| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
It could have been worse: The data breach that hit the state Office of Motor Vehicles recently was massive, exposing the names, social security numbers and birth dates of almost all the state’s residents. Guess what? It could have been even worse, James Finn reports. Traffic nightmare: Millions of dollars have been spent on roads in St. Tammany Parish in a desperate attempt to get ahead of future growth. But the parish roadmap is dotted with throwbacks to its rural days. The bridge over the Bogue Falaya River in Covington is one such example, and has been a traffic nightmare for decades. Interested in news from St. Tammany and the north shore? You might enjoy our North Shore Report newsletter. For sale: An iconic Canal Street building is back on the market. The nearly-century-old Loew’s State Palace theater was once among the most opulent of the city’s entertainment venues, but has been closed since Hurricane Katrina, business writer Stephanie Riegel reports. For more business coverage, please sign up for our NOLA Business Insider newsletter. Wake up and smell the . . . : They say it’s the most important meal of the day. Our food guy Ian McNulty says breakfast at least ranks in his Top 3 . . . Anyway, here are some spots around town where Ian says the morning meals are pretty primo. For even more food and drink coverage, please sign up for our Where NOLA Eats newsletter. Thanks for spending some time with us today. Consider subscribing to The Times-Picayune with this great deal on digital access. Cheers, Bob | 