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Michelle Malone THU. JAN. 24 | Through a catalog of more than a dozen albums, Atlanta’s Michelle Malone has mined blues and American sounds. She’s in guitar gunslinger mode on her 2018 release, “Slings & Arrows.” At 8 p.m. at Chickie Wah Wah.

NOBA marks its 50th anniversary presenting dance performances and opportunities in New Orleans

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BY WILL COVIELLO BALLET CERTAINLY ISN’T NEW, but contemporary ballet and modern dance are ever more present in popular culture. Los Angeles-based contemporary dance company Diavolo impressed judges and TV audiences of “America’s Got Talent,” reaching the finals in 2017 with its performances using large-scale props. The New Orleans Ballet Association (NOBA) has brought Diavolo to New Orleans several times, but something was a little different at its appearance in September. “We noticed a lot more boys in the audience,” says NOBA Executive Director Jenny Hamilton. “People had seen [Diavolo] on TV, so it was more real to them.” Also bringing the world of dance into people’s homes is a Barbie doll Mattel released last year. It’s Shanghai-born Yuan Yuan Tan in her “Swan Lake” costume. She’s one of the most famous Chinese ballerinas, and along with fellow principal dancer from the San Francisco Ballet, Tiit Helimets, she’s been picked to perform at the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts Saturday in NOBA’s gala “50th Anniversary Evening of Stars.” NOBA has evolved over its five decades, and for the last three decades it has presented top dancers and companies from around the world. To curate the gala, NOBA turned to Wendy Whelan, a longtime principal dancer for the New York City Ballet. Whelan performed in a special event in New Orleans in 2001 when NOBA arranged for a program in which she and Desmond Richardson, a principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, performed together for the first time. For “Evening of Stars,” Whelan invited Tan and Helimets, who will perform the White Swan Pas de Deux from “Swan Lake.” Black Swan Pas de Deux will be performed by Cuban-born performers Adiarys

Almeida and Taras Domitro, who also will do short works by Cuban choreographers. Four dancers from Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle will perform several duets. Ukrainian couple Denys Drozdyuk and Antonina Skobina have won two Latin dancing championships in the U.S. and competed on NBC’s “World of Dance.” They’ll add ballroom dancing to pop and rock music. Following the performance, there’s a gala celebrating the anniversary, and both events honor three people who influenced the history of NOBA and its partnership with the city: former City Council member Jackie Clarkson, Janee Michelle Tucker and Bernard Jaffe. In the 1980s, the organization shared a ballet company with Cincinnati and presented full seasons in both cities. By 1990, NOBA had started to change its vision, switching to presenting major companies from around the country and globe, recently including Grupo Corpo from Brazil and Black Grace from New Zealand. In 1992, NOBA entered a partnership with the New Orleans Recreation Department (now NORDC) and began providing free dance instruction at NORDC gymnasiums. Those programs continue, and account for more than 55,000 free classes, Hamilton says. Students have received instruction from dancers and choreographers of companies presented by NOBA, and some students have had the opportunity to perform with them. In 2017, a dozen NORDC participants performed in a program with Ballet Hispanico, and then went to New York

FRI. JAN. 25 | Guitarist, songwriter and longtime leader of the Restless Natives, Billy Iuso parties like it’s 1969. For his 50{sup}th{/sup} birthday, he leads an all-star local lineup including Russell Batiste, Brian Stoltz, Johnny Vidacovich, Papa Mali and others, and the second set is all songs from 1969. At 10 p.m. at Tipitina’s.

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to dance at the company’s annual gala last year. In February, 10 NORDC students will go to New York to perform at the Joyce Theatre at the 25th anniversary gala of Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Dancers from NOBA-NORDC programs have gone on to dance professionally with Ronald K. Brown, Ballet Hispanico and others. But NOBA has continued to introduce dance programs to meet New Orleans’ community needs. Ten years ago it introduced a free dance program for adults ages 55 and up, and it is currently offered at three NORDC centers. When Diavolo performed in New Orleans in September, the company did a dance program with military veterans at the VA hospital. “We respond to needs in the community,”Hamilton says. “We’re here to serve.”

FRI. JAN. 25 | The Brass-A-Holics and the Pussyfooters perform at the parading and dance troupe’s annual gala, and DJ Ally Bea provides music for the dance party. Proceeds benefit Metro Centers for Community Advocacy. At 9 p.m. at Generations Hall.

Lake Street Dive FRI. JAN. 25 | Hatched in 2004 among graduates of the New Orleans Conservatory of Music, Lake Street Dive has genre hopped between folk, indie rock and pop, and its 2018 single “Good Kisser” climbed to the top of Billboard’s Americana charts. At 8 p.m. at the Civic Theatre.

Shear Madness FRI.-SUN. JAN. 25-FEB. 17 | Janet Shea and Casey Groves star in Jefferson Performing Arts Society’s reprise of “Shear Madness,” a comedy in which the audience can help solve a murder that happened in an apartment above a hair salon. At 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Westwego Performing Arts Theatre.

Tedeschi Trucks Band MON.-TUE. JAN. 28-29 | Guitarists and husband and wife duo Derek Trucks, a latter-day member of the Allman Brothers Band, and Susan Tedeschi lead their dozen member-strong blues rock ensemble. Following a Grammy nomination for a live album last year, the band will release a studio album this year. At 7:30 p.m. at Saenger Theatre.

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Protesters demanding an end to the federal shutdown and a halt to plans to build a border wall marched from Canal Street to the Convention Center where President Donald Trump was scheduled to appear Jan. 14.

TRUMP GREETED WITH PROTEST IN NEW ORLEANS The Pro Bono Publico Foundation,

the official charitable arm of the Rex Organization, awarded $1 million in grants to 68 recipients at its annual open house Jan. 12. It’s the fourth year Pro Bono Publico has been able to award $1 million to schools and educational initiatives in the greater New Orleans area. Through 12 grant years, it has awarded $7.5 million.

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was on hand Jan. 13 when the lobby of the Superdome was renamed the Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Lobby in honor of her efforts to get the Dome reopened after Hurricane Katrina and the federal levee failures. Blanco and her husband, Raymond “Coach” Blanco, will be inducted into the Louisiana Political Hall of Fame next month in Winnfield.

MORE THAN 350 PEOPLE JOINED NEW ORLEANS IMMIGRANTS, laborers and organizers to protest President Donald Trump’s arrival at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Jan. 14. Organized by the New Orleans Peoples’ Assembly and New Orleans’ Workers Center for Racial Justice, the protest arrived on the heels of reports that the president could divert funding for flood control projects in Louisiana to pay for a Mexican border wall, a fight at the center of a budget deadlock that led to a partial federal shutdown, now nearing a month long. Workers’ groups also rallied in solidarity with out-of-work federal employees whose paychecks hinge on Trump’s passage of a budget agreement. In his address to the American Farm Bureau Federation at the convention center, Trump repeated calls for the border wall, which he previously threatened to fund by declaring a national emergency. Labor and immigration advocacy organizers declared a “national emergency” of their own — pointing to the irony of Trump shutting down the government over an alleged border crisis while potentially taking away funding that helps Louisiana combat the next disaster. A carnivalesque march began at the foot of Canal Street, with floats including “Fat Man and Little Boy,” which featured a golden Napoleonic Trump sitting on an atomic bomb, and a Swamp Thing-inspired three-piece sculpture declaring “Fuck all borders.” A guillotine on wheels had a sign reading, “Let them eat king cake.” The march arrived at the Convention Center entrance, which was blocked by a fleet of New Orleans Police Department officers, and there was a small counterprotest with a dozen Trump supporters. “It’s kind of ridiculous to call what’s going on now an emergency,” Santos Alvarado, a day laborer and organizer with the immigration and labor advocacy group Congress of Day Laborers, told Gambit. “The true emergencies are here, inside our country. In Puerto Rico, in Houston, in the Carolinas — those are emergencies. Many cities in the U.S. are suffering after natural disasters.” One person (who asked to go by “Donald Trump”) wore white briefs and a large American flag tie as she winced and stuck her face and PAGE 8

Due to the partial federal government shutdown, individuals and families who receive SNAP benefits will receive their February allotment by Jan. 20. DCFS cautions these are not “extra” benefits and urges recipients to budget their food supplement funds throughout the month of February.

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Jazz Fest announces 50th anniversary lineup After rumors swirled for months, including a Mick Jagger tease on social media late last year, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival organizers announced last week that The Rolling Stones will headline the 50th annual Jazz Fest. Headliners span the pop spectrum (Katy Perry, Chris Stapleton, Logic, Pitbull, Leon Bridges) and boomer rock pantheon (Jimmy Buffett, Doobie Brothers, Santana, John Fogerty, Boz Scaggs). Also on the bill are Earth, Wind & Fire, Al Green, Dave Matthews Band, Jimmy Cliff, Mavis Staples, Tom Jones, Hurray for the Riff Raff, The O’Jays, Kamasi Washington and Gary Clark Jr. Closing sets will come from Maze feat. Frankie Beverly and Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue with the Nevilles. The festival runs Thursday-Sunday, April 25-28 and May 2-5 at the New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.

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through Feb. 1 and $75 through April 24 for the first weekend and May 1 for the second. Daily tickets at the gate are $85 ($5 for children) with the exception of Thursday, May 2, when daily admission is $185 and includes the Rolling Stones’ performance. “Big Chief VIP” tickets are $1,500 for the first weekend and $2,000 for the second weekend. “Grand Marshal VIP” passes are $1,350 for the first weekend and $2,000 for the second weekend. Both VIP ticket categories include entry on Stones’ Thursday.

Ferguson becomes NOPD chief as Harrison departs for Baltimore Shaun Ferguson, who has served as the head of the New Orleans Police Department’s training division as well as commander of the 2nd and 4th Districts, was sworn in as New Orleans’ new police superintendent by Mayor LaToya Cantrell Friday (Jan. 18). The swearing in was held on the steps of Gallier Hall after outgoing

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Tourism officials launch food drive for some federal employees New Orleans & Company (the former New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau) is launching a food drive for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees, U.S. Coast Guard members and others affected by the partial federal shutdown, which is about to enter its second month. In an email last week to members, NO&C president Stephen Perry said, “Providing food and household items for them as they dutifully report for work for no pay feels like the right thing to do.” The drive will begin Jan. 22 at NO&C headquarters at 2020 St. Charles Ave. and will continue until the shutdown ends, Perry said. Items can be dropped off from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. No energy drinks or alcoholic beverages will be accepted, nor will homemade foods. Foodstuffs should be nonexpired and in their original packaging. The drive also will accept household goods like paper towels and toilet paper, Perry said. Some local restaurants are pitching in to offer free meals and ingredients to those affected by the shutdown, as Ian McNulty reported last week in The New Orleans Advocate.

NOLA-shot ‘Roe v. Wade’ movie releases trailer “Roe v. Wade,” the controversial movie that was shot at Tulane University and other sites around New Orleans last summer, now has a trailer and a release goal of spring 2019 — though no distributor or firm release date has been announced. The film, which traces the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized the right to abortion in the United States, is described by its producers as “the most important pro-life movie in history” and “the untold story of how people lied, how the media lied, and how the courts were manipulated to pass a law that has since killed over 60 million Americans.”

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chief Michael Harrison held a final, ceremonial review of officers in Lafayette Square. Harrison announced earlier this month he would be leaving the department to become Baltimore’s police commissioner. “We’re going to keep doing what we’ve been doing, we’re going to keep our commitment to our citizens as we press forward to make this the best police department in the United States,” Ferguson said. — JEFF ADELSON | THE NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE

A June 2018 article in the “Tulane Hullabaloo” detailed the controversy over shooting on campus, and “The Hollywood Reporter” interviewed co-director Nick Loeb, a Tulane alumnus, who said the nature of the film required secrecy on and off the set. The film includes two well-known Hollywood conservatives, Jon Voight and Robert Davi, portraying U.S. Supreme Court Justices Warren E. Burger and William J. Brennan Jr., respectively. Corbin Bernsen, John Schneider, Steve Guttenberg, William Forsythe, Wade Williams and Richard Portnow fill out the rest of the high court. Actor and former Fox News contributor Stacey Dash portrays Dr. Mildred Jefferson, former head of the National Right to Life Committee.

Louisiana schools ‘not safe’ for LGBTQ kids, national organization says GLSEN — formerly the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network — determined that Louisiana schools were “not safe” for LGBTQ high school students, according to its National School Climate Survey report surveying 41 states and Puerto Rico. The report’s statewide snapshot gathered information from 297 LGBTQ Louisiana students in 2017. In Louisiana, 52 percent of respondents said they regularly heard discriminatory remarks, including “negative remarks about someone’s gender expression,” while 32 percent also regularly heard school staff making homophobic statements. More than three-quarters of students experienced discrimination within the past year. Seventy-two percent of transgender students also were prohibited from using the bathroom of their choice, and two-thirds of transgender students weren’t allowed to use their chosen names or gender pronouns. Students also frequently experienced harassment based on their religion, disability, race or ethnicity. Only 28 percent of students who reported incidents to school staff said the complaint resulted in “effective staff intervention.” The report recommends schools train staff to support LGBTQ students, as well as ensure student access to the creation of GayStraight Alliances and Gender and Sexuality Alliances and LGBTQ-inclusive curricula. “These actions can move us toward a future in which all students in Louisiana will have the opportunity to learn and succeed in school, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression,” the report says.

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Hey Blake, As my co-workers and I enjoyed the first of what will be many Manny Randazzo’s king cakes this Carnival season, we started talking about all the different Randazzo bakeries. Can you help us with a family tree?

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The Randazzo name has been known for king cakes since 1965, when Sam Randazzo and his three sons, Lawrence, Manuel and Anthony, opened Randazzo’s Hi-Lan Bakery in Violet. The bakery took its name from a St. Bernard subdivision, supposedly built on “high land.” The bakery added a Chalmette location in 1971 and king cake sales continued there until 1997. Sam Randazzo died in 1988. In 1992, his grandson, Manuel “Manny” Randazzo Jr., opened Randazzo’s Fine Cakes and Pastries on Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Metairie. It later became a full-time king cake operation called Manny Randazzo King Cakes and moved to 3515 N. Hullen St. in Metairie in 1998.

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In 1994, three of Lawrence Randazzo’s children opened Goodchildren Bakery Shoppe in Meraux on East Judge Perez Drive, which until 1969 was named Goodchildren Drive. That bakery closed after Hurricane Katrina. In 1997, Manuel Randazzo Sr.’s daughter, Tricia Randazzo-Zornes, and her husband, Louis Zornes, who had worked in the Hi-Lan Bakery, opened Randazzo’s Camellia City Bakery in Slidell. Though flooded in Hurricane Katrina, it reopened and remains in business. In 2006, Lawrence Randazzo’s daughter, Joel Randazzo Forjet, and her husband Felix, both of whom had worked in the original Hi-Lan Bakery, opened Nonna Randazzo’s Italian Bakery and Cafe in Covington. “Nonna” is the Italian word for grandmother. There now are three other locations of that bakery, including one in St. Bernard Parish, where the family business was born.

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NCHEL HOLMES’ BRICK APARTMENT BUILDING IS SANDWICHED BETWEEN A BOARDED-UP VACANT HOME and a corner bar that anchors the block. She thinks the rats that have clawed their way into the walls of her ground-floor unit are coming from outside. A water heater in the kitchen obscures the hole in the wall behind it. She heats the unit’s three rooms with one of the burners from her gas range. She knows it’s not the safest way to heat the room — there’s one air-conditioning unit with a busted heater near the front door — but it’s keeping out the chill and moisture on another wet winter morning. “It’s dangerous, too, I know,” she says. “But I have to stay warm.” Holmes grew up Uptown and has lived everywhere in the city — from Laurel Street and Josephine Street to two apartments in New Orleans East. She’s back Uptown in an apartment with her husband of 32 years who gets a small monthly Veterans Administration check that helps supplement his construction income. Rent is $650, recently bumped up from $600. They’ve lived there for two years. She just put a fresh coat of white paint on the bedroom walls. “I had to do something to it,” she says. Holmes hopes one day to move to New Orleans East, where most of her family stays, including her daughter Shawanda.

“I know everything around here,” she says. “I don’t drive. I love to stay Uptown. … I’m just not ready.” Less than half a mile from her apartment is new condo construction on Tchoupitoulas Street. Between them are mixed-income housing units, St. Charles Avenue mansions, decades-old shotgun homes and people living under freeway overpasses. Zoom out of the neighborhood and you’ll see a map of New Orleans with arbitrarily carved-out areas, traced in lines that aren’t defined by major thoroughfares or landmarks but by the kinds of people who live in them. The impact of redlining — in which lower-income families had been denied access to credit based on their race — stamps through New Orleans’ geography. It built the city’s modern-day housing market, and the areas defined by its lines still suffer from its invention. A 2016 report from the Center for Investigative Reporting found that people of color still are denied mortgages at higher rates than white homebuyers in 61 U.S. metro areas. And a 2018 report from National Community Reinvestment Coalition found that nearly 75 percent of redlined neighborhoods in the U.S. remain low- to moderate-income areas, and people of color live in nearly 64 percent of those neighborhoods.

Though redlining was eliminated with the passage of the Fair Housing Act in 1968, its damage was never undone. The National Housing Act of 1934 established the Federal Housing Administration, which promoted homeownership through federally backed loans. In 1935, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board tasked the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation to determine “residential security” across the U.S. by marking up maps in 239 cities to indicate whether mortgage backers should support them. Green “Type A” neighborhoods were determined “safe” suburbs. Yellow “Type C” neighborhoods were considered “declining” areas that could be riskier investments. And in red, “Type D” neighborhoods — largely black, poor and working class — were determined “hazardous” for their “infiltration of inharmonious racial or nationality groups.” That explicitly racist language was dropped a decade later, but its effect was the same — rampant racial segregation from “redlined” neighborhoods that had been denied mortgage capital, unable to attract homebuyers to those areas, as well as the businesses to support them. Across the U.S., thousands of builders were able to secure federally backed financing in suburban areas, with the con-

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dition that African-Americans and people of color not live there. There were rare exceptions — in 1954, then-Mayor DeLesseps Morrison pleaded with the federal government to support housing for middle-class black families, opening up 1,000 homes in Pontchartrain Park. Redline maps of New Orleans from the 1930s show Lakefront and City Park neighborhoods in green, while Central City, downtown and Garden District neighborhoods are red. Redlined areas later became primed for outside development through gentrification — from 2000 to 2016, African-American populations in the Irish Channel dropped from 75 percent of the area to 27 percent. But black New Orleanians largely relied on housing without the support of commercial loans, at a significant disadvantage compared to white homeowners — and the private market also supported discriminatory policies, with the National Association of Real Estate Boards warning its members in 1924 not to integrate neighborhoods with “members of any race or nationality ... whose presence will clearly be detrimental to property values in that neighborhood.” Over the next few decades, the maps came to define whether loan agents would support “redlined” neighborhoods, leaving largely black populations in cities devastated not only by the institutions that failed them but the poor health, education and economic

outcomes that followed. In its 2018 report “Rigging the Real Estate Market: Segregation, Inequality, and Disaster Risk,” The Data Center traced the foundation of redlining to racist zoning ordinances throughout southern areas in the early 20th century, despite a 1917 U.S. Supreme Court decision (Buchanan v. Warley) that declared that kind of discrimination unconstitutional. Still, New Orleans passed a discriminatory housing ordinance in 1924 prohibiting integration “except on the written consent of a majority of the persons of the opposite race inhabiting such community.” The proliferation and protection of zoning rules for “single-family” areas excluded blacks from “desirable” neighborhoods, according to the report, to prevent the “blighting of property values and the congesting of the population, whenever the colored or certain foreign races invade a residential section,” as a U.S. District Court in Ohio ruled in 1926. “Undesign the Redline,” an exhibit at Tulane University’s Albert and Tina Small Center for Collaborative Design, hosted in partnership with design firm Designing the WE and affordable housing nonprofit organization Enterprise Community Partners, connects the legacy of redlining to today’s inequities through a timeline of American racism that begins in its colonial foundation. “Health outcomes, life expectancy, low birthweight of babies, school performance — all those

“Redline” maps from the 1930s, on display at the Small Center, determined the ability of residents to access home loans.

things match closely with the redlining maps,” says Cashauna Hill, director of the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center. “I don’t think it’s an overstatement to say that all the continuing inequities in American society can be traced to our history of racial segregation and racist housing policy.” The exhibit charts the city’s battle over land use and how wealthy white developers captured higher ground and primed the segregation patterns that followed, from construction of the Claiborne Avenue overpass and post-Hurricane Katrina recovery and the shortcomings of the Road Home program, to legislation that supported developments at the exclusion of the city’s African-American population. “We cannot separate displacement and the affordability crisis from redlining and segregation,” Hill says. New Orleans’ Neighborhood Development Foundation helps provide home loans to low-income homebuyers through counseling, home-buying training and other programs. In his office on the second floor of the foundation’s Jackson Avenue office in Central City, Fred Johnson says, “in the African-American community, it’s not just housing you get redlined in.” “You get redlined in everything,” says Johnson, who has worked with the foundation since it opened in 1986. “The choice of food you get, the choice of meat

you get, whether you get art, whether the streets get taken care of. … Housing just happened to be the biggest ticket out.” That path to homeownership can help build economic stability and generational wealth. But more than half the city rents. Half of renters, and a growing number of lower-income homeowners, are “cost-burdened” — spending at least 30 percent of their income on housing costs. New Orleans also endured decades of segregated public housing and the bulldozing of mostly black communities through “urban renewal” programs in the late 1940s and ’50s. By the end of that decade, nearly nine out of every 10 displaced families pushed into public housing were nonwhite. Through “blockbusting,” speculators would stoke racist fears of integrated neighborhoods by preying on buyers selling their homes at undervalued prices, only to flip them to black buyers who were leaving redlined areas. Unable to get bank financing, they were often subject to rent-to-own schemes that denied them the ability to build wealth through property ownership. Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures made the city vulnerable to gentrification as residents were displaced, or forced from public housing, opening the door for public dollars to prime neighborhoods for private investment. That disaster arrived as white residents — after decades of white flight from urban areas — started moving back into cities, includ-

ing New Orleans, bringing with them disproportionately higher incomes than the black residents they displaced. After city officials approved an infrastructure for short-term rentals, speculators and real estate buyers bought up more areas exclusively for tourist housing — what housing advocates say put salt in the wound of the city’s long-gestating affordability crisis. New Orleans officials and housing organizations now are beginning to tackle whether New Orleans can reverse more than a century of damage. “Redlining — you can narrow it down to housing, but it is deeply marinating into all these systems we touch,” Johnson says. “It’s bigger than housing.” Across the street from the Small Center, The Muses Apartments building contains 263 units of mixed-income housing; 65 percent of the units are set at market rate, with another 35 percent constructed with low-income tax credits. It opened in 2010. “Those kinds of units need to exist in New Orleans because those people live here,” says Kathy Laborde, president of Gulf Coast Housing Partnership, which built the project. “In our minds, because there was nothing here, we had an opportunity. … Does it return as the Garden District, as public housing, or something in between? … We do want investment in our communities. We want them to thrive. We want an outcome that includes all people.”

This month, the New Orleans City Council is expected to weigh in on an inclusionary zoning plan through the creation of a so-called “smart housing mix,” which would create rules for building affordable housing in new developments. Last year, Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration pitched three options — two proposals would provide for voluntary affordability and one would impose mandatory affordability requirements for certain new construction. In its report, the City Planning Commission staff agreed that “the creation of inclusionary zoning regulations is an integral piece of an overall housing policy that seeks to address the city’s housing needs.” But city planning commissioners were skeptical; they argued that large-scale apartment projects clustered in the Central Business District could drive down market prices. “I think it’s clear, based on recent history, that asking developers to build affordable housing and hoping that they’ll voluntarily do it in a way that produces enough affordable housing in this city, that’s not a viable plan,” Hill says. “It’s not going to work. It hasn’t worked. We need tens of thousands of affordable units in this city. The way to get that done is to require that it be done.” Housing NOLA, the city’s longterm guide for housing affordability, determined that New Orleans needs as many as 33,000 units of affordable housing to meet the

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needs of the city’s residents and workforce, which has witnessed the cost of living outpacing increases in wages. Laborde says opposition to The Muses’ construction came not necessarily from neighbors but from people opposed to the prospect of mixed-income housing between Central City and the Garden District. “It’s high ground. It is well-located. It cost us a pretty penny — $7 million for 4 acres of land,” Laborde says. “It needed to physically demonstrate that people can live together. There’s no way you can convince people of that through words. You have to show them.” Developers should be incentivized “to do more,” she says, “not just incentivized to do.” “You’re going to give people this break for building one or two more units? I don’t think so. Make it hurt a little,” she says. “We either give it lip service, or we don’t. Culturally, as a community, we need to think long and hard of the unintended consequences of not thinking about this now and not putting the tools in place.” City planners argue that the city needs more “tools” to address the affordability crisis while “wages are not growing to meet the demand for higher costs of housing, transportation, medical care, and life’s basic necessities,” with fewer federal funding sources to fill in

the gaps. Those “tools” include the creation of three types of zoning overlays and districts in areas where disparities exist or that allow some flexibility in zoning or density on the condition that affordable units be created. “We often hear from uninformed people that the market determines where people live, that segregation occurs because of choices people make,” Hill says. “We know that’s just not correct. … Massive amounts of government resources, planning and infrastructure went into creating segregated communities — so it’s important that we’re clear that the same kind of investment and intervention from government is going to be necessary to address the legacy of redlining.” In its report, city planners wrote that inclusionary zoning could offset the “rental housing construction boom” from the last decade and open opportunities “to secure long-term affordable housing units for residents facing displacement.” The commission, however, didn’t endorse the plan to make that mandatory. “The [commissioners were] willing to disregard the staff report and recommendation as well as the expertise shared and the experiences shared by long-term residents about what was needed

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Affordable housing advocates filled the New Orleans City Council chambers in December 2018.

to fix the affordability crisis,” Hill says. “Working-class New Orleanians, culture bearers who made this city what it is, who draw those tourist dollars — those folks are at the mercy of developers if [the proposal for mandatory affordability requirements] is not part of the package.” Cantrell’s administration also is preparing an inclusionary zoning report, and the City Council is expected to review city planners’ recommendations Jan. 24. “What we received in exchange for giving our taxpayer dollars to those developers hasn’t been an even exchange,” Hill says. “It makes sense, I think, for us as residents of this city to demand that developers live up to their end of the bargain.” Onchel Holmes’ daughter Shawanda Holmes dodges light rain under the awning of her old home on Freret Street, part of a row of similar shotgun houses in bright, pale colors. “You could push on the walls when it rained,” she says. “The rain would come in and go down into the walls and into the sockets.” Shawanda also lived in a house on First Street — the state Department of Health ordered her to move from the shotgun home after state inspectors discovered lead throughout the property.

Doctors found that her son, now 6 years old, had lead levels four times higher than the smallest amount considered lead poisoning. The health department later discovered that the property tested positive for lead two years earlier. Late last year, she moved into a newly constructed apartment in the East — it’s peaceful and quiet, she says, but it’s a one-hour ride on the Broad Street bus to get Uptown. Her son wakes up at 5 a.m. to catch a school bus. “I’ve been through so much,” Shawanda says. Cantrell, as District B Councilwoman, pushed for the creation of a “healthy homes ordinance,” a “rental registry” measure that proponents said would remedy the existing rental housing stock by enforcing safer properties. Just in 2016 alone, one attorney with Southeast Louisiana Legal Services was handling at least 150 rental habitability cases and dozens of complaints, pointing to a parallel crisis for existing rental units developing alongside affordability issues. Part of the “healthy homes” plan would require landlords to be subject to possible safety checks, and it would make low-interest loans for repairs available through the city’s Neighborhood Housing Improvement Fund. The City Council put the pro-

posal on indefinite hold last year. Cantrell included the issue in her “affordability plan” during her mayoral campaign, and her transition team’s report outlined steps to reintroduce the measure. Critics feared the proposal would force landlords to raise rents to recoup expenses on their renovated properties and argue that lower rents wouldn’t guarantee better-quality housing. “These problems are happening or are found in areas that aren’t going to be gentrifying soon,” Hill says. “If landlords are required to implement some health and safety standards, realistically speaking, the rent isn’t going to go up to $1,500 — it’s still in Central City or New Orleans East, where units are not commanding that kind of rent.” And landlords aren’t necessarily setting rent based on their expenses, Hill argues. “People deserve to have a safe and healthy place to live, and if someone is paying rent every month, even if it is $700, they should not be subject to having feces running down their wall, their child falling through their termite-infested floor,” she says. Johnson argues that government support not only is crucial to address the affordability crisis but also affects how lenders and real estate respond. “From where I see it, it starts

with the whole level of insensitivity,” Johnson says. “You can put a man on the moon, do all sorts of unbelievable things, and you can’t convince me we don’t have the brain trust to fix that problem? But because the level of sensitivity persists from [the White House] on down, what happens is the directive and direction … becomes the directive and direction of the rest of America. If they don’t see the government backing something, they stop backing it.” Onchel Holmes says she’s working on a plan to move, possibly after her husband retires. Four of her five children live in New Orleans East now, and she’s not sure if the couple can withstand another rent increase. “I’m gonna get my own house,” she says. “Watch.”

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Dizzy’s at Rendon WAYNE BAQUET SR. stood inside the Rendon Inn with highlights from a big New Orleans Saints win on the TVs behind him, the first Monday lunch customers trickling in and a cup of gumbo in his hand. He was tasting, and assessing. “We’re known for our gumbo,” he said. “It has to be right.” Baquet is proprietor of Li’l Dizzy’s Café (1500 Esplanade Ave., 504-

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uitous in West Indian and Caribbean kitchens, the bright red, yellow and orange peppers infuse a bold, fruity and fiery heat to everything they touch. At Bonnets NOLA, a new restaurant on lower Magazine Street, the pepper serves as a theme for the restaurant. It’s in dishes at varying levels of heat. It’s in the menu design and on the outside awning, and owner Myesha Brown wears a dangling sparkly pepper pendant. Brown developed a love for Caribbean cuisine and saw similarities to the soul food dishes she grew up eating in Chicago. There are playful and creative twists in many of the dishes, including a deep-fried jerk egg roll, which has a winning combination of collard greens, pulled chicken and melted Gouda cheese. Each bite delivers a subtle yet lingering heat, crunch, tang from the collards and creamy cheese. Conch makes a bold appearance here, battered and formed into tennis ball-sized doughy fritters, which are served with a cooling and delicious jerk-seasoned ranch dipping sauce that reminded me of charred pepper dressings in Southwestern cooking. Entrees highlight popular dishes from the West Indies, which are served with rice and a choice of vegetarian or vegan sides. Goat is simmered in a mild yellow curry with a peppery, soft heat. On the opposite end of the spectrum, a smothered oxtail carried barely any spice but was delicious — a dark and glistening stew bobbing with gelatinous bits and flavor notes of a

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Creole gumbo is a calling card of Li’l Dizzy’s Cafe in New Orleans.

hearty and salty beef demi-glace. A side of collard greens was light in flavor and had a slight vinegary tang. Fried plantains are dusted with cinnamon and sugar and taste like dessert. The restaurant’s prices are high. The dinner menu lists oxtail and a curried goat dish at about $26, but they are around $16 at lunch. Many cocktails are around the $12 mark, which is not uncommon for a fine dining restaurant or craft cocktail space, but Bonnets doesn’t feel like either one of those. Service can be slow and appears to be a work in progress. There were a few longer waits on one recent visit, but the staff was exceptionally warm and apologetic in those instances. The restaurant occupies a historic townhouse, with several dining nooks

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jerk egg rolls, smothered oxtail

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Co-owner Tommy Smith serves a skillet of Caribbean chicken, beans and rice, sweet potatoes and greens at Bonnets NOLA.

spread throughout the two-story space’s exposed brick walls. The modern decor features bright artwork and sparkling chandeliers. The restaurant feels like it is slowly finding itself and figuring out its service in a unique setting. With its creative cooking, Bonnets seems poised to usher in a new wrinkle in the unfolding Caribbean food scene in New Orleans. Email Helen Freund at helensfreund@gmail.com

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569-8997; www.lildizzyscafe.net). The Treme restaurant is known for its gumbo in the way that Domilise’s is known for po-boys, the way Angelo Brocato is known for cannoli. Now, Baquet has a second Li’l Dizzy’s location in the Rendon Inn (4501 Eve St., 504-218-7106; www. facebook.com/therendoninn), a barroom with a long pedigree on the border of Broadmoor and Gert Town. Working from the bar’s large kitchen, a crew well-acquainted with the Baquet family’s signature flavors have duplicated the Li’l Dizzy’s menu in a different setting. There’s a lunch buffet served Monday through Saturday, Sunday brunch and a familiar schedule of specials, from smothered pork chops to stuffed peppers. Because Rendon Inn keeps later hours than Li’l Dizzy’s, there’s also a nighttime menu of fried chicken, po-boys and bar snacks served until 10 p.m. daily. Gumbo always is available. “This is real, throwback Creole soul food,” Baquet says. “You’re getting gumbo every day here.” The Baquet gumbo goes back generations in this restaurant family. It is a benchmark for classic Creole gumbo: earthy-dark, restorative and teeming with ham hunks and sweet PAGE 26

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shrimp, hot sausage and quartered crabs, their essence steeped into the roux. This new Li’l Dizzy’s and its additions to a long New Orleans family food story. By Baquet’s reckoning, it goes back to at least 1947 and Paul Gross Chicken Coop, opened by his great aunt at the corner of Bienville and North Roman streets. A later restaurant, Eddie’s on Law Street, brought wider acclaim. The family would operate a string of other eateries around town. At one point, Baquet recalled, they had locations in the old Lake Forest Plaza mall and the Krauss department store on Canal Street while the old Eddie’s was still rolling. Others would follow, including Zachary’s on Oak Street. Baquet opened Li’l Dizzy’s in 2005, using the nickname his grandson Zachary earned with his trumpet playing chops. This new expansion to Rendon Inn comes as the first Li’l Dizzy’s has grown in popularity, adding many visitors now drawn to Treme to its ranks of regulars. There is routinely a wait for tables, especially on weekends. “There are times we just can’t get everybody in,” Baquet said. “So we’re hoping some people will come here.” The buffet is filled with downhome New Orleans flavors and set up for quick self-service. A Monday lunch brought red beans and rice and fried chicken, housemade hot sausage, smoked sausage, steamed vegetables and baked macaroni. The lineup changes daily, but always includes a small salad bar, bread pudding and a tureen of gumbo. The kitchen is managed by Baquet’s nephew Wayne Jourdain. He got his start in the business working at Eddie’s, bussing tables before eventually working the fryer. “I’ve been cooking for Wayne a long time,” Jourdain said. “We know exactly what he expects. When people come here, I want them to know it’s Dizzy’s.” To Baquet, the setting in a bar speaks a bit to his own history. Paul Gross Chicken Coop, he said, was a 24-hour bar and restaurant, serving beer and offering, as it advertised back in its day, air conditioning. The Rendon Inn dates to 1933, the not-coincidental year of the repeal of Prohibition. It has undergone a series of renovations, different eras and different owners through the years. Today it feels

like a neighborhood joint with a new polish. There’s a lineup of local craft beer on tap, old newspaper clippings on the walls and a covered patio out back. The bar also is a de facto club house for Cleveland Browns fans, who finally had more to cheer about last season. With Li’l Dizzy’s now in the house, its deeply-local flavors feel right at home in the center of the city. — IAN McNULTY/ THE NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE

Iron works BAR AND BEER GARDEN WRONG IRON ON THE GREENWAY (3532

Toulouse St., 504-302-0528; www.wrongiron.com) opened in Mid-City Jan. 13. There is an indoor bar and a large fenced-in courtyard with tables, fire pits and space for games such as bocce ball and cornhole. The mini complex is located along the Lafitte Greenway near Bayou St. John and it has bicycle parking. Wrong Iron’s tap list includes 50 beers, many from regional and national craft brewers. There also are taps for wine and a few cocktails and frozen drinks. Food is available from food trucks. The space is dog-friendly, but as a bar, patrons must be 21 to enter. Wrong Iron opens at 3 p.m. on weekdays and 11 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. — WILL COVIELLO

Hoppy anniversary NOLA BREWING will celebrate its first decade with a “Ten Years of Beers” party Feb. 15 at the brewery (3001 Tchoupitoulas St., 504-8969996; www.nolabrewing.com). Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe and the George Porter Trio will perform. Blackberry Cobbler Stout will be released at the event, and NOLA is brewing Moon Shoes IPA for the event. A full roster of regular beers will be available in the taproom NOLA Brewing released its first beer in March 2009. It produces eight year-round flagship beers including several ales, India Pale Ales and wheat beers. There also are seasonal offerings, experimental beers available only in the taproom, and the NOLA Funk lineup of sour beers and brews made with wild yeasts. The anniversary party begins at 6 p.m. Early bird tickets are $10 and available at www.tenyearsofbeers.eventbrite.com. Admission will be $20 at the door. — WILL COVIELLO

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Alex Peyroux and Janice Montoya Owners of Miel Brewery & Taproom ALEX PEYROUX AND JANICE MONTOYA quietly opened Miel Brewery

& Taproom (405 Sixth St., 504-3724260; www.mielbrewery.com) in October 2018. After a few years in Boston, where Peyroux worked for Harpoon Brewery and Montoya worked for an advertising agency, they returned to Louisiana to open their microbrewery. Louisiana honey inspired its name, and Miel serves several styles of beer highlighting local ingredients in the taproom on the edge of the Irish Channel.

How did honey inspire your brewery? JANICE MONTOYA: Alex’s dad is a retired veterinarian. He took up beekeeping. He was sending us all of this raw local honey. We were researching what to do with it. ALEX PEYROUX: In fermentation, having a little bit of sugar is beneficial for a ton of different reasons. Honey has a unique flavor. But the word “miel” means a lot to us. It’s the same word in French and Spanish. Janice’s family is from Honduras. My family came here from France in the 1720s. So, having this French and Spanish influence is kind of fun. JM: Our goal is to always have one beer on tap that uses honey from Alex’s dad. AP: At the moment, that’s our Nox. It’s a Belgian dark strong ale. It’s brewed with Kentwood honey. It’s appropriate to that style to add extra sugar, but instead of using Belgian candy sugar, we substitute honey.

What experience do you have brewing beer? AP: I have brewed on much bigger scales. I brewed pilot batches for Abita. I worked at a really small brewpub out in the middle of Alaska. That was a five-barrel system — here, we’re working on a 10-barrel system. I ended up at Harpoon in Boston, which is bigger than Abita.

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I have worked in a lot of different sized environments. This is much more manageable for a couple of people. We know this market because we grew up here. JM: And the laws had changed. AP: You can sell beer directly to the public. Self-distribution was allowed in Boston. We could see that was spurring growth. JM: About August 2016 was when we quit our jobs. We moved here in September 2016. By November, we had rented this building. We thought of the name in Boston. We bought the (internet) domain and snagged the Instagram handle. We wrote a business plan. We hit the ground running when we got here. AP: We have enough space for 11 or 12 beers. We’re going to aim for 10 with a wide variety. Today we have seven on tap. JM: We opened with three and worked our way up to the seven we have now. AP: We will change what we have. Today, we have a New England IPA, which is a popular style. We always try to keep something hoppy and something light. We have a brewed pale ale for the light beer. We also have a coffee stout. JM: We also use local ingredients for a Norwegian farmhouse saison. We use turmeric from Paradigm Gardens in Central City for Glyden. AP: It has a mild ginger flavor. Part of our philosophy is to use what we have. Use the local ingredients. We’re trying to get interesting local ingredients like muscadines and stuff that is common in Louisiana but not anyplace else. Our light beer is our best-seller,

and after that, it’s anything with hops in it. We opened with what I thought were pretty common styles: a Hefeweizen and a Belgian double ale. A lot of people said, “I haven’t seen these styles in a long time.” I don’t think I’ve done anything exotic yet — like using a crazy fruit or a blend of styles. I have played it traditional. But when opportunities come up, we can shift quickly and brew quickly. like a test kitchen.

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What’s your perception of the local beer palate? AP: Right now, with the internet and sharing and globalization of ingredients, we’re seeing big fads pop up in ways that you wouldn’t have seen in the ’90s. Right now, hazy IPAs, the New England-style IPA, is taking over everywhere. It used to be fruit lagers and light beers. Now, a lot of people who normally drink Miller are looking for IPAs. I think people are feeling more adventurous. With the options out there and (brewers) coming up with twists, you’re better rewarded for trying different beers. With it being made fresh — I think of beer as being like bread. If you have to ship a loaf of bread across the country, it doesn’t taste as fresh. Back when microbrewers were first sending fancy beers down here, people didn’t like them. They tasted kind of old, but people didn’t know that. Now we’re making the same styles, but they’re fresh. You can get them where they’re made. — WILL COVIELLO

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Jack Dempsey’s Restaurant — 738 Poland Ave., (504) 943-9914; Www. jackdempseys.net — The Jack Dempsey platter for two features gumbo, shrimp, catfish, crab balls, redfish, crawfish pies and two sides. Reservations accepted for large parties. L Tue-Fri, D Wed-Sat. $$ Suis Generis — 3219 Burgundy St., (504) 309-7850; www.suisgeneris.com — The constantly changing menu features dishes such as pan-fried Gulf flounder with kumquat-ginger sauce, crispy Brussels sprouts and sticky rice. Reservations accepted for large parties. D Wed-Sun, late Wed-Sun, brunch Sat-Sun. $$

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Public Service Restaurant — NOPSI Hotel, 311 Baronne St., (504) 962-6527; www. publicservicenola.com — Jumbo Louisiana shrimp are served with whole roasted garlic and crab boil nage. Reservations recommended. B & D daily, L Mon-Fri, brunch Sat-Sun. $$

CARROLLTON/UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOODS Catalino’s — 7724 Maple St., (504) 6186735; www.facebook.com/catalinosllc — Pepian is a chicken stew made with mirliton, potatoes, string beans and pumpkin seeds served with rice and corn tortillas. Reservations accepted. L and D daily. $$ Chais Delachaise — 7708 Maple St., (504) 510-4509; www.chaisdelachaise.com — The eclectic menu includes bouillabaisse, grilled Caribbean lobster, jerk shrimp and more. Reservations accepted. L Sat-Sun, D daily, late Fri-Sat. $$ Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi.com — The South Carrollton roll includes tuna tataki, avocado and snow crab. Delivery available. Reservations accepted for large parties. L Sun-Fri, D daily. $$ Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — Diners will find Mediterranean cuisine such as shawarma cooked on a rotisserie. No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Riccobono’s Panola Street Cafe — 7801 Panola St., (504) 314-1810; www.panolastreetcafe.com — A Sausalito omelet includes sautéed spinach, mushrooms, oysters, green onions, garlic and mozzarella cheese. No reservations. B and L daily. $ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www. vincentsitaliancuisine.com — See Metairie section for restaurant description.

CITYWIDE Breaux Mart — Citywide; www. breauxmart.com — Breaux Mart’s deli section features changing daily dishes such as red beans and rice or baked catfish.

No reservations. L, D daily. $ La Carreta — Citywide; www.carretarestaurant.com — Barbacoa tacos are corn tortillas filled with Mexican-style barbecued beef, red onions and cilantro and served with rice and beans. Reservations accepted for larger parties. Lunch and dinner daily. $$

FAUBOURG MARIGNY Kebab — 2315 St. Claude Ave., (504) 3834328; www.kebabnola.com — The falafel sandwich comes with pickled beetsm cucumbers, arugula, spinach, red onions, hummus and Spanish garlic sauce. Delivery available. No reservations. L and D Wed-Mon, late Fri-Sat. $ Mardi Gras Zone — 2706 Royal., (504) 947-8787 — The grocery and deli serves wood-oven baked pizza, po-boys, sides such as macaroni and cheese and vegan and vegetarian dishes. No reservations. Open 24 hours daily. $

FRENCH QUARTER Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines.com — The Caprese panino combines fresh mozzarella, pesto, tomatoes and balsamic vinaigrette. The ham and honey-Dijon panino is topped with feta and watercress. No reservations. B, L, D daily. $ Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines.com — The city’s oldest restaurant’s signature dishes include oysters Rockefeller, crawfish Cardinal and baked Alaska. Reservations recommended. L, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse.com — Bourbon House serves seafood dishes including New Orleans barbecue shrimp, redfish cooked with the skin on, oysters from the raw bar and more. Reservations accepted. B, L. D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Brennan’s New Orleans — 417 Royal St., (504) 525-9711; www.brennansneworleans. com — Eggs Sardou features poached eggs over crispy artichokes with Parmesan creamed spinach and choron sauce. Reservations recommended. B, L TueSat, D Tue-Sun. $$$ Copper Monkey Bar & Grill — 725 Conti St., (504) 527-0869; www.coppermonkeygrill.com — The Copper Club wrap features turkey, honey ham, cheddar and Swiss cheeses, bacon, avocado and mayonnaise in a flout tortilla. No reservations. L, D and late daily. $$ Criollo — Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 681-4444; www.criollonola.com — The shrimp, blue crab and avocado appetizer features chilled shrimp, crab, guacamole and spicy tomato coulis. Reservations recommended. B, L, D daily. $$ Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www.dickiebrennansrestaurant.com — The house filet mignon is served atop creamed spinach

with fried oysters and Pontalba potatoes. Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ El Gato Negro — 81 French Market Place, (504) 525-9752; www.elgatonegronola. com — Ceviche Cabo San Lucas features yellowfin tuna, avocados, tomatoes, onion, jalapenos, cilantro, lime and sea salt. No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola.com — The New Orleans sampler rounds up jambalaya, red beans and rice and gumbo. Other options include salads, seafood po-boys and burgers. No reservations. L, early D daily. $$ Green Goddess — 307 Exchange Place, (504) 301-3347; www.greengoddessrestaurant.com — Swedish meatloaf is made with Two Run Farms grass-fed beef and served with lingonberrry pepper jelly, creamed mushroom potatoes and Creole kale. No reservations. L, D Wed-Sun. $$ House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 310-4999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Pan-seared jumbo shrimp top a grit cake and are served with chipotle-garlic cream sauce and tomatoes. Reservations accepted. L, D Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. $$ Killer Poboys — 219 Dauphine St., (504) 462-2731; 811 Conti St., (504) 252-6745; www.killerpoboys.com — The Dark and Stormy features pork shoulder slowly braised with ginger and Old New Orleans Spiced Rum and is dressed with housemade garlic mayo and lime cabbage. No reservations. Hours vary by location. Cash only at Conti Street location. $ Louisiana Pizza Kitchen — 95 French Market Place, (504) 522-9500; www.lpkfrenchquarter.com — Jumbo Gulf shrimp are sauteed with sherry, tomatoes, white wine, basil, garlic and butter and served over angel hair pasta. Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$ The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola. com — Dine indoors or out on seafood either fried for platters or po-boys or highlighted in dishes such as crawfish pie, crawfish etouffee or shrimp Creole. No reservations. B, L, D daily. $$ NOLA Restaurant — 534 St. Louis St., (504) 522-6652; www.emerilsrestaurants. com/nola-restaurant — A 14-ounce grilled Niman Ranch pork chop is served with brown sugar-glazed sweet potatoes, toasted pecans and a caramelized onion reduction sauce. Reservations recommended. L Thu-Mon, D daily. $$$ Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 5231661; www.palacecafe.com — Creative Creole dishes include crabmeat cheesecake topped with Creole meuniere. Andouille-crusted fish is served with Crystal beurre blanc. Reservations recommended. B, L, D daily, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$ Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Seafood favorites include hickory-grilled redfish, pecan-crusted catfish, alligator sausage and seafood gumbo. Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$$ 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, housemade salumi, pasta dishes and more. Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www.bourbonorleans.com — This restaurant offers contemporary Creole dishes including barbecue shrimp, redfish courtbouillon, gumbo and catfish and shrimp dishes. Reservations accepted. B daily, D Tue-Sun. $$ Salon Restaurant by Sucre — 622 Conti St., (504) 267-7098; www.restaurantsalon.

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El Gato Negro (81 French Market Place, 504-525-9752; 300 Harrison Ave., 504-488-0107; 800 St. Peter St., 504-309-8864; www.elgatonegronola. com) serves Mexican fare and margaritas.

com — Beet salad includes goat cheese, granola and chocolate. Reservations accepted. D Tue-Sun, brunch Fri-Sun. $$ Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 9343463; www.tableaufrenchquarter.com — Tableau’s contemporary Creole cuisine includes marinated crab claws in white truffle vinaigrette and pan-roasted redfish Bienville with frisee, fingerling potato salad and blue crab butter sauce. Reservations accepted. B, L, D daily, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$

HARAHAN/JEFFERSON/ RIVER RIDGE Heads & Tails Seafood & Oyster Bar — 1820 Dickory Ave., Suite A, Harahan, (504) 533-9515; www.headsandtailsrestaurant. com — Blackened or sauteed redfish Pontchartrain is served with crabmeat, mashed potatoes and lemon beurre blanc. No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www.therivershacktavern.com — This bar and music spot offers a menu of burgers, sandwiches and changing lunch specials. No reservations. L, D daily. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 1212 S. Clearview Parkway, Elmwood, (504) 7333803; www.theospizza.com — There is a wide variety of specialty pies and diners can build their own from the selection of more than two-dozen toppings. No reservations. L, D daily. $

KENNER The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 4675611; www.neworleansairporthotel.com — The Landing serves Cajun and Creole dishes with many seafood options. No reservations. B, L, D daily. $$ Ted’s Smokehouse BBQ — 3809 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 305-4393 — Ted’s special combination includes choices of three meats (sliced brisket, pulled pork, sausage, pork ribs) and two sides (baked beans, corn, coleslaw, potato salad). No

reservations. L, D daily. $$

LAKEVIEW El Gato Negro — 300 Harrison Ave., (504) 488-0107; www.elgatonegronola. com — See French Quarter section for restaurant description. Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001 — Tuna salad or chicken salad avocado melts are topped with melted Monterey Jack and shredded Parmesan cheeses. No reservations. B, L daily, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sat-Sun. $ NOLA Beans — 762 Harrison Ave., (504) 267-0783; www.nolabeans.com — The organic Argonne turkey sandwich features organic avocado, tomatoes, sprouts and Havarti cheese on choice of bread. No reservations. B, L, early D daily. $$ Sala Restaurant & Bar — 124 Lake Marina Ave., (504) 513-2670; www.salanola. com — Broiled Gulf fish is served with beurre blanc, grilled asparagus and new potatoes. Reservations accepted. L and D Tue-Sun, brunch Sat-Sun, late Thu-Sat. $$

METAIRIE 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. Reservations recommended. L, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Banh Mi Boys — 5001 Airline Drive, Suite B, Metairie, (504) 510-5360; www.bmbmetairie.com — The BMB combination banh mi features Vietnamese-style ham, pork belly, pork meatballs, pork pate and headcheese on a baguette. Delivery available. No reservations. L and D Mon-Sat. $ Cafe B — 2700 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 934-4700; www.cafeb.com — Grilled redfish is served with confit of wild mushrooms, spaghetti squash, charred Vidalia onion and aged balsamic vinegar.

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Reservations recommended. L Mon-Fri, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ Casablanca — 3030 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2209; www.casablancanola.com — House-made couscous can be topped with Moroccan-style chicken, lamb or beef and is served with vegetables. Reservations accepted. L Sun-Fri, D Sun-Thu. $$ Chef Ron’s Gumbo Stop — 2309 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, (504) 835-2022; www.gumbostop.com — Stuffed gumbo features a hand-battered and fried catfish fillet atop chicken, sausage, shrimp and crabmeat gumbo. No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 8882010; www.koshercajun.com — This New York-style deli specializes in sandwiches, including corned beef and pastrami that come from the Bronx. No reservations. L Sun-Thu, D Mon-Thu. $ Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainpizza.com — Disembark at Mark Twain’s for salads, po-boys and pies like the Italian pizza with salami, tomato, artichoke, sausage and basil. No reservations. L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-7350; www.martinwine.com — The wine emporium’s dinner menu includes pork rib chops served with house-made boudin stuffing, Tabasco pepper jelly demi-glaze and smothered greens. No reservations. B, L daily, early dinner Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ R&O’s Restaurant — 216 Metairie-Hammond Highway, Metairie, (504) 831-1248; www.rnosrestarurant.com — The roast beef po-boy is dressed with cheese and brown or red gravy and served on a toasted sesame loaf. No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Riccobono’s Peppermill — 3524 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 455-2226; www.riccobonospeppermill.com — Veal Josephine is sauteed veal topped with lump crabmeat and shrimp and served with brabant potatoes. Reservations accepted. B and L daily, D Wed-Sun. $$ Rolls N Bowls — 605 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 309-0519; www.rollsnbowlsnola.com — Banh mi include roasted pork dressed with carrots, cucumber, jalapenos and cilantro on French bread. No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $ Sammy’s Po-boys & Catering — 901 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 835-0916; www.sammyspoboys.com — The Flickaletta is the muffuletta made with ham, salami, Swiss cheese and olive salad on French bread. No reservations. L Mon-Sat, D daily. $ Short Stop Po-Boys — 119 Transcontinental Drive, Metairie, (504) 885-4572; www. shortstoppoboysno.com — Popular poboy options include fried shrimp or fried oysters and roast beef, featuring beef slow cooked in its own jus. No reservations. B, L, D Mon-Sat. $ 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. Reservations recommended. L, D Tue-Sun. $$ Tandoori Chicken — 2916 Cleary Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-7880 — The menu features tandoori dishes with chicken, lamb, fish or shrimp; mild and spicy curries and spicy hot vindaloo dishes; and vegetarian dishes including palak paneer (spinach and cheese) and bhindi masala with okra. No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 2125 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 510-4282; www.theospizza.com — See Harahan/Jefferson section for restaurant description.

Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, (504) 885-2984; www. vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Corn and crab bisque is served in a toasted bread cup. Reservations accepted. L Tue-Fri, D Mon-Sat. $$

MID-CITY/TREME Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobrocatoicecream.com — This sweet shop serves its own gelato, spumoni, Italian ice, cannolis, fig cookies and other treats. No reservations. L, D Tue-Sun. $ Brown Butter Southern Kitchen & Bar — 231 N. Carrollton Ave., Suite C, (504) 6093871; www.brownbutterrestaurant.com — Smoked brisket is served with smoked apple barbecue sauce, Alabama white barbecue sauce, smoked heirloom beans and vinegar slaw. Reservations accepted. L Tue-Fri, D Tue-Sat, brunch Sat-Sun. $$ Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 482-1264; www.cafenoma.com — A pair of roasted golden beet sliders is topped with herb goat cheese, arugula and citrus marmalade on multi-grain bread. Reservations accepted for large parties. L Tue-Sun, D Fri. $ Cafe Navarre — 800 Navarre Ave., (504) 483-8828; www.cafenavarre.com — Capricciosa pizza topped with pepperoni, prosciutto, tomatoes, mushrooms, artichoke, olives, oregano, garlic and basil. No reservations. B, L and D Mon-Fri, brunch Sat-Sun. $ Cupcake Fairies — 2511 Bayou Road, (504) 333-9356; www.cupcakefairies.com — The sweet shop serves lunch as well as creative cupcakes, mini-pies, pastries, frappes, coffee and tea. B and L Tue-Sat. $ Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935; www.fivehappiness.com — The large menu at Five Happiness offers a range of dishes from wonton soup to sizzling seafood combinations served on a hot plate to sizzling Go-Ba to lo mein dishes. Delivery available. Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$ Fullblast Brunch — 139 S. Cortez St., (504) 302-2800 — Pan-seared crab cakes feature Gulf crabmeat and are served over angel hair pasta with citrus aioli and vegetables. No reservations. Brunch Thu-Mon. $$ G’s Pizza — 4840 Bienville St., (504) 4836464; www.gspizzas.com — The NOLA Green Roots pie features house-made sauce, mozzarella, black olives, mushrooms, onions, organic spinach, bell peppers, roasted red peppers, artichokes and roasted garlic. No reservations. L, D, late daily. $ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity.com — The Boudreaux pizza is topped with cochon de lait, spinach, red onions, roasted garlic, scallions and olive oil. No reservations. L daily, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 569-0000; www.juansflyingburrito.com — Juan’s serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, salads and more. Roasted pork tacos are topped with spicy slaw. No reservations. L, D daily. $ Namese — 4077 Tulane Ave., (504) 4838899; www.namese.net — Shaken pho features bone marrow broth, flat noodles and a choice of protein (filet mignon, short rib, brisket, seafood, chicken, tofu) stir-fried with onions, garlic and bone marrow oil. Reservations accepted. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Ralph’s on the Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark. com — Popular dishes include turtle soup finished with sherry, grilled lamb spare ribs and barbecue Gulf shrimp. Reservations recommended. L Tue-Fri, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; www.theospizza.

UPTOWN Apolline — 4729 Magazine St., (504) 894-8881; www.apollinerestaurant.com — Stuffed quail is served with cornbread dressing, haricots verts, cherry tomatoes and rum-honey glaze. Reservations accepted. brunch, D Tue-Sun. $$$ The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — The menu offers Creole favorites such as gumbo and crab cakes. Reservations accepted. B daily, L Fri-Sat, D Mon-Thu, brunch Sun. $$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave., (504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise.com — The bar offers wines by the glass and full restaurant menu including mussels steamed with Thai chili and lime leaf. No reservations. L Fri-Sun, D and late daily. $$ Emeril’s Delmonico — 1300 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-4937; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-delmonico — Paneed veal bordelaise is served with linguine, jumbo lump crabmeat, artichoke, mushrooms and charred tomatoes. Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ G’s Kitchen Spot — Balcony Bar, 3201 Magazine St., (504) 891-9226; www. gskitchenspot.com — Brick-oven Margherita pizza includes mozzarella, basil and house-made garlic-butter sauce. No reservations. L Fri-Sun, D, late daily. $ 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. No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 2018 Magazine St., (504) 486-9950; 5538 Magazine St., (504) 897-4800; www.juansflyingburrito. com — See Mid-City section for restaurant description. Le’s Baguette Banh Mi Cafe — 4607 Dryades St., (504) 895-2620; www.facebook. com/lesbaguettenola — A lemon grass pork banh mi is topped with cucumber, pickled carrots, daikon radish, cilantro, jalapenos and Sriracha aioli. No reservations. B Sat-Sun, L and D daily. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 3827 Baronne St., (504) 899-7411; www.martinwine. com — See Metairie section for restaurant description. Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 410-9997; www.japanesebistro.com — Miyako offers a full range of Japanese cuisine, with specialties from the sushi or hibachi menus, chicken, beef or seafood teriyaki, and tempura. Reservations accepted. L Sun-Fri, D daily. $$ Nirvana Indian Cuisine — 4308 Magazine St., (504) 894-9797 — Serving mostly northern Indian cuisine, the restaurant’s menu ranges from chicken to vegetable dishes. Reservations accepted for five or more. L, D Tue-Sun. $$ Piccola Gelateria — 4525 Freret St., (504) 493-5999; www.piccolagelateria.com — The cafe offers 18 rotating flavors of small-batch Italian-style gelatos and sorbettos. No reservations. L, D Tue-Sun. $ St. James Cheese Company — 5004 Prytania St., (504) 899-4737; www. stjamescheese.com — A Brie de Meaux

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com — See Harahan/Jefferson section for restaurant description. Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503; www.williemaesnola.com — This neighborhood restaurant is known for its wet-battered fried chicken. Green beans come with rice and gravy. No reservations. L Mon-Sat. $$ Wit’s Inn — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600; www.witsinn.com — The neighborhood bar and restaurant offers a menu of pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, chicken wings and bar noshing items. Reservations accepted for large parties. L, D, late daily. $

and French ham sandwich is served on a buttered baguette and comes with chips or salad. Delivery available. No reservations. L daily, early D Thu-Sat. $ Slice Pizzeria — 1513 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-7437; www.slicepizzeria.com — The Sportsman’s Paradise pie is topped with Gulf shrimp, andouille, corn, diced tomatoes and caramelized onions. Full bar. No reservations. L, D daily. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; www. theospizza.com — See Harahan/Jefferson section for restaurant description. Tito’s Ceviche & Pisco — 5015 Magazine St., (504) 267-7612; www.titoscevichepisco. com — Daily ceviche selections feature seafood such as tuna, snapper or other Gulf fish. Reservations accepted. D Mon-Sat. $$

WAREHOUSE DISTRICT El Gato Negro — 800 S. Peters St., (504) 309-8864; www.elgatonegronola.com — See French Quarter section for restaurant description. Emeril’s Restaurant — 800 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 528-9393; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-new-orleans — Cast-iron baked escargot are served with angel hair pasta tossed with garlic-chili oil, bottarga fish roe and Parmesan. Reservations recommended. L Mon-Fri, D daily. $$$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; www.juansflyingburrito.com — See Mid-City section for restaurant description. Meril — 424 Girod St., (504) 526-3745; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/meril — Emeril Lagasse’s newest restaurant offers an array of internationally inspired dishes. Sofrito-marinated turkey necks are tossed in Crystal hot sauce. Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$ St. James Cheese Company — 641 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 304-1485; www. stjamescheese.com — See Uptown section for restaurant description. Delivery available. No reservations. L Mon-Sat, early D Thu-Sat, brunch Sun. $ Vyoone’s Restaurant — 412 Girod St., (504) 518-6007; www.vyoone.com — Coq au vin is boneless chicken cooked with red wine and root vegetables. Reservations accepted. L Tue-Fri, D Tue-Sat, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$

WEST BANK Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www.moscasrestaurant. com — Popular dishes include shrimp Mosca, chicken a la grande and baked oysters Mosca, made with breadcrumps and Italian seasonings. Reservations accepted. D Tue-Sat. Cash only. $$$ Restaurant des Familles — 7163 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, (504) 689-7834; www. desfamilles.com — The menu of Cajun and Creole favorites includes gumbo, turtle soup, seafood platters and New Orleans barbecue shrimp, as well as salads, pasta and more. Reservations recommended. L, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Specialty Italian Bistro — 2330 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna, (504) 391-1090; www. specialtyitalianbistro.com — Chicken piccata is a paneed chicken breast topped with lemon-caper piccata sauce served with angel hair pasta, salad and garlic cheese bread. No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Tavolino Pizza & Lounge — 141 Delaronde St., (504) 605-3365; www.facebook.com/ tavolinolounge — Ping olives are fried Castelvetrano olives stuffed with beef and pork or Gorgonzola cheese. Reservations accepted for large parties. D daily, brunch Sun. $$

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TUESDAY 22 BMC — Sweet Magnolia, 5; Dapper Dandies, 8; Abe Thompson & Drs. Of Funk, 11 Bamboula’s — Christopher Johnnson Jazz, noon; Rancho Tee Motel Jazz, 3; Sierra Green & The Sole Machine, 10 Bombay Club — Matt Lemmler, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Tom Worrell, 7 Checkpoint Charlie’s — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Johnny J. & Benny Maygarden, 6; Jon Cleary, 8 Circle Bar — Zac Maras & Cactus Thief, 7; Eke Buba, Fried E/M, DD Owen Hardcore Karaoke, 9:30 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 9 Dragon’s Den — All-Star Covered-Dish Country Jamboree, 9 House of Blues — Michael Liuzza, 6 The Jazz Playhouse — The James Rivers Movement, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Jason Bishop, 8:30 Old U.S. Mint — Down on Their Luck Orchestra, 2 Prime Example Jazz Club — The Spectrum 6 Quintet, 8 & 10 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 5 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Latin Night, 7 SideBar — Dave Clark, Paul Thibodeaux, Michael-Ward Bergema & Martin Masakowski, 7 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Stanton Moore Trio, 8 & 10 The Starlight — Tom McDermott, 6; Asher Danziger and Jeremy Joyce, 9 Three Muses — Sam Cammarata, 5; Josh Gouzy, 8

Radar Upcoming concerts »» RON GALLO AND POST ANIMAL, Feb. 25, Gasa Gasa »» TIM O’BRIEN BAND, March 15, Chickie Wah Wah »» BOB WEIR AND WOLF BROS, March 24, The Fillmore at Harrah’s New Orleans »» ULTHAR AND SCORCHED, March 31, Poor Boys Bar »» BAYONNE, April 13, Gasa Gasa »» SMINO, April 30, House of Blues »» CALEB ELLIOTT, May 8, Gasa Gasa »» RATBOYS AND PUP, May 11, One Eyed Jacks »» WHITECHAPEL AND DYING FETUS, May 12, House of Blues

Bob Weir and Wolf Bros performs March 24 at The Fillmore at Harrah’s New Orleans. P H OTO B Y TO D D M I C H A L E K

WEDNESDAY 23 BMC — The Tempted, 5; LC Smoove, 8; Soul Legacy, 11 Bamboula’s — Eight Dice Cloth Jazz Trio, noon; Bamboulas Hot Jazz Quartet, 3; Mem Shannon Blues, 6:30; John Lisi Band, 10 Bombay Club — Josh Paxton, 8 Check Point Charlie — T Bone Stone & the Happy Monsters, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Mark Carroll & Friends, 6; JP Harris, 8 Circle Bar — The Iguanas, 7; The Geraniums, 9:30 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Carl LeBlanc & Ellen Smith, 9:30 Gasa Gasa — Parker Gispert with Scorpedos, 9 House of Blues— Michael Liuzza (Foundation Room) , 6; Cary Hudson (Restaurant & Bar), 6; Jet Lounge, Curren$y (The Parish), 11 The Jazz Playhouse — Chucky CC & Clearly Blue, 8 Loa Bar — Lynn Drury and Arsene Delay, 6 Marigny Brasserie & Bar — Grayson Brockamp & the New Orleans Wildlife Band, 7 Marigny Opera House — David Sigler, Tristan Gianola, 7 One Eyed Jacks — Vixens & Vinyl, 10 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lars Edegran and Palm Court Jazz Band, 7 Prime Example Jazz Club — Jesse McBride presents the Next Generation, 7 & 10 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 5 SideBar — Mike Dillon & Michael Vatcher, 7; Mike Dillon, Jean-Paul Gaster & James Singleton, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Uptown Jazz Orchestra with Delfeayo Marsalis, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — U.S. Bombs, Total Chaos, Bad Moon Lander, 8 The Starlight — Cristina Maria, 6; Bad Penny Pleasure Makers, 9; Hot Jazz Jam with Nahum Zdybel, 11 Three Muses — Leslie Martin, 5

THURSDAY 24 BMC — Ainsley Matich & Broken Blues, 5; Andre Lovett Band, 8; Kennedy Kuntz & Men Of The Hour, 11 Bamboula’s — Eh La Bas Jazz Ensemble, noon; Jenavieve & the Royal Street

Windin Boys Jazz, 3; Marty Peters & the Party Meters Jazz, 6:30; City of Trees Brass Band, 10 Bar Redux — John Fohl, Westley Horner, 9 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Andre Bohren, 5; Tom McDermott and Aurora Nealand, 9 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Kermit Ruffins, 6 Checkpoint Charlie’s — The Budz, 9 Chickie Wah Wah — Phil DeGruy, 6; Michelle Malone, 8 Circle Bar — Dark Lounge with Rik Slave, 7; Primpce, Social Circle, Laura Fisher, 9:30 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Loren Pickford Trio, 9:30 Gasa Gasa — Drama with Claire George, 9 House of Blues — Conor Donohue (Foundation Room), 6; Jake Landry (Restaurant & Bar), 6 The Jazz Playhouse — Brass-AHolics, 8:30 Live Oak Cafe — Jon Roniger, 9 NOLA Brewing Company — Carolyn Broussard’s Revival, 7 Old Point Bar — High Risk, 8 One Eyed Jacks — Fast Times, 10 Pavilion of the Two Sisters — Yvette Landry and the Jukes, 6 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 5 Rock n’ Bowl — Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Road Runners, 8:30 Saturn Bar — Alex McMurray and His Band, 8 SideBar — Helen Gillet & Michael Vatcher, 7; Susanne Ortner & Martin Masakowski, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Martin Krusche & On the Corner, 8 & 10 The Starlight — Gabrielle Cavassa and Ryan Hanselar, 5; Meryl Zimmerman, 8; Joshua Benitez Band, 10 Three Muses — Tom Mcdermott, 5 Tipitina’s — The Devil Makes Three, 9 The Willow — Convolk, Beamon, JOULE$, 6obby, James Colt, maxtaylor, skylarallen, heartbreakP, 8

FRIDAY 25 BMC — Lifesavers, 3; Winslow, 6; Southern Komfort, 9; JAMX Reggae Band, 11:59 Bamboula’s — Chris Christy Sextet, 11; Party Meters, 2; Smoky Greenwell Blues, 6:30; ACE Brass Band, 10 Bar Redux — Pucusana, 9

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BY ALEX WOODWARD RELEASED ON NEW YEAR’S DAY IN 2018, “POST-“ (Polyvinyl) was the big, sweaty, screaming baby to ring in the year. Jeff Rosenstock is the album’s manic Bruce Springsteen, chugging on pop-punk power chords and spinning anxious narratives brain-dumping 21st-century fears, frustrations, ironies and idiocracy while sweating all over the stage. Rosenstock — a champion of all things DIY, founder of donation-based label Quote Unquote Records and punk band Bomb the Music Industry! — charges the album with self-effacing humor and brutal, refreshing sincerity, relatable to anyone feeling the weight of the world or terrified at the bleak horizon. His infectious energy has the same effect as talking with another human for the first time after ungluing one’s eyes from a screen, his cureall for antisocial tendencies and our mutually assured self-destruction Eight-minute opener “USA” lists where he’s at: “Dumbfounded, downtrodden and dejected. / Crestfallen, grief-stricken and exhausted.” By the 11-minute closer “Let Them Win,” he’s kicked those feelings and the powers-that-be in their shins. In between, he “can’t find any way to relax” and “can’t do anything of impact” (“Yr Throat”) and worries about “abandoning the joys that framed my life / But all this useless energy / Won’t hold me through the night” (“All This Useless Energy”). He dials down for the piano-backed “TV Stars” (on which he admits, “I can’t play piano all that well. / Like, I’m fine, I can get away with it / If I’m acting like I’m drunk on stage / and you’re shocked that I’m playing anything”), a Harry Nilsson-esque heartbreaker wondering whether a partner would fall asleep to the same stupid TV shows with another person. Beating back that fear of loneliness is at the heart of Rosenstock’s work, his bridge to peace and the only way we’re gonna win. Tickets $20. Rosenstock opens for pop-punk band Joyce Manor with Remember Sports at 10 p.m. at Republic NOLA, 828 S. Peters St., (504) 528-8282; www.republicnola.com.

MUSIC Glenn Hartman, 10; DJ NeNe House Party, 11:59 Three Muses — Matt Johnson, 5:30; Doro Wat, 9 Tipitina’s — Billy luso’s Birthday Celebration, 10

SATURDAY 26 BMC — Mojo Shakers, noon; Abe Thompson & Drs. Of Funk, 3; Willie Lockett, 6; JAM Brass Band, 9; Sister Rose & Fancy Animals, 11 Bamboula’s — Sabertooth Swing, 11; G & The Swinging Gypsies, 2:30; Budz Band, 7; Crawdaddy T’s Cajun/Zydeco Review, 11:30 Bar Redux — American Whip Appeal, 9 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Red Hot Brass Band, 11 a.m.; Ukelele School of New Orleans, 4; Darcy Malone and Amasa Miller, 6; Marina Orchestra, 9 Casa Borrega — Rites of Swing, 7 Checkpoint Charlie’s — Kenny Triche, 8; J Monque’D Blues Band, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Twangorama, 8 Circle Bar — Dick Deluxe, 5; Casey Neill + The Junior League, 7; Mod Dance Party with DJ Matty & Kristen, 10 Gasa Gasa — Makari + Softspoken with Wonder Kid, The Weekend Transit, 8 House of Blues — Geovane Santos (Restaurant & Bar), noon; Baby Boy Bartels and the Boys, 3:30; Chippendales, 8; Fruition (The Parish), 8 The Jazz Playhouse — Cyril Neville & Swamp Funk, 8:30 Lakefront Arena — The S.O.S. Band, Lakeside and ConFunkShun, 8 Monkey Hill Bar — Philip Melancon, 8 Old Point Bar — Dana Abbott, 9:30 One Eyed Jacks — Franks & Deans, 10 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Palm Court Jazz Band, 7 Rock n’ Bowl — Lillian Axe, 9:30 Santos Bar — Video Age, Jackson Macintosh, Allegra Weingarten, 9 SideBar — Judge Dali, 7; New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars, 9 Sidney’s Saloon — HEATWAVE!, 10 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Herlin Riley Quintet, 8 & 10 The Standard — Philip Melancon, 8

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PREVIEW Jeff Rosenstock

Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Raynel Shepard with Harry Mayronne, 5; Larry Scala’s Blue Five, 9 Bullet’s Sports Bar — The Pinettes Brass Band, 9 Casa Borrega — Mini Iguanas, 7 Checkpoint Charlie’s — The Hubcap Kings, 8; Hillbilly Quixotes, 11 Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6 Circle Bar — Alison Young with Richard Bates, 7; Helen Gillet, 9:30 Civic Theatre — Lake Street Dive and Mikaela Davis, 8 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Hallelujah Hat Rack, 9 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Michael Mason Tiro, 10 Gasa Gasa — Rock Eupora, Jamie Joyce, Sleep Habits, 9 Harrah’s Casino (Masquerade) — Ashanti with DJ Timmy Golds, Spin and MC Al Boogie, 8 House of Blues — Jake Landry and the Right Lane Bandits (Foundation Room), 7; Dick Deluxe (Restaurant & Bar), noon; Captain Buckles, 3:30; Stone Cold Blues with Keith Stone, 7; Cherub, 8 The Jazz Playhouse — Shannon Powell, 7:30; Burlesque Ballroom featuring Trixie Minx & Jazz Vocals by Romy Kaye, 11 Jefferson Performing Arts Center — Steven Curtis Chapman, 7:30 Le Bon Temps Roule — Joe Krown, 7 Live Oak Cafe — Mia Borders, 9 Monkey Hill Bar — Philip Melancon, 8 NOLA Brewing Company — Justin Molaison, 3 New Orleans Jazz Museum — Sonny Landreth, 7 Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5; Jamie & The HoneyCreepers, 9:30 One Eyed Jacks — Blunderland Variety Show, 8 & 10:30 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Kevin Louis & Palm Court Jazz Band, 7 Republic NOLA — Joyce Manor, Jeff Rosenstock and Remember Sports, 9 Rock n’ Bowl — John Papa Gros, 10 SideBar — Brad Webb & Mitchell Deitrick, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Ellis Marsalis Quartet, 8 & 10 Southport Hall — Stevie B, 8 The Standard — Philip Melancon, 8 The Starlight — Shaye Cohn, 4; Tiffany Pollock Trio, 7; Kings of the Small Time with Alex McMurray and

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SUNDAY 27 BMC — Short Street, noon; Foot & Friends, 3; Jazmarae, 7; Moments Of Truth, 10 Bamboula’s — Eh La Bas Jazz Ensemble, 11; NOLA Ragweeds Jazz, 2; Carl LeBlanc Jazz, 6:30; Ed Wills Blues 4 Sale, 10 Bar Redux — Toby O’Brien, Mike Bamford: Music and Poetry, 9 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Some Like It Hot, 11 a.m.; Nattie Sanchez Songwriter Circle, 4; Steve Pistorius Jazz Quartet, 7 Chickie Wah Wah — Steve Masakowski, Hector Gallardo & James Singleton, 8 Circle Bar — Dick Deluxe, 5; Micah McKee & Friends + Blind Texas Marlin, 7 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — Ramshackle Revival, 9 Gasa Gasa — Nick Shoulder and The Okay Crawdad, Baby Tony and The Teenies, Max and The Martian, 9 House of Blues— Jason Bishop (Restaurant & Bar), 6; Ensiferum (The Parish), 7 The Jazz Playhouse — Germaine Bazzle, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Patrick Cooper, 8 Old Point Bar — Romy Kay, Jeanne Marie Harris, 7 One Eyed Jacks — Marina Orchestra, 9 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Mark Braud & Sunday Night Swingsters, 7 Ralph’s on the Park — Joe Krown, 11 Rock n’ Bowl — Paul Varisco & the Milestones, 8:30 SideBar — Science Fair feat. Sexy Dex, Sam Shahin & Calvin MorinMartin, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Steve Pistorius Tribute to the Hot 5 & 7, 8 & 10 The Starlight —Rathbone Debris, 4; Tango, 7; Gabrielle Cavassa Sessions, 10 Three Muses — Raphael et Pascal, 5; Clementines, 8

MONDAY 28 BMC — Bianca Love, 5; Lil Red & Big Bad, 7; Paggy Prine & Southern Soul, 10 Bamboula’s — St. Louis Slim Blues Trio, noon; Bann-Bua’s Hot Jazz 4, 3; G & The Swinging Gypsies, 6:30; Gentilly Stompers Band, 10 Bombay Club — David Boeddinghaus, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Phil the Tremelo King, 5; Antoine Diel, 8 Circle Bar — Dem Roach Boyz, 7; Gene Black & Friends, 9:30 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9 House of Blues — Sean Riley (Restaurant & Bar), 6 The Jazz Playhouse — Gerald French and the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 8 One Eyed Jacks — Blind Texas Marlin, 10

Rock n’ Bowl — NOLA Swing Dance Connection, 7 Saenger Theater — Tedeschi Trucks Band, 7:30 Santos Bar — Soulflly, Incite, AR-15, 8 SideBar — Instant Opus presents Contradrone Contrabass-Octet, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 & 10 The Starlight — Kirk Duplantiss Trio, 5:30; Noelle Tannen and the Living Street, 8:30; Amanda Walker, Keith Burnstein, 9:30 Three Muses — Monty Banks, 5

CLASSICAL/CONCERTS A Night at the Speakeasy. Marigny Opera House, 725 St Ferdinand St — The Indigo Strings piano trio and vocalists perform music from the Prohibition era, including “Sheik of Araby,” “Minnie the Moocher” and “Willow, Weep for Me.” www.marignyoperahouse.org. Admission $10-$15. 5 p.m. Sunday. Albinas Prizgintas. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave. — The organist’s Organ & Labyrinth performance includes selections from baroque to vintage rock. www.albinas. org. Free admission. 6 p.m. Tuesday. Gardens and Daydreams. Marigny Opera House, 725 St Ferdinand St — Joel Bein conducts the New Orleans Chamber Players in a program of works by Jean Francaix, Jonathan Dove and Antonín Dvorak. www.marignyoperahouse.org. $20. 8 p.m. Saturday. It’s Carnival Time!. Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall- Loyola University, Loyola University New Orleans, 6363 Saint Charles Ave. — David Toms leads the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra in an all-ages presentation of Saint-Saens’ classic “Carnival of the Animals,” with a New Orleans twist. Arrive 45 minutes prior to the concert to interact with musicians and their instruments. www.lpomusic.com. $0$15. 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Jazz in January: A Musical Journey. Christ Episcopal Church, 120 S. New Hampshire St., Covington — There are three days of jazz performances, including by Aldo Lopez-Gavilan, Yissy Garcia, Terrence Simien and the Zydeco Experience, Blue Water Highway and an homage to Elvis. www. christchurchcovington.com. Tickets $40-$50. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Sunday The Tuffle Honeys. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave. — The a capella trio performs. www. jplibrary.net. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Trinity Artist Series. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave. — Clarinet Quacks Quartet plays works by Purcell, Handel and others. www.ablinas.org. Free admission. 5 p.m. Sunday.

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PREVIEW King Cake Festival BY WILL COVIELLO THE KING CAKE FESTIVAL features more than 20 king cake makers comP H OTO B Y E M I LY K A S K peting for best traditional and nontraditional king cake titles as well as other Hana and Mike Mikita test different king awards. Attendees can vote for the cake pieces during the fifth annual King People’s Choice award. Participating Cake festival at Champions Square in 2018. bakeries, grocery stores and restaurants include Balestra’s, Buttermilk Drop Bakery, Bywater Bakery, Cannata’s King Cakes, Cartozzo’s Bakery, Langenstein’s, Nonna Mia Cafe & Pizzeria, Rouses Markets and others. Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers, Marshland, One South Lark and Philip Melancon perform, and there’s a kids’ area and a fun run before the festival. Tickets for king cake samples are available in advance via the festival website and at the gate. Proceeds support Ochsner Hospital for Children. Admission to the festival is free. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27. Champions Square, 1500 Lasalle St. www.kingcakefestival.org.

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National Day of Racial Healing. George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center, 1225 N. Rampart St. — Part of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s National Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Initiative, the event features Sunni Patterson, Tanya Huang, Donney Rose, The Harbinger Project, Grayhawk Perkins, Antonio Garza and Jose Fermin Ceballos. www.ashecac.org. Free admission. 6 p.m. Superheroes Go to War. National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — The Dinner with a Curator series features Director of Curatorial Services Erin Clancey discussing how comic book superheroes were used as propaganda to push aside isolationism and support war efforts. www.nationalww2museum.org. Tickets $58.99. 6:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 23 January Birth Story Sharing Circle. Glitter Box N.O., 1109 Royal St. — Pregnant parents, new parents and birth workers can share experiences and resources. Free admission. 6:30 p.m.

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Black & Brown Get Down!. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St. — In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr., the Our Voice Nuestra Voz dinner fosters conversations on ways to share experiences, promote understanding and build communities. Apply at website. www.ovnv. org. Free admission. 6 p.m. Hana Koral: A Survivor’s Memories of Auschwitz, Theresienstadt and Liberation.

— To commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Sarah Kirksey interviews Hana Koral, born in Poland, who in 1940 was forced into a ghetto and deported to Auschwitz, where she was separated from her mother and two of her siblings. Registration requested. www.nationalww2museum.org. Free admission. 6 p.m. “Lost settlements of Southeast Louisiana.” East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave. — Preservationist Jason Comboy discusses lost villages, encampments and outposts as part of the Jefferson Parish Historical Society meeting. www.jplibrary.net. Free admission. 7 p.m. Pamela Des Barres Writing workshop. 3728 Laurel St. — Groupie memoirist Pamela Des Barres leads a two-day women’s writing workshop. www.pameladesbarres. net. Tuition $150. 7 p.m., also Friday.

FRIDAY 25 Armeinius Drag Salon. Art Klub, 1941 Arts St. — The event includes music, food and drag performances to benefit the krewe. Beverages available for purchase. Admission $20. 8 p.m. Blush Ball. Generations Hall, 310 Andrew Higgins Drive — The Pussyfooters’ annual gala includes music, a raffle, a silent auction and more to benefit the Metropolitan Center for Community Advocacy. A patron party begins at 8 p.m. www.blushball.org. Tickets $40-$60. Event at 9 p.m. “Church is Pointless: What’s in It For Me?” Dixon Concert Hall, 33 Audubon Blvd. — Theologian and author Scott Hahn discusses religion. Register at www.stpaulcenter. org/Tulane. Admission $5. 7 p.m. New Orleans Winter Jewelry & Bead Show. Pontchartrain Center, 4545 Williams Blvd., Kenner — The expo features fine jewelry, fashion jewelry, beads, gemstones, pearls, charms, jewelry-making supplies, beading

classes and displays. Admission $5. 10 a.m., also Saturday and Sunday. Seminary Alumni Awards Banquet. Crystal Palace Banquet Hall, 1725 Gretna Blvd., Harvey — The Union Baptist College and Theological Seminary National Alumni Association presents 12 awards to distinguished alumni/citizens and there’s a silent auction. Edward Alexander Jr. delivers a keynote address. (504) 341-4858. Tickets $50. 7 p.m.

SATURDAY 26 Arbor Day Activities. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville — Participants spread wildflower seeds at the center. RSVP requested. (985) 626-1238. 9 a.m. Ballet Resource and Volunteer Organization gala. Mahalia Jackson Theater, 1419 Basin St. — The gala follows the “50th Anniversary Evening of Stars” performance. The Ballet Resource and Volunteer Organization (BRAVO) fundraiser’s honorary chairs are Gov. John Bel Edwards and first lady Donna Edwards and includes a seated dinner. www.nobadance. com. Tickets $400 and up. 6:30 p.m. Camellia Show. Delgado Community College Student Life Center, 5518 Gen. Diaz St. — Camellia Club of New Orleans hosts annual show. Entries are accepted from 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., and a plant sale featuring rare yellow camellias begins at noon. Free admission. 2 p.m. Dine & Dance. National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — The museum’s Victory Swing Orchestra performs music from the Big Band era, and food is available from the American Sector restaurant. www.nationalww2museum.org. 6 p.m. Louisiana American Italian Sports Hall of Fame Gala. Hilton New Orleans Riverside, 2 Poydras St. — The American Italian Renaissance Foundation event honors national and local recipients. Event proceeds support scholarships. www.americanitaliancultural-

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SUNDAY 27 Kids in the Kitchen. Southern Food & Beverage Foundation, 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — Mini meatloaf is on the menu for this course for young cooks ages 7-11. www. natfab.org. Tickets $20-$25. 10 a.m. King Cake Festival. Champions Square, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1500 Poydras St. — Almost two dozen bakeries and vendors offer samples of king cake for honors at this festival benefiting children at Ochsner Health System. There’s a fun run/walk, music and more. www.kingcakefestival.org. Free admission. 10 a.m. Mates 4 Life, A Mermaid Ball. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave. — The Krewe of Mermoux party includes a drag show and a photo lagoon. A portion of the proceeds benefit Amor y Solidaridad. Costumes encouraged. Tickets $10-$15. 10 p.m. Opera Orientation Roundtable. New Orleans Opera Guild Home, 2504 Prytania St. — Principal performers and creative team members from the New Orleans Opera Association’s production of “Abduction from the Seraglio” discuss the opera and there is a themed reception catered by The Women’s Guild of New Orleans. www.neworleansopera.org. Tickets $25-$40. 4 p.m. Rivertown 2019-2020 Season Annoucement Soiree. Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St., Kenner — Rivertown Theaters holds a preview to share information about the upcoming season and additional plans. Reservations required. www.rivertowntheaters.com. Free admission. 6:30 p.m. “Who Will Write Our History.” National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — The global screening event on International Holocaust

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Remembrance Day features the award-winning documentary by Roberta Grossman about Emanuel Ringelblum’s clandestine archive of daily life and resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto in 1940. www.nationalww2museum.org. Free admission. 2 p.m.

MONDAY 28 Creole Identity and Experience in Louisiana Literature. St. Tammany Parish Library, Slidell Branch, 555 Robert Blvd., Slidell — The RELIC program is presented in conjunction with the Endowment for the Humanities to consider issues related to Creoles. Books provided for registered participants. www.sttammanylibrary.org. 6 p.m.

BOOKS Anne Gisleson. New Orleans Public Library, Mid-City branch, 4140 Canal St. — The author reads and discusses “The Futilitarians.” www.nolalibrary.org. 6 p.m. Thursday. Floyd Clown Sr. and William Matson. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie — The author and filmmaker discuss “Crazy Horse — The Lakota Warrior’s Life and Legacy.” www.jplibrary.net. 7 p.m. Thursday. Jeff O’Hara. Garden District Book Shop, The Rink, 2727 Prytania St. — The author signs and discusses “Have Fun, Fight Back And Keep The Party Going” about his life as an entrepreneur. www.gardendistrictbookshop.com. 6 p.m. Thursday. Ladee Hubbard and Daniel Jose Older. 2448 N. Villere St. — Dogfish New Orleans, a mixed-genre literary salon and open mic, presents the authors of “The Talented Ribkins” and “Dactyl Hill Squad,” respectively. RSVP via Facebook. 7 p.m. Thursday. Lincoln Peirce. Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St. — The author signs and discusses his illustrated novel “Max & The Midknights.” www.octaviabooks.com. 5 p.m. Friday. Robert M. Edsel. National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — The author presents and signs “The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History: The Story of the Monuments Men.” www. nationalww2museum.org. 2 p.m. Saturday.

SPORTS New Orleans Pelicans. Smoothie King Center, 1501 Dave Dixon Drive — The Pelicans face the Detroit Pistons at 7 p.m. Wednesday and the San Antonio Spurs at 5 p.m. Saturday.

FILM Some national chains do not announce their opening weekend lineups in time for Gambit’s print deadline. This is a partial list of films running in the New Orleans area this weekend.

OPENINGS “The Kid Who Would Be King” (PG) — A kid discovers he could be the heir to Excalibur in this family-friendly fantasy from writer-director Joe Cornish. AMC

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center.com. Tickets $175-$250. 5 p.m. New Investors Club. East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave. — New Orleans Investors is a free club for people who want to discuss investing in such things as rental property, private equity, stocks, bonds and more. Speakers discuss various topics. Free admission. 3 p.m. Pelicans & Pearls Nunez Foundation Gala. Docville Farm, 5124 E. St. Bernard Highway, Violet — The Nunez Community College Foundation Board event includes food, wine, beer, soft drinks, music, entertainment, raffles and a silent auction. www.nunez.edu. Tickets $55. 5 p.m. Scouts Day. National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Scouts BSA in uniform get free admission and reduced cost for family members to tour exhibits, and there are special activities. Advanced registration suggested. www.nationalww2museum.org. Show Ball. Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 6400 Airline Drive, Metairie — Krewe of Stars’ third annual fete honors incoming royals Chris Owens and Mark Davison and returning royalty Irma Thomas and Al “Carnival Time” Johnson and there’s music and entertainment. www.kreweofstars.com. Tickets $75. 7 p.m.

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NOW SHOWING “Antarctica: On the Edge 3D” — The documentary has the first-ever 3-D footage of the ever-changing, ice-covered continent. Entergy Giant Screen Theater. “Aquaman” (PG-13) — Arthur Curry learns his true calling is under the sea as the heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis in this DC Comics superhero movie starring Jason Momoa and Amber Heard. Chalmette Movies. “A Dog’s Way Home” (PG) — A dog travels hundreds of miles to find its owner in this family adventure starring Bryce Dallas Howard and Ashley Judd. AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Chalmette Movies. “Escape Room” (PG-13) — A group of strangers must find a way out of an escape room in this horror movie. Deborah Ann Woll, Tyler Labine and Taylor Russell star. Chalmette Movies. “Glass” (PG-13) — The worlds of writer-director M. Night Shyamalan’s “Unbreakable” and “Split” collide in this mystery about humans with supernatural abilities. James McAvoy, Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson star. Chalmette Movies. “If Beale Street Could Talk” (R) — Writer-director Barry Jenkins adapts James Baldwin’s novel about a pregnant woman fighting for her fiance’s innocence. Chalmette Movies. “Oceans — Our Blue Planet 3D” — This

BBC Earth film transports audiences to the depths of the globe’s waters. Entergy Giant Screen Theater. “The Upside” (PG-13) — Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston star in this remake of the 2011 French film “The Intouchables,” in which a wealthy quadriplegic man hires an assistant with a criminal record. Chalmette Movies.

SPECIAL SHOWINGS “BTS World Tour — Love Yourself in Seoul” (PG) — The hit-making boy band performs in this exclusive screening of the 2018 concert movie. Saturday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16. “The Least of These” (PG-13) — A journalist discovers a missionary is illegally converting leprosy patients in this faith-based drama starring Sharman Joshi and Stephen Baldwin. At 7 p.m. Thursday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, Regal Covington Stadium 14. “My Cousin Vinny” (R) — Joe Pesci plays a loud-mouthed New York attorney sent to defend his cousin, who is accused of murder in rural Alabama. Marisa Tomei and Ralph Macchio co-star. At 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday and Wednesday at The Grand 16 Slidell. “A Silent Voice: The Movie” — After bullying a deaf girl, a young man sets off on a path of redemption in this animated romantic drama from director Naoko Yamada. At 7 p.m. Monday and Thursday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, Regal Covington Stadium 14; at 7 p.m Monday and 12:55 p.m. Thursday at AMC Westbank Palace 16. “The Third Man” — A novelist investigates the mysterious death of her old friend in this film noir starring Orson Welles and Alida Valli. At 10 a.m. Sunday and Wednesday at Prytania Theatre. “The Wizard of Oz” (G) — A tornado carries Dorothy away from home in Kansas and she seeks help from a wizard. At 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday, and 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, AMC Westbank Palace 16, Cinebarre Canal Place 9, Regal Covington Stadium 14.

ON STAGE “Bad Girls of Burlesque.” House of Blues (The Parish), 225 Decatur St. — The show features femme fatale and bad girl themes. 8 p.m. Saturday. “The Color Purple.” Cutting Edge Theater, 747 Robert Blvd., Slidell — Alice Walker’s story follows Miss Celie and the experi-

ence of African-Americans in the South in the early part of the 20th century. The Oscar-winning movie became the Tony-winning musical. www.cuttingedgetheater.com. Tickets $25-$35. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder.” Le Petit Theatre, 616 St. Peter St — Ricky Graham stars in the musical comedy about a British commoner who realizes he is in line for a noble title. Tickets $15-$55. 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday and Monday, 3 p.m. Sunday. “Greater Tuna.” Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St., Kenner — Gary Rucker and Sean Patterson each perform multiple roles as the eccentric citizens of Tuna, Texas in a comedy celebrating and lampooning small towns in the South. Tickets $36.94. 8 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. “Inherit The Wind.” 30 by Ninety Theatre, 880 Lafayette St. — The Scopes Monkey trial is the foundation for this Tony winner about fundamentalism and freedom of thought. www.30byninety.com. Tickets $10-$19. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. “Jambalaya The Musical.” Orpheum Theater, 129 Roosevelt Way — The coming of age story is set on a Louisiana bayou with Zydeo, Cajun and hip-hop music and dance. www.jambalayathemusical.com. Tickets $15-$45. 8 p.m. Thursday. “La Famiglia.” Annadele’s Plantation Restaurant, 71518 Chestnut St. — There’s a four-course dinner and an interactive production about a birthday celebration to die for. Reservations and pre-payment required. www.annadeles.com. Tickets $85. 6:30 p.m. Saturday. “Next To Normal.” Playmakers, Inc., 19106 Playmakers Road, Covington — Playmakers presents this winner of Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize. The musical explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. www.playmakersinc.com. Tickets $15-$30. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. “Shear Madness.” Teatro Wego!, 177 Sala Ave. — Jefferson Performing Arts Society reprises the audience-participation murder mystery whodunit set in a salon and filled with laughs. www.jpas.org. Tickets $20$35. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. “Single Black Female.” Carver Theater, 2101 Orleans Ave. — Soulful Productions presents a two-woman show of comic vignettes that explores the lives of an English literature professor and an attorney as they

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search for love, clothes and dignity. www. carvertheater.com. Tickets $20-$30. 7 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Sunday. “Stockholm Syndrome.” Little Gem Saloon, 445 S. Rampart St. — The NOLA Project premieres an immersive musical comedy in which the employees and patrons of Jimmy’s All-American Beefsteak Place find themselves in a hostage crisis. www.nolaproject.com. Tickets $30-$35. 8 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday. “Trump Sonnets, Volume 3.” Art Klub, 1941 Arts St. — Ken Waldman combines Appalachian-style string-band music, original poetry and anecdotal storytelling. 7 p.m. Monday. “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell — An eclectic group of six mid-pubescent kids vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime, while candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives. Tickets $17.50-$28. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. “24 Hours in the Life of Pontius Pilate.” Dillard University, Samuel DuBois Cook Theatre, 2601 Gentilly Blvd. — Moscow Nights stages the theatrical adaptation of selected chapters of Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov’s “The Master and Margarita,” with an original musical score. The production is accompanied by a lecture at 5:30 p.m. Saturday by Bulgarian scholar Ellendea Proffer Teasley. www.moscownights.org. Tickets $15-$25. 8 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. “The Victory Belles.” National World War II Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St. — The vocal trio presents a look at the music from the 1940s in a show reminiscent of USO tour shows. www. nationalww2museum.org. Tickets $38-$41. 11:45 a.m. Wednesday. “The Wolves.” Southern Rep Theatre, 2541 Bayou Road — As nine young women on a soccer team prepare for games, their individual stories emerge, creating a portrait of adolescent fear and fury. www.southernrep.com. Tickets $25-$40. 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.

COMEDY Bear with Me. Twelve Mile Limit, 500 S. Telemachus St. — Laura Sanders and Kate Mason host an open-mic comedy show. Sign-up at 8:30 p.m. Show at 9 p.m. Monday. Brown Improv. Waloo’s, 1300 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie — New Orleans’ longest-running comedy group performs. 8 p.m. Tuesday.

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IN HIS 2014 WORK “CLOWN BAR,” playwright Adam Szymkowicz merged the worlds of organized crime and circus clowns. It made for an odd and inspired crime story among a bunch of goodfellas in red noses and floppy shoes. The NOLA Project presented the work on the second-floor space of the Little Gem Saloon. The company returns to the scene of the crime to premiere a work commissioned from Szymkowicz, “Stockholm Syndrome,” a riotously fun musical that merges two things that also are in no obvious way connected: chain restaurants and P H OTO B Y E DWA R D C A R T E R S I M O N hostage situations. For “Stockholm Syndrome,” the Little Kristin Shoffner and Keith Claverie star Gem Saloon is transformed into Jimmy’s in “Stockholm Syndrome.” All-American Beefsteak Place. Guests sit at tables and on barstools and get playbills with menus on the back (food can be ordered before the show). The drama begins with staff singing a birthday song to Marty (Michael Krikorian), who’s celebrating the occasion at his favorite restaurant with his wife Sue Jean (Rebecca Elizabeth Hollingsworth). Restaurant manager Brian (Keith Claverie) is a true believer. He loves the company and the storyline presented in its advertising pitches, with founder Jimmy creating a place for his daughter to eat — assuming 7-year-olds like big steaks and bucket-sized cocktails. Brian leads the staff in singing “Nothing bad can ever happen at Jimmy’s Beefsteak Place.” But it’s not a normal day at Jimmy’s. Two other locations have been bombed and employees are nervous. Marty has barely touched his birthday beefsteak before a group of radicals dressed like commandos descend upon Jimmy’s. Lynx (Kristin Shoffner) is their calculating leader. Razor (Alec Barnes) and Martyna (Leslie Claverie) seem more like sport killers than activists, and like some of the waiters, they seem comfortable trying to meet romantic partners while at work. Lynx, however, has an ax to grind with Jimmy’s. The restaurant setting is a good place to round up people who are looking in different directions for meaning and wildly disparate levels of satisfaction. The radicals take that to an extreme, which amplifies the deadpan humor about banal jobs. Much like the musical “Urinetown,” set in a dystopian future in which water shortages make restroom use unaffordable, the absurdity of the premise gives the show great license to have fun with guns, bombs, hostages and vaguely identifiable meat products. The songs range from solo ballads to choreographed group numbers. There are several uproarious pop- and hip-hop-infused homages to love and loss in relationships, work hook-ups and criminal standoffs. The entire ensemble is strong throughout the show, and the comedy is sharp. Keith Claverie is excellent as the earnest restaurant manager who’s called upon to handle a real emergency. As the unhinged terrorist Martyna, Leslie Claverie is hilarious in her brutal candor, predatory ways and folk dancing. As a server in need of a raise and a boyfriend, April Louise has perfect comic timing and delivery. “Stockholm Syndrome” is a hilarious and captivating show in the best way possible. Tickets $25-$35. 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, Jan. 23-Feb. 2 at Little Gem Saloon, 445 S. Rampart St. www.nolaproject.com.

Carson vs. Everybody. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — The New Movement presents a storytelling game show. Free admission. 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Comedy Almanac. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — The New Movement’s improv show is based on a particular day in history. Free admission. 9:30 p.m. Friday. Comedy Beast. Howlin’ Wolf (Den), 901 S. Peters St. — Vincent Zambon and Cyrus Cooper host a stand-up comedy show. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Comedy Catastrophe. Lost Love Lounge, 2529 Dauphine St. — Cassidy Henehan hosts a stand-up show. 10 p.m. Tuesday. Comedy F—k Yeah. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave. — Vincent Zambon and Mary-Devon Dupuy host a stand-up show. 8:30 p.m. Friday. Comedy Gold. House of Blues (Big Mama’s Lounge), 229 Decatur St. — Leon Blanda hosts a stand-up showcase of local and traveling comics. 7 p.m. Wednesday. Comedy Gumbeaux. Howlin’ Wolf (Den), 901 S. Peters St. — Frederick Red Bean Plunkett hosts an open-mic stand-up show. 8 p.m. Thursday. Comic Strip. Siberia Lounge, 2227 St. Claude Ave. — Chris Lane hosts the standup comedy open mic with burlesque interludes. 9:30 p.m. Monday. Crescent Fresh. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave. — Ted Orphan and Geoffrey Gauchet host the stand-up comedy open mic. Sign-up at 7:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Thursday. Jeff D Comedy Cabaret. Oz, 800 Bourbon St. — This weekly showcase features comedy and drag with Geneva Joy, Carl Cahlua and guests. 10 p.m. Thursday. Late Night Game Night. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave. — Carson Rapose hosts three comedians as they play twisted versions of popular games with audience participation encouraged. Free admission. 9:30 p.m. Friday. Local Uproar. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave. — Paul Oswell and Benjamin Hoffman host a stand-up comedy showcase with free food and ice cream. 8 p.m. Saturday. NOLA Comedy Hour. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave. — Duncan Pace hosts an open mic. Sign-up at 7:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Sunday. Night Church. Sidney’s Saloon, 1200 St.

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Bernard Ave. — Benjamin Hoffman and Paul Oswell host a stand-up show, and there’s free ice cream. 8:30 p.m. Thursday. The Rip-Off Show. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave. — Comedians compete in a live pop-culture game show hosted by Geoffrey Gauchet. 8 p.m. Saturday. The Spontaneous Show. Bar Redux, 801 Poland Ave. — Young Funny comedians present the stand-up comedy show and open mic. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Think You’re Funny? Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club, 8140 Willow St. — Brothers Cassidy and Mickey Henehan host an open mic. Sign-up at 8 p.m. Show at 9 p.m. Wednesday.

DANCE “50th Anniversary Evening of Stars.” Mahalia Jackson Theater, 1419 Basin St. — The program features scenes from masterpieces including “Swan Lake,” “Cinderella” and “Paquita” as well as contemporary ballroom dance. The performance is followed by a gala with a seated dinner and more. www.nobadance.com. Tickets for the performance are $20-$145. 6:30 p.m. Sidearm Salon. Art Klub, 1941 Arts St. — The event is an informal evening of dance, movement and music with LAVA, a feminist physical theater troupe from Brooklyn, New York. 8 p.m. Saturday.

AUDITIONS Auditions for instrumentalists, vocalists, dancers. Dixon Concert Hall, 33 Audubon Blvd — Junior Philharmonic Society of New Orleans holding auditions Saturday, Feb. 2, with information online at www.jrphilnola. org. Deadline to apply is Tuesday. “Laura” auditions. Playmakers Theater, 1916 Playmakers Road, Covington — Playmakers Inc. Theater seeks five men and three women for the a March production of the noir mystery about a detective who falls in love with the woman whose death he is investigating. Headshots and resumes requested. www. playmakersinc.com. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Young Actors Workshop. River Region Performing Arts & Cultural Center, 15146 River Road, Norco — The River Region Drama Guild holds a workshop for kids ages 8-15 with theater games and exercises. Free admission. 9 a.m. Saturday. PAGE 40

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REVIEW ‘Diego and Frida: A Halfway Smile’ BY D. ERIC BOOKHARDT DURING THEIR STORMY 25 YEARS TOGETHER, painters Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera epitomized an operatic bohemian lifestyle that made most other artists’ lives seem tame. As Rivera became the world’s most famous, and perhaps most controversial, muralist, Kahlo was largely overshadowed despite her exhibitions in New York and Paris. But times change, and while Rivera remains a legend, Kahlo has, since her rediscovery by the public in the 1980s, become a pop icon. Today, fueled partly by the 2002 biopic “Frida” starring Salma Hayek, her cult status has spawned Frida-themed restaurants, lip gloss, T-shirts, emojis and jewelry (British Prime Minister Theresa May recently was seen wearing a Kahlo bracelet). Kahlo’s complex identity as a bisexual German-Mexican mestiza and advocate for indigenous peoples facilitated her diverse appeal, but it was her tumultuous marriage to Rivera and their many breakups, betrayals and reconciliations that cause these photographs, even in restrained scenes, crackle with unspoken drama. Many of the more than three dozen images are unattributed, although some are by known photographers such as Manuel Alvarez Bravo and Nickolas Muray among others. They offer a variety of views of one of the art world’s most famous couples, including one of them kissing (pictured) by Muray, one of Kahlo painting as Rivera observes, by Bernard Silberstein, and others of them casually posing with a pet monkey or marching in a political protest. Their complex relationship is well-known, but their connection to New Orleans is not. In 1928, The Times-Picayune declared Rivera to be North America’s “greatest painter,” as local artists including Caroline Durieux, Conrad Albrizio and William Spratling interacted with him and his peers in Mexico, ushering an era of relations documented in Katie A. Pfohl’s 2015 book, “Mexico in New Orleans: A Tale of Two Americas.” In the late 1970s, a circle of local artists including Jacqueline Bishop, Douglas Bourgeois and Ecuadoran expat George Febres pioneered the Visionary Imagist movement that presaged the Kahlo magic realist revival. “A Halfway Smile” is the Mexican Cultural Institute’s striking contribution to this season’s PhotoNOLA festival. Through Feb. 15. Mexican Cultural Institute, 119 Diamond St., (504) 581-5868; www.mexicanculturalinstituteneworleans.blogspot.com.

ART HAPPENINGS Champagne & Art Tours. The Jung Hotel & Residences, 1500 Canal St. — Free Champagne accompanies a weekly tour of the hotel’s commissioned artworks. 5 p.m. Friday. Painting & Poetry: A Transformational Love Affair. St. Tammany Art Association, 320 N. Columbia St., Covington — St. Tammany Art Association sponsors Susan Blalock discussing the relationship between painting and poetry through great works of each. www.sttammanyartassociation.org. 4 p.m. Sunday.

MUSEUMS Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, 1 Canal St. — “Washed Ashore — Art to Save the Sea” features works by Angela Pozzi crafted from plastic trash collected from Pacific Coast beaches. www.auduboninstitute.org. Through April. Louisiana State Museum Cabildo, 701 Chartres St. — “The Baroness de Pontalba and the Rise of Jackson Square,” a tricentennial exhibition of Don Andres Almonester and his daughter, Baroness Micaela Pontalba, through October. Louisiana State Museum Presbytere, 751

Chartres St., — “It’s Carnival TIme in Louisiana,” Carnival artifacts, costumes, jewelry and other items; “Living With Hurricanes — Katrina and Beyond,” interactive displays and artifacts, ongoing. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St. — “So Ready for Laughter: The Legacy of Bob Hope” includes film, photographs and more exploring Bob Hope’s career, through Feb. 10. New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle — “The Orleans Collection” is an exhibition of selections from the collection of Philippe II, Duke of Orleans (1689-1723), through Jan. 27; “Past, Present, Future — Photography and the New Orleans Museum of Art” celebrates 100 years of photo exhibits at the museum, though March 17. Tulane University, Jones Hall, 6801 Freret St. — “The Laurel Valley Plantation Photographs of Philip M. Denman” exhibit features 40 years of photographic coverage of the Thibodaux plantation, through June 14.

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T&M Farms, Marianna, AR, has 16 positions, 3 mo. exp. harvest, grade & pack flowers by hand, operate tractors to prepare levees & drainage areas for cotton, corn, soybeans & flowers, irrigation maint., unblock pipe, clean culverts & ditch banks, operate cotton module builders; maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.33/hr, increase based on exp. w/possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/20/19 – 12/20/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2351586 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 504-838-5678.

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T&M Farms, Marianna, AR, has 14 positions, 3 mo. exp. flower operation to harvest, grade & pack flowers by hand, digging w/shovel & separating w/knife up to 10,000 roots, operate tractors to prepare levees & drainage areas for cotton, corn, soybeans & flowers, irrigation maint., unblock pipe, clean culverts & ditch banks, operate cotton module builders; maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.33/hr, increase based on exp. w/possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/01/19 – 8/30/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2356021 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 504-838-5678.

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Double H Agri, Marvell, AR, has 10 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. for tilling, cultivating, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops; maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.33/hr, increase based on exp. w/possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/15/19 – 12/15/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2344940 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 504-838-5678.

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Dean Lindley Farms, Clarendon, AR, has 2 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. for tilling, cultivating, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops; irrigation maint.; building, equip & vehicle maint.; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.33/hr, increase based on exp. w/ possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/26/19 – 12/05/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2354338 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 504-838-5678.

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M Mendoza & Son Trucking, Earth, TX, has 3 positions, 6 mo. exp. for silage chopping harvest of grain & oilseed crops, adjust speed of cutters, blowers & conveyers & height of cutting head using hand tools, change cutting head as appropriate for crops, drives heavy truck to transport produce to elevator & storage areas; maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain appropriate CDL with clean MVR to drive grain & transporter trucks within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $12.23/hr., may increase based on exp. w/ possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/05/19 – 12/01/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX3648343 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 504-838-5678.

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Anderson Farms, Heth, AR, has 2 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. for tilling, cultivating, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting of grain, walking fields pulling weeds, processing, drying, bagging soybeans; building, equip & vehicle maint.; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.33/hr, increase based on exp. w/possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/01/19 – 12/15/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2354322 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 504-838-5678.

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Rice Ag Service, Hunter, AR, has 3 positions, 3 mo. exp. performing ground support for aerial seeding, fertilizing & dusting crops, mixes fertilizers per formulas, loading seed & fertilizer onto airplane, pours & pumps materials & seeds into airplane, drives fertilizer truck & operates lift; maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.33/hr, increase based on exp. w/possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/01/19 – 10/01/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2355988 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 504-838-5678.

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Tycall Farms, Walnut Ridge, AR, has 4 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. w/GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops, irrigation maint., grain bin & auger maint.; maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.33/hr, increase based on exp. w/possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/20/19 – 12/20/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2350078 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 504-838-5678.

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Oxner Ag Partnership, Brinkley, AR, has 20 positions, 3 mo. operating large farm equip. for tilling, cultivating, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting of grain, irrigation maint.; building, equip & vehicle maint.; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.33/hr, increase based on exp. w/possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/15/19 – 11/30/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2359842 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 504-838-5678.

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Gill Brothers Farms, Walnut Ridge, AR, has 4 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. w/GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops, swathing, raking, baling, stacking & transporting hay, walking rice fields to pull weeds, leveling grain in bins, adding & removing spillways; building, equip & vehicle maint.; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.33/hr, increase based on exp. w/possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/01/19 – 12/20/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2354340 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 504-838-5678.

JCA Farms Partnership, Hoxie, AR, has 4 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. w/GPS for tilling, cultivating, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops; irrigation installation & maint. grain bin & auger operation, walking fields pulling weeds, adjusting spillways; building, equip & vehicle maint.; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.33/hr, increase based on exp. w/possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/01/19 – 12/01/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2354368 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 504-838-5678.

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NTB Farms Partnership, Wheatley, AR, has 8 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. w/GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting rice, soybeans & corn, walking fields to pull weeds, processing, drying, bagging & transporting rice & soybeans, irrigation maint.; maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.33/hr, increase based on exp. w/possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/01/19 – 12/01/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2355983 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 504-838-5678.

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Tricotn II, Shaw, MS, has 1 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. for tilling, planting, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops, irrigation maintenance; maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.33/hr, increase based on exp. w/possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/01/19 – 11/01/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# MS287570 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 504-838-5678.

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Dunavant Farms, Lake Village, AR, has 4 positions, 3 mo. operating large farm equip. for tilling, cultivating, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting of grain, cleaning grain bins, irrigation maint.; building, equip & vehicle maint.; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.33/hr, increase based on exp. w/possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/15/19 – 11/30/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2358066 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 504-838-5678.

Stiles Equipment, Marianna, AR, has 5 positions, 3 mo. exp. for operating large farm equip. w/GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops, cotton picker balers, irrigation maint., grain bin & auger operations & maint.; maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.33/hr, increase based on exp. w/possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/01/19 – 12/01/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2356007 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 501-371-1023.

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Twin County Air-Ag, Winnie, TX, has 3 positions, 3 mo. exp. ground support for aerial seeding, fertilizing & dusting crops, mixes fertilizers according to prescribed formulas, load seed & fertilizer onto airplane, pours & pumps materials & seed into hopper of airplane, drives fertilizer truck & operates lift; building, equip & vehicle maint.; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/ failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $12.23/hr, increase based on exp. w/ possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/01/19 – 12/20/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX3650197 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 504838-5678.

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King Farms, Helena, AR, has 5 positions, 3 mo. exp. for operating large farm equip. w/ GPS to cultivate, fertilize, plant, harvest & transport grain & oilseed crops, irrigation maint.; maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.33/hr., increase based on exp. w/possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/1/19 – 12/23/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2355977 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 504-838-5678.

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Frank Farms, Danbury, TX, has 3 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. for tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & rice, drying, cleaning, processing, bagging & shipping of rice, assist with swathing, raking, baling of hay, vaccinating, ear tagging, branding, feeding to weaning, irrigation maint.; maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/ failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $12.23/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/01/19 – 12/01/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX359688 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 504-838-5678.

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Marty & Patsy White Farms GP, Trumann, AR, has 8 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. w/GPS to cultivate, fertilize, plant, chop, harvest & transport grain & oilseed crops, operate cotton pickers, boll buggies, irrigation maint.; maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.33/hr, increase based on exp. w/possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/20/19 – 11/20/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2356054 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 504-838-2721.

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G&T Farms, Hartley, TX, has 6 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops, swathing, raking, baling, stacking & transporting hays, irrigation maint.; building, equip & vehicle maint.; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $12.23/hr, increase based on exp. w/possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/01/19 – 12/20/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX5393643 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 504-838-5678.

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Swift Ditch Farms, Trumann, AR, has 12 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. w/GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops, walking fields pulling weeds, augering grain, irrigation installation & maint.; maintain building, equip & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driver’s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.33/hr, increase based on exp. w/possible bonus, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/01/19 – 12/01/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2356017 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 504-838-5678.

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Private patio, at one of New Orleans’ premiere addresses. LG 3 BR condo with 1,860+ sq ft has great closet space and 2 garage parking spaces. 24-hour security, wonderful fitness room and beautiful, park-like common areas make this location very desirable. Living on the parade route and the streetcar line has never been easier. Vacant and easy to show!

Built in 2015, this beautiful, Lakeview home has 4 BR and 3.5 BA with a large master down. Downstairs has beautiful wood floors and 10 foot ceilings. Open floor plan is great for entertaining. The kitchen has beautiful marble, stainless appliances, 5 burner, gas stove and cabinets to the ceiling for ample storage. Great side yd and lg rear yd with plenty room for a pool. Rear yard access to the covered carport and storage. Well maintained; in move-in condition!

1750 St. Charles #417 • $299,000

901 Webster St.• 4BR / 3.5BA 4000+ SF • $1,449,000

One of New Orleans’ premiere addresses. Extra lg, 1 BR, condo with 1200+ sq ft has great closet space and a city view. 24 hr security and garage pkng. Living on the parade route and the streetcar line has never been easier. Vacant and easy to show!

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Beautiful & Stately home on one O of NOLA’s most sought after TO streets. Perfect for family &/ or entertaining! Chef’s kitchen w/finest appliances, beautiful granite & Wood-Mode cabinetry. Oversized master suite w/ incredible, air conditioned, cedar closet. Lg corner lot w wraparound pool & 2 car garage. TE LA

2833 St. Charles, #40 • $249,000

Large 1 BR on the parade route! Beautifully renov 3 yrs. ago with new wood floors throughout, new kitchens with marble and stainless steel, new baths. Stackable W/D in unit. Large in-ground pool. Secure off-street parking and Fitness Room. G

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2 br, 2 ba condo in heart of the Garden District on St. Charles Ave. was renovated and newly converted in 2015. Live and play on the parade route like you’re on vacation! Open floor plan, wood floors throughout, stainless appliances and marble counter tops. Secured, off street parking, fitness room and large in-ground pool. This is a very sought after building that rarely has condos available. Easy to show and move in ready! OO

2535 ALLEN ST.

CHARMING COTTAGE ON A QUIET BLOCK IN SEVENTH WARD. Tastefully Renovated 3 BR 2 BA Home. Original Beautiful Hardwood Floors. Gorgeous Kitchen. Conveniently located Fairgrounds, Whole Foods, Broad Theater, City Park & I-10. $265,000

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PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

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REGARDING APPLICATION FOR A CHANGE IN ELECTRIC AND GAS RATES PURSUANT TO COUNCIL RESOLUTION R-15-194 AND R-17-504 Ground floor 1 bedroom, 1 bath fully furnished and turnkey at the ever popular Cotton Mill. Pool, patio & gym in one of the best warehouse district addresses. $319,000.

Upgraded Irish Channel cottage with 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths & a large office loft. High Ceilings, wood floors and a cute rear yard in an excellent Irish Channel location. $439,000

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REAL ESTATE FOR RENT CBD RETAIL/GALLERY SHARE SPACE/In CBD

Prime retail/gallery share space in highly visible location less than 1/3 block to FQ, across from historic hotel. Half of space occupied by long time local retailer. Other half becoming vacant over next 30-45 days. Looking for one or more compatible tenants to fill in space. Call 401-996-1524 for location/details.

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1 & 2 bedrooms available in ideal location and ROOMS BY THE MONTH with PRIVATE BATH. All utilities included monthly. Call 504-202-0381 for appointment.

FAUBOURG MARIGNY FAUBOURG 2 BDRM APT

Upper in fourplex. High ceilings, hardwood floors central a/c heat $1200. Call Henry 504-296-3343.

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1820 Metairie Rd., lg 2bdrm,1ba, liv, din rm, furn kit-stove, fridge, w/d. Downstairs,off-st parking. $850/mo plus deposit. 834-3465.

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823 Esplanade 1/2 Hdwd Flrs, 12’ Ceils, Dble Parlor, Crystal Chandeliers, Sec Sys, Exc Loc, Parking Avail ................ $2850 231 Burgundy #3 1/1 Hdwd flrs, balcony, courtyard. All utilities included ...................................................................... $1500 224 Chartres 3 units avail, 1-3 beds, reno’d, elevator access, ctyd, great loc starting at .......................... $2750 7120 Neptune Ct. 4/2 hdwd flrs, cent a/h, alarm sys, ss apps, w/d in unit & 2 car garage ............................. $2800 3924 State Street 3/3 open flrpln, 2bds/2ba up, master suite down w/4th bd off master ............................. $2750 2217 Laurel #4 2/2 2nd flr unit, balcs, w/d in unit, wd flrs, quiet unit in rear of building .................................. $1800

FOR SALE 920 S. Carrollton #Q 2/2 newly renovated, great location in a non flood zone ....................................................... $229,000 232 Decatur #3A 1/1.5 reno’d corner unit, marble kit&ba, wd flrs, w/d in unit, balc w/river view .............. $499,000 920 St. Louis #6 2/1.5 elevator, lrg windows, berm suites w/full baths, hdwd flrs, w/d in unit....................$895,000 1015 Congress 3/2 fully reno’d, open flr pln, wd flrs, huge yard with deck ..................................................... $499,000 830 St. Philip #A 1/2 grnd flr unit, priv loft w/full bath, fireplace and parking avail .................................... $330,000 8914 Cohn 2/2 Freshly reno’d& ready to move in! Orig hdwd flrs, new energy efficient windows, cute front porch! Off str prkng & fully fenced yd w/ deck. Full kit. ....... $232,000 2506 Octavia 4/3.5 split level 2 beds up and living, 2 beds w/en suite baths down and fam rm, POOL ........ $745,000 1016 Esplanade #1 1/1 lots of charm, hdwd flrs, hi ceils, nat light, lrg ctyd and lrg kit ........................................... $239,000 1022 St. Peter #207 2/1.5 Pkng, Pool, lovely crtyrds. Spacious master suite. 2 small twin loft beds for guests or kids. Stacked w/d. garage covered off street parking. $440,000 1213 Kerlerec 2/1 Charming cottage w/wd flrs. Archit. details include plaster walls, arched doorways. Screened in porch and quaint courtyard style backyard. Driveway. .. $265,000

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• Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019 NORD Stallings Recreation Center 4300 St. Claude Avenue New Orleans, LA 70117

• Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 George & Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center 1225 N. Rampart Street New Orleans, LA 70116

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, L.L.C. (“ENO”) WILL HOST PUBLIC MEETINGS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND ANSWER QUESTIONS SURROUNDING ENO’S APPLICATION FOR A CHANGE IN ELECTRIC AND GAS RATES PURSUANT TO COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS R-15-194 AND R-17-504 (“2018 RATE CASE”). ENO FILED THE 2018 RATE CASE ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 WITH THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS (“COUNCIL”). THE 2018 RATE CASE INCLUDES ENO’S REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ELECTRIC AND GAS SERVICE RATES AND NEW/REVISED RATE SCHEDULES. THE COMPANY PROPOSES TO REDUCE THE OVERALL ELECTRIC REVENUE REQUIREMENT BY APPROXIMATELY $20 MILLION. THE COMPANY ALSO PROPOSES TO REDUCE THE OVERALL GAS REVENUE REQUIREMENT BY APPROXIMATELY $142,000. ENO WILL ADDRESS VARIOUS TOPICS RELATED TO THE RATE CASE.

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