| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Six Flags: The effort to redevelop the long-dormant Six Flags site in New Orleans East has taken a big step forward. Now, Bayou Phoenix, the development group promising big plans for the site, will get to work, Stephanie Riegel reports. Crash victims named: The IDs of seven people killed in that horrific, 158-vehicle crash atop the elevated I-55 spans earlier this week were released this morning. Alex Lubben and Michelle Hunter have the details. Top bar: A new listing of the top 50 bars in the world is out, and wouldn’t you know one of them is in the French Quarter. The bar in New Orleans is one of only five in the U.S. to make the list, our food and drinks guy Ian McNulty tells us today. Cheers! Mike who? Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana became speaker of the House this week, but isn’t very well known even in parts of the Pelican State. Our Mark Ballard says Johnson’s low profile actually worked in his favor to win the speaker post. Here’s a little more on the Republican from north Louisiana. Thanks for reading Lunch Line. If you're not a subscriber to NOLA.com, here's our best offer for you. Cheers, Bob | 