| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Voodoo Fest's undoing: Last month’s sudden announcement that the popular Voodoo Fest in New Orleans was canceled caught a lot of folks by surprise. But Keith Spera writes today that the fall event’s fate was likely sealed many months before that announcement. Bridge City blues: Gov. John Bel Edwards will discuss the troubled Bridge City Center for Youth during a news conference at 3 p.m. today. At least 26 prisoners have escaped from the youth jail this year, including six on Sunday, and Jefferson Parish officials say enough is enough. We’ll be at the news conference. Stay tuned. It's lit: At some spots across the city, restaurants are being equipped with solar power equipment that will allow them to become little hubs of community support following storms or during prolonged power outages. Ian McNulty reports that the Get Lit Stay Lit initiative got its start after Hurricane Ida last year. For more food and drink coverage, please sign up for our Where NOLA Eats newsletter Pontchartrain Beach revival: People of a certain era will remember lazy days cooling off in the lake at Pontchartrain Beach. Now, there are plans afoot to revitalize the beach. The Pontchartrain Beach Foundation is pushing a revitalization of the beach and unveiled renderings of its shoreline park proposal. Hope you enjoyed today’s Lunch Line. Thanks for reading – and remember, you can keep up all day long on NOLA.com. BW | 