| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
‘Monumental moment’: One of the state’s biggest coastal restoration projects, a $2 billion plan to divert Mississippi River water into the Barataria Basin, is a big step closer. Mark Schleifstein has all the details. Small town, big drama: There’s nothing quite like small-town politics. Everyone knows each other. Everyone’s tuned in. A bit of drama is playing out these days in little Pearl River, where there’s a battle for control of the 70-year-old Pearl River Women’s Civic Club. Oh, and the police have been involved. Damage control: Tourism officials in New Orleans are in damage control mode following some recent national media coverage, Stephanie Riegel reports. The Wall Street Journal, CNN and Fox have all recently had stories that cast the city in a less than flattering light. For more business coverage, please sign up for our NOLA Business Insider newsletter. Tropical weather: Weather watchers are keeping an eye on the Caribbean, where a tropical depression could form this week. We'll keep an eye out, too, and keep you posted. For all the updates, please sign up for our Hurricane Center newsletter. Cheap(er) shot: Finally, one last thing on the brawl between the Saints and the Bucs on Sunday. The brawl began after the Bucs’ Mike Evans delivered a blindside to the Saints’ Marshon Lattimore as Lattimore jawed with a couple other Bucs. It ultimately earned Evans a one-game suspension – and this mild admonishment from former Saints coach Sean Payton. Want more Saints coverage? Sign up for our Saints Insider newsletter. Thanks for reading Lunch Line today – and remember, you can keep up all day long at NOLA.com. Bob | 