| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Released: A man caught up in a murder-for-hire scheme more than 30 years ago has been released from prison. Jillian Kramer has the story about Charlie Waters, who left prison this week in a deal with prosecutors. Worst surges: Hurricane season officially starts Saturday (ugh!). Today, Julia Guilbeau explains one of the most dangerous elements of a hurricane — storm surge. Mansion mystery: A 1939 fire laid waste to the grand House of Flowers mansion in Arabi. But before that, history guy Mike Scott writes, the place had a quite the history, and even included a “mystery room.” Another Brocato: Food guy Ian McNulty tells about another Brocato family setting up a restaurant in Mid-City. The folks behind Brocato’s Kitchen aren’t connected to the Brocato’s ice cream family, but are well-known to Jazz Fest fans, Ian writes. 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 | 