| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Joe Jaeger hotel auction: A hotel near the airport owned by Joe Jaeger is set to hit the auction block this month. Business writer Tony McAuley explains it’s a step in the plan to sell off the bulk of the late hotel developer’s “hospitality empire.” Time to refocus: Mayor LaToya Cantrell wants to refocus the public’s attention on the city’s crumbling drainage infrastructure (and the money needed to fix it!). City Hall reporter Ben Myers has this inside look at the mayor’s plans. Essence music: It's Essence week. Our music guy Keith Spera takes us through the Essence Festival of Culture’s daily music lineup. Lots of talent on the way to New Orleans. Jeff Landry maneuvering: State politics reporter Tyler Bridges offers this look into Gov. Jeff Landry’s support of a current state Supreme Court judge’s candidacy to become the new president of Northwestern State University. Some politics involved, Tyler reports. Fry fave: A favorite New Orleans fried chicken restaurant, closed since last year, will open in a new location. Ian McNulty tells us the latest about Willie Mae’s Scotch House. Note: I had a spelling error in yesterday's Lunch Line. I swear, I do know how to spell Kamala Harris! My apologies. Like the Lunch Line? Sign up here. Want to subscribe to The Times-Picayune? Here's the link. Go be excellent today, Bob | 