| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Happy Wednesday and welcome to Lunch Line. Today's menu: Harmony Circle, insurance and some interesting NFL trade speculation. Check out the full slate news, features and sports at NOLA.com Harmony Circle discussion: Some big changes could be coming to the busy New Orleans traffic circle that formerly carried the name of Robert E. Lee. Downtown types will soon be surveying the public for their input on what to do with the public space, now formally called Harmony Circle, Doug MacCash reports. Helene's insurance impact: The damage that Hurricane Helene was brought to Florida, Georgia and North Carolina has been heartbreaking. But insurance industry experts don't expect it to cause the same insurance market havoc that followed Louisiana hurricanes in 2021 and 2022. Sam Karlin explains why. The business of food: A food and beverage incubator will be built on the West Bank of Jefferson Parish. Officials on Wednesday announced the $4.2 million project, which will help entrepreneurs make their food and drink business ideas a reality, business writer Rich Collins reports. Matchmakers: The Saints could use some help at wide receiver. And Las Vegas wide receiver Davante Adams is seeking to be traded. Hmmm… Sports writer Matthew Paras has the latest. Big honor: A New Orleans chef has been named to a prestigious Time Magazine list. Dining writer Ian McNulty has the details. Did you get this newsletter forwarded from someone else? Sign up here. And if you're interested in becoming a NOLA.com subscriber, here's a sensational offer. Be awesome today, Bob | 