| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
The first hurricane: Long before they named the storms, the September 1722, hurricane that hit New Orleans three centuries ago would leave a trail of destruction that wiped the slate clean for a more modern city, Richard Campanella says. (Added bonus — Accounts from 1722, with sentences like this: “With this impetuous wind came such torrents of rain, that you could not step out a moment without risk of being drowned.” Modern-day scribes take note!) Meanwhile, the first hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic season has formed. Luckily, Danielle doesn’t look like a big threat to anybody. For updated hurricane news, please sign up for our Hurricane Center newsletter. The verdict: A Jefferson Parish jury has returned a verdict in a murder case that stemmed from the sale of a motorcycle on a social media marketplace. Hit and run: Two people riding on a scooter were killed overnight in a horrific hit and run on the West Bank Expressway. Police are looking for the driver of a white pickup. Painting the town purple and gold: College football is back. Prepare for a sea of purple and gold downtown as LSU takes on Florida State Sunday night in the Caesars Superdome. Lots of Tiger football news here. And LSU beat writer Wilson Alexander checks in with a long story about LSU's new coach, Brian Kelly, and his quest for the one thing in coaching he does not yet own. What to do: And if college football isn’t your thing, there’s a lot of other things to do over this long holiday weekend. Victor Andrews offers this list of 10. Thanks for reading Lunch Line today – and remember, you can keep up all day long at NOLA.com. | 