| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Against the clock: With the start of hurricane season looming, the Corps of Engineers is rushing to complete some temporary repairs on a corrosion-damaged pump at a key New Orleans location, Mark Schleifstein reports. Forced to testify: A federal judge in Baton Rouge released an order Wednesday that could compel former LSU football coach Les Miles and some other university officials to give depositions in an ongoing harassment lawsuit, Andrea Gallo reports. Sweaty, beer-drinking, naked bike riding: Beware – our Doug MacCash took some time to go through his emails and is sharing them with us. Seriously, Doug combined some of those “bet-you-never-knew” factoids that come across the digital transom each day into a tidy little wrap-up. Spoiler alert: We’re the 4th sweatiest city (only 4th??), the 7th-best for beer drinking, and the 15th best city for a naked bike ride. Who knew? What we’re following today: A court appearance for the woman accused of killing 6-year-old Bella Fontenelle in Harahan was continued this morning, Michelle Hunter reports. And a report by the city's Office of Inspector General is questioning NOPD's spending $42,000 to trick out the wheels on 16 new Chevy Tahoes, Joseph Cranney writes. Our newest newsletter: Are you signed up for our Jefferson Parish Today newsletter? We think you’ll like it. Here's how to sign up. Thanks for reading Lunch Line. If you're not a NOLA.com subscriber, check out this great deal. Bob | 