| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Jail protest ends: It was a dramatic weekend at the New Orleans jail. Some high-security prisoners there had commandeered a pod in protest. It ended late Sunday night when the prisoners activated a sprinkler system to cause a flood -- prompting authorities to enter and end the protest. Drive-thru daiquiri man: It might just seem like those drive-thru daiquiri shops that dot the Louisiana landscape have been around forever. They haven’t. Adam Daigle has the story about the guy who’s widely identified as opening the first one. It was, uh, very successful and spawned a lot of copycats. For more business coverage, please sign up for our NOLA Business Insider newsletter. River cats: Ever see someone fishing in the Mississippi River and wonder: “Are those fish safe to eat?” One of our reporters, Jabez Berniard, wondered the same thing. Pardon our progress: The Saints are back in the Caesars Superdome Aug. 26 for a preseason game against the Chargers. If you’re headed to the Dome, you might want to allow yourself a little more time. After all, columnist Jeff Duncan writes, the place is the midst of a $450 million reno project. And of course you'll want to see what it's going to look like! Want more Saints coverage? Sign up for our Saints Insider newsletter. Thanks for reading Lunch Line today – and remember, you can keep up all day long on NOLA.com. BW | 