| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
It's Mondo’s time: Some athletes just have it — and Mondo Duplantis has it. The name. The talent. The local connection (competes for Sweden, but grew up in Lafayette and went to LSU). He was set to compete in the pole vault finals (happening today), and Scott Rabalais has all the details. The governor’s guy: Over the years, Gov. Jeff Landry has developed a strong bond with Shane Guidry, an influential New Orleans business owner. State politics writer Tyler Bridges talked with Guidry about their relationship. Heating up: The water in the Gulf of Mexico has hit “bathtub range.” Josie Abugov and Poet Wolfe tell us what that could mean as we teeter into the busiest part of the hurricane season. Meanwhile, Debby made landfall along the coast of Florida today. A Saints 10: The Saints are 10 practices into the summer training camp. What’s the buzz? Columnist Rod Walker tells us 10 things he's noticed. (And here's a photo gallery from the Saints practice Sunday in California, courtesy of photographer Sophia Germer.) Like the Lunch Line? Sign up here. Want to subscribe to The Times-Picayune? Here's the link. Go be awesome today, Bob | 