| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Happy Wednesday, friends. It's the halfway point in the week. Lots of news today, so let's dive in. Back in the Dome: Sean Payton will be back in the Caesars Superdome Thursday night, but this time he’ll be prowling along the visiting team’s sideline. Columnist Jeff Duncan writes that even Payton expects to be a bit emotional as he leads the Broncos against his former team. And speaking of former Saints, Drew Brees has a stake in a new pickleball place in Metairie, Lauren Walck reports. Yeah, he likes his pickleball. Looking for La Ninã: With about a month and half left in hurricane season, what are the forecasters saying about the rest of October and November? Kasey Bubnash has the story. Putting out fires: Officials with the city’s beleaguered Public Works Department came in for a grilling at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. But, they told council members, without better funding the department will continue to be in “put out fires” mode, Joni Hess reports. Will there be crawfish? The 2024 crawfish season was pretty dismal, thanks to the abnormally hot and dry weather in 2023. Joanna Brown has this early look at the 2025 season. Spoiler alert: Things should be much better, she reports. It's cool: Finally feels like fall, right? Cartoonist Walt Handelsman is channeling how a lot of us feel. Did you get this newsletter forwarded from someone else? Sign up here. And if you're interested in becoming a NOLA.com subscriber, here's a sensational offer. Stay spectacular, Bob |