| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Just bad. Or awful? Hurricane season officially begins on June 1. (It only seems like it's year-round...) Anyway, the forecasters at Colorado State University have put out their annual pre-season forecast. Check it out here. For all of our tropical weather updates, please sign up for our Hurricane Center newsletter. Office space: The pandemic changed the way a lot of people work — and where they do their work. But in the office towers around New Orleans, lease and occupancy rates have held surprisingly steady, business writer Stephanie Riegel reports. For more business coverage, please sign up for our NOLA Business Insider newsletter. Parish eats: A former Emeril’s chef buys a restaurant in Chalmette...now, that’s the start of a story just about anybody would want to read. Our dining guru Ian McNulty has all the delicious details. For more food and drink coverage, please sign up for our Where NOLA Eats newsletter. Disappointing Pels: The Pelicans’ up-and-down season sputtered to a stop last night with a loss to Oklahoma City. There’s a handful of storylines here. Injuries, obviously, CJ McCollum says. And of course the loss of Zion’s towering presence. Well, we’ll get ‘em next year. For more Pelicans coverage, please sign up for our Pelicans Insider newsletter. French Quarter Festing: And of course French Quarter starts today. Great food, great music . . .Go have some fun. Thanks for reading Lunch Line. If you're not a NOLA.com subscriber, check out this great deal. Bob | 