| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Closed for business: It’s another day of scattered school closures across the metro area due to the cold weather. Sophie Kasakove talked with school leaders and parents to get their thoughts on when classes should be canceled, and whether this is happening more often. Helped wanted, must have playbook: Big news from the Saints - the team is now in the market for a new offensive coordinator. Saints beat reporter Matthew Paras offers some choices. The politics behind the lines: Between the deep freeze and Saints you might have missed that there’s a special legislative session happening right now in Baton Rouge to (finally?) redraw some Louisiana Congressional maps. RIP: If you spent any time at Rock ‘n’ Bowl you probably ran into “Lil” Murphy Hines Jr. a time or two. He was an institution there. Sadly, Hines passed away last month, Keith Spera writes today. Thanks for reading Lunch Line. If you're not a subscriber to The Times-Picayune, here's our best offer for you. Cheers, Bob | 