| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Happy Thursday, friends. Here's what's on the menu at the NOLA.com cafe. Lights out: There doesn’t have to be a storm raging for the lights to go out. After seven power outages this month, the New Orleans City Council wants answers from Entergy, James Finn reports. And this follows a meeting a couple of weeks ago where the Jefferson Parish Council hauled in a utility rep for questioning. A song and an internet divided: The Louisiana delegation’s “walk-out” song at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago is making some internet waves. (What doesn’t make internet waves, right?) Poet Wolfe takes a look at the reaction to Louisiana’s song. Demo Diva and the pink Dumpsters: One of the most visible companies to emerge from the destruction of Hurricane Katrina is alive and well. Contributing writer Kimberly Singletary checked in with Simone Bruni, whose “Demo Diva” business is still kicking almost 19 years after the storm. Swiss Army knife: Taysom Hill is the Saints’ most versatile player — he can do a lot of different things. Quarterback. Running back. Tight end. Linebacker. Linebacker?? Yep, linebacker. Read on. Did you get this newsletter forwarded from someone else? Sign up here. And here's the link to subscribe to The Times-Picayune and support our coverage. Be awesome today, Bob |