| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Convention Center makeover: There’s some big bucks being spent along the river, where the Convention Center is in the midst of a $557 million makeover. Here’s what the latest phase of the project will look like. For more business coverage, please sign up for our NOLA Business Insider newsletter. Hurricane Center: Hurricane forecasters are watching a couple of blobs out in the Atlantic Ocean. We’re in the busiest time of the hurricane season, friends, so here’s the latest. For all the updates, please sign up for our Hurricane Center newsletter. Speaking of hurricanes, a new television documentary debuts Wednesday night that attempts to look at Hurricane Katrina through the children impacted so greatly by it. Like some other documentaries before it, “Katrina’s Babies” isn’t always easy to watch, critic Mike Scott says, but is worth the effort. Lundi Gras - on the Boulevard: There could be a new Lundi Gras event in Metairie next Carnival. The Krewe of Centurions is eyeing a Monday night roll along Veterans Boulevard in 2023. As the captain tells our Doug MacCash, people are already seting up on the route for the next day, so why not? Speaking of parades, MacCash reports that the Midsummer Mardi Gras parade is back. The foot parade marches along a stretch of Oak and Carrollton Avenue Saturday. Hydrate, people! Saintly concerns: Everyone's favorite football team is in the Dome Friday for their last preseason game. By many accounts this is a team with some real talent. But, sports columnist Jeff Duncan writes, there are still some areas of concern. Thanks for reading Lunch Line today – and remember, you can keep up all day long on NOLA.com. BW | 