| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Gleason shines: Former Saint and current New Orleans hero Steve Gleason has had a lot of moments in his remarkable life. He had another last night at the ESPY Awards, where he was being honored with the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage, Jeff Duncan writes. Getting smart: Jefferson Parish has formally selected the lone vendor that applied for a huge public works project, installing 150,000 smart water meters across the sprawling parish. Blake Paterson has the latest on the rocky process. Union label: It’s back to the negotiating table for the St. Tammany Parish school district and the employees’ union. Here’s the latest on the effort for the two to OK a collective bargaining agreement. What to do this weekend: Looking for some weekend activities? You’re in luck: We’ve got the Running of the Bulls and Bastille Day events. I know, right? So cosmopolitan. Like the Lunch Line? Sign up here. Want to subscribe to The Times-Picayune? Here's the link. Be awesome today, Bob | 