| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Broken city: Flooded streets (and worse), traffic signals that go months not working, crumbling infrastructure. Joseph Cranney has a deep look at New Orleans’ troubles, part of our new series called “Broken City.” And check out Julia Guilbeau's video. Gleason’s courage: One of the city’s heroes will soon be on the national stage. Steve Gleason is the recipient of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Courage Award handed out by ESPN. Congrats! Jeff Duncan has the details. An athletic center: There’s a new Pelican. Our birds had the 21st pick in last night’s NBA draft and added a big man to the roster. Christian Clark tells us more. Tropical depressed: Forecasters are keeping an eye on a tropical disturbance that they think could become a depression or even a tropical storm by the weekend. Thankfully, it doesn’t pose a threat to Louisiana, they say. Like the Lunch Line? Sign up here. Want to subscribe to The Times-Picayune? Here's the link. Go be excellent today, Bob | 