with Bob WarrenDays after social media was atwitter with scenes of weekend crowds on Bourbon Street, the city on Tuesday formally called out two bars for violating coronarivus crowd restrictions. The city said the two bars served alcohol after 11 p.m. last weekend, a definite no-no under the city’s current alcohol-dispensing rules. What’s more, they didn’t enforce mask wearing or social distancing. A coronavirus trifecta. Jessica Williams has that story. On Sunday, you’ll recall, the city issued a stern warning that it would step up enforcement. Stay tuned. In Baton Rouge, meanwhile, a tragic story is unfolding involving a fraternity hazing and a suicide, Andrea Gallo and Lea Skene report. The families of the two students, both from the metro New Orleans area, are struggling to find answers. By now you’ve no doubt heard that 3,000 fans will be allowed into the Mercedes-Benz Superdome to watch the Saints play the Panthers Sunday afternoon. Kudos to the team and city for coming up with a plan, columnist Rod Walker writes. Now, how do we score some of those tix . . . In other news today, Sam Karlin reports on the plight of some southwest Louisiana hurricane evacuees; Pope Francis has endorsed same-sex civil unions; Chris Granger visited a Magazine Street house that has some over-the-top Halloween decorations; and political columnist Stephanie Grace writes that while Leon Cannizzaro isn’t running for re-election as Orleans Parish DA, his record “still casts a long shadow over the campaign.” All that and more are in today’s Lunch Line. Thanks for having us at your table. BW |