seascape. Read more |
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| It'd be great to have a traveling masseuse in your entourage, ready to work out a muscle kink at the drop of a hat. Unfortunately, that's n… Read more |
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