By Bob Warren
‘Play dead.’: The very thought of someone popping off gunshots on a crowded Bourbon Street is crazy enough. But wait until you read some of the wild west details Ramon Vargas tracked down about the shooting Sunday morning that left five people wounded. “I finished my clip,” the accused shooter told police. Blood chilling, indeed.
When the music stops.: As COVID cases continue to mount, so do the cancellations of concerts and shows. The past week has been "disconcerting in an all too familiar way," our music man Keith Spera writes. Speaking of . . . we spent some time at North Oaks Hospital in Tangipahoa Parish, one of the state's hotspots, where the new wave of COVID patients is straining the hospital's diminishing resources.
Lagging school scores: Students across Louisiana took LEAP tests last spring, following months of pandemic chaos and disruptions. The scores, released by the state Wednesday, showed it. Across the metro area, school districts took a step back.
Also in the news: The city of New Orleans has granted one of the trash collection companies that fell behind in their pickups an extension. And you might be interested to note that Jeff Duncan is back with us, writing his popular sports column. Welcome back! All this and much more in today’s Lunch Line. Thanks for taking a break with us. BW
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