| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Escaping Bridge City: If you’ve been wondering why so many prisoners have been able to escape from the Bridge City youth jail – 26 this year, by one count – you’ll be interested in this story from Blake Paterson. The place was never built to be a jail. (Check out the old photos.) "RIP Uncle Bob": They were an odd couple, indeed. Rapper Lil Wayne and the former NOPD officer who saved his life in 1994. The rapper posted a message this morning expressing his love for former New Orleans police officer Robert Hoobler, died last week. "U refused to let me die," the rapper said in an Instagram post. Back in Black (and Gold): The Saints open their summer training camp this week. The first practice is Wednesday. And beat writer Luke Johnson offers up this early look at the our favorite team’s roster – who we should watch, who might come on strong and, ouch, who might already be on the dreaded bubble. For even more Saints coverage, please sign up for our Saints Insider newsletter. Feeding the stars: Christian Green might have one of the most important jobs on the New Orleans Pelicans basketball team. Green, a one-time competitor on the Master Chef TV series, recently became a personal chef for Pels star Zion Williamson. Pels beat writer Christian Clark caught up with him for this Q&A. This and that: John Simerman's story on what departing NOPD officers said in their exit interviews continues to be a hot read. And (heavy sigh) there were more multiple shootings across the metro area Sunday and Monday. Hope you enjoyed today’s Lunch Line. Thanks for reading – and remember, you can keep up all day long on NOLA.com. BW | 