| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Route restoration: Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced some big parade news this morning. Reporter Matt Sledge tells us why we should pack a few extra bags for our beads. The NOLA skyline: Another downtown high-rise has been rebranded. Business writer Stephanie Riegel reports that the 36-story tower at Poydras and O’Keefe Avenue now sports a new name. For more business coverage, please sign up for our NOLA Business Insider newsletter. Questioning the port deal: The Port of South Louisiana's announcement last week that it would spend nearly half a billion dollars to buy the former Avondale shipyard site raised a number of questions. So far, port officials have declined to show the documentation backing that $445 million price tag, Tony McAuley and Sam Karlin report. What is that thing? Mike Scott typically write about the histories of many of the older buildings that dot the city’s landscape. Today? It’s a weird monolith, painted a drab green, jutting from a sidewalk in the Carrollton neighborhood. And there’s a story there . . . Thanks for reading Lunch Line. If you're not a subscriber already, check out this great deal. Six months for a buck? Hello! How can you not sign up? Bob | 