| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Crumbling complexes: A controversial New Orleans landlord is asking a bankruptcy judge to let him hang onto a half-dozen low-income apartment complexes, John Simerman reports. One of the complexes went up in flames – again – last week. Endangered: Those black and white cabs used to be a staple in New Orleans, ferrying locals and tourists alike around the city. Nowadays? They’re “begrudgingly on the same path as phone booths, road maps and record stores,” Doug MacCash writes. Ouch. Travel season. Ugh! Heading to the airport? Leave early and bring a carry-on bag full of patience. It's travel season and it's gonna be a bit of a madhouse, Tony McAuley reports. The holidays, amirite? Wild turkey (the bird, not the booze): Chances are that turkey you’ll be fretting over in your oven tomorrow (Please don’t let it be too dry!) was purchased in some big grocery. But Mike Smith tells us why there might come a time when more wild turkeys grace Thanksgiving tables. Cool wild turkey fact: They can run 18 mph and fly 50 mph. Boom! And they're apparently quite tasty. And while we’re talking turkey (sorry, couldn’t pass it up) our friends at the fire department have put out their annual warning – if you’re frying a bird, please don’t burn down your house. (With cool video of course.) Oh, and here's some things to do with your Thanksgiving leftovers. (News you can use!) Thanks for reading Lunch Line today — and remember, you can keep up all day long at NOLA.com. Bob | 