| By Bob Warren
Hurricane Ida tax breaks: If your home was damaged in Hurricane Ida, you could be in line for a tax break. Some assessors around the region say they’re looking at measures to reduce property taxes on homes that were battered by the storm. Here’s more from Faimon Roberts.
Birth Ready: Hoping to reverse Louisiana's dismal record of pregnancy-related deaths, 16 hospitals across the state have met new standards that make them “Birth Ready.” Health care writer Emily Woodruff tells us what that means.
Health scourges: New Orleans in the 1800s was “a city of epidemics, and yellow fever was the worst . . .” Emily Perkins and John Magill of the Historic New Orleans Collection write. They offer this fascinating historical look at how the region finally came to solve a deadly problem. (You might even note some interesting parallels to our times.) Speaking of our times, columnist Will Sutton writes today that he's past trying to understand the anti-vax, anti-mask arguments. His take? “The unvaccinated must pay more.”
Pels' preseason: The Pelicans played their first preseason game Monday. The team was without a couple of starters, including the injured Zion Williamson, and it showed. Christian Clark has the story.
Hope you enjoyed the Lunch Line. Thanks for taking a break with us today. BW | 
