| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Debt be gone: President Biden announced a plan today to provide up to $20,000 in debt cancellation for millions of Americans. More details are expected later today – as are legal challenges. Big wind: Louisiana has expressed few concerns about a wind energy zone in the Gulf of Mexico near Lake Charles. But the one off the coast of Texas near Galveston? Well, that’s a different story, Tristan Baurick reports. The two wind energy zones are estimated to produce enough energy for around 3 million homes. The mayor's travel costs: The costs of a trip to France by New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and a few aides in July were made public Tuesday. It wasn’t cheap: The trip, to sign a sister cities pact with a city along the Riviera, cost more than $43,000, Kasey Bubnash reports. Saints crystal ball: The Saints preseason will wrap up on Friday with the team’s game in the Dome against the Chargers. Columnist Rod Walker consulted his crystal ball and offers this early prediction of how the team roster will shake out. How old??!! You might be familiar with the LSU mounds. Well, turns out they just might be the oldest human-made structure in the Americas. The oldest! Cool, no? Thanks for reading Lunch Line today – and remember, you can keep up all day long at NOLA.com. | 