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CONTENTS

STAFF Publisher | MARGO DUBOS Associate Publisher | JEANNE EXNICIOS FOSTER Administrative Director | MARK KARCHER

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EDITORIAL Editor | KEVIN ALLMAN

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Managing Editor | KANDACE POWER GRAVES Political Editor | CLANCY DUBOS Arts & Entertainment Editor | WILL COVIELLO Special Sections Editor | MISSY WILKINSON Staff Writer | ALEX WOODWARD

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Editorial Assistant | MEGAN BRADEN-PERRY Feature Writer | JEANIE RIESS Contributing Writers JEREMY ALFORD, D. ERIC BOOKHARDT, RED COTTON, ALEJANDRO DE LOS RIOS, GUS KATTENGELL, KEN KORMAN, BRENDA MAITLAND, NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS, DALT WONK

Contributing Photographer | CHERYL GERBER Editorial Intern | LESLIE LAZARD PRODUCTION Production Director | DORA SISON Events Graphic Designer | SHERIE DELACROIX-ALFARO Web & Classifieds Designer | MARIA BOUÉ Graphic Designers | LINDSAY WEISS, LYN VICKNAIR, PAIGE HINRICHS, JULIET MEEKS Pre-Press Coordinator | KATHRYN BRADY DISPLAY ADVERTISING fax: 483-3159 | displayadv@gambitweekly.com Advertising Director | SANDY STEIN BRONDUM 483-3150 [sandys@gambitweekly.com] Advertising Administrator | MICHELE SLONSKI 483-3140 [micheles@gambitweekly.com] Advertising Coordinator | CHRISTIN GREEN 483-3138 [christing@gambitweekly.com] Events Coordinator | BRANDIN DUBOS 483-3152 [brandind@gambitweekly.com] Senior Account Executive | JILL GIEGER 483-3131 [ jillg@gambitweekly.com] Account Executives JEFFREY PIZZO

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Gambit’s Emerging Chef competition .......... 17 Twelve up-and-coming chefs battled it out for top honors

7 IN SEVEN

Seven Things to Do in Seven Days ................... 5 Lombardi, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Scout Niblett and more

NEWS + VIEWS

News.............................................................................7 A slow tourism and convention season takes its toll on New Orleans strip clubs Bouquets & Brickbats ...........................................7 This week’s heroes and zeroes C’est What? ................................................................7 Gambit’s Web poll Scuttlebutt................................................................ 9 From their lips to your ears Commentary............................................................14 Who’s taking credit for rebuilding?

Clancy DuBos...........................................................15 ”What a waste”: Renee Gill Pratt and the Jefferson family dynasty

Operations & Events Director | LAURA CARROLL Operations & Events Assistant | RACHEL BARRIOS

What’s In Store ......................................................29 Electric Ladyland

MENU First Course..............................................................31 Hive minded: Living with a shellfish allergy in a seafood capital Fork + Center ............................................................31 All the news that’s fit to eat 3-Course Interview .............................................33 Chef Linda Green, the “yakamein lady” Drinks ........................................................................35 Beer and wine news Last Bites .................................................................35 Dining calendar, 5 in Five and Off the Menu

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A&E News .................................................................43 A Truckload of Ink: A New Orleans’ newspaper story makes its way to the stage Music .........................................................................45 PREVIEW: Chelsea Wolfe GAMBIT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Chairman | CLANCY DUBOS + President & CEO | MARGO DUBOS

COVER DESIGN BY Dora Sison COVER PHOTO BY Cheryl Gerber

Film.............................................................................49 REVIEW: 20 Feet From Stardom Art ................................................................................51 REVIEW: Seeing Beyond the Ordinary Stage..........................................................................55 REVIEW: Growing Up Black (and Happy) in New Orleans: The Life and Times of the Great Chakula Events .......................................................................58 PREVIEW: National Beard & Moustache Championships Crossword + Sudoku ...........................................70

CLASSIFIEDS Employment ............................................................61 Market Place ...........................................................62 Picture Perfect Properties................................64 Real Estate .............................................................65 Mind + Body + Spirit...............................................66 Legal Notices..........................................................66 Pet Emporium ....................................................... 68 Home + Garden ........................................................71

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Scout Niblett Thu. Sept. 5 | Emma Louise “Scout” Niblett’s breakup record is no maudlin sob story. It’s Up to Emma begins with a double-murder fantasy (“Gun”) and drops a straight-faced take on TLC’s “No Scrubs” into a skin-shedding, barebones guitar catharsis. Jayson Knox and Anaya open at 10 p.m. at Siberia.

Tim Lee Thu.-Sun. Sept. 5-8 | Scientists are not generally known for their senses of humor, but evolutionary ecologist Tim Lee is trying to make a breakthough, as in a bit relating the concept of nuclear fission to a bar full of unstable Oakland Raider fans. At 8 p.m. at Shadowbox Theatre, 6 p.m. Sunday.

Lombardi Fri.-Sun. Sept. 6-21 | Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre kicks off its official season with the drama about legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays.

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Rick Springfield | Power-pop’s multi-platinum “working class dog” dominated 1980s pop

charts with hits like “Jessie’s Girl” and “Don’t Talk to Strangers” while dominating afternoon soaps as a General Hospital regular. After a decade-long break from rock ’n’ roll, Springfield returned in the mid-1990s, and last year he released Songs For the End of the World. At 8 p.m. at the Joy Theater.

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Fri.-Sun. Sept. 6-29 | With the staging of the play about blues legend Ma Rainey recording in a Chicago studio in the 1920s, Anthony Bean Community Theater completes August Wilson’s decade-by-decade series of plays about African Americans in the 20th century.

Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays.

Rough Seven album release Fri. Sept. 6 | Ryan Scully used a new lineup to record Codebreaker (Upper Ninth), the follow-up to 2010 Rough Seven barnburner Give Up Your Dreams.

It’s an intimate, largely acoustic affair, close-miked and voices cracked. Heavy Lids opens at 10 p.m. at d.b.a.

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Tribute to Pete Fountain Thu. Sept. 5 | Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews and Nicholas Payton perform in a tribute to fellow Warren Easton Charter High School alumnus Pete Fountain. The 8 p.m. concert at the high school is a benefit for school students and music programs.

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who founded Cash Money Records in New Orleans in 1991, received BMI’s Icon Award at an awards ceremony in New York City Aug. 22. BMI recognized the brothers for their “unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers.” The label has represented Lil Wayne and Juvenile, while its Young Money Entertainment subsidiary represents Drake and Nicki Minaj.

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How New Orleans’ slow summer tourism season affects strip clubs and dancers

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“I’ve worked various parts of the service industry in New Orleans since I’ve been in the work force,” says “Sparkles,” a pale redhead who declines to name the Bourbon Street club where she works.

For the last 12 years, her jobs have included stripping, waiting tables, bartending and bike delivery. “August is the worst, always.

September is also really bad. But stripping is the only job where you can actually lose money if people don’t pay you — not to mention how much it costs to get your roots done, replace your makeup, tanning ... In a restaurant, you just have to make sure your uniform is pressed, slap on a little eyeliner and you’re good to go. Worst-case scenario: You leave with $20.

“In the strip club, you invest two hours getting ready and worst-case scenario, you lose $50.”

Preble doesn’t expect many customers on Monday — it’s the club’s slowest night — so he intends to cap the number of dancers on shift in an attempt to avoid this scenario. “Tonight, I won’t let more than eight to 10 girls work,” he says. “Tuesday night no more than 20. We do good. We aren’t Rick’s [Cabaret] or Penthouse [Club], but we do well.”

Because he caps the number of women on shift and because fewer women work during the summer, Preble says the earnings potential at his club is good, though fewer “whales” (big spenders) come through the door.

“Downtown you have a better chance at meeting that one customer who’s a millionaire, who’s going to spend a bunch of money, but you also have more girls to complete with,” Preble says. “Plus,

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you have a lot of extra activities that go on downtown that A slow night on Bourbon we don’t tolerate.”

Street. Convention planners “Athena,” a dancer who and strip club employees meets me for coffee wearing agree that August and knee socks, cut-off shorts September can be some of and her pink hair in braids, the leanest times for those works at Deja Vu Showgirls on who work in New Orleans Bourbon Street. She says her tourism industry. club has been busier this year than in past summers, but that doesn’t always mean better money.

“Last night was busy. It was just shit customers,” she says.

“They weren’t spending. The crowd in the summer is younger; the businessmen aren’t down here. It’s bachelor parties from all over the country and people from neighboring states here for a wild weekend.

“It’s less money per person on average, but it’s been all right.

But if I showed up to work tonight, if I had a wild guess, there

has awarded more than $200,000 in grants to local nonprofit organizations serving women, children and families in 2013. The council provided $100,000 to early childhood education and children’s health groups, $71,000 for domestic violence prevention, $20,000 for cancer prevention and $23,000 to mental health organizations.

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former president of Local 537M Graphic Communications Union, was sentenced Aug. 21 in U.S. District Court to four years probation for embezzling more than $4,000 from the union. According to the court, Bergeron wrote, endorsed and cashed checks to himself from the union checking account. Bergeron also must pay restitution in the amount of $4,041.99 as well as a $3,000 fine.

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lub Eden sits in the shadow of the looming Jefferson Parish water tower, on a dead-end street scabbed with patched potholes. It neighbors a brick building whose cheery yellow storefront reads “Learning Tools, Inc.: Educational, Religious & School Supplies.” Club Eden’s sign: “Worldclass [sic] Gentlemen’s Club.”

Inside, the club is dark; the air refrigerator-chill. The stage is empty and only two baseball-capped guys sit chatting with the bartender. It’s a little past 7 p.m. on “Military Monday” (free admission with a military I.D.).

“If we can get one military guy in here and he has a good time, he tells his friend,” manager Daniel Preble says. A tall, broadshouldered man wearing a purple shirt, black tie and vest, Preble constantly flicks his gaze between me and the security monitors.

“The best way to get business in here is word of mouth.”

Getting people through the door is a concern for all service industry workers during the slow months of August and September. But exotic dancers feel the pinch more than most. Dancers pay house fees or rent to managers in exchange for a spot on the club’s stage rotation and the privilege of selling lap dances and “Champagne rooms” to its customers. As independent contractors who pay to work, they’re positioned to leave a shift with less money than when they came in.

Preble estimates he gets 30 percent fewer customers during the summer months. “We experience a slight dropoff, but we try to cater to locals and regulars. Of course you see a decline in tourism, but we don’t feel the pinch quite as bad as, say, downtown.”

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would be more girls than customers.

The consistent business is really during convention season.”

“Melinda,” a dancer at Rick’s Sporting Saloon, says she sees a 50 to 70 percent decline in customers during the summer.

It’s also a time when she experiences a phenomenon she calls “bad-busy”: a club crowded with people who may pay the cover charge and buy a drink, but who won’t spend money on dancers.

“The quality of clientele goes down in the summer,” she says. “The managers think any body in a club is a good body.

Last Thursday, the club was packed, but it was all couples and bachelorette parties. If you’re a straight woman, why are you in a titty bar? Please leave. … I don’t even f—k with couples. And there are a lot less businessmen.”

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The disappearing-businessmen phenomenon is symptomatic of the decline in mid-summer conventions as a whole.

“Every destination has a slower time, and for New Orleans, that is typically August and September,” says Kelly Schulz, vice president of communications for the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau. “A lot of convention planners are hesitant to bring people to the city during the peak of hurricane season. This August, convention business is down about 50 percent compared to last year.

It’s a time when kids are going back to school; people aren’t traveling as much.”

Schulz and Maria J. Ortiz, a tourism research analyst at the University of New Orleans, say the first half of the year is stronger in terms of spending and tourist activity. “Between January and June, we have more tourism activity than between the months of July and December, both in visitation and in spending. July and August are part of the second half, and there is definitely less activity and spending in the second half,” Ortiz says.

“Thomas,” a strip club manager, is familiar with these ebbs and flows. He manages an out-of-state strip club that’s near a military base, which guarantees consistent customers. Before that, he managed clubs on Bourbon Street and in the greater Baton Rouge area for almost 10 years. Good management is essential when it comes to keeping a club financially viable and creating a safe work environment — at all times, but especially during summer months. At one club where Thomas was assistant manager, the manager was inflexible on house fees, even when there weren’t enough customers to allow dancers to earn money.

“The rent was the rent, and the girls who showed up were expected to pay it come hell or high water,” Thomas says. “[The manager] didn’t give a shit what they had to do to make their money, as long as the rent got made. There was blatant prostitution. … [That manager] is not with the company any longer.”

Melinda says she also has seen dancers resort to prostitution. “In the summer, in an effort to garner more money, the girls will do things they don’t feel comfortable with because they feel

they don’t have a choice,” she says. “You don’t have to do that at all. And it creates a snowball effect because the customer who has a girl who is willing to do more will tell his friends about it, and they’ll come in expecting that. It’s horrible and it creates a bad working environment.”

Preble echoes those sentiments. “The wrong girl doing the wrong thing, the word spreads,” he says. “The customers and the clean girls I get from Bourbon [Street] will tell me it’s hard to give a $30 lap dance when a guy just asked me for a BJ for $40 because the last girl did it.”

Preble says he keeps his club clean by adopting a zero-tolerance policy, getting to know his dancers and limiting the number of dancers on shift. “We have a low girl count, we know what our girls are about, and we try to keep the ‘ratchet bitches’ out, as they say,” Preble says.

Not all clubs follow these practices.

Melinda, who has worked a variety of jobs in strip clubs, says the businesses can improve working environments and their income streams by following a few guidelines: “Management needs to stop treating girls like they’re a house fee,” she says. “They look at it thinking, ‘I can have X girls on my shift and still get paid.

Doesn’t matter if they earn anything.’”

A flexible house fee schedule also helps some clubs get through the slow summer months. When he worked there, Thomas says, “Rick’s [Saloon] lowered their rent to $5 during the summertime.

They made sure everyone was having fun — instead of having one shift drink per day, you could have an extra shift drink by swinging in the window.”

Melinda adds that it’s unfair to expect dancers to tip out the managers. She also wishes management would consistently enforce rules rather than bending them during the summer. “During the high season, I see girls get fined for doing questionable things. But during the low season, the managers don’t do that.

It all comes down to consistency and remembering your girls are the cornerstone of your business.”

Athena says she earns more when she shows up to work with a good mindset, even if it’s a slow night. “Summer is a little bit more rough, but you just have to take it week by week,” she says.

“When you have a bad night, you have to brush it off because when you show up with stress, you’ll make less.”

Athena relaxes during slow nights at the club by reading a book. For her and other people struggling in the summer service industry trenches, there may be relief soon. “If you look at the convention calendar for the fall of 2013, we’re up 60 percent compared to the same period of time in 2012,” Schultz says.

The income rush of fall, compared to the slowdown of summer, is a manifestation of what Melinda calls the “bipolar” nature of the business.

“When you’re bartending or waitressing, you get an hourly wage,” she says.

“Dancing is like placing a bet every night.

It all boils down to a mental game.”

SCUTTLEBUTT Quote of the week

“Twerk: verb [no object] informal: dance to popular music in a sexually provocative manner involving thrusting hip movements and a low, squatting stance: just wait till they catch their daughters twerking to this song” — Oxford Dictionaries Online, adding the New Orleans-born dance to its online edition last week, just days after former teen starlet Miley Cyrus sparked debate about “twerking” during an explicit performance at the MTV Video Music Awards.

The first known popular use of the word ‘twerk’ came from a lyric in New Orleans-based DJ Jubilee’s 1993 “Do the Jubilee” (“Twerk! Twerk! Twerk!”). After 20 years, the word went mainstream; The New York Times ran an article on the etymology of “twerk,” the New York Post provided its readers with a photo illustration so they could do it at home and Gretchen Carlson of Fox News’ Fox & Friends attempted a sedate version of the twerk on the popular morning show.

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The upshot of the encounter? O’Keefe used the footage to fundraise for his brand of “investigative journalism,” and Slate.com summed it up best: “As a stunt in book publicity cooking, Letten played right into O’Keefe’s hands.”

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QUACKING IN THE QUARTER Duck boats faced another detour last week on the way to their proposed maiden voyage in New Orleans. The amphibious “Ride the Ducks” tour — operated by Gray Line Tours and featuring duck-shaped vehicles — would begin in the French Quarter and end at Lake Pontchartrain. The tours would include three boats/buses making three to four trips daily from the Toulouse Street Wharf at the Mississippi River, then around the Quarter and down Canal Street to the lake.

At the New Orleans City Council’s Transportation Committee meeting Aug. 27, committee members addressed a proposed ordinance that bans all amphibious transportation in parts of the city — including the French Quarter — and agreed to table the ordinance for further review. In May, Gray Line Tours sought permits for the duck boats but faced pushback from the committee.

Last week, attorney Scott Whittaker asked members to hold off on a vote before reviewing the ordinance and coming up with a compromise. “We ask an opportunity to dialogue before a ban is imposed,” he said. Robert Watters, vice president of the French Quarter Business Association, said the group supports the tours in the Quarter, with some limitations. Complicating matters, Watters also represents the French Quarter Management District — which opposes the tours in the Quarter.

The tabled ordinance would also ban “quackers,” souvenir noisemakers handed out to riders. — ALEX WOODWARD

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FROM UPTOWN TO GERT TOWN The new Second District police station — meant to replace the crumbling century-old building on Magazine Street — will be in Gert Town, likely in combination with a new Gert Town pool and possibly other facilities, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and other officials said at a District B public meeting Aug. 28.

“I think it will be a big shot in the arm for Gert Town,” said Deputy Mayor Cedric Grant.

The current Second District station on Magazine, dedicated in 1899 and first used as a fire house back when the pumps were still drawn by horses, is so weather worn that officers take shelter at Children’s Hospital during storms such as Hurricane Isaac last year. A number of plans for a new station have been put forward for years. Last year the city allocated $400,000 to purchase land for PAGE 11

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LETTEN V. O’KEEFE (AND VICE VERSA) Last month, James O’Keefe of the website Project Veritas was removed from the campus of Tulane University after he and a camera crew attempted to interview former U.S. Attorney Jim Letten. In 2010, Letten recused himself from a federal case that followed an incident in which O’Keefe and his crew posed as telephone repairmen and gained access to U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu’s New Orleans office. The recusal stemmed from the fact that one of O’Keefe’s crew was the son of William Flanagan, acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana — Letten’s then-counterpart in that part of the state.

Later that year, O’Keefe and his partners pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and received probation, community service and minor fines. That would seem to have settled the issue — until last month’s encounter on the Tulane campus, which coincided with the publication of O’Keefe’s book, Breakthrough: Our Guerrilla War to Expose Fraud and Save Democracy.

Project Veritas posted video from the attempted ambush interview on its website last week. In it, O’Keefe goes to Letten’s home, where Letten’s wife JoAnn Letten answers the door. O’Keefe attempts to give Letten’s wife a copy of Breakthrough (she spurns it), and it was O’Keefe and crew’s presence at his home that seemed to infuriate the former U.S. Attorney.

On the Tulane section of the tape, Letten gives O’Keefe a piece of his mind, calling O’Keefe a “hobbit,” “spud,” “a snail,” “scum,” “a horse’s ass” and “asshole,” among other things. (A note on the Project Veritas website noted, “Spud, by the way, is a derogatory term towards an Irishman.”)

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the station, and the capital-projects request for the coming year calls for another $550,000 for designs.

But the first task, city officials have said, was choosing a new location.

Responding to a question from a Gert Town resident at Wednesday night’s meeting about the coming year’s budget, Landrieu said the city intends to replace the Gert Town pool, closed after Hurricane Katrina and demolished in 2011, and that the city is also looking at the same location for the new Second District station. The site would be around the former location of the Mary Church Terrell Elementary School, Grant said after the meeting, and the city has already begun discussing its possible acquisition with the Orleans Parish School Board. — ROBERT MORRIS | UPTOWN MESSENGER

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BEVERAGE BROUHAHA CONTINUES Pizza Domenica, the proposed expansion of Chef John Besh’s downtown Domenica restaurant onto Magazine Street, will head to the New Orleans City Council without a recommendation from the City Planning Commission after a split vote by commissioners Aug. 28.

The restaurant needs City Council approval to sell alcohol at the new Uptown location, which was formerly a vitamin store.

Go-cups — a topic of heated debate online in recent weeks — dominated the latest discussion, but commissioners who voted against Pizza Domenica said afterward that parking, not go-cups, drove their decision.

Robert Street resident Mark Tullis, speaking on behalf of the nearby Faubourg Avart Neighborhood Association, said the group fully supports the project and would like to see the restaurant be able to offer go-cups. Besh Group attorney Raymond Landry even brought a go-cup to the podium, showing commissioners the standard model used in other Besh restaurants — hard black plastic, Mardi Gras-style, emblazoned with the names of their other restaurants.

Commission chair Kelly Brown asked the staff for clarification on why they are prohibited — is it because the permit for alcohol sales at a restaurant is specified for “on-premises” consumption? “The application is for consumption of alcoholic beverages on premises, and the definition of something going out the door in a cup is beyond what the application is for here,” Brown said.

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is no citywide ban on go-cups, and the commission can consider each case individually. Commissioner Nolan Marshall III asked if souvenir-style cups frequently become trash; Leslie Alley, deputy director of the commission, said they do not.

Commissioner Craig Mitchell then asked if the anti-litter plan required by the commission might include go-cup trash, so the cups were not singled out.

Marshall proposed approving the restaurant and the staff’s recommendations, but striking the prohibition against go-cups. The commission voted 4-2 in favor of Marshall’s motion — technically falling short of the votes needed to constitute an official recommendation to the City Council. Instead, the vote is considered split, known as “no legal majority,” and the City Council will be left to decide the issue on its own.

The stumbling block was parking, said both commissioners who voted against the project. During the meeting, former state Rep. Rosalind Peychaud said she was disappointed the planning staff determined the configuration of the building would keep Pizza Domenica under the threshold that would require off-street parking.

“How we deal with parking in neighborhoods and Magazine Street is an ongoing battle,” Marshall said. But the go-cups? Marshall said he has no problem with them. In fact, he said with a smile, as a downtown resident, he understands the appeal as much as any New Orleanian should. — ROBERT MORRIS | UPTOWN MESSENGER

sion, in his 2004 campaign for Louisiana’s First Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, Jindal received thousands of dollars from oil and gas companies, including $16,000 from Magnum Producing and $13,000 from Oil & Gas Rental Services Inc. His contributions from oil and gas during his congressional tenure total $251,000.

(Oil and gas comes in second only to the health industry, which contributed $324,794 to his campaigns.)

In an Aug. 28 press release, Jindal acknowledged the immediacy of wetlands restoration and called for the “swift release” of RESTORE Act funds earmarked for restoration projects — and protecting oil and gas production.

Jindal also called on BP to “stop spending hundreds of millions of dollars on their public relations campaign” in the wake of the oil disaster and instead release its billions of dollars in Clean Water Act liabilities. — ALEX WOODWARD

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A thousand fathers and mothers ictory has a thousand fathers,” President John F. Kennedy once said, “but defeat is an orphan.”

In the last month, as we approached the eighth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the federal levee failures, there were many fathers (and mothers) taking credit for New Orleans’ remarkable comeback since the dark days of late 2005. We’re not surprised.

Certainly there’s a lot to be proud of.

The Greater New Orleans Community Data Center (GNOCDC), which issues annual progress reports on the region’s recovery, had plenty of good news in “The New Orleans Index at Eight.” Among its findings: New Orleans weathered the recession better than most of the rest of the country, with a net gain of jobs since 2008; entrepreneurship here is sharply higher than in comparable cities; and New Orleans now has 34 arts and culture nonprofit organizations per 100,000 residents — more than twice the national per capita rate. A much-quoted Bloomberg report last week said New Orleans is one of the country’s “fastest-growing U.S. commercial real estate markets,” and noted that local tourism spending is also at an all-time high.

Those successes were among the good news that Gov. Bobby Jindal touted in an op-ed he penned last month in the run-up to Katrina’s anniversary. Calling New Orleans “America’s Comeback City,” the governor boasted of his administration’s “strengthening governmental ethics laws, cutting taxes, revamping our workforce development programs and reforming our education system so that we could create a competitive business climate.” Very little of that, of course, had anything to do with the New Orleans metro area’s rebound from Katrina. A far bigger factor was the infusion of recovery funds from the federal government — the kind of federal funding that Jindal frequently disdains, except when he can arrange a photo op of himself presenting an oversized check with his name on it.

Truth be told, politicians played only minor roles in southeast Louisiana’s comeback after Katrina. The real leaders were mostly ordinary people who simply decided they had had enough of corruption, deal-making and politics as usual.

Citizens who previously felt powerless to drive meaningful change suddenly became enraged and engaged, and the impact was both immediate and enormous. Neighborhood organizations, nonprofits and new as well as longstanding civic organizations decided virtually overnight that the people were not going to put up with the same old, same old any longer. People demanded change, and because the people spoke loudly and in unison, the politicians had no choice but to respond.

The result was a seismic shift in south

Louisiana’s political climate. Local levee boards were consolidated, professionalized and de-politicized (though Jindal is doing his best to “hijack” the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East in order to derail its lawsuit against energy companies). The city’s seven assessors’ offices were combined into one. Our two sheriffs’ offices were combined, and failing local public schools were taken over by the state’s Recovery School District, which has broken new ground in promoting charter schools and education reforms.

By almost any measure, New Orleans has shown the world the power of resiliency in the face of tragedy. It hasn’t been easy, and much remains to be done.

For starters, if politicians are going to pat themselves on the back for New Orleans’ successes, they must also take responsibility for the ways the city has yet to improve. New Orleans’ successes have not

Because the people spoke loudly and in unison, the politicians had no choice but to respond. been the rising tide that lifts all boats.

The GNOCDC report made it clear that our city’s violent crime rate far outpaces the national average; life expectancy in New Orleans falls below the national average (particularly among African-Americans); and incarceration rates, while lower than the local per capita rate in 2004, are still among the highest in the world.

Even success has its price: people here are spending a higher proportion of their income on housing than ever before; home prices and rental rates have gone way up as new development has come to town.

Kennedy was right about taking credit for victories and avoiding blame for defeats — particularly among politicians.

As we mourn those lost to Katrina and celebrate our city’s rebirth in the storm’s wake, it’s important to remember exactly who are the “thousand fathers” and mothers responsible for New Orleans’ triumph over adversity. They are the people who stayed, came back and moved here after the storm — the people who invested time and money, blood and sweat and many tears. Above all, they are the citizens who hold themselves and their elected officials accountable on every level.

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‘What a waste’ t seems fitting that the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction of Renee Gill Pratt almost eight years to the day that Hurricane Katrina struck southeast Louisiana. The storm killed more than 1,800 people, but it also sparked a wave of reform that changed New Orleans politics forever.

Perhaps Katrina’s most high-profile casualty was the political machine headed by former Congressman William “Dollar Bill” Jefferson. Pratt was a lieutenant in the Jefferson organization, and she used her position as a state lawmaker and City Council member to help the Jefferson family skim millions in public dollars that were supposed to be used to help the people who kept them in power.

Pratt claimed she had no idea the taxpayer money she was directing to nonprofits controlled by the Jefferson clan was being looted. Jurors in federal court didn’t buy it. She was convicted of a single

Supreme Court, which is highly unlikely, the Fifth Circuit’s decision closes the book on Dollar Bill’s political empire. At his peak, Jefferson influenced virtually every election in Orleans Parish, and a good many public jobs as well. No electoral contest escaped his attention. Whether it was a seat in the legislature or a seat on Criminal or Civil District Court, a clerkship or a constable, and certainly contests for mayor, sheriff and district attorney (remember, he gave us Eddie Jordan in 2002) — Jefferson either called the shots or demanded tribute from those who sought his support.

He had the street-level troops as well as the support of black voters in many parts of town to make his support worthwhile.

Even after the feds found $90,000 in cash bundled in his freezer in 2005, he still won re-election a year later. It took an “off” election date in December 2008 — and lots of complacency on his part — for him to lose his congressional seat. After that,

At his peak, Jefferson influenced virtually every election in Orleans Parish, and a good many public jobs as well. the feds methodically dismantled what was left of his machine, putting most of his local siblings in jail on various corruption counts.

Mose died of cancer in prison in May 2011. A year later, Dollar Bill began serving his 13-year prison stretch, the longest ever given to a member of Congress for corruption charges. (He was convicted in an unrelated case in Virginia.) Once a rising star in state and national politics, today William Jennings Jefferson sits in a federal jail in Texas as inmate #72121-083.

Dollar Bill’s sister Betty, a former New Orleans assessor, pleaded guilty to corruption charges in connection with the nonprofit scam and received a sentence of five years probation, including 15 months home detention, and was ordered to pay more than $600,000 in restitution. Betty’s daughter, Angela Coleman, also pleaded guilty and is terminally ill. Another Jefferson sibling, Brenda Foster, was the first to plead guilty to the nonprofit looting scam; she died in 2010.

On the day the feds raided his home and congressional office in 2005, Jefferson slumped into a chair in his living room and sighed, “What a waste.”

Indeed.

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Considering the amount of money that the feds documented as having been stolen from the nonprofits — and the fact that Pratt was the longtime girlfriend of Mose Jefferson, Dollar Bill’s brother, consigliere and street-level enforcer — it strains credulity to expect people to believe that Pratt knew nothing of the ripoffs. After all, in addition to funneling taxpayer dollars to the phony nonprofits as a Jeffersonbacked legislator, she also helped herself to a brand-new 2005 Dodge Durango as a New Orleans City Council member shortly after Katrina. That vehicle was one of 20 that Daimler-Chrysler donated to the city to help with local recovery efforts in the immediate aftermath of the storm.

Mose Jefferson got some new wheels as well — a 2006 Dodge Ram pickup — thanks to his paramour. In fact, at Pratt’s trial, the feds introduced evidence that she “misappropriated” three pickups — for herself, Mose and various Jefferson nearest and dearest. Jurors no doubt figured if she could glom several vehicles for herself and her co-conspirators, how could she possibly be ignorant of where the nonprofits’ money went?

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E T A L P t Firs Local chefs competed in Gambit’s Emerging Chefs Challenge

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ABOVE Emerging Chefs Challenge’s (l. to r.) second-place winner Lincoln Owens of MeMe’s Bar & Grill; first place winner Nick Lama of Gautreau’s; and third place winner Nick Hufft of Barcadia.

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hefs have to please diners every time they send a plate out of their kitchens, but the competition at Gambit’s Emerging Chefs Challenge upped the pressure — and the reward. At The Cannery on Wednesday, Aug. 28, Chefs handed dishes directly to attendees, who sampled items from the dozen finalists and voted for their favorite.

The dishes ranged from creative comfort food inspirations to elegantly simple haute cuisine. Barcadia chef Nick Hufft reinterpreted spaghetti Bolognese with Korean-accented kimchi noodles and spicy beef bulgogi. Ye Olde College Inn’s Brad McGehee reconfigured chicken and waffles into mini-waffle cones topped with peach preserves. Bayona’s Brett Duffee highlighted locally sourced foods with braised Chappapeela Farms duck in a peanut mole atop caramelized banana sopes. Chef Anthony Scanio of Emeril’s Delmonico tossed spinach and ricotta gnudi with braised Mississippi rabbit, tomato and green olives and topped it with brown butter-toasted almonds.

When the more than 460 ballots were tallied, the favorite was Gautreau’s chef Nick Lama’s citrus-poached shrimp with jumbo lump crab, mango slaw and lemon grass broth. In the pretty presentation, a large pink knuckle of shrimp rested on julienned yellow and red peppers and jalapenos in a zesty broth made with coconut milk.

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But he was well prepared. Two months ago, Lama had helped Gautreau’s executive chef Sue Zemanick cook at the New York premiere party for the current season of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters. They prepared Zemanick’s recipe for mahi mahi escabeche for 250 guests, including most of the chefs from the show and hosts Curtis Stone and Gail Simmons.

For the Emerging Chefs Challenge, Lama was in charge, and Zemanick surprised him by working on his crew at the event. He developed ideas for his dish a month ago.

“It’s summer, so I wanted to do something light and refreshing,” Lama says. “I thought coconut and lemon grass worked well with a cold dish.”

Contestants had to plate their dishes as hungry judges lined up at their tables, and Lama considered that constraint as well.

“Cooking for 500 people and keeping up with demand, I thought a cold dish would be smart,” he says, though he noticed advantages with hot items during the event. “We were next to American Sector, and they were searing pork belly at the table. That aroma helps draw people, and it appeals to another sense.”

But Lama had reason to be confident about his dish. When he developed the recipe and showed it to Zemanick, they decided to add it to Gautreau’s menu. It’s available as an appetizer, but lobster is substituted for shrimp.

The Emerging Chefs Challenge showcased some of the rising talents in the local restaurant industry. To be eligible, contestants had to work at an area restaurant and have been head chef or chef de cuisine for three years or less.

More than 40 chefs were nominated and finalists were selected by a panel of judges including Randy Fertel and slow food advocate Poppy Tooker. The winners

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Lama claimed the first place trophy and a $1,000 cash prize. Second place went to Lincoln Owens of Me Me’s Bar & Grill for his dish of a seared scallop over stone-ground grits with Creolaise sauce. Hufft won third place for his bulgogi and kimchi noodle dish.

In addition to the chefs named above, the finalists included Austin Kirzner of Red Fish Grill, Camille Boudreaux of Killer Poboys and Dis Taco, Mia Calamia from La Divina Gelateria, Dick & Jenny’s Stacy Hall, Jeff Mattia from American Sector and Vanessa Thurber of Vine & Dine.

New Orleans was a food-obsessed city before chefs were viewed as pop culture’s new rock stars. But that’s an understandable comparison, given the intimate connection restaurantgoers feel toward their favorite meal at their favorite spot.

Chefs balance a mix of artistic passion and business necessity in crafting dishes and building their careers. Several competitors spoke to Gambit before the event about the memories, mentors and motivations that influenced their careers.

When it was time for chef Boudreaux to enter the workforce, he says he discovered “the kitchen was where the cool stuff was happening — you could chase the party, show up for work hungover and unshaven and still do your job.”

Last month, Boudreaux (and partner April Bellow) opened Dis Taco in the back of Molly’s at the Market. It’s his second French Quarter establishment, along with his first venture Killer Poboys, housed in the back of the bar Erin Rose. Comparing the strategy involved in opening in the back of bars to “the food-truck model,” he says the reduced overhead allows him to offer higher wages and spend more on PAGE 21

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Boudreaux says he didn’t “take the culinary arts seriously” until he attended the New England Culinary Institute, which he followed with stints in heralded New York City restaurants, notably the Standard Grill, where he learned under the guidance of chef Dan Silverman. He returned to his native New Orleans and worked at Green Goddess before venturing out on his own.

Thurber worked as a stockbroker in Arkansas at the time of the 9/11 attacks.

That was, she says, “Where you ask yourself, ‘Do I really want to spend the rest of my life doing this?’ Or do I want to pursue the dream I’ve always put on the back burner?’”

Thurber gave her employer two-weeks’ notice and moved to New Orleans with her cat. She worked in local kitchens and enrolled at Delgado Community College’s culinary program. After a year, she decided she was “learning more on the job, from the people I was working with there.”

That mix of classroom and on-the-job training eventually led Thurber to combine her dual passions for food and wine at her own restaurant. But Thurber says when she was hired by chef Chris Montero (then at Bacco, now at Cafe B), “I had literally no idea what I was doing. He took a chance on me. I learned a lot of good habits from him, and not just about cooking. About organizing, about finding the most efficient way to go about your workday. Without that, there’s no way I could be doing what I’m doing now.”

When asked about his food-related philosophies, West Bank native and fouryear Bayona veteran chef Brett Duffee’s approach to his craft is as simple as the Port Sulphur fish camp he visited while growing up. It was, he says, a simple

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camp with no electricity or no running water — where you could “fight the fish right off the dock.” Frying the day’s catch resulted in special meals and moments Duffee now connects with the smell of a driftwood fire, of oil sizzling in a skillet.

“You can’t put that on a plate,” he says, “but it definitely sparks the imagination, these memories of food.”

Duffee draws on those memories when cooking. “Frying a fish is the same as poaching a fish in that they have to be on time, on point,” he says. “That’s why a potato salad can be as good as a cassoulet. It’s all a matter of time and place.”

The intersection of time and place also inform Scanio’s culinary approach at Emeril’s Delmonico. A former English major at Tulane University, he left school when it no longer interested him. Scanio found cuisine to be full of ideas. “Food is an expression of culture,” he says.

Scanio counts Donald Link (Cochon, Peche) as a mentor and now executes Emeril Lagasse’s vision of “new New Orleans

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cuisine.” Scanio says he had a “long, difficult time finding my way into Creole cooking. Funny, since I’m from here.”

Between his tenures at Herbsaint and Emeril’s Delmonico, he and wife Jennifer went to Italy, where Scanio would stage (the French term for an apprenticeship exchanging free labor for instruction from professional chefs) and soak up Italy’s rich culinary traditions. While learning to hunt for wild herbs and incorporate the bounty around him, Scanio rediscovered Creole cuisine by exploring its roots in Old World traditions. “There’s an effortlessness to it,” Scanio says of Italian cooking.

Though the hours and stress of overseeing a large restaurant operation can feel lightyears removed from that Old World effortlessness, Scanio says “staying true” will lead to success for aspiring chefs. “Stay true to the food,” he says. “Maintain the passion for it and the love of bringing it to people … if you stay true to that, you’ll succeed.”

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How to choose which practice is right for you in a city with ever-expanding yoga options.

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or Geoffrey Roniger, quitting yoga after one bad experience is akin to dismissing all New Orleans restaurants based on one bad meal.

“That would be such a disservice to other restaurants that maybe use different ingredients or different styles from the region,” says Roniger, owner of Freret Street Yoga.

Yoga offerings are vast now.

While vinyasa, or flow yoga, might suit one person, the more strenuous ashtanga discipline may be better for someone else. Like the food, service and ambience of restaurants, yoga varies studio to studio and form to form. After Hurricane Katrina, a flurry of yoga studios came into the local market, further varying the yoga scene here and encouraging the country’s most widely circulated yoga magazine, Yoga Journal, to proclaim New Orleans among the top 10 cities for yoga in America.

There are now more than 20 yoga studios in the New Orleans area, each offering differing styles of the ancient Indian discipline — so how does a hopeful yogi make the right choice?

First, potential yogis should consider what they want to gain from the practice, whether it’s weight loss, self-discovery or a greater spiritual connection to the world and its people.

At Bikram Yoga Uptown New Orleans on Oak Street and Bikram Yoga New Orleans on Julia Street,

At Swan River Yoga, students relax in a “sound bath” of gongs.

a Greek king condemned to roll a boulder uphill each day only to see it roll back down. She says the way Sisyphus is continually defeated by the rock is a lot like exercising. You have to do it consistently, or you’ll start back at square one.

Though some consider yoga’s adaptation into contemporary American life a divergence from its ancient foundations, Roniger points out that most of the poses taught today are about 100 years old.

When Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, often called the father of modern yoga, saw his class attendance drop in the early part of the 20th century, he incorporated poses he saw British troops perform during calisthenics. Chaturanga Dandasana, or pushup pose, came from soldiers’ pushups because Krishnamacharya considered it a great way to build upper body strength — and keep India’s youth interested in yoga.

Yoga has adapted to modern times the same way it was altered to fit the changing vernacular of the early 20th century. For example, ancient postures might not benefit people who slouch over a computer keyboard all day or spend hours commuting in a car.

Sean Johnson, founder of Wild Lotus Yoga, says that kind of adaptation is important to yoga’s sustainability and the people it serves.

“There’s a balance between respecting the tradition and being creative with it,” he says. Wild Lotus offers a variety of yoga classes, mostly in the vinyasa, or flow discipline, which encourages continuous movements with an increased awareness of breath.

“Yoga isn’t something we’re putting in a museum,” Johnson says. “It’s important to continue to explore and experiment with it.”

Johnson likens yoga’s constant evolution to the rock-mantrainspired fusion music he plays with his Wild Lotus Band. The group blends kirtan — mantra-based chanting accompanied by music — with rock and funk as a way to attract more people to the practice, which he says can provide solace.

He advises new yogis to persevere, even if the first class isn’t what they expected. One thing that makes many yoga studios different from most businesses: Practitioners often encourage students to try out their competition.

“Students should understand that there are different styles of yoga,” Johnson says. “Don’t give up on yoga just because you didn’t get along well with the teacher or the style.”

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people looking to detoxify and lose weight sweat it out in a room heated to 105 degrees. The discipline employs the same 26 postures each class, though the intensity varies, says Emily Johnston, co-owner of the Oak Street studio.

“It’s an all-beginners class,” Johnston says. “We have people who’ve been practicing for years now who might look a little different in the posture than someone (new) who comes in. Even though it’s the same 26 postures, there’s a lot of room for (individual) development and growth. It’s really up to you how far you’re going in each posture.”

Iyengar yoga, in which students hold postures longer and move less, is offered by Audubon Yoga Studio, Yoga Bywater and Swan River Yoga.

At Swan River, which offers the only aerial yoga class in New Orleans, students can hang upside down in slings attached to the ceiling a la Cirque du Soleil. Though the class requires some experience — and serious core strength — it’s another option for people looking for what owner Michelle Baker calls “the union of exercise and meditation.”

Swan River offers more than 10 styles of yoga, from traditional vinyasa and the more challenging jivamukti flows to gong bath — 15 minutes of lying on the floor, cleansing the self with the sounds of gongs.

“The ideal yoga practice happens when the individual intentions of a student and a teacher meet,” Baker says. “We’re all different. It all comes down to intention.”

Ashtanga, a challenging series of 72 yoga postures that students memorize and practice, typically without class instruction, has been taught in New Orleans since Melanie Fawer began offering classes in 1996. Fawer still teaches a variety of instructor-led and unguided ashtanga classes at The Yoga Room Uptown, just down the street from Roniger, who took his first class with Fawer when he was 19 years old.

At the New Orleans Athletic Club, Elaine Agamy, a New Orleans yoga veteran who has been teaching in the city since 1971, adapts the style of each class based on the needs of her students and her intellectual meanderings.

“The class I teach today could look really different from the class I taught six months ago,” she says.

“It might be based on a story I’m telling, or it might be based on a new thing I found while lesson planning.” Agamy currently is telling her classes the story of Sisyphus,

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Too good to be true?

Exploring the 20-minute workout

Trainer Hiroshi Futagoishi guides client Kate Palmer through an exercise.

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hat’s the catch?” is a reaction trainer Hiroshi Futagoishi often gets when he tells people about his exercise protocol. It consists of 20 minutes of high-intensity weight-bearing exercise — performed once a week.

“It’s not necessary to do any other type of aerobic activities to get in shape as long as you come here once a week, work out intensely and watch what you eat,” says Futagoishi, who works at Supreme Exercise/One To One (735 Octavia St., 504-957-7777; www.supremeexercise.com).

During a typical training session, Futagoishi leads clients through a series of weight-bearing exercises. At each weight machine, clients do one set very slowly until they are exhaused. He measures clients’ progress not by the number of repetitions completed, but by the time it takes to fatigue muscle groups. By the time they’re finished with the set, clients are panting, faces flushed. Their heart rates pick up, adding an element of cardiovascular exercise.

When clients say they can’t lift any more, Futagoishi steps in, reduces the amount of weight they’re lifting and urges them to finish the motion.

“I help push my clients until physically, they cannot push any more,” he says. “Some people call it muscle failure — the point where you can’t do any more. If you want to see results, that intensity is key.”

Because of the intensity, Futagoishi says it’s necessary to wait a week between workouts so muscles can fully heal. “You’re damaging and tearing your muscle tissue when you lift weights,” he says. “The harder you work out, the more time you need between the sessions. In between, you’re waiting for your muscle to repair and grow back strongly.”

Known by names like high-intensity or super-slow training, the method has been around for decades. “It was used as early as the 1940s,” says Randy Burgard, a personal trainer at Elmwood Fitness Center (Elmwood Plaza Shopping Center, 1200 S. Clearview Parkway, Suite 1200, Harahan, 504-733-1600; www.elmwoodfitness.com).

“In 1982, a study was done on osteoporotic women by Ken

Hutchins utilizing this protocol. They showed it offered an additional strength benefit over a more common tempo, which is two seconds to raise a weight, two to lower. Hutchins used 10 and 10.”

Burgard doubts it is possible to achieve health with only one workout per week.

“The American College of Sports Medicine recommends resistance training two to three times per week, using anywhere from eight to 12 exercises to work the entire body and at least one set to volitional fatigue (where you cannot complete another rep),” he says. “With cardio, the recommendation is 150 minutes per week. They do acknowledge you can achieve similar benefits by exercising more intensely, maybe 20 minutes per day at a higher intensity.

As far as it being a one-stop shop, I think it comes down to ‘If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.’”

Futagoishi says strength exercises performed with adequate resistance and intensity can improve the efficiency of the cardiovascular system. He also says he’s not advocating a sedentary lifestyle.

“I don’t want you to come here once a week and the rest of the day sit on the couch, watch TV and eat whatever you want,” he says. “I tell people to be active, but if you don’t feel like doing other aerobic activities, you don’t have to worry about it. If your main focus is losing weight, just do this and watch what you eat, because weight loss comes from diet mostly.”

Kate Palmer, a client of Futagoishi’s for about 10 years, says his workouts keep her in good shape. Aside from activities like walking the dog, they are the only exercise she does. “I belong to a gym; I just don’t ever go to it,” says Palmer, a business owner who says she can’t find time

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to exercise. “If you work out at the gym, you’re waiting on somebody to get off a machine. I’ve been doing this so long because I can take 30 minutes out of the week. People are skeptical about it; they say ‘There’s no way.’ Then they go, and it’s the hardest half hour of their life. It’s not fun, but you get it behind you, and you see results quickly.”

For somebody who has never exercised, the 20-minute workout could be a viable way to start, Burgard says. It’s also a useful tool for bodybuilders who want to change their routines.

“It comes down to what you’re trying to accomplish,” he says.

Futagoishi learned of the protocol in 1992, when he came to the University of New Orleans from Japan to earn his master’s degree in exercise physiology. He had been lifting weights four or five times a week, but was attracted to the efficiency of the technique. “I was thinking, ‘This is perfect.

I can see the same results with one workout if I really work out intensely and focus,’” he says.

When people ask Futagoishi, “What’s the catch?” he’s ready with an answer.

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Today, what’s most important to Dieringer is the interaction between artist and client, and the idea that tattoos alter lives and bodies forever.

Often, people get tattooed at a personal crossroads or to mark an important event, and Dieringer is sensitive to that.

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here’s a vaguely chemical scent of ink and running machinery at Electric Ladyland Tattoo (610 Frenchmen St., 504-947-8286; www. electricladylandtattoo.com). Tattoo machines hum like doll-size chainsaws inside the semi-private booths, but otherwise it’s fairly quiet, free of abrasive music or brash cross-talk.

This atmosphere underlines the seriousness with which owner Ed Dieringer treats the shop. “[Electric Ladyland] is where people come to get married to New Orleans; they get their fleur de lis, or they get something that means something to them,” he says. “It has a personality … and just like anything, it has a soul.”

Previous owner Annette LaRue sold the store last year to Dieringer, a longtime friend and veteran employee.

He made a few minor changes, but he’s most concerned with maintaining the shop’s reputation. As the Marigny and Bywater areas continue to be revitalized by what Dieringer calls pioneering artists, he wants its recognizable yellow-andred storefront to remain an anchor for Frenchmen Street.

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comment, but when I didn’t touch my shrimp salad, suddenly there was a hand on my shoulder and a discreet question from the manager. It turned out there was to be shellfish in every course (had I known, I would have quietly declined the invitation, with regrets) and suddenly my plates were the center of attention as the server brought me a different order and table talk derailed to food allergies, turning a nice lunch into a discussion of special diets and embarrassing the hell out of me.

I’ve never had a shrimp po-boy from Domilise’s or Parkway Bakery and never tasted Pascal’s Manale barbecue shrimp, but I’ve eaten at all those restaurants with friends, without drama.

And I know there are substitutes available — some kosher stores, for instance, sell a shrimp substitute made of surimi, similar to “krabstick” at a sushi restaurant. But imitation shrimp is the Pat Boone or Miley Cyrus of the food world — a cultural appropriator that doesn’t even come close to the original. I’ll stick with fin fish or cephalopods like squid or octopus, or go off the grid and order something else entirely.

There’s always something good to eat in Louisiana, even if it’s a hamburger at a crawfish boil.

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Wok this way

On June 23, the moon was closest to Pal’s Lounge (949 N. Rendon St., 504-4887257; www.palslounge.com) than it had been all year.

With the astronomical supermoon hanging closer to the earth, the Super Moon Wokery (@supermoonwokery), a pop-up helmed by Grantley Rushing and Alex Siler, served stir-fry to passersby and patrons outside the Mid-City bar.

Rushing and Siler have done seven popups at Pal’s since their debut, changing their menu of Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Thai items each week. Last week, the duo served what Rushing dubbed “the tastiest dish yet”: a stir-fry of kale and butternut squash topped with peanut-chicken sauce served over noodles.

Rushing, who by day is a chef at Cafe Degas, is learning the workings of a popup as he goes. With a single wok, the team is getting the hang of it. Rushing works brunch at Degas on Sunday, runs home to take a five- or 10-minute nap, then heads to Pal’s with a single burner, the wok and chopped vegetables. He learned to cook at a strip mall Chinese food restaurant in Jackson, Miss., where a first taste of Sriracha pepper sauce changed his life.

“Learning in the mall was not necessarily the most authentic place, maybe, but the owner was from Thailand,” Rushing says. “That was great, because I got to learn American Chinese food and Thai food when he cooked for us or for himself.”

Rushing cooks items at Super Moon Wokery, and Siler handles the operation’s logistics and pickles all of the garnishing vegetables. The two also moonlight in Texas Funeral, a rock band that performs around the city.

The pop-up gets an early rush, Rushing says, then he and Siler sit around and drink during the lull. “Later, the bargoers arrive,” he says. “They come drink and then get hungry.”

Rushing says Super Moon has been turning at least a marginal profit, and the duo are saving money for a potential future project. Operating Super Moon Wokery full-time would be Rushing’s dream, because he loves the wok, both cooking in it and eating from it. “It’s portable,” he says.

“And on my day off ... I’m probably eating Asian food.”

Super Moon is open rain or shine starting at 7 p.m. Sunday and service goes until the food’s gone, or, according to Rushing, “until we’re too drunk to cook.”

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love crawfish boils — but, please, don’t be insulted if I eat before I come over.

Until I was in my early 20s, my favorite food was shrimp — not battered, deepfried or served in a po-boy, but boiled and peeled shrimp cocktail, served ice-cold with horseradish-spiked cocktail sauce and lemon wedges. I could put them down like some people go through a couple of dozen oysters.

On a trip to Baltimore and Annapolis, Md. I took full advantage of the Chesapeake Bay seafood, eating nothing but shrimp, blue crab and crab cakes for 24 hours. When my skin began itching, I ignored it, but pretty soon I was wheezing and my entire body began swelling up. (Think Violet Beauregarde from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory — except Violet turned into a blueberry; I was just one giant angry brick-red hive.) I went to a Baltimore emergency room, where doctors took me right away and put me on a Benadryl drip, but they didn’t make the connection between the reaction and seafood, and neither did I. A few months later, I was at a Chinese restaurant eating shrimp toast, shrimp rumaki, and honey-walnut shrimp when it happened again. This time the doctor delivered the bad news: No more shrimp. No more crab, crawfish or lobster. No more shellfish, ever.

I’m not alone — in either the allergy or the late onset of it. According to a decade-old study published in the Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, 60 percent of shellfish allergies develop in adulthood. Other allergies, like peanut sensitivities, tend to crop up at a fairly young age, but going into anaphylaxis after a bite of shrimp is something you can develop later in life. (And, yes, I mean you; the thought of never eating shellfish again would have been inconceivable to my old shrimp-scarfing self.)

This is probably not such a big deal for residents of landlocked states, where staying away from the Red Lobster probably reduces the danger of shellfish reactions to zero. Living in south Louisiana, however, where shrimp is one of the four basic food groups, things are trickier. Speaking up in a restaurant is no problem, but when someone invites you to a home-cooked meal, who wants to be the pain in the ass who sends back a dietary restriction with the r.s.v.p.?

The most awkward moment I’ve ever experienced in a restaurant was at Bourbon House, at a lunch for a visiting food critic. The appetizer was a single shrimp, which the server cleared away without

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The original Fountain Lounge opened in 1938 as a hip, Parisian-inspired counterpart to the hotel’s more formal Blue Room, and it closed in the mid-1960s.

The updated space — with a menu from former Superior Seafood chef Justin Ferguson — will feature a raw bar with oysters and Gulf seafood, and a menu with items such as crispy fried oysters with Cajun vichyssoise, duck crackling and pecan ale-glazed pork belly. The drink menu will include modern spins on the original lounge’s classic cocktails as well as a few dozen wines by the glass and an extensive selection of bottles. The lounge also will feature live music on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. — ALEX WOODWARD

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The new Kenner restaurant 2 Amigos Mexican Buffet (3826 Williams Blvd., Kenner, 504-466-4116) is slated to open in mid-September. The buffet’s owners, Gene Usner and Roger Bolanos, were managers at Pancho’s Mexican Buffet on Veterans

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Memorial Boulevard, which closed after Hurricane Katrina.

When asked about the possibility of offering sopapillas and providing guests with table flags to raise for service — as was the norm at Pancho’s — Usner stressed that neither he nor Bolanos owned Pancho’s and that they don’t necessarily want to be associated with the El Paso, Texas-based chain. The sign outside reading “Gene & Roger from Pancho’s” is merely a greeting to locals, letting them know that the owners, too, are from here.

— MEGAN BRADEN-PERRY

City Park nets a big fish

The annual Louisiana Seafood Festival (www.louisianaseafoodfestival.com) is growing and will move to the festival grounds in New Orleans City Park for its Oct. 11-13 event. The annual celebration of local seafood will include 38 restaurants and caterers, making this the biggest festival yet.

Visitors can dine on crawfish Monica and other dishes and listen to musical headliners Better than Ezra, Amanda Shaw, Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes, Wild Magnolias and the Big Chief Summit, Honey Island Swamp Band, Creole String Beans, Mia Borders and others.

On Sunday, the New Orleans Saints game against the New England Patriots will be broadcast on large screens.

The festival also features cooking demonstrations by local chefs, a kids’ pavilion, an arts and crafts village and drinks.

Admission is free.

The Seafood Festival was established in 2006 to promote the seafood and tourism industries after Hurricane Katrina. The event has moved from year to year, with previous locations at Lafayette Square, Fulton Street and Woldenberg Park.

— JEANIE RIESS

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LINDA GREEN “ THE YAK AMEIN L ADY ”

inda Green (www.neworleanssoulfood.com) met generations of New Orleanians during 25 years preparing meals in Orleans Parish school cafeterias, and they recognized her when she first started serving her signature yakamein (the Asian-Creole hybrid noodle soup) at second line parades more than 20 years ago. Since 2005, Green has expanded her soul-food catering to festivals, food events and weekly stints at Ogden After Hours concerts at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. In June 2012, she won a TV cooking competition on the Food Network show Chopped. — WILL COVIELLO Where did you get your yakamein recipe?

Green: My great-grandmother made yakamein, and when she made it, neighbors would come over with their bowls and sit on the porch. My mother used to sell it at a corner bar, and one day, I said, “Let me try this.” So my yakamein has the taste from back in the day, with the soy sauce. But I use beef in mine instead of pork chops or chicken.

What other traditional dishes do you prepare?

G: I do beef and vegetarian yakamein at Jazz Fest, and I also serve macaroni and cheese, but I told Quint (Davis) that my yakamein is going to be as big as crawfish Monica. And I make huckabucks, the frozen cups for children, but a lot of adults get that. At (Oak Street) Po-boy Festival, I do my fried pork chop sandwiches plus my shrimp and crabmeat dressing on French bread, and it’s to die for.

What is next for your catering business?

G: I am working on a seasoning for Rouses. It’s a powder that you add to water for soup. It’ll taste the same as (my yakamein).

And I am getting my own food truck. It should be ready to go in a month.

I’m going to take that to second lines, festivals and events out-of-town. When they say, “Linda, can you come?” I’m gonna start the engine.

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The Louisiana Restaurant Association is encouraging diners to make reservations for its third annual We Live to Eat Restaurant Week, which features two-course lunches for less than $20, and threecourse dinners under $35.

On Magazine Street, Apolline (4729 Magazine St., 504-894-8869; www.apollinerestaurant.com) serves about 270 guests a week, says owner Keith Andrews. During Restaurant Week 2012, it fed 400 diners. “It might be our busiest week ever,” he says.

Andrea’s Restaurant (3100 19th St., Metairie, 504-834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com) generally has a waiting list during the promoted week, says sales director Tia Sommerville (only Christmas is busier). “Everything is about cost right now, with the economy the way it is,” she says. Restaurant Week also encourages people to try Andrea’s for the first time, she adds.

The same is true for Cafe Adelaide, (300 Poydras St., 504-595-3305; www.cafeadelaide.com) which keeps prices consistent with Restaurant Week throughout the year, but draws in more newcomers from the event’s advertising.

“It’s all about the perceived value,” says Nolan Hahn, a manager at Cafe Adelaide.

“People are made more aware of us and they come out and dine with us.”

The week of discounted menu options runs from Sept. 9 to Sept. 15. Participating restaurants include a spectrum of options, from Antoine’s to The Country Club in Bywater. For a full list of restaurants visit www.welivetoeatnola.com/restaurant-week. — JEANIE RIESS

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WINE of the week

Dispatches from the New Orleans beer scene Gordon Biersch (200 Poydras St., 504-552-2739; www. gordonbiersch.com) often gets overlooked by beer enthusiasts because it’s a national chain and it exclusively serves German-style beers. No hoppy IPAs, no experimental recipes, no barrel aging, no intentional bacteria inoculation — just traditional lagers brewed according to the rules of the Reinheitsgebot, the German beer purity law of 1516 which permits only four ingredients: water, malted barley, hops, and yeast.

New Orleans, however, retains a bit of its own personality in these strictly dictated beer styles in the form of Gordon Biersch head brewer Tom Conklin. Conklin has been with the Biersch organization for seven years, but began brewing in 1990 at Abita Brewing Company, where he brewed its first batch of root beer and helped develop Purple Haze, Abita’s raspberry wheat lager. “It was the double IPA of its day,” he says, referencing the unique flavor and new style of the time.

Conklin jokes he was “born in the shadow of Budweiser” in St. Louis, and he has worked at Crescent City Brewhouse, consulted for the Kiln, Miss. brewery Lazy Magnolia and worked in a variety of non-beer jobs, including shooting photographers for The Times-Picayune and working in quality assurance for Coca-Cola.

2011 Matua Valley Pinot Noir Marlborough, New Zealand $17 RETAIL

Conklin says his favorite thing about working at Gordon Biersch is that he “can keep it running like a small brewery,” adding it’s important to him to have exclusive influence over the beer until it is poured and served to the customer.

Conklin has issues with what he terms the “indignities of the distribution chain” and believes that this direct contact with the consumer ensures the highest quality.

An eight-year Great American Beer Festival (GABF) judge, Conklin won a GABF silver medal for his Gordon Biersch Pilsner in 2009. He also serves his own recipe at Mardi Gras called “Heaven or Helles Bock.” — NORA MCGUNNIGLE

LAST BITES

Matua Valley, a pioneer in planting sauvignon blanc in New Zealand’s Marlborough region, has been producing distinctive wines for four decades. Located 50 miles west of Auckland, the winery sits on a ridge overlooking the lush Waikoukou Valley, where the region’s sunny, dry climate and ocean breezes ensure a long ripening season. In addition to Matua’s acclaimed sauvignon blanc, its pinot noir has won numerous awards in international competitions. In the glass, the pinot noir offers bouquets of strawberries, red and dark cherries, hints of sweet spice and herbal aromas. On the palate, it exhibits vibrant berry fruits such as cranberry and raspberry, savory thyme notes, an earthy undertone and smooth tannins. Drink it with grilled meaty fish such as salmon, tuna nicoise, barbecued pork ribs, sausages, roasted vegetables, mushroom risotto and cochon de lait.

Buy it at: Whole Foods Market in Uptown and Fresh Market in Mandeville. Drink it at: Cochon.— BRENDA MAITLAND

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7 p.m. Tuesday 3005 Magazine St., (504) 342-2634; www.ladivinagelateria.com www.nolafoodswap.wordpress.com Homemade foods and beverages, such as preserves, bread, pesto, chutney, vinegar, infused alcohols, beer, herbs, vegetables and eggs are swapped. Attendees should bring at least five packaged items to swap at the uptown La Divinia Gelateria.

WYES Wine and Coffee Pairing Dinners

7 p.m., Wednesday 914 N. Peters St., (504) 595-3400; www.galvezrestaurant.com www.wyes.org/season-of-good-tastes-2013 Chefs at area restaurants create multi-course dinners using Community Coffee in at least one of their dishes. A portion of the proceeds benefits WYES. This week’s event is at Galvez Restaurant. Call (504) 840-4886 for reservations. Weekly dinners continue through Jan. 29, 2014.

Culinary Legend: Al Scramuzza

7 p.m. Wednesday 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib.la.us www.southernfood.org The former owner of the 7th Ward’s “very pretty” Seafood City “down on Broad and St. Bernard,” discusses his role in the city’s love for crawfish dishes. The Southern Food and Beverage Museum presents this event at the East Bank Regional Library.

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FIVE in Five Destinations in Gretna Banana Blossom Thai Cafe

2112 Belle Chasse Hwy., Suite 10, Gretna, (504) 392-7530 www.eatbananablossom.com Try the signature spaghetti clams with angel hair pasta, vegetables and spicy basil sauce.

Fuji Hana

1130 Behrman Hwy., Gretna, (504) 394-2820 www.fujihananola.com The upscale Japanese sushi bar, hibachi and steakhouse has a menu of almost three dozen specialty rolls.

Pupuseria Divino Corazon

2300 Belle Chasse Highway, Gretna, (504) 368-5724 The El Salvadoran restaurant specializes in pupusas.

Specialty Italian Bistro

2330 Belle Chasse Highway, Gretna (504) 391-0900 www.specialtyitalianbistro.com Pizza and classic Italian dishes are the forte, and the atmosphere is family-friendly. Pick up a paper menu at the front counter; it has several coupons inside.

Three Happiness Restaurant

1900 Lafayette St., Suites 4-5, Gretna, (504) 368-1355 Part of the menu here is only in Chinese and there’s also a large selection of Vietnamese dishes. Dinner plates costing $8 or less are available every day.

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B.S.-Burg “Locals are starting to refer to this ’hood as the Williamsburg of NOLA (Bywater-Burg) because of its large hipster contingent, and, non-shocker, this means it’s also a hot spot for great restaurants.”

— The 2013 Zagat Guide to “20 Hot Food Neighborhoods in 12 U.S. Cities,” coining a nickname for the Bywater that’s been used by no local ever.

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Boo Koo BBQ — 3701 Banks

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St., (504) 202-4741; www. bookoobbq.com — The Boo Koo burger is a ground brisket patty topped with pepper Jack cheese, boudin and sweet chile aioli. The Cajun banh mi fills a Vietnamese roll with hogshead cheese, smoked pulled pork, boudin, fresh jalapeno, cilantro, cucumber, carrot, pickled radish and sriracha sweet chile aioli.

No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., late-night Fri.-Sat. Cash only. $ Hickory Prime BBQ — 6001 France Road, (757) 277-8507; www.hickoryprimebbq.com — Proprietors Billy Rhodes and Karen Martin have won several barbecue competitions. They serve Texas-style brisket, smoked chicken, ribs and more. The pulled pork platter features pork cooked for 12 hours over hickory and white oak and it comes with two sides. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Saucy’s — 4200 Magazine St., (504) 301-2755; www.saucysnola.com — Saucy’s serves slow-smoked St. Louis-style pork ribs, pulled pork, brisket, smoked sausage and grilled chicken. The cochon blue is a sandwich of pulled pork, blue cheese and melted mozzerella on a bun. Reservations accepted. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

BURGERS Cheeseburger Eddie’s — 4517 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 455-5511; www.mredsno. com — This eatery serves a variety of specialty burgers, Mr. Ed’s fried chicken, sandwiches, po-boys, salads, tacos, wings and shakes.

Besides patty melts and chili-cheeseburgers, there also are seafood burgers featuring tuna, salmon or crabmeat. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

CAFE Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines.com — The Annex is a coffee shop serving pastries, sandwiches, soups, salads and gelato. The Caprese panino combines fresh mozzarella, pesto, tomatoes and balsamic vinaigrette. The ham and honey-Dijon panino is topped with feta and watercress. No

CHINESE Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935 — The large menu at Five Happiness offers a range of dishes from wonton soup to sizzling seafood combinations served on a hot plate to sizzling Go-Ba to lo mein dishes. Delivery and banquest facilities available. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$ Jung’s Golden Dragon — 3009 Magazine St., (504) 891-8280; www.jungsgoldendragon2.com — Jung’s offers a mix of Chinese, Thai and Korean cuisine. Chinese specialties include Mandarin, Szechuan and Hunan dishes.

Grand Marnier shrimp are lightly battered and served with Grand Marnier sauce, broccoli and

COFFEE/DESSERT Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www. angelobrocatoicecream.com — This sweet shop and serves its own gelato, spumoni, Italian ice, cannolis, fig cookies and other treats. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Pinkberry — Citywide; www.pinkberry.com — Pinkberry offers frozen yogurt with an array of wet and dry topping choices including caramel, honey, fruit purees, various chocolates and nuts and more. There also are fresh fruit parfaits and green tea smoothies.

No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

CONTEMPORARY Bayona — 430 Dauphine St., (504) 525-4455; www.bayona. com — House favorites on Chef Susan Spicer’s menu include sauteed Pacific salmon with choucroute and Gewurztraminer sauce and the appetizer of grilled shrimp with black-bean cake and coriander sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch Wed.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ One Restaurant & Lounge — 8132 Hampson St., (504) 301-9061; www.one-sl.com — Chef Scott Snodgrass prepares refined dishes inlcuding char-grilled oysters topped with Roquefort cheese and red wine vinaigrette, seared scallops with roasted garlic and shiitake polenta cakes and cochon de lait. Reservations recommended. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

CREOLE Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www. antoines.com — The city’s oldest restaurant offers a glimpse of what 19th century French Creole dining might have been like, with a labyrinthine series of dining rooms. Signature dishes include oysters Rockefeller, crawfish Cardinal and baked Alaska. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 467-5611; www. neworleansairporthotel.com — The Landing serves Cajun and Creole dishes with many seafood options. Louisiana crab cakes are popular. No reservations.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$ Ma Momma’s House — 5741 Crowder Blvd., (504) 244-0021; www.mamommashouse.com — Traditional home-style Creole dishes include red beans and rice, shrimp pasta, fried chicken, cornbread and more. Chicken and waffles includes a Belgian waffle and three or six fried chicken wings. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Thu.-Mon., dinner

Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www.bourbonorleans. com — This restaurant offers contemporary Creole dishes including barbecue shrimp, redfish couvillion, gumbo and catfish and shrimp dishes. Reservations accepted. Breakfast daily, dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Saints & Sinners — 627 Bourbon St., (504) 528-9307; www.saintsandsinnersnola.com — Styled to reflect era of Storyville, the restaurant serves Creole and Cajun dishes, raw oysters, seafood, steaks, po-boys, burgers and more. The Politician’s Special features a trio of jambalaya, crawfish pie and a cup of gumbo.

No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$$ Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503 — This popular neighborhood restaurant is know for its wet-battered fried chicken.

Green beans come with rice and gravy. There’s bread pudding for dessert. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

DELI Jims — 3000 Royal St., (504) 3048224 — The Reuben is fill seeded rye bread with corned beef, pastrami, provolone and Swiss cheeses, German sauerkraut and Thousand Island dressing. The Bywater cheese steak sandwich combines marinated steak, grilled onions, green pepper and Havarti cheese on a rustic roll. No reservations. Breakfast Sat.-Sun., lunch Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010; www. koshercajun.com — This New York-style deli specializes in sandwiches, including corned beef and pastrami that come straight from the Bronx. No reservations. Lunch Sun.-Thu., dinner Mon.-Thu. Credit cards. $ Mardi Gras Zone — 2706 Royal St., (504) 947-8787; www.mardigraszone.com — The 24-hour grocery store has a deli and wood-burning pizza oven. The deli serves po-boys, salads and hot entrees such as stuffed peppers, beef stroganoff and vegetable lasagna. Vegan pizzas also are available. No reservations.

Lunch, dinner and late-night daily.

Credit cards. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie , (504) 896-7350; www.martinwine.com — The wine emporium’s dinner menu includes pork rib chops served with house-made boudin stuffing, Tabasco pepper jelly demiglaze and smothered greens. The Deli Deluxe sandwich features corned beef, pastrami, Swiss cheese, Russian dressing and Creole mustard on an onion roll.

No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, early dinner Mon.Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

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Knuckleheads Eatery — 3535 Severn Ave., Suite 10, Metairie, (504) 888-5858; www.knuckleheadsnola.com — This casual eatery serves burgers, sandwiches, wraps, salads and bar noshes. Mulligan Mike’s all-Angus chuck burger is topped with grilled ham and Swiss or cheddar cheese and comes with fries and a pickle.

No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ O’Henry’s Food & Spirits — 634 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 866-9741; 8859 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Kenner, (504) 461-9840; www.ohenrys.com — Complimentary peanuts are the calling card of these casual, family friendly restaurants.

The menu includes burgers, steaks, ribs, pasta, fried seafood, salads and more. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Somethin’ Else Cafe — 620 Conti St., 373-6439; www. somethingelsecafe.com — Combining Cajun flavors and comfort food, Somthin’ Else offers noshing items including shrimp baskets, boudin balls and alligator corn dogs.

There are burgers, po-boys and sandwiches filled with everything from cochon de lait to a trio of melted cheeses on buttered thick toast. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, late-night Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Treasure Island Buffet — 5050 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 443-8000; www.treasurechestcasino.com — The all-youcan-eat buffet includes New Orleans favorites including seafood, salad and dishes from a variety of national cuisines. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

Jefferson Davis Pwky., (504) 302-9357 — Head to Bayou Beer Garden for a 10-oz. Bayou burger served on a sesame bun. Disco fries are french fries topped with cheese and debris gravy. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner, late-night Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Down the Hatch — 1921 Sophie Wright Place, (504) 522-0909; www.downthehatchnola.com — The Texan burger features an Angus beef patty topped with grilled onions, smoked bacon, cheddar and a fried egg. The house-made veggie burger combines 15 vegetables and is served with sun-dried tomato pesto. Delivery available. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily.

Credit cards. $ Jigger’s Bar & Grill — 1645 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 828-3555 — The sports bar serves sandwiches and bar noshing items. Half or full-round muffulettas are filled with Italian ham, Genoa salami, provolone cheese and house-made olive salad and served toasted. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and latenight daily. Credit cards. $ Rendon Inn’s Dugout Sports Bar — 4501 Eve St., (504) 8265605; www.therendoninn. com — The Boudreaux burger combines lean ground beef, hot sausage and applewoodsmoked bacon on a ciabatta bun with cheese, onions and remoulade. Fresh cut fries are served with Parmesan cheese and a drizzle of truffle oil. No reservations. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $ The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www.therivershacktavern. com — This bar and music spot offers a menu of burgers, sandwiches overflowing with deli meats and changing lunch specials. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Shamrock Bar & Grill — 4133 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 301-0938 — Shamrock serves an Angus rib-eye steak with a side item, burgers, shrimp or roast beef po-boys, grilled chicken, spinach and artichoke dip and more. No reservations. Dinner and late night daily. Credit cards. $

Out 2 Eat is an index of Gambit contract advertisers.

Unless noted, addresses are for New Orleans. Dollar signs represent the average cost of a dinner entree: $ — under $10; $$ — $11 to $20; $$$ — $21 or more. To update information in the Out 2 Eat listings, email willc@gambitweekly.com, fax 483-3116 or call Will Coviello at 483-3106.

Deadline is 10 a.m. Monday.

Breads on Oak — 8640 Oak St., Suite A, (504) 324-8271; www. breadsonoak.com — The bakery offers a range of breads, muffins, pastries and sweets.

Pain au chocolat is a buttery, flakey croissant filled with dark chocolate, and a vegan version also is available. The breads include traditional, hand-shaped Parisian-style baguettes. No reservations. Breakfast Thu.-Sun., lunch Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Cafe Freret — 7329 Freret St., (504) 861-7890; www.cafefreret. com — The cafe serves breakfast itemes like the Freret Egg Sandwich with scrambled eggs, cheese and bacon or sausage served on toasted white or wheat bread or an English muffin. Signature sandwiches include the Chef’s Voodoo Burger, muffuletta and Cuban po-boy.

No reservations. Breakfast and lunch Fri.-Wed., dinner Mon.-Wed., Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 4821264; www.cafenoma.com — The cafe serves roasted Gulf shrimp and vegetable salad dressed with Parmesan-white balsamic vinaigrette. Other options include chipotle-marinated portobello sliders and flatbread pizza topped with manchego, peppers and roasted garlic. Reservations accepted for large parties.

Lunch Tue.-Sun., dinner Fri. Credit cards. $ Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001 — This casual cafe offers gourmet coffees and a wide range of pastries and desserts baked in house, plus a menu of specialty sandwiches and salads. The Cobb salad features grilled chicken breast, romaine lettuce, shredded carrots and cabbage, Monterey Jack and blue cheeses, applewood-smoked bacon, hard boiled egg, avocado, tomatos, cucumbers, green onions, croutons and choice of dressing.

No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $

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OUT to EAT Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine — 923-C Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-6859 — The traditional menu features lamb, chicken and seafood served in a variety of ways, including curries and tandoori. Vegetarian options are available.

Reservations recommended.

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

ITALIAN

Beef pho is among the Vietnamese dishes served at Doson Noodle House (135 N. Carrollton Ave., 504-309-7283).

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Qwik Chek Deli & Catering — 2018 Clearview Pkwy., Metairie, (504) 456-6362 — The menu includes gumbo, poboys, pasta, salads and hot plate lunches. The hamburger po-boy can be dressed with lettuce, mayo and tomato on French bread. Shrimp Italiano features shrimp tossed with cream sauce and pasta. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

ETHIOPIAN Cafe Abyssinia — 3511 Magazine St., (504) 894-6238 — The menu includes a variety of wots, traditional stews served over injera bread, and tibs, dishes of sauted meats or vegetables. Yebeb alicha is lamb in mild garlic-ginger curry sauce. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

FRENCH Baie Rouge — 4128 Magazine St., (504) 304-3667; www. baierougenola.com — Shrimp and risotto Milanese features jumbo shrimp cooked with lemon over saffron risotto served with hericots verts.

Pig Dip features pork debris, caramelized onions and garlic aioli on French bread with a side of smoked pork jus.

Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Martinique Bistro — 5908 Magazine St., (504) 891-8495; www.martiniquebistro.com — This French bistro has both a cozy dining room and a pretty

courtyard. New Zealand lamb loin is served with cucumber and sweet onion pickles, Israeli couscous, Meyer lemonwatercress aioli and tomatosherry vinegar demi-glace.

Reservations recommended.

Lunch Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $$$

GOURMET TO GO Breaux Mart — 315 E. Judge Perez, Chalmette, (504) 262-0750; 605 Lapalco Blvd., Gretna, 433-0333; 2904 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 885-5565; 9647 Jefferson Hwy., River Ridge, (504) 737-8146; www. breauxmart.com — Breaux Mart prides itself on its “Deli to Geaux” as well as weekday specials. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $

INDIAN Julie’s Little India Kitchen At Schiro’s — 2483 Royal St., (504) 944-6666; www.schiroscafe. com — The cafe offers homemade Indian dishes prepared with freshly ground herbs and spices. Selections include chicken, lamb or shrimp curry or vindaloo and vegetarian saag paneer. Schiro’s also serves New Orleans cuisine.

Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sat.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Nirvana Indian Cuisine — 4308 Magazine St., (504) 894-9797 — Serving mostly northern Indian cuisine, the restaurant’s extensive menu ranges from chicken to vegetable dishes. Reservations accepted for five or more.

Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com — Chef/owner Andrea Apuzzo’s specialties include speckled trout royale which is topped with lump crabmeat and lemon-cream sauce. Capelli D’Andrea combines house-made angel hair pasta and smoked salmon in light cream sauce. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Cafe Giovanni — 117 Decatur St., (504) 529-2154; www. cafegiovanni.com — Chef Duke LoCicero serves inventive Italian cuisine and Italian accented contemporary Louisiana cooking. Shrimp Dukie features Louisiana shrimp and a duck breast marinated in Cajun spices served with tasso-mushroom sauce.

Belli Baci is the restaurant’s cocktail lounge. Reservations accepted. Dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Maximo’s Italian Grill — 1117 Decatur St., (504) 586-8883; www.maximosgrill.com — Sit at the bar overlooking the open grill and watch chefs prepare dishes like the fish of the day pan-sauteed in habanero-infused olive oil and served with seasonal vegetables. Osso buco is a braised veal shank served with garlic, thyme and white wine demi-glace, herb-roasted Parmesan potatoes and grilled asparagus. Reservations recommended. Dinner daily, lunch Wed.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www.moscasrestaurant. com — This family-style eatery has changed little since opening in 1946. Popular dishes include shrimp Mosca, chicken a la grande and baked oysters Mosca, made with breadcrumps and Italian seasonings. Reservations accepted. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Cash only. $$$ Red Gravy — 125 Camp St., (504) 561-8844; www. redgravycafe.com — The cafe serves breakfast items including pancakes, waffles and pastries. At lunch, try handmade meatballs, lasagna and other Italian specialties, panini, wraps, soups and salads. Reservations accepted.

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OUT to EAT dinner Thu.-Fri., brunch Sat.Sun. Credit cards. $ Ristorante Filippo — 1917 Ridgelake Drive, Metairie (504) 835-4008 — The Creole-Italian menu includes a crabmeat salad featuring half of a tomato filled with jumbo lump crabmeat over romaine lettuce dressed with remoulade and balsamic vinaigrette.

Veal Sorrentina is sauted veal layered with prosciutto and eggplant, topped with marinara and mozzarella and served with spaghetti marinara. Reservations accepted.

Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, (504) 885-2984; 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www.vincentsitaliancuisine. com — Try house specialties like veal- and spinach-stuffed canneloni. Bracialoni is baked veal stuffed with artichoke hearts, bacon, garlic and Parmesan cheese and topped with red sauce. Reservations accepted. Chastant Street: lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. St. Charles Avenue: lunch Tue.Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$

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LATIN AMERICAN La Macarena Pupseria and Latin Cafe — 8120 Hampson St., (504) 862-5252; www. pupsasneworleans.com — This cafe serves Latin and Caribbean dishes, tapas and appetizers like guacamole and chips. Spanish garlic shrimp is served with refried black beans, saffron rice and tropical salad. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sat.-Mon. Cash only. $$

LOUISIANA CONTEMPORARY 7 On Fulton — 700 Fulton St., (504) 525-7555; www.7onfulton. com — New Orleans barbecue shrimp features a peppery butter sauce made with blonde ale. Oven-roasted lobster tail is topped with Louisiana crawfish and corn cream sauce and comes with fingerling potatoes and asparagus. Reservations accepted. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Dick & Jenny’s — 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 894-9880; www.dickandjennys.com — The menu combines contemporary Creole dishes and Italian items from Christiano’s pop-up. Pork loin roulade is stuffed with goat cheese and pine nuts and served with spinach, stone-ground grits and balsamic-infused pork jus.

Pappardelle is served with pulled duck confit, charred pepper and mustard greens.

Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Heritage Grill — 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 150, Metairie, (504) 934-4900; www.heritagegrillmetairie. com — This power lunch spot offers dishes like duck and wild mushroom spring rolls with mirin-soy dipping sauce and pan-fried crab cakes with corn maque choux and sugar snap peas. Reservations accepted. Lunch Mon.-Fri. Credit cards. $$ Manning’s — 519 Fulton St., (504) 593-8118; www.harrah-

sneworleans.com — Named for former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning, this restaurant’s game plan sticks to Louisiana flavors. A cast iron skillet-fried filet is served with two-potato hash, fried onions and Southern Comfort pan sauce. The fish and chips feature black drum crusted in Zapp’s Crawtator crumbs served with Crystal beurre blanc. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Ralph’s On The Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark.com — Popular dishes include turtle soup finished with sherry, grilled lamb spare ribs and barbecue Gulf shrimp. Tuna two ways includes tuna tartare, seared pepper tuna, avocado and wasabi cream.

Reservations recommended.

Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner daily, brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www.revolutionnola.com — Chefs John Folse and Rick Tramanto present a creative take on Creole dishes as well as offering caviar tastings, house-made salumi, pasta dishes and more. “Death by Gumbo” is an andouille- and oyster-stuffed quail with a roux-based gumbo poured on top tableside. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$$ Tomas Bistro — 755 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 527-0942 — Tomas serves dishes like semi-boneless Louisiana quail stuffed with applewoodsmoked bacon dirty popcorn rice, Swiss chard and Madeira sauce. The duck cassoulet combines duck confit and Creole Country andouille in a white bean casserole. No reservations. Dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$ Tommy’s Wine Bar — 752 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 5254790 — Tommy’s Wine Bar offers cheese and charcuterie plates as well as a menu of appetizers and salads from the neighboring kitchen of Tommy’s Cuisine. No reservations. Lite dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

MEDITERRANEAN/ MIDDLE EASTERN Attiki Bar & Grill — 230 Decatur St., (504) 587-3756 — This restaurant and hookah bar serves an array of Mediterranean dishes. Tomato Buffala features baked tomatoes and mozzarella topped with basil and olive oil. Grilled filet mignon is topped with creamy mushroom sauce and served with two sides. Reservations accepted. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$ Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — Diners

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Kakkoii Japanese Bistreaux — 7537 Maple St., (504) 5706440; www.kakkoii-nola.com — Kakkoii offers traditional sushi, sashimi and Japanese cuisine as well as dishes with modern and local twists.

Reservations accepted. Lunch Tue.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun., latenight Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Kyoto — 4920 Prytania St., (504) 891-3644 — Kyoto’s sushi chefs prepare rolls, sashimi and salads. “Box” sushi is a favorite, with more than 25 rolls.

Reservations recommended for parties of six or more.

Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www. mikimotosushi.com — Sushi choices include new and old favorites, both raw and cooked. The South Carrollton roll includes tuna tataki, avocado and snow crab. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Delivery available. Credit cards. $$ Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 410-9997; www. japanesebistro.com — Miyako offers a full range of Japanese cuisine, with specialties from the sushi or hibachi menus, chicken, beef or seafood teriyaki, and tempura.

Reservations accepted. Lunch Sun.-Fri., dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Rock-N-Sake — 823 Fulton St., (504) 581-7253; www. rocknsake.com — Rock-n-Sake serves traditional Japanese

cuisine with some creative twists. There’s a wide selection of sushi, sashimi and rolls or spicy gyoza soup, pan-fried soba noodles with chicken or seafood and teriyaki dishes.

Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch Fri., dinner Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $$ Yuki Izakaya — 525 Frenchmen St., (504) 943-1122; www. facebook.com/yukiizakaya — This Japanese tavern combines a selection of small plates, sake, shochu, live music and Japanese kitsch.

Dishes include curries, housemade ramen soups, fried chicken and other specialties.

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MEXICAN & SOUTHWESTERN Lucy’s Retired Surfers’ Bar & Restaurant — 701 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 523-8995; www.lucysretiredsurders. com — This surf shack serves California-Mexican cuisine and the bar has a menu of tropical cocktails. Todo Santos fish tacos feature grilled or fried mahi mahi in corn or flour tortillas topped with shredded cabbage and shrimp sauce, and are served with rice and beans. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily, late night Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Tijuana’s Mexican Bar & Grill — 533 Toulouse St., (504) 227-3808; www.tijuanasmexicanbargrillnola.com — This eatery serves nachos, flautas, quesadillas, burritos, enchiladas, tacos, fajitas, ropa vieja and more. Fritanga features traditional carne asada with gallo pinto, fried pork, cabbage salad, fried plantains and fried cheese. Reservations accepted. Breakfast Sat.-Sun., lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$

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Breakfast daily, lunch Fri.-Sat., dinner Mon.-Thu., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 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 po-boys 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. $$ Little Gem Saloon — 445 S. Rampart St., (504) 267-4863; www.littlegemsaloon.com — Little Gem offers creative contemporary and Creole dishes and live jazz. Louisiana black drum is topped with jumbo lump crabmeat and served with spinach, blackeyed peas and sherry cream.

Rabbit and cauliflower gratin is served with apple-cabbage preserves. Reservations recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 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. $$ Siberia — 2227 St. Claude Ave., (504) 265-8855; www. siberianola.com — The Russki Reuben features corned beef, Swiss cheese, kapusta (spicy cabbage) and Russian dressing on grilled rye bread. Potato and cheese pierogies are served with fried onions and sour cream. No reservations.

Dinner and late-night daily.

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NEIGHBORHOOD Artz Bagelz — 3138 Magzine St., (504) 309-7557; www.artzbagelz.com — Artz bakes its bagels in house and options include onion, garlic, honey whole wheat, cinnamon-raisin, salt and others. Get one with a schmear or as a sandwich.

Salads also are available. No reservations. Breakfast and lunch daily. Credit cards. $ Cafe B — 2700 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 934-4700; www. cafeb.com — This cafe serves an elevated take on the dishes commonly found in neighborhood restaurants. Grilled redfish is served with confit of wild mushrooms, spaghetti squash, charred Vidalia onion and aged balsamic vinegar.

Reservations recommended.

Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$ Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 891-0997; www.joeyksrestaurant.com — This casual eatery serves fried seafood platters, salads, sandwiches and Creole favorites such as red beans and rice. Daily specials include braised lamb shank, lima beans with a ham hock and chicken fried

steak served with macaroni and cheese. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity.com — Favorites at this Mid-City restaurant include the Cajun Cuban with roasted pork, grilled ham, cheese and pickles pressed on buttered bread. The Boudreaux pizza is topped with cochon de lait, spinach, red onions, roasted garlic, scallions and olive oil. There also are salads, burgers and Italian dishes.

No reservations. Lunch daily, Dinner Tue.-Sat., brunch Sun. Credit cards. $$

PIZZA Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 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. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; www.theospizza. com — There is a wide variety of specialty pies and diners can build their own from the selection of more than twodozen toppings. The menu also includes salads and sandwiches. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Wit’s Inn — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 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 Bear’s at the Bottomline — 3309 Division St., Metairie, (504) 455-6613 — Bear’s poboys feature Gendusa loaves filled with its signature roast beef, fried shrimp and other standards. Burgers are char-broiled. No reservations.

Lunch daily, dinner Thu.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Bear’s Poboys at Gennaros — 3206 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 833-9226 — The roast beef po-boy features beef slow-cooked in house, sliced thin, soaked in gravy and dressed with lettuce, tomato, pickles and mayo on toasted Leidenheimer bread.

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Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Dress It — 535 Gravier St., (504) 571-7561 — Get gourmet burgers and sandwiches dressed to order. Original topping choices include everything from sprouts to black bean and corn salsa to peanut butter. For dessert, try a chocolate chip cookie served with ice cream and chocolate sauce. Reservations accepted for large parties. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $ Jughead’s Cheesesteaks — 801 Poland Ave., (504) 304-5411; www.jugheadsneworleans. com — Jughead’s specializes in cheese steaks on toasted Dong Phuong bread.

The regular cheese steak features thin-sliced rib-eye, sauteed mushrooms, onions, peppers and garlic and melted provolone and mozzarella. No reservations. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night daily.

Credit cards. $ Killer Poboys — 811 Conti St., (504) 252-6745; www.killerpoboys.com — At the back of Erin Rose, Killer Poboys offers a short and constantly changing menu of po-boys. The Dark and Stormy features pork shoulder slowly braised with ginger and Old New Orleans Spiced Rum and is dressed with house-made garlic mayo and lime cabbage. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Wed.Sun. Cash only. $ Magazine Po-Boy Shop — 2368 Magazine St., (504) 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. Credit cards. $

SEAFOOD Acme Oyster House — 724 Iberville St., (504) 522-5973; 1202 N. Hwy. 190, Covington, (985) 2466155; 3000 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 309-4056; www.acmeoyster.com — The original Acme Oyster House in the French Quarter has served raw oysters for more than a century. The full menu includes char-grilled oysters, cooked seafood dishes and New Orleans staples. The Peace Maker po-boy combines fried shrimp and oysters. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Chad’s Bistro — 3216 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-9935; www.chadsbistro. com — The seafood Napoleon features fried eggplant medallions topped with crabmeat on a bed of angel hair pasta topped with shrimp au gratin sauce. The seafood boat is a bread loaf filled with fried shrimp, oysters and catfish and stuffed shimp. Reserva-

tions accepted. Lunch Sun.-Fri. dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Galley Seafood Restaurant — 2535 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-0955 — Galley serves Creole and Italian dishes. Blackened redfish is served with shrimp and lump crabmeat sauce, vegetables and new potatoes. Galley’s popular soft-shell crab po-boy is the same one served at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Grand Isle — 575 Convention Center Blvd., (504) 520-8530; www.grandislerestaurant. com — The Isle sampler, available as a half or full dozen, is a combination of three varieties of stuffed oysters: tasso, Havarti and jalapeno; housemade bacon, white cheddar and caramelized onions. The baked Gulf fish is topped with compound chili butter and served with local seasonal vegetables and herb-roasted potatoes. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Mr. Ed’s Seafood & Italian Restaurant — 910 West Esplanade Ave., Kenner, (504) 463-3030; 1001 Live Oak St., Metairie, (504) 838-0022; www. mredsno.com — The menu includes seafood, Italian dishes, fried chicken, po-boys, salads and daily specials. Eggplant casserole is stuffed with shrimp and crabmeat. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill. com — Seafood favorites include hickory-grilled redfish, pecan-crusted catfish, alligator sausage and seafood gumbo.

Barbecue oysters are flash fried, tossed in Crystal barbecue sauce and served with blue cheese dressing. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$ Sergio’s Seafood — 533 Toulouse St., (504) 227-3808; www. facebook.com/sergiosseafoodnola — The Fritanga plate includes a grilled petit filet mignon, pork loin, gallo pinto, fried plantains, fried cream cheese and cabbage salad. Center-cut beef tenderloin is topped with chimichurri and served with a baked potato. Reservations accepted. Lunch and dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$

STEAKHOUSE Austin’s Seafood and Steakhouse — 5101 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-5533; www.austinsno. com — Austin’s serves prime steaks, chops and seafood.

Veal Austin features paneed veal topped with Swiss chard, bacon, mushrooms, asparagus, crabmeat and brabant pota-

toes on the side. Reservations recommended. Dinner Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $$$ Chophouse New Orleans — 322 Magazine St., (504) 5227902; www.chophousenola. com — This traditional steakhouse serves USDA prime beef, and a selection of super-sized cuts includes a 40-oz. Porterhouse for two.

The menu also features seafood options. Reservations recommended. Dinner daily.

Credit cards. $$$

TAPAS/SPANISH Mimi’s in the Marigny — 2601 Royal St., (504) 872-9868 — The decadant Mushroom Manchego Toast is a favorite here.

Hot and cold tapas dishes range from grilled marinated artichokes to calamari. Reservations accepted for large parties. Dinner and late-night Tue.-Sun. Credit cards. $ Vega Tapas Cafe — 2051 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-2007; www.vegatapascafe.com — Paella de la Vega combines shrimp, mussels, chorizo, calamari, scallops, chicken and vegetables in saffron rice. Pollo en papel features chicken, mushrooms, leeks and feta in phyllo pastry.

Reservations accepted. Dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$

VIETNAMESE August Moon — 3635 Prytania St., (504) 899-5129; www. moonnola.com — August Moon serves Vietnamese and Chinese cuisine with many vegetarian options. Delivery available. No reservations.

Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.Sat. Credit cards. $ Doson Noodle House —135 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 309-7283 — Traditional Vietnamese pho with pork and beef highlights the menu. The vegetarian hot pot comes with mixed vegetables, tofu and vermicelli rice noodles. No reservations.

Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards and checks. $$ Pho Tau Bay Restaurant — 113 Westbank Expwy., Suite C, Gretna, (504) 368-9846 — You’ll find classic Vietnamese beef broth and noodle soups, vermicelli dishes, seafood soups, shrimp spring rolls and more.

No reservations. Breakfast, lunch and dinner Mon.-Wed. & Fri.-Sat. Credit cards. $ Rolls-N-Bowls — 605 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 309-0519; www.facebook.com/rollsnbowlsnola — This casual Vietnamese eatery serves spring rolls, pho, rice and vermicelli bowls, banh mi, stir fry entrees and bubble tea. The vermicelli bowl features noodles over lettuce, cucumber and carrots; shrimp are optional. No reservations.

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critic Eugene is about to embark on a fellowship at a university, as The Times-Picayune’s Brett Anderson did, but there are also many wholly invented plot points, and the story is not an insider account of what happened at the paper. Important news events cited in the play also are fictional, including frequent references to a 1977 mayoral election that was at the heart of Fitzmorris’ recent play about post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans, From a Long Way Off. While some of the ongoing real-life drama about The Times-Picayune followed the erratic changes from reducing a daily paper to three-day publication to the hybrid publishing three-day-a-week home delivery and three days of the newsstand-only TP Street, Truckload takes place entirely on the day of the initial leaking of the news. There are entertainingly candid rivalries and personal conflicts, but it’s a play about competing rational arguments and visions.

It’s not about heroes and villains or a story of loss and grief.

The set looks like an antiquated newsroom, with cluttered wooden desks and file cabinets stacked with papers and junk. There are barely any computers, and some in the newsroom take their lumps for not having embraced technology, sharing blame for the fictional paper’s similarly cluttered and dismal-

looking website.

The issues of technoA Truckload of Ink portrays a New logical change and corporate Orleans newsroom on a day full of downsizing give the play a big news. broader vision than a drama PHOTO BY ZAK MOSES about a single newspaper, or even a single industry.

Fitzmorris refers to comSEPT A Truckload of Ink ments made by former 7:30 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Baltimore Sun reporter THRU University of New and Treme creator David Orleans Performing Arts Simon about change in the newspaper industry.

Center, Robert E. Nims “It’s not about whether we Theatre, 2000 Lakeshore continue to slaughter trees,” Drive, (504) 280-7469; Fitzmorris says. “That’s not www.nolaproject.com the debate. It’s about how we come up with a way to fund organizations to report these stories.” As the efficiency consultant in the play reminds the editors, a newspaper has to pay attention to the bottom line like every other business.

Much of the drama is also about the deadlines of the paper on the day of the announcement. Several reporters scramble to get the scoop on a story crossing the beats of City Hall, education and state

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ournalists and newspapers usually try to report the news, not become the story. But when news broke in May 2012 that The Times-Picayune would cut back to publishing three days a week and reduce staff, it became one of the biggest subjects of conversation and outrage in New Orleans, the first major American city to go without daily news delivery.

It was a hell of a story, especially since it caught many of the paper’s own reporters off guard, and that captured the imaginations of NOLA Project artistic director A.J. Allegra and playwright Jim Fitzmorris.

“I was in Italy at the time (of the announcement) on a vacation with my family, and as soon as I got back in New Orleans on June 1, I called Jim,” Allegra says. “I said, ‘I want to commission you to write a play about all the dramatic shit that’s been going down at the newspaper. I think it’d be a great play to set on the day that the announcement is made, because it’s so ridiculous and dramatic that the staffers had to find out in the pages of another newspaper.’”

Sixteen months after news of the changes was announced in other news outlets, A Truckload of Ink premieres at the University of New Orleans’ Robert E. Nims Theatre. It captures a busy (technically unnamed) daily New Orleans newspaper’s newsroom full of veteran and cub reporters and columnists as the paper is thrown abruptly into turmoil by corporate downsizing and technological change — on top of the usual personality conflicts and rivalries among competing reporters.

As the play begins, the newsroom is packed and veteran editor Fintan (Bob Edes Jr.) is regaling the crowd with war stories. Some staffers are sharing a drink from a bottle of whiskey to toast his retirement, and others are good-naturedly chiding him for his oldworld ways, particularly the columnist Bevin (Allegra), who’s contentious by nature and unafraid to step on toes. Other characters who come and go through the first act include a social columnist, an executive editor and an outside “efficiency consultant” brought in from Nashville.

Many characters bear striking resemblances to Times-Picayune staffers, and Fitzmorris says some are composites of multiple people. The paper’s food

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politics. Each reporter has his or her own career to worry about. Some characters voice the opinion that the paper is in the situation it’s in because they have failed to report the news, settling instead for meaningless he-said/she-said balance and soft features like society coverage.

There’s a level of cacophony to all that’s going on in Act 1, and it’s part of the Allegra and Fitzmorris’ vision.

The NOLA Project and Cripple Creek Theatre Company combined to present Lanford Wilson’s Balm in Gilead in September 2012. That play is set in a diner in New York City in the late 1960s, and a cast of 25 swirls about in the bustle of hustlers, panhandlers, prostitutes, diner workers and other patrons looking for a cheap meal or cup of coffee. The number of characters and their many distractions can make the play unwieldy, but the production was an impressive success for the large cast and director Mark Routhier.

“I thought acting with 25 people in a play arguing and talking over each other is one of the most fun things I have done onstage,” Allegra says.

The NOLA Project focuses on ensemble-driven theater, but Fitzmorris pushed the limits in Truckload.

New American plays with more than six or seven characters are rare, and the company often does plays that don’t go beyond nine or 10 characters.

Truckload has 14 characters, and there are often more than 10 on stage at once. In much of the first act, there’re all talking at once, jumping in and out of each other’s conversations.

“There are so many moving pieces,” Fitzmorris says. “It’s a genuine ensemble piece. It’s like jazz. There are three plots. … Every single actor has a featured moment. Like Chekhov, you roll from scene to scene, the story moves forward but different people are in charge of different portions.”

Fitzmorris also notes that reflects how newspapers work.

“It’s like you see in All the President’s Men,” he says. “It’s not the work of a single person working by themselves. There’s a whole team of people who contribute to a story.

There’s a lot of collaboration.”

Allegra tapped Beau Bratcher to direct the work. Bratcher has worked with the company before, assistantdirecting Balm In Gilead and directing Mark Twain’s Is He Dead?, which ran at Nims Theatre.

Fitzmorris adds one more connection with Balm In Gilead.

“Balm in Gilead put (Chicago’s) Steppenwolf (Theatre Company) on the map,” he says. “When I saw Balm, I thought both NOLA Project and Cripple Creek were ready for a big signature play.”

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Buffa’s Lounge — Ruby Roses, 7

Banks Street Bar — Nohaybandatrio, 9 Bombay Club — Tony Seville, 7 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, 7:30 Chickie Wah Wah — Jon Cleary, 8 Columns Hotel — John Rankin, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 d.b.a. — Treme Brass Band, 9

Hi-Ho Lounge — Songwriters Gumbo, 8 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse — Stephen R. Gordon Quintet, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Jason Bishop, 9 Little Tropical Isle — Mark Barrett, 5; Chip Wilson, 9 Maple Leaf Bar — Rebirth Brass Band, 10:30 Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall-Stars feat.

Shannon Powell, 8 Siberia — Calabrese, Unnaturals, Rotten Cores, 9 Spotted Cat — Andy J. Forest, 4 Trinity Episcopal Church — Organ & Labyrinth Organ Recital feat. Albinas Prizgintas, 6 Tropical Isle Original — Way Too Early, 1

Cafe Negril — Sam Cammarata & Dominick Grillo, 7:30; Another Day in Paradise, 9:30 Chickie Wah Wah — Meschiya Lake & Tom McDermott, 8 Circle Bar — Mattox, Bipolaroid, Dolphin Mouth, 10 Columns Hotel — Andy Rogers, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 d.b.a. — Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Meghan Stewart’s Too Darn Hot, 9:30 House of Blues — HOB 20th Anniversary Presents Blue October: The Sway Tour, 7:30; Jet Lounge, 11 House of Blues Voodoo Garden — Domenic, 6 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse — Kipori Woods, 5; NOJO Jam, 8 Little Gem Saloon — Richard Knox, 5 Maple Leaf Bar — Mississippi Rail Company, 10 Old Point Bar — The Mumbles, 7 Siberia — Man Hands, Tix, Giorgio Murderer, DJ Bong Scott, 9 Spotted Cat — St. Louis Slim & the Frenchmen Street Jug Band, 10 Twist of Lime — Framing, The Red, 9

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Asked whom he was most excited to play alongside at Katowice, Poland’s OFF Festival in August, Michal Kuzniak — the ghost-faced frontman of Polish metal killers Furia — passed over the throngs of impossibly heavy countrymen on the bill (as well as My Bloody Valentine, The Smashing Pumpkins and Godspeed You! Black Emperor) in favor of a waifish singer/ songwriter from Los Angeles who looks like Marilyn Manson’s kid sister and sounds like a closetful of screaming demons. “When I listen to her, I feel this is black metal,” Kuzniak told Pitchfork, gushing about Chelsea Wolfe — who, it turned out, had just canceled the gig. (“I was so f—king disappointed,” Kuzniak added, “like a little child.”) Who is this woman, whose mere absence can reduce the most terrifying of black-metal wraiths to tears? Wolfe, 29, debuted in 2010 with The Grime and the Glow, but it’s likely her 2012 followup Apokalypsis resonated in the coldest, darkest corners of Poland. Opening with a frighteningly demonic utterance that would make Linda Blair’s head spin (“Primal/Carnal”), Wolfe rides nerve-rattling detuned guitars and droning arrangements to “Pale on Pale,” her reverberating voice an executioner’s axe falling in painfully slow motion: “When the light in your eyes goes out for the last time/ When your hands are tied, pale on pale and mind on mind.” On the new Pain is Beauty, out this week on Sargent House, she unleashes the same feral anguish and suffering on the frequently trespassed synth-pop genre, making Zola Jesus swear to God and Class Actress withdraw. True Widow opens. Tickets $12. — NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS PAGE 47

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Showcasing Local Music Bourbon Orleans Hotel — Eudora Evans, 8

Bombay Club — Luther Kent, 9:30

Buffa’s Lounge — Tom McDermott, 8

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Buffa’s Lounge — HONOR feat. Jerry Jumonville & Freddy Staehle, 5; Riccardo Crespo Brazilian Independence Day Celebration, 8

Capri Blue Bar at Andrea’s Restaurant — Gwen & the Old Man, 6 Carousel Piano Bar & Lounge — Philip Manuel Duo, 5; George French Quartet, 8:30 Chickie Wah Wah — Papa Mali, Johnny Vidacovich & Cass Faulconer, 8 Columns Hotel — Kristina Morales, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 5:30 d.b.a. — Jon Cleary, 7 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Rick Trolsen & the Po’ Boys, 9:30

Bullet’s Sports Bar — Guitar Slim Jr., 7:30 Capri Blue Bar at Andrea’s Restaurant — Phil Melancon, 8 Carousel Piano Bar & Lounge — Robin Barnes Quartet, 5; Jubilation Band, 9 Carrollton Station — John Paul, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Paul Sanchez, 8; COOT, 10:30 Circle Bar — Norbert Slama, 6; My Father’s Rifle, Yelepants, 10 Columns Hotel — Ted Long, 6 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6

Freret Street Publiq House — Brass-A-Holics, 9:30

Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 9

Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse — Roman Skakun, 5; James Rivers Movement, 8

DMac’s — Vincent Marini, 7

Little Gem Saloon — Andre Bohren, 5

House of Blues (The Parish) — Big Easy Freestyle Competition, 8:30; Alternative Friday, 11

Maple Leaf Bar — The Trio feat. Johnny Vidacovich, 10:30 Oak — Keith Burnstein, 9

Prime Example — WWOZ’s Thursday Night Swingin’: Geoff Clapp, Wess Anderson, 7&9 Rivershack Tavern — Dave Ferrato & John Autin, 8

Howlin’ Wolf Den — Catfish Orchestra, 9 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse — Joe Krown, 5; Thaddeus Richard, 8 Joy Theater — Rick Springfield, 8 Little Gem Saloon — Jon Roniger, 5; Black & Gold DJ Party feat. Juvenile, 9

Banks Street Bar — Cha Wa, 10 Bombay Club — Don Vappie, 9:30 Buffa’s Lounge — Royal Rounders, 8; Antoine Diel, 11:30

Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 The Cypress — Miracle at St. Anna Reunion Show feat.

Sleepwalker, Bearfighter, Shutout, 5:30 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 9 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Roman Street, 10

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Pearl — DeSoto Street Band, 8 Rivershack Tavern — Ghost Town, 10

Ritz-Carlton — Catherine Anderson, 1

Banks Street Bar — ABC Night (Americana, Bluegrass, Country), 9

Warehouse Grille — Austin Sicard & the Medics, 7

Bayou Beer Garden — Egg Yolk Jubilee, 10

Windsor Court Hotel (Cocktail Bar) — Shannon Powell Trio, 5

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Siberia — WTUL Presents: Psychic Mirrors, Miami Players Club, Public Places, DJ Brice Nice, 9

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SUNDAY 8 Banks Street Bar — NOLA County, 4; Ron Hotstream & the F-Holes, 7 Bombay Club — Tony Seville, 7 Buffa’s Lounge — Some Like It Hot, 11 a.m.

Circle Bar — Micah McKee & Little Maker, 6 Columns Hotel — Chip Wilson, 11 a.m.

Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 d.b.a. — Palmetto Bug Stompers, 6 DMac’s — Michael Pearce, 11 a.m; Walter “Wolfman” Washington, 6 House of Blues — Gospel Brunch, 10 a.m; Pepper, RDGLDGRN, Bujie & the Highrise, 8 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Hot 8 Brass Band, 9 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse — Tyler’s Revisited feat.

Germain Bazzle, 8 Maple Leaf Bar — Joe Krown Trio feat. Walter “Wolfman” Washington & Russell Batiste Jr., 10

Old Point Bar — Jesse Moore, 3:30; Tom Witek Sextet, 7 One Eyed Jacks — Chelsea Wolfe, True Widow, 10 Ritz-Carlton — Armand St. Martin, 10:30 a.m; Catherine Anderson, 2 Siberia — Vattnet Viskar, The Unmothered, Writhe, 9 Spotted Cat — Rights of Swing, 3; Pat Casey & the New Sounds, 10 Three Muses — Raphael & Norbert, 5:30 Tipitina’s — Bruce Daigrepont, 5 Tivoli & Lee — Marc Stone Duo feat. Josh Paxton, 11:30 a.m.

Trinity Episcopal Church — Giselle Bonfaire, 5

MONDAY 9 Banks Street Bar — South Jones, 8 BJ’s Lounge — King James & the Special Men, 10 BMC — Lil’ Red & Big Bad, 6 Bombay Club — Lucas Davenport, 7 Chickie Wah Wah — Alexis & the Samurai, 8

Columns Hotel — David Doucet, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 Dmac’s Bar & Grill — Danny Alexander, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9:30 Hi-Ho Lounge — Bluegrass Pickin’ Party, 8 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Cafe au Lait Funk Review, 9 Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse — Gerald French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 8 Maple Leaf Bar — Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes, 10 Old Point Bar — Romy Kaye Trio, 7 Preservation Hall — Preservation Hall Living Legends feat.

Maynard Chatters, 8 The Roosevelt Hotel Bar — Jazz Factory Night with the James Partridge Septet, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Charmaine Neville & Friends, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat — Sarah McCoy & the Oopsie Daisies, 4; Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen Street All-Stars, 6

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NOW SHOWING 2 GUNS (R) — Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg and Paula Patton star in the action-comedy about a DEA agent and navy officer who try to elude thugs after botching a sting operation.

Clearview, Westbank 20 FEET FROM STARDOM (PG-13) — The documentary delves into the lives of backup singers. Chalmette THE ACT OF KILLING (NR) — In this documentary, former Indonesian death squad leaders are challenged to reeanct their mass killings. Chalmette

BLUE JASMINE (PG-13) — Cate Blanchett and Alec Baldwin star in the Woody Allen film about a narcissistic socialite trying to reconnect with her sister in San Francisco. Canal Place, Grand CLOSED CIRCUIT (R) — Lawyer ex-lovers join an international terrorist trial’s defense team.

Canal Place, Westbank ELYSIUM (R) — Matt Damon stars in the sci-fi action thriller set in the year 2154, where the wealthy live on a space station and everyone else lives on Earth, which has since been destroyed. Canal Place, Clearview, Grand, Regal FRUITVALE STATION (R) — The movie tells the true story of Oscar Grant (Michael B. Jordan), a man killed by a Bay Area Rapid Transit officer in 2009. Westbank GETAWAY (PG-13) — To save his kidnapped wife, a man must follow a stranger’s driving instructions. Ethan Hawke and Selena Gomez star. Clearview,

THE GRANDMASTER (PG-13) — The film is based on the life of Ip Man, Bruce Lee’s martial arts instructor. Canal Place, Westbank GREAT WHITE SHARK 3D (NR) — Shark encounters are shared in the documentary.

Entergy IMAX HURRICANE ON THE BAYOU (NR) — The film tells the story of Hurricane Katrina and the impact that Louisiana’s disappearing wetlands has on hurricane protection.

Entergy IMAX JOBS (PG-13) — Ashton Kutcher stars in the Steve Jobs biopic.

Clearview, Regal KICK-ASS 2 (R) — The superhero action-comedy sequel stars Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Jim Carrey.

Clearview, Grand, Westbank LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER (PG-13) — Forest Whitaker stars in the historical drama based on the life of Eugene Allen. CanalPlace, Chalmette, Clearview, Grand, Prytania, Regal, Westbank THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES (PG-13) — In this action-adventure film, a girl explores her past while on a quest to find her mother who had been attacked and kidnapped by a demon.

Chalmette, Clearview, Grand, Regal, Westbank ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US (PG) — The documentary features behind-the-scenes footage of the boy band’s performances. Clearview, Grand, Regal, Westbank PARANOIA (PG-13) — An entrylevel corporate employee (Liam Hemsworth) must spy on his boss’ former mentor.

Grand, Westbank PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS (PG) — In this novelturned-film, Poseidon’s son and friends combat evil while

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“Singing ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs,’ it’s kind of fun for a minute,” says Mick Jagger in 20 Feet From Stardom, a long-overdue documentary about the lives and artistic contributions of background singers in popular music. “But I’m not sure I’d like to do it for a living.”

Jagger’s callous remarks are uncharacteristic of both the singer and the film, but they help director Morgan Neville make a case for the fascinating idea that the main difference between virtually unknown background singers and household names like Jagger is one of personality. It’s certainly not a matter of talent — every background singer profiled in 20 Feet From Stardom can sing circles around Jagger and many of his peers. But as the stories told in the film illustrate so well, there are many factors besides ability that shape a person’s life, even among the most gifted artists.

Those stories date to a time when background singers were exclusively white and read their parts off sheet music, and individuality of voice was desired by neither the artists out front nor record producers. That all changed with a group known as The Blossoms — led by the incomparable Darlene Love — and a producer named Phil Spector. Like so many background singers, The Blossoms learned to blend their voices in church. But in the music industry, Spector virtually owned Love and her fellow singers, going so far as to record them and release their records under other artists’ names without apology. 20 Feet From Stardom lovingly traces the history of background singers as popular music rapidly moved in the direction of raw and idiosyncratic performance thanks to the cultural onslaught of rock ’n’ roll in the 1960s.

The film brings that evolution to life by incorporating joy-inducing vintage clips from artists like the Ike and Tina Turner Revue, David Bowie, Talking Heads and The Rolling Stones in which world-class background singers like Lisa Fischer and Merry Clayton come dangerously close to stealing the show. The film reaches its peak by bringing Clayton back to the studio where she recorded her iconic vocal parts for the Stones’ “Gimme Shelter.” Clayton relishes the chance to recount how she received a late-night call to sing on a record by a visiting English rock band, arrived at the studio in hair curlers and pajamas, and was taken aback when the band asked her to sing lyrics like “rape, murder, they’re just a shot away.” The smile on her face speaks volumes as she recalls resolving to “blow them out of the room” with her second take. Hearing her performance isolated and played back at full volume in that studio is enough to give you chills.

The film loses steam in its final half hour by focusing on a series of mostly failed attempts by strong-willed background singers to launch fulfilling solo careers. But it’s an unavoidable part of the story. In the words of Bruce Springsteen, who appears throughout the film to lend perspective, “You got to have that narcissism, that ego. It can be a pretty long walk” to the spotlight. It’s a lucky thing for us that some artists are content to remain in the shadows. — KEN KORMAN

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BEYOND ALL BOUNDARIES (NR) — The museum screens a 4-D film, bringing audiences into battle using archival footage and special effects. National World War II Museum Solomon Victory Theater

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film about a drug mule in Bangkok seeking revenge on the man responsible for his brother’s death. Chalmette

PLANES (PG) — The Disney Pixar animated feature is about the secret lives of flying machines. Chalmette, Clearview, Grand, Regal, Westbank

RIDDICK (R) — Vin Diesel stars in the sci-fi action thriller about a man left for dead on a planet with filled with aliens. Clearview, Elmwood, Grand, Regal, Westbank

THE SMURFS 2 (PG) — The Smurfs enlist their human friends to help them find Smurfette, who’s been abducted by Gargamel. Clearview, Grand, Regal THE SPECTACULAR NOW (R) — A high school senior who loves to party meets a so-called nice girl who changes his perspective.

Canal Place, Elmwood TO THE ARCTIC 3D (G) — Meryl Streep narrates the documentary that follows a polar bear and her two 7-monthold cubs as they navigate the Arctic wilderness.

Entergy IMAX V/H/S/2 (NR) — This is the sequel to the 2012 found footage-style horrorthriller. Chalmette WE’RE THE MILLERS (R) — Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Emma Roberts and Ed Helms pretend to be a family to get a large shipment of weed across the border from Mexico to the U.S. Canal Place, Chalmette, Clearview, Grand, Regal, Westbank THE WOLVERINE (PG-13) — An old friend sends Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) to Japan, where he winds up fighting and dealing with personal issues. Westbank THE WORLD’S END (R) — Simon Pegg stars in the sci-fi comedy about five friends who try to top their pub crawl that was 20 years prior. Canal Place, Clearview, Grand, Regal, Westbank YOU’RE NEXT (R) — While on a family trip, the Davidsons are attacked by a gang of unusual killers.

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OPENING FRIDAY THE ARTIST AND THE MODEL (R) — An elderly sculptor who lives with his wife in France boards a beautiful Spanish refugee, making her his new model and object of affection. Chalmette ONLY GOD FORGIVES (R) — Ryan Gosling and Kristin Scott Thomas star in this

THE ULTIMATE LIFE (PG) — Peter Fonda stars in this Michael Landon Jr. drama about family, love and greed. Elmwood

SPECIAL SCREENINGS A BOY AND HIS SAMURAI (NR) — The film about a time-traveling samurai turned baker, a single mom and her son is part of the NOLA Japanese Cinema Series. 6:30 p.m.

Monday, Antenna CITY OF MEMORY (NR) — Robert Adanto explores how Hurricane Katrina, the federal floods and their aftermaths affected visual artists. 7 p.m.

Saturday, CAC ELEPHANT MAN (PG) — In this David Lynch biographical drama, a Victorian surgeon rescues and befriends a disfigured man who’d been working in a side show. 10 p.m. Sunday, Prytania INSIDE DAISY CLOVER (NR) — Natalie Wood, Christopher Plummer and Robert Redford star in the 1965 film about a tomboy turned movie star, dealing with the cruelty of Hollywood. 10 a.m.

Wednesday, Prytania KING CREOLE (PG) — Elvis Presley stars in the 1958 musical drama about a boy who takes a job singing in a nightclub after flunking school. 7:30 p.m. WednesdayThursday, Canal Place AN OVERSIMPLIFICATION OF HER BEAUTY (NR) — In filmmaker Terence Nance’s debut, a man wonders why being stood up by a blind date made him feel so bad.

9:30 p.m. Tuesday & Saturday, 7 p.m. Friday, Zeitgeist THE PIERCED HEART AND THE MACHETE (NR) — The documentary explores two Vodou pilgrimages in Haiti. 7 p.m.

Saturday, Zeitgeist REWIND THIS (NR) — The documentary explores the videotape and its effect on society.

9:15 p.m. Friday, Chalmette THE ROOM (R) — A banker living in San Francisco is left by his fiancee, who seduces his best friend in this so-bad-it’s-

good drama. This is a BYOB screening. Midnight FridaySaturday, Prytania SHANE (NR) — In this 1953 western, a gunslinger wants to settle down and make a family, but he has business to tend. 10 a.m.

Sunday, Prytania SINGLE SHOT (NR) — David M. Rosenthal’s film about a young girl’s death has an all-star cast including Sam Rockwell, William H. Macy and Melissa Leo. 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Zeitgeist STARING INTO THE SUN (NR) — Olivia Wyatt explores 13 ethnic groups in Ethiopia. 5 p.m. Saturday, Zeitgeist Antenna Gallery, 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 298-3161; www.press-street.com/antenna; The Theatres at Canal Place, The Shops at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., (504) 363-1117; www.thetheatres. com; Chalmette Movies, 8700 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, (504) 304-9992; www.chalmettemovies,com; AMC Clearview Palace 12, Clearview Mall, 4486 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 887-1257; www. amctheatres.com; Community Book Center, 2523 Bayou Road, (504) 948-7323; www.communitybookcener. com; Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3805; www.cacno.org; AMC Elmwood Palace 20, 1200 Elmwood Park Blvd., Harahan, (504) 733-2029; www.amctheatres.com; Entergy IMAX Theatre, 1 Canal St., (504) 581-4629; www.auduboninstitute.org; The Grand 16 Slidell, 1950 Gause Blvd. W., Slidell, (985) 641-1889; www.thegrandtheatre.com; Prytania Theatre, 5339 Prytania St., (504) 8912787; www.theprytania.com; Regal Covington Stadium 14, 69348 Hwy. 21, Covington, (985) 871-7787; www.regalmovies.com; Solomon Victory Theater, National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944;www. nationalww2museum.org; AMC Westbank Palace 16, 1151 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey, (504) 263-2298; www. amctheatres.com; Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 827-5858; www.zeitgeistinc.net

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ACADEMY GALLERY. 5256 Magazine St., (504) 899-8111; www.noafa.com — Mixed media faculty exhibition, Saturday through September.

ALEX BEARD STUDIO. 712 Royal St., (504) 309-0394; www.alexbeardstudio.com — Drawings and paintings

by Alex Beard, ongoing.

ARIODANTE GALLERY. 535 Julia St., (504) 524-3233; www.ariodantegallery. com — Mixed media group exhibition, Saturday through September.

CAROL ROBINSON GALLERY. 840 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-6130; www.carolrobinsongallery.com — “Wetlands,” oil paintings by Beverly Dennis, Saturday through September.

JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY. 400 Julia St., (504) 522-5471; www.jonathanferraragallery.com — “No Dead Artists,” contemporary mixed media juried exhibition, through September.

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS. Fine Arts Gallery, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, (504) 280-6493; www.uno.edu — “Ecologue,” nature-themed photos, videos, drawings and sculpture by Lee Deigaard, through Oct. 19.

GALLERIES A GALLERY FOR FINE PHOTOGRAPHY. 241 Chartres St., (504) 568-1313; www.agallery.com — Photographs and photo books from all eras by various photographers, ongoing.

AFA NEW ORLEANS. 809 Royal St., (504) 558-9296; www.afanyc.com — “The Art of Joe Sorren,” paintings by the artist, through Nov. 30.

AKG PRESENTS THE ART OF DR. SEUSS. 716 Bienville St., (504) 524-8211; www. angelakinggallery.com/

ANTENNA GALLERY. 3718 St. Claude Ave., (504) 2983161; www.press-street. com/antenna — “Void Loop,” group exhibition of mixed-media electronic art, through Sunday.

ANTON HAARDT GALLERY. 2858 Magazine St., (504) 309-4249; www.antonart. com — “Deep Blues,” Southern folk art group exhibition, ongoing.

ARTHUR ROGER GALLERY. 432 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery. com — “Bruce Jr. Does the Parades,” color marker drawings by Bruce Davenport Jr.; “Sunrise,” glass sculpture by Gene Koss; both through Sept. 14.

ASHE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER. 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — “Here/ Home,” objects and photographs symbolic of New Orleans, through Sept. 22.

BARRISTER’S GALLERY. 2331 St. Claude Ave., (504) 5252767; www.barristersgallery. com — Paintings by Marcel Flisiuk, through Saturday. “Sitting Prone,” iron sculpture by Rachel David, through Saturday.

BENEITO’S ART. 3618 Magazine St., (504) 891-9170; www.bernardbeneito.com — Oil paintings by Beneito Bernard, ongoing.

BOYD | SATELLITE. 440 Julia St., (504) 581-2440; www.boydsatellitegallery. com — “Sputnik 1,” mixed media group exhibition, through September.

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BYRDIE’S GALLERY. 2422 St. Claude Ave., (504) 656-6794; www.byrdiesgallery.com — “Trauma,” ceramic heads by Walter Stevens; “Figures,” busts by Natalie Dietz; “Vessels,” forms by Miki Glasser, through Monday.

CALLAN CONTEMPORARY. 518 Julia St., (504) 525-0518; www. callancontemporary.com — “Dream a Dream,” Koreanstyle garments by Key-Sook Geum, through September.

CHESTER ALLEN’S OASIS OF ENERGY. 221 Dauphine St., (504) 292-8365; www. chesterallen-oasisofenergy. tumblr.com — “Universal Groove,” silversmithing by Chester Allen, ongoing.

COUP D’OEIL ART CONSORTIUM. 2033 Magazine St., (504) 722-0876; www.coupdoeilartconsortium.com — “A Contemporary Salon,” mixed media group exhibition, through Sept. 21.

COURTYARD GALLERY. 1129 Decatur St., (504) 330-0134; www.woodartandmarketing. com — New Orleans-themed reclaimed wood carvings by Daniel Garcia, ongoing.

D.O.C.S. 709 Camp St., (504) 524-3936; www.docsgallery. com — “Bonaventure,” acrylic paintings by Perry Morgan III, through Oct. 3.

THE FOUNDATION GALLERY. 608 Julia St., (504) 568-0955; www.foundationgallerynola. com — Paintings by Gayle Madeira benefiting Project Elevation, through September.

GALLERY BURGUIERES. 736 Royal St., (504) 301-1119; www.galleryburguieres. com — Mixed media by Ally Burguieres, ongoing.

THE GARDEN DISTRICT GALLERY. 1332 Washington Ave., (504) 891-3032; www.

New Orleans native Rashaad Newsome fuses the bling and imagery of rap with Old World European heraldry in Rashaad Newsome: King of Arms, now at the New Orleans Museum of Art. “Herald” (pictured) features a video montage within a gilded mahogany frame.

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gardendistrictgallery.com — “Summer Showcase III,” group exhibition of paintings and sculpture, through September.

GOOD CHILDREN GALLERY. 4037 St. Claude Ave., (504) 616-7427; www.goodchildrengallery. com — “In Honor of Skycock: The Search for Ancient Remote Control” group exhibition, through Sunday.

GRAPHITE GALLERIES. 936 Royal St., (504) 565-3739; www.graphitenola.com — Group mixed media exhibition, ongoing.

ISAAC DELGADO FINE ARTS GALLERY. Delgado Community College, Isaac Delgado Hall, Third floor, 615 City Park Ave., (504) 361-6620; www.dcc. edu/departments/art-gallery — “Bedfellows,” paintings, digital drawings, prints and collages by Bob Snead, through Sept. 19.

JEAN BRAGG GALLERY OF SOUTHERN ART. 600 Julia St., (504) 895-7375; www. jeanbragg.com — “Daydreams,” Louisiana landscape and figurative oil paintings by Kevin Leveque, through September.

LEMIEUX GALLERIES. 332 Julia St., (504) 522-5988; www.lemieuxgalleries.com — “Ba-Roke,” sculpture by Shannon Landis Hansen,

through September.

LIVE ART STUDIO. 4207 Dumaine St., (504) 4847245; www.liveartstudio. com — Group exhibition of watercolors, oil paintings and photography, through September.

M. FRANCIS GALLERY. 1938 Burgundy St., (504) 931-1915; www.mfrancisgallery.com — Acrylic on canvas by Myesha, ongoing.

MARTINE CHAISSON GALLERY. 727 Camp St., (504) 304-7942; www.martinechaissongallery.com — “Pre-Historic Art of the Future... Today!!!”, through September.

MICHALOPOULOS GALLERY. 617 Bienville St., (504) 5580505; www.michalopoulos. com — “Down and Dirty,” paintings by James Michalopoulos, ongoing.

MORRISON. 1507 Magazine St., (504) 451-3303; www. morrisonsculpture.com — Sculpture and drawings

by Thomas Randolph Morrison, ongoing.

OCTAVIA ART GALLERY. 4532 Magazine St., (504) 3094249; www.octaviaartgallery. com — “Home,” mixed media group exhibition, through September.

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THE FOUNDATION GALLERY. 608 Julia St., (504) 568-0955; www.foundationgallerynola.com — Collages by Shannon Tracy, Saturday through September.

ANGELA KING GALLERY. 241 Royal St., (504) 524-8211; www.angelakinggallery.com — Dry pigment paintings by Terri Hallman, through Friday.

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Seeing Beyond the Ordinary: Photographs by Joshua Dudley Greer, Laura Noel and Susan Worsham Ogden Museum of Southern Art 925 Camp St. (504) 539-9600 www.ogdenmuseum.org

Living in New Orleans it’s easy to forget how different this city is from not just the rest of America, but also from the rest of the South.

This Ogden Museum show, featuring three ascendant photographers from that curiously alien region known as the Southeast, highlights those differences. Atlantan Laura Noel’s Smoke Break series focuses on the persecuted minority known as cigarette smokers — those harried souls who, once glamorized in movies and pop culture, now find themselves ghettoized into the increasingly rare gulags where they can indulge their habit without censure. Perhaps because Atlanta is such a relatively hustling, or even mechanistic place, many indeed seem furtive, but with an occasional thread of whimsy. The languidly apprehensive young woman in Whitney Behind the Restaurant Where She Works (pictured), suggests a service industry functionary with an old-time cinematic inner life, and a sense of the cigarette’s use as a magic wand for creating a veil of mystery. Some of the other subjects look lost in stolen moments of dream time, while some just exhibit the haunted look of transgressors wary of being seen — a far cry from the devilmay-care, Tom Waitsian insouciance of New Orleans street life.

Tennessee-based Joshua Dudley Greer focuses on the landscape, including the human landscape, but his eye is no less ironic. Here the sylvan contours of serene Appalachian foothills can’t conceal modern updates of old-time hillbilly squalor, or quaint hillside communities dwarfed by massive industrial high-tension lines, or bustling truck stops where drivers take time out to barbecue ribs. Ah, the New South!

But the most poetic works here are by Virginian Susan Worsham, whose portraits excel at conveying an elusive quality of presence, that epiphanous mix of mystery and psychic complexity missed by so many social documentary photographers. Her overall output is edgier and more psychological than most of the images seen here suggest, but the poetic subtlety of her vision is refreshing nonetheless. — D. ERIC BOOKHARDT

ART LISTINGS at Canal Place, 333 Canal St., Second floor, (504) 523-7945; www.rhinocrafts.com — Works

by Cathy DeYoung, Deborah Morrissey, Lizzy Carlson, Peg Martinez and others, ongoing.

SCOTT EDWARDS PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY. 2109 Decatur St., (504) 610-0581; www.scottedwardsgallery.com — “Numbers & Shadows,” photographic works by Clint Maedgen, through Oct. 5.

SECOND STORY GALLERY. New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., (504) 710-4506; www.thesecondstorygallery. com — “Rooted,” paintings by Rebecca Birtel Madura, through Saturday.

SHEILA PHIPPS STUDIO & GALLERY. 8237 Oak St., (504) 596-6031 — Oil and acrylic portraits and abstracts, ongoing.

SLIDELL LITTLE THEATRE. 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell, (985) 6410324; www.slidelllittletheatre. org — “Works of Whimsy,” mixed media group exhibition, through Sunday.

THREE RIVERS GALLERY. 333 E. Boston St., (985) 892-2811; www. threeriversgallery.com — Mixed media group exhibition, through Monday.

UNO-ST. CLAUDE GALLERY. 2429 St. Claude Ave., (504) 280-6493; www.finearts.uno.edu — “Making It,” mixed media group exhibition, through Sunday.

VIEUX CARRE GALLERY. 507 St. Ann St., (504) 522-2900; www. vieuxcarregallery.com — “Celebrations of the City,” works by Sarah Stiehl, through Sept. 15.

WHISNANT GALLERIES. 343 Royal St., (504) 524-9766; www.whisnantgalleries.com — Ethnic, religious and antique art, sculpture, textile and porcelain, ongoing.

CALL FOR ARTISTS FRINGE FESTIVAL YARD ART TOUR. The New Orleans Fringe Festival seeks submissions for its third annual Yard Art Tour (YAT-3). Artists must make art that’s visible from the sidewalk and submit its location, description and a photo of it on www. nofringe.org by Oct. 15.

UNFOLDING IMAGES. Self-published and commercially published photo books are needed for the Contemporary Art Center’s “Unfolding Images” exhibit as part of

WILD THINGS YOUTH ART CONTEST AND EXHIBITION. Artists ages 5 through 18 can submit paintings or drawings representative of the state’s flora and fauna for a chance to have their art featured at the Wild Things event in Lacombe.

The deadline is Sept. 27, and entry rules are at www.fws. gov/southeastlouisiana.

SPARE SPACES HEY! CAFE. 4332 Magazine St., (504) 891-8682; www.heycafe.biz — Cartoons from Feast Yer Eyes magazine, ongoing.

LA DIVINA GELATERIA. 621 St. Peter St., (504) 302-2692; www. ladivinagelateria.com — Art and photographs by Thom Bennett, Mary Moring and Rita Posselt, ongoing.

OLD FLORIDA PROJECT. between Florida Avenue, Mazant Street, Gallier Street and North Dorgenois Street — #ProjectBe features tributes, remembrances and social statements spray painted in the long blighted Florida project by local artist Brandan “B-Mike” Odums, ongoing.

SHOPS AT CANAL PLACE. 333 Canal St., (504) 522-9200; www.theshopsatcanalplace. com — “Salvations 2013,” group exhibition of furniture made of reclaimed materials, through Sept. 14.

MUSEUMS AMISTAD RESEARCH CENTER. 6823 St. Charles Ave., (504) 8623222; www.amistadresearchcenter.org — “Through the Lens: Photographing African-American Life,” group photography exhibition, through Sept. 27.

CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER. 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www.cacno.org — “Tameka Norris—Family Values,” mixed media by Tameka Norris; “ANTHROPOMORPHIZER!” puppet show by Miss Pussycat; “Who is Pulling the Strings?” group puppet show; “Tank Drama: Deliberations from The Wet Grave,” mixed media by various VESTIGES artists; all through Sept. 22. “Chalmatia (shall-MAYshuh): A Fictional Place Down the Road,” mixed media by Daneeta and Patrick Jackson, through Sunday.

HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION. 533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org — “Pipe Dreams: Louisiana under the French Company of the Indies, 1717–1731,” art and artifacts from Port Dauphin, Old Mobile, Natchez and New Orleans, through Sept. 15.

LONGUE VUE HOUSE AND GARDENS. 7 Bamboo Road, (504) 488-5488; www.longuevue. com — “A Year and One Day,” sculpture by Andy Behrle, through Dec. 20.

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LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM CABILDO. 701 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm.crt. state.la.us — “Images and Instruments: Medical History,” artifacts and images of 19th and 20th century medical eqipment, ongoing.

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LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM PRESBYTERE. 751 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm.crt. state.la.us — “They Call Me Baby Doll: A Carnival Tradition,” an exhibit about the Baby Dolls and other black women’s Carnival groups, through January 2014.

“It’s Carnival Time in Louisiana,” Carnival artifacts, costumes, jewelry and other items; “Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond”; both ongoing.

MADAME JOHN’S LEGACY. 632 Dumaine St., (504) 568-6968; www.crt.state.la.us — “The Palm, the Pine and the Cypress: Newcomb College Pottery of New Orleans”, ongoing.

NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — “King of Arms,” collages and video presentation by Rashaad Newsome, through Sept. 15.

“Forever,” mural by Odili Donald Odita, through Oct. 7.

OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART. 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9600; www.ogdenmuseum.org — “After the Forest,” choreographed installation by Craig Damrauer; “Louisiana Contemporary,” juried exhibition of Louisiana art; “Seeing Beyond the Ordinary,” photography by Joshua Dudley Greer, Laura Noel and Susan Worsham; “Southern Imagists,” paintings inspired by the Chicago Imagists; all through Sept. 22. “Into the Light,” photographs by various artists, through Jan. 5. Works

by Walter Inglis Anderson from the museum’s permanent collection; an exhibition of southern regionalists from the museum’s permanent collection; paintings by Will Henry Stevens; all ongoing.

SOUTHEASTERN ARCHITECTURAL ARCHIVE. Tulane University, Jones Hall, 6801 Freret St., (504) 865-5699; seaa.tulane.edu — “The Dome,” an exhibition anticipating the 40th anniversary of the Superdome, through Nov. 1.

SOUTHERN FOOD & BEVERAGE MUSEUM. Riverwalk Marketplace, 1 Poydras St., Suite 169, (504) 569-0405; www.southernfood.org — “Lena Richard: Pioneer in Food TV,” an exhibit curated by Ashley Young; “Then and Now: The Story of Coffee”; both ongoing.

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TULANE UNIVERSITY, NEWCOMB ART GALLERY. Woldenberg Art Center, (504) 314-2406; www. newcombartgallery.tulane.edu — “More Than a Game: Sports and Identity at Newcomb and Tulane” mixed media exhibition, through Sept. 19.

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GAYLAND. Marigny Opera House, 725 St. Ferdinand St., (504) 948-9998; www. marignyoperahouse.org — Directors Joseph Furnari and Kathleen Westfall are casting musical actors in their 20s, 30s and early 40s for Gayland, a musical about marriage equality. Email Furnari at jfurnari@gmail.com for details

SOUTHERN REP’S RUBY PRIZE. Black female playwrights are invited to submit their scripts for a chance to win the 2014 Ruby Prize, which consists of a $10,000 purse, workshopping, a writing residency at Hedgebook and a trip to New York. For details, visit www.bit. ly/rubyprize. Deadline Oct. 15.

COMEDY ACCESSIBLE COMEDY. Buffa’s Lounge, 1001 Esplanade Ave., 949-0038; www.buffaslounge. com — Comedians J. Alfred Potter and Jonah Bascle perform with special guests.

11:55 p.m. Friday.

ALLSTAR COMEDY REVUE. House of Blues Voodoo Garden, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues. com — Leon Blanda hosts the stand-up comedy show. Free admission. 8 p.m. Thursday.

COMEDY CATASTROPHE. Lost Love Lounge, 2529 Dauphine St., (504) 944-0099; www. lostlovelounge.com — Cassidy

COMEDY GUMBEAUX. Howlin’ Wolf Den, 828 S. Peters St., (504) 522-9653; www. thehowlinwolf.com — Local comedians perform. 8 p.m.

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COMEDY SPORTZ. La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., (504) 231-7011; www.nolacomedy.com — The theater hosts an all-ages improv comedy show.

Tickets $10. 7 p.m. Saturday.

FEAR & LOATHING WITH GOD’S BEEN DRINKING. La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039 Freret St., (504) 231-7011; www.nolacomedy.com — The bill includes Fear and Loathing’s sketch comedy and the God’s Been Drinking improv comedy troupe. Tickets $10, $5 with drink purchase.

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GIVE ’EM THE LIGHT OPEN-MIC COMEDY SHOW. House of Blues, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues. com — Leon Blanda hosts the showcase. 7:30 p.m. sign-up, 8 p.m. show, Tuesday.

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VENOM. Elm Theatre, 220 Julia St., (504) 218-0055; www. elmtheatre.org — Venom is a dark comedy about Meadow and Waylon, a newly wed interracial couple, and what happens to them after they visit a Waffle House in rural Louisiana. Tickets $20. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.

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LOMBARDI. Le Petit Theatre, 616 St. Peter St., (504) 522-2081; www.lepetittheatre.com — A cub reporter is assigned a story on Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombari. Tickets start at $10. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.

MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM. Anthony Bean Community Theater, 1333 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 862-7529; www.anthonybeantheater.com — In August Wilson’s award-winning musical, racial tensions come to a head when 1920s singer Ma Rainey and her band try to record in a Chicago studio. Tickets $20. 8 p.m. FridaySaturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.

BIG BAND HITS DINE & DANCE. National World War II Museum, Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St., (504) 5281944; www.stagedoorcanteen. org — The 17-piece Victory Band performs Big Band hits from Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey and others. The dinner is from Chef John Besh.

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A TRUCKLOAD OF INK. University of New Orleans, Robert E. Nims Theatre, Performing Arts Center, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, (504) 280-7469; www.theatre. uno.edu — Jim Fitzmorris puts the demise of a New Orleans newspaper on stage. Wednesday shows $15, all other shows $25. 7:30 p.m. WednesdaySaturday.

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THE MEGAPHONE SHOW. The New Movement, 1919 Burgundy St., (504) 302-8264; www. tnmcomedy.com — A guest shares stories that are used to inspire improv comedy. Tickets $8. 10:30 p.m. Saturday.

NOLA COMEDY HOUR OPEN MIC & SHOWCASE. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www.hiholounge.net — Andrew Polk hosts booked acts and an open mic. Free admission. 8 p.m. sign-up, 9 p.m. show. Sunday.

SATURDAY NIGHT LAUGH TRACK. La Nuit Comedy Theater, 5039

Freret St., (504) 231-7011; www. nolacomedy.com — A stand-up comedy showcase. Tickets $5.

11 p.m. Saturday.

TIM LEE. Shadowbox Theatre, 2400 St. Claude Ave., (504) 2988676; www.theshadowboxtheatre.com — Stand-up comedy about science. Admission $20.

8 p.m. Thursday-Sunday.

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“Growing Up Black (and Happy) in New Orleans: The Life and Times of the Great Chakula.” It’s hard to read the title and not smile. That offbeat humor made Chakula cha Jua’s recent original show a treat.

The self-proclaimed “great” one had an easy manner and, by the end of his monologue, had made friends with the audience. He was born in New Orleans and grew up in the Calliope housing project, which he revisited onstage with nostalgic tales.

Cha Jua — tall and slender with a mustache and shaved head — entered via the center aisle, walking among the audience. He wore casual slacks and a short-sleeved shirt with an African print. The narrative was organized according to stages of his life. It was not improvised, but it had an improvisational feel.

Cha Jua reflected on his childhood when he had a miniature red bean garden (“the size of a book”) and his sister practiced arias while studying opera at Xavier University. It seems everyone at the Calliope housing project was busy trying to improve their lives one way or another. The Neville brothers, for instance, grew up and learned their craft in the same neighborhood.

People also socialized while sitting on their porches, and cha Jua read a poem called, “Sitting on the Porch on a Summer Night.” With his typical sly humor, he pointed out that he was reading from a piece of typing paper. “If someone reads a published poem,” he said, “they read from the volume in which it’s published.”

Such quips were scattered throughout the show and set a delightful tone.

He recounted how, when he joined the U.S. Air Force, the training instructor (T.I.) barked orders at them. When they marched past an officer, the T.I. shouted “Eyes right!” and they all snapped their heads to the side — except one young man from Alabama who kept his eyes forward. Finally, the T.I. shouted at him: “Didn’t you hear me? I said, ‘Eyes right!’” “Yes, Sir,” said the man, “You’s always right.”

Cha Jua read more short poems and dug into his grab bag of memories. When he reached the Black Power movement, he mocked the assertive fashions, hairdos and attitudes. He noted that many young black men changed their names to something more African — including himself; he was born McNeal Cayette.

He talked about the civil rights-era creation of Free Southern Theater in New Orleans, of which he was a staff member for six years. Free Southern was headquartered a few blocks from the Ashe Cultural Arts Center, where cha Jua mounted his retrospective. — DALT WONK

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EVENTS TUESDAY 3 BIG EASY STOMPERS COUNTRY WESTERN LINE DANCE LESSONS. John Paul’s, 940 Elysian Fields Ave., (504) 948-1888; www.johnpaulsbar.com — The Big Easy Stompers give country western line dance lessons. 8 p.m.

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CRESCENT CITY FARMERS MARKET. Tulane University Square, 200 Broadway St. — The weekly market features fresh produce, kettle corn, Green Plate specials and flowers. Visit www.crescentcityfarmersmarket.org for details. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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DANCE QUARTER OPEN HOUSE. Dance Quarter, 2134 Magazine St., (504) 897-0327; www. dancequarter.com — The dance company offers free classes for kids, teens and adults in tango, salsa, ballet, tap, swing and hip-hop. The Shaolin Institute offers free kickboxing and kung fu classes. Visit the website for schedules. Through Saturday.

DECEMBER NOLA FOOD SWAP. La Divina Gelateria, 3005 Magazine St., (504) 342-2634; www.ladivinagelateria.com — Homemade foods and beverages, such as preserves, bread, pesto, chutney, vinegar, infused alcohols, beer, herbs, vegetables and eggs are swapped.

Attendees should bring at least five packaged items to swap.

Visit www.nolafoodswap. wordpress.com for details and ideas. 7 p.m.

FIGURE DRAWING CLASS. Forstall Art Supplies, 3135 Calhoun St., (504) 866-4278; www.forstallartsupply.com — Register for the uninstructed figure drawing class by phone. Cost $10. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

HAM RADIO TECHNICIAN COURSE. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson. lib.la.us — The Crescent City Amateur Radio Group hosts a free technician course. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday.

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC BIKE RIDE. Congo Square, Louis Armstrong Park, North Rampart

and St. Ann streets — As part of NOLA Social Ride, bicyclists cruise around the city, stopping a few times along the way to enjoy live music with no cover charge. More information is available at www.facebook. com/groups/nolasocialride. 6 p.m.

TODDLER TIME. Louisiana Children’s Museum, 420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www.lcm. org — The museum hosts special Tuesday and Thursday activities for children ages 3 and under and their parents or caregivers. Admission $8, free for members. 10:30 a.m.

WEDNESDAY 4 BARBERSHOP MEETINGS. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac.org — Peter Nahkid leads the men’s discussion of entrepreneurship, family, love, dreams and more.

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

COVINGTON FARMERS MARKET. Covington City Hall, 609 N. Columbia St., Covington, (985) 892-1873 — The market offers fresh locally produced foods every week. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday.

CULINARY LEGENDS: AL SCRAMUZZA. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson. lib.la.us — The former owner of the 7th Ward’s “very pretty” Seafood City, “down on Broad and St. Bernard,” discusses his role in the city’s love for crawfish dishes. The event is presented by the Southern Food and Beverage Museum.

7 p.m.

LUNCHBOX LECTURE. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., (504) 527-6012; www.nationalww2museum. org — The semi-monthly lecture series focuses on an array of World War II-related topics.

Call (504) 528-1944 ext. 229 for details. Noon.

WESTWEGO FARMERS & FISHERIES MARKET. Westwego Farmers & Fisheries Market, Sala Avenue at Fourth Street, Westwego — The market offers

For Phil Olsen, the question isn’t why grow a beard. It’s why shave one off.

“I can’t think of any advantages to shaving,” he says. “The natural result is that I have a beard.”

Olsen founded the National Beard and Mustache Championships — to be held in New Orleans this year, complete with a parade down Bourbon Street — but he has never competed in the competition, even though he sports a “Garibaldi”: a full, round beard that’s one of 12 subcategories in the beard contest.

Others include the Fu Manchu, the Musketeer, the Verdi and freestyle.

There are also six classes for musNational Beard and taches, and there’s one simple rule: no artificial hair.

SEPT The art of bearding, says Olsen, is making a beard look its best.

6-7 Moustache Championships “It’s setting an example for others and demonstrating for the world Competition noon-5 p.m. that facial hair is a good thing,” he says. “Just like the Olympics’ motto Saturday is ‘higher, faster, farther,’ symbolizing how competition improves the House of Blues, 225 overall state of the human race, this competition can improve the Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; quality of facial hair nationwide.” www.hob.com Olsen stumbled upon the World Beard and Moustache Championships in 1999, in Germany, where he was struck by the underrepwww.beardteamusa.org/ resentation of the United States. He then undertook to make the nationals U.S. a world power in the sport of bearding. The National Beard and Moustache Championships came 10 years later, in 2009.

At the competition Saturday, a panel of local judges will vote for the contestant in each category whose facial hair “best enhances his overall appearance, style and personality.” Personality, though, may be based on looks alone. There are no interviews or explanations of facial hair; rather, contestants walk on stage and are judged.

Olsen encourages competitors to have fun, but he’s quick to point out that the event is not a joke. “It’s serious,” he says. “Sometimes that’s a problem, because people don’t think it’s for real. It’s for real.” The organizer’s favorite historical beard? Abraham Lincoln.

“He was the great emancipator,” he says, deadpan. “He emancipated men from daily shaving.”

Interested participants can sign up on the organization’s website. Spectators are welcome to join the parade on Bourbon Street, which departs from the Sheraton at 11 a.m. Saturday. — JEANIE RIESS organic produce, baked goods, jewelry, art, live music and pony rides. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Wednesday and Saturday.

WYES WINE AND COFFEE PAIRING DINNERS. Chefs at restaurants in New Orleans, on the north shore and in Baton Rouge create multi-course dinners using Community Coffee in at least one of their dishes. Bus service is available for an additional $10 per person and a portion of the proceeds benefit WYES. Visit www.wyes.org for menus and reservation instructions.

Dinner $85, including tax and tip. 7 p.m. through Jan. 29.

THURSDAY 5 ART ACTIVITIES DURING AFTER HOURS. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9600; www.ogdenmuseum.org — The Ogden offers art activities for kids during weekly After Hours concerts. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

CORE USA: FINANCING ENERGY EFFICIENCY. Preservation Re-

source Center, 923 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 581-7032; www. prcno.org — CORE USA, a development and conversation consortium hosts a panel presentation on financing energy efficiency. Admission $10. 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

JAZZ IN THE PARK. Armstrong Park, North Rampart and St. Ann streets; www.pufap.org — The cultural heritage of New Orleans is spotlighted in this concert series, sponsored by People United for Armstrong Park. There’s live music from jazz and brass bands, an arts and crafts sales area, food and a children’s play area. Noon to 8 p.m.

MARKETPLACE AT ARMSTRONG PARK. Armstrong Park, North Rampart and St. Ann streets — The weekly market features fresh produce, baked goods, Louisiana seafood, handmade beauty products, art, crafts and entertainment. Visit www. icdnola.org for details. 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

NOLA TIMEBANKING, DYVERSECITY ETSY TRAINING. DyverseCity, 3932 Fourth St., (504) 439-4530 — Attendees can set up TimeBank accounts, learn how to run Etsy shops or get computer coaching. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS. Rayne Memorial United Methodist Church, 3900 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-3431 — Group members help each other utilize the 12-step method to recover from compulsive eating. For details, contact Sarah at (504) 458-9965. 7 p.m.

SISTAHS MAKING A CHANGE. Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., (504) 569-9070; www.ashecac. org — Women of all levels of expertise are invited to dance, discuss and dine together at this health-centered event.

6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and Thursday.

THURSDAYS AT TWILIGHT. Pavilion of the Two Sisters, City Park, 1 Palm Drive, (504)

482-4888 — A different musician performs every week at the event that includes food, mint juleps, wine, beer and soft drinks. Admission $10, $3 children ages 5-12. 6 p.m.

FRIDAY 6 FRIDAY NIGHTS AT NOMA. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — The four-part weekly event includes an art activity, live music, a film and a food demo.

5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

GLEASON GRAS. Champions Square, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1500 Poydras St., (504) 587-3822; www.superdome.com — There will be musicians, food trucks, Team Gleason merchandise and a New Orleans Saints pep rally.

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PARENTS NIGHT OUT. Bethel Baptist Church, 201 Filmore Ave., (504) 486-4679 — Kids have fun playing games, doing crafts, watching movies and eating snacks while their parents enjoy some free time. Call pastor Wayne Adams at (985) 981-1144 or associate pastor Roger Hurd at (985) 400-3149 for details. 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

PONTCHARTRAIN HOME SHOW AND LOUISIANA OUTDOORSMAN SHOW. Pontchartrain Center, 4545 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 465-9985; www.pontchartraincenter.com — There are booths for home improvement and outdoor sports, along with kids’ activities. Admission $8. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Sunday.

RACE, POVERTY AND PUBLIC DEFENSE. Tulane Law School, 6329 Freret St., (913) 486-1939 — The history and future of indigent defense reform, community-oriented defense practice, mass incarceration and sentencing reform are discussed in a symposium.

Contact Lindsey Hortenstine at lhortenstine@opdla.org to RSVP for the free event. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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SAINTS VS. FALCONS GAME WEEKEND PARTY. Little Gem Saloon, 445 S. Rampart St., (504) 267-4863; www.littlegemsaloon. com — Juvenile hosts a party to kick off the New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons game weekend. 9 p.m. to 3 a.m.

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SATURDAY 7 ALICE IN WONDERLAND TEA. Windsor Court Hotel (Le Salon), 300 Gravier St., (504) 523-6000; www.windsorcourthotel.com/ le-salon — Kids and adults partake in a classic tea. Adults get a specialty cocktail and kids get a small present. Adults $35, kids $22 before tax and tip. 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. through Sunday.

CRESCENT CITY FARMERS MARKET. Magazine Street Market, Magazine and Girod streets, (504) 861-5898; www. marketumbrella.org — The weekly market features fresh produce, flowers and food. 8 a.m. to noon.

FILM INDUSTRY EXPO. Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, 500 Canal St., (504) 595-5511; www.sheratonneworleans.com — The largest film industry conference in the Gulf South features panel discussion, seminars and workshops for actors and filmmakers. For details, visit www.filmindustryexpo.com.

Admission starts at $25. 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

FRERET MARKET. Freret Market, corner of Freret Street and Napoleon Avenue, (504) 638-2589; www.freretmarket.org — More than 85 food, art and collect-

ible vendors sell their goods while musicians perform. Noon to 5 p.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.

GRETNA FARMERS MARKET. Gretna Farmers Market, Huey P. Long Avenue, between Third and Fourth streets, Gretna, (504) 362-8661 — The weekly rain-or-shine market features more than 30 vendors offering a wide range of fruits, vegetables, meats and flowers.

Free admission. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

PAINT DROP-OFF. Whole Foods Market Arabella Station, 5600 Magazine St., (504) 899-9119 — Whole Foods and the Green Project offer a monthly paint drop-off event. Visit www. greenproject.org for details. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

RIVERTOWN FARMERS MARKET. Rivertown, 400 block of Williams Boulevard., Kenner, (504) 468-7231; www.kenner.la.us — The twice-monthly market features local fruit, vegetables and dairy, homemade jams and jellies, cooking demonstrations and more. 8 a.m. to noon.

SANKOFA FARMERS MARKET. ARISE Academy, 3819 St. Claude Ave — The weekly market offers locally grown fruits and vegetables, fresh eggs and other goods. Call (504) 872-9214 or visit www.sankofanola.org for details. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

ST. BERNARD SEAFOOD & FARMERS MARKET. Aycock Barn, 409 Aycock St., Arabi — The market showcases fresh seafood, local produce, jams and preserves, baked goods, crafts, live entertainment, children’s activities and more. Call (504) 355-4442 or visit www.visitstbernard. com for details. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

STORYQUEST. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — Authors, actors and artists read children’s books and send kids on an art quest through the museum afterward.

YOGA. Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, (504) 658-4100; www.noma. org — The museum holds yoga classes. Call (504) 456-5000 for details. Free for NOMA and East Jefferson Wellness Center members, $5 general admission. 8 a.m.

SUNDAY 8 INTRODUCTION TO BASIC JUDAISM.

Temple Sinai, 6227 St. Charles Ave., (504) 861-3693; www.templesinaino.org — Rabbi Cohn of Temple Sinai teaches free classes to introduce Judaism to people who wish to convert, those who want to understand Judaism and Jewish people who wish to brush up on the principles of their faith. 9 a.m.

MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTS TOUR. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — Docents lead visitors on a tour of the best New Orleans Museum of Art has to offer. 2 p.m.

SOFAB COOKING DEMO. Crescent City Farmers Market, Corner of Governor Nicholls and French Market Place, ; www. crescentcityfarmersmarket. org — Local chefs demonstrate cooking their signature dishes.

2 p.m.

SUNDAY SWING. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., (504) 527-6012; www.nationalww2museum.org — Swing dance lessons are given and local musicians play classic tunes from the World War II era. 1 p.m.

SWING DANCE LESSON WITH AMY & CHANCE. d.b.a., 618 Frenchmen St., (504) 942-3731; www. dbabars.com/dbano — The bar and music venue offers free swing dance lessons. 4:30 p.m.

TIPITINA’S FOUNDATION’S SUNDAY YOUTH MUSIC WORKSHOP. Tipitina’s, 501 Napoleon Ave., (504) 895-8477; www.tipitinas. com — Kids jam with local musicians. 1 p.m.

MONDAY 9 CIRCLE THE WAGONS. Rock ’N’ Bowl, 3016 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 861-1700; www.rockandbowl.com — The event is a gathering of food trucks. 11 a.m.

FREE ENVIRONMENTAL JOB TRAINING. Dillard University, 2601 Gentilly Blvd., (504) 283-8822; www.dillard.edu — The Deep South Center for Environmental Justice at Dillard University and the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences offer free job training in hazardous waste cleanup, green construction, mold remediation and lead and asbestos abatement. Incentives include stipends, bus tokens (if needed) and lunch. Upon completion of the program, participants will receive job placement assistance. Call (504) 816-4005 to sign up. Through Dec. 3.

MADD MEETING. Old Metairie Library, 2350 Metairie Road, (504) 838-4353 — This is a meeting of the Metairie/New Orleans chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). Call (504) 483-3406 to sign up. 6 p.m.

TAI CHI/CHI KUNG. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1

Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 6584100; www.noma.org — Terry Rappold presents the class in the museum’s art galleries. Call (504) 456-5000 for details. Free for NOMA and East Jefferson Hospital Wellness Center members, $5 general admission. 6 p.m.

WE LIVE TO EAT RESTAURANT WEEK. More than 45 Louisiana Restaurant Association member eateries offer special prix fixe menus with two-course lunches under $20 and threecourse dinners under $35. To make reservations and see menus, visit www.welivetoeatnola.com/restaurant-week Two-course lunch under $20, three-course dinner under $30.

Through Sept. 15.

SPORTS SUNDAY 8 SAINTS. Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1500 Poydras St., (504) 587-3663; www.superdome. com — The New Orleans Saints play the Atlanta Falcons. Noon.

REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS

2013 SOWOMAN EXPO. To be a vendor or exhibitor of beauty products, fashion, home decor, health and wellness information, spa services, hairstyling, jewelry or other things of interest to people attending the Southern Woman Expo, register online at www.sowomanexpo. com. Through Sept. 15.

DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S CITIZENS ACADEMY. D.A. Leon Cannizzaro, Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas and others involved in law enforcement host Tuesday classes from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sept. 17 through Nov. 5 to help citizens understand crime and punishment in New Orleans.

Classes cover homicide, rape and drug cases, juvenile crime and child support enforcement, domestic violence, victim/witness services and diversion.

Contact Anne Kiefer at (504) 571-2937 or akiefer@orleansda. com to register by Tuesday.

Free tuition, refreshments and completion certificate.

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. American Cancer Society, 2605 River Road, Westwego, (504) 833-4024 or (800) 2272345; www.cancer.org — The American Cancer Society needs volunteers for upcoming events and to facilitate patient service programs. Opportunities are available with Relay for Life, Look Good … Feel Better, Hope Lodge, Man to Man, Road to Recovery, Hope Gala and more. Call for information.

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS VOLUNTEERS. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeast Louisiana, 2626 Canal St., Suite 203, (504) 309-7304; www.bbbssela. org — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeast Louisiana needs volunteers to serve as mentors. A volunteer meets two to three times a month with his or her Little Brother or Sister.

You can play games, watch movies, bake cookies, play sports or plan any other outings you both would enjoy. Call for information.

EDGAR DEGAS FOUNDATION. The nonprofit seeks volunteers to contribute to the development of the foundation. Call (504) 821-5009 or email info@ degashouse.com for details.

GREATER NEW ORLEANS FAIR HOUSING ACTION CENTER. The center seeks part-time civil rights investigators with excellent writing skills, reliable transportation and no criminal convictions to help expose housing discrimination in the New Orleans metro area. Call (504) 717-4257 or email mmorgan@gnofairhousing.org for information.

HANDSON NEW ORLEANS. The volunteer center for the Greater New Orleans area invites prospective volunteers to learn about the various opportunities available, how to sign up for service projects and general tips on how to be a good volunteer. Call (504) 304-2275, email volunteer@ handsonneworleans.org or visit www.handsonneworleans.org for details.

LOUISIANA SPCA VOLUNTEERS. The Louisiana SPCA seeks volunteers to work with the animals and help with special events, education and more.

Volunteers must be at least 12 years old and complete a volunteer orientation to work directly with animals. Call or email Dionne Simoneaux at dionne@la-spca.org.

NOLA WISE. The program by Global Green in partnership with the City of New Orleans and the Department of Energy that helps homeowners make their homes more energy efficient seeks volunteers.

All volunteers must attend a 30-minute orientation. Email mrowand@globalgreen.org for details.

START THE ADVENTURE IN READING. The STAIR program holds regular volunteer training sessions to work one-on-one with public school students on reading and language skills.

Call (504) 899-0820, email elizabeth@scapc.org or visit www. stairnola.org for details.

TEEN SUICIDE PREVENTION. The Teen Suicide Prevention Program seeks volunteers to help

teach middle- and upper-school New Orleans students. Call (504) 831-8475 for details.

WORDS AYN RAND DISCUSSION GROUP. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson. lib.la.us — The New Orleans Objectivists discuss Ayn Rand’s works. 2 p.m. Saturday.

BARNES & NOBLE JR. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 455-5135 — The bookstore regularly hosts free reading events for kids. Call for schedule information.

FAIR GRINDS POETRY EVENT. Fair Grinds Coffeehouse, 3133 Ponce de Leon St., (504) 913-9073; www.fairgrinds.com — Jenna Mae hosts poets and spoken-word performers. 8 p.m. Sunday.

FRIENDS OF THE NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOK SALE. Latter Library Carriage House, 5120 St. Charles Ave., (504) 596-2625; www.nutrias.org — The group hosts twice-weekly sales of books, DVDs, books on tape, LPs and more. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Wednesday and Saturday.

GARY CROSS. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 4555135 — The author discusses Vial 023: A Father’s Pursuit of Justice. 3 p.m. Saturday.

JAMES COBB. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, (504) 838-1190; www.jefferson.lib.la.us — The author signs and discusses Flood of Lies. 7 p.m. Tuesday.

LOCAL WRITERS’ GROUP. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 455-5135 — The weekly group discusses and critiques fellow members’ writing. All genres welcome. 7:30 p.m.

Monday.

MICHAELA HAAS. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St., (504) 899-7323 — The author gives a multimedia presentation on her book, Dakini Power: Extraordinary Women Shaping the Transmission of Tibetan Buddhism in the West. 6 p.m. Wednesday.

TAO POETRY. Neutral Ground Coffeehouse, 5110 Danneel St., (504) 891-3381; www.neutralground.org — The coffeehouse hosts a weekly poetry reading.

9 p.m. Wednesday.

THE WELL: A WOMEN’S POETRY CIRCLE. St. Anna’s Episcopal Church, 1313 Esplanade Ave., (504) 947-2121; www.stannanola. org — The group for writers of all levels meets at 2 p.m.

Monday. Call (504) 655-5489 or email fleurdeholly@gmail.com for details.

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New Orleans Job Guru is New Orleans native Grant Cooper. President of Strategic Résumés®, Grant ranks within the top LinkedIn Résumé Writing Experts nationwide and has assisted the U.S. Air Force, Kinko’s, the Louisiana Dept. of Labor, the City of New Orleans, NFL/NBA players & coaches, as well as universities, regional banks, celebrities, and major corporations.

Send your questions to New Orleans Job Guru at: grant@resupro.com or 504-891-7222

RECEPTIONIST

Nice & energetic person with friendly attitude for receptionist position.

Can grow into career opportunity as a service and sales producer.

No experience necessary. Fax or email resume. (504) 739-9320 or a024516@allstate.com

FARM LABOR 4 Kids JJW, Placado, TX, has 3 positions for corn & cotton; 3 mos. experience required for job duties listed; must be able to obtain driver’s license within 30 days; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided for employees who can’t return home daily; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.18; three-fourths work period guaranteed from 9/22/13 – 6/30/14.

Apply at nearest NM Workforce Office with Job Order TX2711273 or call 225-342-2917.

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR

Berry Farm Enterprises, Robinsonville, MS, has 1 positions for rice, soybeans, corn & wheat; 3 mos. experience required for job duties listed; must be able to obtain driver’s license within 30 days; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided for employees who can’t return home daily; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $9.50; three-fourths work period guaranteed from 10/11/13 – 12/15/13. Apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order MS80689 or call 225-342-2917.

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR

Brad Ashburn Farms, Plains, TX, has 1 positions for grain & oilseed crops; 3 mos. experience required for job duties listed; must be able to obtain driver’s license within 30 days; tools, equipment, housing and daily trans provided for employees who can’t return home daily; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $10.18; three-fourths work period guaranteed from 10/15/13 – 8/15/14. Apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order TX3191401 or call 225-342-2917.

LANDSCAPE

Please apply in person at 3117 Calhoun Street Mon-Fri 1-4pm.

GYMNASTICS COACHES NEEDED

Empire Gymnastics is looking for preschool and developmental coaches.

Gymnastics experience is not required but preferred. All classes start at 4 p.m., so it’s a perfect evening job opportunity for college students looking to make some money. Job starts ASAP. Call the gym and ask for Greg. Serious inquires only www.empiregymnastics.net (504) 734-0644. empireacademy@bellsouth.net

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Experienced Sous Chef Front House Manager Experienced Line Cooks Competitive wages, free gym, insurance, paid vacation, 401-K, dining discount, & more Apply in Person Mon - Fri b/w 3 & 4 pm or email hr@neworleans-food.com

Bartender with restaurant food server experience

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Duties include, but are not limited to, stocking and packing materials for shipping and related duties as required. Dependable, and must be physically able to lift heavy items above and below shoulder height, and perform continuous standing, walking, reaching, and bending. Call 504-235-8149

PART TIME HEALTH ORIENTED PERSON

w/skin care exp. needed to sample skin care & nutritional products at natural food retailers in the NOLA area. Honest, dependable w/gd trans. important for this long term PT weekend job. $20/hr. Call 1-800-643-2843 or fax 1-888-983-2843

POSITIONS WANTED I’M WAITING ON YOUR CALL!

I take care of elderly, handicapped, etc.

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REAL ESTATE

Call (504) 483-3100 VOLUNTEER

LANDSCAPE TECHNICIAN

Arts organization seeks FT Administrative Assistant. $28-$30K. Benefits. Letter, resume, references: hr@ npnweb.org. EOE www.npnweb.org

Flexible schedule, some nights and weekends required, health insurance, paid time off, 50% off discount, opportunities to advance.

TEACHERS/INSTRUCTORS

Installation and Maintenance crew positions. Must have at least 2 years Horticultural Experience, own transportation, and be Self-motivated with leadership ability. Good pay and benefits available. Call (504) 862-9177 or Fax resume to: (504) 862-9100.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Must have valid driver’s license, high school diploma/GED, 18+ years old, ability to lift 50lbs., work in fast paced environment, and stand for long periods of time. Will train into position, starting pay and bonuses based on experience and performance.

LOOK WHAT’S COOKING!

TEMPORARY FARM LABOR

NON-PROFIT

Papa John’s is now hiring full and part time Management positions at several locations. We are looking for upbeat, professional, customer oriented people who can motivate team, drive sales, and take pride in doing their job.

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Offers Volunteer Opportunities

Make a difference in the lives of the terminally ill & their families. Services include: friendly visits to patients & their families, provide rest time to caretaker, bereavement & office assistance. School service hours avail.

Call Volunteer Coordinator @ 504-818-2723 #3006

GAMBIT > BESTOFNEWORLEANS.COM > SEPTEMBER 3 > 2013

Dear New Orleans Job Guru, “For me, the hardest part of being a business owner is laying off people. We just lost one of our biggest clients and I’m going to have to cut the staff in half. I am offering a severance that is generous, but I want to do more. I’ve read your column and I wonder, what else I can do to help them?

Some of my people have been with me over 10 years and have families, and I feel I owe it to them.”

— John B., New Orleans, LA Dear John, If only all employers had your generosity, loyalty, and compassion! Certainly for larger companies, Outplacement Services are provided as a key part of the severance package for staff that is being laid off. These services generally consist of Résumé & Cover Letter Preparation and Job Search Assistance. In the current competitive job market, these services can often mean the difference between finding a job quickly and an extended Grant Cooper period of unemployment.

Outplacement Services do not usually find jobs for the laid off employees, but they do provide the counseling, tools, and assistance to greatly enhance the prospects of getting hired. In addition to just being good corporate citizens, outplacement can benefit companies in a number of ways.

First of all, Outplacement Services can reduce, or in some cases, even prevent the employees from receiving unemployment benefits, since many of the affected employees will find a new position much sooner than had they not received the services.

Second, they can go a long way in keeping disaffected, laid off staff from trashing the company’s reputation online through Twitter, Facebook, and other social media venues. Some sources have reported a statistical decrease in lawsuits from former employees in companies that offer Outplacement Services.

And lastly, Outplacement Services can definitely increase employee morale within the remaining workforce. Knowing that the company cares and is doing everything possible to soften the blow for those who were laid off has been shown to improve productivity within the remaining staff.

Here in New Orleans, our firm has provided these services to companies laying off staff, including several financial services institutions, a large beverage company, healthcare firms, and oil & gas industry employers. Our Group Counseling Seminar covers the following subjects: Length, Formatting & Content of the Résumé, Honesty in Your Résumé, Gaps in Your Job History, Filling Out Job Applications Online, Buzzwords & Power Wording, Cover Letters, Scannable Resumes, Using the Internet for Job Searching, What To Do When You Are Laid Off, Job Search Tips & Self-Marketing, What All Employers Are Looking For, The Value Statement & Summary of Qualifications, The Experience / Job History Section, The Education Section, and Miscellaneous Résumé Sections.

John, I applaud you for wanting to do “the right thing” for your employees. In case you are reviewing the wide range of services that can be offered to the staff you are laying off, in addition to a traditional severance package, here is a full list of Outplacement Services: • Job Loss Counseling & Support • Résumé & Cover Letter Preparation • Salary History & Salary Requirements • Targeted Job Search Training • Use of LinkedIn & Social Media • Networking 101 • Job Board Tactics & Techniques • Interview Skills Development • Post-Interview Follow Up

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1013 Edna • Waveland, MS $54,000

Mid-20th century, Newly & very beautifully restored & spacious. Features lg, inviting rooms w/delightful ambiance. Located in a fine, suburban-type N.O. neighborhood near Tulane & Loyola universities.

A perfect home for executive/professional-style single or family living. One of the nicest rental residences in the city & bargain priced as well.

• Lg open LR/DR w/decorative fp, vaulted/beamed ceiling, track lighting • Huge rear yard w/lovely lawn • Spa tub in Master • Great side-yard w/concrete patio & partially shaded lawn area • 2 office/studio rms w/new cabinetry& bookshelves • New central ac & heating system • Sliding glass door • Laundry rm w/new appliance & steam cycle • Terrific kitchen w/new cabinetry, appliance & plumb fixtures • Tiles or newly carpeted flrs & ceiling fans throughout • Lawn & garden service provided at owner’s expense

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Two bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, each side. All electric, carpet throughout. Owner will finance.

Approx $20,000/yr income

This house in not a drive-by. The interior is far more impressive than the exterior.

See for yourself to believe! Sorry, no dogs.

Phone Keith at (504) 881-0379 for info/appt.

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1157 ROBERT E. LEE LAKE VISTA

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2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath, 771sqft. Cute & Quaint. Perfect for retirement or getaway area for BBQ & Seafood Boils. Ceramic floors. Totally remodeled after Katrina. 5 yr. old A/C. Enjoy the solitude of the back or bring family and friends to party. Call Sharon (228)324-8994 Coldwell Banker Alfonso. For Sale by: Agent/Broker

Completely remodeled! 3BR/3BA, living room, dining room, den, wet bar, 81/2’ ceilings, draws, all appliances.

Approx 2348 sq ft. Nice tile roof, covered patio.

Sharon Chiniche, Realtor sharonchiniche@bellsouth.net Coldwell Banker Alfonso Realty, Inc (228)324-8994 cell

$359,000 FSBO

Please Call (985) 384-1265

8416 Oak Street

3527 Ridgelake Dr., Metairie.

$2,900/Mo.

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Office Space Metairie Luxury Great Location

Fully Furnished Fabulous Uptown Condo on “Hip Oak Street”! Walk to antique shops, pubs, restaurants, live music, yoga studios, coffee shops. The complex is charming & well maintained & managed. Enter through the pool patio and landscaped gardens. Elevator to 2nd floor, 14 ft. ceilings, wood floors, granite counter tops, wine cooler, SS appliances, two secured parking spaces inside electric gate, Cable, Internet, electric, water, flat screen TVs. Sylvia Ruelas • Realty Executives SELA - Metairie 3525 Hessmer Avenue, Suite 301, Metairie, LA 70002 504-468-7979 • sruelas@msn.com

Approx 1,350 usable sq.ft.

2nd floor of 2 story office building. Parking, efficiency kitchen, storage room, mens and womens restrooms, reception area, conference rooms, private office.

Available immediately. 1 year lease $1,700/mo.

(504) 957-2360.

CLASSIFIEDS REAL ESTATE LAKEVIEW/LAKESHORE

FOR SALE/OTHER 128 CARROLL AVENUE

4 BR/3 BA 2,300 sf Old Town BSL. Two Master Suites, fireplace, ceramic tile, huge yard. Vera Mestayer Realty. For Sale by Agent/Broker. $310,000. Call (228) 304-1332 or veramestayer@gmail.com

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All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act and the Louisiana Open Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.

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MISSISSIPPI

1157 ROBERT E. LEE LAKE VISTA

Completely remodeled! 3BR/3BA, living room, dining room, den, wet bar, 81/2’ ceilings, draws, all appliances.

Approx 2348 sq ft. Nice tile roof, covered patio. $359,000 FSBO. Please Call (985) 384-1265

UPTOWN/GARDEN DISTRICT

GENERAL REAL ESTATE

$54,000 1013 Edna, Waveland, Ms

2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath, 771sqft. Cute & Quaint. Perfect for retirement or getaway Area for BBQ & Seafood Boils.

Ceramic floors. Totally remodeled after Katrina. 5 yr. old A/C. Enjoy the solitude of the back or bring family and friends to party. Call Sharon (228)324-8994 Coldwell Banker Alfonso. For Sale by: Agent/Broker, Sharon Chiniche, Realtor, sharonchiniche@bellsouth.net Coldwell Banker Alfonso Realty, Inc (228)3248994 cell (228)388-6251 fax

OLD METAIRIE

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

COMMERCIAL RENTALS OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE NON-PROFITS ONLY

BR/2BA $329,000

SINGLES & DOUBLES UNDER $250K

8431-8433 COHN ST. $169,000 Low Maintenance Income Producer in Booming Area! 2013 Renovation.

New roof, kit, baths & appls. New structural repairs, hdwd flrs. Updated Electrical. Fresh Paint. Investor or Owner w/Income. Seller offering $5K toward closing costs. Andrew Severino ,Sharpe Realty, LLC 1513 St. Charles Ave. #A, New Orleans, LA 70130 (914) 787-9513

MARRERO 4 Bedrooms, 2 Full Baths, 2750 Sq. Ft. $225,000.

New 5 Ton Unit, Granite Countertops in Kitchen & Master Bath. Personal Wetbar in Master Bedroom Call Nicole Pellerin Real Estate Professional at (504) 455-0100 (office) or (504) 628-7723 (cell) or pellenik@aol.com * npellerin@kw.com KELLER WILLIAMS Realty * 4725 Veterans Blvd., Metairie, LA 70006 * (504) 455-0100. Each Office Independently Owned and Operated * Licensed in the State of Louisiana.

DOWNTOWN

COMMERCIAL SALE/LEASE

1915-17 MARTIN LUTHER KING $285K Zoned C-1, Many uses. Very close to dntwn & St Charles. 1 door off of OC Haley. Upscale music venue opening next door. 2000 sf open floor plan 1st floor, approx 4,000 sq, ft total.

2, 3 bed apts upstairs. Upstairs currently occ. Andrew Severino , Sharpe Realty, LLC, 1513 St. Charles Ave. #A NOLA 70130 (914) 787-9513

JOHN SEITZ, REALTOR Cell: (504) 264-8883

I have sold Uptown, Metairie & the West Bank in the last 4 mos. I am here to help you sell your home! Let my 25 yrs of exp in Construction & Real Estate assist you! CONSULT WITH THE REAL ESTATE EXPERTS OF NEW ORLEANS! JSeitz@GardnerRealtors. com www.Francher Perrin.com

515A MAGNOLIA ROAD NEAR POPLARVILLE, MS

REDUCED! 3 BR/2 BA 1,450 sf Energy efficient weekend retreat situated on 8.5 wooded acres bounded by a 20+ acre stocked lake. House includes 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, wood burning stone fireplace in vaulted great room, fully furnished kitchen and utility room with washer and dryer. Screened rear porch overlooking pier and lake make you feel like you have gotten away from it all. To see this fabulous property, call Jean at 601-795-2105. For Sale by Agent/Broker, $190,000.

French Quarter Realty

New FQR Office open! 713 Royal MON-SAT 10-5pm Sun-1-5 Full Service Office with Agents on Duty! 522-4585 Wayne • Nicole • Sam • Jennifer • Brett • Robert • George • Dirk • Billy • Andrew • Eric

602 Dumaine 1/1 1017 Ursulines Space #10 1722 Second St 1/1 508 Barracks “A” 1 /1.5 1103 Royal “B” 2/2 712 St Philip 1/1 210 Chartres 3E 1/1 1003 St Philip 2/1.5 1025 Dumaine #1 2/1 1025 Dumaine #2 2/2 1025 Dumaine #4 2/1 1025 Dumaine #6 1/1 3922 Prytania 2/1 2200 Royal commercial

500sqft.Offstpkgaddl$300mo,prvtcrtyrd$1100 Motorcycle/Scooter,Gated,OffstPkg,YrLease$100 Near streetcar line.Cent HVAC,Owner/Agent $875 Hi -end furn w/prvt glry,balc&garage pkng $5,000 2 level rear. crtyrd & balc. Furn or unfurn. $2,000 Ground floor furished apt w/ courtyard $1675 Furnished spacious apt in upper FQ $1695 Light-filled furnished apt in great loc $1975 New renov, w/d, central ac/heat,fireplace $1,400 New renov, w/d, central ac/heat,fireplace $1,550 New renov, w/d, central ac/heat,fireplace $1,400 New renov, w/d, central ac/heat,fireplace $1,200 parking and balcony included $1,800 Blue chip loc w/ favorable HMC-2 Zoning $4,000

On street car line at St. Charles and Broadway. Multiple units from 127 to 4,000 square feet, utilities and alarm included. Elevator. Call (504) 861-9415, www.scabc.org

JEFFERSON

Private home near Metairie Rd. $500/ mo inclds util, cable & some use of kit. Refs & dep. Avail now. Call 985237-0931.

SPARKLING POOL Bike Path & Sunset Deck

1 BR apt with new granite in kit & bath.

King Master w/wall of closets. Kit w/ all built-ins. Laundry on premises.

Offst pkg. NO PETS. Avail now. Owner/ agent, $724/mo. 504-236-5776.

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

BYWATER 3009 ROYAL ST

Newly renov’d, 2br/1ba, LR, kit w/ appls, washer/dryer, $1100/mo + $1100 dep. Start showing Sept. 1st.

504-231-0889 or 817-681-0194.

2537 RIVER ROAD

Between Labarre & Rio Vista. 2 brm,1.5 bath, $895/mo include water, w&d, fridge & stove. NO pets, pool, smoking. Great landlord for great tenants! 504-887-1814

LAKEFRONT

DORIAN M. BENNETT • 504-236-7688 dorian.bennett@sothebysrealty.com

RESIDENTIAL RENTALS

LAKEFRONT CONDO

1 BR, Stove, Microwave, Dishwasher, Fridge, Secure Parking, $925.00/ mo, $950.00/deposit. Call (504) 251-4667. Leave message. 500lakemarina.com

METAIRIE 3714 BARBARA PLACE

1275 sq. ft. Townhouse. 2 large bedrms w/walk-in closets. Furn kit, w/d, fenced yard & deck. Parking for 1 in driveway. Small pets OK. Quiet street. $1100 + dept. (504) 456-1718.

LUXURY APTS

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

523 Dumaine - 2 bd/ 2 ba ................ $2500 1020 Esplanade - 2 bd/ 1 ba + pkg ........ $2300 1029 Esplanade - 2 bd/ 1 1/2ba ........ $2200 539 Dumaine - 1 bd/ 1 ba ............... $1650 4321 Burgundy - 2 bd/ 1 ba ............... $1350 600 Burgundy - 1 bd/ 1 1/2 ba ............ $1100 CALL FOR MORE LISTINGS!

2340 Dauphine Street • New Orleans, LA 70117 (504) 944-3605

CONDOS FOR SALE 421 Burgundy #1 1/1 421 Burgundy #3 1/1 1608 N Broad 2/2 1125 Royal #3 1/1 510 Wilkinson Row #4 1 /1 611 Dauphine B 1/1 823 Burgundy #3 2/2 416 Burgundy #5 1/1 729 Dauphine A 1/1 1205 St Charles #703 1/1 4420 Barnett 16/8 917 Toulouse #11 3/2.5 1303 burgundy #11 2/1

Nice size grnd fl just off crtyd. $180,000 Bamboo flrs. exp wood Central HVAC. $180,000 Sngl fam renov. Near fairgrounds. $82,500 3rd flr,exp beams,storage! Lush crtyrd $269,000 NEWPRICE!LightfilledTotalrenov in‘02$395,000 townhouse w/ common courtyard $169,900 1,600 sqft, brand renov, balcony, $599,000 lovely, crtyrd, no pets/low condo fees $149,000 HeartofFQ.Grtfrntporch.Updatedkit/ba$359,000 NEW PRICE! Spacious w / prkng & pool $189,000 Metairieprop-8apts.each2bd/1bth.pkng$685000 Penthouse condo w/pkng & balcony $1,049,000 Morro Castle! Balc w/view of crtyrd&pool $375,000

COMMERICAL

3817 Chartres Huge comm 2200 Royal comm 512 Wilkinson Row Comm 1228-30 N Broad Comm

3k sqft whse&3k sqft office space $6,500/mo 3,760sq/ft. Blue chip loc HMC-2 Zone $4k/mo NEWPRICE!commcondo.quaintFQst$395,000 B-1 comm zoned dbl w/parking $199,500

1466 Magazine St., $539,900

117 S. Hennessey St., $ 329,900

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5 suites currently used as a Bed and Breakfast with large yard and off street Parking. Real Estate Only $539,900. Owner/Broker

Move in cond, lots of architectural details, 1st block off Canal, off street pkng for several cars, garage. 2 br, 2 dens, encl porch/sun rm & wood flrs. Must see to appreciate.

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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1129 SANTA MARIA DR. MARRERO

Contemporary Arts & Crafts Cottage in high demand, safe area Uptown, near univerisities.

1500 sq. ft. O/S parking w/elect gate.

Newly updated, truly move-in condition.

Home Warranty. FSBO. Agents protected 2% Email: 3375ssd@gmail.com

FURNISHED ROOM GREAT FOR STUDENT

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MID CITY 3122 PALMYRA STREET

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

UNFURNISHED RENTAL

2939 Orleans, 1 bedroom, $500, 2934 St. Anne, 2BR, $575. No pets.

Rent, deposit & ease. Zimmeran Property Service, (504) 861-4958

1824 OC HALEY BLVD

UPTOWN/GARDEN DISTRICT

1824 OC HALEY BLVD OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE NOW FURNISHED & UNFURNISHED AVAILABLE VIRTUAL OFFICES ALSO AVAILABLE. CALL FOR DETAILS (504) 298-2665

1042 SONIAT

1930’s PAINTERS

1205 ST. CHARLES

Close to Bywater/Marigny. Near bus.

Real nice 2 bedroom, carport, wd hook-ups. Section 8 OK. $950/month.

Call Eddie (504) 481-1204

3 bedrooms, 1.5 ba, lr, dr, furn kit, hdwd flrs, cen a/h, w/d, 1500 sf, 12’ ceils, $1400/mo. Call 504-952-5102 Fully furnished 1 bedroom. On site security & pkng. Available now!

Call (504) 466-8362 or cell, (504) 453-1159

CLASSIFIEDS

CALL NOW 1352 MAGAZINE STREET

2 BR/1.5 BA Large. Wood Floors, All Appliances, Balconies, Outdoor Kitchen, Hot Tub. Must See! Free Wifi and Cable! Agent/Broker. $1795 (504) 451-1863 bwilson@jwpropertyserv.com

LOWER GARDEN DISTRICT/ IRISH CHANNEL 1/2 BLOCK TO MAGAZINE

ROOMS BY WEEK. Private bath. All utilities included. $175/week. 2 BR avail. Call (504) 202-0381 or (504) 738-2492.

FOR RENT/OTHER PARKING SPACE

Park your small rv, trailer, small boat or vehicle. 1 blk from streetcar line.

Mid City area. $100 monthly or obo.

Call (504) 488-4609

MIND, BODY, SPIRIT COUNSELING/THERAPY

TICKETS 2013 SEASON TICKETS

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24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO.: 715-842 DIV. F SUCCESSION OF KENNETH JOSEPH GASPER NOTICE Notice is hereby given to the creditors of this Estate and to all other persons herein interested to show cause within ten (10) days from this notification (if any they have or can) why the First and Final Tableau of Distribution and Final Accounting presented by the Independent Executrix of this Estate should not be approved and homologated and the funds distributed in accordance herewith.

By Order of the Court, Jon A. Gegenheimer, Clerk Attorney: Steven J. Koehler The Koehler Firm Address: 3350 Ridgelake Dr., Ste. 200 Metairie, LA 70002 Telephone: (504) 293-0004 Gambit: 9/3/13

24th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 718-123 DIV E

SUCCESSION OF PAUL J. ROBERTS, SR. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Executor of this succession has petitioned that Court for authority to sell immovable property of the estate at private sale in accordance with the provisions of Article 3281 of the Code of Civil Procedure for [thirty-five thousand dollars ($102,000.00)] cash, with the

succession to pay the usual and customary closing costs at the act of sale.

The immovable to be sold at private sale is described as follows: A CERTAIN PIECE OR PORTION OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon and all of the servitudes rights and appurtenances thereunto applying, situated in the State of Louisiana, in that Parish of Jefferson, in that part thereof known as GREENLAWN TERRACE SUBDIVISION, said portion being designated as LOT Y-1 of SQUARE 69-A. According to a plan by J.J. Krebs & Sons, Inc., dated September 26, 1969 and resurveyed February 6, 1970 to shown improvements, Square 69-A is bounded by Arizona Avenue, 39th Street, Arkansas Avenue and 40th Street, Loy Y-1 commences at a distance of 50.03 feet from the corner of Arizona Avenue and 40th Street, and measures thence 50.03 feet front of Arizona Avenue, with a width in the rear of 50.01 feet, by a depth on the sideline closer to 39th Street of 108.16 feet and a depth on the opposite sideline of 108.98 feet.

The Improvements thereon bear the Municipal No. 3940 Arizona Avenue, Kenner, LA 70065 THIS ACT IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING: 1.

Restrictions contained in an act before Louis G. Shushan, Notary Public, dated August 27, 1956, registered in COB 408, folio 306 on September 4, 1956 and restrictions contained in an act before same Notary Public dated August 10, 1960, registered in COB 513, folio 301 on August 23, 1960, Jefferson Parish, La. And amendment to restrictions contained in an act before Claude J. Champagne, Notary Public, dated April 17, 1969, registered in COB 696, folio 123 on April 21, 1969, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. The utility servitude of five (5) feet running across the entire rear width of the Lot as shown on a plan by J.J. Krebs & Sons, Inc. dated September 26, 1969, and resurveyed February 6, 1970.

2. Deleting any covenant, condition, or restriction indicating a preference limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin to the extent such covenants, conditions or restrictions violate 42 USC 3604 ©.

3.

The reference to any mineral reservations, servitudes, easements, right of way r other encroachments adversely affection title or physical condition of the hereinabove described property shall not be construed as an acknowledgment, confirmation or restablishment thereof.

It is expressly agreed that the property herein conveyed and all improvements and component parts, plumbing, electrical systems, mechanical equipment, heating and air conditioning systems, built-in-appliances, and all of the items located hereon are conveyed by Seller and accepted by Purchaser “AS IS, WHERE IS”, without any warranties of any kind whatsoever, even as to the metes and bounds, zoning, operation, or suitability of such properties for the use intended by the Purchaser, without regard to the presence of apparent or hidden defects and with the Purchaser’s full and complete waiver of any and all rights for the return of all or any part of the purchase price by reason of such defects.

Any heir or creditor who opposes the proposed sale must file his opposition within seven (7) days from the day on which the last publication of this notice appears.

By Order of the Clerk August 8, 2013 Attorney: Malcolm B. Robinson, Jr. Address: 3408 Clearview Pkwy Metairie, LA 70006 Telephone: (504) 888-0622 Gambit 8/13/13 & 9/3/13

CLASSIFIEDS CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA NO.: 2012-10668 DIV. A

IN RE: SUCCESSIONS OF ROSALIE S. KUGLER, WIFE OF/AND EDWARD C. MENDEL, SR. NOTICE OF FILING OF TABLEAU OF DISTRIBUTION NOTICE IS GIVEN that Edward C. Mendel, Jr., Administrator in the above numbered and captioned matter, has filed a petition for authority to pay estate debts of the succession in accordance with a tableau of distribution filed in these proceedings. The petition can be homologated after the expiration of seven (7) days from the date of the publication of this notice. Any opposition to the petition must be filed prior to its homologation.

By Order of the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans Dale N. Atkins, Clerk of Court for the Parish of Orleans Attorney: John A.E. Davidson Address: 2901 Independence Street, Ste. 201 Metairie, LA 70006 Telephone: (504) 836-7979 Gambit: 9/3/13

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANSs STATE OF LOUISIANA NO.: 13-3105 DIV. J-5

SUCCESSION OF FREDERICK JOHNSON, JR. NOTICE OF FILING TABLEAU OF DISTRIBUTION

Dale N. Atkins, Clerk of Court Attorney: Edwin Shorty, Jr. Address: 650 Poydras St., Ste. 2420 New Orleans, LA 70130 Telephone: (504) 207-1370 Gambit: 9/3/13

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA

STATE OF LOUISIANA N0. 372-489 DIV. B DOCKET 1 SUCCESSION OF HELEN KATZ WIFE OF AND SAM MERMELSTEIN NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the creditors of this Estate and to all other persons herein interested, holders of any rights deriving from the decedents relating to the Estate or the decedents, to show cause within seven (7) days from this notification (if any they have or can) why the Third Petition for Authority to Disburse and to Homologate Tableau of Distribution filed with the Court on or about August 30, 2013, should not be approved and homologated. An Order approving the Third Petition may be issued after the expiration of seven days from the date of publication and any opposition may be filed at any time prior to the issuance of the order.

BY ORDER OF THIS HONORABLE COURT Attorneys: SCANDURRO & LAYRISSON, L.L.C. STEPHEN O. SCANDURRO, Bar #20362 & TIMOTHY D. SCANDURRO, Bar #18424 Address: 607 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 Telephone: 504-522-7100 Gambit: 9/3/13 & /924/13

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA NO.: 547-651 DIV. C SUCCESSION OF JOHN D. ABADIE, JR. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE Notice is given that the administrator of this succession has petitioned this Court for authority to sell immovable property of the community of acquets and gains belonging to the decedents, John D. Abadie, Jr. and his wife Marguerite Holle, at private sale in accordance with the provisions of Article 3281 of the Code of Civil Procedure for eighty two thousand dollars ($82,000.00) cash, with the succession to pay all encumbrances, pro rata taxes, and pay for all proper certificates. The immovable property proposed to be sold at private sale is described as follows:

Attorney: Irving B. Shnaider, APLC Address: 120 N. Telemachus Street New Orleans, LA 70119 Telephone: (504) 484-6416

A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Second District of the City of New Orleans, in Square No. 581, bounded

by North Alexander, Iberville, Bienville and North Murat Streets, designated as Lot “N” on a survey by Gilbert & Kelly, Surveyors, dated February 15, 1937, annexed to an act passed before Felix J. Dreyfous, Notary, on February 19, 1937, according to which survey said lot “N” forms the corner of North Alexander and Bienville Streets and measures 54 feet, 9 inches, and 6 lines front on North Alexander Street, the same in width in the rear, by 78 feet, 7 inches and 1 line deep, between equal and parallel lines. All as per survey by J.J. Krebs & Sons Surveyors, dated November 14, 1958.

Gambit: 9/3/13 & The Louisiana Weekly

The improvements thereon bear Municipal No. 4400 Bienville Street.

NO.: 13-3221 DIV. H DOCKET NO.: 1 SUCCESSION OF DELORES SPANN ALEXIS NOTICE IS GIVEN that the administratrix of the Succession has filed a petition for authority to pay charges and debts of the Succession, in accordance with a tableau of distribution contained in the petition. The petition can be homologated after the expiration of seven (7) days from the date of this publication; any opposition to the petition must be filed prior to homologation.

BY ORDER OF THE COURT, DALE N. ATKINS, CLERK

Being the same property acquired by vendor herein by purchase from Guarantee Savings & Homestead Association, by act before Jerome Meunier, Notary, dated August 12, 1963, and recorded in COB 656, folio 237.

CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS

Any heir or creditor who opposes the proposed sale must file his opposition within seven (7) days from the day on which the last publication of this notice appears.

SUCCESSIONS OF LUCINDA HOLMES, WIFE OF/ AND LOUIS HAYWARD BROOKS

By Order of the Court, Dale N. Atkins, Clerk Attorney: Clayton J. Borne, III Address: 433 Metairie Rd., Ste. 100 Metairie, LA 70005 Telephone: (504) 834-0274 Gambit: 9/3/13 & 9/24/13

FIRST CITY COURT FOR THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA NO.: 2008-53366

JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENT SALE BY CONSTABLE THAT PORTION OF GROUND, BEARING MUNICIPAL NO. 7121 Ridgefield Drive, this city, in the matter entitled: NEW ORLEANS DEMOLITION SERVICES, INC. vs GERARD CARTER By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias to me directed by the Honorable The First City Court for the City of New Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will proceed to sell by public auction, on the ground floor of the Civil District Court Building, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the First District of the City on October 8, 2013, at 12:00 o’clock noon, the following described property to wit: Lot 5, Square L, Section 28 of La Kratt Tract, Third District, Kingswood Subdivision, 7171 Ridgefield Drive, New Orleans, La, Acquired COB 816, folio 154; COB 327913, 8/9/2006.

WRIT AMOUNT: $7,204.00 Seized in the above suit, TERMS-CASH. The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a deposit of ten percent of the purchase price, and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Note: All deposits must be Cash, Cashier’s Check, Certified Check or Money Order; No Personal Checks.

Attorney: Mark C. Landry Telephone: (504) 522-4572 Lambert C. Boissiere, Jr. Constable, Parish of Orleans Gambit: 9/3/13 & 10/1/13 & The Louisiana Weekly: 9/2/13 & 9/30/13 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Marlena Jean Santana, please contact B. Watson, attorney at (504) 799-2265.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Robert Blakes, Jr. or Lisa Blakes please contact Atty Alice Grooms, at 504 243-1135.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Rosetta Adams Mcgee, Joann Adams Lynch, Queen Esther Israel, Charlene Adams, Carrie Adams, Shintasha Adams Brock, Antoine Thompson, David Adams, Darryl Adams and Dominique Adams, please contact Timothy P. Farrelly, Atty.

(504) 832-4101 or 3445 N. Causeway Blvd., Ste 103, Metairie,LA 70002.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Brenda Stewart please contact the Law Offices of Rudy Gorrell (504) 553-9588 1215 Prytania St., Ste. 223 New Orleans, LA 70130.

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO.: 2013-5226 DIV. N-8

NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE WHEREAS, the testamentary executor of the above estate has made application to the court for the sale at private sale of the immovable property hereafter described, to-wit: TWO CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, advantages and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining, situated in the SEVENTH DISTRICT of the City of New Orleans, in SQUARE No. 125, bounded by ZIMPLE, HILLARY, FRERET and CHEROKEE STREETS, designated as Lots Nos. 15 and 16, on a plan of survey made by J.J. Krebs & Sons, Civil Engineers & Surveyors, dated September 17, 1958, a copy of which is annexed to an act passed before the undersigned Notary, dated this day, and according thereto said Lots Nos. 15 and 16 adjoin, and measure, each thirty feet front on ZIMPLE STREET, the same in width in the rear, by a depth, between equal and parallel lines of one hundred twenty feet; Lot No. 16 lying nearer to and beginning at a distance of one hundred twenty-two feet, six inches from the intersection of Zimple and Cherokee Streets.

The improvements thereon bear the Municipal No. 7516-18 Zimple Street.

Being the same property acquired by Lucinda Holmes, wife of/and Louis Hayward Brooks from Guaranty Savings and Homestead Association represented

by Curtis F. Scott, president, by Sale of Property dated November 21, 1958, beneficiary before Jerome Meunier, Notary Public.

Upon the following terms and conditions, to-wit: One Hundred Sixty-Eight Thousand and 0/100 ($168,000.00) Dollars Cash.

Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the decedent herein, and of this estate, be ordered to make any opposition which they have or may have to such application at any time, prior to the issuance of the Order or Judgment authorizing, approving and homologating such application, and that such Order or Judgment may be issued after the expiration of seven (7) days, from the date of the last publication of such notice, all in accordance with law.

By Order of the Court.

Attorney: Steven E. Hayes (#14362) Chehardy, Sherman, Ellis, Murray, Recile Griffith, Stakelum & Hayes, L.L.P. Address: One Galleria Blvd., Ste. 1100 Metairie, LA 70001 Telephone: (504) 833-5600 Gambit: 8/13/13 LOST PROMISSORY NOTE: Anyone knowing the whereabouts or having possession of one (1) certain promissory note executed by Deborah Thomas Robey dated July 26, 2007 in the principal sum of 101,250.00, please contact Kimberly R. Calais at P.O. Box 3929 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 or at 225-376-5560. Gambit: 9/3/13, 9/10/13 & 9/17/13.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Marguerite McKinley Johnson, a/k/a Marguerite Johnson, and/or Karina Anthony, please contact Atty. B. Watson, 504.799.2265.

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF KING

NO. 12-3-07539-9 KNT In Re: Carlos, Ruiz, Petitioner and Melissa Ruiz, Respondent

Summons by Publication The petitioner has started an action in the above court requesting: That your marriage or domestic partnership be dissolved.

Change the name of the respondent to: Melissa Nelson.

You must respond to this summons by serving a copy of your written response on the person signing this summons and by filing the original with the clerk of court. If you do not serve your written response within 60 days after the date of the first publication of this summons (60 days after the 6th day of August, 2013, the court may enter and order of default against you, and the court may, without further notice to you, enter a decree and approve or provide for other relief requested in this summons. In the case of a dissolution, the court will not enter the final decree until at least 90 days after service and filing. If you serve a notice of appearance on the undersigned person, you are entitled to notice before an order of default or a decree may be entered.

Your written response to the summons and petition must be on form: WPF DR 01.0300, Response to Petition (Marriage).

Information on how to get this form may be obtained by contacting the clerk of the court, by contacting the Administrative Office of the Courts at (306) 705-5328, or from the Internet at the Washington State Courts homepage: http://www.courts.wa.gov/forms Gambit: 8/6, 8/13, 8/20, 8/27, 9/3 & 9/10, 9/17 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Benjamin Berry, Sr. please contact Atty Alice Grooms, at 504 243-1135.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Brenda Stewart please contact the Law Offices of Rudy Gorrell (504) 553-9588 1215 Prytania St., Ste. 223 New Orleans, LA 70130.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Curtis Lee Jenkins, Sr., his heirs or agents, please contact Attorney Ralph Bickham, 1515 Poydras Street, 23rd Floor, Suite 2355, New Orleans, LA 70112, or call (504) 584-5730.

To Hypolite de Courval, his heirs, successors, and/or assigns:

Re: Parcel No. 0820046531 .Ward 82, Jefferson Parish. Approximately 53,610 sq. ft. abutting Square 16, Metairieville Subd.; Assessed owner: Hypolite dc Courval This is an important notice. Please read it carefully. The property taxes for the above noted property were not paid, and tax sale title to the property was sold to a tax sale purchaser for delinquent taxes for 2009 and prior years. You may redeem this property within three years from November 4, 2010 by paying to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff and Ex Officio Tax Collector the amount due stated in the tax sale including all penalties and interest now owing. The redemptive period will expire November 3, 2013.

Under some circumstances, the third party buyer may be entitled to take actual possession and full ownership of the property after this time.

After the expiration of the redemptive period, the property cannot be redeemed. Continued possession of the property does not extend the redemptive period.

If you would like to redeem the tax sale, please contact the Jefferson Parish Sheriff and Ex Officio Tax Collector: Newell Normand, Jefferson Parish Sheriff and Ex-Officio Tax Collector, Jefferson Parish Government Building. 200 Derbigny Street. Suite 1200, Gretna, LA70053.

If you have further questions regarding this notice, please contact Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC, Attn: Laurie Howenstine or Scott Sternberg, 1100 Poydras St.. Ste. 3600, New Orleans.

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Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Jessica Tapia Biri, please contact Atty.

Naomi Kim at 504-528-9500.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Elizabeth M. Brown, please contact atty.

Mark Spears, (504) 258-2878.

Anyone knowing or having information regarding the whereabouts of CORNELIUS DEMOND WILSON, please contact Curator Ad Hoc Shantell L. Payton, attorney at (504) 846-8445.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of HELEN BRIDGE, please contact Justin A. Reese Atty, 2216 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 525-1500.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of a lost mail note payable to Anthony Smith Financial, Inc. dated March 22, 2013 in the amount of $1,525.86 and signed by a G. Polo; please contact Jules Fontana, Attorney @ 504-581-9545.

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Notice is here given to the creditors of this estate and all other interested persons to show cause within seven days from the publication of this notice, if any they have or can, why the tableau of distribution filed by Dieldra Johnson Square and Malcolm Johnson in their capacity as Co-Administrators of the Succession of Frederick Johnson, Jr., should not be approved and homologated and the funds distributed in accordance with it.

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