| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
On the road again: Mayor LaToya Cantrell has been out of town on business for a whopping 3 months since the beginning of 2023. She’ll return to the Crescent City this week from a trip to Qatar. Read more from City Hall reporter Ben Myers about the mayor’s travels. Public records: Advocates for open government claimed a victory Monday when the Senate killed a bill to shield Gov. Jeff Landry’s office from a lot of public records requests. James Finn has the story and what it means to greater efforts to amend the state’s public records laws. Saints news: Columnist Jeff Duncan is giving us a little peek at the Saints early schedule today. Looks like a couple of the Black and Gold’s preseason games will be out West, near where the team has training camp this summer. Speaking of . . . Saints beat writer Matthew Paras has this early look at some of the work the team is doing with first-round pick Taliese Fuaga. Best bars: Another “best of” American bars listing is out and two popular New Orleans drinking spots have found a spot. Ian McNulty has the details here. Like the Lunch Line? Sign up here. Want to subscribe to The Times-Picayune? Boom! Here ya go. Thanks for reading, friends. Go be great today. Bob | 