| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Talking crime: Crime is on everyone’s mind these days. Is it out of control? Worse than ever? A New Orleans City Council committee was expected to hear from a handful of officials this morning holding forth on crime-fighting plans, including NOPD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson and Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson, whose agency has been in the news this week. Follow our team’s coverage. Historic nomination: President Joe Biden has nominated Dana Douglas, a magistrate at U.S. District Court in New Orleans, for an open seat on the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. If confirmed by the Senate, Douglas would become the first minority woman on the federal appeals court that oversees district courts in Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi, John Simerman reports. Out of this world: New Orleans has a lot of famous houses. The Napoleon House. (A Pimm's Cup, good sir!) The Degas House. That house that looks like a castle. Even the House of the Rising Sun . . . Today Doug MacCash tells us the story about a French Quarter house that might or might not contain a magic portal into another space and time. And guess what? It’s for sale. Looking for more local business and real estate news? Sign up for the NOLA Business Insider newsletter. Foodies, prepare yourselves: Restaurant Week New Orleans is coming, and who better to tell us all about it than our own Ian McNulty? Here are some of the eateries that are participating. Bon appétit! And for more great food and drink coverage be sure to sign up for our Where Nola Eats newsletter. Hope you enjoyed today’s Lunch Line. Thanks for reading. BW | 