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Phunny Phorty Phellows SAT. JAN. 6 | Following a New Orleans tricentennial theme, the costumed krewe and Storyville Stompers gather at the Willow Street car barn at 6:30 p.m. to toast Carnival and kick off the season with a streetcar ride at 7 p.m.

Jamison Ross salutes Nina Simone, releases an album and gets ready for a busy year

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BY WILL COVIELLO

ALTHOUGH PART OF WINNING the 2012 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition — which focused on drummers that year — was a recording contract with Concord Music Group, the label wasn’t entirely receptive to Jamison Ross’ plans. He wanted to sing on most of the tracks. “They made me do a demo,” Ross says from his home in New Orleans, still a little incredulous. The request suggested to Ross that the label wasn’t familiar with his music, because since growing up singing in church in Jacksonville, Florida, he’s drummed, sang, played keyboards and tried to avoid getting boxed into categories or niches. “When I hear myself as an artist, I don’t hear just the drums,” Ross says. “I hear the concept of melody with my voice and concept of rhythm with my drums.” His 2015 Concord debut, Jamison, received a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album. It is no surprise that Concord is releasing his follow-up album All For One. Before its Jan. 26 release begins a busy year of touring with both his band and jazz fusion outfit Snarky Puppy, Ross is at Little Gem Saloon for a five-night tribute to Nina Simone, whose induction to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame was announced recently. He’ll perform her music as well as songs from the forthcoming album. All For One’s 13 tracks present an accessible blend of jazz, blues, soul and New Orleans-style R&B. Ross gently works drumsticks and brushes throughout, but the album highlights his emotive vocals on original songs and covers. The title track was written by New Orleans funk and soul artist Wilson Turbinton, aka Willie Tee. It opens with “A Mellow Good Time,” which Allen Toussaint wrote for Lee Dorsey.

SAT. JAN. 6 | The Krewe de Jeanne d’Arc marks its 10th year celebrating the Maid of Orleans on her birthday. The costumed parade circles the French Quarter, beginning at 6 p.m. at Toulouse and Decatur streets and ending in Jackson Square.

SAT. JAN. 6 | For his feral 2016 LP Eastside Bulldog (Aimless), Nashville-based singer/songwriter Todd Snider lets his long-barking alter ego Elmo Buzz off the leash, and man’s best friend proves anything but. North Mississippi All-Stars’ Luther Dickinson opens at 8 p.m. at the Joy Theater.

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“Lee Dorsey is one of my favorite vocalists,” Ross says. “He’s one of the most soulful singers.” Ross grew up in Jacksonville and came to New Orleans (with the encouragement of drummer Jason Marsalis) to pursue a master’s degree in jazz studies at the University of New Orleans. Ross says the two New Orleans tracks on All For One helped teach him how to write songs. “A lot of this was me learning to write songs and tell stories,” he says. “Look at the parallel between ‘All for One’ and ‘A Mellow Good Time’ — that’s the way you should write songs and the way they should be played, the way it should feel. When you hear the originals, it’s such a warm soulful blanket.” Several of Ross’ ballads focus on love, both for his wife (“Unspoken”) and his daughter (“Away”). Since releasing his first album, his band has grown in size, and the addition of an organ has given it a fuller sound and sets the atmosphere on many songs. Ross found the seeds of the concept while listing

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to Marvin Gaye’s 1964 LP When I’m Alone I Cry, featuring the soul singer performing jazz standards backed by an orchestra. While an international tour will keep Ross away from New Orleans during much of 2018, he’s clear about why he chose the city as a home. “I am in New Orleans because I want to go play with George Porter at the Maple Leaf some nights,” he says. “I want to go play with Nicholas Payton and swing out. I want to go the Prime Example and play with Wendell Brunious and David Torkanowsky some nights. That’s what music is.”

SAT. JAN. 6 | The latest album from the New Orleans rapper and producer, Black Man 4 Sale is Nesby Phips’ boldest, most vivid work yet, a history lesson wrapped in a striking personal narrative. He performs the album with versatile backing band The Grid at 9 p.m. at Three Keys.

Where Y’acht Presents a Twelfth Night Tribute to Steely Dan SAT. JAN. 6 | They’re a calendar early for “Hey ’19,” but this Steely Dan fete by 1980s cover captains Where Y’acht — honoring Walter Becker, who died in September — reels in the new year with gusto. At 10 p.m. at Tipitina’s.

Dead to a Dying World MON. JAN. 8 | A palpable sense of doom, apocalyptic threats, seemingly endless brutality — 2017 had a lot in common with Dead to a Dying World’s crusty 2015 masterpiece Litany, a prophetic vision of the end of days the world probably deserves. Crossed and Raum open at 9 p.m. at Gasa Gasa.

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Recycling Christmas trees ... Sidney Torres beefs with neighbors ... ‘Sanctuary’ cities (again) ... Derrick Shepherd

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Louisiana’s population loss from July 1, 2016 to July 1, 2017.

Hams for Fams

provided 210 local families with free food baskets over Christmas weekend. Each basket, which costs $100, is packed and hand-delivered to needy families in the days before Christmas. The nonprofit was founded in 2015 by Jesuit High School juniors Davis Martin and Alex Welsh, who now are college freshmen. It also delivers lunches to the homeless all year round.

LOUISIANA’S POPULATION LARGELY HELD STEADY in the

Ann and Paul Tuennerman — aka “Mr. and Mrs. Cocktail” — built Tales of the Cocktail into a big summer draw in New Orleans. P H OTO B Y B A R T E V E R S O N /C R E AT I V E C O M M O N S

Vallery Lomas,

a lawyer who grew up in Baton Rouge and lived in New Orleans, was the winner of ABC’s The Great American Baking Show — but she missed her moment of televised triumph when the network pulled the last episodes due to sexual harassment allegations made against host Johnny Iuzzini. Lomas said she was disappointed, but added, “I’m making lemon curd out of these lemons.”

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peddled the long-debunked conspiracy that former President Barack Obama is not a U.S.-born citizen on his Dec. 15 “Ringside Politics” radio show. Citing a “bombshell report” from the conspiracy website InfoWars, Crouere said, “Obama’s birth certificate was actually created by the CIA.” As to whether Obama was born in the U.S., Crouere — former executive director of the Louisiana Republican Party — concluded, “I don’t know.”

The Tales will go on … maybe Businessman Gary Solomon Jr. and restaurateur Neil Bodenheimer have signed a nonbinding letter of intent to buy the Tales of the Cocktail spirits festival, the future of which has been in doubt since founder Ann Tuennerman and her husband Paul Tuennerman stepped down a few months ago. The Tuennermans — known as “Mr. and Mrs. Cocktail” — had built Tales from a small summer gathering of cocktail lovers 15 years ago into the drinks industry’s premier convention. It takes over thousands of hotel rooms and bars in the city every July and generates an economic impact of $18 million, according to figures provided by Tales media liaison Kate Burr. During Mardi Gras 2017, Ann Tuennerman rode in the Zulu parade wearing the krewe’s traditional blackface, and reactions to a social media photo of her, along with what some saw as racially insensitive explanations from both Tuennermans, led to her stepping down from Tales in early March. In September, the Tuennermans stepped down permanently. Bodenheimer founded the popular bar Cure and the French Quarter restaurant and bar Cane & Table, and Solomon is president of The Solomon Group. “We are very excited to step in and save an event that is so critical to what we do as professionals,” Bodenheimer said in a statement. “People from all around the world attend Tales of the Cocktail. The Solomon Family and I want to keep it alive for years to come — not only for the city of New Orleans, but for the industry as well.”

Quote of the week “[Baton Rouge] is certainly more like Washington than it was 10 years ago. There’s a group of folks in the Legislature, primarily in the House, who I genuinely believe their No. 1 mission is to oppose what I propose and try to ensure that I’m a one-term governor. That’s more PAGE 8

U.S. Census’ latest report, going from 4,686,157 residents to 4,684,333. Still, it was only one of eight states that lost population (Alaska, Hawaii, Illinois, Mississippi, North Dakota, West Virginia and Wyoming were the others). As it did the year before, Louisiana finished in 25th place among the most populous states (California, with more than 39 million people, was first). The figures do not reflect the effects of the busy hurricane season of 2017, the census report stated. Those will be reflected in next year’s census. — KEVIN ALLMAN SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS REPORT, DEC. 20, 2017.

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“New Orleans is not a ‘sanctuary city’ and the NOPD’s policies have maintained consistent compliance [with the law].” — Mayor Mitch Landrieu important to them than dealing with the problems that the state has.” — Gov. John Bel Edwards, in a largely flattering profile in the Jan. 2018 issue of Governing magazine.

Landry raises ‘sanctuary’ city policies — again Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry joined 10 other state attorneys general in pressing a federal appeals court to side with President Donald Trump’s order against so-called “sanctuary” cities, a move that was declared unconstitutional by a federal judge in November. Trump’s January order makes “sanctuary” municipalities ineligible for certain federal funds. But a ruling from U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick found Trump’s order for local governments to enforce federal immigration laws violated the separation of powers doctrine and the Fifth and 10th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. In a brief filed this month with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, Landry and attorneys general from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Kansas, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia seek to have that ruling overturned. “Sanctuary cities undermine the rule of law and rob our law enforcement officers of the tools they need to effectively protect our communities,” Landry said in a statement. “We have seen too many crimes occur against our own State’s citizens due to sanctuary city policies, which is why I have been actively fighting back against these policies since taking office.” Landry repeatedly has criticized New Orleans police and Mayor Mitch Landrieu, who met recently with U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and U.S. Sen. John Neely Kennedy to iron out how local police handle immigration matters. New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) policy doesn’t prevent cops from speaking with the feds. “We are pleased that the Attorney General and Senator Kennedy have come around to agreeing with the point we have made all along,” Landrieu said in a statement. “New Orleans is not a ‘sanctuary city’ and the NOPD’s policies have maintained consistent compliance [with the law].” Landry also has butted heads with state lawmakers. Earlier this

year, Landry failed to get support for a bill that would strip certain funds from “sanctuary” cities and parishes, though lawmakers agreed Louisiana doesn’t have any. That bill died in committee.

Shepherd’s presence at Cantrell meeting still a mystery The presence of former state Sen. Derrick Shepherd at a legislative meeting called by Mayor-elect LaToya Cantrell roiled political circles for about 24 hours until Karen Carvin Shachat, a consultant who had worked on Cantrell’s campaign, issued a statement attributed to Cantrell that said, “I want to make it clear that Derrick Shepherd did not accompany me to that meeting nor was he invited to participate. His presence at the meeting was solely of his own accord. Shepherd does not now nor will he ever have any role in my transition or in my future administration.” Shepherd began his political rise when he was elected to the state House of Representatives in 2003, then to the state Senate in 2005. He stepped down after pleading guilty to money laundering in 2008 and has been charged more than once with domestic violence. He spent more than two years in prison, then attempted a comeback in 2015 when he ran for another House seat, an attempt that ended in failure when a district judge upheld a law forbidding felons to run for public office. That ruling was later overturned, but it came after the election. What Shepherd was doing at Cantrell’s meeting remains a mystery. Cantrell, who assumes the mayoralty in May, has yet to announce any appointments to her administration (see Clancy DuBos’ “Politics,” p. 10).

Christmas trees for coastal restoration Want your Christmas tree to help protect Louisiana’s fragile coastline? Simply put it on the curb for garbage pickup this month (but make sure there’s nothing still on it). New Orleans residents with service from Richard’s Disposal

and Metro Services, as well as residents of Jefferson Parish, should put their trees out for pickup on the regularly scheduled second garbage day between Jan. 11-13. French Quarter and Downtown Development District residents with service from Empire Services should put their trees out for pickup on Jan. 11. Make sure the trees are on the curb by 4 a.m. that morning. Last year, more than 8,000 Christmas trees were collected and airlifted by the Louisiana National Guard into the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge.

Torres: Zoning decision ‘act of political vengeance’ Real estate developer and reality-ish TV personality Sidney Torres has ramped up his beefs with City Hall and French Quarter residents after Torres secured a temporary restraining order last month that prevents the city from enforcing an order that says he can’t use a Rampart Street church as an events venue. Torres bought the property in 2016 and previously announced plans to turn it into a nursing home (which didn’t pan out) and events space, in addition to a scaled-down place of worship. The Monastery has hosted several events since then, and Torres argued the building’s former use as a wedding venue (and his permits to host them) gave him license to operate similarly, though running as a for-profit business. The city’s Board of Zoning Adjustments disagreed. In a Facebook post announcing the restraining order, Torres called the city’s zoning enforcement an “act of political vengeance” following his Voice PAC presence during 2017’s citywide elections and criticism against Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s administration following the Aug. 5 flood. “Unfortunately, the current city administration continues to prove that it’s all about pleasing the right people, inside the administration and out, whether or not there is a legal basis for the city’s action and regardless of whether such action complies with the applicable appeal process,” he said. “Political payback has to end.”

COMMENTARY

IT’S OUR ANNUAL TRADITION to write New Year’s resolutions for others. Here’s our 2018 edition. I, Mayor Mitch Landrieu, make two resolutions: first, to provide a smooth transfer of power to Mayor-elect LaToya Cantrell, including not spending a disproportionate amount of the 2018 city budget; and second, to give citizens a specific plan for relocating and placing into proper historical context — as I promised several years ago — the controversial Confederate monuments. I, Mayor-elect LaToya Cantrell, resolve to get my transition team in place before Jan. 7 (which is four months before my inauguration), and I resolve not to make or allow any more questionable purchases on city credit cards. We, the incoming New Orleans City Council, heard loud and clear that our constituents are concerned with affordable housing and transportation issues and resolve to work on both. We also acknowledge our role as watchdogs of the Sewerage & Water Board and promise to demand improvements. Last, we resolve to be a prudent check on the new mayor’s power. I, state Attorney General Jeff Landry, recognize that I was elected to serve the citizens of Louisiana as their chief legal officer. I therefore resolve not to grandstand, take cheap political shots or attempt to impose my views on social issues on the people of Louisiana by misusing my authority. (This was our New Year’s resolution for Landry in 2016 and 2017. He did just the opposite. Hope springs eternal.) We, U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy and John Neely Kennedy, resolve to get

some backbone and stop being a rubber stamp for President Donald Trump and GOP big-government policies that keep Louisiana at the bottom of nearly every “good” list. We, Louisiana state lawmakers, recognize that Washington D.C.style partisan politics has poisoned our Legislature. We therefore resolve to restore working relationships that benefit all our constituents. We, the citizens of Louisiana, resolve to keep former Gov. Kathleen Blanco, U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise and state Rep. Julie Stokes in our thoughts and prayers as they deal with serious health challenges. We, Louisiana’s sheriffs and district attorneys, resolve to recognize that criminal justice reforms help not only reduce prison populations but also reduce crime and recidivism. We further resolve to help dispel citizens’ fears when they are stoked by demagogic grandstanders who spread alarmist falsehoods about such reforms. We, BRG (the former Besh Restaurant Group), resolve to give back Alon Shaya the right to use his own name in future restaurants. We, the residents of New Orleans, vow to preserve our local traditions by actively supporting local restaurants, small businesses and the local arts scene before any more of it “ain’t dere no more.” We, the Who Dat Nation, resolve to replicate the joyous spirit of New Orleans Saints home game days by treating all New Orleanians that way all year long. We, the New Orleans Saints, vow to give New Orleanians a reason to travel to Minneapolis in February. Happy New Year to all.

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Cantrell’s early missteps IS MAYOR-ELECT LATOYA CANTRELL READY TO GRASP THE REINS OF POWER AT CITY HALL? Granted, in some

ways it’s late to be asking that question, but it seems more than a tad strange that six weeks have passed since her Nov. 18 election and she still hasn’t announced any members of her transition team. By contrast, Marc Morial announced his transition co-chairs two days after his election in 1994. Even the superbly incompetent Ray Nagin was able to identify transition leaders within a week of his 2002 victory. For all the angst in some quarters about Cantrell’s nearly six-month transition period, it seems a blessing now. At the same time, six weeks seems an eternity without a peep about who will help guide the new mayor into office.

If Cantrell were the newly elected mayor four years from now, she’d be taking office in a little more than a week, on Jan. 10. It makes one wonder just how prepared she is to assume her new role. In fairness, Cantrell’s years on the City Council gave her a good grasp of the major campaign issues, and she clearly ran the best race for mayor. But having a grip on public policy is not the same as being ready to govern a city. Policy wonks are a dime a dozen. Leaders are much harder to come by. So far, we’ve heard more from Cantrell about who won’t be on her team — disgraced former state Sen. Derrick Shepherd, for one — than who will be working with her. Speaking of Shepherd, the mayor-elect recently had to distance herself from the

Disgraced former state Sen. Derrick Shepherd attended a meeting with Mayor-elect LaToya Cantrell and the city’s legislative delegation, causing consternation among local lawmakers.

cheeky ex-con after he turned up at her first meeting with the city’s legislative delegation on Dec. 18. Shepherd served time in the federal pokey for money laundering, so local lawmakers were understandably aghast at seeing him in their meeting with Cantrell. Like finding a turd in the punch bowl, no one took responsibility for Shepherd being there — yet there he was. Days later, Cantrell issued a statement saying she didn’t know how Shepherd came to be there. Coincidentally (or not), he did the same thing on Dec. 6, when he attended the Algiers Economic Development Foundation’s annual luncheon, where Cantrell was the featured speaker. Witnesses say Shepherd held a wireless mic to let audience members lob questions at Cantrell,

giving the obvious impression he was part of her team. Was he? I don’t blame Shepherd for wanting to rehabilitate his image, but Cantrell can’t afford to let him do it at her expense. She is, after all, still haunted by her freewheel-

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ing use of a city-issued (and taxpayer-funded) credit card during her council tenure. Luckily for her, the only lawman investigating her (so far) is bumbling state Attorney General Jeff Landry, who appears no more prepared for his office than Cantrell does for the mayoralty. The old meme, “It’s better to be lucky than good,” doesn’t apply here. Cantrell needs seasoned advisors who can help her avoid more missteps, and she needs them now. Otherwise, her political honeymoon will be even shorter than what’s left of her transition period.

With the city swearing in its first female mayor in 2018, who was the city’s oldest mayor to take office? Who was the youngest to be elected?

Dear reader, The oldest man sworn in as mayor of New Orleans also was the first. Jean Etienne de Bore was 61 when he was appointed the city’s first mayor in 1803. He also is known as a leader in the sugar trade, perfecting a method to granulate sugar. De Bore served only one year as mayor before resigning. Louis Wiltz was just 29 when he was elected mayor during Reconstruction and remains the city’s youngest mayor. Born in New Orleans in 1843, he was elected to the state House of Representatives in 1868 and became speaker of the House. In 1872, the Republican Party refused to recognize his election as mayor of New Orleans, and their candidate, incumbent Benjamin Franklin Flanders, refused to step

down. According to the book Administrations of the Mayors of New Orleans, that prompted Wiltz and his administrators to storm City Hall. “He (Wiltz) then demanded boldly … that Mr. Flanders should vacate the chair which he (Wiltz) claimed by virtue of a popular election. Mr. Flanders at first refused to comply, but being threatened with ejection, concluded to retire.” Wiltz served two years before being elected Louisiana’s lieutenant governor, and in 1879 he was elected governor. Among 20th-century mayors of New Orleans, Paul Capdevielle was the oldest, 58, when he took office in 1900. DeLesseps Story “Chep” Morrison was the youngest mayor in modern times. He was 34 when elected in 1946, after returning from World War II as a decorated U.S. Army colonel. Morrison also was one of the longest-serving mayors. His term in City Hall spanned 15 years, second only to Mayor Martin Behrman, who served 16 years. Current Mayor Mitch Landrieu was 49 when he was elected to the seat in 2010. His successor, LaToya Cantrell, will be 46 when she takes office in May.

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BLAKEVIEW THIS WEEK WE CELEBRATE THE 95TH BIRTHDAY of one of the city’s most

beloved and respected chefs, Leah Chase. It is fitting that someone so identified with New Orleans was born on one of the city’s special days, Twelfth Night. Born Jan. 6, 1923, young Leah Lange was raised in Madisonville, then returned to her hometown of New Orleans to attend high school at St. Mary’s Academy. Her early career included waiting tables in French Quarter restaurants, where she developed a love for food and hospitality. In 1946, she married musician Edgar “Dooky” Chase II, whose family opened Dooky Chase’s Restaurant on Orleans Avenue in 1941. When Leah got into the kitchen, she upgraded the place from a tavern that sold po-boys and lottery tickets to a restaurant that served Creole cuisine to African-American customers in the days of segregation. The restaurant became a landmark in the civil rights era, hosting meetings of local and national activists. Chase has served two U.S. presidents at her world-famous

Chef Leah Chase turns 95 on Jan. 6. P H OTO B Y C H E R Y L G E R B E R

eatery: George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Both visited the restaurant, which was rebuilt by her staff, fellow chefs and volunteers after being destroyed when the levees failed following Hurricane Katrina. Among many honors, she was named Gambit’s New Orleanian of the Year in 2015, and in 2016 she earned a Lifetime Achievement Award from the James Beard Foundation.

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WHAT’S IN STORE

Boo-tique shopping BY LEE CUTRONE

“BOO” IS A TERM OF ENDEARMENT IN THE SOUTH, says Monica St.

Pierre, New Orleans native and owner of gift and apparel boutique NOLA Boo (517 Metairie Road, Suite 200, Metairie, 504-510-4655; www. facebook.com/shopnolaboo). The term is appropriate for the name of St. Pierre’s shop, because its merchandise is a love letter to all things New Orleans. St. Pierre ventured into the realm of New Orleans-centric goods in 2009, during the New Orleans Saints’ season leading up to the team’s Super Bowl win. With enthusiasm and pride for the Crescent City running high, she began making and wholesaling T-shirts and wine glasses that celebrated her hometown. Three years ago, she took her passion to the next level. “I always wanted to have a retail storefront and boutique,” she says. “The original concept was all things NOLA: NOLA shirts, Saints, LSU, Mardi Gras.” As the business grew, so did the inventory. St. Pierre has expanded her wares to include much more. “Now we have clothes, shoes, accessories, gifts and the latest and greatest gadgets,” she says. “We have a little bit of everything.” A year ago, St. Pierre’s store moved from its original Metairie Road location near Causeway Boulevard to a new storefront in the 500 block of Metairie Road, an area lined with clothing boutiques. NOLA Boo’s cache of clothing and accessories can dress both moms and daughters from head to toe. “You can come in and get an entire outfit from earrings and handbags to dresses and shoes,” St. Pierre says. She considers being surrounded

Sara Bordelon, owner Monica St. Pierre and Kayli Robichaux of NOLA Boo on Metairie Road.

by other retail establishments a plus. “I don’t look at the competition as competition,” she says. “It brings in more customers. People don’t just go to one store when they shop.” There are plenty of New Orleans-themed items from which to choose. The selection of Saints T-shirts includes the popular “Five Eaux Feaux” tees that St. Pierre created and trademarked. Selections from other local vendors include leather feather-shaped earrings by Satazi, T-shirts by Citizen NOLA, Sarah Ott and Yat City, candles, trinket trays and picture frames made from oyster shells, and socks with motifs like snowballs, oysters and crawfish. Clothing runs from casual wear and denim to dressy items, as well as shoes, purses and jewelry. St. Pierre is excited about what she calls her “clever products and hot items.” Bracelet flasks, rosegold insulated totes for tailgating and different products from the Corkcicle line of insulated beverage containers all are currently in stock. She’s appreciative and overwhelmed by the love and support the New Orleans community, her family and friends have shown for the store. “It is a wonderful feeling to love a city and have her love you back,” she says.

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HONORING

ANDREANECIA MORRIS, housing advocate and KIM SPORT, advocate for domestic violence victims

2017

WAS DEFINITELY THE YEAR OF THE WOMAN ON THE NATIONAL SCENE,

so it’s fitting our New Orleanians of the Year for 2017 would be a pair of high-powered women described by colleagues as “forces of nature.” Attorney Kim Sport spearheaded efforts to reform Louisiana’s domestic abuse laws and to guarantee health insurance coverage to breast cancer survi-

vors, while Andreanecia Morris led the push to make affordable housing a top-tier issue in the elections for mayor and City Council. Both women have devoted their professional lives to the issues they champion, and both lived up to Gambit’s sole criterion for selecting New Orleanians of the year: They made a positive difference in 2017. PAGE 14

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ANDREANECIA MORRIS By Alex Woodward | @alexwoodward

BEFORE HER CAREER AS AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVOCATE,

Andreanecia Morris had her sights set on becoming a showrunner. “Before there was a Shonda Rhimes, I wanted to be a Shonda Rhimes,” she says, laughing. “The idea I had in my mind was working in television — not in front of the camera but behind the camera, in production.” Instead, Morris has spent more than 20 years behind the scenes as an advocate for housing affordability in New Orleans, where she now leads HousingNOLA, an ambitious 10-year plan to address the city’s affordable housing crisis. Her plan is to start with 3,000 affordable homes by 2018 and grow to 5,500 by 2021. Pushing state, local and federal partnerships, the plan aims to remedy the displacement of the city’s working class and lower-income earners and residents squeezed by increasing property values and taxes.

With housing affordability at the forefront of 2017’s citywide elections, HousingNOLA has the attention of a new City Hall. Morris plans to hold the new mayor and City Council to their promises of creating a more equitable city. Her efforts earned her Gambit’s recognition as a New Orleanian of the Year for 2017. Morris had “a fairly typical middle-class upbringing” in Edgard, a small town in St. John the Baptist Parish, before studying at Loyola University New Orleans. After graduation, she gave herself a deadline and an ultimatum: Find a job in her field within six months, or find something else. From her office at HousingNOLA, Morris jokes she’s often called a “force of nature” — unsure whether it’s a dig or a compliment. “I don’t want to be a hurricane,” she says. “Maybe a zephyr?” She worked at the Housing Au-

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thority of New Orleans (HANO) for nearly a decade, navigating an agency grappling with frequent controversy and declining public confidence. With beat reporters assigned to cover the maligned agency, HANO and its properties routinely made news. “And it was usually not good,” Morris recalls. “Part of my job was helping craft responses, but I wanted to understand what I was talking about. … I needed to understand why people were slipping through the cracks.” To do that, Morris made a point of getting to know HANO residents and to become personally familiar with their concerns. “That became my crash course” in housing issues, she says. Morris left HANO in February 2007 and joined the nonprofit development group Providence Community Housing, where she served as vice president of homeownership and community development. She later chaired the Board of Governors of the Greater New Orleans Housing Alliance (GNOHA), an advocacy group made up of nonprofit builders and community development corporations. “In the midst of that, the city moved into a significant affordability crisis,” says Morris, noting it wasn’t the first time New Orleans had battled the affordability problem. But Morris says rather than responding with a piecemeal, reactive plan, tackling affordability requires a proactive, long-term solution addressing systemic issues afflicting the city’s working class. In 2014, the Foundation for Louisiana tapped GNOHA to launch HousingNOLA, a plan that now engages public agencies, nonprofits and residents to promote a “housing first” philosophy at City Hall and the state Capitol. “As we started talking about this comprehensive strategy … we wanted to be clear that this is a comprehensive housing plan for everybody,” Morris says. “This is the plan that makes housing affordable. And that means everybody.” HousingNOLA released its 10-year plan in 2015, and it was echoed in Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s 2016 State of the City address, which promised to build or preserve 7,500 units by 2021 to remedy the loss of income-affordable rental housing and the high number of cost-burdened residents who were spending more than half their income on rent. “That is unacceptable and unsustainable,” Landrieu said of those statistics in 2016. “We must ensure that working people do not get priced out of New Orleans. They are the backbone of our city.” HousingNOLA delivered an honest report card in 2017 — giving itself a mere “C” in meeting its afford-

ability goals. Morris doesn’t shrink from a blunt self-assessment; she wants to hold the city, and herself, to a higher standard. “It can’t just be rhetoric,” she says. “The next step is, we’ve had this new election, we’ve got a six-month [transition] period, and the status quo is not acceptable. Part of our job is reminding the community we have a solution, it’s one we worked hard on, and we have to hold ourselves to it. These elected officials are not some foreign body that’s descended from on high. We elect our leaders. We empower them.” Candidates running in 2017’s citywide elections put affordable housing on the front burner, thanks in large measure to housing advocates like Morris. Debates, forums and candidate interviews forced candidates to confront the issue of affordable housing, as well as related issues such as short-term rentals and displacement. “Housing affordability and housing quality are high priority concerns for the mayor-elect and have been for some time, both as a Council member and as a candidate,” says John Pourciau, chief of staff for Mayor-elect LaToya Cantrell. “She will work with all advocates and organizations in the city committed to making housing more affordable.” “The HousingNOLA plan continues to be the best community-oriented vision we have to address the New Orleans housing crisis that is hitting both low- and middle-income residents equally as hard,” City Council President Jason Williams told Gambit. “HousingNOLA has informed many of my votes and policy priorities and will continue to be a roadmap I will follow.” The challenges ahead include fighting blight — and ensuring “blight” doesn’t remain a dog whistle for taking potential housing away from displaced residents. “When people talk about blight, they’re not talking about returning housing, or returning to commerce,” she says. “They’re talking about removing the ‘eyesore’ on their block, a ‘hazard’ from a neighborhood. I get it, but you should want that to be a positive, not a neutral.” Morris says housing initiatives also must address the needs of vulnerable and at-risk populations — increasingly, LGBT people, residents for whom English is a second language, people aging out of foster care and formerly incarcerated people. “This work isn’t going to be left unfinished,” Morris promises. “I expect more of [Landrieu] before he leaves, and I expect more of [Cantrell] when she takes office. … We’ve got to be ruthless to put housing first, and we’re going to help you put housing first.”

KIM SPORT

By CLANCY DuBOS | @clancygambit

ATTORNEY AND CIVIC ACTIVIST KIM SPORT always has been drawn to

causes that speak to her heart, and her passion for those causes springs from a personal life experience. Her determination to complete her college education drove her to champion Jefferson Dollars for Scholars in the 1990s. She later followed her husband, business leader Mike Sport, to serve in leadership posts with the local Chamber of Commerce and the United Way of Southeast Louisiana. In recent years, the life experiences that drove Sport’s civic passions became more personal than ever. A three-time cancer survivor, she co-founded the nonprofit Breastoration Fund, a subsidiary of the Cancer Association of Greater New Orleans, to help breast cancer patients access reconstruction sur-

gery after mastectomies. Several years later, other lifechanging events pushed Sport into the political arena as a champion of survivors of domestic violence — a cause that, since early 2014, steadily has gained momentum thanks to Sport’s tenacity. “I learned that someone in my immediate family had been a victim of domestic violence for years, and that caused me to take a look at the laws in Louisiana,” Sport says. “I had no idea what I was getting into. I just knew that there were tremendous problems and that Louisiana ranked fourth in the nation for domestic violence homicides.” Then she got more shocking news. “I found out around the same time that one of my close friend Charmaine Caccioppi’s dear friends

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16 had been murdered,” Sport says. “It was as if the stars had lined up: The United Way had asked me to chair a public policy committee at its board level, then I found out about my family member being a victim, then one of Charmaine’s friends was murdered — and it all set us on that path to try to change the domestic violence laws in Louisiana.” Sport and Caccioppi, executive vice president and chief operating officer of the local United Way, found an ally in state Rep. Helena Moreno, D-New Orleans. The three met in February 2014, and in less than five months they convinced Louisiana lawmakers to change more than two dozen provisions of state law to provide greater protections to domestic violence victims. Caccioppi recalls what it was like watching Sport work in the political trenches that year. “I watched as a legislator yelled and shook his finger in Kim’s face,” Caccioppi says. “She swiftly grabbed it and asked, ‘Just how many times do you want a man to be able to beat his wife before it’s a felony?’” Also in 2014, lawmakers created the Domestic Violence Prevention Commission; Sport was elected its first chair. She served for two years, but after disappointing legislative sessions in 2015 and 2016, she resigned from the commission and joined United Against Domestic Violence — a joint effort of United Way, the New Orleans Family Justice Center and the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence. “It was harder to get proposed legislation out of the domestic violence commission than doing it under the United Against Domestic Violence umbrella,” Sport says. In 2017, the stars lined up again. Thanks to Sport’s tireless advocacy, which included buttonholing editors as well as lawmakers, Louisiana legislators extended domestic violence protections to same-sex couples and dating partners and toughened penalties against abusers by making any second domestic violence charge a felony, which forces abusers to relinquish firearms upon conviction. Lawmakers also tightened firearms restrictions against abusers who are subject to civil protective orders, allowing prosecutors to file felony charges against violators who injure protected persons. Sport won those and other legislative victories against entrenched adversaries and daunting political odds. For her tireless advocacy on behalf of domestic violence victims, Sport was an easy choice as one of Gambit’s New Orleanians of the

Year for 2017. “Whether it’s fighting for insurance coverage for cancer survivors, drafting laws to protect domestic violence victims or defending one of her many pro bono clients, Kim’s deep compassion for people in need is what motivates her to tenaciously push to win — because she wins for them,” Moreno told Gambit. “She may be tiny in stature, but don’t ever underestimate her. She’ll roll right over you, even if you’re cancer.” At one point in the 2017 legislative session, Sport’s efforts hit a snag. The National Rifle Association (NRA), one of the most powerful lobbies in America, had lined up against bills to dispossess anyone of firearms — even abusers. Sport and her allies prevailed by confecting an end-around. “We created a separate crime — battery of a dating partner — outside the [domestic violence] laws, wherein an abuser would not be dispossessed on the first conviction, but would on the second conviction,” Sport said. “However, even though an abuser gets to keep his firearms upon the first conviction under this new law, it still counts as a first offense under the domestic abuse battery statute, which means a second offense is a felony. Most important, the misdemeanor abuser still has to undergo the 26-week domestic abuse intervention program. It was a great way to work around the NRA.” Not many advocates can take on the NRA and live, politically, to tell it. That speaks volumes about Sport — but it doesn’t surprise those who have worked with her. “She is the type of person who recognizes that you must do the things that others say cannot be done, and she does it,” says fellow attorney and friend Tim Madden. Sport’s 2017 efforts were so impressive, in fact, that state lawmakers unanimously passed a resolution commending her efforts — even though some of them initially cowed to the NRA’s opposition. “The 2017 session was one of our best,” Sport says. “Used to be you could batter somebody three times and it was just a misdemeanor. We began closing it year by year until now, hopefully, the battered person is protected. Our laws are getting stronger, but there’s more work to be done. We’ll be back in 2018 to try to put more teeth into the firearms restrictions, because not all jurisdictions are enforcing it effectively.”

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Wah’s cooking

Tamale jolly FROM FRIED CHICKEN to beignets,

gumbo and po-boys, New Orleans has festivals dedicated to so many indigenous dishes it can be hard to keep track. The Delta-style tamale gets its own party with the launch of the New Orleans Tamale Festival at Poor Boys Bar (1328 St. Bernard Ave.) Jan. 6. Longtime downtown tamalehawker Holly Hawthorne, also known as Holly Tamale, and Angela Harbold of Medina’s Good Tamales are organizing the event. They envision the inaugural festival as a small, neighborhood-friendly party.

Pakistani food in a Kenner strip mall BY H E L E N F R E U N D @helenfreund ONE OF THE GREAT PLEASURES of exploring a suburban strip is finding new international food treasures. In Kenner, often tucked away in nondescript buildings, I’ve come across exciting Chinese, Honduran, Palestinian, Brazilian and Vietnamese restaurants. I always come back hungry for more. Recently, I dined at Wah Kitchen, named for the owners’ hometown in Pakistan. The tiny storefront sits in the rear of a strip mall on Veterans Memorial Boulevard and is easy to miss. It’s no surprise that the owners know their way around the kitchen. Chef Ghazala Khan worked for years as the chef at a Marriott hotel in Pakistan, and her husband, Masroor Khan, was one of the opening partners at Shyan’s Kitchen in Metairie. To start, puffy rounds of naan are stuffed with everything from melted cheese to crispy, browned garlic and cilantro. Vegetable pakoras filled with fluffy potatoes, onions and spinach are lacy and light, not laden with grease like some versions. Dunked in an accompanying fiery cumin and chili-specked dipping sauce, they are downright addictive. Though the restaurant’s simple and sparse decor seems to suit the strip-mall setting, intricate serving vessels and tableware and polite service make for a more polished dining experience. The staff here consists of the owners and one server, so diners should be prepared to wait during a lunch rush. Most of the dishes will ring familiar to those accustomed to Indian and Pakistani establishments. There’s a selection of naan, tandoori dishes, many vegetable dishes, curries,

WHERE

2401 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 4, Kenner, (504) 541-8612; www. facebook.com/ wahkitchen

creamy masala sauces and large plates of steaming basmati rice. Here, those rice dishes are decorated with jalapeno slivers, cilantro and caramelized shallots, a nice touch that breathes life and color into the otherwise monochromatic staple. Those same toppings — plus a sprinkling of whole cloves — also adorn a large platter of goat biryani, one of the most flavorful and memorable dishes here. Tucked beneath the aromatic, saffron-tinged rice are soft hunks of stewed goat, an earthy and spicy dish that fares well with a cooling house-made cucumber and yogurt raita. The owners adjust spice levels according to diners’ requests, and some of the milder options include a simple saag paneer, in which the spinach is wrapped around tiny chunks of paneer cheese, and a hearty take on channa dal, with fat yellow lentils cooked till creamy and spiced with ginger and garlic. Smoked chicken masala, one of Khan’s specialties, was one of the most flavorful dishes I came across. The smoked chicken bits swam in a thick and creamy sauce dotted with

WHEN

HOW MUCH

lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun.

moderate

WHAT WORKS

vegetable pakoras, smoked chicken masala, goat biryani

Masroor and Ghazala Khan opened Wah Kitchen in Kenner. P H OTO B Y C H E R Y L G E R B E R

slicks of crimson chili oil. It tasted smoky without being overpowering, and tiny cilantro florets help awaken the palate. A refreshing mango lassi was the perfect coolant to ease some of the meal’s spicy burn, but on a recent chilly afternoon, steaming cups of unsweetened chai provided welcoming warmth and a mid-day boost. After a meal, diners should order gulab jamun, tiny deep-fried dough confections dipped in a sweet rose water syrup and dusted with coconut flakes. I can’t think of a better way to beat the cold than with the delicious and warming spice-tinged dishes like those at Wah Kitchen, and the restaurant offers a reason for curious diners to get out there and explore. Email Helen Freund at helensfreund@gmail.com

WHAT DOESN’T

wait times during lunch rush

CHECK, PLEASE

fiery and flavorful Pakistani specialties tucked inside a strip mall

Hawthorne has been slinging her family’s generations-old tamale recipe from her bike since 2007. She grew up in Alexandria and learned the Zwolle tamale style. “I thought, it’s really great that New Orleans has this great history of Delta-style tamales, but we didn’t have a festival that (celebrated) it,” Hawthorne says. “This year, we decided to do it small, see what happens and maybe expand next year.” Hawthorne says she has received interest from restaurants wanting to particpate in the event, but this year’s fete is capped at six vendors, including Holly Tamale, Medina’s Good Tamales and Mamita’s Hot Tamales. There also will be smaller, lesser-known street tamale vendors — an effort, Hawthorne says, to “(keep) with the nature of how tamales have been made and sold in New Orleans for the past 100 or more years,” PAGE 18

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Hawthorne will serve red chili pork tamales and a vegan black bean and corn version. There also will be chicken tamales, cheese tamales and a tamale filled with chocolate and strawberries. The event runs from noon to 6:30 p.m. at the St. Bernard Avenue bar, which has indoor and outdoor space, so children and families can attend. Included in the festivities are a tamale-eating contest, the crowning of a New Orleans Tamale Queen and King and live music from Margie Perez, The Iguanas and Dat Band. Admission is free. — HELEN FREUND

Rebootied PALOMA CAFE (800 Louisa

St., 504-304-3062) opened in mid-December in the spot formerly occupied by Cafe Henri and Booty’s Street Food before that. The casual cafe is from the folks behind Birmingham, Alabama-based third-wave coffee chain Revelator Coffee Company (www.revelatorcoffee.com). It serves a creative list of Latin and Caribbean-inspired snacks and dishes from chefs Danny Alas and Justin Rodriguez.

Market watch PYTHIAN MARKET (234 Loyola

Ave.; www.pythianmarket.com) announced three more restaurants that will have booths in the food hub when it opens, possibly as early as February. Adolfo Garcia’s Ancora Pizzeria and Salumeria (4508 Freret St., 504-324-1636; www.ancorapizza.com), Jamaican restaurant 14 Parishes (1638 Clio St., 504-6054453; www.14parishes.com) and Central City BBQ (1201 S. Rampart St., 504-558-4276; www. centralcitybbq.com) are among the latest eateries slated to serve food at the CBD spot. The market will occupy the ground floor of the Pythian Building with a food hall concept. While the St. Roch Market is designed to foster developing restaurateurs, the Pythian Market is taking a different approach. “This isn’t going to be an incubator for food businesses,” said Pythian Market General Manager Amy Chan. “We want to create a market with a wide-appealing menu that reflects New Orleans culture, so it makes sense to have trusted names delivering great cuisine that locals love and tourists will want to try.” Fourteen food vendors and several retail booths are expected to fill the market. There will be a bar called 1908 offering grab-and-go frozen drinks, local spirits, wines and cocktails. Several food vendors will offer alcoholic drinks to complement their menus, according to a release from market organizers. Previously announced vendors include Frencheeze, Venezuelan purveyor La Cocinita, and juice concept Squeezed. — HELEN FREUND

A few changes were made to the restaurant’s decor, but the cozy setting feels similar to its predecessors. Breakfast includes pastries, chorizo, egg and cheese biscuits, breakfast tacos and avocado toast topped with cumin-roasted chickpeas. Lunch features pollo frito, a boneless citrus-marinated fried chicken thigh with a beet and potato salad, and a roasted pork torta with avocado and pickled onions, served with green plantain chips. For dinner, there is roasted winter squash salad with mixed greens and romesco, and patacones, mojo-roasted pork with fried green plantains. Salt cod fritters are served with lemon aioli, and a confit chicken leg fricassee comes with a sofrito potato stew. The happy hour menu has yuca fries with a garlic-cilantro aioli ($5) and carnitas tacos with avocado crema and salsa verde. The latter, playfully named Happy Hour, comes with a beer and a shot for $10. Paloma also serves coffees and teas. It opens at 8 a.m. daily and closes at 6 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and at 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. — HELEN FREUND

EAT+DRINK Ross Baudy FOOD TRUCK LOT OWNER NEW ORLEANS GETS ITS FIRST permanent

food truck lot this week. Deja Vieux Food Park (1681 Religious St., 504-248-9553; www.dejavieuxfoodpark.com) is a joint venture between Ross Baudy, his wife Sharonda Baudy and Grant DeFilippo. Ross spoke with Gambit about the food truck lot.

What did it take to start the state’s first food truck lot? BAUDY: My wife and I moved back to New Orleans about eight years ago. She was interested in getting a food truck, and we happened to get a food trailer instead. Right around that time, the city changed the laws; they were not permitting food trailers anymore, only food trucks. So I went and visited a couple of food truck parks — in Austin (Texas) and Florida — and one day we figured out that we could get the trailer parked and permitted in a permanent location. We thought it was a great idea that we had seen work in other cities. We did a lot of research and I spoke with food truck lot owners in Washington, Colorado and Texas, and I got a feel for what their cities were looking for them to do as far as the food trucks’ ordinances and operating (permits) and some of the conveniences that food trucks need. We built our concept off of all of these concepts. They gave me a lot of good information and helped us make an outline, so when we went to the (New Orleans) City Planning Commission, we had a general idea of how we could operate. It was much more challenging than we originally anticipated, with all the different agencies we had to work with and all the different rules. We went through a year and a half of dealing with the city and the City Council trying to get the proper ordinances in place. There were no city ordinances for this, so essentially we had to work with all these agencies to get all the food truck ordinances in place. We worked with the [New Orleans Health Department] for a month, because of the regulations in terms of them dumping drain water and recycling oil and stuff like that. So we’ve got a place where (food trucks) can dump their drain water, get fresh water, plug into power and recycle cooking oil. We have a second

phase planned where we will sell propane and build a commissary kitchen in the building behind us.

What other amenities does the lot have? B: It’s an outdoor venue. We built a walk-up bar out of a shipping container. There’s no inside seating because it’s an all-outdoor venue. There will be seating in front of the bar, and there are two restrooms in a shipping container. We have a 600-square-foot covered patio in the center of the lot, so we’ll have some TVs there and seating. My wife’s (food trailer) will be the only permanent fixture, and we’ll be able to rotate up to six food trucks, either daily or weekly. We’ve gotten 25 applications so far. Based on our zoning, we have to get a special event permit to have live music, so we intend to do live music at least once a month. Outside of that, we’ll have a projection screen for movie nights, and we’ll do tailgating for all the games.

What’s the concept of your wife’s food trailer? B: It’s called Soulsation Kitchen. She does breakfast and brunch all day. She has some traditional breakfast items and some not-so-traditional items with a soul food twist. We did a trial run earlier this year, and the breakfast thing just kind of exploded with the (Ernest N. Morial) Convention Center people, Walmart workers, all the industrial and Port (of New Orleans) employees. She opened at 5 a.m. and there was a line, so she’ll be open at 5 for breakfast, but the rest of the trucks will open at 10 a.m. for lunch. During the week, we’ll be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on Fridays and Saturdays we’ll stay open probably till 2 a.m. — HELEN FREUND

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C O M P L E T E L I S T I N G S AT W W W. B E S T O F N E WO R L E A N S .C O M Out 2 Eat is an index of Gambit contract advertisers. Unless noted, addresses are in New Orleans. Unless noted, all accept credit cards. To update information, email willc@gambitweekly.com or call (504) 483-3106.

BYWATER Jack Dempsey’s Restaurant — 738 Poland Ave., (504) 943-9914; www.jackdempseys.net — Reservations accepted for large parties. L Tue-Fri, D Wed-Sat. $$ Queenies on St. Claude — 3200 St. Claude Ave., (504) 558-4085; www. facebook.com/queeniesonstclaude — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Suis Generis — 3219 Burgundy St., (504) 309-7850; www.suisgeneris.com — Reservations accepted for large parties. D Wed-Sun, late Wed-Sun, brunch Sat-Sun. $$

CBD Public Service Restaurant — NOPSI Hotel, 311 Baronne St., (504) 962-6527; www. publicservicenola.com — Reservations recommended. B & D daily, L Mon-Fri, brunch Sat-Sun. $ Welty’s Deli — 336 Camp St., (504) 592-0223; www.weltysdeli.com — No reservations. B, L Mon-Fri. $

CARROLLTON/UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOODS Chais Delachaise — 7708 Maple St., (504) 510-4509; www.chaisdelachaise. com — Reservations accepted. L SatSun, D daily, late Fri-Sat. $$ La Casita Taqueria — 8400 Oak St., (504) 826-9913; www.eatlacasita.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $

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Mikimoto — 3301 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 488-1881; www.mikimotosushi.com — Delivery available. Reservations accepted for large parties. L Sun-Fri, D daily. $$

B — breakfast L — lunch D — dinner

$ — average dinner entrée under $10 $$ — $11 to $20 $$$ — $21 or more

(504) 371-5074; www.spottedcatfoodspirits.com — Reservations recommended. B, L daily, D Mon-Sat. $$

FRENCH QUARTER Antoine’s Annex — 513 Royal St., (504) 525-8045; www.antoines.com — No reservations. B, L, D daily. $ Antoine’s Restaurant — 713 St. Louis St., (504) 581-4422; www.antoines.com — Reservations recommended. L, D MonSat, brunch Sun. $$$ Bayona — 430 Dauphine St., (504) 5254455; www.bayona.com — Reservations recommended. L Wed-Sat, D MonSat. $$$ Bourbon House — 144 Bourbon St., (504) 522-0111; www.bourbonhouse.com — Reservations accepted. B, L. D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Brennan’s New Orleans — 417 Royal St., (504) 525-9711; www.brennansneworleans.com — Reservations recommended. B, L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $$$ Criollo — Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., (504) 681-4444; www.criollonola. com — Reservations recommended. B, L, D daily. $$ Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse — 716 Iberville St., (504) 522-2467; www.dickiebrennansrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ El Gato Negro — 81 French Market Place, (504) 525-9752; www.elgatonegronola. com — No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Gazebo Cafe — 1018 Decatur St., (504) 525-8899; www.gazebocafenola.com — No reservations. L, early dinner daily. $$

Pyramids Cafe — 3151 Calhoun St., (504) 861-9602 — No reservations. L, D daily. $$

Green Goddess — 307 Exchange Place, (504) 301-3347; www.greengoddessrestaurant.com — No reservations. L & D Wed-Sun. $$

Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 7839 St. Charles Ave., (504) 866-9313; www.vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Reservations accepted. L Tue-Fri, D Mon-Sat. $$

House of Blues — 225 Decatur St., 310-4999; www.hob.com/neworleans — Reservations accepted. L, D Mon-Sat., brunch Sun. $$

CHALMETTE

Killer Poboys — 219 Dauphine St., (504) 462-2731; 811 Conti St., (504) 252-6745; www.killerpoboys.com — No reservations. Hours vary by location. Cash only at Conti Street location. $

Cafe Aquarius — 2101 Paris Road, Chalmette, (504) 510-3080 — No reservations. L Tue-Fri, D Tue, brunch Sat-Sun. $

CITYWIDE Breaux Mart — Citywide; www. breauxmart.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ La Carreta — Citywide; www.carretarestaurant.com — Reservations accepted for larger parties. Lunch and dinner daily. $$

FAUBOURG MARIGNY Spotted Cat Food & Spirits — New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave.,

Le Bayou Restaurant — 208 Bourbon St., (504) 525-4755; www.lebayourestaurant. com — No reservations. L, D, late MonSun. $ Louisiana Pizza Kitchen — 95 French Market Place, (504) 522-9500; www. lpkfrenchquarter.com — Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$ The Market Cafe — 1000 Decatur St., (504) 527-5000; www.marketcafenola. com — No reservations. B, L, D daily. $$ NOLA Restaurant — 534 St. Louis St., (504) 522-6652; www.emerilsrestaurants. com/nola-restaurant — Reservations rec-

ommended. L Thu-Mon, D daily. $$$

Red Fish Grill — 115 Bourbon St., (504) 598-1200; www.redfishgrill.com — Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$$ Restaurant R’evolution — 777 Bienville St., (504) 553-2277; www.revolutionnola. com — Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ Roux on Orleans — Bourbon Orleans, 717 Orleans Ave., (504) 571-4604; www. bourbonorleans.com — Reservations accepted. B daily, D Tue-Sun. $$ Salon Restaurant by Sucre — 622 Conti St., (504) 267-7098; www.restaurantsalon.com — Reservations accepted. brunch and early D Thu-Mon. $$ Tableau — 616 St. Peter St., (504) 9343463; www.tableaufrenchquarter.com — Reservations accepted. B, L, D daily, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$

GENTILLY Cafe Gentilly — 5339 Franklin Ave., (504) 281-4220; www.thecafegentilly.com — No reservations. B, L daily. Cash only. $

HARAHAN/JEFFERSON/ RIVER RIDGE Heads & Tails Seafood & Oyster Bar — 1820 Dickory Ave., Suite A, Harahan, (504) 533-9515; www.headsandtailsrestaurant.com — No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ The Rivershack Tavern — 3449 River Road, (504) 834-4938; www.therivershacktavern.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 1212 S. Clearview Parkway, Elmwood, (504) 733-3803; www.theospizza.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $

KENNER The Landing Restaurant — Crowne Plaza, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 467-5611; www.neworleansairporthotel. com — No reservations. B, L, D daily. $$ Ted’s Smokehouse BBQ — 3809 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 305-4393 — No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Vista Buffet — Treasure Chest Casino, 5050 Williams Blvd., Kenner, (504) 4438000; www.treasurechestcasino.com — No reservations. L Mon-Fri, D daily, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$

LAKEVIEW El Gato Negro — 300 Harrison Ave., (504) 488-0107; www.elgatonegronola. com — See No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Lakeview Brew Coffee Cafe — 5606 Canal Blvd., (504) 483-7001 — No reservations. B, L daily, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sat-Sun. $ NOLA Beans — 762 Harrison Ave., (504) 267-0783; www.nolabeans.com — No reservations. B, L, early D daily. $$ The Steak Knife Restaurant & Bar — 888 Harrison Ave., (504) 488-8981; www. steakkniferestaurant.com — Reservations accepted. D Tue-Sat. $$$

METAIRIE Andrea’s Restaurant — 3100 N. 19th St., Metairie, (504) 834-8583; www.andreasrestaurant.com — Reservations recommended. L, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Ben’s Burgers — 2008 Clearview Parkway, Metairie, (504) 889-2837; www. eatatbens.com — No reservations. 24H $

OUT TO EAT Cafe B — 2700 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 934-4700; www.cafeb.com — Reservations recommended. L Mon-Fri, D Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ Casablanca — 3030 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2209; www.casablancanola.com — Reservations accepted. L Sun-Fri, D Sun-Thu. $$ Chef Ron’s Gumbo Stop — 2309 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, (504) 8352022; www.gumbostop.com — No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Kosher Cajun New York Deli & Grocery — 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010; www.koshercajun.com — No reservations. L Sun-Thu, D Mon-Thu. $ Heritage Grill — 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 150, Metairie, (504) 9344900; www.heritagegrillmetairie.com — Reservations accepted. L Mon-Fri. $$ Marks Twain’s Pizza Landing — 2035 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 832-8032; www.marktwainpizza.com — No reservations. L Tue-Sat, D Tue-Sun. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, (504) 896-7350; www.martinwine.com — No reservations. B, L daily, early dinner Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ R&O’s Restaurant — 216 Metairie-Hammond Highway, Metairie, (504) 831-1248; www.rnosrestarurant.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Rolls N Bowls — 605 Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 309-0519; www.rollsnbowlsnola.com — No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $ Sammy’s Po-boys & Catering — 901 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 835-0916; www.sammyspoboys.com — No reservations. L Mon-Sat, D daily. $ Short Stop Po-Boys — 119 Transcontinental Drive, Metairie, (504) 885-4572; www.shortstoppoboysno.com — No reservations. B, L, D Mon-Sat. $ Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine — 923-C Metairie Road, Metairie, (504) 836-6859 — Reservations recommended. L, D Tue-Sun. $$ Tandoori Chicken — 2916 Cleary Ave., Metairie, (504) 889-7880 — No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 2125 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, (504) 510-4282; www.theospizza.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine — 4411 Chastant St., Metairie, (504) 885-2984; www.vincentsitaliancuisine.com — Reservations accepted. L Tue-Fri, D Mon-Sat. $$

MID-CITY/TREME Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; www.angelobrocatoicecream.com — No reservations. L, D Tue-Sun. $ biscuits & buns on banks — 4337 Banks St., (504) 273-4600; www.biscuitsandbunsonbanks.com — Delivery available TueFri. No reservations. L, brunch daily. $$ Brown Butter Southern Kitchen & Bar — 231 N. Carrollton Ave., Suite C, (504) 609-3871; www.brownbutterrestaurant. com — Reservations accepted. L Tue-Fri, D Tue-Sat, brunch Sat-Sun. $$ Cafe NOMA — New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, (504) 482-1264; www.cafenoma.com — Reservations accepted for large parties. L Tue-Sun, D Fri. $ Five Happiness — 3511 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 482-3935; www.fivehappiness.com PAGE 22

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Palace Cafe — 605 Canal St., (504) 523-1661; www.palacecafe.com — Reservations recommended. B, L, D daily, brunch Sat-Sun. $$$

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(504) 895-0858; www.thedelachaise. com — No reservations. L Fri-Sun, D and late daily. $$

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Dick & Jenny’s — 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 894-9880; www.dickandjennys. com — Reservations recommended. D Wed-Sun. $$$ Emeril’s Delmonico — 1300 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-4937; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-delmonico — Reservations recommended. D daily. $$$ G’s Kitchen Spot — Balcony Bar, 3201 Magazine St., (504) 891-9226; www. gskitchenspot.com — No reservations. L Fri-Sun, D, late daily. $ Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 8910997; www.joeyksrestaurant.com — No reservations. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 2018 Magazine St., (504) 486-9950; 5538 Magazine St., (504) 897-4800; www.juansflyingburrito. com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Magazine Po-boy Shop — 2368 Magazine St., (504) 522-3107 — No reservations. B, L Mon-Sat. $ Martin Wine Cellar — 3827 Baronne St., (504) 899-7411; www.martinwine.com — No reservations. B, L daily, early dinner Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$ Miyako Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse — 1403 St. Charles Ave., (504) 4109997; www.japanesebistro.com — Reservations accepted. L Sun-Fri, D daily. $$ Nirvana Indian Cuisine — 4308 Magazine St., (504) 894-9797 — Reservations accepted for five or more. L, D Tue-Sun. $$ Piccola Gelateria — 4525 Freret St., (504) 493-5999; www.piccolagelateria. com — No reservations. L, D Tue-Sun. $ Slice Pizzeria — 1513 St. Charles Ave., (504) 525-7437; www.slicepizzeria.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; www. theospizza.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $

Chef/owner Edgar Caro presents a couple of Colombian-inspired dishes at Baru Bistro & Tapas (3700 Magazine St., 504-895-2225; www.barutapas.com). PHOTO BY CHERYL GERBER

Tito’s Ceviche & Pisco — 5015 Magazine St., (504) 267-7612; www.titoscevichepisco.com — Reservations accepted. D Mon-Sat. $$

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— Delivery and banquest facilities available. Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$

G’s Pizza — 4840 Bienville St., (504) 4836464; www.gspizzas.com — No reservations. L, D, late daily. $ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; www.katiesinmidcity. com — No reservations. L daily, D MonSat, brunch Sun. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 569-0000; www. juansflyingburrito.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Namese — 4077 Tulane Ave., (504) 4838899; www.namese.net — Reservations accepted. L, D Mon-Sat. $$ Ralph’s on the Park — 900 City Park Ave., (504) 488-1000; www.ralphsonthepark.com — Reservations recommended. L Tue-Fri, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Rue 127 — 127 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 483-1571; www.rue127.com — Reservations recommended. D Tue-Sat. $$$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; www.theospizza. com — No reservations. L, D daily. $ Willie Mae’s Scotch House — 2401 St. Ann St., (504) 822-9503; www.williemaesnola.com — No reservations. L MonSat. $$

Wit’s Inn — 141 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1600; www.witsinn.com — Reservations accepted for large parties. L, D, late daily. $

NORTHSHORE Martin Wine Cellar — 2895 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, (985) 951-8081; www.martinwine.com — No reservations. B, L daily, early dinner Mon-Sat, brunch Sun. $$

Capdeville — 520 Capdeville St., (504) 371-5161; www.capdevillenola.com — Reservations accepted. L, D Mon-Sat. late Fri-Sat. $$ El Gato Negro — 800 S. Peters St., (504) 309-8864; www.elgatonegronola.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $$ Emeril’s Restaurant — 800 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 528-9393; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/emerils-new-orleans — Reservations recommended. L Mon-Fri, D daily. $$$

UPTOWN

Juan’s Flying Burrito — 515 Baronne St., (504) 529-5825; www.juansflyingburrito. com — No reservations. L, D daily. $

Apolline — 4729 Magazine St., (504) 894-8881; www.apollinerestaurant.com — Reservations accepted. brunch, D Tue-Sun. $$$

Meril — 424 Girod St., (504) 526-3745; www.emerilsrestaurants.com/meril — Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$

Basin Seafood & Spirits — 3222 Magazine St., (504) 302-7391; www.basinseafoodnola.com — Reservations accepted. L, D daily. $$

WEST BANK

Cafe Luna — 802 1/2 Nashville Ave., (504) 333-6833; www.facebook.com/cafeluna504 — No reservations. B, L, early D daily. $ The Columns — 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308; www.thecolumns.com — Reservations accepted. B daily, L Fri-Sat, D Mon-Thu, brunch Sun. $$ The Delachaise — 3442 St. Charles Ave.,

Mosca’s — 4137 Hwy. 90 W., Westwego, (504) 436-8950; www.moscasrestaurant. com — Reservations accepted. D TueSat. Cash only. $$$ Restaurant des Familles — 7163 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, (504) 689-7834; www. desfamilles.com — Reservations recommended. L, D daily, brunch Sun. $$$ Specialty Italian Bistro — 2330 Belle Chasse Hwy., Gretna, (504) 391-1090; www.specialtyitalianbistro.com — No reservations. L, D daily. $$

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TUESDAY 2 21st Amendment — Prohibition AllStars, 7:30 Bamboula’s — St. Louis Slim, 3; Ruth Marie & Her Jazz Band, 6:30; Chance Bushman’s Rhythm Stompers, 10 Banks Street Bar — Ricky T & the Robots, 9 Blue Nile — Water Seed, 9 BMC — Jersey Slim, 5; Dapper Dandies, 8 Bourbon O Bar — Marty Peters Quartet, 8 Cafe Negril — 4 Sidemen of the Apocalypse, 6 Check Point Charlie — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Chip Wilson, 5:30 Circle Bar — Carl LeBlanc, 6; Adam Bellard, 9:30 Columns Hotel — John Rankin & Friends, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 d.b.a. — DinosAurchestra, 7; Treme Brass Band, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — All-Star Covered Dish Country Jamboree, 9 Hi-Ho Lounge — Pimce, 8 Jazz National Historical Park — Richard “Piano” Scott, noon The Jazz Playhouse — The James Rivers Movement, 8 Kerry Irish Pub — Jason Bishop, 8:30 The Maison — New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, 4; Gregory Agid Quartet, 6:30 Maple Leaf Bar — Rebirth Brass Band, 10:30 Neutral Ground Coffeehouse — Changeling, The World Is a Vampire, 7 Old U.S. Mint — Down on Their Luck Orchestra, 2 Preservation Hall — Preservation Legacy Band, 5 & 6; Preservation All-Stars, 8, 9 & 10 Prime Example Jazz Club — Sidemen+1, 8 & 10 Queenie’s — Jackson Square AllStars, 6:30 Ray’s — Bobby Love & Friends, 7 RF’s Dining Music Cocktails — Vincent Marini, 4; Lucas Davenport, 7 SideBar — Martin Krushe & Simon Lott’s Duo Non-Duel, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Stanton Moore Trio, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat Food & Spirits — Dave Geare, 3; Geovane Santos, 6 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Andy Forest, 2; Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 6; Smoking Time Jazz Club, 10

WEDNESDAY 3 Bamboula’s — Bamboula’s Hot Trio feat. Giselle Anguizola, 2; Mem Shannon, 6:30; Sunshine Brass Band, 10

Banks Street Bar — Major Bacon, 10 Blue Nile — New Orleans Rhythm Devils, 8; New Breed Brass Band, 11 BMC — Angelica Matthews, 5; Ghalia & Mama’s Boys, 8; Funk It All, 11 Bourbon O Bar — Shynola Jazz Band, 8 Cafe Negril — Maid of Orleans, 6; Another Day in Paradise, 9:30 Check Point Charlie — T-Bone Stone & the Happy Monsters, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Justin Reuther, 6; Meschiya Lake & Tom McDermott, 8 Circle Bar — The Iguanas, 7; Rudy Stone, Dead Sullivan, Mahkeeoh, 10 Columns Hotel — Andy Rogers, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 5:30 d.b.a. — Tin Men, 7; Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The George French Trio, 9:30 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — Reggae Night with DJ T-Roy, Bayou International Sound, 10 House of Blues (The Parish) — Jet Lounge, 11 The Jazz Playhouse — Mario Abney, 8 The Maison — New Orleans Jazz Vipers, 6:30 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Lars Edegran & Topsy Chapman, Palm Court Jazz Band, 8 Preservation Hall — Preservation Legacy Band, 5 & 6; Preservation All-Stars, 8, 9 & 10 Prime Example Jazz Club — Jesse McBride & the Next Generation, 8 & 10 Rare Form — Nervous Duane, 1; Matt Galloway, 9 RF’s Dining Music Cocktails — David Bach, 4; Tony Seville & the Cadillacs, 7 Rock ’n’ Bowl — The Yat Pack, 8 Roosevelt Hotel (Fountain Lounge) — Tom Hook & Wendell Brunious, 5:30 SideBar — Eric “Benny” Bloom & David Torkanowsky, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Uptown Jazz Orchestra, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat Food & Spirits — Bart Ramsey, 3; Up Up We Go, 6 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Chris Christy’s Band, 2; Shotgun Jazz Band, 6; Antoine Diel & the Misfit Power, 10 Three Muses — Leslie Martin, 5

THURSDAY 4 Bamboula’s — Flying Arredondos, 3; Ghalia & Mama’s Boys, 6:30; Troy Turner, 10 Bar Mon Cher — Bats in the Belfry with DJs Mange and Emily Anne (goth night), 9 The Bayou Bar — Philip Melancon, 8 Blue Nile — Micah McKee & Little Maker, 7; Bayou International Reggae Night feat. Higher Heights and DJ T-Roy, 11

FRIDAY 5 21st Amendment — Juju Child Blues Band, 9:30 The AllWays Lounge & Theater — Rewind: ’80s, ’90s, ’00s with DJ Matt Scott, 10 Bamboula’s — Chance Bushman’s Rhythm Stompers, 1; Smoky Greenwell, 5:30; Sierra Green & Soul Machine, 10 The Bayou Bar — Philip Melancon, 8 Blue Nile — Caesar Brothers Funk Box, 7; Kermit Ruffins, 11 Blue Nile Balcony Room — DJ Black Pearl, 1 a.m. BMC — Lifesavers, 3; Mignano, 6; Armando Leduc Salsa y Royale, 9; La Tran-K, midnight

MUSIC Bourbon O Bar — The Doyle Cooper Jazz Band, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Dayna Kurtz, 6; Lynn Drury, 9 Bullet’s Sports Bar — The Pinettes Brass Band, 6 Cafe Istanbul — Blast Famous, Akadia, The Painted Hands, The Iceman Special, The Noise Complaints, Delta Revelry, NVision, 6 Cafe Negril — Dana Abbott Band, 6:30; Higher Heights, 10 Chickie Wah Wah — Michael Pearce, 6 Circle Bar — Rik Slave’s Classy Country Combo, 6; The Lemons, Pucusana, Cosmic Chaos, YeeHa!, 10 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 9 d.b.a. — Hot Club of New Orleans, 6; Dave Jordan & the NIA, Sam Price & the True Believers, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Panorama Jazz Band, 10 Dragon’s Den (downstairs) — The Tipping Point with DJ RQ Away, 10 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Buena Vista Social (Latin dance party), 10 Fiorella’s Cafe — Eh La Bas Trio, 7 Hi-Ho Lounge — Laelume, Ashley Beach & Her Odd Ditties, 8; Issa Vibe, 11 House of Blues — Bricks in the Wall (Pink Floyd tribute), 9; Bogtrotter, kLL sMTH, Detox Unit, Frequent, midnight The Jazz Playhouse — Joe Krown, 4:30; The Nayo Jones Experience, 7:30 Le Bon Temps Roule — Joe Krown, 7 The Maison — Shotgun Jazz Band, 7 Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7:30 Old Point Bar — Rick Trolsen, 5; Jamie Lynn Vessels, 9:30 One Eyed Jacks — Roadkill Ghost Choir, 9 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Kevin Louis & Palm Court Jazz Band, 8 Preservation Hall — Preservation Legacy Band, 5 & 6; Preservation All-Stars, 8, 9 & 10 Rare Form — Nervous Duane, 2; Justin Donovan, 6 RF’s Dining Music Cocktails — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 6; James Martin Band, 9 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Deacon John & the Ivories (Allen Toussaint tribute), 9 Roosevelt Hotel (Fountain Lounge) — Sam Kuslan, 5:30; Amanda Ducorbier, 9 SideBar — Mia Borders, 9 Smoothie King Center — Katy Perry with Carly Rae Jepsen, 7:30 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Ellis Marsalis Quintet, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat Food & Spirits — Monty Banks, 3; Russell Welch’s Mississippi Gipsy Jazz, 6 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Andy Forest, 2; Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, 6; Cottonmouth Kings, 10 Vaso — Bobby Love & Friends, 3 Windsor Court Hotel (Cocktail Bar) — Mark Monistere, 5

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BMC — Jazmarae, 5; Andre Lovett, 8; Burris, 11 Bourbon O Bar — The Luneta Jazz Band, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Gumbo Cabaret, 5; Doyle Cooper Trio, 8 Bullet’s Sports Bar — Kermit Ruffins, 6 Cafe Negril — Revival, 6; Soul Project, 9:30 Casa Borrega — Ali Kafka & Jason Lynch, 7 Castle Theatre — Linda Wright, Reggie Smith, 8 Chickie Wah Wah — Phil DeGruy, 6 Circle Bar — Natalie Mae & Gina Leslie, 7; DJs Panzer and Howie, 9:30 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 5:30 d.b.a. — Alexis & the Samurai, 7; New Orleans Nightcrawlers, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Jason Bishop’s American Jam, 7 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Todd Duke Trio, 9:30 The Jazz Playhouse — Brass-AHolics, 8:30 The Maison — The Good for Nothin’ Band, 4; Dysfunktional Bone, 10 Maple Leaf Bar — The Trio feat. Johnny Vidacovich, 11 Marigny Brasserie & Bar — Jamey St. Pierre & Dave Freeson, 7 Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7:30 Old Point Bar — Wonderland, 9 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Leroy Jones & Katja Toivola, Crescent City Joymakers, 8 Pour House Saloon — Dave Ferrato, 8:30 Preservation Hall — Preservation Legacy Band, 5 & 6; Preservation All-Stars, 8, 9 & 10 Rare Form — Voodoo Wagon, 5 RF’s Dining Music Cocktails — Monty Banks, 5 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Horace Trahan & the Ossun Express, 8:30 SideBar — Rick Nelson, Brad Walker, Matt Booth, 9 Sidney’s Saloon — Slow Coyote, 10 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Tony Dagradi (album release), 8 & 10 Spotted Cat Food & Spirits — Davis Rogan, 3; Tom Witek Band, 6 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Sarah McCoy, 4; Miss Sophie Lee, 6; Jumbo Shrimp, 10 Treo — The St. Claude Serenaders, 6:30 Vaughan’s Lounge — Corey Henry’s Treme Funktet, 10 Windsor Court Hotel (Cocktail Bar) — Sam Kuslan, 5

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MUSIC PREVIEW Katy Perry with Carly Rae Jepsen BY NOAH BONAPARTE PAIS CARLY RAE JEPSEN’S “Call Me Maybe” is the gift that never stops giving. The pop song of summer 2012 — which became the clear pop song of the year and a frontrunner for pop song of the decade (its competition is shaping up to be “Hotline Bling” and a veritable Taylor Swift compilation) — gave us so much already: that adorable living-room karaoke tribute staged by varsity pop stars Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber; all those awkward talk-show love-ins, culminating with Colin Powell and Gayle King’s Geneva Convention-violating duet on CBS This Morning; and the considerably catchier “cover” stitched out of Barack Obama speeches. It also can be credited with facilitating Jepsen’s 2015 follow-up Emotion (Interscope), a collection of hairbrush-in-the-mirror moments writ large that whiffed commercially but expanded her fan base exponentially, likely doubling its median age in the process. (Jepsen, it should be said and then immediately forgotten, turned 32 this year.) By extension, it now is providing a bona fide excuse for any non-chaperones to attend a Katy Perry concert, aside from maybe eating some questionable mushrooms (“LA Hallucinations”?) and hoping for the magic of her Super Bowl-halftime shark attack to come flashing back. Tickets $26-$177 plus fees. Jan. 5, 7:30 p.m. Friday; Smoothie King Center, 1501 Dave Dixon Drive, (504) 587-3822; www.smoothiekingcenter.com.

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Bamboula’s — G & the Swinging Three, 2:30; Johnny Mastro, 7; Crawdaddy T’s Cajun Zydeco Review, 11:30 Bar Redux — Elephant’s Gerald, 9 The Bayou Bar — Philip Melancon, 8 Blue Nile — Corey Henry’s Treme Funktet, 11 Blue Nile Balcony Room — DJ Black Pearl, 1 a.m. BMC — The Jazzmen, 3; Willie Lockett, 5; Crooked Vines, 9; Jam Brass Band, midnight Bourbon O Bar — Marty Peters & the Party Meters, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — David Rogan & Al “Carnival Time” Johnson, 6; A2D2 feat. Arsene DeLay, Antoine Diel, 9 Cafe Negril — Jamie Lynn Vessels, 4; Jamey St. Pierre & the Honeycreepers, 7 Circle Bar — Bubble Boys, Zap Bain, 10 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 Davenport Lounge — Jeremy Davenport, 9 d.b.a. — Tuba Skinny, 7; Little Freddie King, 11 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Joe Krown Trio, 10 Fiorella’s Cafe — Eh La Bas Trio, 7 Hi-Ho Lounge — Pink Room Project, 11 House of Blues (The Parish) — Run for the Shadows (David Bowie tribute), 9 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Black Laurel, One Time Jupiter, 9

The Jazz Playhouse — Stefon Moll, 5; James Martin Band, 8 Joy Theater — Todd Snider, Luther Dickinson, 8 The Maison — Chance Bushman & the Ibervillianaires, 1; Smoking Time Jazz Club, 7 Marigny Brasserie & Bar — The Key Sound, 4 Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7:30 Old Point Bar — Truman Holland & the Back Porch Review, 9:30 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Mark Braud & Palm Court Jazz Band, 8 Preservation Hall — Preservation Jazz Masters, 5 & 6; Preservation All-Stars, 8, 9 & 10 Rare Form — Will Dickerson Band, 1; Justin Donovan, 6; Steve Mignano, 10 RF’s Dining Music Cocktails — Lucas Davenport, 6; Hyperphlyy, 10 Rock ’n’ Bowl — Los Caballeros del Son, 7; Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, The Iguanas, 9 Roosevelt Hotel (Fountain Lounge) — Amanda Ducorbier, 9 SideBar — Lynn Drury, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Mahmoud Chouki, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat Food & Spirits — Up Up We Go, 6 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Panorama Jazz Band, 6

MUSIC Bamboula’s — Ben Fox, 2; G & the Swinging Three, 5:30; John Lisi Band, 9 Banks Street Bar — Chris Dibenedetto’s Piano Showcase, 7 Blue Nile — Jeff Chaz, 7; Brass-AHolics, 10

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BMC — Jeff Chaz, 5; Lil Red & Big Bad, 7; Set Up Kings, 10

21st Amendment — Christopher Johnson Quartet, 8 Bamboula’s — NOLA Ragweeds, 1; Carl LeBlanc, 5:30; Ed Wills & Blues 4 Sale, 9 Bar Redux — West King String Band, 9 Blue Nile — Mykia Jovan, 7; Street Legends Brass Band, 11 BMC — Quattrosonic, 3; Gaunga Dyns, 7; The Key Sound, 10 Bourbon O Bar — G & the New Orleans Swinging Gypsies, 8 Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Pfister Sisters, 4; Steve Pistorius, 7 Bullet’s Sports Bar — John Pierre, 6 Cafe Negril — Ecirb Muller’s Twisted Dixie, 6; John Lisi, 9:30 Chickie Wah Wah — Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, 8 Circle Bar — Micah McKee & Friends, 6 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 d.b.a. — Corey Ledet’s Zydeco Band, 10 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — The Michael Mason Band, 9 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Church with Unicorn Fukr, 10 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Hot 8 Brass Band, 10 The Jazz Playhouse — Germaine Bazzle, 8 The Jefferson Orleans North — Cindy Van Duyne, The Pat Barberot Orchestra, 7 The Maison — Higher Heights, 10 Old Opera House — Chicken on the Bone, 7:30 Old Point Bar — Anais St. John, 3:30; Romy Vargas & the Mercy Buckets, 7 One Eyed Jacks — Chris Rehm, 8 Palm Court Jazz Cafe — Gerald French & Sunday Night Swingsters, 8 Preservation Hall — Preservation Legacy Band, 5 & 6; Preservation All-Stars, 8, 9 & 10 Rare Form — Valerie Sassyfras, 3; The Key Sound, 10 RF’s Dining Music Cocktails — Will Kennedy, 4; Tony Seville & the Cadillacs, 7 Rock ’n’ Bowl — John Lawrence Flamenco Guitar, noon Santos Bar — Quinn & the Confluence, Pheasants, Tasche & the Psychedelic Roses, Benjamin London, 8 SideBar — Jeff Albert & Jesse Morrow, 9 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Battle of New Orleans Suite feat. John Mahoney’s Big Band, 8 & 10 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Kristina Morales & the Inner Wild, 6; Pat Casey & the New Sound, 10 Three Muses — Raphael et Pascal, 5; Linnzi Zaorski, 8 Trinity Episcopal Church — 30 x 90 Blues Women, 5

Bourbon O Bar — Shake It Break It Band, 8

MONDAY 8 21st Amendment — Kala Bazaar Swing Society, 7:30 Bacchanal — Helen Gillet, 7:30

Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant — Arsene DeLay, 5; Antoine Diel, 8 Cafe Negril — Noggin, 6 Chickie Wah Wah — Justin Molaison, 5:30 Circle Bar — Phil the Tremolo King, 7 Columns Hotel — David Doucet, 8 Crescent City Brewhouse — New Orleans Streetbeat, 6 d.b.a. — John Boutte, 7; Bon Bon Vivant, 10 DMac’s Bar & Grill — Danny Alexander’s Blues Jam Session, 8 Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar — John Fohl, 9 Dragon’s Den (upstairs) — Audiodope with DJ Ill Medina, 11 Gasa Gasa — Dead to a Dying World, Thou, Hand Grenade Job, 9 Howlin’ Wolf Den — Blue Velvet, LittleBoyBigHeadOnBike, Kuwaisiana, 8 The Jazz Playhouse — Gerald French & the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, 8 The Maison — Chicken & Waffles, 5; Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses, 7 Maple Leaf Bar — George Porter Jr. Trio, 10 One Eyed Jacks — Blind Texas Marlin, 8 Preservation Hall — Preservation Jazz Masters, 5 & 6; Preservation All-Stars, 8, 9 & 10 Rare Form — Nervous Duane, 1 RF’s Dining Music Cocktails — John Marcey Duo, 4; Jamie Lynn Vessels, 7 SideBar — Songwriters Circle feat. Mikayla Braun, Taylor Mroski, Keith Burnstein, 8:30 Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Charmaine Neville Band, 8 & 10 Spotted Cat Food & Spirits — Sam Cammarata, 3; Carolyn Broussard, 6 The Spotted Cat Music Club — Royal Street Windin’ Boys, 2; Dominick Grillo & the Frenchmen Street All-Stars, 6; New Orleans Jazz Vipers, 10

CLASSICAL/CONCERTS Songs of Ascent: Music from the Victims of World War II. National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., (504) 527-6012; www.nationalww2museum.org — Musical performances are inspired by the life stories of Holocaust victims. A classical work by composer Patrick Dittamo is based on poetry from the only known survivor of both atomic bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Registration recommended. 6 p.m. Wednesday.

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EVE NTS I N DE X Friday, Jan. 5................................... 29 Saturday, Jan. 6 ............................. 29 Sunday, Jan. 7 ................................ 29

FILM Opening this weekend ............... 29 Now showing ................................ 29 Special screenings ......................30

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FRIDAY 5 First Fridays on the Boulevard. Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard — Restaurants, music venues and businesses along the boulevard offer discounts and stay open late for special events. 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Moonlight Hike and Marshmallow Melt. Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville, (985) 626-1238; www. northlakenature.org — A nighttime nature walk is followed by a sweet treat. Email rue@northlakenature.org for details. Tickets $5. 5:05 p.m. Wizard World Comic Con. Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Blvd., (504) 582-3000; www.mccno.com — The convention celebrates pop culture, including comics, toys, video gaming, TV, graphic novels, horror, wrestling, MMA, collectibles,

anime and manga. Tickets vary, kids ages 10 and under free with adult admission. 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

SATURDAY 6 Caluda’s King Cake Festival. Cottage Catering and Bakery, 1536 River Oaks Road W, Harahan — A Carnival kickoff party features king cake, food, face painting, a fire truck, contests and prizes. Some proceeds benefit Animal Rescue New Orleans. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Carnival Kickoff. Pizza Nola, 141 W. Harrison Ave., (504) 872-0731; www.pizzanola. com — A Twelfth Night party features the ceremonial arrival of Dong Phuong’s king cakes, plus breakfast and coffee. Benny Grunch & the Bunch perform. Free admission. 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Chris Owens’ Twelfth Night Party. Mardi Gras Museum of Costumes and Culture, 1010 Conti St., (504) 218-4872; www.themardigrasmuseum.com — The event benefits the Chris Owens Easter Parade and has Champagne, king cake and costume displays. The Yat Pack and David Cook perform. Tickets $30$35. 6 p.m. Covington Art Market. Covington Trailhead, 419 N. Hampshire St., Covington — The market features a variety of work from local and regional artists, including jewelry, crafts, photography, paintings and more. Visit www.sttammanyartassociation.org for details. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. First Saturdays. Magazine Street — Shops along Magazine Street stay open late for special events and offer refreshments. 5 p.m. Golden Years. One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse St., (504) 569-8361; www.oneeyed-

SUNDAY 7 13th Night Costume Show and Sale. Art Klub, 1941 Arts St., (504) 943-6565; www. artklub.org — Cree McCree presents the costume show and sale featuring costumes and accessories by local designers. DJ Lingerie performs, and drinks are sold. Free admission. 6 p.m.

FILM OPENING THIS WEEKEND Insidious: The Last Key (PG-13) — A parapsychologist returns to her childhood home to investigate spooky goings-on. Kenner, Chalmette In Syria — A mother tries to keep her family safe in wartime Syria. Zeitgeist Mr. Roosevelt — A woman returns to her college town of Austin, Texas to confront her past. Zeitgeist

NOW SHOWING All the Money in the World (R) — Christopher Plummer is the last-minute star of this film about the Getty kidnapping. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell Coco (PG) — In this offering from animation powerhouse Pixar, a boy ventures through a Latin American-inspired Land of the Dead. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell Daddy’s Home 2 (PG-13) — Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell are feuding dads in this holiday-themed sequel. Elmwood, West Bank Darkest Hour (PG-13) — Gary Oldman stars as World War II-era Winston Churchill. Elmwood, West Bank, Cinebarre The Disaster Artist (R) — The drama is about the making of much-mocked cult film The Room, thought by some to be the worst movie ever made. Elmwood, Broad Downsizing (R) — The black comedy is about a freshly shrunken couple (Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig) joining a Lilliputsized community. Elmwood, West Bank, Kenner, Slidell, Cinebarre Father Figures (R) — Two brothers (Owen Wilson and Ed Helms) go on an adventure to figure out the truth about their dad. Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell Ferdinand (PG) — This is an animated version of the much-loved children’s series about a gentle bull on a quest. Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell The Greatest Showman (PG) — The musical is about the life of circus magnate P.T. Barnum and the creation of show business. Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Cinebarre PAGE 30

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jacks.net — Fifi Mahony’s celebrates its 20th anniversary with a showcase of wig styles through the centuries, and there’s music and burlesque performances. Costumes encouraged. Tickets $10. 10 p.m. Krewe de Jeanne d’Arc. French Quarter — The walking parade honoring Joan of Arc rolls. 6 p.m. Mardi Gras Recycle Center Grand Opening. Arc of Greater New Orleans, 925 S. Labarre Road, Metairie, (504) 837-5105; www.arcgno.org — The Mardi Gras bead recycling center celebrates a renovation and expansion, and light refreshments are served. Free admission. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Phunny Phorty Phellows. Uptown — The masked krewe and a brass band ride on the St. Charles Avenue streetcar line for Twelfth Night. 7 p.m. Public Archaeology Day. New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave., (504) 568-6993; www. nolajazzmuseum.org — Archaeologists appear at the event, which features displays, lectures and activities about archaeology. Some programs highlight Louisiana-based work. Free admission. Noon to 4 p.m. Season Announcement Party & Fundraiser. Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St., Kenner, (504) 461-9475; www.rivertowntheaters.com — Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts announces its 2018-2019 season at a party with theatrical performances, an auction, food and drinks. Tickets $30. 7 p.m. Societe des Champs Elysee. Faubourg Marigny — The krewe hosts a short second line from Buffa’s Bar & Restaurant (1001 Esplanade Ave.) before its Twelfth Night ride on the Loyola Street streetcar line. A masked ball at Siberia Lounge (2227 St. Claude Ave.) follows. Ball tickets $15-$20. 5 p.m. Tricentennial Fireworks. French Quarter — A fireworks display over the Mississippi River celebrates Twelfth Night. 9 p.m.

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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (PG13) — Another addition to the pantheon of recent ’90s reboots, in which Jumanji becomes a video game. Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Cinebarre Justice League (PG-13) — Superheroes join forces, again. Elmwood, West Bank Lady Bird (R) — A teen (Saoirse Ronan) navigates a fraught time of life in this mother-daughter dramedy. Elmwood, Broad Molly’s Game (R) — Writer-director Aaron Sorkin puts his spin on the story of Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain), who masterminded a high-stakes poker game. Elmwood, Kenner, Cinebarre Pitch Perfect 3 (PG-13) — Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson return to the musical comedy series about an a capella group, which reunites for an overseas performance. Elmwood, West Bank, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Cinebarre The Shape of Water (R) — Guillermo del Toro directs the dark beautyand-the-beast fable about a mute woman who loves a weird creature. Elmwood, Broad, Cinebarre The Square (R) — An art-world satire is set around an installation at a Swedish museum. 1:10 p.m. and 9 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday. Broad Star Wars: The Last Jedi (PG-13) — The space franchise with Luke, Leia, Rey, et al. returns. Clearview, Elmwood, West Bank, Broad, Chalmette, Kenner, Slidell, Prytania, Cinebarre The Star (PG) — The animated film tells the story of the Nativity from the point of view of the animals. West Bank, Slidell Thor: Ragnarok (PG-13) — Chris Hemsworth reprises his role as the Norse-inspired Marvel character. Elmwood, Slidell Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (R) — A woman uses unconventional tactics to draw attention to her daughter’s unsolved murder. Broad Tiger Zinda Hai — Super spies Tiger and Zoya reunite in this Bollywood film. Elmwood Wonder (PG) — After several plastic surgeries, a young boy with facial differences starts fifth grade at public school. Elmwood, West Bank, Slidell

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PREVIEW Wizard World Comic Con BY WILL COVIELLO | PHOTO COURTESY WIZARD WORLD WIZARD WORLD COMIC CON RETURNS TO NEW ORLEANS with a slate of comics artists, actors from popular science fiction movies, adult cosplay and kids’ costume contests, sci-fi speed dating, Star Wars-themed standup comedy, fan groups, vehicles from film and TV shows, video gaming, panel discussions and more. Guests include legendary Marvel artist Stan Lee and a host of contemporary artists. The lineup of entertainment celebrities features Kato Kaelin and many actors from popular sci-fi, superhero franchises and comedies, including Jason Mamoa (Aquaman, Game of Thrones), Henry Winkler (Happy Days), Nichelle Nichols (Star Trek), Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite), Charisma Carpenter (Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), David Tennant (Doctor Who), Ian Somerhalder (The Vampire Diaries, Lost) and others. There are celebrities, artists, displays and vendors from movies, comics, anime, manga, graphic novels, video games, TV, horror movies, wrestling and more. There are autograph and photo opportunities (some have fees). Visit the website for a full schedule and list of booths. Daily admission $43.03-$53.28 in advance, $50-$60 at the door; three-day pass $84.05 in advance, $90 at the door (including fees). Jan. 5-7; 4 p.m.-9 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Blvd., (504) 582-3000, www.wizardworld.com.

AirGap — The film includes footage shot before the closure of Denver DIY venue Rhinoceropolis. 7 p.m. Thursday. Zeitgeist Die Hard (R) — German terrorists seize a skyscraper in this spirit-of-Christmas classic. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday. Slidell Faces Places — A filmmaker and a photographer/muralist travel the French countryside making portraits. 6 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Zeitgeist God’s Own Country — The “British Brokeback Mountain,” in which a farmer sparks up a relationship with a migrant worker. 7:45 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Zeitgeist Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn: The Broadway Musical — In the musical, a hotelier puts up spectacular performances at his property on each holiday. 10 a.m. Wednesday. Prytania Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict — The documentary is screened as part of the

museum’s series on collectors. 2 p.m. Saturday. New Orleans Museum of Art Playground — The film revolves around a shocking act of teenage violence. 9:45 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. Zeitgeist Ticket of No Return — A dissolute woman drinks her way through Berlin in this art film. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Burgundy Picture House

STAGE BURLESQUE & VARIETY Super Nerdy: Exposition of Sexiness. Hi-Ho Lounge, 2239 St. Claude Ave., (504) 945-4446; www.hiholounge.net — Gaslight Girls Productions presents the burlesque show tribute to Super Nintendo games. Free admission. 9 p.m. Thursday. Tsarina Hellfire. The AllWays Lounge & Theater, 2240 St. Claude Ave., (504) 2185778; www.theallwayslounge.net — The burlesque and cabaret artist performs. 10 p.m. Friday. Vixens & Vinyl. One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse St., (504) 569-8361; www.oneeyedjacks.net — Miss GoGo McGregor hosts the evening of burlesque performances. DJ Shane Love performs. Free admission. 9 p.m. Wednesday.

COMEDY Bear with Me. Twelve Mile Limit, 500 S. Telemachus St., (504) 488-8114; www. facebook.com/twelvemilelimit — Laura Sanders and Kate Mason host an openmic comedy show. Sign-up at 8:30 p.m., show at 9 p.m. Monday. Brown Improv. Waloo’s, 1300 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, (504) 834-6474; www.facebook.com/pages/thenewwaloos — New Orleans’ longest-running comedy group performs. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Chris & Tami. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 302-8264; www. newmovementtheater.com — Chris Trew and Tami Nelson perform improv weekly. 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Comedy Catastrophe. Lost Love Lounge, 2529 Dauphine St., (504) 949-2009; www. lostlovelounge.com — Cassidy Henehan hosts a stand-up show. 10 p.m. Tuesday. Comedy Gold. House of Blues, Voodoo Garden, 225 Decatur St., (504) 310-4999; www.houseofblues.com — 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., (504) 529-5844; www. thehowlinwolf.com — Frederick “RedBean” Plunkett hosts an open-mic standup show. 8 p.m. Thursday. Crescent Fresh. Dragon’s Den (upstairs), 435 Esplanade Ave., (504) 940-5546; www.dragonsdennola.com — Ted Orphan and Geoffrey Gauchet host the stand-up comedy open mic. 8 p.m. Thursday. The Megaphone Show. The New Movement, 2706 St. Claude Ave., (504) 3028264; www.newmovementtheater.com — Improv comics take inspiration from a local celebrity’s true stories. 10:30 p.m. Saturday. Night Church. Sidney’s Saloon, 1200 St. Bernard Ave., (504) 947-2379; www. sidneyssaloon.com — Benjamin Hoff-

EVENTS Think You’re Funny? Carrollton Station Bar and Music Club, 8140 Willow St., (504) 865-9190; www.carrolltonstation. com — Brothers Cassidy and Mickey Henehan host an open mic. Sign-up at 8 p.m., show 9 p.m. Wednesday.

ART HAPPENINGS The Goddess Project. A multimedia piece is projected on the facade of the building at 826 Gravier St. Julia Street art walk. New Orleans Arts District — Galleries in the Warehouse District host free openings from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday. Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp. Citywide — The international arts exhibition features shows at area museums and installation sites, art walks, artist panels and more. Visit www. prospectneworleans.org for details.

OPENINGS Ariodante Gallery. 535 Julia St., (504) 524-3233; www.ariodantegallery.com — New work by Erin Gafill; new jewelry by Suzanne and Angelique Juneau; new crafts by Ginger Kelly; opening reception 6 p.m. Saturday. Arthur Roger Gallery. 432 Julia St., (504) 522-1999; www.arthurrogergallery. com — Wildlife photography by David Yarrow; “Photographs,” joint exhibition of photos by Robert Mapplethorpe and George Dureau; “21 & Under,” photographs by 16-year-old photographer Brent McKeever; opening reception 6 p.m. Saturday. Clay Center of New Orleans. 1001 S. Broad St., (504) 517-3721; www.nolaclay. org — “Clay as Canvas,” juried group exhibition celebrating ceramics; opening reception 6 p.m. Friday. Cole Pratt Gallery. 3800 Magazine St., (504) 891-6789; www.coleprattgallery. com — “Seventeen Topographical Narratives,” landscape paintings by Mac Ball; opening reception 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Gallery 600 Julia. 600 Julia St., (504) 895-7375; www.gallery600julia.com — “Another Side of the Tracks,” industrial views of New Orleans by realist painter Terry Kenney; opening reception 6 p.m. Saturday. LeMieux Galleries. 332 Julia St., (504) 522-5988; www.lemieuxgalleries.com — “Call to Post,” new paintings about horse racing by Aron Belka; opening reception 6 p.m. Saturday. New Orleans Glassworks & Printmaking Studio. 727 Magazine St., (504) 529-7277; www.neworleansglassworks. com — Metal and glass sculptures by Fabienne Picaud; egret photography by Scott Schexnaydre; opening reception with artist demonstrations 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.

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man and Paul Oswell host a standup show, and there’s free ice cream. 8:30 p.m. Thursday.

MUSEUMS Contemporary Arts Center. 900 Camp St., (504) 528-3800; www. cacno.o rg — “Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp,” exhibition of works by Prospect.4 artists, through Feb. 25. The Historic New Orleans Collection. 533 Royal St., (504) 523-4662; www.hnoc.org — “Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp,” exhibition of works by Prospect.4 artists, through Feb. 25. “The Seignouret-Brulatour House: A New Chapter,” model of a 200-year-old French Quarter building and historic site, ongoing. Louisiana Children’s Museum. 420 Julia St., (504) 523-1357; www.lcm.org — Historic French Quarter life and architecture exhibit by The Historic New Orleans Collection, ongoing. Louisiana State Museum Presbytere. 751 Chartres St., (504) 568-6968; www.lsm. crt.state.la.us — “Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond,” interactive displays and artifacts; “It’s Carnival Time in Louisiana,” Carnival artifacts, costumes, jewelry and other items; both ongoing. New Orleans Museum of Art. City Park, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, (504) 658-4100; www.noma.org — “East of the Mississippi: 19th-Century American Landscape Photography,” vintage photographs of the American landscape, through Sunday. “Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp,” exhibition of works by Prospect.4 artists, through Feb. 25. “Bror Anders Wikstrom: Bringing Fantasy to Carnival,” Mardi Gras float and costume designs by the Swedish-born artist, through April 1. “New Forms, New Voices: Japanese Ceramics from the Gitter-Yelen Collection,” selected modern and contemporary ceramics curated by Joe Earle, through April. “Personalities in Clay: American Studio Ceramics from the John E. Bullard Collection,” collection of NOMA director emeritus John Bullard, through June. Ogden Museum of Southern Art. 925 Camp St., (504) 539-9600; www.ogdenmuseum.org — “Solidary & Solitary: The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection,” exhibit about African-American contributions to visual art, through Jan. 21. “Currents 2017,” annual exhibition of contemporary photography, through Feb. 4. “Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp,” exhibition of works by Prospect.4 artists, through Feb. 25. Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center. 6823 St. Charles Ave. — “Tulane Contemporary.4,” work by current and visiting professors, through Feb. 9..

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REVIEW VooDeo and After the Tomb of the Diver BY D. ERIC BOOKHARDT

PAUL DEO APPEARS AND DISAPPEARS. He has done that for years, alternating between his native New York and extended New Orleans connections. Long intrigued by pop culture and mysticism, he intermingles his flair for murals and comic book illustration with black history, mythology and artificial intelligence technology. This aptly titled VooDeo show reflects all of the above in works that suggest what William Blake might have painted had he been a graffiti artist in Spanish Harlem. Deo’s large Algorithms of Ali painting is a phantasmagoria of serpentine gold and crimson swirls interwoven with weird biological forms spiraling into a saintly aurora borealis emanating from a tiny image of Muhammad Ali. This should be an indigestible case of overkill yet it somehow works with an uncanny inner logic of its own. The smaller paintings mostly suggest an expressionist plutonic underworld of carnivalesque masklike faces recalling Hell’s Kitchen in the old days, or lower Decatur Street before its gentrification began. In large painted fabric collages such as Myndteam Angelita (pictured), visionary gestural flourishes reflect the schematics of his “Myndteam” artificial intelligence-based project, intended to enable ordinary folks to utilize “all the global data in existence” via user-friendly algorithms, or something. If his algorithms take people to the place occupied by the Angelita in the painting, users might want to think twice before logging on, but kudos to Deo for creating such inexplicably intriguing images. More plutonic mysteries appear in Phoebe Nesgos’ series of paintings inspired by the art of ancient Pompeii, where the exotic lifestyles of the Romans were preserved under volcanic ash. In these works, their decadent antics continue in a posthumous Satyricon where lust knows no mortal bounds, as the forces of life and death party hearty in Dionysian fashion, a gesture sure to be well-received by the Olympian deities — and at least some of our local Mardi Gras krewes who still celebrate them. Through Jan. 6; VooDeo: New works by Paul Deo; After the Tomb of the Diver: New works by Phoebe Nesgos; Barrister’s Gallery, 2331 St. Claude Ave., (504) 710-4506; www.barristersgallery.com.

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Temporary Farm Labor: Bulldog Farms, Tutwiler, MS, has 4 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. for cultivating, fertilizing, tilling, planting, harvesting & transporting oilseed crops, walk fields to pull weeds & check water levels, adjusting gates for water levels; clean & 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.; $10.73/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/01/18 – 12/01/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# MS242067 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917. Temporary Farm Labor: Jimel Farms, Moro, AR, has 5 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating farm equip. for tilling, cultivating, fertilizing, planting, harvesting, & transporting grain, rice & oilseed crops, pulling weeds, harvesting; clean & 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.; $10.73/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/23/18 – 12/1/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2091459 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917. Temporary Farm Labor: Rafter C Farms & Construction, Cisco, TX, has 1 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. & machinery w/GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain crops, swathing, raking, baling, stacking & transporting hay, assisting with vaccinating, ear tagging, supplements & feeding livestock, operating dozers & loaders for repairs & construction to facilities & fences; clean & 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.; $11.87/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/15/18 – 12/15/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX7245626 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917. Temporary Farm Labor: 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; clean & 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.; $10.73/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/1/18 – 7/31/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2095219 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: Cavenaugh Planting Partnership, Walnut Ridge, AR, has 6 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. w/GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops, walking fields pulling weeds, irrigation maint., grain bin & auger maint.; clean & 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.; $10.73/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/1/18 – 11/1/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2095227 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917. Temporary Farm Labor: Charles Mencer Farms, Lake Village, AR, has 5 positions, 3 mo. operating large farm equip. for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops from field to storage facilities, perform manual labor to cultivate, load & tent corn, cotton, rice, soybeans & wheat, install & remove levy gates for rice, check rice water levels daily, shovel to drain fields, clean out grain bins, dispose of soiled grain, chopping weeds & rouge cotton, maintain irrigation; clean & 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.; $10.73/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/1/18 – 12/1/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2094246 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917. Temporary Farm Labor: David W. Stroope Honey Co., Pleasanton, TX, has 6 positions with 3 mo. exp. required as beekeeper with references; raise honeybees, maintain colony health, caging queens, install queen cells, assemble hives, harvest combs, transport honey; maintain & repair buildings & equipment; long periods of standing, bending & must lift 75 pounds; obtain driver’s license within 30 days of hire with clean MVR; no bee, pollen, or honey related allergies; once hired, workers may be required to take employer paid random drug tests; testing positive/ failure to comply may result in immediate termination; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans; trans & subsistence expenses reimb.; $11.87/hr, may increase based on experience, may work nights, weekends, holidays and asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/22/18 – 12/22/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply at nearest LA Workforce Office with Job Order TX6600143 or call 225-342-2917. Temporary Farm Labor: David Wildy Farms, Manila, AR, has 5 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. w/GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops, operate cotton stripper baler, operate grain bin & augers, irrigation maintenance; 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.; $10.73/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/20/18 – 11/30/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2092707 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: Ellendale Planting Co., Clarksdale, MS, has 3 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. w/GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting spring crops of grain & oilseed crops, operate cotton pickers, module builders & boll buggies, irrigation maintenance; clean & 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.; $10.73/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/1/18 – 11/30/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# MS242068 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: G&L Skinner Farms, Brinkley, AR, has 2 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large tractors, combines, grain carts w/GPS for cultivating, tilling, planting, fertilizing, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops, irrigation maint., pull grain samples, pull land planes, level grain bins & load trucks; 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.; $10.73/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/1/18 – 11/1/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2097053 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: Leslie T Brown Farms, Brinkley, AR, has 4 positions, 3 mo. experience for operating large farm equip. w/GPS for cultivating, fertilizing, planting & harvesting oilseed crops, loading fertilizer, pulling weeds, watering rice, drying, bagging & loading rice; repair, clean & maintain building & equip; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75 pounds; 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.; minimum wage rate of $10.73/ hr, increase based on experience, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/20/18 – 10/15/18. Apply & review ETA790 requirements at nearest LA Workforce Office with JO# 2094289 or call 225-342-2917. Temporary Farm Labor: LZ Hay, Dalhart, TX, has 2 positions, 3 mo. exp. swathing, raking, baling, stacking & transporting hay; 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.; $11.87/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/2/18 – 11/15/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX5280792 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917. Temporary Farm Labor: Medford & Sons, Brinkley, AR, has 4 positions, 3 mo. operating large farm equip. & machinery w/GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops, walking fields pulling weeds, irrigation maintenance, grain bin maint.; clean & 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.; $10.73/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/1/18 – 12/01/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2095223 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: Nelson & Diana Bulanek Farms, Danbury, TX, has 4 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. for tilling, cultivating, planting, fertilizing, harvesting & transporting rice, pulling weeds, shovel levees & install water boxes in levees, sort crawfish, check oxygen levels, clearing fence lines; clean & 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.; $11.87/hr, increase based on experience, may work nights, weekends & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/15/18 – 12/15/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX5278210 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917. Temporary Farm Labor: NTB Farms Partnership, Wheatley, AR, has 4 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.; clean & 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.; $10.73/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/1/18 – 12/1/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2097047 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917. Temporary Farm Labor: Pitchfork Cattle Operation, Dickens, TX, has 2 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating bulldozer & front-end loader for new fence construction, anchor posts, string & attach barb wire & old fence repair, removing old fence posts & wire, windmill & well house maint., water tub & trough maint., building new water troughs with concrete, mowing brush from fence rows & pens; 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.; $11.87/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/1/18 – 1/1/19. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX6603061 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 512-475-2571. Temporary Farm Labor: 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; clean & 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.; $10.73/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/1/18 – 9/1/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2095220 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: T&R Farms, Dalhart, TX, has 4 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating haying equipment swathing, raking, baling, stacking & loading hay for transportation, operating harvesting equipment for corn & wheat; clean & 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.; $11.87/ hr, increase based on experience, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/20/18 – 12/20/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX3534127 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917. Temporary Farm Labor: Tinsley Farms Partnership, Hoxie, AR, has 5 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. w/GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops, walking fields to pull weeds, irrigation maintenance; clean & 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.; $10.73/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/1/18 – 12/1/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2094248 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917. Temporary Farm Labor: TLH Farms, England, AR, has 2 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. w/ GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops, irrigation maintenance, walking fields & pulling weeds, harvesting, processing, drying, bagging & transporting rice; clean & 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.; $10.73/hr, increase based on experience, may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/01/18 – 11/01/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2094245 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225342-2917.

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Temporary Farm Labor: F&F Companies, Searcy, AR, has 15 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. such as tractors, backhoes, forklifts, harvesters, spray rigs for stacking sod, cleaning fields, field preparation for planting & harvesting of crops, pickup up rocks, maintain & repair irrigation, hand mixing of soil/compost for plants, crops & trees, growing & harvesting pecan trees; clean & 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.; $10.73/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/1/18 – 12/20/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# 2094243 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

Temporary Farm Labor: Gruhlkeys, Dalhart, TX, has 4 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large farm equip. w/GPS for cultivating, tilling, fertilizing, planting, harvesting & transporting grain & oilseed crops, operating cotton stripper & balers, irrigation maint., auger & grain bin maint., calving, vaccinating, ear tagging, feeding & supplements to livestock; clean & 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.; $11.87/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/20/18 – 12/20/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX5279502 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

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Temporary Farm Labor: Don Oppliger Farms, Farwell, TX, has 6 positions, 3 mo. exp. operating large haying equipment for swathing, raking, baling, stacking & transporting hay, operating large farm equipment for cultivating fertilizing, planting & harvesting oilseed crops; clean & 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.; $11.87/hr, increase based on exp., may work nights, weekends, holidays & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 3/1/18 – 12/1/18. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with JO# TX7248206 at nearest LA Workforce Office or call 225-342-2917.

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