| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Mardi Gras trash: You can say this about Mardi Gras – it produces a lot of trash. Really a lot. So what is one to do with all those discarded Popeye’s boxes and forgotten beads in the gutters? Environmental reporter Roshaun Higgins outlines some of the efforts you might see along the route. Speaking of parades, are you ready for the big push into Fat Tuesday? Pace yourself – and be sure to check out our Carnival coverage on NOLA.com. Yanked: It's hardly news that New Orleans is desperately looking for more police officers. But a recent 30-second commercial created to attract new talent lasted about an hour before being pulled from the NOPD’s social media accounts. Missy Wilkinson tells us why. Expecting: Saints tight end Juwan Johnson and his wife Chanen, a former college gymnast, are expecting a baby in July. The couple is ecstatic, of course, and opened up to Saints beat writer Terrin Waack about the long road they've traveled to get to this point. More Manning: You’ll be seeing even more of Peyton Manning on TV soon. The famous New Orleans-born football star-turned-TV-talker is hosting “History’s Greatest of All Time,” a show on, naturally, the History Channel. Our TV guy Mike Scott has the details. Thanks for reading Lunch Line. If you're not a subscriber, check out this great deal. Bob | 