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Then there was BP’s feckless leader, Tony Hayward, a human PR wrecking ball whose pronouncements in the months after the disaster invited comparisons to former FEMA head Michael Brown. (Brown: “Can I quit now? Can I come home?” Hayward: “I want my life back.”) Hayward, who stepped down as BP’s CEO last fall, was scheduled to take home millions in BP stock options at the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting in London on April 14. The company itself posted $4.4 billion in profits during the fourth quarter of 2010.

Meanwhile, the well has been capped.

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Waiting to be made whole by the corporation that ruined their livelihoods.

Waiting for their claims to wend their way through miles of red tape.

Waiting for medical attention after their exposure to crude oil and dispersants that have been banned in other countries.

Waiting to see why dead dolphins and sea turtles are suddenly washing up on their beaches in unusual numbers.

Waiting to see what the shrimp and oyster harvests will be this year.

Waiting to see what this year’s high temperatures and hurricane season will bring, and what the storms will push ashore.

Waiting to see if their children will have a future on the Gulf.

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n April 20, 2010, the oil rig Deepwater Horizon exploded in a fireball 50 miles southeast of Plaquemines Parish, killing 11 men, injuring 17 more and sending a black geyser of smoke into the sky above the Gulf of Mexico.

At the time, BP — which was leasing and operating the rig — told the press two things: the rig was not expected to collapse, and any pollution was likely to be minimal. That was the first time BP was either optimistic, disingenuous or dissembling about the disaster. It certainly wouldn’t be the last.

As for BP’s first claim, the Deepwater Horizon sank within 36 hours. And as the world well knows, crude gushed from a gash in the sea floor like an erupting underwater oil volcano for nearly five months afterward. The amount of crude that fouled the Gulf, the beaches, the marshes and the wildlife sanctuaries is officially estimated at seven times greater than that from the Exxon Valdez disaster.

Where are we today, a year later?

Two weeks ago, BP announced it was done deep-cleaning the Alabama shoreline.

Days later, Gulf Shores, Ala., Mayor Robert Craft said workers had collected 9,600 pounds of tar balls along local beaches in the previous two weeks alone. Last week, Kenneth Feinberg, the man hired by BP to oversee the claims process, filed papers in federal court opposing Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood’s request for more transparency in that process. Meanwhile, Gulf Coast residents, who have been exposed to raw crude and chemical dispersants in the wake of the explosion, are coming forward with remarkably similar tales of health problems. (See Alex Woodward’s cover story, “Sick,” page 19).

In sum, the situation one year later is much like the marshlands: still all fouled up.

Every disaster is unique, but the official response to the BP catastrophe during the past year eerily reminds us of the government’s response to Hurricane Katrina and the federal levee failures. BP vowed to “make it right” with compensation for those whose lives and livelihoods were upended, but respondents who filed claims found themselves tangled in the same bureaucratic kudzu that sprang up with the post-Katrina The Road Home program. Like his predecessor George W. Bush, President Barack Obama was slow to react to the greatest environmental disaster in U.S. history — and his administration often seemed staggeringly out of touch, as when White House energy czar Carol Browner asserted in August 2010, “The vast majority of the oil is gone.” ProPublica last week outlined the ways in which claims money turned into a gold rush for politically con-

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DEAR KASHMIR, I assume you mean the U.S. military’s Meals Ready to Eat. Who said they ever were edible? Just kidding. Many a soldier and Hurricane Katrina survivor has enjoyed an MRE. The shelf life of military MREs (there are companies that manufacture them for civilians as well) is threeand-a-half years, or perhaps a little longer under ideal cold-storage conditions. So I suggest you not eat your MREs or feed them to anyone you love.

For those who haven’t experienced this culinary delight, MREs are packaged food rations created by the U.S. military for soldiers who don’t have access to food preparation facilities. They also are distributed to people in disaster areas, as was the case after Hurricane Katrina, as well as refugee camps.

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HEY BLAKE, IN THE 1960S I USED TO HANG OUT AT THIS GREAT CLUB CALLED THE ENCORE. IT WAS ON DAUPHINE STREET IN THE FRENCH QUARTER. CAN YOU TELL ME THE ADDRESS OF THE CLUB? JAY

DEAR JAY, The Encore Lounge was located at 705 Dauphine St. Like many clubs and bars in New Orleans, especially in the French Quarter, it had a relatively short life. It opened around 1968 and closed about five years later. In 1973, 705 Dauphine St. was the address of a new place —

Jeremiah’s Club. Now the location is home to The Gold Mine Saloon.

HEY BLAKE, I’VE NOTICED THAT MANY BUSINESSES IN ELMWOOD USE NEW ORLEANS IN THEIR MAILING ADDRESSES, YET THIS AREA SURE SEEMS LIKE IT’S PART OF JEFFERSON PARISH. MAYBE NEW ORLEANS JUST LOOKS SEXIER ON MAILING LABELS FOR OUT-OFSTATE CUSTOMERS. THE PRACTICE SEEMS WIDESPREAD. DO YOU KNOW THE DEAL? IAN

MREs come in a variDEAR ety of flavors, includIAN, ing Cajun rice with When the beans and sausage, United States chicken Tetrazzini, pot Postal Service roast and vegetable instituted ZIP manicotti. codes in 1963, its intention was to simplify mail delivery. In the case of ZIP code 70123, it caused confusion.

In 1943, the postal service implemented an early form of postal code: a two-digit number to represent a particular zone in a city. Twenty years later, the ZIP code was born. In this system, the first three digits represent the central mail-processing facility, and the last two digits correspond to the original zone given to the city in the early ’40s.

ZIP codes were never meant to conform to any geographic or municipality boundaries. At the time they were assiged here, it was decided efficiency could best be achieved by grouping the Jefferson Parish communities of Harahan, Elmwood and River Ridge, giving them a New Orleans prefix of 701, while most Jefferson Parish ZIP codes begin with 700. In addition, Old Jefferson was given the 70121 ZIP code.

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“This parish raped BP. … At the end of the day, it really just frustrates me. I’m an elected official. I have guilt by association.” — Wayne Landry, chairman of the St. Bernard Parish Council, in an April 13 story by ProPublica and The Washington Post which detailed what appeared to be politically connected spending of BP claims awards in St. Bernard Parish.

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Call it Round 3 in the Great Bumper Sticker Wars of 2011.

First the Louisiana Republican Party responded to a speech

by Democrat Caroline Fayard in which she said, “I hate Republicans” with a bumper sticker that read “Caroline Fayard Hates Me.” Within days, the state’s Democratic Party parried with its own sticker: “Anybody But Bobby” (Gov. Bobby Jindal, of course).

Now, two weeks later, Fayard has responded with her own bumper stickers: “Caroline Fayard Loves Me,” as well as “Caroline Fayard Loves Children,” “Caroline Fayard Loves Louisiana,” “Caroline Fayard Loves Students” and “Caroline Fayard Loves Seniors.”

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All-Star power forward Chris Paul, here scoring against the San Antonio Spurs, decided to stay with the Hornets another season. Now the team is in the playoffs.

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Hornets established themselves on the court as a toptier defensive team with a sneaky offense; before David West went down with a season-ending knee injury, the Hornets had six players averaging double figures in points.

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made a $500,000 contribution to the Salvation Army on April 11. Shinn, former owner of the New Orleans Hornets, donated the money to provide housing stability for people without a support system, specifically veterans and families with nowhere to turn. Salvation Army Capt. Ethan Frizzell said the money will be distributed in metro New Orleans and around south Louisiana.

Geoff Hogan

will receive the Conference USA Spirit of Service Award, which is given to 12 college athletes in recognition of their work in the community. Hogan, a junior at Tulane University and a member of the Tulane Green Wave basketball team, was the only student athlete in the New Orleans area to be selected for the honor.

Hogan, who holds a 3.25 GPA, also sits on the school’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

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a high school student from north Louisiana, won first place in the statewide 2011 George Rodrigue Foundation Art Contest for her painting “No More,” and will receive a $6,000 scholarship. More than 400 students entered the contest, which was judged by a panel of Louisianans in the arts, including Irvin Mayfield, Garland Robinette and New Orleans Museum of Art director emeritus John Bullard.

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was convicted of fraud for scamming an elderly couple in the Lower 9th Ward with promises that his company, American Integrity Homes, would build a house for them in their flooded-out neighborhood. District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro said Johnson bilked the couple of more than $70,000 and did little work. He will be sentenced on April 27 and is eligible for up to 10 years in prison.

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t may not seem like it, judging from their last three games, but it’s true: the New Orleans Hornets are indeed a playoff team.

A little more than a year ago, the Hornets had no coach and a lame-duck general manager. Then they hired Monty Williams to lead the team, right around the time general manager Jeff Bower abruptly left the organization. For eight days — during the height of the summer free-agency period, no less — the team didn’t have a GM at all.

Then the team hired Dell Demps and, somehow, he and Williams convinced superstar Chris Paul that they have a viable plan for the franchise while managing to put a lid on the trade rumors swirling around the All-Star point guard. In the process, Demps and Williams somehow pulled together a franchise that once seemed on the brink of falling apart.

That’s been the story of the Hornets’ 2010-2011 season: one unexpected turn after another.

Who would have predicted that this team would start a franchise-best 11-1? Or that, just when the franchise seemed to be returning to stability, the NBA would be forced to buy the team when Gary Chouest, the billionaire businessman who had been flirting with ownership, suddenly had second thoughts? Or that, under the ownership of the league’s 31 other teams, Demps would be able to make moves that involved spending extra money, like the trade for forward Carl Landry (which carried with it the bonus of ticking off Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban)? In the meantime, the

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that seems to constantly surround them, though the last few games have been painful (22-, 11- and 32-point losses). With a matchup against the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the playoffs, it’s still anybody’s guess as to whether the Hornets will bounce out of the first round or make a surprising run.

All the ups and downs have taken their toll and as the season wound down, it was clear the Hornets were losing games due to tired legs and an overall lack of depth.

If this team was completely healthy, it would probably be a pick to win the Western Conference — but as of press time, Las Vegas bookmakers put the odds of the Hornets winning the NBA title this year at 50-to-1.

But even with a three-game losing streak, who can rule out the improbable?

No one thought this team would even be decent this year — not with a rookie coach, a disgruntled point guard, lagging attendance and an uncertain ownership situation. At this point, we’re allowed to imagine whatever we want.

With that in mind, let’s look at four hypothetical situations in which the Hornets win the Western Conference and find themselves in the NBA finals. Hey, stranger things have happened.

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Scenario 2: Chris Paul’s all-around game stabilizes Hornets, destroys other teams Here’s a reality all Hornets fans need to accept: Chris Paul is not the player he was before his knee injury. He’s not going to average more than 22 points and 11 assists a game (Paul finished with career lows in points per game this season).

But here’s another reality: Chris Paul is still one of, if not the, best point guards in the game today. How can both things be true? For one thing, Paul’s otherworldly stretch from the 2007 to the 2009 season, in which he averaged more than 21 points, 11 assists and nearly three steals per game, is not likely to be repeated by anyone soon.

Another reason is that Paul is, by all accounts, recovered from his knee injury and, as anyone who’s been watching him this season would agree, is still playing at an elite level. The reason it may not appear that way is because he’s taken on a different role. Two seasons ago, Peja Stojakovic and Tyson Chandler were primary scorers for the Hornets and the team had just four players who averaged double-digit points. The Hornets now do a better job of spreading the ball around. That’s what led to the six players averaging double digits before West’s injury. It’s also what’s led to massive scoring outputs by Landry, Trevor Ariza and Willie Green.

This is a good thing. As a small point guard in the NBA, there is no way Paul could sustain a one-on-five mentality against teams in the playoffs. Paul has adjusted his game. He’s in the Top 5 for assists-per-game this season and his 4.47 assist-to-turnover ratio is the best in the Western Conference. For opposing teams, that’s a scary record. For the Hornets, it could be what takes them to the NBA’s promised land.

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It’s definitely too soon to compare Williams to the man who may have been the greatest NBA coach ever, but let’s not lose sight of what Williams was able to accomplish this season. He has turned the Hornets into a stingy defensive squad that rarely takes off plays. The argument could be made that the team put too much effort into the season and that’s why they’ve seemed tired of late — Exhibit A: the April 11 spanking they received from the Utah Jazz — but we’d take tired but hardworking over fresh and lackadaisical any day.

Most important, Williams was the steadying force this team has often lacked.

During the Byron Scott/Jeff Bower years, you had a coach and GM that stubbornly stayed on message even when it conflicted with reality and — more often than not — each other.

Williams, on the other hand, has proved adept at adjusting on the fly. His in-game adjustments have fueled many a Hornets comeback (most recently against the Houston Rockets where New Orleans rallied from an 18-point deficit). The last few games wouldn’t suggest it, but those lopsided losses belie the team’s effort and Williams’ game-planning. Even after the painful 121-89 loss to the Dallas Mavericks, Paul said his coach’s preparation is second to none.

Remember, this is a team that last year

could barely function when Paul and West went down with injuries at different points in the season. This is also a team that two seasons ago all but gave up while tying an NBA record for the worst playoff loss in history (the Denver Nuggets beat the Bees by 58 points in the New Orleans Arena).

If nothing else, Williams has his players believing in him and his system and the Hornets are playing with the ambition of a top-seeded team. Sometimes, that’s enough.

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Scenario 4: All of the above There’s one constant that has defined the season: when this team plays together, it wins together.

Overall, the Hornets are not as talented as teams like the Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks.

Head coach Monty Williams took a franchise that was falling apart and turned it into a top-tier defensive team with a sneaky offense.

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On paper, the Hornets roster is actually one of the weakest when it comes to playoff-bound teams; to many NBA fans, the Hornets are Chris Paul, Emeka Okafor, Trevor Ariza — and 10 other guys.

On the other hand, so what? All season long, Williams has said his team is not the flashy type that scores 110-points a night.

This is a team that realizes its limitations and — instead of trying to be something they’re not — plays within those limitations to the best of each player’s ability.

It’s worked, to some extent. The Hornets are leaders in defense and haven’t dropped out of the playoff picture all season. They don’t need their players to score 25 points apiece. But if Willie Green decides to hit 12 straight shots and score 31 points against an opponent — as he proved capable of doing against the Phoenix Suns on April 6 — well, then you have that, too.

The Hornets are a team forced to rely on everyone bringing 100 percent effort to the floor every night to eke out a victory. This can lead to magical moments, like the two extended winning streaks we saw this season, and horrendous ones, like when Paul failed to score a single point for the first time in his career.

The Hornets have been alternately one of the best teams in the league and one of the worst at various points in Williams’ first year of coaching. But none of that matters now. Now the Hornets have a chance — for the second time in one season — to do the unexpected and surprise everyone once again.

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than their season average. West is also an emotional and physical leader for the Hornets, often being matched up against the opposing team’s best big man and carrying the offensive burden. No matter how well anyone plays to make up for his absence, West not being on the floor is a huge blow.

But it all comes back to Demps and Williams. It was at the trading deadline that Demps made the controversial move of sending fan favorite Marcus Thornton to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Landry. At the time, Hornets fans had mixed feelings about trading a local with a knack for scoring and electrifying the crowd for a largely unknown forward from one of the league’s worst teams.

Now Landry has proved to be a morethan-suitable replacement for the injured West and acquiring him was likely the smartest move Demps has made in his short tenure in the Big Easy. Sure, Landry’s 12 points per game (ppg) isn’t as good as the 20 points West averaged, but since West went down, Landry has averaged nearly 15 ppg and has scored 17 or more points during six games. Landry also has been able to mesh quickly with his new teammates and, most important, Williams has found a way to fit him into his current system. Now, with the Hornets secondmost-valuable player out for the season, Landry has stepped up in a way that you could almost forget about West.

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Feet of Clay IN NEARLY BACK-TO-BACK LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS, LAWMAKERS ARE GOING FROM ONE PRIZE FIGHT TO ANOTHER.

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Because of the recent redistricting session, there haven’t been many pre-filed bills this year — only 300 or so — and most failed to generate much pre-session media attention. Eventually, that number could jump to 1,000 or more.

Garret Graves, chairman of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, says the state is developing legislation that will better mix parish leaders into the current emergency command structure.

“You have so much experience on the local level … in dealing with disasters, and we need to recognize that,” Graves says.

Some issues will sneak in like sucker punches, such as House Bill 75 by Rep. Truck Gisclair, D-Larose, which allows taking mullet for bait purposes only. Others

It remains to be seen if leges and Jindal can float like a butterfly or sting like a bee. might bring you to your feet, like House Bill 128 by Rep. Austin Badon, D-New Orleans, which would prohibit retailers from asking for personal information like phone numbers and ZIP codes before processing a purchase.

For now, there’s only one worth remembering: House Bill 1, the bill number assigned to the governor’s budget proposal. It currently stands at nearly $25 billion, but it will undergo changes via committee and floor hearings — and then it will go to Jindal, who will take out his red pen to line-item veto specific appropriations he doesn’t like.

That little red pen has been known to strike the same kind of fear in lawmakers that Ali’s red gloves put into his opponents. At a minimum, it will keep lawmakers on their toes.

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uring his prime, Muhammad Ali’s weight often ballooned between fights. The Champ was known to sometimes throw down three steaks for dinner and had a very real love for ice cream and soft drinks.

State lawmakers don’t have the luxury or the time this year to get flabby between bouts. Many are still licking their wounds from the just-ended special session on redistricting. From March 20 to April 13, they were beaten down by the politics and pressures of drawing new districts for themselves and Louisiana’s U.S. representatives, and this fall those who aren’t term limited will face the politics and punches of re-election.

Meanwhile, the annual regular session convenes Monday, April 25, and the challenges are daunting — a record $1.6 billion budget shortfall looms for the coming fiscal year, which begins July 1.

In this case, it’s the state budget that has ballooned. Like Ali, it can be argued that lawmakers and Gov. Bobby Jindal did it to themselves. It remains to be seen if leges and Jindal can float like a butterfly or sting like a bee.

Because this is an odd-numbered year, lawmakers must focus (mostly) on fiscal issues like taxes, tax incentives and, of course, budget cuts. The state constitution allows each legislator to file up to five nonfiscal bills.

Taxes will be a tall order. Lawmakers face re-election in the fall, and Jindal has vowed to veto any tax bills. In fact, any tax measure likely will fall harder and faster than Jimmy Robinson (Ali, first round, 1:38).

That hasn’t stopped some lawmakers. Rep. Harold Ritchie, D-Bogalusa, has filed House Bill 63 to boost the state sales tax on a pack of cigarettes by 70 cents. He’ll probably make a persuasive argument, being both a smoker and funeral home owner.

There also may be a push to revise the tax exemption on drilling in the Haynesville Shale. Predictably, Jindal opposes it. Other opponents maintain that the changes would stifle the current $10 billion investment in north Louisiana’s record-setting shale play.

As in previous years, Jindal may let a few punches land in the form of “fees” — as opposed to “taxes.” Already more than 20 fee-related bills have been prefiled. House Bill 121 by Rep. Ernest Wooten, No Party-Belle Chasse, would increase Louisiana’s probation and parole fees by $10. House Bill 25 by Rep. Dee Richard, No Party-Thibodaux, would allow higher education to charge students more money

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Mixed Results very four years, Louisiana voters choose their political leaders.

Every 10 years, Louisiana politicians choose their voters. Officially, the latter exercise is called redistricting, but the process of drawing new district lines amounts to letting state lawmakers pick their constituents — and those of Louisiana’s congressmen, judges, utility regulators and state education board members.

It’s never a pretty process.

Legislating is often compared to making sausage — bloody in the making but tasty at the table. That’s a charitable view, one often espoused by lawmakers themselves.

The bloody aspect of that metaphor applies all the more so to redistricting.

There were many battles and almost as many battle lines in the redistricting session that ended last week. Topping every legislator’s list of priorities, of course, was self-preservation. Beyond that, most decisions turned on the oft-conflicting interests of political parties, race and geography.

For most, the results were mixed — kind of like the ingredients in a good sausage.

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him on another. His victory came when lawmakers sent him a congressional plan that keeps Louisiana’s two northern districts and thereby protects GOP incumbents Rodney Alexander of Quitman and John Fleming Jr. of Minden. Because of Jindal’s role in wresting that plan out of lawmakers, the governor’s stock in D.C. will rise. Ultimately, that’s the only stock that matters to him.

Locally, however, Jindal is burning political capital like a kid at a bonfire. That’s especially true in south Louisiana. His congressional plan chops up the Northshore and the northern parts of Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes, and he broke his word early and often on his pledge to avoid partisan fights.

Jindal’s first broken promise was his heavy-handed order to Republicans to support an amendment to the House redistricting bill by Rep. Tony Ligi, R-Metairie.

Jefferson Parish lawmakers rightly felt their parish was being chopped up by the plan that was about to pass, but the ensuing interparish fight with Orleans lawmakers turned into a statewide bloodbath after Jindal made it a GOP line in the dirt. The Ligi amendment narrowly failed in what became a House smackdown of Jindal. But,

as mentioned above, Jindal could care less about state politics; his primary metric is how he looks nationally.

Probably the biggest winner was U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany of Lafayette. He got the most compact district of Louisiana’s seven (soon to be six) congressmen, and the new district excludes areas that would

Jindal could care less about state politics; his primary metric is how he looks nationally.

have favored his likely opponent, freshman Congressman Jeff Landry of New Iberia, also a Republican.

Besides the loss sustained by the Jefferson delegation, which saw its parish sliced up in both the House and Senate plans, the Legislative Black Caucus has lots to complain about. The caucus supported a single north Louisiana congressional plan, but that plan was bottled up — several times — in a House committee. Elsewhere, the House redistricting plan created only 29 black-majority districts. That’s an increase of two over the current 27, but it’s far shy of the 32 districts black lawmakers felt they should get. Thirty-two percent of Louisiana residents are African-American, according to the 2010 census.

But that fight is far from over. The caucus served notice the day after adjournment that it will challenge all the new districting plans before the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), which must approval the plans under the Voting Rights Act. Whatever the DOJ decides, the plans may well wind up in court.

Which means we could be making a lot more sausage in the days to come.

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his is the best-hidden secret perhaps in the history of our nation.”

Dr. Mike Robichaux speaks into a microphone while standing on a truck bed parked in the shade of a massive tree in his yard in Raceland, La. He’s wearing a blue polo shirt and jeans, and his white-gray hair is parted neatly. The former state senator, known affectionately as Dr. Mike, is an ear, nose and throat specialist in Lafourche Parish and self-described “too easygoing of a guy.” Today, he’s pissed. “Nobody is fussing about this,” he says.

Robichaux invited his patients and dozens of others to speak about their situations. Outside of The Houma Courier, The Daily Comet and The Tri-Parish Times, their stories exist solely on blogs and Facebook — unless you visit Al Jazeera English, or sources in Germany, Belgium and elsewhere in Europe. A Swiss TV crew asks me why U.S. media aren’t talking about this. It’s a good question.

In the wake of the BP oil disaster, thousands of Gulf cleanup workers and residents have reported illnesses, with symptoms as tame as headaches or as violent as bloody stools and seizures.

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“People are sick, and they have concerns,” she says. So where is the help?

Behind Robichaux, cars line a gravel drive along the bayou. Guests pull up chairs around the truck bed, cameras are rolling, and members of the media outweigh the guests 10-to-1. One year after the April 20, 2010 wellhead explosion at the Deepwater Horizon rig that killed 11 workers, spewed millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf for more than 100 days and closed fisheries and businesses along the Gulf Coast, people are listening.

“We WAnteD tO Be PROACtIve and go out there and get it cleaned up as fast as we can, and do whatever it takes,” remembers charter boat captain Louis Bayhi, who worked for BP in the early days of the disaster. When his crew made it to shore, he went through a triage tent where doctors asked how he was feeling — but his complaints of headaches were brushed off as seasickness, he says.

Months later, Bayhi still hasn’t been paid for his work as a vessels of Opportunity participant, a sum he says is $255,000. He’s visited hospitals for severe abdominal pains, but he doesn’t have health insurance, and no insurance provider will take him on, he says. He lost his home, and he and his family — his wife and his 2- and 3-yearold daughters — now live with his wife’s grandmother. the family visited Grand Isle beaches in August, where his kids swam in the water and played in the sand.

“My little girls now have more toxins in their blood than I have. that hurts more. I blame myself,” he says, fighting back tears. “I let them go and swim and play in the beach, but at the same time those sons of bitches said it was safe.”

Bayhi’s story is not uncommon for many living on the Gulf Coast.

One of the first “whistleblowers” in south Louisiana, Kindra Arnesen, a fisherman’s wife in Plaquemines Parish, became a public face of mysterious diagnoses and chemical exposure symptoms in south Louisiana last summer. Others have come forward, like 22-year-old Paul Doom from navarre, Fla., who says he swam in the Gulf last summer and now experiences daily seizures and is in a wheelchair following a stroke, yet the hundreds of doctors he has seen can’t explain why, he says.

Clayton Matherne is a former professional wrestler of 15 years, and at 295 lbs., he looks it. “When I first met him, he was dying. Literally dying,” Robichaux says.

Matherne was an engineer on a support boat near the Deepwater rig when it exploded and says crews sprayed dispersants directly on top of him. Matherne wasn’t provided a respirator. Since May 30, 2010, he’s suffered paralysis, impaired vision, severe headaches, and he frequently coughs up blood. “I don’t know why things are happening like this,” he says through tears in a Youtube video dated March 25. “It seems to get worse every day. … It’s driving me crazy. … I prayed that God last night would let me die. I’m tired of suffering, and tired of watching my family suffer.”

Matherne’s wife Becky says her parents are supporting the family after they lost their house. She says she and her husband have been approved for a home through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

“It’s really not like anything I’ve ever seen, and I’ve been doing this 25 years,” says Louisiana environmental Action network (LeAn) director Marylee Orr. LeAn started receiving health complaints from Gulf workers and residents in the explosion’s aftermath. the group purchased $10,000 worth of respirators (about 200) and protective gear for oil cleanup responders, but BP wouldn’t allow the workers to use them, she says. Stuart Smith, the group’s attorney, argued that the Master vessel Charter Agreement, a contract to hire fishermen to perform cleanup operations for BP, didn’t account for the health and safety of the workers.

Paul Doom, a 22-year-old from Navarre, Fla., says despite blood screenings indicating chemical exposure, doctors can’t explain why he suffers seizures after swimming in the Gulf of Mexico last summer.

Smith has served as lead counsel against more than 100 Big Oil cases and currently represents at least 1,000 clients along the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Florida tackling BP and others involved with the Deepwater rig. His clients include the United Commercial Fisherman’s Association, the Gulf Coast Charter Captain Alliance and hundreds of sick Gulf workers. (the firm is scheduled to face transocean Ltd. — the company that owned the rig — in court in February 2012.) “they did what they did,” Smith says. “My job is make them pay for it.”

Working with LeAn and Smith is a team of researchers and scientists across the Gulf Coast led by environmental scientists and toxicologists William Sawyer and Marco Kaltofen. the team has collected seafood samples for safety tests and sent blood work to Metametrix, a cli-nical laboratory in Duluth, Ga. Results from one patient’s volatile solvents blood screening show higher-than-average levels of ethylbenzene and xylene, two compounds present in oil. According to Metametrix, adverse effects that can follow exposure to the compage 22

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pounds include “brain fog,” hearing loss, headache and fatigue; continued exposure to xylene can affect kidneys, lungs, heart and the nervous system. The patient’s blood work also showed the presence of hexane, 2-Methylpentane and 3-Methylpentane and isooctane — compounds present in oil and gas.

LEAN also reported three divers from EcoRigs, a nonprofit marine science group, found high levels of ethylbenzene and xylene in their blood tests after diving in the Gulf near Grand Isle and the Mississippi Canyon, the site of the Deepwater rig explosion. Their symptoms include bloody stools, bleeding from the nose and eyes, nausea, diarrhea, stomach cramps and dizziness.

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of respondents had health insurance, and just 31 percent sought treatment.

“The money’s another situation, that’ll come, the good Lord will take care of me and my family,” Bayhi says. “But without your health, you don’t have nothing. I just praise God every day that I’ll be able to wake up and continue to watch my little girls grow up.”

MANy CLEANUP WORkERS AND coastal residents blame the dispersants and an oil-dispersant mix for their illnesses. Sprayed by planes and pumped into the Gulf, more than 1.8 million gallons of the dispersant Corexit were used to break up the oil — though the product is banned in the U.k., and in May 2010, the EPA provided BP with a list of less harmful dispersants. BP stuck with Corexit.

“It seems to get worse every day. … I prayed that God last night would let me die. I’m tired of suffering, and tired of watching my family suffer.”

— Clayton Matherne, a former wrestler who was sprayed with dispersants while working as an engineer on a support boat near the Deepwater Horizon.

performed 934 health surveys of residents in Terrebonne, Jefferson, Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes at seven survey sites. The results show three-quarters of respondents reported an increase in coughing, eye irritation, headaches and sinus irritation. Grand Isle resident Betty Dowd, who suffers a persistent cough, says its residents need blood work “to find out what exactly is causing these problems — whether it’s BP or not, we just need to know where it’s coming from.”

Pointing to the health and lack of long-term studies of Exxon Valdez victims, 9/11 cleanup workers and FEMA trailer residents, LABB director Anne Rolfes says she hopes the survey results serve as a warning sign. “We don’t want to be in a situation 10 years from now … where we wish we would’ve done something,” she says. The data should be used “not just to study people but treat their problems,” she says. “We don’t want to end up in 10 years with data on a bunch of dead bodies.”

The report recommends the government provide better access to health care (including mental health services). Only 54 percent

Douglas Blanchard, a third-generation fisherman (“I got my degree on the back deck of a shrimp boat,” he says), was hired to handle dispersants. He was not, however, allowed to use a respirator.

“They never gave us no nothing to breathe, no protection,” he says.

“It was a bad smell — it’d burn your nose, your eyes, your throat, headaches. Take pills like they’re candy, all day.”

He was flown via helicopter to West Jefferson Medical Center in Marrero where he says he was scrubbed with soap by workers clad in hazmat suits. “Afterward, they told us it’s not harmful,” he says. “We made good money, but the money’s not worth it.”

Tate Cantrell also remembers bringing a respirator on board his boat before handling dispersants and says he and his crew would be fired if they were caught wearing them. He says he now has trouble breathing. “It feels like an elephant on your chest all the time, like your lungs want to collapse,” he says.

“I made a little bit of money, but everything I have now I’m trying to sell just to stay alive.”

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uct of Nalco Holding Company, which has several high-profile oil industry ties. Exxon Mobil former president Daniel Sanders now sits on Nalco’s board of directors, and its audit committee chairman, Rodney Chase, served as BP’s chief executive and managing director from 1992 to 2003.

Deepwater Horizon Response, the multi-agency oil response team helmed by BP, says it halted dispersant use in July, but both residents and cleanup workers say dispersant still was being sprayed months later.

Dr. Sandler with the NIH GuLF Study says one of the aspects of the study is a look at the effects of dispersants versus the effects from oil exposure. “I think the exposure people have had varied quite a bit, depending on where they were and when, and when things during the spill were happening,” she says. “The issue is, what is the source of the chemicals in their blood, and how to interpret it? By starting with the workers, we can see who among them

gets sick. It will be easier to draw conclusions, (and) we’ll understand the full range. If one person gets sick, that’s not a trend. One of the concerns people have is if you measure someone’s blood today, it does not reflect exposure they received from the oil spill, unless there are ongoing exposures. As best I know, that oil well is capped. There may be other ongoing sources of oil in the community or other things to cause the [levels of contaminants in the blood] to go up, but until you’ve done studies like ours, you just don’t know what to make of it. But we do have concerns for these people. They need to get medical care. They need to be seen.”

What puzzles Robichaux and others, however, is that many blood screenings show no sign of chemicals despite the patients’ illnesses. Commercial fisher and marine toxicologist Riki Ott believes chemicals may have “parked” in fatty tissue, and other tests are necessary. “If you go get a blood test now,

it might not show any oil in your blood,” she says.

“It’s not a clear reflection of what’s in your body.”

Ott closely studied the environmental and health effects following the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska, after which she wrote two books, Sound Truth and Corporate Myth$: The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill and Not One Drop: Betrayal and Courage in the Wake of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. Since 2004, she has helped shift oil-dependent communities to more sustainable resources. She arrived in the Gulf in May 2010 and has been here since.

“I witnessed the emergence of a public health epidemic,” she says. “I think 6 million people, conservatively, were overexposed to dangerous levels of chemicals,” accounting for residents along the coast and its tourists. Ott believes Gulf residents deserve long-term medical attention, an overlooked need in Alaska, where workers who cleaned up following the

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any children imagine what they’ll be when they grow up, but it’s unlikely that grade school friends and Little Rock, Ark. natives Ted Neikirk, Greg Dietz and Jammers Orintas saw themselves co-owning a couple of New Orleans pizza joints. Dietz moved to New Orleans first, then called his two friends down to the Big Easy. In 2004, the three University of Arkansas graduates opened the original Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza (4024 Canal St., 302-1133 ; 4218 Magazine St., 894-8554; www.theospizza.com) in Uptown. They opened the Canal Street location in 2009.

“We have what we think is a quintessential pizza joint: brick walls, concrete floors, a very casual and kid-friendly atmosphere,” Orintas says. “And a good beer and wine selection with reasonable prices.”

Theo’s serves thin-crust pizza with fresh and house-made ingredients and unusual topping combinations in addition to the classics. Customers can choose from more than 40 toppings and three house-made sauces. Orinatas says the restaurant frequently incorporates personal favorites when creating new pizzas like the Vegan-ator (a 12-topping vegan pie) or its antithesis, the Meathead. The West Bank Special, a pie featuring a hodgepodge of toppings including bacon, jalapenos and pineapple, was created by an employee at Theo’s Magazine Street location.

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Theo’s server Frances Oser loads pepperoni onto house-made dough Pizzas are typically made with Theo’s housemade thin crust, but the restaurant also has a gluten-free version. The restaurant offers many vegetarian and vegan options as well. “Our salads are a big selling point,” Orintas says. “We do really large salads with fresh ingredients and homemade dressings.”

Theo’s was voted Best Pizza by Gambit readers in the 2010 Best of New Orleans poll. Despite burgeoning competition in the local pizza scene, Orintas says the restaurant is thriving.

The owners hope to expand soon, most likely to Metairie.

“We’d like to open a couple more (restaurants) in New Orleans and beyond,” he says.

Tereson Dupuy, a New Orleans native who created FUZZIBUNZ cloth diapers, and natural parenting boutique ZUKA BABY (2124 Magazine St., 596-6540; www.zukababy.com) are co-sponsoring a local Earth Day cloth diapering event at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 23, at Palmer Park (South Claiborne and Carrollton avenues). Parents will attempt to set a world record for most cloth diapers changed simultaneously. The first 50 participants without cloth diapers receive a commemorative FuzziBunz diaper.

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standoffs between tribes that sometimes had resulted in violence in the past. The film takes its name from Boudreaux’s song about making the tradition peaceful.

There is no narration, and Indian history and customs are relayed through the chiefs. Walker spent many hours with each one as the chiefs crafted new suits, marched on Mardi Gras and St. Joseph’s night and barbecued in their backyards. The rapport they developed over time allows Walker to take the camera not just behind the suit but into chiefs’ lives and homes.

Walker also tracked down archival footage and photos.

Another strength of the film is its wealth of traditional and modern versions of Indian songs.

The Indian tradition, both in the style of the suits and sometimes in bead panels sewn by Indians, recalls the links between escaped slaves and Native Americans in colonial Louisiana. But the Indians’ modern history is also about overcoming racism and civic setbacks. Doucette crafts a stunning suit inspired by the Billie Holiday song “Strange Fruit” which depicts a Ku Klux Klan lynching. Doucette also talks about how the construction of the I-10 overpass disrupted the AfricanAmerican community and Indian traditions centered around North Claiborne Avenue. In one segment, he walks under the bridge and talks to some young boys about making costumes. Although he’s dressed in plain clothes, they don’t know what to make of a speech that seems intended for the camera. But as all three chiefs point out, training young people to sew is imperative to sustain the living tradition.

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ne of the subtle but poignant moments in Aaron Walker’s documentary Bury the Hatchet isn’t about making Mardi Gras Indian suits — it’s about building homes. Most of the footage was shot between 2004 and 2006, bridging the upheaval of Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures. Like many Indians, Big Chief Alfred Doucette lost his home and most of his Indian suits. When he started to rebuild, he salvaged discarded cypress boards, noting that others were throwing away the durable, water-resistant wood as if it were garbage.

He replaned them and rebuilt. Like many renowned big chiefs, he’s a skilled craftsman, and he knows how to build things that will last.

Much of the film focuses on a tumultuous three-year period for Mardi Gras Indian culture, including the New Orleans Police Department’s disruption of the 2005 St. Joseph’s night Indian march, the ensuing City Council meeting at which chief Allison “Tootie” Montana collapsed and died as well as Katrina’s aftermath. Through the eyes of big chiefs Doucette, Victor Harris and Monk Boudreaux, the film looks at a tradition defined by its endurance and celebrated for its growth into a font of pageantry and music inextricably tied into New Orleans’ culture. The film recently was accepted into Hot Docs, one the top documentary film festivals in North America. It will premiere this week at its only scheduled theatrical screening.

Montana figures prominently in the film because he changed Mardi Gras Indian culture by shifting the focus to making beautiful suits, altering the nature of

Big Chief Victor Harris’ (pictured) Fi Ya Ya tribe makes suits resembling traditional West African costumes.

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Tuesday 19 ASHE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER — Michaela Harrison, 6 BACCHANAL — Mark Weliky, 7:30 BANKS STREET BAR — NOLA Treblemakers, 10

BLUE NILE — Open Ears Music Series feat. Mike Jenner Group, 10 BMC — Dana Abbott Band, 6; Royal Rounders, 8:30; Lagniappe Brass Band, 11 CAFE NEGRIL — John Lisi & Delta Funk, 9

CHICKIE WAH WAH — Grayson Capps, 8

DOS JEFES UPTOWN CIGAR BAR — Tom Hook, 9:30 HI-HO LOUNGE — Euclid Records Trivia feat. Lefty Parker, 8

HOSTEL NEW ORLEANS — Soul School feat. Elliot Luv & the Abney Effect, 8

HOUSE OF BLUES — Hollywood Undead, 10 Years, Drive A and others, 6

HOWLIN’ WOLF — Pete Yorn, Ben Kweller, The Wellspring, 10 HOWLIN’ WOLF (THE DEN) — Soft Healer, Hatchet Wound, 10

MOJITOS RUM BAR & GRILL — Peter Novelli, 6; Gypsy Elise & the Royal Blues, 9:30

NEW ORLEANS JAZZ NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK — W&L Swing, 11:30 a.m.; Soulful Swinging Singers, 3 OLD OPERA HOUSE — Charlie Cuccia & Old No. 7 Band, 7

OLD POINT BAR — Josh Garrett & the Bottom Line, 8 ONE EYED JACKS — Acid Mothers Temple, Melting Paraiso UFO, Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers, 9

SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO — Tony Green & Gypsy Jazz, 8 & 10 SPOTTED CAT — Brett Richardson, 4; Smokin’ Time Jazz Club, 6; Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 10

The lamentable tragedy of Titus Andronicus — Glen Rock, N.J., indie-rock band, not Roman imperial bloodletter — is for its audacious second album, 2010’s The Monitor (XL), to be considered and dismissed on literary terms, an overblown treatise on underclass warfare by punks with a jones for academic metaphors. This isn’t, in fact, altogether false. The title refers to the USS Monitor, first ironclad battleship commissioned by the United States Navy, and yes, the band did open and close the 65-minute LP with weighty Honest Abe quotes, dress it in period Civil War signposts, release it on the anniversary of the 1862 Battle of Hampton Roads and cinch it with a quarter-hour aural historical reenactment by the same name.

All of which amounts to little more than amusing subtext the second it starts, and the story becomes not the back story but the songs themselves. Titus’ 2008 debut The Airing of Grievances threw the Pogues’ aimless pint-swinging and Conor Oberst’s shameless soul-baring onto the Garden State Parkway; The Monitor adds an army of guests (The Hold Steady, Vivian Girls, Ponytail, Wye Oak) chiming in widescreen nods to Neutral Milk Hotel’s acrophobic Eastern Bloc anthems and No Ideacum-Warner Bros. world-bleaters Against Me! “I want to realize too late I never should’ve left New Jersey,” Patrick Stickles shouts between shout-outs to the Boss and John Brown. He might as well be saying: What’s so civil about the rest of the U.S. anyway? Felix and Empress Hotel open. Tickets $10. — Noah Bonaparte Pais

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BIG AL’S SALOON — Jumpin’ Johnny Sansone Blues Party, 7

BLUE NILE — United Postal Project, 8; Khris Royal & Dark Matter, 10

BMC — Geb Rault Band, 6; Lynn Drury, 8:30; Blues4Sale, 11 BOOMTOWN CASINO — Battle of the Bands, 8 CANDLELIGHT LOUNGE — Treme Brass Band, 9

12 BAR — Brass-a-holics, 9

CHECK POINT CHARLIE — T-Bone Stone, 7; Jerry Embree, 8:30; Coleman Jernigan Project, 11

BANKS STREET BAR — NOLA County, 9

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Wednesday 20 BACCHANAL — Jazz Lab feat.

Jesse Morrow, 7:30

CHICKIE WAH WAH — Tom McDermott & Meschiya Lake, 8

Shows feat. Mama Go-Go, 6

D.B.A. — ABC, 7; Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters, 10 EIFFEL SOCIETY — Vivaz!, 8 HI-HO LOUNGE — Buskers Ballroom, 10

HOUSE OF BLUES — Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars feat.

Tab Benoit, Anders Osborne, Cyril Neville, Kevin Costern & Modern West and others, 5:30 HOWLIN’ WOLF — Curren$y, Trademark, Young Roddy, Fiend, Corner Boy P, 10

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LOUISIANA MUSIC FACTORY — Drew Landry, 5 MOJITOS RUM BAR & GRILL — David Mahoney Quartet, 6; BTM Brass Band, 9:30 MOJO STATION — Ed Wills, Blues for Sale, 8

PALM COURT JAZZ CAFE — Lars Edegran & Topsy Chapman feat. Palm Court Jazz Band, 8

PRESERVATION HALL — 726 Jazz Band feat. Leroy Jones, 8 ROCK ’N’ BOWL — Jerry Embree, 8:30

THE SALOON — Chicken on the Bone, 8 SIBERIA — Slaine, Father Abraham feat. Murdoc & Era Zona, MC Trachiotomy, Beelzadub and others, 10

SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO — Delfeayo Marsalis & the Uptown Jazz Orchestra, 8 & 10

TIPITINA’S FRENCH QUARTER — The Solution to Pollution benefit feat. You & Me, Mac Rebennack & Treater, Drew Landry and others, 7:30 WEDNESDAY AT THE SQUARE — Anders Osborne, Honey Island Swamp Band, 5

Thursday 21 12 BAR — Veddas, 9:30

3 RING CIRCUS’ THE BIG TOP GALLERY — Helen Gillet & Ratty Scurvics, 9 ALLWAYS LOUNGE — Lake, AgesandAges, 10

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DOS JEFES UPTOWN CIGAR BAR — Eric Traub Trio, 10

THE JAZZ QUARTER — Matt Bell, 6; Rex Gregory, 9

HI-HO LOUNGE — Titus Andronicus, Felix, Empress Hotel, 10

HOUSE OF BLUES (PARISH) — Jessica Lea Mayfield, David Mayfield, 9

THE MAISON — Influencia de Jazz, 7; Doombalaya, 10

MAPLE LEAF BAR — The Trio, 10 MOJITOS RUM BAR & GRILL — Dana Abbot Band, 6; Louisiana Hellbenders, 9:30

OLD POINT BAR — Blues Frenzy, 6:30; Lil Red & Big Bad, 9 PALM COURT JAZZ CAFE — Tim Laughlin & Duke Heitger feat. Crescent City Joymakers, 8

PRESERVATION HALL — Tornado Brass Band feat.

Darryl Adams, 8; Prime Example — Larry Sieberth, Judy Davis & Wendell Brunious, 8 & 10 RAY’S — Bobby Love Band, 6 RIVERSHACK TAVERN — Blackened Blues, 7

THE SAINT — MOTO, Die Rotzz, 10

SATURN BAR — Alex McMurray, 9

SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO — Sasha Masakowski & Musical Playground CD release, 8 & 10 SPOTTED CAT — Brett Richardson, 4; Miss Sophie Lee, 6; New Orleans Moonshiners, 10 TIPITINA’S — Purpetrator, Strange Roux, Cold Turkey, 8:30

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BANKS STREET BAR — Maxwell Eaton & the Gold Tooth Players, 10

12 BAR — Renard Poche, 9

BIG AL’S SALOON — Danny Alexander Blues Band, 8

BABYLON LOUNGE — Ryan Rivers Experiment, 10

BAYOU PARK BAR — Ron Hotstream & the F-Holes, 9

BLUE NILE — Gravity A, 11

BMC — Ramblin’ Letters, 6; The Mumbles, 8:30; Low-Stress Quintet, 10 BOMBAY CLUB — Marlon Jordan Jazz Trio, 8

BOOMTOWN CASINO — Boot Hill, 8 BUFFA’S LOUNGE — Tom McDermott, 8:30

CHECK POINT CHARLIE — Domenic, 7; House of Cards, 11 CHICKIE WAH WAH — Tuba Skinny & Erika Lewis, 8

D.B.A. — Jon Cleary, 7; Jimbo Mathus & the Tri-State Coalition, 10 DONNA’S BAR & GRILL — Darrian Douglas Project, 8

DOS JEFES UPTOWN CIGAR BAR — Loren Pickford, 9:30 HI-HO LOUNGE — Stooges Brass Band, 10

HOSTEL NEW ORLEANS — Uniquity feat. Slangston

Project, 10

HOUSE OF BLUES — A-Trak, Kid Sister, Gaslamp Killer, 9

3 RING CIRCUS’ THE BIG TOP GALLERY — Friday Night Music Camp feat. Suave & The Blackstar Bangas, 5

BANKS STREET BAR — PYMP, 10 BLUE NILE — Mykia Jovan & Jason Butler, 8; Brassa-holics, 10; Mumbles (upstairs), 10

BMC — Moonshine & Caroline, 7; Soul Project, 9:30; One Mind Brass Band, 1 a.m.

BOMBAY CLUB — Monty Banks, 6; Fredy Omar con su Banda, 9:30; Banu Gibson, 9:30 BOOMTOWN CASINO — Junior & Sumtin Sneaky, 9 BUFFA’S LOUNGE — Warren Battiste Trio, 7 CHECK POINT CHARLIE — Woodenhead, 10:30

CHICKIE WAH WAH — Paul Sanchez, 8; Geraniums, 10 CIRCLE BAR — Jim O. & Sporadic Fanatics, 6

D.B.A. — Tuba Skinny, 6; The Elastic Waste Band feat. members of Morphine, 10

DONNA’S BAR & GRILL — Soul

DRAGON’S DEN — Gov’t Majik, 10:30

HOUSE OF BLUES — Jonny Lang, 8

HOUSE OF BLUES (PARISH) — Devin the Dude, Coughee Brothaz, 10 HOWLIN’ WOLF — The Help feat. Barbara Menendez, House of Surf, 10

HOWLIN’ WOLF (THE DEN) — Syllable Seven & the Black Light Brothers, 10

KRAZY KORNER — Dwayne Dopsie & Zydeco Hellraisers, 1; Death by Orgasm, 8:30

LE BON TEMPS ROULE — Tom Worrell, 7; Los Po-boy-citos, 11 THE MAISON — The Hip Drops, 10; Cats Pajamas Funk All Stars, midnight OAK — Cristina Perez Trio, 6; Mia Borders, 10 OLD POINT BAR — Johnny J, 9:30

ONE EYED JACKS — Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 9

PALM COURT JAZZ CAFE — Clive Wilson & Palm Court Jazz Band feat. Butch Thompson, 8 PELICAN CLUB — Sanford Hinderlie, 7

PRESERVATION HALL — Preservation Hall Jazz Masters feat. Leroy Jones, 8 REPUBLIC NEW ORLEANS — Force Feed Radio, 10

RIVERSHACK TAVERN — Broken Heart Pharaohs, 9:30

RUSTY NAIL — Country Fried, 10 SIBERIA — Eggyolk Jubilee, Norco Lapalco, 10

SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO — Ellis Marsalis Quartet, 8 & 10 SPOTTED CAT — Brett Richardson, 4; Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 6:30; New Orleans Cotton Mouth Kings, 10

ST. ROCH TAVERN — The Way, 9 TIPITINA’S — Eric Lindell, Flow Tribe, 10 TOMMY’S WINE BAR — Tommy’s Latin Jazz Band feat. Matthew Shilling, 9 UNO LAKEFRONT ARENA — Yolanda Adams, 7:30

YELLOW MOON BAR — Michael James & His Lonesome, 9

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Stupid, Ugly People and others, 10

BLUE NILE — Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 7; Soul Project (upstairs), 10; Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 10:30

BMC — New Orleans Jazz Series, 3; Jayna Morgan & the Sazerac Sunrise Jazz Band, 6:30; Creole Syncopators CD release, 9:30; Ashton & the Big Easy Brawlers Brass Band, 12:30 a.m.

BOMBAY CLUB — Monty Banks, 6; Luther Kent, 9:30 BOOMTOWN CASINO — Category 6, 9

BUFFA’S LOUNGE — Royal Rounders, 7

CAFE NEGRIL — Smoky Greenwell & the Blues Gnus, 10 CHECK POINT CHARLIE — The Fallow, 8

CHICKIE WAH WAH — Mark Mullins feat. June Yamagishi, Nori Naraoka & Alvin Ford, 10 CIRCLE BAR — Jazzholes, 6

COCONUT CLUB — Uncle Wayne Daigrepont, 7:30

D.B.A. — John Boutte, 8; Tommy Malone & the Mystic Drone, 11 DECKBAR & GRILLE — Miche & MixMavens, 8

DOS JEFES UPTOWN CIGAR BAR — Gringo do Choro feat. Rick Trolsen, 10 FRENCH MARKET — Soulful Swinging Singers, 1

HARRAH’S CASINO (HARRAH’S THEATRE) — Uncle Kracker, 9 HERMES BAR — Luke WinslowKing, 9:30 & 11 HI-HO LOUNGE — Debauche Russian Mafia Party, 10

HOUSE OF BLUES — Southdown, Scorseses, Luke Starkiller, 8

HOWLIN’ WOLF NORTHSHORE — Farewell to Fear, Four On The Floor, 10

HOWLIN’ WOLF (THE DEN) — Idle Coolest, Snapbackboyz, 10 THE JAZZ QUARTER — Christina Perez Trio, 5; James Westfall, 8

LE BON TEMPS ROULE — Country Fried, 11 LOUISIANA MUSIC FACTORY — Creole Syncopaters, 3; Big Chief Juan Pardo, 4; Tony Green, 5

THE MAISON — Ramblin’ Letters, 5; Smoking Time Jazz Club, 7 MOJITOS RUM BAR & GRILL — Kristina Morales, 5; The Deluxe, 8; Blues4sale, 11

NEW ORLEANS JAZZ NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK — Tom McDermott feat. Meschiya Lake, 2; Treibhaus Ventil, 3:30

12 BAR — Shadowmen feat.

Doug Gay, Michael Foster, Eric Johanson, John Smart & Adam Ross, 10

OAK — Royal Payne, 9

BANKS STREET BAR — Rabbit, Isle of Crete, Bow & Arrow, 10

PRESERVATION HALL — Preservation Hall Swing Kings feat. William Smith, 8

APPLE BARREL — Peter Orr, 7

BAYOU PARK BAR — Fat,

OLD POINT BAR — Dana Abbott, 9:30 ONE EYED JACKS — Iko AllStars, 9

PRIME EXAMPLE — Sharon Martin, 8 & 10

REPUBLIC NEW ORLEANS — Cut Copy, Holy Ghost!, 9 RIVERSHACK TAVERN — Ghosttown, 10

ROCK ’N’ BOWL — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 9:30

SIBERIA — MOTO, White Fang, Indian Givers, She’s Still Dead, 10 SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO — Germaine Bazzle, Larry Sieberth Quartet, 8 & 10

SPECKLED T’S — Chicken on the Bone, 8 SPOTTED CAT — Luke WinslowKing, 3; Panorama Jazz Band, 6; Dominic Grillo & the Frenchmen St. All Stars, 10

TIPITINA’S — Eggs the Homeless event feat. Jake Smith, CheeWeez, 9

UNO LAKEFRONT ARENA — Brian McKnight, 8 WHEREHOUSE BAR & GRILL — Doxx, 9:30

ZACHARY’S BY THE LAKE — Mo Jelly Band, 9:30

Sunday 24 BANKS STREET BAR — Ron Hotstream & the F-Holes, 10 BLUE NILE — Mainline, 10

BMC — Nola Music Series, 1; Cristina Perez, 6; Andy J. Forest, 9

BOMBAY CLUB — Monty Banks, 7 BOOMTOWN CASINO — Captain “Chiggy Chiggy” Charles, 7 CIRCLE BAR — Micah McKee & Loren Murrell, 7 DONNA’S BAR & GRILL — Jesse McBride & the Next Generation Jazz Band, 9

Magnolia Beacon, Zoe Boekbinder, Sarah Peterson, 10

SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO — Wendell Brunious Quintet, 8 & 10

SPOTTED CAT — Rights of Swing, 3; Ben Polcer & the Grinders, 6; Pat Casey, 10 ST. CHARLES TAVERN — Mary Flynn Thomas & Prohibition Blues, 10 a.m.

TIPITINA’S — Cajun Fais Do-Do feat. Bruce Daigrepont Band, 5:30

Monday 25 BACCHANAL — Jonathan Freilich, 7:30 BANKS STREET BAR — N’awlins Johnnys, 10 BLUE NILE — Big Pearl & the Fugitives of Funk, 9

BMC — Fun in the Pocket feat.

Mayumi Shara, 5; Smoky Greenwell’s Monday Night Blues Jam, 9:30 BOMBAY CLUB — Amanda Walker, 7

D.B.A. — Luke Winslow-King, 6; Glen David Andrews, 9 DONNA’S BAR & GRILL — Les Getrex & the Blues All-Star Band, 9

DOS JEFES UPTOWN CIGAR BAR — John Fohl, 9:30

DRAGON’S DEN — Pallerbearers, Fat Stupid Ugly People, Split Lips, 10 HI-HO LOUNGE — Blue Grass Pickin Party, 8 HOUSE OF BLUES — Brooke Fraser, Cary Brothers, 8

HOUSE OF BLUES (PARISH) — Kina Grannis, 8

MAPLE LEAF BAR — Papa Grows Funk, 10

HOMEDALE INN — Sunday Night Live Jam Session feat.

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PRESERVATION HALL — St. Peter Street Playboys feat. William Smith, 8

KRAZY KORNER — Dwayne Dopsie & Zydeco Hellraisers, 1; Death by Orgasm, 8:30

SHAMROCK BAR — The Tangle, 9

MAPLE LEAF BAR — Joe Krown Trio feat. Russell Batiste & Walter “Wolfman” Washington, 10

ST. ROCH TAVERN — Washboard Lissa Orchestra, 7

HOUSE OF BLUES — Sunday Gospel Brunch, 10 a.m.

THE MAISON — Honey Pots, 10; Cashmere, Nola Fam (upstairs), 10

MOJITOS RUM BAR & GRILL — Tom McDermott & Kevin Clark, 11 a.m.; Jayna Morgan & the Sazerac Sunrise Jazz Band, 5; Javier Olondo, 8 OLD POINT BAR — Jesse Moore, 3:30

PALM COURT JAZZ CAFE — Duke Heitger & Crescent City Joymakers, 8 THE PRECINCT — Funk Express, 7:30

PRESERVATION HALL — Tommy Sancton’s New Orleans Jazz Band, 8

SIBERIA — Underscore Orkestra,

RIVERSHACK TAVERN — Dave Jordan, 7

SIBERIA — Dead Space, Stuffies, 10 SPOTTED CAT — Brett Richardson, 4; Dominic Grillo & the Frenchmen Street AllStars, 6; Jazz Vipers, 10

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THE BELLS OF ST. MARY’S (NR) — Bing Crosby and Ingrid

Bergman star in the 1945 film about a priest and a nun who set out, despite their goodnatured rivalry, to save their school from being shut down.

Tickets $5.50. Noon SaturdaySunday and April 27, Prytania Theatre, 5339 Prytania St., 891-2787; www.theprytania. com

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screens British comedies every week. 7 p.m. Tuesday, 3 Ring Circus’ The Big Top Gallery, 1638 Clio St., 569-2700; www.3rcp.com

EARTH (G) — James Earl Jones

narrates the visually lush stories of three animal families and their journeys across the planet. Free admission. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans Museum of Art, 1

Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, 658-4100; www.noma.org GENTLEMAN’S AGREEMENT (NR) — Gregory Peck stars

as a reporter pretending to be Jewish in order to cover a story on anti-Semitism, which causes him to discover the depths of bigotry and hatred.

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HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM (NR)— The film

delves into the U.S.’s insatiable oil culture and why “going green” is necessary for a secure domestic energy future. Tickets $7 general admission, $6 students and seniors, $5 members. 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Zeitgeist MultiDisciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 8275858; www.zeitgeistinc.net

KABOOM (NR) — In Gregg

Araki’s comic thriller, an 18-year-old college freshman stumbles upon a monstrous conspiracy in a seemingly idyllic southern California town. Tickets $7 general admission, $6 students and seniors, $5 members. 9:30 p.m. Friday-Monday, then April 26-28, Zeitgeist MultiDisciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 8275858; www.zeitgeistinc.net

PUTTY HILL (NR) — The mum-

blecore film follows friends and family who attempt to piece together the life of a man who passed away. A Q&A with filmmaker Steven Holmgren follows the April 22 screening. Tickets $5 New Orleans Film Society (for April 22 screening) and Zeitgeist members, $6 seniors and students, $7 general admission.

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THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (NR) — Charlton Heston

stars in the 1956 story of Moses and his leading of the Israelites to the Promised Land. Tickets $5.50. Noon Wednesday, Prytania Theatre, 5339 Prytania St., 891-2787; www.theprytania.com

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Toronto Stories, a film comprised of four stories a boy witnesses in the course of a day in the city, followed

by Devlin Johan Belfort’s short Fernand and Myrha the Sweet, which is about an old Malian man who wants to be deported from France. A Q&A with Belfort follows the screenings. Tickets $7 general admission, $6 students and seniors, $5 members. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 827-5858; www.zeitgeistinc.net

A VILLAGE CALLED VERSAILLES (NR) — The film tells the

story of the Vietnamese community in eastern New Orleans who, after rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina, were threatened by the creation of a toxic landfill. The screening is part of the the Charitable Film Network and the Green Project’s Green Screen series. Free admission. 7 p.m.

Thursday, Green Project, 2831 Marais St., 945-0240; www. thegreenproject.org

WEST SIDE STORY (NR)— Two

young people from feuding families fall in love in the movie-musical adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. Free admission. 7:30 p.m. Monday, La Divina Gelateria, 621 St. Peter St., 302-2692; www.ladivinagelateria.com

WHO THE HELL IS TONY GREEN? (NR) — The documentary tells

the story of local musician, artist and political activist Tony Green. Green performs following the screening.

Tickets $10. 8 p.m. Thursday, Howlin’ Wolf, 907 S. Peters St., 522-9653; www.thehowlinwolf.com

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OPENING TAYLOR/BERCIER FINE ART. 233 Chartres St., 527-0072 — “Intri-

cate Terrain,” works by Maysey Craddock, through June 22.

Opening reception 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday.

GALLERIES 3 RING CIRCUS’ THE BIG TOP GALLERY. 1638 Clio St., 569-2700; www.3rcp.com — “Growth Pat-

terns,” paintings, ceramics and installation by Morgana King; both through April.

A GALLERY FOR FINE PHOTOGRAPHY. 241 Chartres St., 568-1313; www.agallery.com — Photographs by Michael

Kenna; photographs by Sebastiao Salgado, through April.

ACADEMY GALLERY. 5256 Magazine St., 899-8111 — Works by

Tony Benjamin and R. Tucker Fitz-Hugh Jr., through May 12.

ANGELA KING GALLERY. 241 Royal St., 524-8211; www.angelakinggallery.com — “The Art

of Dr. Seuss: Rare Editions Collections,” prints and sculpture

by Dr. Seuss, through May.

ANTENNA GALLERY. 3161 Burgundy St., 957-4255; www. antennagallery.org — “How To

Build A Forest,” installation/ performance by Shawn Hall, PearlDamour and others, through May 8.

Taft McWhorter, jewelry by Belle Bijoux and glass photography by Drake, through April.

ASYLUM. 608 Julia St., 525-4633 — “Horses,” works by Joshua

Walsh, through May.

BARRISTER’S GALLERY. 2331 St. Claude Ave., 525-2767; www.barristersgallery.com — “Lost Little

840 Napoleon Ave., 895-6130; www.carolrobinsongallery. com — “Time Line,” works on canvas by Karen Jacobs, through April.

COLE PRATT GALLERY. 3800 Magazine St., 891-6789; www. coleprattgallery.com — “Spring

Buzz,” oil on canvas by Carolyn Evans; “Walk About,” monotypes by Barbara Brainard, through April.

COLLECTIVE WORLD ART COMMUNITY. 2820 St Claude Ave., 339-5237; www.collectiveworldartcommunity.com — “An

Artist’s Rage: Crimes Against Humanity,” paintings and installations by Gustavo Duque, through Wednesday.

COUP D’OEIL ART CONSORTIUM. 2033 Magazine St., 7220876; www.coupdoeilartconsortium.com — “Petrichor,” oil

paintings by Erica Lambertson Philippe, through May 7.

D.O.C.S. 709 Camp St., 524-3936 — “Things I Couldn’t Find,”

mixed-media sculpture by Adam Farrington, through May 5.

DU MOIS GALLERY. 4921 Freret St., 818-6032 — Hypotheti-

cal architectural renderings of under-used buildings by Hypothetical Development Organization, through May 7.

DUTCH ALLEY ARTIST’S CO-OP GALLERY. 912 N. Peters St., 4129220; www.dutchalleyonline. com — Works by New Orleans

artists, ongoing.

ELLIOTT GALLERY. 540 Royal St., 523-3554; www.elliottgallery. com — Works by gallery artists Coignard, Engel, Papart, Petra, Tobiasse, Schneuer and Yrondi, ongoing.

FAIR FOLKS & A GOAT. 2116 Chartres St., 872-9260; www. fairfolksandagoat.com —

“Foot-a-Night,” installation by Hannah Chalew, ongoing.

FRAMIN’ PLACE & GALLERY. 3535 Severn Ave., Metairie, 885-3311; www.nolaframing.com —

Prints by Tommy Thompson, Phillip Sage, James Michalopoulos and others, ongoing.

GALLERIA BELLA. 319 Royal St., 581-5881 — Works by gallery

artists, ongoing.

GALLERY 421. 421 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 898-5858 — More than 500 pieces of art by more than 50 artists, ongoing.

GALLERY BIENVENU. 518 Julia St., 525-0518; www.gallerybienvenu.com — “Ghost Fleet,” sculpture and works on paper

by Raine Bedsole, through May 22.

invitational exhibit featuring local and regional artists, through April.

GEORGE SCHMIDT GALLERY. 626 Julia St., 592-0206; www. georgeschmidt.com — Paint-

ings by George Schmidt, ongoing.

GOOD CHILDREN GALLERY. 4037 St. Claude Ave., 616-7427; www.goodchildrengallery.com — “Brighter Than a Thousand Suns,” installation by Lala Rascic, through May 8.

GRAPHITE GALLERIES. 936 Royal St., 565-3739 — “Sinners and

Saints,” works by Joe Hobbs; works by Christy Lee Rogers; both ongoing.

GUTHRIE CONTEMPORARY. 3815 Magazine St., 897-2688; www. guthriecontemporary.com —

& Water,” works by Susan Jones; “New Ceramics,” works

by Dennis Sipiorski, through May 6.

HERIARD-CIMINO GALLERY. 440 Julia St., 525-7300; www. heriardcimino.com — “Koosh,” works by Paul Campbell, through April.

THE FRONT. 4100 St. Claude Ave.; www.nolafront.org — Photographs by Andrea

CANARY GALLERY. 329 Julia St., 388-7746; www.thecanarycollective.com — “Shoot for the

Wall,” photographs by Zack Smith, through May.

CAROL ROBINSON GALLERY.

GALERIE PORCHE WEST. 3201 Burgundy St., 947-3880 —

Photography by Christopher Porche West, ongoing.

GALERIE ROYALE. 3648 Magazine St., 894-1588; www.galerieroyale.com — “Introspection,”

mixed media on canvas by Sean Self, through May 5.

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ISABELLA’S GALLERY. 3331 Severn Ave., Suite 105, Metairie, 7793202; www.isabellasgallery.com — Hand-blown glass works

by Marc Rosenbaum; raku by Kate Tonguis and John Davis; all ongoing.

Todd White, ongoing.

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HENRY HOOD GALLERY. 325 E. Lockwood St., Covington, (985) 789-1832 — “Air, Earth

BERGERON STUDIO & GALLERY. 406 Magazine St., 522-7503; www.bergeronstudio.com —

night,” folk tales written and illustrated by Cameo Olson, through May 11.

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Deadly Sins,” works by Cynthia Scott, through May 8.

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Girls Art Show,” paintings and drawings by Lillian Butler, through May 7.

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Photographs by Michael P. Smith, Jack Beech, Harriet Blum, Kevin Roberts and others, ongoing.

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JEAN BRAGG GALLERY OF SOUTHERN ART. 600 Julia St., 895-7375; www.jeanbragg.com — “Today’s Specials,” works by

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jonschooler.com — “Subliminal WOWs,” paintings by Jon Schooler, ongoing.

JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY. 400A Julia St., 522-5471; www. jonathanferraragallery.com —

“The Theatre of Cultural Strata: A Visual Journey of Urban Archeology and Cultural Veneer,” a multimedia exhibition by Krista Jurisich, through May 2.

“Halcyon Days,” paintings by Justin Forbes, through May 8.

JULIE NEILL DESIGNS. 3908 Magazine St., 899-4201; www. julieneill.com — “Facade,”

photographs by Lesley Wells, ongoing.

KAKO GALLERY. 536 Royal St., 565-5445; www.kakogallery.com — Paintings by Don Picou and

Stan Fontaine; “Raku” by Joy Gauss; 3-D wood sculpture by Joe Derr; all ongoing.

KURT E. SCHON. 510-520 St. Louis St., 524-5462 — The gallery

specializes in 18th and 19th century European oil paintings by artists from the French Salon and Royal Academy as well as French Impressionists.

L9 CENTER FOR THE ARTS. 539 Caffin Ave., 948-0056 — “Faces

of Treme,” works by Chandra McCormick and Keith Calhoun, ongoing.

LE PETIT SALON DE NEW ORLEANS. 906 Royal St., 524-5700 — Paintings by Holly Sarre,

ongoing.

LEMIEUX GALLERIES. 332 Julia St., 522-5988; www.lemieuxgalleries. com — “Moments Behind the

LOUISIANA CRAFTS GUILD. 608 Julia St., 558-6198; www.louisianacrafts.org — Group show

featuring works from guild members, ongoing.

MALLORY PAGE STUDIO. 614 Julia St.; www.mallorypage.com — Paintings by Mallory Page, ongoing.

MARTINE CHAISSON GALLERY. 727 Camp St., 304-7942; www. martinechaissongallery.com —

“Altered States,” works by Herman Mhire, through Saturday.

MICHALOPOULOS GALLERY. 617 Bienville St., 558-0505; www. michalopoulos.com — Paintings by James Michalopoulos, ongoing.

MICHELLE Y WILLIAMS GALLERY. 835 Julia St., 585-1945; www.michelleywilliams.com — Works by

Michelle Y. Williams, ongoing.

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OAK STREET GALLERY. 111 N. Oak St., Hammond, (985) 345-0521 —

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“Cuba on my Mind,” photographs by Katie Wainwright and Denise Tullier-Holly, through April.

STEVE MARTIN STUDIO. 624 Julia St., 566-1390; www.stevemartinfineart.com — Contemporary

sculpture and paintings by Steve Martin and other Louisiana artists, ongoing.

OCTAVIA ART GALLERY. 4532 Magazine St., 309-4249; www. octaviaartgallery.com — “Deep

STUDIO BFG. 2627 Desoto St., 942-0200; www.studiobfg.com — “Peel Sessions: First Install-

Blues Outsider Menagerie,” a group exhibition of music-inspired works, through May 28.

ment,” works by Tina Stanley, ongoing.

ONE SUN GALLERY. 616 Royal St., (800) 501-1151 — Works by local

STUDIO GALLERY. 338 Baronne St., Third Floor, 529-3306 — Works

by YA/YA artists, ongoing.

and national artists, ongoing.

PEARL ART GALLERY. 4421 Magazine St., 228-5840 — Works

by Cindy and Drue Hardegree, Erica Dewey, John Womack, Sontina, Lorraine Jones and S. Lee, ongoing.

PHOTO WORKS NEW ORLEANS. 521 St. Ann St., 593-9090; www. photoworksneworleans.com —

Photography by Louis Sahuc, ongoing.

REINA GALLERY. 4132 Magazine St., 895-0022; www.reinaart. com — “Vintage New Orleans

Artists,” watercolors, etchings and folk art; “Patron Saints,” works by Shelley Barberot; both ongoing.

RHINO CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS COMPANY. The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., third floor, 523-7945; www.rhinocrafts.com — Kathleen Grumich, Vitrice

McMurry, Deborah Morrissey, Cathy DeYoung and others, ongoing.

RIVERSTONE GALLERIES. 719 Royal St., 412-9882; 729 Royal St., 581-3688; Riverwalk Marketplace, 1 Poydras St., Suite 36, 566-0588; 733 Royal St., 525-9988; www. riverstonegalleries.net — Multi-

media works by Ricardo Lozano, Michael Flohr, Henry Ascencio, Jaline Pol and others, ongoing.

RODRIGUE STUDIO. 721 Royal St., 581-4244; www.georgerodrigue.com — Works by George

Rodrigue, ongoing.

ROSETREE GLASS STUDIO & GALLERY. 446 Vallette St., Algiers Point, 366-3602; www.rosetreeglass.com — Hand-blown glass

works, ongoing.

RUSTY PELICAN ART. 4031 St. Claude Ave., 218-5727; www. rustypelicanart.com — Works by

Travis and Lexi Linde, ongoing.

SALONE DELL’ARTES ARTEMISIA. 3000 Royal St., 481-5113 — “I

Lost Souls

Raine Bedsole once stumbled upon a fleet of derelict World War II Navy vessels moored along the Tensaw River in Alabama. Surrounded by dense fog, they looked ghostly, like massive memories suspended in ether. Now Bedsole makes her own vessels, but they are far smaller.

Like spindly canoes and kayaks clad in paper in the form of old photos, children’s drawings, scraps of antique maps, ledgers and engravings, they comprise a skein of dreams or a litany of lost moments from the everyday lives of the past. At Gallery Bienvenu, they are lit from above and cast portentous shadows; some glow like Japanese lanterns. The ancient Egyptians used to send their deceased away in boats that were guided across the heavens by Anubis, the dog god, but among other peoples it was birds that embodied the spirits of the departed. On the back wall of the gallery, there is a pair of large wings that, like the boats, are made up of prosaic paper scraps from the past. Here the spirits of the departed may have taken flight, but every boat carries a contemplative cargo of dreams, memories and misplaced moments.

Lillian Butter’s paintings and drawings at Barrister’s Gallery are all about the subculture of pierced and tattooed wanderers who cluster in the St. Roch neighborhood. As expressionistic as anything by George Grosz or Ralph Steadman, the works on view seem to reflect the musings of a fantastic and tortuous imagination — or so we thought until her subjects showed up en masse at her opening, revealing Butter is actually a realist.

Either way, this Canadian punker, who divides her time between Toronto and New Orleans, is a talented artist as well as the recording angel of a particular milieu. What Toulouse-Lautrec was to the Paris demimonde of the past, Butter is to the St. Roch subculture of the present.

— D. Eric Bookhardt

Genti H2O,” works by Shmuela Padnos, ongoing.

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SLIDELL CULTURAL CENTER. 2055 Second St., Slidell, (985) 6464375 — “Salad Days,” a juried

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student art exhibition, through June 10.

Orleans Lettering Arts Association Annual Calligraphy Exhibit, through April.

SOREN CHRISTENSEN GALLERY. 400 Julia St., 569-9501; www. sorengallery.com — “Grandeur,”

NEWCOMB ART GALLERY. Woldenberg Art Center, Tulane University, 865-5328; www. newcombartgallery.tulane.

ST. TAMMANY ART ASSOCIATION. 320 N. Columbia St., Cov-

acrylic paintings by Michael Marlowe, through April.

ington, (985) 892-8650; www. sttammanyart.org — “Hanging by a Thread: Contemporary Fiber Artists of Louisiana,” through May 14.

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Ghost Fleet: Sculpture and Works on Paper by Raine Bedsole Gallery Bienvenu, 518 Julia St., 525-0518; www.gallerybienvenu.com Lost Little Girl's Art Show: Paintings and Drawings by Lillian Butter Barrister’s Gallery, 2331 St. Claude Ave, 710-4506; www.barristersgallery.com

THOMAS MANN GALLERY I/O. 1812 Magazine St., 581-2113; www. thomasmann.com — “Where’s the Money?” group exhibit interpreting the economy, ongoing.

TRIPOLO GALLERY. 401 N. Columbia St., (985) 893-1441 — Works by Bill Binnings, Robert Cook, Donna Duffy, Scott Ewen, Juli Juneau, Kevin LeBlanc, Ingrid Moses, Gale Ruggiero, Robert Seago and Scott Upton, ongoing.

UNO-ST. CLAUDE GALLERY. 2429 St. Claude Ave. — MFA Exhibitions: Paintings and drawings

by Regina Scully, installations by Holis Hannan, through May 8.

VENUSIAN GARDENS ART GALLERY. 2601 Chartres St., 943-7446; www.venusiangardens.com —

“Luminous Sculpture,” works by Eric Ehlenberger, ongoing.

VIEUX CARRE GALLERY. 507 St. Ann St., 522-2900; www.vieuxcarregallery.com — Works by Sarah

Stiehl, through May 15.

VINCENT MANN GALLERY. 305 Royal St., 523-2342; www.vincentmanngallery.com — Paintings

by Jacob Manguno and Luc Didier, through May 7.

A WORK OF ART GALLERY. 8212 Oak St., 862-5244 — Glass works

by Juli Juneau; photographs from the New Orleans Photo Alliance; both ongoing.

CALL FOR ARTISTS ANTENNA GALLERY. The gallery seeks work that uses, recreates or interprets meaning from the artist’s childhood artwork for a May exhibition. Email nataliemclaurin@gmail.com for details. Submission deadline is Wednesday.

DRAWING US TOGETHER. The

International House of Blues Foundation holds a contest for young and emerging artists ages 14 to 24 with the theme “New Orleans: A City of Music.”

Visit www.actionforthearts.org for details. Submission deadline is May 2.

UNCOMMONTHREAD WEARABLE ART SHOW. The Baton

Rouge show scheduled for May 13 seeks entries. Email erin. rolfs@gmail.com or visit www. culturecandy.org for details. Ap-

plication deadline is Monday.

MUSEUMS CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER. 900 Camp St., 528-3800; www. cacno.org — “Then & Now,” works by 14 artists who have exhibited at the center, curated

by Dan Cameron, through June 12.

HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION. 533 Royal St., 523-4662; www.hnoc.org — “In Search

of Julien Hudson: Free Artist of Color in Pre-Civil War New Orleans,” through Wednesday.

LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM PRESBYTERE. 751 Chartres St., 568-6968; www.lsm.crt.state. la.us — “Before During After,”

photographs illustrating the impact of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, through August.

“Holding Out and Hanging On: Surviving Hurricane Katrina,” photographs by Thomas Neff, through Sept. 12.

NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM. 945 Magazine St., 527-6012; www.nationalww2museum.org — “Ours To Fight For:

American Jews in the Second World War,” an exhibit on loan from the Museum of Jewish Heritage, through Sunday.

NEW ORLEANS AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM. 1418 Gov. Nicholls St., 566-1136; www.noaam. com — “The American Dream,”

the National Conference of Artists’ Martin Luther King Jr. art exhibition honoring Dr. Margaret Burroughs, through April. “Dancing String Bean,” paintings and drawings by Eugene Martin, through May 28. “Drapetomania: A Disease Called Freedom,” 18th- and 19th-century documents and artifacts about slavery from the Derrick Beard Collection, through May 28.

NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, 658-4100; www.noma. org — “Lofty Ideals: Selections

of Nineteenth-Century French Sculpture from the Permanent Collection,” through Sunday.

“Residents and Visitors: 20th Century Photographs of Louisiana,” a collaboration with the Historic New Orleans Collection, through May 1.

“Different Strokes for Different Folks: Glass Works from Harter, Jastremski and Sawyer Gifts,” through May 15.

OLD URSULINE CONVENT. 1100 Chartres St., 529-3040 — “France

in America,” photographs by Arielle de la Tour d’Auvergne, through June.

TULANE UNIVERSITY. Joseph Merrick Jones Hall, 6823 St. Charles Ave. — “Treme: People and Places,” maps, architectural drawings and photographs celebrating the bicentennial of Faubourg Treme, through November.

For complete listings, visit www.bestofneworleans.com.

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Eyes,” works by Nathan Durfee, through Saturday. “I Can Fly: Songbirds & Singers, On a Wing and a Prayer,” paintings and prints by Jon Langford, through May 28.

edu — “Reflections on Water in American Painting,” through Sunday.

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6X6. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812; www. cabaretlechatnoir.com — Six playwrights get a topic and one week to write a 10-minute-long play. Tickets $10. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

THE AMERICAN DREAM. Sidearm Gallery, 1122 St. Roch Ave., 218-8379; www.sidearmgallery.org — In Edward Albee’s one-act satire on American family life, a visit from two guests turns a married couple and their elderly mother’s lives upside down. Tickets $10 general admission, $5 seniors, students and the unemployed.

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DEAD MAN’S CELL PHONE. Ac-

tor’s Theatre of New Orleans, WTIX-FM Building, second floor, 4539 N. I-10 Service Road, Metairie, 456-4111 — A woman becomes entangled in a dead man’s bizarre life after she answers his cell phone. Tickets $20 general admission, $18 students and seniors. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday through April 30.

HAIRSPRAY. Slidell Little The-

atre, 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell, (985) 641-0324; www.slidelllittletheatre.org — A plump teen gets her dream of dancing on a popular 1962 TV show and tries to use her newfound stardom to racially integrate the program. Tickets $19 general admission, $14 children.

8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m.

Sunday through May 15.

JINDALIWOOD SQUARES. Fair

Grinds Coffeehouse, 3133 Ponce de Leon Ave., 913-9073; www. fairgrinds.com — The show of monologues, sketches and rants is a one-man romp through local politics. Call 3309117 for details. Tickets $10. 8 p.m. Friday.

MARISOL. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., 218-5778; www.marignytheatre.org — José Rivera’s play follows a young woman who gets swept up in a war being waged in Heaven that spills over into New York City.

Tickets available at www.cripplecreekplayers.org or at the box office 30 minutes before performances. Tickets $10. 8 p.m. Friday-Sunday.

NATIVE TONGUES 5: THE FOOD EDITION. Le Chat Noir, 715 St.

Charles Ave., 581-5812; www. cabaretlechatnoir.com — Carl Walker directs the monologue series featuring works by a variety of award-winning novelists, journalists and

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Jose Rivera won an Obie Award for his 1992 play Marisol. Rivera was born in Puerto Rico, grew up in New York and studied with Gabriel Garcia Marquez — one of the founders of magic realism.

The whirl of characters and chaotic stream of events in Marisol are swept up in millennial concerns. Marisol (Jessica Lozano) is a 26-year-old editor for a science publisher. In the opening scene, she appears to be beaten to death in a subway car by a homeless psychopath (Ian Hoch) wielding a golf-club. An account of her murder runs in the news and Marisol’s friends think she is dead.

But as we watch, Marisol returns to her apartment in a dangerous section of the Bronx and is approached by an angel (the formidable Monica Harris), who informs her God has grown old and incompetent. The angels are planning to revolt, usurp his place and fix what has gone wrong with the universe. As the apocalypse plays out, the angel periodically reappears, usually armed with a machine gun or sword.

Marisol goes home with her friend and coworker June (Jennifer Pagan) to the Brooklyn apartment she shares with her mentally impaired brother Lenny (Ross Britz). He has developed an infatuation with Marisol after hearing about her from June. When he begins raving out of control, June throws him out and persuades Marisol to move into his bedroom.

The whole world is coming apart: Cows are giving milk that tastes of salt, the moon has drifted away, and a giant fire burns from Chicago to New York.

In Act 2, the apocalypse intensifies. Rag-covered mutants push back the walls and scuffle ominously.

Homeless Lenny finds Marisol and demands she surrender to him. “I’m going to let you give me control of your life,” he says. “I can protect you. I can be your guardian angel.”

Lenny also assaults his sister with a golf club.

When Marisol tries to find June, Lenny won’t help her, so she hits him with the club.

The city collapses into further chaos and there is more violence. A pregnant Lenny re-enters, but his attempt at birth yields a stillborn mess, represented by a red scarf. The fetus is buried in a graveyard for street-born babies, and the magical realism becomes ever more nightmarish.

Emilie Whelan directed a talented cast with gusto. Pandora Gastelum contributed remarkable angel wings. And a tip of the hat to Cripple Creek for their adventurous and risky choices of plays worth mounting. — Dalt Wonk

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Marisol 8 p.m. Fri.-Sun. AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., 218-5778; www.cripplecreekplayers.org Tickets $10

nonfiction writers. Tickets $33 Friday-Saturday, $29 Thursday and Sunday (includes $5 drink credit). 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday through April 24.

ON THE AIR. Stage Door

Canteen at The National World

War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., 528-1944 — Bob Edes Jr., Gary Rucker and others star in the stage musical that pays tribute to the heyday of radio broadcasts. Call 528-1943 or visit www.stagedoorcanteen. org for details. 8 p.m. Friday-

Expanded listings at bestofneworleans.com STAGE Saturday, 11 a.m. Sunday through June 26.

ORANGE FLOWER WATER. Elm The-

atre, 220 Julia St., 218-0055; www. elmtheatre.org — Two friends begin an adulterous affair that results in disastrous consequences in Craig Wright’s drama. Tickets $15. 8 p.m.

Thursday-Saturday through May 14.

WOMEN WHO KILL. Shadowbox The-

atre, 2400 St. Claude Ave., 523-7469; www.theshadowboxtheatre.com — The American Theatre Project presents China Clark’s play. Call 9579283 for reservations. Tickets $15 general admission, $17.50 reserved seating. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday through May 7.

BURLESQUE & CABARET BURLESQUE BALLROOM. Irvin

Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse, 300 Bourbon St., 553-2270; www.sonesta. com — Trixie Minx stars in the weekly burlesque show featuring the music of Leon “Kid Chocolate” Brown. Call 553-2331 for details. 11:50 p.m. Friday.

CRESCENT CITY CUPCAKES. 3 Ring

Circus’ The Big Top Gallery, 1638 Clio St., 569-2700; www.3rcp.com — The burlesque troupe performs.

Admission $7. 9 p.m. to midnight.

Saturday.

FREAKSHEAUX TO GEAUX. AllWays

Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., 218-5778; www.marignytheatre. org — The show features juggling, acrobatics, clowning, dance, music and more. Visit www. freaksheaux2geaux.com for details.

Tickets $10. 10 p.m. Saturday.

AUDITIONS BARBERSHOP HARMONY SOCIETY.

CRESCENT CITY SOUND CHORUS. Delgado Community College, City Park campus, Orleans Avenue, between City Park Avenue and Navarre Street; www.dcc.edu — The women’s chorus holds weekly auditions for new members. Call 453-0858 or visit www.crescentcitysound.com for details. 7 p.m. Monday.

NEW ORLEANS BURLESQUE FESTIVAL.

Burlesque dancers, singers, comics, magicians, contortionists, duos, troupes, novelty and other variety acts are sought for the September festival. Email neworleansburlesque@yahoo.com or visit www. neworleansburlesquefest.com for details. There is a $15 application fee. Application deadline is Monday.

COMEDY A.S.S.TRONOTS. La Nuit Comedy

Theater, 5039 Freret St., 644-4300; www.nolacomedy.com — Four androids improvise a space voyage based on audience suggestions.

Tickets $6. 8:30 p.m. Thursday.

BASED ON REAL LIFE. La Nuit Comedy

BROWN! IMPROV COMEDY. City Bar,

3515 Hessmer Ave., 309-5325; www. citybarnola.com — The comedy troupe stars Johnathan Christiansen and others. Visit www.brownimprovcomedy.com for details. 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

COMEDY CATASTROPHE. Lost

Love Lounge, 2529 Dauphine St., 949-2009; www.lostlovelounge. com — The bar hosts a free weekly stand-up comedy show. 9 p.m.

Tuesday.

COMEDY GUMBEAUX. Howlin’ Wolf (The Den), 828 S. Peters St., 522-9653; www.thehowlinwolf.com — Local comedians perform, and amateurs take the stage in the open mic portion. Tickets $5. 8 p.m. Thursday.

COMEDY NIGHT. 12 Bar, 608 Fulton

St., 212-6476; www.12barnola.com — The show features weekly performers and an open mic portion.

Free admission. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

COMEDY OPEN-MIC. La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., 644-4300; www.nolacomedy.com — The theater hosts a weekly open-mic comedy night. (Sign-up time is 10:45 p.m.) Tickets $8. 11 p.m. Friday.

DYKES OF HAZARD. Rubyfruit Jungle, 1135 Decatur St., 571-1863; www. myspace.com/rubyfruitjunglenola — Kristen Becker hosts a weekly comedy show with live music, sketch comedy, burlesque and more. Admission $5. 9 p.m. Friday.

FEAR & LOATHING IN NEW ORLEANS.

La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., 644-4300; www.nolacomedy. com — The sketch comedy show boasts vampires, zombies, relationship advice and other horrors. 8:30 p.m. Friday.

FRIDAY NIGHT LAUGHS. La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., 644-4300; www.nolacomedy.com — Jackie Jenkins Jr. hosts the openmic comedy show. Free admission.

11 p.m. Friday.

GOD’S BEEN DRINKING. La Nuit

Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., 644-4300; www.nolacomedy. com — Actors improvise a comedy based on audience suggestions.

Tickets $10. 10 p.m. Friday.

GROUND ZERO COMEDY. The Maison, 508 Frenchmen St., 371-5543; www. maisonfrenchmen.com — The show features local stand-up comedians.

Sign-up is 7:30 p.m; show is 8 p.m.

Friday.

IVAN’S OPEN MIC NIGHT. Rusty Nail, 1100 Constance St., 525-5515; www. therustynail.org — The Rusty Nail hosts a weekly open-mic comedy and music night. 9 p.m. Tuesday.

LA NUIT STAND-UP OPEN MIC. La

Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., 644-4300; www.nolacomedy.com — The theater hosts an open mic following the God’s Been Drinking show. 11 p.m. Friday.

LAUGH OUT LOUD. Bootleggers Bar and Grille, 209 Decatur St., 525-1087 — Simple Play presents a weekly comedy show. 10 p.m. Thursday.

review Buffet Lines

The food edition of Native Tongues serves up a very satisfying tasting menu of monologues, reflections, humorous anecdotes and odes by writers including Cokie Roberts, Sheila Bosworth, Robert Olen Butler, Roy Blount Jr. and many others. The accessible common theme and litany of familiar local characters and references bind a diverse set of ingredients. Seated at lecterns, a cast of six delivers courses in sequence, but several more active dramatizations enliven some of the pieces. Andrea Frankle pours her heart into Catherine, the troubled soul in Bosworth’s “Forbidden.”

The story offers an improbable balance of concerns between Catholic guilt and actual crime, but Frankle’s raw emotional delivery makes it sizzle. In Butler’s cryptically funny “My Three Husbands,” Clare Moncrief dishes on three disappointing relationships and realizes food can be more satisfying than the pursuit of true love. And Moncrief animates a perpetually fussy and self-important Uptown socialite at Galatoire’s in Brobson Lutz’s fictional reimagining of the day a handgun hidden in a purse went off in the restaurant. It’s not the brilliant social satire of The Galatoire’s Monologues, but it has many similarly entertaining insights. A series of poems and odes rise above some over-cooked rhyme schemes, and Roy Blount’s lyrical “Song to Okra” stands out thanks to the heartily gleeful delivery of Sam Malone. Chris Champagne’s “You Ain’t What You Eat” has the best punch line of the show, and roasts the notion of judging a person by dietary preference. Gambit editor Kevin Allman’s humorous monologue “And That’s … Tasteful New Orleans” also cooks up a deliciously dark joke but is more outrageous in tone as it reviews reviewering. On the autobiographical front, Roberts and Suzanne Stouse’s pieces offer insightful and amusing glimpses of their extended political family.

Not every recipe works. Malone’s earnest delivery rescues “Cafe Food” from coming off as cliched. The food metaphor in “Turtle Soup at Mandina’s” and menu of inside local jokes in “How Do You Get Into This Thing?” don’t get the pieces beyond nostalgia for the food itself. It is hard to find a point of interest in “Neither Here Nor There.” As a whole, the show has plenty for everybody, and Carl Walker and All Kinds of Theatre did a great job collecting diverse ingredients and blending their many flavors. — Will Coviello

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Thursdays at Twilight Garden Concert Series

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Adults: $8 / Children 5-12: $3 Children 4 & Under = FREE Mint Juleps and other refreshments available for purchase For more information call

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Native Tongues: The Food Edition 8 p.m. Thu.-Sat.; 6 p.m. Sun. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812; www.cabaretlechatnoir.com Tickets $29-$33 (includes $5 drink credit)

NATIONAL COMEDY COMPANY. Yo Mama’s Bar & Grill, 727 St. Peter St., 522-1125 — The interactive improv show features B97 radio personality Stevie G, Lynae LeBlanc, Jay Tombstone, Richard Mayer and others.

Call 523-7469 or visit www.nationalcomedycompany.com for tickets.

Tickets $10. 10 p.m. Saturday.

PERMANENT DAMAGE STAND-UP COMEDY. Bullets Sports Bar, 2441

A.P. Tureaud Ave., 948-4003 — Tony Frederick hosts the open mic comedy show. 8 p.m. Wednesday.

ROUNDHOUSE. La Nuit Comedy

Theater, 5039 Freret St., 644-4300; www.nolacomedy.com — Comedians perform a barefoot, long-form improvisation show. Tickets $10. 10 p.m. Friday.

SIDNEY’S STAND-UP OPEN MIC.

Sidney’s, 1674 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, 341-0103 — The show features professional, amateur and first-time comics. Free admission.

Sign-up is 8 p.m. Show starts at 9 p.m. Thursday.

STUPID TIME MACHINE. The Factory, 8314 Oak St. — The improv group performs a weekly comedy show.

Audiences are asked to bring their own chairs. Tickets $1-$6. 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday.

THINK YOU’RE FUNNY? Carrollton

Station, 8140 Willow St., 865-9190; www.carrolltonstation.com — The weekly open-mic comedy showcase is open to all comics. Sign-up is 8:30 p.m. Show starts at 9 p.m.

Wednesday.

New Orleans first school dedicated to crafts!

CLASSES NOW REGISTERING! Mosaics, bookbinding, calligraphy, metalsmithing, drawing, oil painting, mask making, print making, watercolors, pen and ink, portraiture, stained glass mixed media and much more! www.nolaartandcraft.com 504.944.7900

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Christ the King Lutheran Church, 1001 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner, 469-4740; www.ctk-nola.org — The Greater New Orleans Chapter holds new member auditions for its Mardi Gras Chorus. Call 363-9001 or visit www.mardigraschorus.org for details. 7:15 p.m. Tuesday.

Theater, 5039 Freret St., 644-4300; www.nolacomedy.com — The weekly long-form improv comedy show features some guys, a girl and someone named John Stewart.

Tickets $6. 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

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FAMILY Tuesday 19 KINDER GARDEN: CREEP, CRAWL & FLY. Longue Vue House and

Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road, 4885488; www.longuevue.com — Children and accompanying adults explore the world of insects through age-appropriate activities. Admission $10 members, $12 non-members. Call 293-4722 or email lvaughn@longuevue.com for details. 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Saturday 23 EASTER EGG HUNT. Lakeview Presbyterian Church, 5914 Canal Blvd., 482-7892; www.lpcno.org — The Lakeview Civic Improvement Association hosts the Easter egg hunt for children ages 6 and younger. Call 233-0124 or email annmarie10@cox.net for details. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

EASTER EGG HUNT & EASTER CRAFT.

Bogue Chitto Park, 17049 State Park Blvd., Franklinton, (888) 677-7312 — The event features an Easter egg hunt followed by a craft. 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

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Mandeville Trailhead, 675 Lafitte St., Mandeville, (985) 624-3147; www.mandevilletrailhead.com — The event features an Easter egg hunt, a petting zoo, egg decorating, live music, pictures with the Easter Bunny and more. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

EVENTS Tuesday 19 ALVAR ARTS: CHRISTOPHER SCOTT BRUMFIELD. Alvar Library, 913 Alvar

St., 596-2667 — The ceramic artist, writer, teacher and gardener discusses his work for the library’s monthly arts series. Email info@ alvararts.org for details. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

CRESCENT CITY FARMERS MARKET.

Broadway Street Market, 200 Broadway St., 861-5898; www. marketumbrella.org — The weekly market features fresh produce, kettle corn, Green Plate specials and flowers. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

EUCLID RECORDS TRIVIA NIGHT.

Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., 945-4446; www.hiholounge.net — The game tests knowledge of New Orleans and non-New Orleans music trivia, and prizes include bar tabs, record store gift certificates and more. 8 p.m.

GULF ALIVE. French Market, French

Market Place, between Decatur and N. Peters streets, 522-2621;

BE THERE DO THAT baked goods, jewelry, art and more, with live music and pony rides.

8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday.

spotlight Market Gains The French Market (www.frenchmarket.org) was once a hub of Creole culinary life, a bazaar teeming with fresh local foods. Running through Wednesday, the Gulf Alive! at the French Market aims to help rekindle that spirit. The schedule includes food-related seminars, cooking demonstrations, and an expanded roster of farmers market vendors to test demand for fresh foods at the historic venue. Visitors can grab a meal at the market’s Green Fork Cafe during event days as well. For schedules and details, visit www.gulfalive.com. Free admission. — Ian McNulty

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www.frenchmarket.org — The three-day seminar series features programs by local chefs, food experts, farmers and fishermen, as well as cooking demonstrations and tastings. Visit www.gulfalive. com for the full schedule and other details. Through Wednesday.

GULF COAST LEADERSHIP SUMMIT.

Hilton New Orleans Riverside, 2 Poydras St., 561-0500; www.hilton. com — The forum brings together large and small businesses; local, state, and federal government officials; military bases; nonprofit organizations and professional associations to discuss the future of the Gulf Coast. Visit www.leadershipforum.us/gulf-coast-leadership for details. Free admission. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Through Thursday.

THE PEOPLE SAY PROJECT. Louisiana Humanities Center, 938 Lafayette St., Suite 300, 523-4352; www.leh. org — Louisiana Humanities Center program director Brian Boyles moderates a discussion with local artists and musicians. Call 620-2632 or email boyles@leh.org for details.

6 p.m.

TEEN TECH TALK: SAFETY & TECHNOLOGY. New Orleans Public

Library, Main Library, 219 Loyola Ave., 596-2602 — Pam Albers from the New Orleans Family Justice Center hosts the forum and Q&A session discussing protecting oneself from sexual assault crimes through technology. Free admission. 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday 20 COVINGTON FARMERS MARKET. Covington City Hall, 609 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-1873 — The market offers fresh

local goods every week. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday.

FRENCH MARKET FARMERS MARKET. French Market, French Market Place, between Decatur and N. Peters streets, 522-2621; www. frenchmarket.org — The weekly market offers seasonal produce, seafood, prepared foods, smoothies and more. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

LUNCHBOX LECTURE . National

World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., 527-6012; www. nationalww2museum.org — The semi-monthly lecture series focuses on an array of World War II-related topics. Call 528-1944 ext.

229 for details. Noon.

NONPAC MEETING . Seventh District

Station, 10555 Lake Forest Blvd. — The New Orleans Neighborhood Policing Anti-Crime Council holds its monthly meeting. 7 p.m.

TALENT SHOWCASE . Le Roux, 1700 Louisiana Ave. — Masse Media Consulting, KMP and Men of Business host a weekly “You’ve Got Talent” showcase open to all poets, singers, dancers and others. Call 899-4512 for details. General admission $10, performers $5. 9 p.m. to midnight.

WACNO GREAT DECISIONS DISCUSSION SERIES. Latter

Memorial Library, 5120 St. Charles Ave., 596-2625; www.nutrias.org — The World Affairs Council of New Orleans series features moderated discussion sessions focused on major world issues. Visit www. wacno.org for details. Free admission. 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

WESTWEGO FARMERS & FISHERIES MARKET. 484 Sala Ave., Sala Avenue

and Fourth Street, Westwego — The market offers organic produce,

WOMEN & WINE ON WEDNESDAYS.

Monkey Hill Bar, 6100 Magazine St., 899-4800; www.monkeyhillbar.com — The women’s networking and social event features wine specials. Visit www.womenwinewednesday.com for details.

5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

WWII PUB QUIZ . Stage Door

Canteen at The National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., 528-1944 — The quiz tests knowledge of general trivia as well as WWII questions. Call 528-1940 for details. Free admission. 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Thursday 21 CHANGES. Hey! Cafe, 4332

Magazine St., 891-8682 — The weekly meetings teach focusing, a method of directing attention outside one’s body to affect change.

Call 232-9787 for details. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

EPILEPSY & SEIZURE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT GROUP. East Jefferson

General Hospital, 4200 Houma Blvd., Metairie, 454-4000; www.ejgh.org — The Epilepsy Foundation of Louisiana holds a monthly support group for adults who have or are impacted by epilepsy or seizure disorders. The group meets in the Foundation Board Room. Call (800) 960-0587 or email kelly@epilepsylouisiana. org for details. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

FRENCH QUARTER BUSINESS ASSOCIATION LUNCH FORUM. Palace

Cafe, 605 Canal St., 523-1661; www. palacecafe.com — The group hosts bi-monthly lunch forums introducing speakers discussing topics of interest to the French Quarter. Reservations are required.

Visit www.fqba.org for details.

Admission $35 members, $40 nonmembers. Noon.

FRESH MARKET. Circle Food Store,

1522 St. Bernard Ave. — The Downtown Neighborhood Market Consortium market features fresh produce, dairy, seafood, baked goods and more. EBT and WIC accepted. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

HOME BUYING SEMINAR. Squeal

Bar-B-Q, 8400 Oak St., 302-7370 — The seminar discusses the home buying process from start to finish. Call 207-7600 or email bphillips@1stchoicenola.com for details. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

LIVE & LOCAL. The Inn on Bourbon Hotel, 541 Bourbon St., 524-7611; www.innonbourbon.com — The hotel’s monthly event features live entertainment and beer tastings from local breweries. Free admission. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Third Thursday of every month.

SISTAHS MAKING A CHANGE . Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — The group offers lessons in African dance and more, along with nutrition, health and wellness seminars. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and Monday.

New Orleans Ballet Association

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NOBA Presents

Friday 22 FRIDAY NIGHT MUSIC CAMP WITH SUAVE & THE BLACKSTAR BANGAS. 3 Ring Circus’ The

Big Top Gallery, 1638 Clio St., 569-2700; www.3rcp.com — The family happy hour event features live music, art projects and drinks for adults and children. Admission free for children and 3 Ring Circus members, $5 for non-member adults. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

HOTEL MONTELEONE EARTH DAY CELEBRATION. Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal

St., 523-3341; www.hotelmonteleone.com — The event includes a presentation and exhibition of various environmental organizations, and speakers include Lieutenant Gov. Jay Dardenne and others. Visit www. hotelmonteleone.com/earth-day for details. 10:30 a.m.

MARKETPLACE AT ARMSTRONG PARK.

Armstrong Park, North Rampart and St. Ann streets — The weekly market features fresh produce, baked goods, Louisiana seafood, natural products, art, crafts and entertainment. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays.

WHERE Y’ART. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, 6584100; www.noma.org — The museum’s weekly event features music, performances, film screenings, family-friendly activities and more. 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays.

Saturday 23 ARTS MARKET OF NEW ORLEANS. Palmer

Park, South Claiborne and Carrollton avenues, 523-1465 — The Arts Council of New Orleans presents the monthly market featuring art and live music. Free admission. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Corella Ballet Castilla y león a rtistiC D ireCtor a ngel C orella May 14, 8 p.M. | Mahalia Jackson Theater

To ballet fans all over the world, Angel Corella is the Spanish-born superstar of American Ballet Theatre known for his technical precision, bravura dancing and intoxicating charisma. This extraordinary dancer adds artistic director to his title with the debut of his new company, Corella Ballet Castilla y León. Founded in 2008 as Spain’s only classical ballet company, Corella, along with his stunning company of 40, brings a stylish program for a New Orleans debut!

“C orella B allet … CreateD an intoxiCating wave that announCeD the Company has arriveD !” –L o s A n g e L e s T i m e s

Join Bravo for an elegant and glamorous Spanish soiree!

CRESCENT CITY CLASSIC . Washington

Artillery Park, Mississippi River across from Jackson Square — The famous 10K race is followed by a party. Visit www.ccc10k.com for details. 8:30 p.m.

CRESCENT CITY FARMERS MARKET. Magazine Street Market, Magazine and Girod streets, 861-5898; www.marketumbrella.org — The weekly market features fresh produce, flowers and food. 8 a.m. to noon.

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With Special Honorary Guest angel Corella May 13 ~ Gallier Hall In celebration of the highly anticipated debut of Corella Ballet, NOBA and BRAVO (Ballet Resource And Volunteer Organization) will hold the annual gala, featuring delicious cuisine by Café Adelaide Executive Chef Chris Lusk, wines, music, dancing, and live and silent auctions. On May 11, Benefactors will join the special guest of honor at the exclusive Benefactor Dinner at the Windsor Court Hotel.

For more inFormation anD tiCkets, Call noBa at 504.522.0996 or visit noBaDanCe.Com Presented by

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EAGLE WATCH . Fontainebleau State Park,

67825 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (888) 6773668 — A park ranger leads a viewing of the park’s eagle nest. 3 p.m.

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ERACE NEW ORLEANS MEETING . J. Singleton

School, 1924 Philip St., 581-2388 — ERACE meets for its weekly discussion group. Call 866-1163 for details. 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

FONTAINEBLEAU HISTORY TOUR .

Fontainebleau State Park, 67825 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (888) 677-3668 — The session discusses the history of the park, as well as the life of Bernard de Marigny and his influence on Louisiana’s history. 11 a.m.

GERMAN COAST FARMERS MARKET. Ormond Plantation, 13786 River Road, Destrehan — The market features a wide range of fresh vegetables, fruits, flowers and other items. Visit www.germancoastfarmersmarket.org for details. 8 a.m. to noon.

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Washington Avenue House of Catfish (4600 Washington Ave., 482-6565) recently replaced the Creole soul joint Cafe in Gert Town. The catfish is fried, grilled or blackened and served in takeout boxes with potato salad or fries, pickles and bread. The restaurant also serves fried chicken.

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Leni’s Cafe (741 Baronne St., 523-0069), which serves traditional New Orleans food with a Greek accent, much the way Gregory & Pete’s did.

The interior of Gregory & Pete’s was painted a pale shade of spearmint, which owner Pete Michailakis chose to remind him of the Aegean Sea. Michailakis immigrated to New Orleans in 1963, washed dishes for a few years, and bought his restaurant, then called Gregory’s, from founder Gregory Moore in 1967. He added his name to the business and his wife Pat and brother Petros eventually joined the operation.

Pete recalls that when he started out, a plate of red beans cost 20 cents, and coffee was a nickel. The CBD changed dramatically as skyscrapers rose and parking lots proliferated. When the oil bust of the 1980s hit, offices downsized and hotels multiplied. Some tenets of downtown lunch businesses changed along the way, too. By the early 1990s, Michailakis added delivery service because customers increasingly told him they no longer had time to leave the office for lunch.

Gregory & Pete’s was in a cluster of contiguous townhouses local developer Brian Gibbs is overhauling. The upper floors of these buildings have long been empty, and Gibbs plans to turn them into a dozen apartments, part of a wave of residential redevelopment underway in the CBD. Michailakis says he intends to reopen his restaurant in a ground-floor retail space in the development once construction wraps up in November. Gibbs confirms that’s the plan, but notes no contract has formalized it.

While no one can guess precisely when Gregory & Pete’s might reopen, it’s a safe bet that regulars will know precisely what’s on the menu whichever day they return.

COURTYARD GRILL

4430 MAGAZINE ST., 875-4164 www.courtyardgrillnola.com

This Middle Eastern restaurant has an attractive deck and large platters to share.

CRESCENT PIE AND SAUSAGE COMPANY 4400 BANKS ST., 482-2426 www.crescentpieandsausage.com

Enjoy unique pizzas and house-made meats on an elevated, covered deck.

GALLEY SEAFOOD

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The porch lends a camplike setting for boiled and fried seafood.

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or generations, a string of modest, thoroughly old-fashioned lunch spots have served CBD diners. The restaurants exude the nostalgic feel of vintage diners — with the dependable touchstones of casual New Orleans cooking, from red beans on Mondays to fried seafood on Fridays.

They’re everyday places that uphold local traditions more out of rhythm than reverence, but for some they’re as much a part of New Orleans business life as conference calls, coffee breaks and rush hour, and they supply a concentrated reminder of the peculiarity of our city.

One of the great examples of these restaurants recently closed its doors after more than 40 years, a consequence of rapid changes sweeping the CBD. Though its owner pledges to return, at the very least this means one piece of local history has entered a prolonged hibernation.

Gregory & Pete’s Restaurant (515 Baronne St.) served speedy breakfasts, decent po-boys and bargain plate lunches in a setting so richly detailed that the entire thing could have been carted off to the Smithsonian. It all represented New Orleans lunch culture before fast food and national chains took root: the mechanical cash register cranked loudly with each sale, ketchup and Tabasco bottles sat on Formica table tops, plastic divider plates kept vegetables separate from the baked chicken or shrimp stew, a cheerful sign reminded the lunch crowd “we sell ice cold beer,” there was rapid-fire table service and overheard hollering from the galley kitchen, and the diverse clientele sported hardhats, corporate ID badges and neckties.

It’s a culture that still persists at low-key nooks like P&G Restaurant & Bar (345 Baronne St., 525-9678) and

Petroula, Petros and Pete Michailakis hope to reopen their CBD lunch spot Gregory & Pete’s after its building is rennovated.

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OAK — 8118 Oak St., 302-1485; www. oaknola.com — This wine bar offers small plates of elegant cuisine and live musical entertainment. No reservations.

Dinner and late-night Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

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topped with Roquefort cheese and a red wine vinaigrette. Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $$

LAKEVIEW BREW COFFEE CAFE — 5606 Canal Blvd., 483-7001 — This casual cafe offers gourmet coffees and a wide range of pastries and desserts, plus specialty sandwiches and salads. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

ANTOINE’S RESTAURANT — 713 St. Louis St., 581-4422; www.antoines.com — Signature dishes include oysters Rockefeller, crawfish Cardinal and baked Alaska. Reservations recommended.

Lunch and dinner Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$

CREOLE AMERICAN FAT HEN GRILL — 1821 Hickory Ave., Harahan, 287-4581; www.fathengrill.com — Pit-cooked barbecue options include St. Louis-style spare ribs. Burgers are made with all Black Angus beef ground in-house daily. There is a full bar. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

BAR & GRILL DINO’S BAR & GRILL — 1128 Tchoupitoulas St., 558-0900 — Dino’s kitchen serves burgers, chicken tenders, salads and wraps. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and latenight daily. Credit cards and checks. $

THE RIVERSHACK TAVERN — 3449 River Road, 834-4938; www.therivershacktavern.com — This bar and music spot offers a menu of burgers, sandwiches and changing lunch specials. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

SHAMROCK BAR & GRILL — 4133 S. Carrollton Ave., 301-0938 — Shamrock serves burgers, shrimp or roast beef po-boys, Reuben sandwiches, corned beef and cabbage, fish and chips and more. No reservations. Dinner and late-night daily.

Credit cards. $

BARBECUE

WALKER’S BAR-B-QUE — 10828 Hayne Blvd., 281-8227; www.cochondelaitpoboys.com — The makers of the Jazz Fest cochon de lait po-boy serve pork, ribs, chicken and more. No reservations.

Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Saturday. Cash only. $

BREWPUB CRESCENT CITY BREWHOUSE — 527 Decatur St., 522-0571; www.crescentcitybrewhouse.com — Live jazz and Germanstyle beers complement creative cooking at this brewpub. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

BURGERS BUD’S BROILER — Citywide; www.budsbroiler.com — Bud’s Broiler is known for charcoal-broiled burgers topped with hickory-amoked sauce. The Clearview Parkway and 24-hour City Park location also offer shrimp and catfish po-boys.

No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $

CAFE CAFE FRERET — 7329 Freret St., 8617890; www.cafefreret.com — The cafe serves breakfast items and signature sandwiches. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Fri.-Wed., dinner Mon.-Wed., Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

PRAVDA — 1113 Decatur St., 581-1112; www.pravdaofnola.com — Known for its selection of absinthes, Pravda also offers pierogies, beef empanadas, curry shrimp salad and more. No reservations. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $

RICCOBONO’S PANOLA STREET CAFE — 7801 Panola St., 314-1810 — Specialties include crabcakes Benedict and the Sausalito omelet with spinach, mushrooms, shallots and mozzarella. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily.

Credit cards. $ TERRAZU — 201 St. Charles Ave., 2870877; www.terrazu.net — Terrazu serves specialty sandwiches and salads and more. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $

VINE & DINE — 141 Delaronde St., 3611402; www.vine-dine.com — The cafe serves cheese boards and charcuterie plates as well as sandwiches, quesadillas, bruschettas, salads and dips. No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

CHINESE CHINA ORCHID — 704 S. Carrollton Ave., 865-1428; www.chinaorchidneworleans. com — Sizzling black pepper beef or chicken is prepared with onions, red and green peppers and brown sauce served on a hot plate with steamed rice. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ CHINA ROSE — 3501 N. Arnoult Road., Metairie, 887-3295 — The Lomi Lomi is jumbo shrimp, pineapple and water chestnuts wrapped in bacon, fried and served over sauteed vegetables. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

FIVE HAPPINESS — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., 482-3935 — The large menu at Five Happiness offers a range of dishes from wonton soup to sizzling seafood combinations to lo mein dishes. Delivery available. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ JUNG’S GOLDEN DRAGON — 3009 Magazine St., 891-8280; www.jungsgoldendragon2.com — Jung’s offers a mixture of Chinese, Thai and Korean cuisine.

Chinese specialties include Mandarin, Szechuan and Hunan dishes. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $

THREE HAPPINESS — 1900 Lafayette St., Suite 4, Gretna, 368-1355; www.threehappiness.com — Three Happiness serves Chinese and Vietnames dishes and dim sum specials on weekends.Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ TREY YUEN CUISINE OF CHINA — 600

COFFEE/DESSERT ANTOINE’S ANNEX — 513 Royal St., 5814422; www.antoines.com — The Royal Street salad features baby spinach and mixed lettuces with carrots, red onion, red peppers, grapes, olives, walnuts and raspberry vinaigrette. No reservations.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ BEN ’N JERRY’S — 3500 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 887-5656 — Ben ’n Jerry’s offers rich ice creams, ice cream cakes, frozen drinks, fruit smoothies and sundaes. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ KUPCAKE FACTORY — 800 Metairie Road, Metairie, 267-4990; 819 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner, 464-8884; 6233 S. Claiborne Ave., 267-3328; www.thekupcakefactory.com — Choose from a large selection of gourmet cupcakes such as the Fat Elvis and Strawberry Fields. No reservations. Hours vary by location.

Credit cards. $

MAURICE FRENCH PASTRIES — 3501 Hessmer Ave., Metairie, 885-1526; 4949 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, 455-0830; www. mauricefrenchpastries.com — You’ll find an array of baked goods and specialty cakes, cheesecakes and pies. No reservations. Hessmer Avenue: breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. West Napoleon: breakfast and lunch Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $

GUMBO SHOP — 640 St. Peter St., 5251486; www.gumboshop.com — Gumbo and New Orleans classics such as crawfish etouffee dominate the menu. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $ LE CITRON BISTRO — 1539 Religious St., 566-9051; www.le-citronbistro.com — This bistro serves starters like chicken and andouille gumbo and fried frogs legs. Reservations accepted. Dinner Wed.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

MONTREL’S BISTRO — 1000 N. Peters St., 524-4747 — The menu includes crawfish etouffee, boiled crawfish, red beans and rice and bread pudding. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

DELI CG’S CAFE AT THE RUSY NAIL — 1100 Constance St., 722-3168; www. therustynail.biz — The Piggly Wiggly features pulled pork on a sesame seed bun with coleslaw and pickle chips on the side. No reservations. Dinner and latenight Tue.-Sat. Cash only. $

KOSHER CAJUN NEW YORK DELI & GROCERY — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, 888-2010; www.koshercajun.com — This New York-style deli specializes in sandwiches, including corned beef and pastrami straight from the Bronx. No reservations. Lunch Sun.-Thu., dinner Mon.-Thu. Credit cards. $

PINKBERRY — 300 Canal St.; 5601 Magazine St., 899-4260; www.pinkberry.com — Frozen yogurt is served with an array of wet and dry topping choices. There also are fresh fruit parfaits and green tea smoothies. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

MARTIN WINE CELLAR — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie , 896-7350; www.martinwine.com — Sandwiches, salads, soups and lunch specials are available at the deli counter. No reservations. Lunch daily. Credit cards. $

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STEVE’S DINER — 201 St. Charles Ave., 522-8198 — Steve’s serves hot breakfasts as well as sandwiches, salads and hot plate lunches. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $

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FEAST NEW ORLEANS — 200 Julia St., 304-6318; www.feastneworleans.com — Feast serves rustic European dishes in a casual setting. Reservations accepted.

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PARKVIEW CAFE AT CITY PARK — City Park, 1 Palm Drive, 483-9474 — The cafe serves gourmet coffee, sandwiches, salads and ice cream till early evening.

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N. Causeway Approach., Mandeville, (985) 626-4476; 2100 N. Morrison Blvd., Hammond, (985) 345-6789; www.tryyuen. com — House specialties include fried soft-shell crab topped with Tong Cho sauce, and Cantonese-style stir-fried alligator. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

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INDIAN JULIE’S LITTLE INDIA KITCHEN AT SCHIRO’S — 2483 Royal St., 9446666; www.schiroscafe.com — The cafe offers homemade Indian dishes prepared with freshly ground herbs and spices. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $

NIRVANA INDIAN CUISINE — 4308 Magazine St., 894-9797 — The restaurant’s extensive menu ranges from chicken to vegetable dishes.

Reservations accepted for five or more. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ TAJ MAHAL INDIAN CUISINE — 923C Metairie Road, Metairie, 836-6859 — The traditional menu features lamb, chicken and seafood served in a variety of ways, plus vegetarian options. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

ITALIAN CAFE GIOVANNI — 117 Decatur St., 529-2154; www.cafegiovanni.com — Shrimp Dukie features Louisiana shrimp and a duck breast marinated in Cajun spices served with tassomushroom sauce. Reservations accepted. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

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RICCOBONO’S PEPPERMILL RESTAURANT — 3524 Severn Ave., Metairie, 455-2266 — This Italian-style eatery serves New Orleans favorites like stuffed crabs with spaghetti bordelaise. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Wed.Sun. Credit cards. $$

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SAINTS AND SINNERS CAFE — 91 French Market Place, 596-2022 — This Italian bistro serves up Old World classics and Creole dishes.

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JAPANESE KYOTO — 4920 Prytania St., 8913644 — Kyoto’s sushi chefs prepare rolls, sashimi and salads. Reservations recommended for parties of six or more. Lunch and dinner Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $$

MIKIMOTO — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi.com — Sushi choices include new and old favorites, both raw and cooked.

Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily.

Delivery available. Credit cards. $$ MIYAKO JAPANESE SEAFOOD & STEAKHOUSE — 1403 St. Charles Ave., 410-9997; www.japanesebistro. com — Miyako offers a full range of Japanese cuisine including sushi, hibachi dishes, teriyaki and tempura.

Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun.Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

ROCK-N-SAKE — 823 Fulton St., 5817253; www.rocknsake.com — Rockn-Sake serves traditional Japanese cuisine with some creative twists.

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LOUISIANA CONTEMPORARY BOMBAY CLUB — 830 Conti St., 586-0972; www.thebombayclub. com — Enjoy a well-made martini with dishes like the duck duet, which pairs confit leg with pepperseared breast and black currant reduction. Reservations recommended. Dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ BOUCHE — 840 Tchoupitoulas St., 267-7485; www.bouchenola.com — This wine bar and restaurant serves creative dishes like crispy duck breast with Grand Marnier sweet potatoes and vanilla-balsamic extract. Reservations accepted.

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MILA — 817 Common St., 412-2580; www.milaneworleans.com — MiLA takes a fresh approach to Southern and New Orleans cooking, focusing on local produce and refined techniques. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri. dinner Mon.-Sat. $$$ RALPH’S ON THE PARK — 900 City Park Ave., 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark.com — Popular dishes include baked oysters Ralph, turtle soup and the Niman Ranch New York strip. Reservations recommended. Lunch Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ REDEMPTION — 3835 Iberville St., 309-3570 — Chambord duckling is served with cherry vinaigrette.

Seared foie gras is complemented by vanilla parsnip puree. Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$

TOMMY’S WINE BAR — 752 Tchoupitoulas St., 525-4790 — Tommy’s Wine Bar offers cheese and charcuterie plates as well as a menu of appetizers and salads. No reservations. Lite dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MEDITERRANEAN/ MIDDLE EASTERN ATTIKI BAR & GRILL — 230 Decatur St., 587-3756; www.attikineworleans. com — Attiki features a range of Mediterranean cuisine including entrees of beef kebabs and chicken shawarma. Reservations recommended. Lunch, dinner and latenight daily. Credit cards. $$ PYRAMIDS CAFE — 3151 Calhoun St., 861-9602 — Diners will find authentic, healthy and fresh Mediterranean cuisine featuring such favorites as sharwarma prepared on a rotisserie. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MEXICAN & SOUTHWESTERN COUNTRY FLAME — 620 Iberville St., 522-1138 — Country Flame serves a mix of popular Mexican and Cuban dishes. Come in for fajitas, pressed Cuban sandwiches made with hickory-smoked pork and char-broiled steaks or pork chops. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $ NACHO MAMA’S MEXICAN GRILL — 3242 Magazine St., 899-0031; 1000 S. Clearview Pkwy., Harahan, 736-1188; www.nachomamasmexicangrill.com — These taquerias serve Mexican favorites such as portobello mushroom fajitas and chile rellenos. There are happy hour margaritas on weekdays and

daily drink specials. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

SANTA FE — 3201 Esplanade Ave., 948-0077 — This casual cafe serves creative takes on Southwestern cuisine. Bolinos de Bacalau are Portuguese-style fish cakes made with dried, salted codfish, mashed potatoes, cilantro, lemon juice, green onions and egg and served with smoked paprika aioli. Outdoor seating is available. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ TOMASITO’S MEXICAN CUISINE — 755 Tchoupitoulas St., 527-0942 — Tomasito’s is an upscale cantina with a patio for outdoor dining. The carnitas platter features marinated and slow-cooked pork served with Mexican rice, refried beans and a choice of salsa verde, smoky chipotle or a traditional Mexican sauce.

No reservations. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MUSIC AND FOOD GAZEBO CAFE — 1018 Decatur St., 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola. com — The Gazebo features a mix of Cajun and Creole dishes and ice cream daquiris. The New Orleans sampler rounds up jambalaya, red beans and rice and gumbo. Other options include salads, seafood poboys and burgers. No reservations.

Lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

HOUSE OF BLUES — 225 Decatur St., 310-4999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Try the pan-seared Voodoo Shrimp with rosemary cornbread.

The buffet-style gospel brunch features local and regional groups.

Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ THE MARKET CAFE — 1000 Decatur St., 527-5000; www.marketcafenola. com — Dine indoors or out on seafood either fried for platters or poboys or highlighted in dishes such as crawfish pie, crawfish etouffee or shrimp Creole. Sandwich options include muffulettas, Philly steaks on po-boy bread and gyros in pita bread. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

SNUG HARBOR JAZZ BISTRO — 626 Frenchmen St., 949-0696; www. snugjazz.com — Traditional Creole and Cajun fare pepper the menu along with newer creations such as the fish Marigny, topped with Gulf shrimp in a Creole cream sauce.

Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

NEIGHBORHOOD BRAXTON’S RESTAURANT — 636 Franklin Ave., Gretna, 301-3166; www.braxtonsnola.com — Braxton’s serves a mix of salads, po-boys, deli sandwiches and entrees. Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat., late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

KATIE’S RESTAURANT — 3701 Iberville St., 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity.com — Favorites at this MidCity restaurant include the Cajun Cuban with roasted pork, grilled ham, cheese and pickles pressed on buttered bread. There also are salads, burgers and Italian dishes.

Reservations accepted. Lunch daily, Dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

KOZ’S — 515 Harrison Ave., 484-0841; 6215 Wilson St., Harahan, 737-3933; www.kozcooks.com — Louisiana favorites such as seafood platters, muffulettas and more than 15 types of po-boys, ranging from hot sausage to cheeseburger, are avail-

able at Koz’s. The Will’s Chamber of Horrors sandwich features roast beef, ham, turkey, Swiss and American cheese, Italian dressing and hot mustard. . No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

OLIVE BRANCH CAFE — 1995 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, 348-2008; 3700 Orleans Ave., 302-1220; 5145 Gen. de Gaulle Drive, 393-1107; www. olivebranchcafe.com — These cafes serve soups, salads, sandwiches, wraps and entrees. Chicken and artichoke pasta is tossed with penne in garlic and olive oil. Shrimp Carnival features smoked sausage, shrimp, onion and peppers in roasted garlic cream sauce over pasta.

No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

RAJUN CAJUN CAFE — 5209 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, 883-5513; www.rajuncajuncafe.com — The cafe serves soups, salads, po-boys, muffulettas, seafood plates and a few entree platters. Daily specials include items such as breaded pork chops on Wednesdays and seafood options on Friday. No reservations.

Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

PIZZA MARKS TWAIN’S PIZZA LANDING — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, 832-8032; www.marktwainspizza. com — Disembark at Mark Twain’s for salads, po-boys and pies like the Italian pizza with salami, tomato, artichoke, sausage and basil. No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sat., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $

NONNA MIA CAFE & PIZZERIA — 3125 Esplanade Ave., 948-1717 — Nonna Mia uses homemade dough for pizza served by the slice or whole pie and offers salads, pasta dishes and panini. Gourmet pies are topped with ingredients like pancetta, roasted eggplant, portobello mushrooms and prosciutto. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ REGINELLI’S — 741 State St., 8991414; 817 W. Esplanade Ave., Kenner, 712-6868; 874 Harrison Ave., 4880133; 3244 Magazine St. 895-7272; 5608 Citrus Blvd., Harahan, 818-0111; www.reginellis.com — This New Orleans original offers a range of pizzas, sandwiches and salads. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $

R&O’S RESTAURANT — 216 Old Hammond Hwy., 831-1248 — R&O’s offers a mix of pizza and Creole and Italian seafood dishes. There’s everything from seafood gumbo and stuffed artichokes to po-boys and muffulettas. Reservations accepted. Lunch daily, dinner Wed.-Sun. Credit cards. $ THEO’S NEIGHBORHOOD PIZZA — 4218 Magazine St., 894-8554; 4024 Canal St., 302-1133; www.theospizza. com — There is a wide variety of specialty pies or build your own from the selection of more than two-dozen toppings. Also serving salads and sandwiches. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ WIT’S INN — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., 486-1600 — This Mid-City bar and restaurant features pizzas, calzones, toasted subs, salads and appetizers for snacking. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

SANDWICHES & PO-BOYS MAGAZINE PO-BOY SHOP — 2368 Magazine St., 522-3107 — Choose from a long list of po-boys filled with everything from fried seafood to corned beef to hot sausage to veal. There are breakfast burritos

in the morning and daily lunch specials. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat. Cash only. $

MAHONY’S PO-BOY SHOP — 3454 Magazine St., 899-3374; www.mahonyspoboys.com — Mahoney’s serves traditional favorites and original po-boys like the Peacemaker, which is filled with fried oysters, bacon and cheddar cheese. There are daily lunch specials as well. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

PARKWAY BAKERY AND TAVERN — 538 N. Hagen Ave., 482-3047 — Parkway serves juicy roast beef po-boys, hot sausage po-boys, fried seafood and more. No reservations. Kitchen open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wed.Mon. Credit cards. $ TRACEY’S — 2604 Magazine St., 899-2054; www.traceysnola.com — The roast beef po-boy dripping with garlicky gravy is the highlight of a menu transplanted from the former Parasol’s to this Uptown bar. Other options include fried seafood and bar noshing items. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Cash only. $

SEAFOOD GRAND ISLE RESTAURANT — 575 Convention Center Blvd., 520-8530; www.grandislerestaurant.com — Grand Isle offers seafood options from raw oysters to lobster St. Malo with combines Maine lobster, shrimp and mussels in seafood broth. Baked Gulf fish are served with compound chili butter, potatoes and a vegetable. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$ JACK DEMPSEY’S — 738 Poland Ave., 943-9914 — The Jack Dempsey seafood platter serves a training-table feast of gumbo, shrimp, oysters, catfish, redfish and crawfish pies, plus two side items. Other dishes include broiled redfish and fried soft-shell crab. No reservations.

Lunch Tue.-Sat. and dinner Wed.Sat. Credit cards. $$ LA COTE BRASSERIE — 700 Tchoupitoulas St., 613-2350; www. lacotebrasserie.com — This stylish restaurant in the Renaissance New Orleans Arts Hotel serves an array of raw and cooked seafood. Tabasco and Steen’s Cane Syrup glazed salmon is served with shrimp mirliton ragout. Reservations recommended. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$

RED FISH GRILL — 115 Bourbon St., 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Seafood creations by executive chef Brian Katz dominate a menu peppered with favorites like hickorygrilled redfish, pecan-crusted catfish, alligator sausage and seafood gumbo. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

VILLAGE INN — 9201 Jefferson Hwy., 737-4610 — Check into Village Inn for seasonal boiled seafood or raw oysters. Other options include fried seafood platters, po-boys, pasta and pizza. Reservations accepted.

Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

SOUL FOOD BIG MOMMA’S CHICKEN AND WAFFLES — 5741 Crowder Blvd., 241-2548; www.bigmommaschickenandwaffles.com — Big Mamma’s serves hearty combinations like the six-piece which includes a waffle and six fried wings served crispy or dipped in sauce. Breakfast is served all day. All items are cooked to order.

No reservations. Breakfast Sat.Sun., Lunch daily, dinner Sun. Credit cards. $

STEAKHOUSE RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE — Harrah’s Hotel, 525 Fulton St., 5877099; 3633 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 888-3600; www.ruthschris. com — Ruth’s top-quality steaks are broiled in 1,800-degree ovens and arrive at the table sizzling. Reservations recommended. Lunch Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$

TAPAS/SPANISH MIMI’S IN THE MARIGNY — 2601 Royal St., 872-9868 — The decadant Mushroom Manchego Toast is a favorite here. Or enjoy hot and cold tapas dishes ranging from grilled marinated artichokes to calamari.

Reservations accepted for large parties. Dinner and late-night Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $

SANTA FE TAPAS — 1327 St. Charles Ave., 304-9915 — The menu includes both tapas dishes and entrees.

Seared jumbo scallops are served with mango and green tomato pico de gallo. Gambas al ajillo are jumbo shrimp with garlic, shallots, chilis and cognac. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, late-night Fri.-Sun., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ VEGA TAPAS CAFE — 2051 Metarie Road, 836-2007; www.vegatapascafe.com — Vega’s mix of hot and cold tapas dishes includes a salad of lump crabmeat on arugula with blood orange vinaigrette, seared tuna with avocado and tomato relish, braised pork empanadillos, steamed mussels and shrimp with tomatoes and garlic in caper-basil cream. Reservations accepted. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$

VIETNAMESE AUGUST MOON — 3635 Prytania St., 899-5129; www.moonnola.com — August Moon serves a mix of Vietnamese and Chinese cuisine. There are spring rolls and pho soup as well as many popular Chinese dishes and vegetarian options. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch Mon.Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

DOSON NOODLE HOUSE — 135 N. Carrollton Ave., 309-7283 — Noodles abound at this Mid-City eatery, which excels at vinegary chicken salad over shredded cabbage, as well as bowls of steaming pho.

Vegetable-laden wonton soup and thick spring rolls make a refreshing, satisfying meal. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards and checks. $$ PHO HOA RESTAURANT — 1308 Manhattan Blvd., 302-2094 — Pho Hoa serves staple Vietnamese dishes including beef broth soups, vermicelli bowls, rice dishes and banh mi sandwiches. Bo kho is a popular beef stew. Appetizers include fried egg rols, crab rangoons and rice paper spring rolls. No reservations.

Breakfast, lunch and early dinner daily. Credit cards. $

PHO NOLA — 3320 Transcontinental Drive, Metairie, 941-7690; www.pho-nola.com — Pho NOLA serves spring rolls and egg rolls, noodle soups, rice and vermicelli dishes and po-boys. Beverages include boba teas, milk teas, coffee drinks and smoothies. No reservations. Lunch Tue.-Sun., dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $

PHO TAU BAY RESTAURANT — 113 Westbank Expwy., Suite C, Gretna, 368-9846 — You’ll find classic Vietnamese beef broth and noodle soups, vermicelli dishes, seafood soups, shrimp spring rolls with peanut sauce and more.

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Vacs/Vet Ck/litter trained/Rescue.

Small, Precious, Talkative & Super gentle! Would be great pet for child or Senior. Wt. 7 lbs. (504) 460-0136

Elijah

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Itty Bitty Inky

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Kirin

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Kit Kit

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KOJAK

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Jeannie LMT #3783-01. Flexible appointments. Uptown Studio or Hotel out calls. 504.894.8856 (uptown)

DSH/MAIN COON MX. Gray/Black Tabby w/ white chest, feet. Appx.

1year old, Vet Ck/Neut./litter trained/ Rescue. Very sweet and gentle but a little shy (504) 460-0136. Wt. 11 lbs.

& remodeling materials & some new appliances, wall tiles, roofing shingles, moulding, wooden floor planks, etc. (504) 578-6486.

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FURNITURE/ACCESSORIES $125 Full/Double Size Mattress Set, still in original plastic, unopened.

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ONLY $199. Can deliver. (504) 846-5122 NEW Pub Height Table Set all wood, still boxed. Delivery available. $325 (504) 846-5122 Queen Mattress Set $149 Still in wrapper. Will deliver. (504) 846-5122

large cuddly orange Morris the cat look a like. Neutered ,shots rescue 504 462-1968

NICK, BEAGLE/TERRIER MIX

50# Sweetheart. Young, loves everything and everyone. VetCk/Vacs/ Neut./Hsbkn/microchip/Rescue.

(504) 460-0136.

Princess Leila

solid white 4yr old female cat , very loving and talkative spayed ,shots ,rescue 504 462-1968 SFS Cat Adoptions has a large variety of sweet beautiful rescues that need good indoor homes-Siamese , Russian blues, etc all cats are spayed /neutered and vacs. 504 462-1968 ANNOUNCEMENTS

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WANT TO ADOPT

Adopting your newborn would be my life’s greatest joy. Will give a child a life of security and endless love. A great family, education, and wonderful home awaits. Expenses paid. Please call Ria at 1-888-851-4935.

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HOME SERVICES Don’t Replace Your Tub REGLAZE IT

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FLOORS/CARPET/TILE GROUT WORKS, LLC

Tile Grout Cleaning, Color Sealing, Grout repair, Shower Restoration, Natural Stone Care, Tile Replacement, Recaulking. Commercial & Residential.

Free Estimates.

Jay Broadwell, 504-309-2509. www.grout-works.com

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Free Quotes, Same Day Service, No Delivery Fee. RELIABLE DISPOSAL CO. INC. 835-1696

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EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFIEDS CAREER PREPARATION

HEALTH/FITNESS

EARN $75 - $200 HOUR. Media Makeup Artist Training. Ads, TV, Film, Fashion. One week class.

Stable job in weak economy. Details at http://www.AwardMakeUpSchool.com 310-364-0665

ACCOUNTING/BOOKKEEPING Bookkeeper

Work easily and earn weekly payment; This firm specializes in managing the bookkeeping, accounting, tax, and financial matters for entertainment industry performers and executives, and other high net worth individuals. This position is responsible for maintaining the accounting records of the company and the integrity of all financial and operational data. It’s easy work for you. Its fun and you will be glad to work. Send your inquiry/resumes to: mr.avan.smith@gmail.com

BEAUTY SALONS/SPAS

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Certified TRX Trainer

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in the Warehouse District

in search of talented HAIRSTYLIST COLORIST APRENTICE

Please Call 722.3584 for interview GUIDES/TOURS LA’S TOP TOUR ATTRACTION

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seeks articulate, personable Bilingual (French/English) guide. PT/FT. Call 9-5, Laura Plantation 225-265-7690.

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DIRECTOR OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT UNITY of Greater New Orleans, an award-winning non-profit leading a collaborative of 63 agencies serving the homeless, seeks a Director of Housing Development to shepherd the development of five Permanent Supportive Housing apartment buildings providing permanent homes & supportive services designed to assist homeless people with disabilities to become & remain stably housed.

The Director works closely with development partners who oversee the design and construction/ rehab processes. The scope of activities includes developing project concepts, feasibility analysis, policy advocacy, budget & resource development, neighborhood engagement, preconstruction activities to get to closing, working with developers, & grants management. Seek highly organized individual with a minimum of three years of experience in housing & community development, facility with budgets & grants management, commitment to serving the homeless & low-income populations, & exceptional analytic & writing skills, including public presentation skills.

Competitive salary based on experience; generous benefits.

Apply by April 20 by sending resume, w/ cover letter explaining interest, qualifications, & demonstrated commitment to social justice, to sjordan@unitygno.org.

See www.unitygno.org. for job description.

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SANTA Kennel #A12476894

RESTAURANT MANAGER Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in New Orleans is looking for a restaurant manager. Qualified candidates must possess at least five years of fine dining experience. As a candidate, you must have excellent communication skills, be a team player, have a very good understanding of financials, wine and liquor knowledge, and above all you must have an unbridled passion for guest hospitality.

If you are interested in working for a company that exhibits quality in everything we do, offers an excellent work environment with the opportunity to grow professionally, please submit your resume online at http://www.ruthschris.com/Careers/JobListings Please note: Only candidates with the above mentioned qualification will be considered and only online applications will be considered. EOE

COCKTAIL SERVERS

We offer competitive wages and benefits.

Apply in person at 700 Conti Street Mon - Fri 9am to 4pm Email: employment@royalsonestano.com Fax: 553.2337 EOE/Drug Free Workplace

CALLIE Kennel #A12731501

Santa is a 1 ½ year-old, spayed, Yellow Lab mix. Santa is a shy gal around new friends and prefers an adult household. She’s HOUSEBROKEN, loves treats and especially likes to be close to people. To meet Santa or any of the other wonderful pets at the LA/ SPCA, come to 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd. (Algiers), 10-4, Mon.-Sat. & 12-4 Sun. or call 368-5191.

Callie is a 3 ½-year-old, spayed, Manx with calico coloring and amber colored eyes.

She’s a laid-back, lap cat, who enjoys the quiet indoor life. To meet Callie or any of the other wonderful pets at the LA/SPCA, come to 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd.

(Algiers), 10-4, Mon.-Sat. & 12-4 Sun. or call 368-5191.

To look for a lost pet come to the Louisiana SPCA, 1700 Mardi Gras Blvd.

(Algiers), Mon-Sat. 9-5, Sun. 12-5 or call 368-5191 or visit www.la-spca.org.

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M FC C H A I R A N D BOA R D M E M B E R S

growth, challenge & community Valero Energy Corporation is committed to delivering long-term value to all stakeholders - our employees, communities, investors and customers - by pursuing profitable, value-enhancing strategies with a focus on world-class operations. Realizing our employees are our greatest asset, we help them develop and grow personally while empowering teams to achieve together.

Valero is accepting applications for Operator Trainees at our St. Charles Refinery, located at 14902 River Road, Norco, Louisiana.

OpeRaTOR TRaiNeeS

Requirements include: 18 years of age or older; HS diploma or GED. preferences include: Previous refinery or chemical plant operations exp.; Associates degree in process technology; Drivers license.

Typical job duties include: maintaining a safe work environment, operating and troubleshooting process equipment, performing visual rounds, monitoring unit temperature, pressure, and flow, collecting product samples, and preparing equipment for scheduled maintenance.

applicants must apply online no later than May 1st, 2011 at www.valero.com

Valero Energy is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer that values the ideas, perspectives and contributions of our diverse workforce.

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5542 Charlotte Dr. $99,500 Slab Ranch - 3 BR, 2 BA Partially renov + Guest Cottage 504-568-1359

Beautiful 4 bdrm home in Monterey Subd! Scored cement floors, tile, carpet!

Open Kit with Island. Wall of Windows! $258,000.

Donna Chandler • Re/Max Affiliates C: 504-669-4677 • O: 504-838-7649 Licensed in Louisiana, USA

Elegant Contemp., 2 MSTR STES, 4 Bd, 3.5 Bth, 2 Wood Burn Fpl, 4k Sq. Ft. Rear Yard. Wide Gate Street Access.

Park Like Setting. $299,500.

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823 S. Clearview Unit 323

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2448 CHELSEA DR. $349,000

4913 LIBERTY OAK DR. $209,000

9012 Rosecrest Lane 1,420 sqft, lot 62x120 Newly renov 2 bdrm, 2 bth, original hw floors, appl. inclu. Covered carport and additional shed in bkyd. Great River Ridge nbrhd. $189K. Call (504) 915-3220

Furn Ground Floor Pied A Terre, One BR, Granite Kitchen, New Appliances.

Best Bargain in The French Quarter. $160,000

Call Susan @ Property New Orleans 504 231-2445

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OLD METAIRIE METAIRIE TOWERS 401 Metairie Rd

1 bedroom, 1.5 bath, renovated with new appliances and AC’s. $118,000.

Call 504-275-5700

VACANT LOT - METAIRIE HEIGHTS

50 x 120. Ready to build $120,000 (504) 451-8118

Call Property New Orleans Susan 504 231-2445 or Greg 985 781-4504

2 Bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, freshly renovated. $127,500

Ann de Montluzin Farmer de Monthluzin Investments 504-895-1493 504-430-8737

UPTOWN/GARDEN DISTRICT CONDO FOR SALE

1 Blk off St. Charles. 2/2, wd flrs, appls & w/d incl., grnite cntrtps & ss appl. OS pkng. REDUCED PRICE! $149,900. Darlene, Hera Realty 504-914-6352

FURN 2BDRM/1BA HOUSE

Complete w/fridge, w&d, mw, stove, sec sys, CA&H, os pkng. On srtcr & Busline.

Quiet n’bhood. $1,100 mo + sec dep.

No pets/smokers. Call (504) 866-2250

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4/2.5 Ceiling Fans, Electric Garage, Hydro Tub, Wet Bar, CookTop, Dishwasher, Disposal, Double Oven, Refrigerator, Fireplace, Fenced yard & much more! 3020 sq. ft of living area!

Amy Miller • Coldwell Banker TEC C: (504)444-5423 • O: (504)899-4040

3 bed/2.5 bath, solid Oak wood, tile & carpet flooring, upgraded bathrooms w/granite, fireplace, fenced back yard & much more!

2016 sq. ft. of living space.

Amy Miller • Coldwell Banker TEC C: (504)444-5423 • O: (504)899-4040

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6612 Canal Blvd.

Smart, Renovated Uptown Camelback w/Driveway. 3 bedroom, 3 bath $299K. Call Jean-Paul 504-818-6032

Mediterranean style living in Lakeview. Entertainer’s dream: Sliding glass doors behind spacious living room opens to pool & patio.

4 bedroom/ 3 bath. Renovation completed in 2007. $355,000

Jean-Paul Villere 504-818-6032

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Washers and Dryers • Gated • Home Office Spaces Pet Friendly • 24/7 Emergency Maintenance 24/7 Online Resident Services Features vary by community.

4328 Bancroft Drive $625,000 A LARge WAteRfRont HoMe on pReStIgIouS StReet.

4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, Elevator, Master with large walk-in closet, bonus room over garage, office and situated on beautiful Bayou St. John. Great location near City Park and just 3 miles to the French Quarter. Owner financing via Bond for Deed with 25% down on this property.

Michael L. Baker, ABR/M, CRB, HHS President Realty Resources, Inc. 504-523-5555 • cell 504-606-6226 Licensed by the Louisiana Real estate Commission for more than 28 years with offices in new orleans, LA 70130

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CORPORATE RENTALS New Orleans Area 10 Min to Downtown

1Br, 1 Ba, Nwly Remod, furn. Qn bed, WiFi, Cbl. Pkg.Util Incl. Lndry Fac. Sec Cameras $1200/mth. 1 mth min.

2325 Pasadena, Met. 504-491-1591.

COMMERCIAL RENTALS 3 SMALL OFFICES - CBD

From 135 - 220 sq ft. Can be subdivided. $500 each. Parking available.

Call 561-1216 for info.

BYWATER 1023 PIETY ST

2 br, 2 full ba, w/d hkps, cen a/h, c-fans, fncd yd, avail now. $875. 888239-6566 or mballier@yahoo.com

CITY PARK/BAYOU ST. JOHN 4014 ORLEANS AVE 1 BR

Hi ceil, wd flrs, w/d on site, cent air, walk to Park or Bayou. On Canal St Car line. $775/mo. 713/204-5342

FRENCH QUARTER/ FAUBOURG MARIGNY FRENCH QUARTER

1 bedroom, 1 bath, balcony with view of Mississippi & Fr Qtr. $1000/mo w/ dep. Call 504-909-2104.

740 N RAMPART

1350 sq ft, zone VCC-2, across from Armstrong Arch, corner of St Ann. $1750. Contact: 504-908-5210

BIG OFFICE SPACE ON CANAL 4220 Canal Street - Ground Floor On Streetcar Line 1,800 Sq. Ft. Large Central Room, three Separate Offices, Great for Group Practice or Studio $1,575/Mo + Utilities peggy.leblanc@ live.com, 488-6401

KENNER

504.949.5400

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3BR/2.5BA TOWNHOUSE

O/S prkng, wtr paid, all kit appls, priv yard, conv. location, cable ready, Pets ok. $1000/mo. 504-913-4803.

3 BR, 2 full baths, LR, DR, kit, w&d hkups, faux fireplace, fans, blinds. No pets. $850/mo. 504-443-2280

OLD METAIRIE 1/2 OFF FIRST MONTH OLD METAIRIE SECRET

1 or 2 BR, Sparkling Pool, Bike Path, 12’ x 24’ Liv.Rm, Sep Din, King Master, No Pets, No Sect 8, $699 & $799 .

504-236-5776

227 CODIFER BLVD

METAIRIE TOWERS

Rent $970/mo 1BR, 1-1/2 BA, pool.

Elec & cable incld, prkg. 24 hr Concierge Service- 914-882-1212.

ALGIERS POINT HISTORIC ALGIERS POINT

High end 1-4BR. Near ferry, clean, many x-tras, hrdwd flrs, cen a/h, no dogs, no sec 8, some O/S prkng $750$1200/mo. 504-362-7487

2 blks to Fr Qtr, lg 1 BR apt, furn kitchen, 2nd flr with balcony, prkg, $700. 504/525-6520, 390-4362.

UPTOWN/GARDEN DISTRICT CHARMING CARRIAGE HSE

2 stories 1200sf, off St Charles, gated, secured, brick patio, LR, cathedral ceils, w/view, hdwd flrs, 2 tiled ba, br & stdy. Furn kit, wd, 1 yr lse. Dep req. $1500. 1831 Marengo St. 891-1263

1 Blk to St. Charles

1711 2nd St. Lrg 1b/1b, dish washer, w/d onsite, cent AC, marble mantels, patio $850/mo 895-4726 or 261-7611

1014 WASHINGTON AVE

Completely renov 2 br, 2 ba, cen a/h, wood flrs, w/d hkps, new appls, lg rear yard. $1395/mo. O/A, 891-3180.

1510 CARONDELET 1 block to St. Charles

2 Eff apts. Lower $625 tenant pays elec. Upper $700 incl util, w/d on site 1-888-239-6566 or mballier@ yahoo.com

2 UPTOWN APARTMENTS

2 BR & 3 BR. hdwd floors, cent a/c, Lusher School District, University area. $950 - $1300. Chris - 861-7528

$1800-2BR/2BA Luxury Condo

Pool/Gym/Security/Off Street Parking/ washer&dryer/private balcony/close to universities/available 6/1 - (504)2598862

930 CoNgRESS $139,000 Cute shotgun style house in the Bywater.

Updated post Katrina. Central air and heat. Wood floors, 12’ celings. 6” baseboards. Huge center rooms serves as kitchen, living and dining area. Private master bed and bath in the rear. Small back yard. You Gotta see it to love it!

3 BR, $1800; 1BR, $1100.

Close to Univ, med & law schools.

The best apts you’ll see.

Beautifuln’ghborhd. Cent a/h, hdwd flrs. Water pd. Avail 6/1.

No smoke no pets. Paula 504-952-3131

2218 GENERAL PERSHING

3 br, 1 ba apt, lr, dr, furn kit, cen a/h, w/d, cble & wtr incl. Close to univ & stcar. Cat only. $1156/mo. Must make LESS than $33,000/year. Call Cindy, 236-3278.

2368 CHIPPEWA

1BR/1BA, tile flr, side entrance, pets negotiable. $600/mo + deposit. Owner on premises. Avail now! 228-8687.

4130 PRYTANIA

1 br lower, hi ceil, hdwd flrs, cen a/h, w/d, ceil fans, fnc bkyd, offst pkg. $800/mo + dep. Avail May 1. 504931-5323 or 895-4726.

419 BELLECASTLE

Recently renov dplx. 1 br, 1 ba, cen a/h, wd flrs, ceramic tile ba/kit, new appls, granite counters, w/d hkps, sm fenc yd. No pets. $825/mo + $825/ dep, 1 yr lse. 985-974-4164.

7522 BENJAMIN - NR UNIV

1 br condo w/ pool, prkg, laundry, gated community. $675/mo w/wtr pd.

No pets. (504) 858-2162.

S. FRONT - NR. CHILDREN’S HOSP

Newly renov cottage. 1BR, lr, kit, w/d hkups. $750 + dep. No sec 8, no pets.

New Owner Special: $100 off 1st mo. rent. 504-891-1889, 473-0821

GARDEN DISTRICT CONDO

Adorable gated condo. 1 bdrm/1bath.

O/S pkng, stainless appliances & granite. Garden District Patrol. $1100.

Call (504) 432-1034.

UPTOWN/ GARDEN DISTRICT

1, 2 & 3

GRT LOCATIONS!

LOWER GARDEN DISTRICT St. Andrew- O/S, gtd pkng, pool, laun, $775/mo & up 2735 NAPOLEON AVE 1 brm, Coin op lndry, $625/mo 2100 BARONNE 2 bdrms, w&d hkups, wd flrs.

Newly renov. $850/mo 891-2420

NEAR UNIV•GARDEN DIST

Studios, 1 & 2 bd + loft. 1.5 - 2 baths apts. some uitl pd. Hdwd flrs, hi ceil, cen a/h, furn kit with d/w, lndry. $600 - $1200/mo. 388-7426.

NEAR UNIVERSITIES

3/1.5 Dublin near streetcar. Lv, furn kit, w/d hkp, hdwd flrs, ceil fans, scrn porch. $1000 + deposit. Owner/Agent, 442-2813.

LOWER GARDEN DIST./ IRISH CHANNEL 2707 ST. THOMAS

2 BDRM Camelback double. CA&H, all wd flrs. $675 per month + deposit. Call (504) 416-5923.

8403 WILLOW ST.

1600 sf, 3br, 1ba, furn kit, laundry, cen a/h, hdwd flrs, c-fans. Pets neg w/dep. $1200 • wtr pd. 865-9964

6317 S. PRIEUR

Near Tulane 2 bedroom, living room, dining room, furn kit, tile bath. No pets. $800/mo, Call 504-283-7569

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248 Cherokee 2br/2ba "University Area Condo" $1200 912 Harding Dr. 1br/1ba "Bayou Efficiency" $675

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Completely renov, 1/2 dbl, 1BR, 1BA, hdwd flrs, new appls, ceil fans, wtr pd. $700/mo+dep. Call 504-899-5544

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4340 S. Carrollton 1 BR,1 BA, new appl, w/water $825.

3222 Napoleon 2 Rms Avail, $600 w/utils.

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Shown by appointment

504-648-7899

339 CARONDELET From 600 - 1000 sq. ft. $1200 - $2000 /mo.

Catalyst Development, L.L.C. Owner/Agent

Ann de Montluzin Farmer

BROKER

Historic House and Luxury Home Specialist Residential /Commercial Sales and Leasing, Appraisals.

(504) 895-1493 (504) 430-8737

farmeran@gmail.com www.demontluzinrealtors.com Licensed in Louisiana for 32 years, building on a real estate heritage since 1905

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Old Met 2 br lower duplex. Lg fenced yd, off st pkg, small pet OK. Walk to everything! $1100. 504-908-6751

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John Schaff crs CELL

504.343.6683

3506 ANNUNCIATION CHARMING VICTORIAN. Well maintained Historic cottage. Beautiful hardwood floors. 12’ ceilings, plenty of closet/ storage space. Central A/C, & Huge backyard.

Excellent location & a great value! $269,000

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504.895.4663 (504) 895-4663

131 BROOKLYN AVE. CLASSIC SHOTGUN. Excellent location, minutes from Uptown. High ceilings. Hardwood & slate flooring. Furnished kitchen. Whirlpool. New central A/C.Well maintained home w/large backyard & off street parking. Right near levee. Great for bike riding & dog walking! Owner/Agent $110,000