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NOVEMBER 2014 / VOLUME 48 / NUMBER 11 Editor-in-Chief Errol Laborde Managing Editor Morgan Packard Art Director Tiffani Reding Amedeo Contributing Editor Liz Scott Monaghan Food Editor Dale Curry Dining Editor Jay Forman Wine and Spirits Editor Tim McNally Restaurant Reporter Robert Peyton Home Editor Bonnie Warren web Editor Kelly Massicot Staff Writer Melanie Warner Spencer INTERN Shelby Simon SALES MANAGER Kate Sanders (504) 830-7216 / Kate@MyNewOrleans.com Senior Account Executive Jonée Daigle Ferrand Account Executives Sarah Daigle, Lauren Lavelle, Lisa Picone traffic manager Erin Duhe Production Manager Staci McCarty Production Designers Monique DiPietro, Antoine Passelac, Ali Sullivan Chief Executive Officer Todd Matherne President Alan Campell Executive VICE PRESIDENT Errol Laborde Vice President of Sales Colleen Monaghan DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND EVENTS Cheryl Lemonie Distribution Manager John Holzer Administrative Assistant Denise Dean SUBSCRIPTIONS Sara Kelemencky WYES DIAL 12 STAFF (504) 486-5511 Executive Editor Beth Arroyo Utterback Managing Editor Aislinn Hinyup Associate Editor Robin Cooper Art Director Jenny Hronek

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contents

68 FEATURES

IN EVERY ISSUE

ON THE COVER

Pecking Order

In search of the 10 best fried chicken places By Sara Roahen

Multifaceted

New Orleans’ fine jewelers offer a treasure trove of precious metals and flawless gems. By Lisa Tudor

Our esteemed writer ate fried chicken at more than 30 establishments, from Galatoire’s to a supermarket steam table. See her Top 10 and find your favorite, starting on pg. 58.

Giving Something Back

Klara and Drago Cvitanovich will receive the New Orleans Wine & Food Experience’s 2014 Ella Brennan Lifetime Achievement Award. By Jay Forman

Top Lawyers

597 listings of 395 lawyers in 56 specialties Profiles by Kimberley Singletary

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INSIDE “Love That Chicken” & “Bayou Liberty”

16 speaking out Editorial, plus a Mike Luckovich cartoon 18

JULIA STREET Questions and answers about our city

167 Try This “Weird but Wonderful: A session with

Reiki Master Jesyka Bartlett”

168 STREETCAR “A Rainy Day’s Night”

Photographed by Eugenia Uhl

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THE BEAT 22

MARQUEE

Entertainment calendar

PERSONA

Jimmer Fredette: Pelican on point

Biz

“Deals Made in Heaven”

newsbeat

News in New Orleans

Education

“Jindal vs. Common Core”

HEALTH

“Kids and Booze”

HEALTHBEAT

The latest news in health from New Orleans and beyond

114

LOCAL COLOR

THE MENU

108 table talk

IN TUNE “Strong Contenders”

music

110 restaurant insider

“Honoring Cosimo Matassa”

Read & Spin

112 Food

“Johnny Sanchez, Ursa Major and Seed”

A look at the latest albums and books

CAST OF CHARACTERS

114 LAST CALL

“Desserts With a Difference”

“Two Wheels, Two Hearts”

MODINE’S NEW ORLEANS

116 DINING GUIDE

Emeril’s “Autumn Pomme”

“Grave Decisions”

Joie d’Eve “Keeping Them Fooled”

CHRONICLES “Memories of a School Leader”

HOME

“Bright Ideas: Jody Zeringue’s Lake Vista Home”

“Mex Beyond Tex”

DIAL 12 D1 Discover the history of the third-oldest continuously operating thoroughbred racetrack in the United States in Peggy Scott Laborde’s newest documentary New Orleans Fair Grounds Memories airing on WYES-TV/Channel 12 on Wed., Nov. 19 at 7 p.m., 8:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Be sure to make reservations on Wed., Nov. 19, for WYES Season of Good Tastes wine and coffee dinners. Prices vary but include tax and gratuity. For a list of participating restaurants and menus, visit wyes.org. Call (504) 840-4886 to make your reservations on Nov. 19.

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inside

Love That Chicken

f it weren’t for fried chicken, a whole generation of people might not have seen volcanic rocks and would know less about “dirty rice.” That is part of the legacy of Popeyes. From out of nowhere, little-known Al Copeland changed the perception of fried chicken. It was never really a spicy food before him. It might have special seasonings, like what the Colonel put into them, but it was never lip-burning tangy. Copeland changed that. For something that claimed to be New Orleans-style, his chain of chicken restaurants had the inexplicable façade of volcanic rocks – as native to New Orleans as Mt. Etna. Closer to home was the rice dressing served as a side. Based on a Cajun dish, it was surprisingly bland, not Copeland’s best dish and nowhere near in flavor to the side servings of red beans and rice, which arguably remains as the best version of that dish around. Most of all though, there was the chicken. I remember talking to a restaurateur who operated a steak house. On the subject of Popeyes he said that when done correctly the chicken could be served on a white tablecloth at a fine restaurant. Those red beans, and the biscuit, belonged there too. An Atlanta-based company owns Popeyes now. Curiously, under its direction the outlets have more of a New Orleans motif than the early Popeyes ever had. Like molten lava, New Orleans cooking has found new paths.

Bayou Liberty

Besides being a great piano player Ronnie Kole is also a great navigator of his party boat down Bayou Liberty. Kole, who has a grand home – and a piano to match – along the waterway, wrote in response to this column last month, in which I said that the site of the former Boy Scout camp along the Bayou, Camp Salmen, had been converted into a residential area. Not so, Kole, who should know, wrote to me. The site was sold by the Boy Scouts to a developer who, decades later, sold it to St. Tammany Parish who reopened it as a nature reserve. “Think goodness there is and never were any homes built on the property,” Kole wrote. “It is a sleepy, serene and wonderful area to live and enjoy.” Sounds wonderful, almost as pleasing to the senses as Kole’s rendition of “Amazing Grace.” 12

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on the web Around The City This month, Grammy Awardwinning Irvin Mayfield & The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra premiere a jazz tribute to rock giants Led Zeppelin, Queen and Nirvana at the House of Blues New Orleans Thurs., Nov. 13, at 8 p.m. For more events happening around the city, check out our calendar at MyNewOrleans.com.

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SPEAKING OUT

Mean Streets Parking Intimidation

e know a woman who attended a nighttime event in the business district recently. Because she was alone and it was night, she wanted to park nearby. With most of the on-street spots restricted for one reason or another, she settled on a parking lot for an area business that was closed for the day. Her presence created no menace for the lot; besides, she only intended to be away for about an hour. Off in one corner there was a foreboding sign warning people not to park in the lot, promising dire consequences for those who did. However, her safety trumped all other concerns. She parked in the

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spot and hoped for the best. In the predatory world of parking policies the best seldom happens. She returned to find her car booted by a private company. By then it was dark and she was alone and desperate. Fortunately an acquaintance happened to pass by and helped. The experience cost her $90. Welcome to New Orleans. There must be reasons why private businesses don’t let people park in their lots at night, even if their business is closed. They might rank insurance precautions and vandalism high among the reasons; we would add greed and meanness. For doing nothing, the business and the

thuggish parking service it contracted with made money off a woman merely going to a party. Fortunately not all businesses have such ill will. Historically banks have been good about allowing use of their lots at night for parking. We know of one restaurateur who credits his business’s survival to the generosity of the bank across the street. Others have been less kind. Business isn’t the only predator in the streets. Government is a player, too. There needs to be a re-assessment of no-parking areas, especially on weekends, when all of those forbidden freight zones are not really in use. In the vicinity of the courthouses too, many spaces are reserved for law enforcement vehicles that are never there – especially after hours. The same goes for premium spots in the French Quarter. Applauding parking restrictions, of course, are parking lot operators who want the business driven their way. With automated parking they have eliminated the need for an attendant (who at least provided some safety) while at the same time jacking up fees. No overhead and increased income is a business model that anyone would admire. We suspect the woman above will not be attending many Central Business District events anymore. She had rejoiced in urban life. Now she feels it has turned against her. n

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JULIA STREET /

WITH POYDRAS THE PARROT

TH E PUR S UIT TO AN S W E R E T E RNA L Q U E S TION S

and pastries at The Four Seasons! The shop closed very suddenly and there has never been a place like it in New Orleans. Susana D. Vargas New Orleans

Dear Julia, In the late 1960s and thru the mid-’70s there was a coffee shop on Royal Street named The Four Seasons. It was very small but very classy with a wonderful atmosphere. It looked like a little French café with a few tables, where tourists stopped to take breaks from sightseeing and shopping and to enjoy a wonderful cup of coffee accompanied by exquisite French pastries, and locals went to enjoy the feeling of feeling like a visitor in the French Quarter. One of my favorites was one that was called something like Croissador or Crusadres. This was before the explosion of PJs and other chain coffee shops came to New Orleans, but none of those compare to having coffee

Notwithstanding its French Quarter location or the fact that its corporate name was sometimes presented in French as Les Pâtisseries aux Quatre Saisons, the Four Seasons Pastry Shop wasn’t French – it was European, featuring baked goods from many different European culinary traditions. Croissants, for instance, originated in Vienna, not Paris, and are Austrian. The shop’s founders, Karl August Dingeldein and his wife Katy Metter Dingeldein, were both natives of Germany. In 1961, they devoted a two-month vacation to touring pastry shops in Denmark, Holland, Austria and France, seeking inspiration for their own edible creations. Karl Dingeldein, a well-known silversmith and accomplished pâtissier, opened his first pastry shop next to Pat O’Brien’s on St. Peter Street about 1950 but found that sweet shops and bars don’t mix especially well. He and Katy then set up shop at 505 Royal St., a location where business thrived for nearly 30 years. Karl August Dingeldein died in 1965, and in its later years the Four Seasons management passed

to a second generation. In late ’77, citing rising costs and dwindling patronage, daughter Johanna Dingeldein converted the family business into a health food store. The venture was short-lived. In ’81, Johanna’s brother, Carl Dengel, re-opened the Four Seasons at the Royal Street location but the magic was gone and the revival didn’t last. Although 505 Royal St. is no longer home to The Four Seasons, pastries and coffee have returned to that location, which is now home to Antoine’s Annex. Dear Ms. Street, I have never read anything, either in history articles or in recollections of New Orleans living, about the “battures” on the Mississippi River or the people who lived there. Can you refresh my vague memory of this very unusual place and some of the whys and wherefores? Dora L. Cook New Orleans A batture is the alluvial land between the water’s edge and a body of water’s bank. Because they’re created by deposits of sediment and can grow, battures are of great interest to river towns, which may seek to use these reclaimed lands. Ownership and taxation of batture lands are legally contentious issues that remain relevant. For

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Here is a chance to eat, drink and listen to music, and have your curiosity satiated all at once. Send Julia a question. If we use it, you’ll be eligible for a monthly drawing for one of two Jazz Brunch gift certificates for two at The Court of Two Sisters in the Vieux Carré. To take part, send your question to: Julia Street, c/o New Orleans Magazine, 110 Veterans Blvd., Suite 123, Metairie, LA 70005 or email: Errol@MyNewOrleans.com. This month’s winners are: Dora L. Cook, New Orleans; and Jane Shambra, Biloxi, Mississippi.

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instance, you may recall the controversy that ensued when a developer proposed building a high-rise hotel on the river side of N. Peters Street, by the abandoned American Sugar buildings. When New Orleans was first settled, the river passed quite close to the present United States Custom House but it later changed course, leaving behind new land between present-day Decatur Street and the river. This land wasn’t part of the original city and doesn’t fall under the jurisdiction of the Vieux Carré Commission. Whether your reading tastes run to legal journals, books or popular magazines, there’s no lack of available reading material concerning our local battures, their contentious legal history or their sometimes colorful residents. Tulane law professor Oliver Houck’s recent book Down on the Batture paints a detailed picture of life in the batture and would be a good place to start. Published by the University of Mississippi Press, the book remains in print and is also available as an e-book. If you’re near a library, you may also want to read Ralph Adamo’s “Batture People” article, which ran in the June 1994 issue of New Orleans Magazine. Current state law regarding battures and their associated property rights can be found in the following section of the state’s legal code: RS 9:1102. Dear Julia, One of my favorite and exciting memories of living in New Orleans is the Beatles concert in City Park Stadium in 1964. The significance of being at that concert still astounds me. One of the things I remember is how the radio stations promoted listening to their programs by giving away prizes. By dialing the station’s number,

one could win many assorted things: money, tickets and even a swatch of “Beatles Bed Linen.” The winner received a small piece of “New Orleans Beatles History”: a white square of fabric was enclosed in a sealed plastic bag and accompanied by a true certification that this was indeed an authentic object. So, my questions are: What radio station gave these away? Is this station still on the air? What was the cost of the ticket? How long did the Beatles actually perform? What other band performed before they did? Is the Congress Inn Hotel where they stayed still in existence? I look forward to your filling in the blanks for me, Julia. (And I thank my friend Linda’s mom for bringing us to one of the most historical events in New Orleans history.) Jane Shambra Biloxi, Mississippi Radio Station WNOE (1060AM) both promoted the Beatles’ 1964 concert at City Park Stadium and gave away souvenirs, but bed sheets weren’t the only Beatles souvenirs to be had. Following the City Park concert, WNOE obtained the microphones the band had used. Each microphone and cord was cut into little pieces and the fragments were then individually bagged with notarized statements of authenticity. The station now exists under different call letters and has a religious format. Opening acts for the City Park concert were the Bill Black Combo, The Existers, Clarence “Frogman” Henry and Jackie DeShannon. The Beatles then took the stage and sang for about half an hour. To the best of my knowledge, the Congress Inn was still standing when this issue went to press. Last used as a retirement home for the elderly, it has since been abandoned and offered for sale. n

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PERSONA

BIZ

NEWSBEATS

EDUCATION

HEALTH

CRIME FIGHTING

“You can’t really worry about any outside pressure. You put pressure on yourself ... If your team’s being successful, I really think the individual success comes with that. So it’s al about being able to have a great team, and I think we can do that this year.” – Jimmer Fredette, Pelican point guard/shooting guard

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OUR TOP PICKS FOR OCTOBER EVENTS BY LAUREN LABORDE

Going Whole Hog

Jeté Across the USA

Night Lights

Boudin, Bourbon & Beer, an event by the Emeril Lagasse Foundation featuring a “Top Chef” caliber roster of local and national chef guests, offers all three of those things in ample supply on Nov. 7 at Champions Square. Fifty chefs, helmed by cochair chefs Lagasse and Donald Link, will prepare the famous Louisiana sausage. The other Bs are supplied by Buffalo Trace and Abita. In addition, Grace Potter, The Lone Bellow, Pine Leaf Boys and Sweet Crude provide live music with nuevo-Cajun twists. Information, BoudinBourbonAndBeer.com

If you’re a dance connoisseur but don’t have the flyer miles to catch performances in the country’s top ballet locales, the New Orleans Ballet Association brings top dancers from New York City Ballet and San Francisco Ballet to New Orleans on Nov. 7. “Stars of American Ballet” is directed by New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Daniel Ulbricht and features principals and soloists from New York City Ballet and San Francisco Ballet, plus NYCB star Wendy Whelan. Information, NOBAdance.com

With Prospect.3 in progress (the citywide art biennial runs until Jan. 25), it’s already a great time to take in public art in New Orleans. Unaffiliated with P.3 but in the same vein is LUNA Fete, a project of a French light art company that will project a surrealist light show on Gallier Hall beginning Nov. 30. The free show takes place twice nightly until Dec. 6. Information, ArtsCouncilNewOrleans.org

CALENDAR Nov. 5-16. Broadway Across America presents Phantom of the Opera, Saenger Theatre. Information, SaengerNola.com Nov. 6-22. 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Mid-City Theatre. Information, MidCityTheatre.com Nov. 7. New Orleans Ballet Association presents “Stars of American Ballet,” Mahalia Jackson Theater. Information, NobaDance.com Nov. 7. Sam Green & Yo La Tengo: The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller, live documentary screening and concert, Contemporary Arts Center. Information, CACNO.org Nov. 7-9. Sesame Street Live: Make a New Friend, UNO Lakefront Arena. 22

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Information, Arena.UNO.edu

Nov. 7-23. Peter & the Starcatcher, Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Carré. Information, LePetitTheatre.com Nov. 7-22. One Man, Two Guvnors, Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts. Information, RivertownTheaters.com Nov. 7. Boudin, Bourbon & Beer, Champions Square. Information, BoudinBourbonAndBeer.com Nov. 7. Odyssey fundraiser, New Orleans Museum of Art. Information, NOMA.org Nov. 8-9. Tremé Creole Gumbo Festival, Information, JazzAndHeritage.org

SPOTLIGHT

Being On the Fringe

What is new with Fringe this year? Of course it’s all new

shows … more shows than we ever had before: 82 shows from all over the U.S. and Canada, with 40 local performing groups. There are lots of great circus arts performances, also puppetry and some great shows incorporating classic themes with new twists – like Shakespeare, gods messing with people. Another new thing is the Fringe procession of the personal saint Saturday at the Festival. In past years we’ve had a parade, but this is a whole new thing. We invited people to imagine, “Who’s your personal saint?” – it could be Saint Omar at the corner grocery store – and make an image of that saint and bring it out to the procession to celebrate.

What are your familyfriendly offerings? At the

is inclusion, and that involves kids. Family Fringe Weekend is the Saturday and Sunday of the festival from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. and is completely free and entirely geared towards kids.

Fringe Fest has grown so much. To you, what does “fringe” mean? That’s the big

question, right? I think everyone has their own interpretation. We’ve grown in numbers – I’d say we’ve grown incrementally. We’re going from 76 shows to 82 this year. It’s a healthy, organic growth. We’re providing a platform for people. It’s up to artists to bring to table what fringe is, and the meaning of what is “fringey” is constantly evolving. We like to allow people to come to their own definition and conclusions about it, and for local artists to get to mix with artists from all over and innovate and come up with their own ideas. People should spend a little time looking at the shows on our website and take some time to see something they haven’t seen before. That’s what we want to encourage people to do. Tickets are $8, and shows are all an hour or less. There’s not a lot of risk in time or money, but you can take a risk in seeing something you won’t see normally. For more information on New Orleans Fringe Festival, visit NOFringe.org. n

ven in a city that seems to exist entirely on the fringe, the New Orleans Fringe Festival (Nov. 19-23) always brings refreshing, challenging works of theater. Works can be “fringey” in terms subject matter, the medium or the venue – you might find yourself watching a one-woman aerial play in a backyard. There are also kid-friendly offerings and free shows infused with an experimental spirit. Fringe co-founder and executive director Kristen Evans talks about this year’s fest.

Old Ironworks there’s going to be Garden Variety Show, a puppet show done by Gabriel Quirk. He’s best known as the artist of those light-up shoes and butterflies at the beginning of Muses. It’s a oneman show where he plays the garden and all the things growing in it. It’s kid friendly with multiple layers – adults will get some of the deeper layers and kids will love what he does with puppetry. A big thing we emphasize

Nov. 11. First Aid Kit in concert, House of Blues. Information, HouseOfBlues.com

Nov. 19-23. Cirque du Soleil: Verekai, Smoothie King Center. Information, NewOrleansArena.com

Nov. 11. James Taylor & His All-Star Band in concert, UNO Lakefront Arena. Information, Arena.UNO.edu

Nov. 20-23. Words & Music Festival, various locations in the French Quarter. Information, WordsAndMusic.org

Nov. 14. New Orleans Opera Association presents Rusalka, Mahalia Jackson Theater. Information, NewOrleansOpera.org

Nov. 23. Oak Street Po-Boy Festival, Oak Street at S. Carrollton Avenue. Information, PoBoyFest.com

Nov. 12-16. Hell Yes Fest comedy festival, various locations. Information, HellYesFest.com.

Nov. 28-Jan. 3. Celebration in the Oaks, City Park. Information, NewOrleansCityPark.com

Nov. 17. Citizen Kane outdoor screening, Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Information, NewOrleansFilmSociety.org

Nov. 29. Bayou Classic, Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Information, MyBayouClassic.com

An interview with New Orleans Fringe Festival Executive Director Kristen Evans

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fanbase). But this could certainly be the season for that to happen as he starts with New Orleans. We sat down to chat in the bleachers amid the circus of Pelicans media day.

Is “Jimmer” a nickname? It is. My real name’s

James. But ever since I was a baby my mom called me Jimmer, and she always made sure everyone else called me Jimmer. James and Jim are kind of family names. Her brother’s named Jimmy and my brother’s middle name is James. So she wanted to have that as my name, but wanted to put a unique spin on it. … Jimmer stuck ever since, and that’s what everyone knows me as.

Jimmer Fredette is just such a peppy, athletic name. Yeah, [my mom] did a great job. It just

sounds right. It goes well with what I do. You say “Jimmer” and everyone knows who you’re talking about.

Jimmer Fredette Pelican on Point BY LAUREN LABORDE

he name Jimmer Fredette feels right for the Pelicans point/shooting guard, an affable, clean-cut Mormon athlete with sheepish charm. But don’t let his humble demeanor fool you: This guy can score, and he did just that in the pre-season opener against the Miami Heat, pulling in a team high of 17 points. Before signing on with the Pelicans, the former Brigham Young University star played for the Chicago Bulls and the Sacramento Kings, doing well but never really getting that breakthrough to star status (although he does have a sizable

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Seems like you have a pretty big fan following. It’s great. I appreciate all the fans that are

out there. I was able to get it while I was at BYU; my senior year especially things kind of blew up. I had a great year and my team was doing really well. We were on the national stage a lot. … I have a lot of great fans, and I love seeing the support around the country.

What’s the funniest or strangest thing you’ve seen fans come up with about you? A lot of

people say “Jimmer’d,” like “you got Jimmer’d” whenever something happens. Usually it’s a good term. I’ve heard “Fredette about it,” which is pretty funny … I’ve seen signs that say people have named their kids after me.

Do you feel a lot of pressure because of your position and having the following you do? No,

not really. It is what it is. The fans are awe-

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Occupation: Point guard/ shooting guard, New Orleans Pelicans Age: 25 Born/ raised: Glens Falls, New York Resides: Kenner Favorite movie: The Shawshank Redemption Favorite TV show: “Modern Family” Favorite band/musician: Maroon 5, Andrew Grammer, Drake – “I have an array of different things I like.” Favorite vacation spot: New Smyrna Beach, Florida and Kauai, Hawaii Favorite food: Italian food. “Upstate New York has a lot of Italian food … some of my best friends own a pizza shop called Angelina’s.” some, but you just have to focus on yourself and focus on your team. You can’t really worry about any outside pressure. You put pressure on yourself … the expectations of myself, my teammates and my coaching staff are what matters internally. … If your team’s being successful, I really think the individual success comes with that. So it’s all about being able to have a great team, and I think we can do that this year. What do you think of New Orleans? Do you like being here? I do. I’ve been here for

the last 3-4 weeks just kind of working out, getting ready for the season with the guys. The guys themselves are awesome. They’re hard workers, great to be around, seems like everyone’s cool with each other. It’s great to see. It’s a great atmosphere. As far as the city itself, I’ve been able to go around a little bit. My wife gets down next week, so I’ll be able to experience it more when she gets here. Go out to restaurants, go downtown and walk around the French

Quarter, all the different things that are here to offer. … So far all the people around the city have been great. I read you and your brother used to play basketball with inmates? That’s true.

Basically what happened was our next door neighbor, his uncle was the guy who did the rec part of the prison in two local prisons. He thought it would be a good idea if I got together with my brother and some of his friends and my friends to play some of the inmates that were on good behavior. So we did, and my mom was real skeptical at first: “Jimmer, you’re not going in there, you’re too young,” because my brother is seven years older than I. But my brother was like, “He’s going in there, he’s playing. It’ll be good for him.” So we did and it was a lot of fun. It’s a different experience, for sure. They would line up and watch the games, and obviously there’d be guards with guns and everything.

Were the inmates good?

Some of them were pretty good. They were big, physical strong guys, and if you got fouled you don’t say anything – you just keep moving forward. What’s something someone wouldn’t know about you?

One interesting thing is I know how to juggle, and I’m not too bad at it. n

True confession My wife likes to make me watch different shows, so I definitely watch “The Bachelor” and “Bachelorette.” And I kinda got into it, I can’t lie. myneworleans.com / NOVEMBER 2014

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Deals Made in Heaven A new era of investors By Kathy Finn

s New Orleans garners increasing praise for the number of businesses that are starting up in the local area, some of the people who are giving those enterprises a leg up are getting more support as well. Every new business shares a need for money, and the most common source of capital for startups throughout the world is a category of financiers known as “friends and family.” More often than not, entrepreneurs who have no funds of their own or have already exhausted their savings trying to launch a business will turn to people they know best to ask for help. By some estimates, friends and family members contribute as much as $100 billion a year to business start-up attempts. And in most cases these truly are investments based on love, as the vast majority of the enterprises fail within a relatively short time. But some fledglings have staying power, and a few among them could even become the next “it” businesses – companies built on hot new ideas that develop so fast and attract so much money that their investors become quick millionaires. The dream of the latter scenario is what turns otherwise ordinary business investors into “angels.” Angel investors are individuals who commit their own money – often to total strangers – in the interest of turning good ideas into wealth-creating businesses, preferably along the lines of a Google, Amazon, Starbucks or Costco. Such investors put around $20 billion a year at risk on thousands of new concepts, according to the Angel Capital Association.

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The total dollars committed annually by investors has been rising steadily over the past decade, and one reason is that angels are finding more support for their activities through organizations that bring together like-minded people. More than 170 angel groups, including some 8,000 investors, operate around the country today, including a handful of groups in New Orleans. Chastian “Choose” Taurman, an entrepreneur and veteran of the oil and real estate industries, recalls that in the years after he finished graduate school at Tulane University, people who helped fund local startups didn’t meet in groups and certainly weren’t widely known as financiers. They were simply individuals who either had “family money” or had amassed considerable resources through their own enterprises, and when they got wind of a promising startup in need of cash, they might fork over funds ranging from $100,000 to a few million dollars. “There was no structure to it as there is today,” Taurman says. In 2009, Taurman and businessman Clayton White founded one of the first angel groups in New Orleans, called South Coast Angel Fund LLC, with a mission of making equity investments in entrepreneurial, early-stage companies in Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast. “I’ve seen businesses in this Joseph Daniel Fiedler illustration

Angel Qualifications Given the high-risk nature of angel investing, it’s suitable only for wealthy individuals who can withstand financial losses. To that end, the Securities and Exchange Commission requires that individuals seeking to invest in start-ups through angel organizations become accredited to do so. To meet the SEC’s accreditation requirements, an investor must have a net worth, or joint net worth with a spouse, that exceeds $1 million and annual income exceeding $200,000, or joint income above $300,000. For more information visit AngelCapitalAssociation.org. region that had phenomenal technology, and I wanted to encourage them,” Taurman says. “Banks are not going to take that sort of investment.” Despite having to do some educating of local investors about the hows and whys of angel investing, South Coast fairly quickly raised $3 million from some 40 investors and began scouting the ranks of startups for good investing prospects. Today, the fund holds an ownership interest in several companies, including an education-related social networking platform called Omnicademy, and a local maker of drone technology called Crescent Unmanned Systems LLC. South Coast currently is in the process of raising about $4 million for a second round of investing, and in the years since its launch, other groups have followed suit. Last year businessman and digital media entrepreneur

Mike Eckert relocated from Atlanta to New Orleans and founded NO/LA Angel Network, which now has several dozen investors who meet regularly to review business ideas and hear pitches from aspiring entrepreneurs. In addition, the city now is home to the New Orleans Startup Fund, a nonprofit venture fund whose portfolio includes a half-dozen growing companies. Angel groups typically invest between $150,000 and $500,000 in an enterprise they select to support. Groups often band together across state lines to syndicate larger deals that run into the millions. Individual investments in angel funds or angel-backed companies generally begin at about $15,000 or $25,000. When angels invest in an enterprise, they take an ownership interest in the company, and their goal is to see the company through to a buyout – preferably one that will return their investment several times over. Sometimes the company may end up going public through an initial offering of stock on a major trading exchange. But getting to that stage of raising capital is far from a slam-dunk for a hopeful entrepreneur. By some estimates, for every 100 enterprises an angel group examines, it may invest in two. And for every 10 deals that gain angel backing, a few may generate only minimal returns and as many as six could fail completely, hitting the angels with a loss. Still, the hope that one of those deals will turn into a company whose growth makes headlines is enough to keep angels coming back. That, and the opportunity to help build new local job generators; Taurman says, “We’re doing it because we care about the community.” n

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THE BEAT / NEWSBEAT

Dr. Sally Spahn

News in New Orleans by Taylor Burley

Ben Franklin Teacher named High School Teacher of the Year Benjamin Franklin High School teacher Dr. Sally Spahn was recently honored as the Orleans Parish School Board’s 2014 High School Teacher of the Year. “Dr. Spahn has represented everything Ben Franklin High School stands for since the moment she joined our school,” said Principal Dr. Timothy Rusnak. Dr. Spahn grew up in New Orleans and attended Louisiana State University, where she earned a B.S. in biochemistry. She was involved in medical research for seven years at the LSU Medical Center in New Orleans before deciding to return Tulane University for her doctorate degree in biology. She discovered her love of teaching while teaching Tulane underclassmen biology labs. After graduating with a Ph.D. in Avian Ecology in 1997, she taught at Tulane and UNO. In ’98, Dr. Spahn began teaching at a high school in Indiana and found her teaching niche. In 2002, she became the Master Teacher for earth/ space science, life science, biology and chemistry, all while mentoring fellow teachers. Dr. Spahn returned to New Orleans in 2007, where she taught at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy. After she realized her desire to teach students who could not afford private education, Dr. Spahn returned to UNO to obtain her teaching certification in high school math, biology and chemistry. Dr. Spahn joined the faculty of Ben Franklin High School in 2010, went on to add physics to her teaching certificate in 2011, and became AP certified in physics by the College Board in 2012. n 28

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THE BEAT / EDUCATION

Jindal Vs. Common Core

The presidential context by Dawn Ruth Wilson

hose who needed confirmation of Gov. Jindal’s designs on the White House got it in August, when he took the clamorous step of suing the U.S. Department of Education to stop the Common Core educational standards that he once championed. The suit brings national attention to a mostly unknown governor from a state whose Electoral College influence squeaks in comparison to the roars of Texas, California and Florida. Jindal’s ambitions became apparent soon after the 2012 presidential race when he called the Republican Party the party of “Stupid” and the party of “No.” Those criticisms received national coverage but didn’t catapult him into the forefront of ’16 hopefuls, hence his decision to join the naysayers and adopt his own “No” campaign against education reform. The Common Core standards were adopted by nearly all the 50 states, including Louisiana at Jindal’s urging. The standards, which outline knowledge and ability recommendations for every grade level, were praised countrywide by Republicans and Democrats as a way to raise the academic performance of America’s Kindergarten through 12th grade students, who are lagging behind other countries in academic achievement. Once the U.S. Department

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of Education began requiring their implementation to receive federal grants, however, ultra conservatives began denouncing them as a federal takeover of local school instruction. Jindal’s sudden attacks on these standards border on bizarre, considering he has spent much of his second term in office building a reputation as an education reform governor. His adoption of the language of Tea Party activists has been viewed widely as political opportunism. By signing on to the myth that Common Core standards are a plot by the federal government to control state curricula, he has generated the kind of free publicity he needs to gain wider name recognition. No potential candidates from either political party have made their plans official yet. However, with the first presidential nominating caucuses and primaries only 15 months away, hopefuls such as Jindal are making their interest known by speaking at party functions in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina – influential states that host the earliest nominating contests. Jindal’s political move against Common Core may be particularly directed at Iowa Republicans, known for favoring fringe candidates who cater to the evangelical segment. Iowa is also the first contest of the election season. A strong showing there brings enormous media attention and boosts fundraising efforts. Failing there often means death to a candidate’s ambitions. The anti-Common Core movement in Iowa recently led to the state’s withdrawal from a Jason Raish illustration

consortium developing plans to assess achievement of the standards. Omaha.com, an electronic newspaper covering Omaha, reported in August that a state taskforce is reviewing the state’s testing needs. According to Iowa’s Department of Education website, the state adopted the Common Core standards in 2010 and incorporated them into the Iowa Core. Jindal’s attempts to stop Common Core in Louisiana have met with considerable resistance. He must have gotten the idea of suing the Feds and arguing executive overreach from the group of state educators and parents who sued him months ago and are arguing the same about him. At home, Jindal is the leader of a small pack of wolves howling at the moon. His own Republican-dominated Legislature has rebuffed attempts to halt the state’s involvement with Common Core, and his hand-picked education superintendent blocks his every move. The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, stacked with his own appointees and one-time allies, also maintains support for the higher standards. The Louisiana Legislative Auditor, in fact, issued a statement in September that busted Jindal’s insistence that Common Core forces a federally mandated curriculum on state educators. The report, easily found on the auditor’s website, stresses the point that curriculum decisions are left up to Louisiana’s educators. “The choice of which materials teachers use continues to be a state and local decision,” it says. Apparently Jindal thinks he’s got nothing to lose and a great deal to gain by switching sides. On the downside, his late August lawsuit and tirades against Common Core

didn’t have much influence on a Sept. 6-10 CNN poll that showed him still swimming with the bottom-feeders in the affections of Iowa’s registered Republicans. The winner of that poll was Mike Huckabee, a former pastor, former governor of Arkansas and current Fox News talk show host, who took the Iowa contest in 2008 but trailed in most other state contests. Huckabee’s strong showing at 21 percent almost doubled that of Paul Ryan, who garnered 12 percent, CNN says. Huckabee won the most support in Iowa as a presidential candidate even though he has urged Republicans on his talk show to stop the fight against Common Core and focus on its benefits to students. Such early polling is practically meaningless, but the numbers were not good news for Jindal, who had just thrown his best punch a few days before. In the 2012 Iowa caucus, super conservative Rick Santorum edged out Mitt Romney by a few votes, making the state’s record for picking party nomination winners 0-2 in the past two cycles. That record raises questions about why chalk-white Iowa, so unrepresentative of the country, has hosted the first presidential nominating contests for so long. The odds of Jindal taking equally important New Hampshire, the second hurdle in the nomination sprint, are even less likely. His move to Tea Party rhetoric won’t help much in a politically moderate state. If Jindal’s tactics work, he will be hailed as a brilliant political strategist. In the meantime, his actions create havoc in Louisiana, whose long-struggling schools require a consistently supportive governor. n

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THE BEAT / HEALTH

Kids and Booze Supervised sips at the Thanksgiving Table by Brobson Lutz M.D.

any adults trace their first taste of alcohol as a child to festive family dining occasions such as Thanksgiving. Is it is wise to let a child have a sip of wine or another alcoholic beverage? Might an early taste immunize against problematic adulthood drinking, or does such a taste signal parental consent for an activity that can escalate into a life of drunkenness? Camp One: Tasting a drop or two of an alcoholic beverage under parental supervision has no adverse effects for a pre-teen and removes the lure and temptation of at least one forbidden fruit from the growing up equation. Camp One parents may believe that such tastings make grade school students less likely to sip on their own, whether snatching a swig or two at home when nobody is looking or experimenting with alcohol outside the home. Camp Two: Parents worry that childhood tastings can backfire by acceler-

ating earlier and heavier intake down the road by signaling early parental approval. While parents in Camp One obviously need to instill the difference between tasting a drop or two of an alcoholic beverage under parental supervision and a blanket approval for tasting in other circumstances, parents in both camps owe their children an education about the potentially harmful effects of alcohol. “As a parent, I think the more you try to hide something, the more desirable or interesting it becomes for the child. Both my 12- and 16-yearolds have tasted alcohol and thought it was fairly disgusting,” says Dr. Terry Cummings, a Tulane pediatrics and internal medicine specialist. She practices at University Square in Uptown New Orleans and was on the New Orleans Magazine Best Doctors list last August. “As a physician, I tell parents not to make a big deal out of it. A taste, along with a discussion about alcohol, is in order for the child curious enough to ask. I certainly wouldn’t counsel against a sip or two under supervision, but I did read somewhere recently that early sippers may have earlier alcohol problems later on,” she adds. The study Dr. Cummings references came out of Pittsburgh. Prior research by this same group showed over a third of surveyed children living in Pittsburgh had tasted or sipped alcoholic beverages by age 8, two-thirds by age 12 and 96 percent by age 18. And those who tasted or sipped before age 15 were earlier consumers of a full drink, usually on the sly and not under parental supervision. “First sipping isn’t an early indicator of issues that would be of concern to parents,” wrote one of the psychologists in an August 2014 press release about an updated look at the same group of children. They showed that taking the first sip before age 12 correlated with a family’s permissiveness towards alcohol

Sipping Wine With a Child of the Depression

World War II disrupted families, and many women returned to their maternal homes. My family was non-Temperance, and alcohol wasn’t strange. We lived with grandparents in a large house with relatives. My grandmother allowed spirits at Sunday table and had wine for the grown-ups. She also thought that children should be properly introduced to wine at the table. This introduction familiarized the child with wine so that it wouldn’t be anything more than a commonplace accompaniment to a proper meal. It also taught the proper use of stemware. This start-

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ed when a child was old and adept enough to drink from a stemmed glass properly without the nowadays-omnipresent straws. Our place would be set with a regular water glass and a liqueur glass. Into the liqueur glass would be poured a drop of wine and the glass filled with either soda, if the occasion was festive, or water. If it was all consumed in a gulp the child would be reprimanded, but under no circumstance was it ever replenished during the meal, even if slowly consumed. As we aged, we graduated to a sherry glass with a demitasse spoon of wine, gradually increasing

rather than predicting that a child was slated for abuse problems in young adulthood. There is no evidence that earlier sippers have more alcohol dependence, delinquent behavior, marijuana smoking, misuse of other illicit drugs, risky sexual behavior, car crashes or interruption of planned schooling than the late sippers. Even so, the Pittsburgh researchers are adamant that “the jury is still out on whether or not sipping alcohol is problematic for children. The fact that the majority of early sippers are not problem children, and that the majority of them don’t go on to early regular use, isn’t evidence supporting the early introduction of drinking with family as protective. Its long-term effects remain still to be charted.” So what do other local pediatricians say about all this? Finding a pediatrician by phone on a weekend can be a tough task, as any parent knows firsthand. Dr. Cummings was the only one of 12 pediatricians pulled from the recent Best Doctors list that I was able to reach on the Sunday afternoon I was pounding out these words. And I have a bag full of tricks to find doctors after hours. A few decades ago, busy physicians craving a weekend rest were guarded by protective spouses, then came answering services (I

still remember the number of Doctors Exchange Whitehall 9-4141) and now there’s voicemail, usually starting with “If this is an emergency please hang up and dial 9-11.” It is even hard to get an answering service to answer without leaving a recorded message first. And now nurses from out of town services often take “first call.” After talking to Dr. Cummings, I did get a call back the next evening responding to a message I had left on a doctor’s home answering machine. It was Dr. Hans Christoph Andersson, a Tulane colleague of Dr. Cummings who is also included on the Best Doctors list. He also gets an award for the most childfriendly name of any pediatrician in my memory. “I’m a clinical geneticist and take care of children with genetic defects. I certainly don’t want to go on the record in favor of children having alcohol, so I don’t think I’m the right person to answer your question,” says Dr. Andersson. The bottom line: While childhood alcohol tasting statistics are soft and pliable, an informal asking survey of a couple of dozen patients in my adult internal medicine supported the obvious. New Orleanians who had parents in Camp One would overflow the Superdome, while parents in Camp Two would hardly fill a streetcar. n

the size of the glass and the amount of wine until we became of an age to be considered adult. Never, even then, was a second glass poured. Even with these early introductions, neither I, my cousins nor my sibling abused alcohol. Not all partake of the grape, but none became addicted to alcohol. Sadly, it hasn’t been followed in succeeding generations. This, I believe, is due the fast pace at which most people live and the degeneration of family dinners or dining out in others’ homes. Source: A gentleman known for his dinner parties, raised in rural Louisiana and a resident of New Orleans for many decades (name withheld by request). myneworleans.com / NOVEMBER 2014

THE BEAT / HEALTHBEAT

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Ebola Facts at a Glance

Plaquemines Parish Opens New Medical Center On its opening day, the new Plaquemines Medical Center (PlaqueminesMedicalCenter.com) saw 12 patients within the first few hours of operation. The cutting-edge facility on Highway 23 in Port Sulphur features a heliport, CAT scan machine and digital X-ray machine and is home to a full service pharmacy and lab, plus offers physical therapy and eye and hearing exams. To serve members of the oil and gas industry, the center also has a decontamination unit.

New Procedure for Chronic Back, Hip and Knee Pain Ochsner Baptist now provides a new, non-invasive outpatient option for patients with chronic back, hip or knee pain called COOLIEF Cooled Radiofrequency Treatment. The procedure eliminates the need to use heat therapy, focusing cooled radiofrequency energy on the sensory nerves causing discomfort to relieve pain lasting for more than three months and can reduce the need for over-thecounter medications, such as ibuprofen and aspirin, steroid injections and physical therapy. For more information, visit Ochsner.org/PainManagement. n â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Melanie Warner Spencer and Shelby Simon 34

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LOCAL COLOR IN TUNE MUSIC READ+SPIN CHARACTERS JOIE D’EVE MODINE GUNCH CHRONICLES HOME

IN TUNE pg. 38

Angel Olsen’s unique blend of indie rock and folk is amplified by her astounding lyrics. See her at One Eyed Jacks on Nov. 4.

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LOCAL COLOR / IN TUNE First Aid Kit

Fun for fall On the lighter side of coming attractions, Macaulay Culkin (yes, that Macaulay Culkin) brings his vanity project, The Pizza Underground, to the Publiq House on the Nov. 7. The Pizza Underground’s songs are all Velvet Underground songs with pizza-themed lyrics. It is as surreal and surprisingly fun as it sounds. Also check out the duo Garfunkel and Oats on the 22nd at the House of Blues. Far from their namesakes, these female comedians who sprang from the Upright Citizens Brigade will be performing their hilarious (often blue) musical narratives.

Strong Contenders Warning: This will destroy you BY mike griffith

ovember is always a great month for music in New Orleans. The weather finally begins to cool down, and the bands flock to town to enjoy our fall weather. This year is no exception. Things kick off with three strong female voices. First, on Nov. 4, Angel Olsen will play One Eyed Jacks. Olsen’s unique blend of indie rock and folk is amplified by her astounding lyrical turns. Second, First Aid Kit will be at the House of Blues on the 6th. These Swedish sisters have absolutely internalized the feel and tone of American folk music. Their interlocking melodies are otherworldly and completely absorbing to the ear. Look for them to do one of their amazing covers. The same night as First Aid Kit, This Will Destroy You will take the stage at One Eyed Jacks. TWDY are touring on their excellent new record, Another Language. The power of their lengthy instrumental journeys has never been stronger than on this record. In what proves to make for a busy week, the very next night on Nov. 7, The Pains of Being Pure of Heart, a headliner in their own right, will open for The New Pornographers at the Civic. On their last two records, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart have recaptured the fuzzy aesthetic that made The Jesus and Mary Chain such a force at their peak. What more can be said about The New Pornographers? The Canadian supergroup will leverage the vocal force of Carl Newman and Neko Case to run through a string of high-intensity hits. You will have to look hard to find a better evening of music. In a similar vein, Spider Bags will play the Gasa Gasa on the 8th. This Chapel Hill, North Carolina-based project creates excellent guitar-driven

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rock stories. Check out their most recent record, Frozen Letter, for a taste of their unique sound. Early November contains the stand out rock acts, while late November is for the producers. On Nov. 21 Caribou, aka Dan Snaith, will bring his mathematically precise electronic spectacle to One Eyed Jacks. Snaith’s doctorate in mathematics is clearly present in the precision and complexity of his percussion. On the 29th FKA Twigs, aka Tahliah Debrett Barnett, will bring her sultry electro pop to Republic. Taken together, her records EP1 and EP2 offer a tour of the spaces that technology has opened for contemporary producers. n

To contact Mike Griffith about music news, upcoming performances and recordings, email Mike@ MyNewOrleans.com or contact him through Twitter @Minima. Note: Dates are subject to change. Playlist of mentioned bands available at: bit.ly/InTune11-14 Shawn Brackbill PHOTOGRAPH

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LOCAL COLOR / MUSIC

Honoring Cosimo Matassa And in praise of Dr. House BY JASON BERRY

ecently Alison Fenterstock, ace reporter on bounce and hiphop for The Times-Picayune/Nola.com, invited authors of New Orleans music books to an online chat about “things musical in the comment stream” and “your own books.” The TP’s “Everywhere Man of Music,” Keith Spera, sat in his starship prepared to opine. Grace Wilson was Nola.com’s facilitator for this gathering of the minds. No one to my knowledge had ever gotten so many of us under one roof, cyber or otherwise. Michael Tisserand and Ben Sandmel joined, among others. A readers’ popularity poll on 19 music books sweetened the lure. We began in a blues tone, for that afternoon was the funeral of Cosimo Matassa, “Cosimo the Magnificent,” who recorded a city soundtrack from the late 1940s into the ’60s in French Quarter studios. “Allen Toussaint, Dave Bartholomew and others were able to visit him this week before he passed,” posted Fats Domino biographer Rick Coleman. “Love you Cosimo!” “Cosimo was one of my main interviewees when I came over [from the U.K.] in 1973,” added Rhythm & Blues in New Orleans author John Broven. “Perceptive, unassuming and funny ... I’m involved in the website documenting Cosimo’s ’60s recordings. Go to CosimoCode.com.”

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“When I spoke to Allen Toussaint yesterday,” posted Spera, “he said that the first time he ever played a grand piano was at Cosimo’s studio. Prior to that he had only played uprights.” “Strikes me,” lobbed your correspondent, “that one could write a great book on evolution of [New Orleans] sound by following the key producers and engineers, from Cos to Allen, Mark [Bingham] and John Fischback, and then the rappers and hip-hoppers ... The real question is whether melody got kneecapped in favor of rhythm.” Alison Fenterstock: “One of the reasons I like New Orleans bounce music so much is the melodies, which often seem derived from older local roots music. Lately, you’re right, bounce is going in the direction of electronic club music, beats in front and melody in back.” Keith Spera: “‘Melody got knee-capped in favor of rhythm.’ Jason, you should be a writer.” “We try, Keith. We try.” Spera: “No one sound dominates the city like rhythm-and-blues did in the 1950s. So you’ve got different producers serving different styles and sounds. There is no hub like Cosimo’s studios were back in the day.” Grace Wilson thanked me for joining the chat. Then, this: “Your book Up From the Cradle of Jazz is a bible for many. I know for a fact Hugh Laurie read it cover to cover when he was recording his New

Orleans album. Was it hard to get Cosimo to talk about his contributions? Everyone says he was so humble about his work, but clearly his impact was so vital to the New Orleans sound.” Hugh Laurie ... read the book! “The guy can really play a mean boogie stride,” I riposted. “Grace, make my day!” My wife, a professor of English and Nabokov scholar, watched every episode of “House,” some of them twice. At times I felt like Dr. House lived in our house. His theme song is her cell phone ring tone; I’m not jealous, just an uppermiddle-aged realist. I sent an immediate email at work and she fired back: “OMG.” Um-hmm. Back to Grace on the chat-line: “I didn’t answer your question, given the cone of humility that now encompasses me with the knowledge that Hugh Laurie read the book. (Hi, Hugh. Cocktails some time?) The interviews with Cosimo were done by the late Tad Jones, who worked as hard as anyone I’ve known in trying to understand where the music came from, and our colleague Jonathan Foose. For the record, I’m coauthor of the book with them.” In the manner of the ancient Greeks, I shall now pass over the victory of this book in the Nola.com readers’ poll. Other than my wife and daughter, I have no idea who cast votes. n Jacob Blickenstaff PHOTOGRAPH

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FICTION: In You Don’t Know Me: New & Selected Stories, by James Nolan, you’re immediately drawn into the comedy and tragedy that’s so much a part of the fabric of New Orleans. From the first page of its amusing opening story, “Reconcile” – chronicling a few days in the life of three unlikely roommates and the case of a missing cat during the days after Hurricane Katrina, when the city was still under a curfew and missing pets were the evening news topic du jour – the fifth-generation New Orleanian crafts portraits of the French Quarter inhabitants and the surrounding suburbanites as intimately as one would a member of their own family. Catch Nolan at Maple Street Books on Nov. 1, 6 to 7:30 p.m., and at the Hotel Monteleone on Nov. 20, at 9:45 a.m., for the Words and Music Festival.

FASHION: Influenced by Spanish, French, Creole, and of course, American Southern style, New Orleans Style by Andi Eaton sashays through the centuries, weaving together a history of fashion in the Crescent City. Historic and modern photos and illustrations add color and charm to this petite yet information-packed book.

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ROOTS ROCK: It has been years since Louisiana-born Lucinda Williams – known for her weathered, bluesy voice and poetic tales of grit, suffering and survival – released an album. Which makes her 11th, the double CD, Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone, an even sweeter proposition for Williams’ fans. The 20-song opus is laden with original, soul-filled tracks, save the song “Compassion,” adapted from a poem by her father, poet and former Loyola professor Miller Williams and a cover of “Magnolia,” by J.J. Cale. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Williams credits the South, a stream of collaborators, singers, songwriters and her co-producer husband, Tom Overby as inspiration. Williams’ weary voice cuts through lush lyrics woven into tales familiar to most southerners, but spun in a way that’s so distinct to the singer-songwriter.

JAZZ: In case you missed it in October, the Jason Marsalis Vibe Quartet dropped its second release, The 21st Century Trad Band. Funky beats and rhythms permeate lavish, contemporary jazz tracks.

BY melanie warner spencer Please send submissions for consideration, attention: Melanie Spencer, 110 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 123, Metairie, LA 70005.

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LOCAL COLOR / CAST OF CHARACTERS

Two Hearts, Two Wheels

Robert Dauzat and Wanda Lantz’s Adventures BY george gurtner

ou know the scenario: There’s a guy on a big hog tooling down Airline Drive and he’s wearing a T-shirt sporting the message on the back: “If you can read this it means the bitch fell off.” Whoa, hold on there, ace. Has this guy never heard of a kinder, gentler nation where we don’t even call a flat tire in a Monsoon a problem any longer? Instead, we call such a biker misfortune an “issue.” Nobody speaks more eloquently to the new and improved image of today’s motorcycle (or motorbike) than Robert Dauzat and Wanda Lantz. Dauzat still has more than a hint of his Avoyelles Parish roots left, and his lady, Lantz, is proud to call herself “a Yat from the Wank,” as in the Westbank, Marrero to be sure. The couple strengthens their commitment to each other just about each weekend as they hop aboard their tricked out Honda Gold Wing ‘motorbike’ and head down the open road. Oh yeah. “Harley Davidsons are called motorcycles. Everything else is called a motorbike,” says Lantz, her voice dripping with pride. “It’s like the occasional dog you see,” Lantz says over a mimosa and a plate of bacon and eggs at Daisy Duke’s eatery. “The dog’s head is hanging out the window of the car, his tongue is hanging out absorbing all that fresh air. That’s what being on our motorbike is all about. It’s like being in another world. There’s nothing in the world like it.” Dauzat, ever the practical man, chimes in, “Not many people can say they’re going on a 2,600-mile road trip and spend only $148 on

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gas. Compare that to my truck where we went 775 miles and spent $225. Fortyeight miles to the gallon; try doing that in a car or truck.” On any trip on their 1998 Honda Gold Wing, Dauzat keeps a log on the nuts and bolts of the bike and the trip while Lantz serves as navigator, mapping out trips and routes, keeping tabs on every twist and turn in the road in her own notebook. Between bites she rattles off names of some of the more challenging roads the pair have encountered, like the “dragon tail” and the “pigtail.” Lantz admits Dauzat has the less envious job because up front he has to keep a close eye on everything happening in front of him. And while he’s doing that, she says, she’s soaking in the sights – and aromas. “We can pass a farmhouse on a back road, and I can smell the bacon cooking in that house,” she says. “I stay wide awake, but I’ve got to admit I do sleep on the back of the bike now and then. I always sit straight up, and when I doze my head goes forward. And when my helmet hits the back of Dauzat’s helmet he knows I’m sleeping. We work as a team. There are 100 little things like that that we work together on. Like if I lean one way, Dauzat will lean the other way to compensate.” And whether it’s a onebike week trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, or Gulf Shores, Alabama or traveling in a formation of five to seven bikes, nothing is left to chance. This isn’t Marlon Brando leading a pack of roughly hewn bikers into some town for a weekend of raising hell. These folks

travel in formation – “Like the Blue Angels on wheels,” Lantz says. There is a lead bike and a drag bike, front and rear and a formation in the middle. The captains of those wheeled ships are always in contact – the lead guy keeping the rest of the captains informed of what they can expect on the road: a pot hole here, road kill there, auto accident, slow downs, delays. Then there are the signal lights and the hand signals. “We go to a lot of periodic training sessions,” Dauzat says. “It’s all about being safe on the road while you’re enjoying the ride. We don’t get out there and just zigzag all over the place. Daisy Duke’s is jampacked with people mostly wearing Saints jerseys and gobbling down food before kickoff. Not so Dauzat and Lantz, who met on the Internet and found true love on the highways of America. They chat as she finishes off her mimosa and eggs and Dauzat does the same with his breakfast, which is topped off by a bloody Mary. On this grey Sunday morning, Dauzat and Lantz won’t be hitting the road. The only destination this weekend is the garage, where Dauzat will do some maintenance on the couple’s beloved Gold Wing, on which they’ve logged 53,000 miles since Dauzat bought it four years ago. Meanwhile, Lantz is already planning next weekend’s trip. “If I’m off the bike for too long, I start getting withdrawal pains,” she says. To Wanda Lantz and Robert Dauzat, life on the road is always a lot nicer on two wheels. n FRANK METHE PHOTOGRAPH

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LOCAL COLOR / MODINE’S NEW ORLEANS

Grave Decisions Making plans for Larda BY MODINE GUNCH

y sister-in-law, Gloriosa, is making arrangements to bury her mother, Larda Gunch. Problem is, Ms. Larda ain’t dead. Not even close. Gloriosa always thinks ahead. She come up with this idea on All Saints’ Day. November is a weird month in New Orleans. We start off thinking about the dead and end up giving thanks that we ain’t. Anyway, Gloriosa knows Ms. Larda can’t last forever. What if she plops over like a tree, without no warning at all? In New Orleans, you can’t just plant the dearly departed six feet under like they do in normal places. We got a water table here. You got to buy a tomb or at least a raised grave with edging like a flower bed, or if you’re budget-minded, one of them holes in the cemetery wall. (This is where the expression “hole-in-the-wall” comes from.) Ms. Larda is from lower St. Bernard, so her own family’s tomb went underwater years ago. And she already told us she ain’t going in her late husband Gomer’s family tomb alongside her mother-in-law, who she couldn’t stand. All Ms. Larda’s friends swear by the funeral home at Bosom of the Lord Cemetery & Crematory, so Gloriosa calls and makes an appointment with their Memorial Facilitator. She asks me to go to this appointment with her. I done this kind of thing before. When Ms. Larda’s Aunt Bovette met her Maker up in Cleveland, me and Ms. Larda went there to get her ashes (funeral home people called them “cremains,” like it was a health cereal). We dealt with a very soothing Memorial Facilitator named Lavinia Sedeworth, who

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used expressions like “dearly beloved” and “received her angel’s wings.” The words “dead body” never passed her lips. So I think I know what to expect. Wrong. The Bosom Memorial Facilitator turns out to be Trixie Finkey. She clicks into the Planning Room wearing stiletto heels and whips out a calculator. Gloriosa tilts her head toward me. “My sister-inlaw needs to make her final arrangements,” she says. Me? Gloriosa makes shushing motions. Trixie just cracks her gum, all business. “Cremation’s the big thing now,” she says. “For $2,000, we cremate you – she points at me – then call your family and they take you away. Urn is extra. “For $3,000, we cremate you – points again – call your family, have a ceremony and then they take you away. Urn extra. “Deluxe. $5,500. We embalm you, have a viewing and a ceremony, then cremate you and call the family and they take you away. Complimentary urn. “If nobody wants your ashes, we can sell you a niche in our mausoleum. Cheapest is the top row. Way up there by the ceiling, but so what? You’re dead.” Gloriosa is writing it all down. “What if she got burial insurance?” she asks. “Probably won’t get you more than a cigar box,” Trixie says. Then she starts on prices for not cremating me: Casket, tomb, wall vault ... I get the shivers. Afterward, Gloriosa explains she didn’t want to mention it was for her mother because it seemed morbid. And we got all the facts, no pussyfooting around. I could have stood some pussyfooting. And we forgot one thing. New Orleans may be a famous city, but it’s also a small town. Trixie’s mama knows Ms. Larda from the altar society. And Trixie has a big mouth. Two days later Ms. Larda shows up at my door, wanting to know what dread disease I have come down with. I can’t think of a lie quick enough, so I blurt out the truth. Well, Ms. Larda looks so shocked, I run get her a Diet Coke. Then she chokes out, “Gloriosa thinks I ain’t made my own arrangements? Who taught her to finish her Christmas shopping in July?” Come to find out, Ms. Larda already sat down with Trixie and took care of everything. “I even picked out my complimentary urn. Black, because it’s slimming. For once I’ll be tall and thin,” she says. She ain’t going in no hole in the wall, neither. She had a talk with my gentleman friend Lust, who owns the Sloth Lounge. She is going up on the shelf behind the bar, above the cash register. “Nobody goes to graveyards no more. But they still go to bars. This way, nobody got to bring flowers or nothing. They can just drink to me.” So here’s to you, Ms. Larda. n

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LOCAL COLOR / JOIE D’EVE

keeping them fooled

Blundering Through Adulthood BY EVE CRAWFORD PEYTON

turned 34 two weeks ago, and mostly, I feel it. I think? I mean I have a full-time office job and a closet that contains a variety of tasteful dresses, tailored blazers and sensible pantsuits. I do weekly volunteer work for the PTA. I worry about my fiber intake. I even floss on a daily basis. But there are just so many moments in each day when I cannot actually believe that I’m attempting to pass as a real grown-up – like

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the other night, when I was nervously fidgeting – a habit I keep meaning to grow out of – and in the course of doing so actually flung my wedding ring across my daughter’s second grade classroom in the middle of a parent-teacher conference. Or when I realize that not only am I in public wearing the faded and stained “I Heart Grammar” hoodie that I’ve had since college – but also absentmindedly chewing on the hood strings. Or when I look in the mirror and realize that A) I still haven’t learned how to effectively apply eyeliner and B) I’m still getting pimples. (Also, Ruby is going to be 8 in December, and I still sometimes look at myself in the mirror and think, “Shit, I’m someone’s mother. I am someone’s mother.”) When I was maybe 16 or 17, starting to realize that I was about to be on my own, and like all teenagers, simultaneously thrilled and terrified at this prospect, I would sometimes get into an anxiety spiral, as I’m wont to do, about all the things I didn’t yet understand: mortgages, 401(k) plans, dinner reservations. Eventually, I would sigh and tell myself, with the arrogance of adolescence: “Eh, it’ll be OK. There are a lot of really stupid people in the world, and if

they can figure this stuff out I can, too. The world is mostly idiot-proof, right?” And honestly? That has been more or less true. I am certainly not the smartest person on the planet, but I’ve bought three houses and sold two, I make biweekly contributions to my 401(k), and I married someone who is really great at making dinner reservations – but I know my way around OpenTable in a pinch. All of that stuff worked out. It is the things that are specific to me and my own personality quirks that I’m still struggling to master, like keeping my desk organized, parallel parking, putting clean laundry away instead of letting it sit in baskets and pulling it out as needed. I guess everyone has their own issues – this is why we have New Year’s resolutions – but half my lifetime ago, at age 17, I expected I would have things a little more together by now. Join the club, right? Ultimately, though, I have my kids, which was really the biggest goal I had set for myself, and even if I still haven’t learned how to French braid their hair (despite several YouTube tutorials), they seem to think I’m doing a decent job. I hope I always keep them fooled. n

Excerpted from Eve Crawford Peyton’s blog, Joie d’Eve, which appears each Friday on MyNewOrleans.com.

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LOCAL COLOR / chronicles

“Super” Days Memories of A School Leader BY CAROLYN KOLB

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hat Hurricane Betsy was a real doozy,” Carl Dolce muses. Long retired as Dean of Education at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, Dolce has chosen the library at the University of New Orleans to hold his personal records from his nearly five-year tenure as Superintendent of Orleans Parish schools, according to Al Kennedy, adjunct history professor at UNO. Hurricane Betsy hit the city just as schools were set to open in the fall of 1965, Dolce’s first year. “It just absolutely paralyzed the school system. Schools were destroyed, and then there was a problem of getting everything back to working again and the students back to a learning situation.” McDonogh 35 High School’s building in the business district was lost. “That was bad, because it was so important to the black community. It moved to the old Post Office building. The Federal Government allowed us to use it, and it was there for the rest of my term,” Dolce says. Dolce’s parents were Italian immigrants, and he was educated in New Orleans public schools. He began his teaching career here, rose through the ranks and eventually served as a principal. His wife, Nancy, also taught in New Orleans public schools. “After 58 years I still love her!” Dolce says. He received his doctorate from Harvard University and was teaching there when the New Orleans superintendent’s job beckoned. Dolce’s years coincided with the final steps to racially integrate the school system, faculty as well as pupils. Those years also saw teachers and staff go out on strike. In spite of the turmoil, he saw a tax millage increase pass. One of Dolce’s proudest accomplishments was seeing the first black person at the assistant superintendent level when Henry Williams was named. The

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first female at that level was Juliana Boudreaux. “The chief administrator, all he can do is point directions and be supportive. It’s the people who are on the line who make the difference,” Dolce insists. Bob Wall served under Dolce as Director of Special Projects and Director of SchoolCommunity Relations. Having served as an executive assistant to the late Mayor Delesseps Morrison, Wall knew the city well. “People weren’t doing polls in those days, but I think at any time Carl would have gotten a good approval rating.” The school system central offices were at 703 Carondelet St. “We had over 100,000 students, and it’s amazing that the offices were so small,” Wall recalls. Just after Dolce left, the student population reached 112,000 – its highest point ever. In Wall’s estimation, Dolce “had a lot of integrity: he was moving forward and trying to be a leader rather than just hanging around the pack. “He smoked a pipe; it was more of a kind of prop. Many instances when he would be asked a difficult question that required some thought, he would

play with his pipe for a couple of minutes – he used that to buy him a little time,” Wall says. Henry Williams has a special memory of Dolce: “He got me into Harvard! He felt that I was a good enough administrator to go to Harvard – and it was through his recommendation that I was admitted.” Williams, a 1950 graduate of Dillard, earned his doctorate at Harvard. He began teaching in Orleans Parish in ’51 and retired in ’82 as Associate Superintendent for Administrative Services. During Dolce’s time in office, Williams was on the administration’s team negotiating with the teacher’s union. “Many of the union people were old friends, and we were sometimes at loggerheads to determine what would be best for the district,” Williams says. Of Dolce, Williams says, “He was one of the most liberal people at the time that we had in our district. I’ll never forget this, he invited me to many private entertainments that I could not have been invited to because of my race, but Dolce overlooked all that.” “I admired him greatly” Williams says, “and I still do.” n

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LOCAL COLOR / HOME

Bright Ideas Architect Jody Zeringue utilized the light in designing his lake vista home BY BONNIE WARREN / PHOTOGRAPHED BY CHERYL GERBER

t is all about the light in the new home architect Jody Zeringue, AIA, designed and built in Lake Vista in 2010. “I love the way the light diffuses throughout the house,” explains Zeringue, a principal in the New Orleans firm of SCNZ Architects LLC. “Even in the center of the house it never feels dark or closed off. I also like how the light filters down from the clerestory windows, so you get light from above and views and light from windows and doors in all directions, giving it an airy and open feeling.” He continues, “because this double-height space was the main organizing element of the house, I wanted to do something different with the ceiling material, so this is the one spot beaded board was used, which echoes the rhythm of the wood floors below and ties into the

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beaded board soffits of the porches at both ends of this space.” Located on a quiet street where the front of the houses face the park-like setting and driveways and garages face the streets, Zeringue is quick to point out that he has easy access to City Park and the Lakefront. “I love living in such a green area with many mature trees and shrubs, not to mention the unique lanes that weave through the area giving access to the

Facing Page: Shaker-style white cabinets are featured in the kitchen. Top: The unique coffered ceiling helps to provide a scale to the ceiling and tie it into the side elevation of the room, with square windows and bookcases flanking the fireplace. Bottom, left: Architect Jody Zeringue, AIA, on the front porch of his new Lake Vista home. Bottom, right: The front of the house faces the park-like setting of Lake Vista. myneworleans.com / NOVEMBER 2014

radial parks,” he says. The picture-perfect architecture fits neatly on the pie-shaped lot and definitely showcases the talent of the young architect. It isn’t the usual cookie-cutter replica of the two-story historic houses that have been built since Hurricane Katrina; instead it’s a fresh approach to something truly new. “The house has a basis in both the vernacular architecture of the Gulf Coast and the Arts & Crafts Style, with the result being a modern take on those styles,” Zeringue says. He then points out some of the special features of the design. “I was sensitive to address the unique site concerns of Lake Vista; namely, my lot has two front yards. The east-west orientation of the long axis of the lot provided the oppor-

tunity for the use of clerestory windows on the north and south facades, while the street side façade was more about the arrival sequence of creating a private courtyard in the space nestled between the garage, master bedroom and study,” he says. “The park side façade features a large porch facing the big oak tree, which serves more of the traditional New Orleans public front porch function.” Ever aware of wanting to include fresh details to blend with the more traditional elements of the design of the home, Zeringue says, “Some of the modern details I was able to integrate in the design include the stainless steel in the guard rails of the stairway, with the more traditional elements such as a beaded board ceiling in the center hall and coffered ceiling in

the living room.” Zeringue also paid close attention to addressing energy saving features by using solar panels along the south-facing roof. “The solar panels along with the use of natural light instead of electric light during the daylight hours, the use of radiant barriers and thermally efficient windows help to reduce the energy consumption,” he says. “I really enjoy my home and the open, light feeling I get from the moment I walk in,” he says. “I loved the challenge of integrating the features that were important to me into a design that also addressed the concerns of the site, and having lived here for four years I’m very happy with the decisions I made and how it turned out.” n

Top: Two linear fixtures were used to create the overhead light in the dining room; large windows overlook the park-like setting. Facing page: Top, left: A pergola in the back part of the house. Bottom, left: The clerestory windows provide additional diffused natural lighting from above, creating a nice atmosphere to wake up to in the morning. Top, right: The center hall captures the light filtering down from the clerestory windows; stainless steel guardrails on the second level and the stairway introduce a modern element into the vocabulary of the house. Middle, right: Zeringue’s helmet and drawing of him from his college football days at Washington University in St. Louis are displayed on a shelf in the living room. Bottom, right: Zeringue’s Labrador Retrievers Sophie and Ike.

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ate fried chicken at 30 establishments – from Galatoire’s to a Shell station, from Popeyes to a supermarket steam table – before compiling this Top 10 list. My original tasting wish list was double that number. I stopped eating at 30 because, unlike fried chicken in New Orleans, at a certain point time and funding become limited. I stuck to places that serve chicken fried in the AmericanSouthern style. Bones were requisite. So, no chicken tenders. No chicken fingers. No boneless chicken sandwiches – not even the many tempting ones around town that set out to best Chick-Fil-A and succeed. I always ordered a mix of white and dark meat when possible. I tasted the chicken within minutes of receiving it, including at locations without tables. I walked out of some places upon realizing that they only offered chicken wings, as wings are a genre unto their own. The one exception was at Ma Momma’s House, where I stayed because of the hot, buttery, cornbread waffle that a server delivered before I finished reading the wings-only menu. I shall never apologize for that wise violation of my own fried chicken rules. The greatest discovery of this fried chicken quest was not any particular version of the dish, but rather how many exceptional versions this city supports. A Top 20 list wouldn’t be as compelling, but I could have compiled one in good conscience. This is a city of under-heralded fry cooks. If you eat fried seafood, you already knew this, as I did. But, when offered a choice in this town surrounded by water, I’ve historically chosen catfish or shrimp or oysters when in the mood for something fried. I now know that fried chicken isn’t only a safe bet, especially in our most community-oriented neighborhood restaurants, but often the best choice of all. Lee Brian Schrager, co-author of the recently published Fried & True: America’s Best Fried Chicken and Sides, agrees. His book research included eating through three of the South’s fried chicken meccas. New Orleans was the first stop (Atlanta and Nashville followed). “We didn’t have a bad fried chicken in New Orleans,” he told me. “Some were good, some were great.”

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McHardy’s

Chicken & Fixin’ Most native New Orleanians I know name Popeyes as their gold standard for fast, superseasoned, inexpensive, take-out, availableon-most-holidays fried chicken. McHardy’s is mine. Kermit Mogilles, who runs McHardy’s with his wife, Alvi, and son, Rahman, used to be a commercial banker – until, as he told me, he got bored of all the meetings. He isn’t sure he would choose fried chicken if he had to start over, because it’s “too laborious.” To begin, the Mogilleses use only fresh chicken, no more than three days from killing. They wash, trim and then wash each piece again. The chicken then marinates for up to two days before cooks season it, dredge it in a mix of flours and fry it to a reddish brown hue. Mogilles won’t get more specific than to say that McHardy’s seasoning blend contains eight spices, some of them “expensive.” It doesn’t show in the prices, which are comparable to Popeyes’.

“I want people to come in and say, ‘Man, this tastes just like my grandmother’s.’” – Kermit Mogilles, owner, McHardy’s

The most surprising thing about Joey K’s fried chicken isn’t that it’s exceptionally rendered, but that it hasn’t been on the menu for very long. Proprietors Cindy and Sam Farnet added it just a few years ago. Joey K’s is a dependable, greatest-hits kind of New Orleans neighborhood restaurant (red beans and rice, shrimp remoulade, fried seafood, poor boys), including some equally strong B-Sides (corned beef and cabbage, stuffed peppers, stewed chicken, liver and onions). Chef Darren “Smitty” Smith’s topographically complex, thickly double-battered fried chicken fits right in. It is slaked with seasoning throughout, including a nice humming heat, and served so fresh from the fryer that it took 10 minutes before I could safely take a full bite.

“The key to our fried chicken is guys that know what they’re doing when they’re frying.” – Cindy Farnet, owner, Joey K’s Restaurant

Buddy’s Poor Boys I tried twice to attain Terri Lawson’s fried chicken technique, once by playing naïve customer and asking her, and once by calling the owner of Buddy’s Poor Boys, Tony Montoya, and asking him. Lawson shook her kitchen towel, threatening that if she told me her secrets she would have to kill me. Her boss was no more forthcoming, reporting that if he revealed her secrets, she would kill him. Such is the pride of a fry cook who consistently turns out pepper-and-spice-speckled chicken with a fried skin that at once shatters and melts in the mouth, like Acadiana’s best cracklin’. There is a brightness to the fried chicken at Buddy’s that suggests lemon pepper and a back flavor of something like garlic powder, but those are just guesses of course. While you could order Buddy’s chicken with sides of slaw and potato salad, I recommend the Garlic Loaf preparation, for which Lawson places the fried half-bird atop two slices of severely garlicked and toasted French bread.

“The first thing people ask when they see the Garlic Loaf is, ‘How do you eat this?’ I say, ‘You eat it with your fingers.’” – Tony Montoya, owner, Buddy’s Poor Boys myneworleans.com / NOVEMBER 2014

“My Mardi Gras tradition is to get a big old box of Popeyes. My kids insisted on doing it even this past Mardi Gras in the rain.” – Brian Landry, chef, Borgne

“There was a lot going on with this chicken,” is the first tasting note I jotted down after trying Thursday’s $10 fried chicken lunch special at Borgne. Indeed, as chef Brian Landry later explained, Borgne’s cooks brine and then marinate chicken leg quarters before cooking them sous-vide for three and a half hours and then flash-frying them in cottonseed oil. Additional bonus for some eaters: This is a gluten-free fried chicken, dredged in cornstarch instead of flour for maximum crisp. The sweet heat of housemade pepper jelly sticks to the chicken and coats the bottom of the cast iron skillet in which it’s served with a freshly baked buttermilk biscuit, wilted greens and fluffy mashed potatoes piped into undulating waves.

Jacques-Imo’s Café Chef-proprietor Jack Leonardi’s kitchen puts out a perfectionist’s plate of fried chicken. Juicy, seasoned meat; lightly golden, crenellated batter; zero grease on the plate. The chicken’s presentation still honors Austin Leslie, the late Creole chef who over a long career made a solid culinary mark in New Orleans, most notably for his fried chicken, which for a time he cooked at Jacques-Imo’s. Jacques-Imo’s cooks scatter the fried chicken with Leslie’s signature garnish of pickle chips and garlicky persillade. It isn’t clear, though, whether JacquesImo’s current fried chicken recipe otherwise resembles the deceased chef’s method (Leslie used to tout canned milk, while Jacques-Imo’s cooks today use buttermilk). For serious fried chicken enthusiasts, it won’t matter.

“The white pepper really does something special to our chicken.” – Cara Noto, front of house manager, Jacques-Imo’s Café

There is no standard bread accompaniment to fried chicken in New Orleans. Some establishments offer no bread at all. Following are bread statistics from my research. (Some places offered more than one bread option.)

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High Hat Café Tuesday is officially fried chicken day at High Hat Café. That is when it’s plated with braised greens and pimento macaroni and cheese. But you can also get it with red beans and rice on Mondays and with a waffle and eggs on the weekends. My advice is to use whatever excuses it takes to eat High Hat’s fried chicken as often as possible. Chef Jeremy Wolgamott and his crew brine chickens before butchering them, which ensures a finished product that’s as tender inside as it is crunchy outside. But it’s the mostly cornmeal dredge that they pass it through before frying it (they prepare their excellent catfish similarly) that truly sets High Hat’s chicken apart, giving it a unique pebbly texture and a nutty corn flavor that’s so complementary to chicken – and fantastic with cane syrup on the weekend – you wonder why it isn’t more commonplace.

“We always start with whole chickens and butcher them ourselves. We try to start with ingredients as whole as they come.” – Jeremy Wolgamott, chef, High Hat Café

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Is there a typical New Orleans-style fried chicken? Besides Popeyes fried chicken, that is. It goes without saying that Popeyes, which the late New Orleanian Al Copeland founded in 1972, and which has since spread to more than 2,200 locations across the globe, is synonymous with New Orleans. Popeyes fried chicken might not appear on my Top 10 list, but I fully acknowledge its cultural import and its required attendance at Carnival parade parties and during Saints football season (reportedly the Saints players themselves eat Popeyes before games for good luck). However, the short answer is “No.” Countless variations of ingredients and techniques exist even in this Top 10 list. That said, the fry cooks and restaurateurs I interviewed echoed one another on several key points. Here are their most oft-repeated tips: Change and/or filter fry grease frequently, even several times a day when volume is high. Use clean chicken, trimmed of excess fat and rinsed well. Use super cold chicken; the colder the chicken, the moister the meat will stay and the better the batter will stick. Brine, brine, brine; most of the Top 10 chickens spend some time in a saltwater solution, a process that cooks who use it believe promotes moisture in the finished product. Most of the contenders in this list use dry-rub marinades and dredges, versus wet batters. Red pepper was the most widely cited seasoning ingredient (besides salt), including among the many interviewees who refused to name any other seasoning “secrets.”

Willie Mae’s is a peppery, wet-battered, hard-fried chicken that never looks quite the same but always makes me question why I don’t eat there more often. The skin was dark enough to cause worry on my most recent visit, but fortunately it crackled delicately, like fried lace, and tasted meaty, clean and a tad “too spicy” for the kids at my table (more for me). Just like always. When I interviewed Willie Mae Seaton, the restaurant’s founder, in 2006, she told me that she bought whole chickens and butchered each one herself. A lot has changed since then. Her restaurant underwent a total rebuild and expansion following Hurricane Katrina, thanks to private dollars and volunteer labor. Her great-granddaughter, Kerry Seaton, now runs it, keeping tight-lipped about the family recipe.

Chubbie’s Fried Chicken Chubbie’s looks like just another fast food outlet with its drive-up window and small indoor dining area, when in fact it’s good enough to be a regular destination for all metropolitan area fried chicken lovers. Chubbie’s fried chicken has no bells or whistles – the seasoning is subtle, the chestnut-colored batter simply crisp – and that’s exactly what makes it exceptional. It does possess a sort of umami quality, a little extra savory oomph, that proprietor Julie Mire attributes to the lard and vegetable oil blend that Chubbie’s cooks use for frying. It is rare to find such home-cookedtasting food at this price point served this quickly. The chicken holds up well for a short drive home, but does benefit from being eaten sooner rather than later.

“We are kind of fast food, but we’re frying small batches to keep it hot and fresh all the time” – Julie Mire, owner, Chubbie’s Fried Chicken

“Holy Thursday is the biggest fried chicken day here [when it’s served with gumbo z’herbes]. We run well over 1,000 pieces.” – Cleo Robinson, cook, Dooky Chase Restaurant The crunch of Dooky Chase’s fried chicken, a staple on the weekday lunch buffet, has always seemed to defy any science of chafing dishwarmed foods. For the purposes of this article, though, I ordered the chicken from Dooky Chase’s lunch menu, fried to order. Was it better? Incrementally, yes, and yet both the steam table and the à la minute renditions belong on this Top 10 list. This was idyllic fried chicken: golden-brown and craggy; solidly battered and yet fried with a discernibly light touch. Every piece, white and dark, was moist, well seasoned and resonant of chicken flavor rather than the too-frequent experience of chicken tasting only of whatever seasoning has been applied to it. Cleo Robinson has been the head fry cook (among many other duties) at Dooky Chase’s for years. The restaurant’s nonagenarian matriarch, chef Leah Chase, says of her niece, “Cleo has fried for so long she’s really a master at it. It’s the timing on that frying that matters the most.”

Fiorella’s Café In my imagination, cooks at Fiorella’s spend long prep hours massaging flour and seasonings into chicken pieces before frying them. How else to account for the way Fiorella’s peppery, borderline spicy batter sneaks into clefts and crevices that chicken pieces in other restaurants don’t even seem to possess? It must have been an optical illusion, but I swear I found batter inside one of the chicken breasts I ate. Fiorella’s is a dark, weighty batter – the kind that would hold up well on a picnic – and while the meat somehow remains tender, the chicken is fried so hard that even its internal bones appeared singed. According to General Manager Tristan Mallet, cooks marinate the chicken in a dry rub for 24 hours before passing it through a dry, seasoned flour dredge and frying it in a soy-based oil. It is an all-too-simplistic description that perfectly illustrates just how important technique and personal touch are to frying chicken well.

“We are a scratch-cook kitchen. We don’t even have a heat lamp.” – Tristan Mallet, general manager, Fiorella’s Café

Best Fried Chicken Sides

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When I first came to New Orleans, I found the restaurant custom of offering meat (chicken, pork chops, sausage links) as a side dish to Monday’s red beans and rice hilarious. Fried chicken as a side dish? I have since gotten over the semantics and come to crave the combination of brittle, battered chicken skin and earthy, smoke-tinged beans – preferably with the bright overlay of hot sauce. I ordered them every time red beans were on the menu during my fried chicken marathon, and I can’t say that a single version disappointed. Following are some additional memorable side dishes from my recent tour. Pork-infused white beans at Lil’ Dizzy’s Café. Turnip greens stewed with pork and potatoes at Dooky Chase Restaurant. Simple, creamy butter beans at Willie Mae’s Scotch House. Skinny, hand-cut fries at Elizabeth’s Restaurant. Pimento macaroni and cheese with a browned top layer at High Hat Café. Vinegary diced beets, plus genius cole slaw with apple at JacquesImo’s Café. Meaty, fresh rice dressing at Chubbie’s Fried Chicken. Wilted spinach Lougia shot through with shards of garlic at Liuzza’s Restaurant & Bar. Bacon-crammed pinto beans at Pollo Campero. A bottle of Stella Artois, a refreshing, fruity beer when drunk alongside fried chicken, at Galatoire’s Restaurant

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Jacques-Imo’s Café 8324 Oak St. 861-0886 Jaques-Imos.com

Buddy’s Poor Boys 1645 Veterans Blvd. Suite C Metairie 834-6315

Joey K’s Restaurant 3001 Magazine St. 891-0997 JoeyKsRestaurant.com

Chubbie’s Fried Chicken 4850 General Meyer Ave., Algiers 392-2377 ChubbiesFriedChicken. com Dooky Chase Restaurant 2301 Orleans Ave. 821-0600 DookyChaseRestaurant. com

Honorable Mention

MUNCH FACTORY Munch Factory’s fried chicken isn’t quite American-Southern enough to include in the Top 10 list, but it’s close enough – not to mention delicious – to deserve mention. Chef Jordan Ruiz and his team batter and lightly pan-fry half a partly deboned chicken to achieve a nice outer crust and some traditional southernfried flavor. They finish cooking the chicken in the oven and then embellish it with a fine herb cream sauce that has a savory depth I’m guessing comes from pan juices. Add garlicky green beans and potato-tasso croquettes and you have Colonel Sanders meets “Larousse Gastronomique” in Gentilly.

“They pan-fry it on the stove like everyone’s grandmother used to, in a big cast-iron pan.” – Alexis Ruiz, owner, Munch Factory

Lil’ Dizzy’s Café 1500 Esplanade Ave. 569-8997 Liuzza’s Restaurant & Bar 3636 Bienville St. 482-9120 Liuzzas.com Ma Momma’s House 5741 Crowder Blvd. No. 3 244-0021 MaMommasHouse.com

Elizabeth’s Restaurant 601 Gallier St. 944-9272 ElizabethsRestaurantNola.com

McHardy’s Chicken & Fixin’ 1458 N. Broad St. 949-0000

Fiorella’s Café 1136 Decatur St. 553-2155

Munch Factory 6325 Elysian Fields Ave. 324-5372 TheMunchFactory.net

Galatoire’s Restaurant 209 Bourbon St. 525-2021 Galatoires.com High Hat Café 4500 Freret St. 754-1336 HighHatCafe.com

Pollo Campero 2810 Williams Blvd., Kenner 305-3567 Campero.com Willie Mae’s Scotch House 2401 Saint Ann St. 822-9503

Sara Roahen is a freelance writer and oral historian. She authored the book Gumbo Tales: Finding My Place at the New Orleans Table and co-edited The Southern Foodways Alliance Community Cookbook. n

Multifaceted

New Orleans ffine jewelers offer a treasure trove of precious metals, flawless gems and eye-popping collections of contemporary, custom, vintage and estate jewelry. The magic is in the mix. Note: It’s only a “gilt trip” if it’s the real thing. By Lisa Tudor | Photographed by Greg Miles | Hair and Makeup by Gina Crozier | Model Gena Taranto 68

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Under Armor

Noire bib necklace and hinged bracelet, Noire eyelet linking bracelet and Obscuro wide band ring, all at Mignon Faget; Megan Park Umbra neckpiece at Pied Nu; and Zinke ruffle-tipped silk charmeuse halter at Basics Underneath.

G-Shine

From the extensive estate collection of fine jewelry at Symmetry Jewelers: 18 karat yellow gold star drop earrings and 18 karat yellow gold link necklace; vintage gold plate spike necklace and hinged square neckpiece, both at Pied Nu; and Hache fur zip jacket at Pied Nu.

Urban Luxe

Micro-pavé diamond hoop earrings and antique square 18 karat white gold sapphire and diamond bullseye ring, both at Wellington & Company; platinum, sapphire and diamond ring at Adler’s; tsavorite ring with 10.5 carats of diamonds in platinum at Maison Royale; Cartier Tank Américaine 18 karat white gold and diamond ladies wrist watch at Adler’s; Art Deco bracelets at Friend & Company, 25 carats of diamonds set in platinum (top) and 10 carats of marquise and round diamonds set in platinum (bottom).

Stone Cold

Fancy yellow radiant cut diamond earrings, 2.02 carat fancy yellow diamond ring in a setting of 18 karat gold with white diamonds, Simon G. 18 karat gold band featuring yellow diamonds and white princess cut diamonds, Boudreauxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Design Diamond Riviera Necklace with 16 carats of diamonds set in platinum and Simon G. diamond bangle bracelets in yellow, white and rose gold, all at Boudreauxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fine Jewelers.

Gem-X

Pavé 3.39 carat diamond finger armor ring set in 18 karat white gold, 2.91 carat pavé diamond (single) multi-band ring set in 18 karat white gold, 1 carat rose cut pear shaped diamond pendant surrounded by a double frame of micro pavé set diamonds on a diamond bezel chain and 16 carats of black diamonds and 8.50 carats of white diamonds set Art Deco-style as a double strand necklace, all at Jack Sutton Fine Jewelry; and zip-back top by Rick Owens exclusively at Weinstein’s.

Bling Ring

Two-tone seven-band ring containing 109 diamonds (1.02 carats) set in 18 karat gold and 13 mm cultured pearl and diamond ring set in 18 karat white gold, both at Fisher and Sons Jewelers; 14 karat white gold, turquoise and black diamond ring from the estate collection at Symmetry Jewelers; Sacai Luck rabbit and leather moto jacket with steel hardware and zip off sleeves at Weinsteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

Haute Hippie 18 karat rose gold and diamond feather earrings and 18 karat rose gold feather ring with natural turquoise and diamonds, both at Maison Royale; Harvey Faircloth split front vest at Pied Nu.

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2014 Ella Brennan Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

Klara and Drago Cvitanovich

Giving Something Back by J ay Fo r m a n

/ P h o t o g r a p h by G r e g M i l e s

ike many of us, Klara Cvitanovich has powerful food memories from childhood, but hers aren’t associated with rose-colored recollections of Thanksgiving feasts. When she was 8 years old and living in post-World War II Yugoslavia, her school lunches provided by the Marshall Plan were the most important (and sometimes only) meal of the day. “America was sending us cheese, eggs and milk. And that was the best meal of the day,” she recalls. “Not just for me, but for a lot of people.” Fast forward to New Orleans in early September 2005. In those first days after Hurricane Katrina, Klara and her husband Drago set up a base of operations on Harrison Avenue in Lakeview. Over the course of the next four weeks, they gave away more than 80,000 meals. During that time, Klara’s childhood experiences were never far from her mind. “I just felt that we had it, other people didn’t, so we had to give it away,” she says. “For me it was a moral obligation, and also my way of saying ‘thank you’ to the city of New Orleans and the United States for all they had done for us.” Gratitude, compassion and generosity – these three words best describe Klara and Drago Cvitanovich. So this year, when the New Orleans Wine & Food Experience’s Board of Directors met to decide who would receive this year’s Ella Brennan Lifetime Achievement Award, their choice was easy. “Klara and Drago truly epitomize hospitality in every aspect of the word,” says NOWFE chairperson Cameron Benson Perry. “They have a way of just transforming people. Their love for this country and their love for the city is just inspiring.” They are also successful businesspeople. When Drago and Klara first arrived in New Orleans in 1961, they came with just two suitcases, a little bit of money and their two young sons, Tommy and Gerry. By ’69 they had saved enough to open Drago’s in Fat City. The early

years were tough. Drago worked round the clock to get the business up and running. Klara worked full time at DH Holmes as a travel agent, and when she was done there went straight to Drago’s, where she managed the front and did bookkeeping. After close they would wash and fold the linens and then start all over again the next day. They did this for several years, all while raising their two children. Four expansions later, Drago’s has blossomed from 70 seats to over 300, with banquet facilities and their famous repurposed oyster-roasting fire truck to boot. They opened a second location in the Riverside Hilton a few years after Katrina, which has since become the international hotel chain’s highest grossing restaurant out of all their properties worldwide. Its success set the stage for a third Drago’s, set to open in Jackson, Mississippi, at the end of this year. Their signature dish, Charbroiled Oysters, was invented by their son Tommy, who perceived an opportunity at a time where most other oyster establishments were facing a downturn due to a negative perception of raw oysters. “We were thinking what we could do for sales, when Tommy said, ‘Mom, what do you think about putting the oysters on the grill with our garlicbutter sauce?’ I said we can try, and a star was born,” Klara says about the genesis of that famous dish. Charbroiled oysters have since gone on to join the rarified menu of dishes synonymous with New Orleans, such as Paul Prudhomme’s Blackened Redfish. On a busy day, they serve over 10,000 of those oysters. It also single-handedly flipped the table on the negative perception of the bivalve. “People who ‘don’t eat oysters’ eat their oysters,” Perry points out. “For this year’s award, we just really wanted to knock it out of the park. We don’t think we could have done any better than Miss Klara and Mr. Drago.” n

Editor’s note: Each year the New Orleans Wine & Food Experience selects a person from the hospitality industry to receive the Ellia Brennan Lifetime Achievement Award. New Orleans Magazine has been proud to profile the winners. Previous recipients are: Ella Brennan (2010), Paul Prudhomme (2011), Bill Goldring (2012) and Leah Chase (2013).

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nterpreting the law is largely about research; so, too, is finding a lawyer. Once again we present our annual listing of top area lawyers. The study was commissioned by New Orleans Magazine. Analysis was conducted by Professional Research Services of Detroit. We concede that such lists have inherent biases, including the natural tendency to be familiar with more established lawyers. There are, no doubt, many overlooked lawyers who deserve to be on the list; nevertheless, as always, we feel confident that those who are on the list deserve to be here. Recommendations from other professionals are always suggested.

“MY TOUGHEST CASE”

PROFILES BY KIMBERLY SINGLETARY PHOTOGRAPHED BY JEFFERY JOHNSTON

Listings of Lawyers in Specialties

Methodology as explained by Professional Research Services: Voting on the survey was open to all licensed area attorneys. They were asked which attorney, other than themselves, they would recommend in the New Orleans area: Each attorney was allowed to recommend up to three colleagues in each given legal specialty. Once the online nominations were complete, each nominee was carefully evaluated on the basis of the survey results, the legitimacy of their license and their current standing with the State Bar Association of Louisiana. Attorneys who received the highest number of votes in each specialty are reflected in the following list. Administrative/ Regulatory Law New Orleans Michael R. Fontham Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0810 C. Lawrence Orlansky Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0842 Keith M. Pyburn Jr. Fisher & Phillips, LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3710 522-3303 John C. Saunders Jr. Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 Dana M. Shelton Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0816 William D. Treeby Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0807 Paul L. Zimmering Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0818 Admiralty & Maritime Law Metairie Richard A. Chopin Chopin, Wagar, Richard & Kutcher, LLP 3850 N. Causeway Blvd. Suite 900

830-3838 Conrad Meyer IV Chehardy, Sherman, Ellis, Murray, Recile, Griffith, Stakelum & Hayes, LLP 1 Galleria Blvd. Suite 1100 833-5600 New Orleans Donald R. Abaunza Liskow & Lewis, PLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 5000 581-7979 Robert B. Acomb Jr. Jones Walker LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 50 582-8112 Francis J. Barry Jr. Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, LLP 755 Magazine St. 581-5141 Wilton E. Bland III Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett 701 Poydras St. Suite 4250 595-3000

J. Dwight LeBlanc Jr. Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7013 David W. Leefe Liskow & Lewis, PLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 5000 581-7979 Lynn Luker Lynn Luker & Associates, LLC 3433 Magazine St. 648-6000 Walter P. Maestri Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, LLP 755 Magazine St. 581-5141 Joseph B. Marino III Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 Robert P. McCleskey Jr. Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 566-1311

David L. Carrigee Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3600 569-2900

Andre J. Mouledoux Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett 701 Poydras St. Suite 4250 595-3000

Bertrand M. Cass Jr. Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, LLP 755 Magazine St. 581-5141

William J. Riviere Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 566-1311

Katharine R. Colletta Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000

William B. Schwartz Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3600 569-2900

Gregory L. Ernst Ernst Law Firm, PLC 650 Poydras St. Suite 2708 586-1555 Adelaida J. Ferchmin Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7060 Thomas D. Forbes Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 Joshua S. Force Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, LLC 909 Poydras St. Floor 28 299-2130 Paul D. Hale Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, LLP 755 Magazine St. 593-0715 R. Keith Jarrett Liskow & Lewis, PLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 50 581-7979

David B. Sharpe Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 601 Poydras St. Suite 2775 568-1990 Daniel A. Tadros Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 Jason P. Waguespack Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, APLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 40 525-6802 Derek A. Walker Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 Brian D. Wallace Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 566-1311

Alternative Dispute Resolution New Orleans Stephen G. Bullock Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0822 Thomas K. Foutz ADR Inc 935 Gravier St. Suite 1940 838-6100 Daniel Lund III Coats, Rose, Yale, Ryman & Lee 365 Canal St. Suite 800 299-3070 R. Christopher Martin Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7534 H. Bruce Shreves Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3000 569-2030 Antitrust Law New Orleans Craig L. Caesar Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-8616 Mark A. Cunningham Jones Walker LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 50 582-8536 Ernest L. Edwards Jr. Beirne, Maynard, & Parsons 601 Poydras St. Suite 2200 586-1241 James C. Gulotta Jr. Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0817 Alexander M. McIntyre Jr. Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-5200 K. Todd Wallace Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 5000 581-7979 Appellate Practice Gretna Patrick B. Sanders Law Office of John W Redmann, LLC 1101 Westbank Expressway 433-5550 New Orleans Barry W. Ashe Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC

546 Carondelet St. 593-0843 Roy C. Cheatwood Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-5266 Thomas M. Flanagan Flanagan Partners LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 2405 569-0235 Michael R. Fontham Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0810 Douglas L. Grundmeyer Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 Loretta O. Hoskins Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7264 Stephen H. Kupperman Barrasso, Usdin, Kupperman, Freeman & Sarver, LLC 909 Poydras St. Suite 2400 589-9700 Jonathan C. McCall Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7270 Joseph L. McReynolds Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, LLP 755 Magazine St. 581-5141 Max Nathan Jr. Sessions, Fishman, Nathan & Israel, LLC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3815 582-1502 Harry Rosenberg Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 584-9219 Banking and Finance Law New Orleans Wm. Blake Bennett Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 50 556-4113 Philip deV. Claverie Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 566-1311 E. Howell Crosby Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7212

TOP LAWYERS William T. Finn Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3100 585-3800 Edward N. George Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 Robert S. Rooth Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 James A. Stuckey Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 566-1311 Susan G. Talley Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0828 Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law New Orleans Edward Arnold Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 556-5204 Brent B. Barriere Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley Willis & Swanson, LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 4600 556-5525 Robin B. Cheatham Adams and Reese, LLP 701 Poydras St. Suite 4500 581-3234 Justin McCarthy Chopin Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3100 585-3831 Douglas S. Draper Heller, Draper, Patrick & Horn, LLC 650 Poydras St. Suite 2500 299-3333 J. David Forsyth Sessions, Fishman, Nathan & Israel, LLC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3815 582-1500 Elizabeth J. Futrell Jones Walker LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 49

582-8260 Alan H. Goodman Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP 909 Poydras St. Suite 1500 584-5452 Jan M. Hayden Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 36 566-8645 Harry R. Holladay Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7518 Sessions A. Hootsell III Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 584-9371 Benjamin W. Kadden Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 601 Poydras St. Suite 2775 568-1990 John M. Landis Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0819 David J. Messina Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan, LLC 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 40 582-1111 Frank A. Milanese Frank A Milanese, APLC 650 Poydras St. Suite 2600 588-1400 Stewart F. Peck Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 601 Poydras St. Suite 2775 568-1990 R. Patrick Vance Jones Walker LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 49 582-8194 Christopher J. Weema Krebs, Farley & Pelleteri, PLLC 400 Poydras St. Suite 2500 299-3570 Nicholas J. Wehlen Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0827 James C. Young Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7215

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Bet-the-Company Litigations New Orleans Judy Y. Barrasso Barrasso, Usdin, Kupperman, Freeman & Sarver, LLC 909 Poydras St. Suite 2400 589-9700 Brent B. Barriere Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley Willis & Swanson, LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 4600 556-5525 Ewell E. Eagan Jr. Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan, LLC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 4000 582-1111 Sherman G. Fendler Liskow & Lewis, PLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 5000 556-4122 Grady S. Hurley Jones Walker LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 48 582-8224 Gladstone N. Jones III Jones, Swanson, Huddell & Garrison, LLC 601 Poydras St. Suite 2655 523-2500 Robert E. Kerrigan Jr. Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, LLP 755 Magazine St. 581-5141 Wayne J. Lee Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0814 Harry Rosenberg Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 584-9219 Kyle D. Schonekas Schonekas, Evans, McGoey & McEachin, LLC 909 Poydras St. Suite 1600 680-6050 Phillip A. Wittmann Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carandelet St. 581-3200 Biotechnology Law New Orleans Mark A. Cunningham Jones Walker LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 50 582-8536

Commercial Litigation New Orleans Brent B. Barriere Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley Willis & Swanson, LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 4600 556-5525 Ashley L. Belleau Montgomery Barnett, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3300 585-3200 Charles P. Blanchard Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7216 J. Michael Bowman Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 95 Maryland Drive 267-0584 Kim M. Boyle Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 566-1311 Peter J. Butler Jr. Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP 909 Poydras St. Suite 1500 584-5454 Roy C. Cheatwood Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-5266 Justin McCarthy Chopin Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3100 585-3831 Thomas J. Cortazzo Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3600 569-2900 M. Taylor Darden Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3100 585-3800 Nancy S. Degan Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-5249 Ewell E. Eagan Jr. Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan, LLC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 4000 582-1111

Thomas M. Flanagan Flanagan Partners LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 2405 569-0235 Alan H. Goodman Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP 909 Poydras St. Suite 1500 584-5452 Gladstone N. Jones III Jones, Swanson, Huddell & Garrison, LLC 601 Poydras St. Suite 2655 523-2500 David J. Krebs Krebs, Farley & Pelleteri, PLLC 400 Poydras St. Suite 2500 299-3570 Charles D. Marshall III Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 Paul J. Masinter Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0882 Patrick S. McGoey Schonekas, Evans, McGoey & McEachin, LLC 909 Poydras St. Suite 1600 680-6050 Loretta G. Mince Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley Willis & Swanson, LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 46 586-5252 Corinne A. Morrison Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7228 Richard G. Passler Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP 909 Poydras St. Suite 1500 584-5454 David L. Patron Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 566-1311 Maura Z. Pelleteri Krebs, Farley & Pelleteri, PLLC 400 Poydras St. Suite 2500 299-3570 Christopher K. Ralston Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 584-9358

Lawyer Profile My Toughest Case: Transcontinental Depositions

Corinne Morrison Commercial Litigation Partner, Chaffe McCall, LLP 39 years in practice B.A. from Loyola University – 1972 J.D. from Tulane University – 1975 Native of New Orleans

orinne Morrison knows what it’s like to grow up in the public eye. Her father, Chep Morrison, served as mayor of New Orleans from 1946 to ’61. In that time, he was instrumental in projects including the city’s first permanent VA hospital, the current city hall and the civic center. “It’s funny, actually,” Morrison says. “He was the one that really spearheaded the Mississippi River Bridge – now called the Crescent City Connection – and from my office I look at it every day.” But even with a huge family legacy in law – not only her father, but her uncle and brother all received law degrees – Morrison says she never considered following in their footsteps. “You won’t believe this, but I was married with a 4-year-old child and I remember I went to bed and woke up in the middle of the night with this one clear thought: I want to be a lawyer. That was it. I decided to go to law school.” Morrison says watching her dad over the years prepared her in some ways for her future. “When I got out of school I was the first female hired by a major law firm in the city,” she says. “For me it was an interesting and enjoyable experience. I guess I had grown up watching women play important roles in my dad’s political career and campaigns, and so it didn’t seem strange to me.” Morrison now serves as head of Chaffe McCall’s Commercial Litigation Section. In her career she’s represented companies and organizations such as the Ford Motor Company, the FDIC, and in one case, 17 Louisiana liquor wholesalers. She says one of her toughest cases occurred a few years ago when she was brought in at the last minute. “In one weekend I had to go to California to take a deposition from a former SEC commissioner and then hop on a red eye to New York to be there when the other side deposed our expert right in the airport,” she says. While she admits her work may sound dry to some, Morrison thrives on the fact that there’s always something new to learn and do. “I recently represented the winning bidder at the Orleans Parish sheriff’s auction of the Brennan’s restaurant on Royal Street, and I was the actual bidder for my client with the successful bid. It was very exciting!”

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TOP LAWYERS Robert S. Rooth Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 Harry Rosenberg Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 584-9219 Kyle D. Schonekas Schonekas, Evans, McGoey & McEachin, LLC 909 Poydras St. Suite 1600 680-6050 Richard C. Stanley Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford, LLC 909 Poydras St. Suite 2500 523-1580 Perry R. Staub Jr. Taggart Morton, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2100 599-8500 Charles L. Stern Jr. The Steeg Law Firm, LLC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3201 582-1199 Steven W. Usdin Barrasso, Usdin, Kupperman, Freeman & Sarver, LLC 909 Poydras St. Suite 2400 589-9721 Jeffery J. Waltz The Waltz Law Group 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2900 264-5260 William E. Wright Jr. Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, LLP 755 Magazine St. 593-0623 Commercial Transactions/LLS Law New Orleans G. Wogan Bernard Chaffe McCall, LLP 1101 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 Elwood F. Cahill Jr. Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, LLC 909 Poydras St. Floor 28 299-2103 E. Howell Crosby Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7212 William H. Langenstein III Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7047

Robert M. Steeg The Steeg Law Firm, LLC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3201 582-1199 Communications Law New Orleans Lesli D. Harris Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0938 Mary Ellen Roy Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 566-1311 Construction Law New Orleans Bernard J. Bagert Jr. The Bagert Law Firm 650 Poydras St. Suite 2708 523-1117 Keith J. Bergeron Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, LLP 755 Magazine St. 581-5141 Michael E. Botnick Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan, LLC 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 40 582-1111 Sean P. Brady Flanagan Partners LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 2405 569-0078 Terrence L. Brennan Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, LLP 755 Magazine St. 593-0605 Larry G. Canada Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 4040 525-6802 Richard G. Duplantier Jr. Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 4040 525-6802 David J. Krebs Krebs, Farley & Pelleteri, PLLC 400 Poydras St. Suite 2500 299-3570 John M. Landis Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0819

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Daniel Lund III Coats, Rose, Yale, Ryman & Lee 365 Canal St. Suite 800 299-3070 Gerald A. Melchiode Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 4040 525-6802 Alvin C. Miester III Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, LLC 909 Poydras St. Floor 28 299-2125 Paul L. Peyronnin Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7217 Stuart G. Richeson Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3600 569-2900 Lloyd N. Shields Shields Mott Lund LLP 650 Poydras St. Suite 2600 581-4445 H. Bruce Shreves Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3000 569-2030 John A. Stewart Jr. Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Floor 36 569-2900 Kelly E. Theard Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, LLP 755 Magazine St. 593-0667 Corporate Governance and Complaints Law New Orleans Walter F. Becker Jr. Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7046 Joseph L. Caverly Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0845 Mark A. Fullmer Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 566-1311 Pauline F. Hardin Jones Walker LLP 201 St. Charles Ave.

Floor 49 582-8110 Michael D. Landry Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0852 David C. Rieveschl Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-8660 Scott T. Whittaker Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0836 Corporate Law New Orleans Robert S. Angelico Liskow & Lewis, PLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 50 581-7979 Keith M. Benit Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7582 Shawn M. BridgewaterNormand Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000

Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-5297 Leon J. Reymond III Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 5000 556-4028 Scott T. Whittaker Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0836 Criminal Defense Non White-Collar Gretna Frank G. DeSalvo Jr. F Gerald DeSalvo, LLC 847 Third St. 309-5522 New Orleans Bernard J. Bagert Jr. The Bagert Law Firm 650 Poydras St. Suite 2708 523-1117 Graham L. Bosworth Attorney at Law 700 Camp St. 528-9500 Robert S. Glass Glass & Reed 3015 Magazine St. 581-9083

Cesar R. Burgos Burgos & Evans, LLC 3535 Canal St. 488-3722

Aubrey M. Harris Attorney at Law 643 Magazine St. Suite 200 858-1258

Joseph L. Caverly Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0845

Stephen D. Hebert Attorney at Law 700 Camp St. Suite 216 528-9500

Mark A. Fullmer Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 566-1311

Benjamin T. Sanders Attorney at Law 829 Baronne St. 581-9322

Curtis R. Hearn Jones Walker LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 5100 582-8308 Mark William Jeanfreau Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 584-9236 Michael D. Landry Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0852 William H. Langenstein III Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7047 William N. Norton Baker, Donelson, Bearman,

Julie C. Tizzard Julie C Tizzard Law Office 700 Camp St. Suite 101 528-9500 Criminal Defense White Collar Gretna Frank G. DeSalvo Jr. F Gerald DeSalvo, LLC 847 Third St. 309-5522 Robert S. Toale Attorney at Law 505 Weyer St. 368-8440 Bernard J. Bagert Jr. The Bagert Law Firm 650 Poydras St. Suite 2708 523-1117

Lawyer Profile My Toughest Case: Defending Trapped Divers

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Brian D. Katz Personal Injury Litigation Partner with Herman, Herman & Katz, LLC

18 years in practice B.A. from University of Alabama – 1991 J.D. from Tulane University – 1996 Native of New Orleans

essentially grew up here,” says Brian Katz, speaking about his firm, Herman, Herman & Katz, LLC, which was founded in 1941. “Over the years I think I’ve held essentially every job you could hold except for paralegal. I’ve done everything from getting the coffee and sorting the mail, to filling potholes in the yard, to investigative work.” Katz’s father, Morton, was the original Katz in the firm’s name. Since resigning as a partner in 2011, Brian now fills the role. He became a partner in ’07. “My dad taught me everything about how to practice law,” he says. “From the day-to-day business of communicating with clients, to how to deal with opposing council, how to try a case and how to negotiate a settlement.” Katz has been putting the skills he learned from his father to work from the moment he left law school. “My first case was the 1996 Brightfield accident at the Riverwalk. My firm was one of several lead counsels. We represented those that were out of work due to the accident and those that owned businesses that were affected. I went all the way to Hong Kong to take depositions. That case involved hundreds of clients and took up the first five or six years of my practice.” In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Katz was again inundated with work. “After Katrina we took on thousands of cases of individuals and businesses that were fighting insurance companies to receive what was owed to them for repairs and lost income. I think I finally tried my last Katrina trial last year.” Katz says that cases like these, where there’s no dispute as to the damages, are particularly meaningful and rewarding for him. “Sometimes it can be tough with the more ‘he said, she said’ kinds of situations. But with something like this it was clear – these people needed to be compensated.” But while the Katrina trials may have spanned years, nothing, he says compared with what he considers one of his toughest cases. “I’d have to say one of my toughest was a maritime case where we represented some divers that were trapped in an offshore vessel that had sunk during a hurricane,” he says. “For 24 hours they fought for their lives before being rescued, even as they watched some of their coworkers perish.” The case took 15 years to resolve. “That case went through the Louisiana court of appeals, and eventually to the U.S. Supreme Court,” he says. “We really had to fight for those guys.”

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TOP LAWYERS Walter F. Becker Jr. Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7046 Brian J. Capitelli Capitelli & Wicker 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2950 582-2425 Ralph Capitelli Capitelli & Wicker 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2950 582-2425 Edward J. Castaing Jr. Crull, Castaing & Lilly 601 Poydras St. Suite 2323 581-7700 William P. Gibbens Schonekas, Evans, McGoey & McEachin, LLC 909 Poydras St. Suite 1600 680-6065 Rudy W. Gorrell Jr. Attorney at Law 1215 Prytania St. Suite 223 553-9588 Samantha P. Griffin Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0808 Aubrey M. Harris Attorney at Law 643 Magazine St. Suite 200 858-1258 Charles D. Marshall III Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 John W. Reed Glass & Reed 3015 Magazine St. 581-9083 Clarence Roby Jr. Law Office of Clarence Roby Jr, APLC 3701 Canal St. Suite U 486-7700 Harry Rosenberg Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 584-9219 Kyle D. Schonekas Schonekas, Evans, McGoey & McEachin, LLC 909 Poydras St. Suite 1600 680-6050 Peter M. Thomson Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0811 Ralph S. Whalen Jr. Attorney at Law 84

1100 Poydras St. Suite 2950 525-1600 Elder Law New Orleans Steven E. Bain Steven E. Bain Attorney at Law, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2900 585-7942 Jaye A. Calhoun McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC 601 Poydras St. Floor 12 596-2785 Joel A. Mendler Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3600 569-2900 Carole C. Neff Sessions, Fishman, Nathan & Israel, LLC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3815 582-1500 John A. Rouchell Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3600 585-7711 Employee Benefits Law New Orleans Jane E. Armstrong Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 566-1311 Sandra M. Feingerts Fisher & Phillips, LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3710 529-3836 I. Harold Koretzky Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3100 585-3802 Dwayne O. Littauer The Kullman Firm 1100 Poydras St. Suite 1600 524-4162 Julie D. Livaudais Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7007 MaryJo L. Roberts Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 584-9262 G. Phillip Shuler III Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300

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585-7011 Randye C. Snyder Liskow & Lewis, PLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 5000 581-7979 Rachel W. Wisdom Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0911

Environmental Law New Orleans Bessie A. Daschbach Jones, Swanson, Huddell & Garrison, LLC 601 Poydras St. Suite 2655 523-2500 Daria B. Diaz Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0858

Energy Law New Orleans Thomas P. Diaz Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 50 581-7979

Richard G. Duplantier Jr. Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 4040 525-6802

Michael R. Fontham Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0810

Gregory L. Ernst Ernst Law Firm, PLC 650 Poydras St. Suite 2708 586-1555

Brodie G. Glenn Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3600 569-2900

C. Peck Hayne Jr. Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan, LLC 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 40 582-1111

Robert E. Holden Liskow & Lewis, PLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 5000 581-7979

Harry R. Holladay Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7518

Kevin E. Huddell Jones, Swanson, Huddell & Garrison, LLC 601 Poydras St. Suite 2655 523-2500

Jonathan A. Hunter Liskow & Lewis, PLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 50 556-4131

Greg L. Johnson Liskow & Lewis, PLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 5000 581-7979

James E. Lapeze Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 5000 581-7979

Gladstone N. Jones III Jones, Swanson, Huddell & Garrison, LLC 601 Poydras St. Suite 2655 523-2500

Daniel T. Pancamo Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 584-9265 Dana M. Shelton Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0816 Alan C. Wolf Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 566-1311 Paul L. Zimmering Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0818

Justin P. Lemaire Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0942 Mark L. McNamara Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 5000 556-4166 David M. Melancon Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC 400 Poydras St. Suite 2700 310-2117 Richard E. Sarver Barrasso, Usdin, Kupperman, Freeman & Sarver, LLC 909 Poydras St. Suite 2400

589-9700 A. Wendel Stout III Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, LLP 755 Magazine St. 581-5141 Forrest R. Wilkes Forman Perry Watkins Krutz & Tardy, LLP 701 Poydras St. Suite 4350 799-4383 Equipment Finance Law New Orleans Leon H. Rittenberg III Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3600 585-7711 Frank A. Tessier Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3100 585-3800 Family Law New Orleans Jane E. Booth Booth & Booth 138 N. Cortez St. 482-5292 Jennifer J. Greene Herman, Herman & Katz, LLC 820 O’Keefe Ave. 581-4892 Galen M. Hair Varadi, Hair & Checki, LLC 650 Poydras St. Suite 1550 684-5200 D. Douglas Howard Jr. Howard & Reed 839 St. Charles Ave. Suite 306 581-3610 Steven J. Lane Herman, Herman & Katz, LLC 820 O’Keefe Ave. 581-4892 Robert C. Lowe Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver 701 Poydras St. Suite 3600 581-2450 Edith H. Morris Morris, Lee & Bayle LLC 1515 Poydras St. Suite 1870 524-3781 Richard G. Perque The Law Offices of Richard G Perque, LLC 700 Camp St. 681-2003 Marc D. Winsberg Winsberg & Associates, LLC 650 Poydras St.

Lawyer Profile My Toughest Case: Overseeing thousands of Asbestos Cases

Lynn Luker Admiralty & Maritime Law; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions Owner, Lynn Luker & Associates, LLC 33 years in practice B.A. from University of New Orleans – 1978 J.D. from Tulane University – 1981 LL.M in Admiralty Law from Tulane University – 1985 LL.M. in Energy and Environment from Tulane University – 1992 Native of New Orleans

ne look at Lynn Luker’s résumé and you’ll quickly discover a few things about her: She loves to learn, she loves to teach and she’s passionate about the practice of law. In addition to raising five children, Luker has owned her own firm, Lynn Luker & Associates, LLC, since 1999. “I had been at Adams and Reese for 18 years, starting as an associate in the maritime section, and was very happy there” Luker says. “In 1999 one of my clients acquired a company that triggered a conflict with another of the firm’s clients. We unfortunately had to terminate the relationship with my client. That client then asked me to start my own firm.” Luker says it was a tough decision, especially since she had been a partner with her firm over 12 years at the time, “But it seemed like an incredible opportunity.” Luker has since continued to make a name for herself as a trial lawyer, predominantly serving as a defense attorney representing companies in complex litigation. She says one of her biggest challenges was serving as national counsel for thousands of asbestos cases, starting in the 1980s. “I trained and worked with lawyers from all over the country in very complex litigation, appearing in both state and federal courts,” she says. Never one to shy away from a daunting task, Luker says, “I’m the ‘go to’ person if you have a tough case. Clients need a lawyer who will take that difficult case and try it.” She also loves being in the classroom. Next year marks her 30th year as an adjunct professor at Tulane Law School, where she has served as co-director of the Trial Advocacy Program since 1992. She has also received Tulane Law School’s Distinguished Teaching Award. A public school graduate, Luker says she’s grateful for the mentoring that she has received throughout her life and is committed to giving back. A recipient of the Human Rights Award from the Louisiana State Bar Association, she regularly works with members of the bar on mentoring and how to be more inclusive of women, minorities and young lawyers. And as if her schedule wasn’t demanding enough, Luker is currently serving until the end of the year as judge pro tempore at Civil District Court, an honor that was bestowed on her by Bernette Joshua Johnson, the first female black chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court.

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TOP LAWYERS Suite 2050 648-2711 Phillip A. Wittmann Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 581-3200 First Amendment Law New Orleans Mary Ellen Roy Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 566-1311 Richard C. Stanley Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford, LLC 909 Poydras St. Suite 2500 523-1580 Scott L. Sternberg Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3600 585-7857 James R. Swanson Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley Willis & Swanson, LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 46 586-5252

Gaming Law New Orleans Thomas M. Benjamin Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP 909 Poydras St. Suite 1500 584-5464 Wm. Blake Bennett Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 50 556-4113 Paul K. Colomb Sr. Attorney at Law 935 Gravier St. Suite 700 826-829 Thomas J. Cortazzo Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3600 569-2900 J. Kelly Duncan Jones Walker LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 48 582-8218 Kathryn M. Knight Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0915

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C. Lawrence Orlansky Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0842 Government Relations Practice New Orleans O. Ray Cornelius Adams and Reese, LLP 701 Poydras St. Suite 4500 585-0258 Donna D. Fraiche Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-5201 John O. Shirley Jr. Attorney at Law 4200 St. Peter St. 309-1476 Health Care Law Metairie Donna G. Klein Peoples Health Network 3838 N. Causeway Blvd. Suite 2200 681-8530

New Orleans Jonathan E. Brouk Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000

Michael C. Luquet Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP 909 Poydras St. Suite 1500 584-5454

Anthony M. DiLeo Anthony M. DiLeo, APC 909 Poydras St. Suite 2350 274-0087

R. Christopher Martin Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7534

Tara L. Foto Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP 909 Poydras St. Suite 1500 584-5454

John F. Olinde Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000

Donna D. Fraiche Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-5201 Monica Ann Frois Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-8615 Cecile L. Gordon Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 584-9317

Robert S. Rooth Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 Danielle L. Trostorff Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-5224 Mark E. Van Horn Taggart Morton, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2100 599-8500

TOP LAWYERS James C. Young Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7215 Immigration Law Metairie David A.M. Ware Ware Gasparian, LLC 3850 N. Causeway Blvd. Suite 555 (800) 537-0179 New Orleans Brandon E. Davis Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 584-9312 Insurance Law Metairie Charles O. Taylor Chehardy, Sherman, Ellis, Murray, Recile, Griffith, Stakelum & Hayes, LLP 1 Galleria Blvd. Suite 1100 833-5600 New Orleans Bernard J. Bagert Jr. The Bagert Law Firm 650 Poydras St. Suite 2708 523-1117

David L. Carrigee Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3600 569-2900 Max J. Cohen Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver 701 Poydras St. Suite 3600 581-2450 Richard N. Dicharry Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 566-1311 Mary Lue Dumestre Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0856 George D. Fagan Leake & Andersson, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 1700 585-7500 Harold J. Flanagan Flanagan Partners LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 2405 569-0235 Gus A. Fritchie III Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC

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400 Poydras St. Suite 2700 310-2106 Lambert J. Hassinger Jr. Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 4040 525-6802 Douglas R. Holmes Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 James B. Irwin Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC 400 Poydras St. Suite 2700 310-2105 Harvey C. Koch Montgomery Barnett, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3300 585-7663 Wayne J. Lee Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0814 Walter P. Maestri Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, LLP 755 Magazine St.

581-5141 Richard E. McCormack Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC 400 Poydras St. Suite 2700 310-2109 Gerald A. Melchiode Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 4040 525-6802 David M. Moragas Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 4040 525-6802 Andre J. Mouledoux Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett 701 Poydras St. Suite 4250 595-3000 Jay R. Sever Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 584-9271 James R. Sutterfield Sutterfield & Webb, LLC 650 Poydras St.

Suite 2715 598-2715 William D. Treeby Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0807 Intellectual Property Law New Orleans Raymond G. Areaux Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3100 585-3803 Suzanne B Bagert Attorney at Law 5444 Bancroft Drive 473-1075 Stephen G. Bullock Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0822 Lesli D. Harris Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0938

TOP LAWYERS Charles D. Marshall III Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 David L. Patron Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 566-1311 Bryan C. Reuter Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford, LLC 909 Poydras St. Suite 2500 523-1580 Robert S. Rooth Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 Mary E. Roy Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 566-1311 Andrew G. Vicknair Shields Mott Lund LLP 650 Poydras St. Suite 2600 581-4445 Michael Q. Walshe Jr. Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann L.L.C.

546 Carondelet St. 593-0881 International Arbitration New Orleans George J. Fowler III Fowler Rodriguez 400 Poydras St. Floor 30 523-2600 Daniel A. Tadros Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 Derek A. Walker Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 International Trade and Finance New Orleans Christopher O. Davis Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-5251

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J. Marshall Page III Jones Walker LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 50 582-8248 Derek A. Walker Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 Labor and Employment Law New Orleans Maria Nan Alessandra Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 584-9297 William F. Banta The Kullman Firm 1100 Poydras St. Suite 1600 524-4162 Kim M. Boyle Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 566-1311 H. Michael Bush Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000

Larry G. Canada Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 4040 525-6802 Donna P. Currault Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan, LLC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 4000 582-1111 Brandon E. Davis Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 584-9312 Brooke Duncan III Adams and Reese, LLP 701 Poydras St. Suite 4500 581-3234 Joseph R. Hugg Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP 909 Poydras St. Suite 1500 584-5466 Stephen M. Klyza The Kullman Firm 1100 Poydras St. Suite 1600 524-4162

Kathryn M. Knight Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0915 Amelia W. Koch Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-5222 David M. Korn Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 566-1311 Sidney F. Lewis V Jones Walker LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 50 582-8352 Julie D. Livaudais Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7007 Mark N. Mallery Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC 701 Poydras St. Suite 3500 648-3848

Ernest R. Malone Jr. The Kullman Firm 1100 Poydras St. Suite 1600 524-4162 Eve B. Masinter Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP 909 Poydras St. Suite 1500 584-5468 Richard E. McCormack Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC 400 Poydras St. Suite 2700 310-3280

Erin E. Pelleteri Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-5200 E. Frederick Preis Jr. Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP 909 Poydras St. Suite 1500 584-5470 Howard Shapiro Proskauer Rose, LLP 650 Poydras St. Suite 1800 310-4085

Thomas J. McGoey II Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 5000 581-7979

G. Phillip Shuler III Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7011

Ellis B. Murov Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, LLP 755 Magazine St. 581-5141

Michael D. Spencer Proskauer Rose, LLP 650 Poydras St. Suite 1800 310-2023

Sarah V. Myers Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000

Rachel W. Wisdom Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0911

Land Use and Zoning Law New Orleans G. Wogan Bernard Chaffe McCall, LLP 1103 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 James T. Dunne Jr. Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 411 Adams St. 582-1199 Laurie W. Howenstine Elkins, PLC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 4400 529-3600 Richard P. Richter Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, LLC 909 Poydras St. Floor 28 299-2104 Michael R. Schneider Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0835 Philip B. Sherman Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7579

Susan G. Talley Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 548 Carondelet St. 593-0828 Legal Malpractice Law New Orleans James A. Brown Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 50 581-7979 Matthew J. Farley Krebs, Farley & Pelleteri, PLLC 400 Poydras St. Suite 2500 299-3570 Gus A. Fritchie III Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC 400 Poydras St. Suite 2700 310-2106 John E. Galloway Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 4040 525-6802 Harvey Koch Montgomery Barnett, LLP

1100 Poydras St. Suite 3300 585-7663 Daniel Lund Montgomery Barnett, L.L.P. 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3300 585-7640 Richard C. Stanley Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford, LLC 909 Poydras St. Suite 2500 523-1580 Edward W. Trapolin Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC 400 Poydras St. Floor 27 310-2100 Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions New Orleans Carmelite M. Bertaut Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0898 Charles P. Blanchard Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7216

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TOP LAWYERS Galen S. Brown Sullivan, Stolier, Kovata, Knight 909 Poydras St. Suite 2600 561-1044 Leonard A. Davis Herman, Herman & Katz, LLC 820 O’Keefe Ave. 581-4892 Mark C. Dodart Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 584-9307 Robert S. Emmett Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-5261 Darryl J. Foster Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2700 596-6304 James M. Garner Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, LLC 909 Poydras St. Floor 28 299-2102

James C. Gulotta Jr. Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0817 Don K. Haycraft Liskow & Lewis, PLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 50 581-7979 Russ M. Herman Herman, Herman & Katz, LLC 820 O’Keefe Ave. 581-4892 James B. Irwin Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC 400 Poydras St. Suite 2700 310-2105 Wayne J. Lee Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0814 Lynn Luker Lynn Luker & Associates, LLC 3433 Magazine St. 648-6000 John P. Manard Jr. Phelps Dunbar, LLP

365 Canal St. Suite 2000 566-1311 Gerald E. Meunier Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, Meunier & Warshauer LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2800 522-2304 Blaine Moore Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC 650 Poydras St. Suite 2105 524-5510 John F. Olinde Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 Benjamin R. Slater III Beirne, Maynard, & Parsons 601 Poydras St. Suite 2200 586-1241 A. Wendel Stout III Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, LLP 755 Magazine St. 581-5141

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Brooke C. Tigchelaar Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0862 Rachel W. Wisdom Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0911 Phillip A. Wittmann Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 581-3200 Medical Malpractice Law New Orleans Peter A. Bourgeois Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 4040 525-6802 C. Wm. Bradley Jr. Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea LLC 1100 Poydras St. Floor 27 596-6302

Robert J. David Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, Meunier & Warshauer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2800 522-2304 Richard G. Duplantier Jr. Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 4040 525-6802 Karen M. Fontana Kean Miller, LLP 909 Poydras St. Suite 3600 620-3191 James C. Klick Herman, Herman & Katz, LLC 820 O’Keefe Ave. 581-4892 Michael C. Luquet Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP 909 Poydras St. Suite 1500 584-5454 R. Christopher Martin Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300

585-7534 Philip R. Sims Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7586 Peter E. Sperling Frilot, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3700 599-8015 Paul M. Sterbcow Lewis, Kullman, Sterbcow & Abramson 601 Poydras St. Suite 2615 588-1500 Lydia H. Toso Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP 909 Poydras St. Suite 1500 619-1800 James C. Young Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7215

Mergers and Acquisitions Law New Orleans Shawn M. BridgewaterNormand Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-700 Joseph L. Caverly Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0845 E. Howell Crosby Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7212 Mark A. Fullmer Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 566-1311 Edward N. George III Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 Andrew H. Goodman Kean Miller, LLP 909 Poydras St. Suite 3600 620-3185

Mark William Jeanfreau Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 584-9236

Robert S. Rooth Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000

Matthew P. Miller Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3600 569-2900

Scott T. Whittaker Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0836

William N. Norton Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-5297 William C. Perez Adams and Reese, LLP 701 Poydras St. Floor 45 585-0464 Leon J. Reymond III Liskow & Lewis, PLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 5000 556-4028 Leon H. Rittenberg III Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3600 585-7711

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Karl J. Zimmermann Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3600 569-2900 Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law New Orleans G. Wogan Bernard Chaffe McCall, LLP 11000 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000

Municipal Law New Orleans William D. Aaron Jr. Aaron & Gianna PLC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 569-1807 Natural Resources Law New Orleans Daria B. Diaz Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0858 Harry R. Holladay Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7518

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TOP LAWYERS Non-Profit/ Charities Law New Orleans Thomas B. Lemann Liskow & Lewis, PLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 5000 581-7979 Jerome J. Reso Jr. Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3600 569-2900 Oil and Gas Law New Orleans M. Hampton Carver Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3100 585-3800 E. Howell Crosby Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7212 M. Taylor Darden Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux, LLC 1100 Poydras St.

Suite 3100 585-3800 John P. Farnsworth Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0855 C. Peck Hayne Jr. Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan, LLC 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 40 582-1111 Harry R. Holladay Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7518 Jonathan A. Hunter Liskow & Lewis, PLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 50 556-4131 William H. Langenstein III Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7047 Justin P. Lemaire Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0942

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Charles D. Marshall Jr. Milling Benson Woodward, LLP 909 Poydras St. Suite 2300 569-7000 Robert B McNeal Liskow & Lewis, PLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 5000 566-4052 Robert B. Nolan Adams and Reese, LLP 701 Poydras St. Suite 4500 581-3234 Joe B. Norman Liskow & Lewis, PLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 50 581-7979 John Y. Pearce Montgomery Barnett, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3300 585-3200 Robert S. Rooth Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000

On Air Media Legal Analyst Metairie Dane S. Ciolino Attorney at Law 18 Farnham Place 834-8519 New Orleans Loretta G. Mince Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley Willis & Swanson, LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 46 586-5252 Scott L. Sternberg Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3600 585-7857 Personal Injury Litigation Gretna Patrick B. Sanders Law Office of John W Redmann, LLC 1101 Westbank Expressway 433-5550 Metairie Nelson W. Wagar III Chopin, Wagar, Richard & Kutcher, LLP

3850 N. Causeway Blvd. Suite 900 830-3838 New Orleans Morris Bart III Morris Bart, LLC 909 Poydras St. Floor 20 525-8000 Louis P. Bonnaffons Leake & Andersson, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 1700 585-7500 Joseph M. Bruno Jr. Bruno & Bruno 855 Baronne St. 324-6603 Frank M. Buck Jr. Frank M Buck Jr, PLC 757 St. Charles Ave. Suite 201 522-2825 Larry G. Canada Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 4040 525-6802 Gregory P. DiLeo Law Offices of Gregory P DiLeo, APLC

300 Lafayette St. Suite 101 522-3456 Robert B. Evans III Burgos & Evans, LLC 3535 Canal St. 488-3722 Brian D. Katz Herman, Herman & Katz, LLC 820 O’Keefe Ave. 581-4892 Robert E. Kerrigan Jr. Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, LLP 755 Magazine St. 581-5141 Hugh P. Lambert The Lambert Firm, PLC 701 Magazine St. 581-1750 Terry B. Loup Morris Bart, LLC 909 Poydras St. Suite 2000 525-8000 Eric R. Nowak Harrell & Nowak, LLC 650 Poydras St. Suite 2107 522-7885

Richard G. Perque The Law Offices of Richard G Perque, LLC 700 Camp St. 681-2003 Brent A. Talbot Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 T. Carey Wicker III Capitelli & Wicker 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2950 582-2425 Slidell Frank J. D’Amico The Law Offices of Frank J D’Amico Sr., APLC 500 Pontchartrain Drive (985) 645-0088 Product Liability Litigation New Orleans Barry W. Ashe Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0843 Carmelite M. Bertaut Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC

546 Carondelet St. 593-0898 Robert L. Bonnaffons Adams and Reese, LLP 701 Poydras St. Suite 4500 585-0235 John J. Glas Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, LLP 755 Magazine St. 581-5141 James C. Gulotta Jr. Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0817 James B. Irwin Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC 400 Poydras St. Suite 2700 310-2105

Brent A. Talbot Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000

310-2100 John F. Olinde Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 G. Bruce Parkerson Plauche Maselli Parkerson, LLP 701 Poydras St. Suite 3800 582-1142 Brian P. Quirk Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC 400 Poydras St. Suite 2700 310-2110 Peter J. Rotolo III Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000

Nancy J. Marshall Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, LLP 755 Magazine St. 581-5141

Stanton E. Shuler Jr. Leake & Andersson, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 1700 585-7500

Douglas J. Moore Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC 400 Poydras St. Suite 2700

Mark C. Surprenant Adams and Reese, LLP 701 Poydras St. Suite 4500 585-0213

Quentin F. Urquhart Jr. Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC 400 Poydras St. Suite 2700 310-2100 Forrest R. Wilkes Forman Perry Watkins Krutz & Tardy, LLP 701 Poydras St. Suite 4350 799-4383 Project Finance Law New Orleans Philip deV. Claverie Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 566-1311 O. Ray Cornelius Adams and Reese, LLP 701 Poydras St. Suite 4500 585-0258 Susan G. Talley Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC

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TOP LAWYERS 548 Carondelet St. 593-0828

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Dow M. Edwards Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC 400 Poydras St. Floor 27 310-2205

Brent A. Talbot Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000

Public Finance Law New Orleans O. Ray Cornelius Adams and Reese, LLP 701 Poydras St. Suite 4500 585-0258 Susan Weeks Foley & Judell, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2600 568-1249 Railroad Law New Orleans Alissa J. Allison Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-5233 Timothy F. Daniels Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC 400 Poydras St.

Douglas R. Holmes Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 William H. Howard III Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-5275 David S. Kelly Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2700 596-6300 Jonathan C. McCall Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7270 C. Perrin Rome III Rome, Arata & Baxley, LLC 650 Poydras St.

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Patrick A. Talley Jr. Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2002 584-9220 Real Estate Law Metairie James R. Conway III Attorney at Law 308 Magnolia Drive 838-0093 Malcolm A. Meyer Attorney at Law 113 Rose Ave. 837-8112 Conrad Meyer IV Chehardy, Sherman, Ellis, Murray, Recile, Griffith, Stakelum & Hayes LLP 1 Galleria Blvd. Suite 1100 833-5600 Malcolm D. Meyer Hand, Holmes, Pilie & Matthews, LLC

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New Orleans Marguerite L. Adams Liskow & Lewis, PLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 50 556-4142

Richard K. Colvin Jones Walker LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. 582-8524

Lee R. Adler Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 566-1311 Bernard J. Bagert Jr. The Bagert Law Firm 654 Poydras St. Suite 2708 523-1117 Robert Joseph Bergeron Crescent Title, LLC-Law firm of Bergeron, Douglass, Frosch & Mack 7820 Maple St. 866-5151 G. Wogan Bernard Chaffe McCall, LLP 11000 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 Shawn M. BridgewaterNormand Chaffe McCall, LLP

E. Howell Crosby Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7212 Gary J. Elkins Elkins, PLC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 4400 529-3600 Laurie W. Howenstine Elkins, PLC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 4400 529-3600 Brian R. Johnson Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Floor 36 569-2900 Paul C. Kitziger Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 5000 556-4126

David J. Krebs Krebs, Farley & Pelleteri, PLLC 400 Poydras St. Suite 2500 299-3570 William H. Langenstein III Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7047 Jon F. Leyens Jr. Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-8628 R. Lewis McHenry Jones Walker LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 50 582-8300 Daniel T. Pancamo Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 584-9265 Kathleen S Plemer Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7222 Anne E. Raymond Jackson & McPherson, LLC 1010 Commons St. Suite 1800 581-9444 Michael R Schneider Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0835 Stephen P. Schott Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3600 569-2900 Leopold Z. Sher Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, LLC 909 Poydras St. Floor 28 299-2101 Philip B. Sherman Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7579 Robert M. Steeg The Steeg Law Firm, LLC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3201 582-1199 Marx D. Sterbcow The Suiterbcow Law Group, LLC 1734 Prytania St. 523-4930 Susan G. Talley Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0828

Ryan C. Toups Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7036

PERSONAL INJURY, MEDICAL MALPRACTICE, PHARMACEUTICAL LITIGATION

A RECORD OF SUCCESS Over the past three decades, Allan Berger has established himself as one of the region’s most pre-eminent plaintiffs’ litigation attorneys. With a diverse team of accomplished attorneys and specialized support staff, Allan Berger & Associates has a proven record of obtaining multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements for its clients.

Securities Regulation New Orleans Mark A. Fullmer Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 566-1311 Curtis R. Hearn Jones Walker LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 5100 582-8308

Since 1974, Berger has been an advocate for the people of Louisiana in all aspects of personal injury law. AB&A represents injured victims and their families primarily in the areas of pharmaceutical litigation, medical malpractice, products liability and automobile accidents.

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“While much has changed since I started practicing law, attaining a successful verdict still revolves around your ability to talk to a jury,” says Berger. “After more than 38 years, I find that it still comes down to whether the jury likes you and believes in your case.”

Paul J. Masinter Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0882 William C. Perez Adams and Reese, LLP 701 Poydras St. Floor 45 585-0464 David C. Rieveschl Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-8660

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AB&A provides innovative solutions to legal problems consistent with the highest standards of professional and ethical conduct. Berger and his team command the respect of defendants because of their outstanding track record, resources, and willingness to take difficult cases to trial.

Robert S. Rooth Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 Securities/ Capital Markets Law New Orleans John C. Anjier Liskow & Lewis, PLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 50 581-7979 Joseph L. Caverly Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0845 Mark A. Fullmer Phelps Dunbar, LLP 365 Canal St. Suite 2000 566-1311 William C. Perez Adams and Reese, LLP 701 Poydras St. Floor 45 585-0464 Robert S. Rooth Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000

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TOP LAWYERS Scott T. Whittaker Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0836 Tax Law New Orleans Robert S. Angelico Liskow & Lewis, PLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 50 581-7979 John W. Colbert Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0832 Gary J. Elkins Elkins, PLC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 4400 529-3600 James C. Exnicios Liskow & Lewis, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 5000 581-7979 Mandy M. Gagliardi Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7018

Edward N. George Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 William F. Grace Jr. Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 D’Juan M. Hernandez Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7055 William H. Langenstein III Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7047 Matthew P. Miller Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3600 569-2900 Corinne A. Morrison Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7228

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Max Nathan Jr. Sessions, Fishman, Nathan & Israel, LLC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3815 582-1502

John A. Rouchell Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3600 585-7711

Laura Walker Plunkett Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0838

Mark S. Stein Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver 701 Poydras St. Suite 3600 581-2450

Rudolph R. Ramelli Jones Walker LLP 201 St. Charles Ave. Floor 51 582-8206 Jerome J. Reso Jr. Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3600 569-2900 Leon H. Rittenberg III Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St Suite 3600 585-7711 Brianne S. Rome Liskow & Lewis, PLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 5000 556-4141

Ryan C. Toups Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7036 Karl J. Zimmermann Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3600 569-2900 Transportation Law New Orleans W. Ryan Acomb Porteous, Hainkel & Johnson, LLP 704 Carondelet St. 581-3838

Louis P. Bonnaffons Leake & Andersson, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 1700 585-7500 Craig M. Cousins Leake & Andersson, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 1700 585-7500 John E. Galloway Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 4040 525-6802 Douglas R. Holmes Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 Stanton E. Shuler Jr. Leake & Andersson, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 1700 585-7500 Brent A. Talbot Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000

Trusts and Estates Metairie Conrad Meyer IV Chehardy, Sherman, Ellis, Murray, Recile, Griffith, Stakelum & Hayes LLP 1 Galleria Blvd. Suite 1100 833-5600 New Orleans Hirschel T Abbott Jr. Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0809 Marguerite L. Adams Liskow & Lewis, PLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 50 556-4142 Ricardo A. Aguilar McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC 601 Poydras St. Floor 12 596-2884 Bernard J. Bagert Jr. The Bagert Law Firm 652 Poydras St. Suite 2708 523-1117 Steven E. Bain Steven E Bain Attorney at Law, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2900 585-7942

G. Wogan Bernard Chaffe McCall, LLP 1102 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 Edward N. George III Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7000 Thomas B. Lemann Liskow & Lewis, PLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 5000 581-7979 Joel A. Mendler Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3600 569-2900 Max Nathan Jr Sessions, Fishman, Nathan & Israel, LLC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3815 582-1502 Carole C. Neff Sessions, Fishman, Nathan & Israel, LLC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3815 582-1500 Laura Walker Plunkett Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC

546 Carondelet St. 593-0838 Jerome J. Reso Jr. Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3600 569-2900 John A. Rouchell Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC 1100 Poydras St. Suite 3600 585-7711 Kenneth A. Weiss McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC 601 Poydras St. Floor 12 586-1200 Venture Capital Law New Orleans Joseph L. Caverly Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0845 Mandy M. Gagliardi Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7018 William H. Langenstein III Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300

585-7047 William C. Perez Adams and Reese, LLP 701 Poydras St. Floor 45 585-0464 David C. Rieveschl Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 201 St. Charles Ave. Suite 3600 566-8660 Scott T. Whittaker Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC 546 Carondelet St. 593-0836

Teresa Leyva Martin Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, APLC 701 Poydras St. Floor 40 525-6802 Donald E. McKay Jr. Leake & Andersson, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 1700 585-7500 G. Phillip Shuler III Chaffe McCall, LLP 1100 Poydras St. Suite 2300 585-7011 n

Workers Compensation Law Metairie Jacqueline G. Griffith Chehardy, Sherman, Ellis, Murray, Recile, Griffith, Stakelum & Hayes LLP 1 Galleria Blvd. Suite 1100 962-4272 New Orleans Kevin A. Marks Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, APLC 701 Poydras St. Suite 4040 525-6802

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o many of us, the law is an intangible thing – a set of rules in an imaginary book stating what we are or are not allowed to do. Fortunately for us, attorneys know the law in a much more concrete way and are able to translate confusing legal jargon and navigate a complex legal system. Whether you’re an individual facing a legal crisis or a business looking to get your goals and procedures in order, a vast array of local firms have the knowledge and experience to help. For representation or assistance with your legal needs, consider the following locally-based firms.

Kean Miller was formed in 1983, based on a foundation of mutual respect among attorneys, meaningful collaboration with clients, and an overarching commitment to serve the communities where its attorneys live and work. Thirty-one years later, this fundamental, “People First” philosophy is stronger than ever – from the people they represent, to the people they employ, from the charitable organizations they serve, to the civic causes they support. With more than 150 attorneys, Kean Miller is one of the largest full-service law firms in Louisiana. The firm serves the legal needs of the people, businesses and industries that drive the Bayou State. Kean Miller has particular dedication to serv-

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ing Fortune 500 companies with significant operations in the South, providing them with legal resources focused on growth. From the courtroom to the boardroom, Kean Miller provides creative solutions, unique strategies and unparalleled value that allow its clients to perform at the highest level. For more information visit KeanMiller.com. Epstein Law Firm, LLC focuses on Divorce and Child Custody, Personal Injury, Insurance Claims, Construction Litigation and Estate Planning in New Orleans. Attorneys at Epstein Law Firm are also trained mediators listed on the LSBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Section’s Mediator Registry.

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Attorney Jeremy S. Epstein, a graduate of Tulane University Law School, is AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, has been listed as a One to Watch in New Orleans City Business, and is a member of the 2014-15 Louisiana State Bar Association Leadership Class. His law partner, Jacqueline M. Epstein, a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, has served the American Bar Association Young Lawyer’s Division as the 2011-12 ViceChair of the General, Small & Solo Practice Committee and currently serves as the 2014-15 Liaison to the Commission on Women in the Profession. For more information about Epstein Law Firm, L.L.C. and their attorneys, visit EpsteinAttorney.com or call 504-309-6600.

Forman Perry Watkins Krutz & Tardy LLP celebrates more than 28 years of representing clients based on the belief that creative ideas, dedication to hard work and innovative, case-specific strategies produce better results than traditional approaches to litigation and business transactions. With more than 80 attorneys, Forman Perry is a national law firm with offices in Jackson, Dallas, Denver, Detroit and Houston, and this year marks the firm’s 13th anniversary in New Orleans. The New Orleans office has seven attorneys and represents a number of corporate clients, including several Fortune 500 companies, in litigation throughout Louisiana. Experience, innovation and creativity are the cornerstones of Forman Perry’s approach to litigation. From creating clientspecific and case-specific document management software to exposing fraudulent medical screening practices in mass tort cases, the firm continues to be at the forefront of litigation throughout the U.S. In addition to its leadership role in mass tort litigation, Forman Perry has matured into a full-service firm with a regional reputation for its commercial litigation and business transaction departments. For more information, visit fpwkt.com or email info@fpwk.com.

With several years of experience serving as national, regional and local trial counsel, Lynn Luker has distinguished herself as a trailblazer in the legal community with an impressive list of association memberships, leadership positions, accolades and awards. In 1999, Luker founded Lynn Luker & Associates, LLC, after spending 18 years at the New Orleans office of Adams and Reese. Her practice areas are business litigation, including toxic tort, maritime and product liability law. She holds a J.D. and L.L.M. in Admiralty and an L.L.M. in Energy and Environmental Law from Tulane Law School, where she has served as Professor and Co-Director of the Trial Advocacy Program since 1992. Luker is admitted to practice in all Louisiana courts, the U.S. Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Luker has been named as a “Super Lawyer” each year since 2007, a “Leader in Law” by New Orleans City Business and as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” since 2009. She holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell. For more information, visit LLALaw.com or call 504-648-6000. Davis, Saunders, Miller & Oden Law Firm enjoys more than four decades of experience in trying Railroad (FELA), Maritime (Jones Act) and Aviation (FTCA) cases to verdicts before juries as courtroom litigators. They accept the challenge for individuals facing large corporations and have developed a successful reputation helping people that have been hurt on the job or have lost loved ones in catastrophes. The firm has litigated railroad lawsuits under the Federal Employers Liability Act for injured workers in Federal and State Courts from New Orleans to Washington, D.C. and down the Atlantic Coast to Jacksonville, FL. The firm has obtained jury trial verdicts in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Texas and Washington, DC. As litigators, the firm tried Aviation cases in Federal Court in Texas and Florida and have handled a FELA amputation case in West Palm Beach, FL.

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Under the Jones Act, the firm has tried numerous Maritime cases arising out of accidents occurring offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic and Pacific oceans, as well as off the coast of Scotland. For more information, visit DavisSaunders.com or call 800321-7815. Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles (DKS) was founded in 1926 and consists of approximately 60 counselors and litigators practicing in the areas of appellate practice, civil litigation, commercial litigation and transactions, construction, labor and employment, marine and energy, professional liability, and toxic tort and environmental law. Clients include insurance companies,

manufacturers, contractors, real estate developers, financial institutions, airline companies, lawyers, architects and engineers, oil and gas exploration companies, and marine businesses, among others. DKS utilizes creative alternatives to traditional litigation procedures when appropriate and has successfully used ad hoc judges, arbitrators and mediators in resolution of such matters. The firm also promotes the use of mini-trials or selected issue resolutions to bring reality and practicality to complicated cases. The firm and many of its attorneys are leaders recognized by various associations and publications. DKS is headquartered in downtown New Orleans at 755 Magazine St. and has a second office in Gulfport, MS. For more information, visit DKSLaw.com, call 504-581-5141, or email dks@dkslaw.com. Founded in 1972, Steeg Law Firm has a tradition of service in Real Estate and Business Law. Partners Robert M. Steeg and Charles L. Stern, Jr.’s inclusion in New Orleans Magazine’s “Top Lawyers” is the latest recognition for the firm. Mr. Steeg has received the Band 1 ranking under Chambers USA’s “Top Real Estate Lawyers in Louisiana,” every year since 2008. Mr. Stern was named Best Lawyers’® 2015 New Orleans Litigation – Real Estate “Lawyer of the Year,” joining Randy Opotowsky, who received the same honor in 2014, and Lillian E. Eyrich, who received the 2012 “New Orleans Best Lawyers® Real Estate Law Lawyer of the Year.” U.S. News-Best Lawyers has ranked the firm a first-tier “New Orleans Real Estate Law Firm,” while Chambers USA has named it one of the “Top Real Estate Law Firms in Louisiana.” Learn more about Steeg Law Firm by visiting SteegLaw.com or call 504-582-1199.

Dugan Law Firm attorneys are some of the most trusted and respected attorneys in the nation, all with proven track records of success in numerous fields of law, representing the full range of clients from individuals to Fortune 500 companies. James Dugan holds prominent leadership positions in a number of major, national class actions responsible for billions of dollars in claims. In addition to exhibiting skill and experience, the firm stays on the cutting edge with respect to the full spectrum of class action, mass tort, defective drug and other defective product cases as well as personal injury, maritime law and insurance coverage disputes. Dugan Law Firm attorneys have strong relationships with a number of nationally prominent law firms. Those relationships allow the firm the flexibility to file lawsuits in a number of different jurisdictions to maximize value to each client. For more information on Dugan Law Firm, call 866-328-7670 or visit Dugan-LawFirm.com.

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D. Douglas Howard, Jr., better known as “Mad Dog” for his tenacious and often unconventional court manner, began a general practice of law in the 1970s, soon developing a focus on family law. Since then he has represented many of the highest profile names in divorce proceedings throughout Louisiana. With partner Shawn Reed, Howard has also successfully taken

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on some of the country’s largest corporations in asbestos litigation on behalf of 6,000 plaintiffs. Defendants include 3M, General Electric Inc. and Owens Corning Fiberglass. The firm was recently involved in litigation for the Pearl River oil spill case. Howard devotes substantial time to the community, serving on the board of trustees for the Nature Conservancy of Louisiana, which has helped preserve 300,000 acres of critical habitat. He also served on the New Orleans Aviation Board. A former U.S. Marine, he enjoys the outdoors, hunting and photography, and collects southern regional art. He graduated from St. Martin’s Episcopal High School, LSU and Loyola University Law School. For more information or to contact Howard & Reed, call 504-581-3610 or visit HowardandReed.com. Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith wishes to congratulate its attorneys listed as Top Lawyers by New Orleans Magazine: Lambert J. Hassinger, Jr., Larry Canada, Rick Duplantier, Jr., John Galloway, Tim Hassinger, Rich King, Kevin Marks, Jason P. Waguespack, Jerry Melchiode, Teresa L. Martin, David M. Moragas and Peter A. Bourgeois. Galloway Johnson is proud to be the counsel of choice for prominent local, national and international businesses and insurers. The firm serves clients from its 10 offices in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Texas, and Missouri. Its experienced practitioners provide counsel and representation in diverse fields ranging from admiralty, construction and bank-

ing law to employment, energy, mass torts, professional liability matters and beyond. Through understanding its clients’ interests, Galloway Johnson is able to provide innovative and solutionsdriven representation and aggressive, effective advocacy. Founded in New Orleans more than 25 years ago, the attorneys of Galloway Johnson embrace the rich cultural heritage of the city and its region and are proud to be part of its vibrant and diverse community. For more information, visit GallowayJohnson.com. Shirin Harrell and Eric Nowak founded their law firm to offer dynamic, top-notch legal services to Louisiana families and individuals, rather than to corporate giants. They consider it a privilege to step in and help those in need. To this day, Harrell & Nowak continues to advocate for Louisiana families and businesses by providing smart and aggressive representation in complex cases. They have secured significant recoveries through trial verdicts and settlements for the victims of many forms of negligence – including medical malpractice, environmental hazards, slips and falls, car accidents, premises liability and class actions. Given their record, Harrell & Nowak is often called upon by other lawyers to handle complicated cases for the lawyers themselves or their family members. Nowak notes that “it is a great compliment and responsibility to be their lawyer when it really matters.”

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Established in 1928 in Baton Rouge, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. (BSW) is one of the oldest law firms in the state of Louisiana. The firm takes great pride in its long history of client service. With more than 70 attorneys, the firm is among the largest in the state and one of the larger law firms in the South. BSW’s clients range from individuals and start-up companies, to Fortune 500 corporations, governmental entities and not-forprofit institutions. Simply stated, BSW’s primary focus is growing and protecting each client’s business. Their attorneys routinely advise businesses on numerous operational and ownership concerns by assisting them in anticipating any issues that may arise in the pursuit of their business and corporate strategies. Whether it is negotiating contracts, advising on management restructures, or assisting in the purchase or sale of a business, BSW attorneys possess the skill set to help every client achieve their goals. For more information on what BSW can do to help grow and protect your business, visit BSWllp.com or call 866-832-4000.

Chaffe McCall, L.L.P., works with clients regionally, nationally and internationally to address the challenges they face in the areas of admiralty, commercial litigation, health care, labor and employment, real estate and tax. In counseling and representing clients, the firm’s attorneys strive for practical and efficient solutions. Chaffe McCall’s mission is to provide the highest quality legal services in a timely and cost-effective manner. Founded in 1826, Chaffe McCall is a nationally ranked*, fullservice law firm centrally located in downtown New Orleans with branch offices in Houston, Baton Rouge and Lake Charles. The firm owes its continuing success and longevity to a history of distinguished leaders and a team of innovative and hard104

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working professionals who anticipate clients’ legal needs. The firm can be found online at Chaffe.com. Devoted to Excellence. (*Ranked by The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”)

Allan Berger & Associates has represented injured victims and their families in all aspects of personal injury law, including automobile accidents, pharmaceutical litigation, product liability and medical malpractice for more than 39 years. Allan Berger & Associates is proud of its community roots and believes strongly in the heritage of Louisiana. Attorneys Allan Berger and Andrew Geiger provide innovative solutions to legal problems consistent with the highest standards of professional and ethical conduct, and the Allan Berger & Associates staff is devoted to making sure the clients receive the best legal representation available. In today’s legal environment, matching your legal needs with the correct law firm is crucial to the successful outcome of your case. Allan Berger and his team command the respect of defendants because of their outstanding track record, resources and willingness to take cases to trial. Your personal legal concerns deserve their personal attention. A Louisiana native, Richard G. Perque is a qualified civil law mediator and attorney representing clients in the river parishes and New Orleans. A 2014 New Orleans Magazine “Top Lawyer,” Richard has dedicated his legal career to helping clients navigate the waters of family law, wills and estates, personal injury and corporate and general civil litigation. Additionally, Richard is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell for his top-reviewed ethical standards and legal ability. He is licensed to practice in all Louisiana State Courts, Federal District Courts seated in Louisiana, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Richard graduated from Loyola University School of Law and is a member of numerous associations, including the Louisiana

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Favret, Demarest, Russo & Lutkewitte is a multi-practice law firm with emphasis in Personal Injury and Business and Commercial Litigation. From its beginning in 1926 as the private practice of Clarence F. Favret, Sr., the firm has grown significantly by virtue of its exceptional legal reputation in the Greater New Orleans area and the State of Louisiana. Favret, Demarest, Russo & Lutkewitte is a results-oriented firm representing clients in a number of practice areas that include: State & Federal Trials, Automobile Accidents, Business Litigation, Commercial Banking, Personal Injury, Worker’s Compensation and Wrongful Death. With numerous peer-rated attorneys, Favret, Demarest, Russo & Lutkewitte is at home representing the people and businesses of this state and beyond. For more information, visit FavretLaw.com. Ralph Capitelli and T. Carey Wicker, III, began practicing law together in 1982. Over the last 30 years, their firm represented individuals and businesses in their most urgent time of need. The firm has been nominated to the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, and its founding partners have received recognition in their respective practice areas. Ralph Capitelli has been named to Louisiana Super Lawyers each consecutive year since 2011, and T. Carey Wicker, III has been recognized as one of the top 100 trial lawyers in the state of Louisiana for several consecutive years. The attorneys at Capitelli and Wicker have dedicated their efforts to the following areas: criminal and white collar criminal defense and civil litigation, with an emphasis on medical malpractice and products liability cases. To learn more about Capitelli and Wicker and their attorneys, call 504-582-2425 or visit CapitelliAndWicker.com.

Wealth Planning Law Group is committed to serving its clients through estate planning, business planning, elder law and closely related areas. Peer-rated and experienced in these fields, their estate planning attorneys: • Are board-certified specialists in Estate Planning and Administration • Have earned the LL.M. (Master of Laws) in Taxation, which can prove invaluable in working with clients of high net worth • Have earned an AV rating of Preeminent, which is the highest possible rating of Martindale Hubbell • Have been recognized as among the top 100 estate planning attorneys in the country by Worth Magazine In short, Wealth Planning Law Group has helped thousands of families address their concerns for the future and achieve their short- and long-term goals. They can do the same for you. Visit LaWealthPlan. com to learn more about Wealth Planning Law Group and why their attorneys are qualified to protect your loved ones, assets, independence and

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In 1980, Morris Bart ran a simple ad on television. Since that time, his advertising and his law firm have grown to the extent that he has become a household name throughout Louisiana. However, Morris Bart LLC is much more than just a name. For more than 30 years, Morris Bart and his team of more than 60 attorneys fight hard to get the injured the compensation they deserve. With offices statewide and throughout the Gulf Coast, Morris Bart LLC is proud to be the largest personal injury firm in Louisiana and one of the largest in the U.S. If you or someone you know has been injured, call 855-GETBART or go to GetBart.com for 24-hour access. You know what to do: “One Call, That’s All!”

Founded in 1954, the Law Office of Frank J. D’Amico, Sr., was formed in New Orleans subsequent to his return from the Korean War. Prior to serving in Korea as Judge-Advocate General Officer, Mr. D’Amico, Sr., graduated from Loyola University Law School. He later supported two of his three children in becoming graduates of his Law School Alma Mater. He has been married to his wife, Nancy, for over 27 years. Mr. D’Amico, Sr., and his team have long fought for those needing a voice in the legal system. He is known for his tenacity, integrity and experience in complex litigation and for remaining committed to his personal injury clients through the rendering of final judgment. He is currently a member of the American and Federal Bar Associations, Louisiana State Bar Association, Louisiana Association for Justice and the Academy of New Orleans Trial Lawyers. He is also admitted to U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, and to the U.S. Supreme Court. For more information, call 985-645-0088 or visit FrankDAmicoLaw.com. •

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Casa Borrega is as much a coffee shop, bar, music club and cultural center as it is a restaurant. Owner Hugo Montero’s menu draws from four regions – Veracruz, Puebla, Oaxaca and Mexico City – but studiously avoids anything Tex-Mex or from U.S. border regions.

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Mex Beyond Tex A journey to authenticity BY JAY FORMAN

ntil fairly recently, Mexican food in New Orleans has been more about Tex-Mex crowd-pleasers than authenticity. This is changing. As the distinctive regional cuisines of Mexico garner closer attention in professional kitchens across the United States, here in New Orleans we’ve seen a couple of newcomers that put a purist focus on this fare. Among these are Casa Borrega in Central City and Del Fuego on Magazine Street. Casa Borrega is interesting in more ways than one. It got its start when owner and artist Hugo Montero, who has lived in New Orleans for the past 25 years, would bemoan the city’s lack of authentic Mexican restaurants. “One day my wife Linda finally said, ‘Well why don’t you open a restaurant instead of complaining?’” Montero recalls. “So I did.”

The establishment comes across as much as a coffee shop, bar and music club as a restaurant. Stuffed with literature, media and art, it also serves as a de facto cultural center. With a style that makes creative use of reclaimed materials (Montero’s wife Linda Stone founded the Green Project), the folk-artsy feel rambles into a lush back courtyard full of quiet nooks. At its most basic level, Mexican cuisine derives from a basic equation: a combination of Colonial European and Indigenous Mesoamerican cultures. Through this lens it shares some similarities to the architecture of New Orleans Creole cuisine, even if the results are quite different. Montero’s menu draws from four regions: Veracruz, Puebla, Oaxaca and Mexico City. It studiously avoids anything Tex-Mex or from U.S. border regions. For starters, consider the Tamales del Día, cooked in a banana leaf and served with Mexican crème, akin to sour cream but thinner and with a sharper tang. The tinga tostado presents juicy shredded chicken spiked with chipotle peppers. And while Montero is quick to downplay the role of cheese in his fare, the Choriqueso (coarsely chopped chorizo lounging within a duvet of molten queso Chihuahua) was among my favorite dishes. The tacos are also a good place to try a range of different styles. Achiote paste lends its distinct red flavor and complex spice profile to the pastor (grilled pork) and for the namesake Borrega, the lamb is first marinated in tequila. Additionally, many menu items are or can be made in vegetarian-friendly versions. Bullish on Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard, Montero points to the growing number of places opening along this stretch of Central City. His timing seems prescient as OC Haley appears at the tipping point for genuine revitalization, largely spearhead-

Searching for Authenticity Casa Borrega 1719 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. 427-0654 CasaBorrega.com Lunch Wednesdays-Saturdays, dinner Tuesdays-Saturdays

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Del Fuego Taquería 4518 Magazine St. 309-5797 DelFuegoTaqueria.com Lunch and dinner Mondays-Saturdays

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Party Harty Further down Magazine Street from Del Fuego is Araña, a Yucatán-focused Mexican taquería and cantina whose kitchen is helmed by chef Richard Papier, who brings his experience working under Guillermo Peters’ well-regarded but now-shuttered Coyoacán. The restaurant comes with a heavy party vibe, but the food is chef-driven and more serious than one might expect given the bustling bar scene. Try the queso Fundido or the Pibil tacos featuring adobo-achiote pulled pork. ed by restaurant, cultural and food-related nonprofits, with a couple of anchors such as Jack and Jakes on the horizon. In addition, Mexican food is currently in vogue. “John Besh is opening his own taquería, and that would never have happened 10 years ago,” Montero points out. In mid-June, chef David Wright opened Del Fuego on Magazine Street Uptown. Originally from the town of St. Helena in the heart of Napa Valley, Wright’s career has been largely defined by fine dining. He moved to New Orleans in 1998 and worked at a series of well-regarded restaurants, including Commander’s Palace. But it was when he was the banquet chef for the New Orleans Country Club that the idea of Del Fuego began forming in his head. “I decided that Mexican was what I wanted to do, and I wanted to take it in a different direction than the places here. Most do Americanized stuff. I wanted to go deeper and get into some of the regional cuisine.”

Del Fuego offers patio seating on a spacious covered deck that fronts Magazine Street. Beyond that is the main dining room, where the open kitchen and cheerful, bold colors create an ambiance both casual and welcoming. The menu is diverse. “I think people forget that Mexico is really a huge country with dozens of microclimates,” Wrights says. “You have the deserts in the north, for example, but to the south it gets tropical. It is surrounded by two different oceans and has mountains that rise up to 10,000 feet.” Regionally, Wright’s menu draws from Baja, with dishes such as the Ensenada-style fish tacos, and the Yucatán, with dishes like his ribs cooked in the Cochinita Pibilstyle in banana leaves with an achiote-spice rub. However, it’s his Oaxaca-inspired mole of which he’s especially proud. With almost 30 ingredients, this labor-intensive sauce uses garlic, onion, five kinds of nuts, three kinds of chili peppers, sesame seeds and a host of spices. “We toast everything to a beautiful dark goldenbrown, grind it into paste and then cook it down for several hours,” Wright explains. The result is an intensely flavorful and aromatic paste, which is reconstituted with stock and roasted tomatoes. Insofar as offering a more authentic level of Mexican cuisine to a city more familiar with Tex-Mex and Americanized fare, Wright was initially tentative about some of his menu items. But dishes like his Nopales – sautéed cactus seasoned with garlic, tomato and epazote, a pungent Mexican herb – have proven to move well. At the bar, Wright’s tequilas are all 100 percent blue agave. The juice is squeezed fresh in-house, and they make their own Triple Sec. n

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New to the Scene Johnny Sanchez, Ursa Major and Seed BY ROBERT PEYTON

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It is hard to describe Johnny Sánchez, the restaurant that chefs John Besh and Aarón Sánchez opened in October at 930 Poydras St., without using an oxymoron like “upscale-casual.” The restaurant’s arroz con pollo is a perfect example. “Rice with chicken” is a classic homecooking dish that’s prepared similarly to jambalaya. In the version at Johnny Sánchez the rice is crispy and the chicken is wood-grilled; the result is rustic but innovative. The dish I had that I thought best incorporated aspects of the way Besh and Sánchez approach food is the tuna agua chile. It is raw tuna over cucumber with razor-thin slices of radish in a cucumber-chile water. The composition reminded me of another Besh restaurant, August, but I wouldn’t expect the Serrano chiles or avocado that garnished the plate at Besh’s flagship. There is far more of interest than I can cover in this limited space; I haven’t even covered desserts (the “taco chaco” subs a wafer-cookie for the tortilla and dulce de leche ice cream and bittersweet chocolate for the filling), but I have no problem recommending the place to you based on what I’ve experienced thus far. Johnny Sánchez is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays, 11 a.m. to midnight on Fridays and 5 p.m. to midnight on Saturdays. You can reach the restaurant at 304-6615.

Here is what I know about Ursa Major, the restaurant that Kevin Farrell (of Booty’s Street Food) will be opening early in 2015: It’s going to be in the Paramount condominiums, a part of what is being touted as the “South Market District.” I am not going to comment directly on the wisdom of calling a multi-block development a “district,” but I will say that the folks behind the development are pretty savvy where it comes to choosing the restaurants they’re including. In addition to the international small plates and craft cocktails menu they’ll get from Farrell’s operation, they’ve got a second location of popular Magazine Street Vietnamese restaurant Magasin on tap. Ursa Major will also be “the building’s exclusive poolside food and beverage provider.” I am very fond of Booty’s, but I have a slight disconnect picturing the poolside service at the Paramount after viewing the development’s website. Booty’s is a Bywater restaurant where the atmosphere is more “trucker cap worn ironically” than “bring me another mojito and make it quick.” Maybe that’s a distinction that exists only in my mind. I’m sure that comment betrays a prejudice on my part about what “poolside service” means rather than the truth of things, so I’ll certainly reserve judgment until I’ve had a chance to check the place out. And I will check the place out; I promised the same about Johnny Sánchez back in July, and I came through.

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Seed To the extent vegan food has a bad reputation, it’s because it’s perceived as an inherent denial of pleasure. That reputation was probably never deserved, but it’s definitely proven false at Seed, which opened in April at 1330 Prytania St. Ordinarily I don’t like vegetarian or vegan dishes that try to mimic animal products, but I’ll make an exception for the beet carpcaccio at Seed. For one thing, the beets aren’t really mimicking meat, and for another the dish is beautiful: Shaved golden and red beets are layered on a plate and topped with spinach, capers, chopped pistachios and pickled red onions. Everything on the plate is raw, and it’s a testament to how little “technique” is necessary when ingredients are combined in the right proportion by a talented chef. The menu is pretty varied and includes a “make your own” salad option from a couple dozen ingredients as well as sandwiches such as grilled cauliflower steak with lettuce, tomato and onion on whole wheat and a pan-fried eggplant poor boy that sounds pretty good. There is also a version of pad thai using spiral-cut cucumber and carrot in place of the noodles that looks interesting. Juices are de rigueur at a vegan restaurant, of course, and there are multiple choices at Seed, including cocktails using freshly squeezed citrus. Seed opens at 11 a.m. during the week and at 10 a.m. for brunch on the weekend. Closing time is 10 p.m. You can reach Seed at 302-2599. jeffery johnston PHOTOGRAPHs

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Desserts With a Difference Going wild on Turkey Day by Dale Curry

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hat is for dessert for Thanksgiving? I always cook two pecan pies and two pumpkin pies. And maybe I’ll do the same this year. But maybe not. What better time than Thanksgiving to rediscover my mother’s fabulous Fresh Coconut Cake? And what about that groovy Peanut Butter Pie that I gave up on years ago due to its calorie count? Even bread pudding has escaped my kitchen for a few years, but what if I livened it up with a bananas Foster topping? What I love about Thanksgiving is that all you have to do is cook. There are no presents to buy and wrap, and no mandatory activities. It is all about hanging out with friends and family, eating and counting our blessings. We usually have our Thanksgiving dinner around 2 p.m. That way everybody gets to sleep late – except the cooks. The dinner is so filling that I find it best to serve dessert as a later course. After cleaning up, taking a walk or watching football, I put out a dessert buffet with coffee and maybe brandy or Kahlua. It is a casual affair, a good switch from the formal dining room used earlier in the day. For dessert, we eat anywhere, such as the patio or in front of football TV. That is the best part: it’s a do-what-you-like, eat-what-you-like day.

Peanut Butter Pie 1 8- or 9-ounce chocolate wafer crumb crust, storebought or homemade (recipe follows) 1/2 pint heavy cream 8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature 1/2 cup peanut butter 1/2 can sweetened condensed milk 1 cup confectioner’s sugar Crushed peanuts for garnish Prepare crust and set aside. If making crust, make ahead and refrigerate until cold. Using the small bowl of an electric mixer, whip cream until stiff peaks form. Set aside. If you only have a large mixing bowl, remove whipped cream to another bowl until ready to add to pie filling. Using the large bowl of your mixer, add cream cheese, peanut butter, condensed milk and confectioner’s sugar, and mix until smooth and well blended. With a rubber spatula, gently fold in whipped cream, being careful not to deflate air in the cream. It is better to leave streaks of cream showing than to mix all of the air out. Transfer the mixture into the pie shell and chill until ready to serve. To serve, sprinkle some crushed peanuts on top for garnish. Crust: Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Break up 6 ounces chocolate wafer cookies in a food processor and pulse to make crumbs. Add 3/4-stick butter, melted, and pulse until mixed well. Press into an 8- or 9-inch pie plate and bake for 15 minutes. Turn off oven and let piecrust stand in oven to cool off slowly. Cool in refrigerator before using. Serves 12

Bananas Foster Bread Pudding

Fresh Coconut Cake Cake: 1 stick butter 1/2 cup shortening 2 cups sugar 3 large eggs, separated 3 cups flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 1/4 cup milk 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract Filling: 3/4 cup sugar 1 Tablespoon cornstarch 1 egg, beaten 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup grated coconut Frosting: 2 egg whites 1 1/4 cup sugar 1 Tablespoon white corn syrup 1/4 cup water 5 large marshmallows, chopped 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup coconut Cake: Grease and flour 3 8-inch cake pans. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter, shortening and sugar in an electric mixer until fluffy. Add egg yolks and mix well. Sift together flour and baking powder. Add alternately to mixer with milk, ending with flour. Add vanilla. Beat egg whites until stiff. Fold into mixture with a spatula. Bake for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick placed in the thickest part of the cake comes out clean. Remove from oven and leave cakes in pans for about 10 minutes. Invert onto racks and cool. Filling: Mix sugar and cornstarch in a double boiler. Add egg, milk and vanilla, and mix. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thick and spreadable. Remove from heat and stir in coconut. Cool slightly and spread between cake layers. Frosting: Beat egg whites in an electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Mix sugar, corn syrup and water in a small saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves and mixture comes to a full boil. Remove from heat. Pour hot syrup into egg whites in a fine, steady stream while beating constantly. Continue beating until mixture holds stiff peaks. Using a spatula, gently add marshmallows and vanilla and mix until frosting has a good spreading consistency. Spread on top and sides of cake and sprinkle with coconut. Serves 12 Note: Fresh coconut is best but packaged shredded coconut is a good substitute.

Bread Pudding: 1 loaf poor boy-style French bread, 1 to 2 days old 5 cups milk 4 eggs, beaten 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 cup roasted pecans, chopped 4 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 cup raisins 2 Tablespoons butter, melted Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Tear French bread into 1-to-2-inch pieces, and place in a large bowl. Pour milk over bread and soak for 15 minutes. Add all other ingredients except butter and mix well. Pour butter into an 11-by13-inch baking dish or pan, coating bottom and sides. Add pudding mixture and bake for 45 minutes or until middle is set. Remove from oven and cool. Bananas Foster Topping: 3 Tablespoons butter 3/4 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg 1/4 cup banana liqueur 3 bananas, cut in half lengthwise and in fourths cross-wise 1/4 cup dark rum, such as Meyer’s In a large skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add sugar and cook, stirring until sugar melts. Add cinnamon and nutmeg and continue to cook and stir until well blended. Pour in banana liqueur and add bananas. Cook about 3 minutes. Gradually add rum and cook until rum is hot. At this point, if you like, you can tip the pan to the side and light the sauce with a long match to ignite the rum. With a fork, make holes all over the bread pudding and pour bananas Foster sauce over. You can serve this warm with or without vanilla ice cream. Or, if making ahead, when ready to serve pour the sauce over and reheat briefly in the oven. Serves 12

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Perpetuating the Culture A Taste For Autumn BY tim mcnally

t isn’t enough to possess strong traditions; one has to nurture and continue to define them, assuring they’re passed on to future generations. New Orleans’ true rooting in our culinary, musical and architectural cultures, among other aspects of history, only lives because every day we cultivate, even enhance, how we approach life. While we’re nurturing our way of life, there’s no law that says we can’t enjoy the experience. Our tried-andtrue response is to throw a great party for the purpose of accomplishing good works. Such an event is at our doorstep. The Emeril Lagasse Foundation is staging its 10th annual Fundraising Weekend, November 7-8. This year the Friday night affair, Boudin, Bourbon & Beer, will be held at Champions Square next to the Superdome. Dress code is noted as Cajun Cocktail. The following evening, Carnivale du Vin, a black-tie event, will be staged at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans Hotel.

Both will feature the talents of chefs, wine makers and distillers from all over the world, converging on New Orleans to raise money for a variety of local and regional children’s educational programs, life skills development initiatives and culinary training courses. Since the weather is moving towards tolerable, hurricane season is behind us and the holiday season is about to begin, let’s celebrate the preservation of our cultures with a seasonal cocktail from Emeril’s talented bar staff.

Autumn Pomme 1 1/2 ounce Buffalo Trace Bourbon 2 ounces freshly pressed apple cider 1/4 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice 1/4 ounce Grade A organic Maple syrup 2-3 dashes Bitter Truth Jerry Thomas decanter bitters Garnish: Two thin apple slices on a skewer and a fresh mint sprig In a double old-fashioned glass, add ice, set aside to chill. Combine all ingredients, except garnish, in a mixing glass or tin. Add a generous scoop of ice and shake for 10 seconds. Take the glass, discard the ice and fill with freshly crushed ice. Strain the contents of the mixing glass onto the ice in the glass. Garnish. As served at Emeril’s New Orleans, 800 Tchoupitoulas St., Emerils.com If you wish to attend the Emeril Lagasse Foundation’s Boudin, Bourbon & Beer or Carnivale du Vin, check on the availability of tickets at BoudinBourbonAndBeer.com or CarnivaleDuVin.com.

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Zea’s Rotisserie and Grill Multiple Locations, ZeaRestaurants.com. L, D daily. Drawing from a wide range of worldly influences, this popular restaurant serves a variety of grilled items as well as appetizers, salads, side dishes, seafood, pasta and other entrées. Also offers catering services. $$$

Bywater–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Elizabeth’s 601 Gallier St., 944-9272, ElizabethsRestaurantNola.com. B, L MonFri, D Mon-Sat, Br Sat-Sun. This eclectic local restaurant draws rave reviews for its praline bacon and distinctive Southern-inspired brunch specials. $$$

H Maurepas 3200 Burgundy St., 2670072, MaurepasFoods.com. D Thu-Tue, Br Sat-Sun. Pioneering farm-to-table restaurant with an ingredient-driven menu that changes daily. Clever cocktails a plus as well. $$ Satsuma Café 3218 Dauphine St., 3045962, SatsumaCafe.com. B, L daily (until 5 p.m.). Offers healthy, inspired breakfast and lunch fare, along with freshly squeezed juices. $

CITY PARK––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Café NOMA, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, NO Museum of Art, City Park, 482-1264, CafeNoma.com. L, (snacks) Tue-Sun. Sleek bar and café in the ground floor of museum offers a thoughtful array of snacks, sandwiches and small plates that are sure to enchant, with a kids’ menu to boot. $$

CBD/Warehouse District––––––––––– The Grill Room Windsor Court Hotel, 300 Gravier St., 522-1992, GrillRoomNewOrleans.com. B, L, D daily, Br Sun. Featuring modern American cuisine with a distinctive New Orleans flair, the adjacent Polo Club Lounge offers live music nightly. Jazz Brunch on Sunday. $$$$$ Manning’s 519 Fulton St., 593-8118. L, D daily, Br Sat-Sun. Born of a partnership between New Orleans’ First Family of Football and Harrah’s Casino, Manning’s offers sports bar fans a step up in terms of comfort and quality. With a menu that

draws on both New Orleans and the Deep South, traditional dishes get punched up with inspired but accessible twists in surroundings accented by both memorabilia and local art. $$$ Pete’s Pub Intercontinental Hotel, 444 St. Charles Ave., 585-5401, IcNewOrleans.com/dining/petes_pub. D Mon-Fri. Casual fare and adult beverages are served in this pub on the ground floor. $$ Q&C Hotel/Bar 344 Camp St., (866) 247-7936, QandC.com. B, D daily. Newly renovated boutique hotel offering a small plates menu with tempting choices such as a Short Rib Poor Boy and Lobster Mac and Cheese to complement their sophisticated craft cocktails. $$

H Root 200 Julia St., 252-9480, RootNola. com. L Mon-Fri, D daily. Chef Philip Lopez opened Root in November 2011 and has garnered a loyal following for his modernist, eclectic cuisine. Try the country fried chicken wings and the Cohiba-smoked scallops crusted with chorizo. $$$$

H Restaurant August 301 Tchoupitoulas St., 299-9777, RestaurantAugust.com. L Fri, D daily. James Beard Award-winning chef John Besh’s menu is based on classical techniques of Louisiana cuisine and produce with a splash of European flavor set in an historic carriage warehouse. $$$$$ Tivoli & Lee 2 Lee Circle, 962-0909, TivoliAndLee.com. B, L, D daily, Br SatSun. Progressive Southern cuisine is the focus. Rabbit sliders, poke salad and pickled shrimp redefine locally sourced ingredients, and craft cocktail and bourbon menus round out the appeal. Craft cocktail bar Bellocq serves specialty and locally influenced libations. $$$ Walk-On’s Bistreaux & Bar 1009 Poydras St., 309-6530, Walk-Ons.com. L, D, daily. Burger, sandwiches, wraps and more made distinctive with a Louisiana twist are served at this sports bar near the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. $$ Warehouse Grille, 869 Magazine St., 322-2188, WarehouseGrille.com. L, D daily, Br Fri-Sun. Creative fare served in

an art-filled environment. Try the duck crêpes or the lamb spring rolls. $$ Wolfe’s in the Warehouse 859 Convention Center Blvd., 613-2882. B, L, D daily. Chef Tom Wolfe brings his refined cuisine to the booming Fulton Street corridor. His Smoked Kobe Short Ribs are a good choice. $$$

Downtown–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Camellia Grill 540 Chartres St., 5221800. B, L, D daily. A venerable diner whose essential character has remained intact and many of the original waiters have returned. This location has a liquor license and credit cards are now accepted. $

Faubourg Marigny–––––––––––––––––– The Marigny Brasserie 640 Frenchmen St., 945-4472, MarignyBrasserie.com. L, D daily. Chic neighborhood bistro with traditional dishes like the Wedge of Lettuce salad and innovative cocktails such as the cucumber Cosmo. $$$ Snug Harbor 626 Frenchman St., 949-0696, SnugJazz.com. D daily. This jazz club serves cocktails and a dining menu loaded with steaks, seafood and meaty burgers served with loaded baked potatoes. $$$$

French Quarter–––––––––––––––––––––– Hard Rock Café 125 Bourbon St., 5295617, HardRock.com. L, D daily. Local outpost of this global brand serves burgers, café fare and drinks in their rock memorabilia-themed environs. $$ The Pelican Club 312 Exchange Place, 523-1504, PelicanClub.com. D daily. Serves an eclectic mix of hip food, from the seafood “martini” to clay-pot barbecued shrimp and a trio of duck. Three dining rooms available. $$$$$ Rib Room Omni Royal Orleans Hotel, 621 St. Louis St., 529-7046, RibRoomNewOrleans.com. L, D daily, Br Sat-Sun. Old World elegance and high ceilings, house classic cocktails and Anthony Spizale’s broad menu of prime rib, stunning seafood and on weekends a champagne brunch. $$$

GARDEN DISTRICT–––––––––––––––––––––––– Cheesecake Bistro by Copeland’s, 2001

St. Charles Ave., 593-9955, CopelandsCheesecakeBistro.com. L, D daily. Shiny, contemporary bistro serves Cajun-fusion fare along with its signature decadent desserts. Good lunch value to boot. $$

Metairie–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– café B, 2700 Metairie Road, 934-4700, cafeB.com. D daily, L Mon-Sat. Br Sun. Ralph Brennan offers New American bistro fare with a Louisiana twist at this family-friendly neighborhood spot. $$$ Heritage Grill, 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., 934-4900, HeritageGrillMetairie. com. L Mon-Fri. This lunch-only destination caters to the office crowd and offers a freshly squeezed juice menu to go along with its regular menu and express two-course lunch. $$ Martin Wine Cellar 714 Elmer Ave., 8967300, MartinWine.com. Wine by the glass or bottle to go with daily lunch specials, towering burgers, hearty soups and salads and giant, deli-style sandwiches. $ Vega Tapas Café 2051 Metairie Road, 836-2007, VegaTapasCafe.com. D Mon-Sat. Innovative establishment offers fresh seafood, grilled meats and vegetarian dishes in a chic environment. Daily chef specials showcase unique ingredients and make this place a popular destination for dates as well as groups of friends. $$

Mid-City–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Parkway Bakery and Tavern 538 Hagan Ave., 482-3047, ParkwayPoorBoys.com. L, D Wed-Mon. Featured on national TV and having served poor boys to presidents, it stakes a claim to some of the best sandwiches in town. Their french fry version with gravy and cheese is a classic at a great price. $

NORTHSHORE–––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Dakota 629 N. Highway 190, (985) 892-3712, TheDakotaRestaurant.com. L Tue-Fri, D Mon-Sat. A sophisticated dining experience with generous portions. $$$$$

Riverbend–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Carrollton Market 8132 Hampson St., 252-9928, CarrolltonMarket.com. D TueSat. Modern Southern cuisine manages

Q&C Hotel/Bar Opens in Downtown New Orleans Q&C Hotel/Bar, 344 Camp St., (866) 247-7936, QandC.com The Q&C Hotel/Bar is a landmark recently and completely renewed from the “bones” up. Flanking both the French Quarter and the Warehouse District on Camp Street, the renovated 12-story is “not your dad’s hotel,” with contemporary décor including a nod to classic details. The bar, using antique glassware and vintage coasters, serves craft cocktails and beer with small plates and is currently featuring a signature cocktail: the Crescent Club – a mix of rum, bitters, maple, vanilla, orange, lemon and egg white. – Mirella Cameran

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to be both fun and refined at this tasteful boîte. $$$

7420, MartinWine.com. Wine by the glass or bottle with cheeses and snacks to-go. $

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Slim Goodies 3322 Magazine St., 891 EGGS (3447), SlimGoodiesDiner.com. B, L daily. This diner offers an exhaustive menu heavily influenced by local cuisine. Try the Creole Slammer, a breakfast platter rounded out by crawfish étouffée. The laid-back vibe is best enjoyed on the patio out back. $

Audubon Clubhouse 6500 Magazine St., 212-5282, AudubonInstitute.org. B, L Tue-Sat, Br Sun. A kid-friendly menu with local tweaks and a casually upscale sandwich and salad menu. $$ Camellia Grill 626 S. Carrollton Ave., 3092679. B, L, D daily. A venerable diner whose essential character has remained intact and many of the original waiters have returned. Credit cards are now accepted. $ Cheesecake Bistro by Copeland’s 2001 St. Charles Ave., 593-9955, CopelandsCheesecakeBistro.com. L, D daily, Br Sun. Dessert fans flock to this sweetcentric Copeland establishment which also offers extensive lunch and dinner menus. $$$

H The Company Burger 4600 Freret St., 267-0320, TheCompanyBurger.com. L, D Wed-Mon. Custom-baked butter-brushed buns and fresh-ground beef patties make all the difference at this excellent burger hotspot. Draft beer and craft cocktails round out the appeal. $ GG’s Dine-O-Rama 3100 Magazine St., 373-6579, GGsNewOrleans.com. B Sat, L, Tue-Sun, D Tue-Fri, Br Sun. Upscalecasual restaurant serves a variety of specialty sandwiches, salads and wraps, like the Chicago-style hot dog and the St. Paddy’s Day Massacre, chef Gotter’s take on the Rueben. $$ Martin Wine Cellar 3500 Magazine St., 894-

Stein’s Market and Deli 2207 Magazine St., 527-0771, SteinsDeli.net. B, L, D TueSun. New York City meets New Orleans. The Reuben and Rachel sandwiches are the real deal and the half-sours and pickled tomatoes complete the deli experience. $ Surrey’s Café and Juice Bar 1418 Magazine St., 524-3828; 4807 Magazine St., 895-5757, SurreysCafeAndJuiceBar. com. B, L daily. Laid-back café focuses on breakfast and brunch dishes to accompany freshly squeezed juice offerings. Health-food lovers will like it here, along with fans of favorites such as peanut butter and banana pancakes. Cash only. $$ Tracey’s Irish Restaurant & Bar 2604 Magazine St., 897-5413, TraceysNola.com. L, D daily. A neighborhood bar with one of the best messy roast beef poor boys in town. The gumbo, cheeseburger poor boy and other sandwiches are also winners. Grab a local Abita beer to wash it all down. Also a great location to watch the game. $

H Upperline 1413 Upperline St., 891-9822, Upperline.com. D Wed-Sun.

Consummate hostess JoAnn Clevenger and talented chef Dave Bridges make for a winning combination at this nationally heralded favorite. The oft-copied fried green tomatoes with shrimp remoulade originated here. $$$$

H Wayfare 4510 Freret St., 309-0069, WayfareNola.com. L, D daily. Creative sandwiches and southern-inspired small plates. $$ Ye Olde College Inn 3000 S. Carrollton Ave., 866-3683, CollegeInn1933.com. D Tue-Sat. Serves up classic fare, albeit with a few upscale dishes peppering the menu. $$$

Asian Fusion/ Pan Asian Little Tokyo Multiple locations, LittleTokyoNola.com. L, D daily. Multiple locations of this popular Japanese sushi and hibachi chain make sure that there’s always a specialty roll within easy reach. $$

CBD/Warehouse District––––––––––– Horinoya 920 Poydras St., 561-8914. L, D daily. Excellent Japanese dining. The chutoro is delicious and the selection of authentic Japanese appetizers is the best. $$$

H Lucky Rooster 515 Baronne St., 5295825, LuckyRoosterNola.com. L, D MonSat. Eclectic pan-Asian hotspot melds Vietnamese, Chinese and Korean fare with playful results. Try the KFC Chicken Wings or Korean barbecue banh mi. $$ Rock-N-Sake 823 Fulton St., 581-7253, RockNSake.com. L Fri, D Tue-Sun, late

night. Fresh sushi and contemporary takes on Japanese favorites in an upbeat, casual setting. $$$

French Quarter––––––––––––––––––––––– V Sushi 821 Iberville St., 609-2291, VSushiMartini.com. D daily, late-night. Creative rolls and a huge list of fusion dishes keep party-lovers going late into the night at this combination sushi and martini bar. $$$

Garden District––––––––––––––––––––––– Hoshun Restaurant 1601 St. Charles Ave., 302-9716, HoshunRestaurant.com. L, D daily. Offers a wide variety of Asian cuisines, primarily dishes culled from China, Japan, Thailand and Malaysia. Five-pepper calamari is a tasty way to begin the meal, and their creative sushi rolls are good. Private dining rooms available. $$

H Tan Dinh 1705 Lafayette St., 3618008. B, L, D daily. Roasted quail and the beef pho rule at this Vietnamese outpost. $$

Lakeview––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Lakeview Pearl 6300 Canal St., 3095711, LakeviewPearl.com. L, D Mon-Sat. A long list of specialty rolls rounds out the offerings of this Asian-Fusion restaurant. $$

Metairie–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Aloha Sushi 619 Pink St., 837-0055, SunRayGrill.com. L Tue-Fri, D, Tue-Sun. Fresh fish and creative rolls, along with gluten-free options such as rolls in bowls, sushi burritos and other lunch

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H Royal China 600 Veterans Blvd., 831-9633. L daily, D Tue-Sun. Popular and family-friendly Chinese restaurant is one of the few places around that serves dim sum. $$

MARRERO–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Daiwa, 5033 Lapalco Blvd., 875-4203, DaiwaSushi.com. L, D daily. Japanese destination on the Westbank serves an impressive and far-ranging array of creative fusion fare. $$$

Mid-City––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– H Café Minh 4139 Canal St., 482-6266, CafeMinh.com. L Mon-Fri, D Mon-Sat. Chef Minh Bui and Cynthia Vutran bring a fusion touch to Vietnamese cuisine with French accents and a contemporary flair. $$ Five Happiness 3605 S. Carrollton Ave., 482-3935, FiveHappiness.com. L, D daily. This longtime Chinese favorite offers up an extensive menu including its beloved mu shu pork and house-baked duck. $$

H MoPho 514 City Park Ave., 482-6845, MoPhoMidCity.com. L, D Wed-Mon. Vietnamese cuisine meets southern Louisiana in this upscale casual hybrid by chef Michael Gulotta. Mix-and-match pho and an interesting poor boy menu rounds out the appeal. $$$

Riverbend–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– H Ba Chi Canteen 7900 Maple St., 3735628. L, D Mon-Sat. The kitchen plays

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fast and loose with Vietnamese fare at this eclectic outpost on Maple Street. Try the caramelized pork “Baco”. $

H Chill Out Café 729 Burdette St., 8729628. B, L daily, D Mon-Sat. Thai food and breakfast favorites like waffles and pancakes can both be had at this affordable college-friendly hangout. $

Uptown–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Chiba 8312 Oak St., 826-9119, Chiba-Nola.com. L Wed-Sat, D Mon-Sat. Contemporary restaurant features fresh, exotic fish from all over the world and fusion fare to go along with typical Japanese options. Extensive sake list and late night happy hours are a plus. $$$

H Jung’s Golden Dragon 3009 Magazine St., 891-8280, JungsChinese.com. L, D daily. This Chinese destination is a real find. Along with the usual you’ll find spicy cold noodle dishes and dumplings. One of the few local Chinese places that breaks the Americanized mold. $

H Magasin 4201 Magazine St., 8967611, MagasinCafe.com. L, D Mon-Sat. Pho, banh mi and vegetarian options are offered at this attractive and budgetfriendly Vietnamese restaurant. Café sua da is available as well. $ Kyoto 4920 Prytania St., 891-3644, KyotoNola.com. L, D Mon-Sat. A neighborhood sushi restaurant where the regulars order off-the-menu rolls. $$

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Nine Roses 1100 Stephen St., 366-7665, NineRosesResturant.com. L, D Sun-Tue, Thu-Sat. The extensive Vietnamese menu specializes in hot pots, noodles and dishes big enough for everyone to share. $$

Breads on Oak, 8640 Oak St., 324-8271, BreadsOnOak.com. B, L Wed-Sun. Artisan bakeshop tucked away near the levee on Oak Street serves breads, sandwiches, gluten-free and vegan-friendly options. $

Bakery/Breakfast

Morning Call 56 Dreyfous Drive, City Park, 885-4068, NewOrleansCityPark. com/in-the-park/morning-call. 24 hours a day; cash-only. Chicory coffee and beignets coated with powdered sugar make this the quintessential New Orleans coffee shop. $

City Park––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Café du Monde Multiple Locations, CafeDuMonde.com. This New Orleans institution has been serving fresh café au lait, rich hot chocolate and positively addictive beignets since 1862 in the French Market 24/7. $ CC’s Community Coffee House Multiple locations in New Orleans, Metairie and Northshore, CCsCoffee.com. Coffeehouse specializing in coffee, espresso drinks and pastries. $

CBD/Warehouse District––––––––––– H Merchant 800 Common St., 571-9580, MerchantNewOrleans.com. B, L daily. Illy coffee and creative crêpes, sandwiches and more are served at this sleek and contemporary café on the ground floor of the Merchant Building. $

H Ruby Slipper Café 200 Magazine St., 525-9355; 1005 Canal St., 525-9355, TheRubySlipperCafe.net. B, L daily, Br Sun. Homegrown chain specializes in breakfast, lunch and brunch dishes with unique local twists such as bananas Foster French toast and barbecue shrimp and grits. $$

Faubourg Marigny––––––––––––––––––– H Ruby Slipper Café 2001 Burgundy St., 525-9355, TheRubySlipperCafe.net. B, L daily, Br Sun. Homegrown chain specializes in breakfast, lunch and brunch dishes with unique local twists such as bananas Foster French toast and barbecue shrimp and grits. $$

Mid-City––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Gracious Bakery + Café 1000 S. Jeff Davis Parkway, Suite 100, 301-3709, GraciousBakery.com. B, L daily. Boutique bakery on the ground floor of the Woodward Building offers small-batch coffee, baked goods, individual desserts and sandwiches on breads made in-house. Catering options available. $

H Ruby Slipper Café 139 S. Cortez St., 525-9355, TheRubySlipperCafe.net. B, L daily, Br Sun. Homegrown chain specializes in breakfast, lunch and

brunch dishes with unique local twists such as bananas Foster French toast and barbecue shrimp and grits. $$

Barbecue

Bywater–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The Joint 701 Mazant St., 949-3232, AlwaysSmokin.com. L, D Mon-Sat. Some of the city’s best barbecue can be had at this locally owned and operated favorite. $

Lower Garden District––––––––––––– Voodoo BBQ 1501 St. Charles Ave., 5224647, VoodooBBQAndGrill.com. L, D daily. Diners are never too far from this homegrown barbecue chain that features an array of specialty sauces to accompany its smoked meats and seafood. $$

Metairie––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Voodoo BBQ 2740 Severn Ave., 353-4227, VoodooBBQAndGrill.com. L, D daily. Diners are never too far from this homegrown barbecue chain that features an array of specialty sauces to accompany its smoked meats and seafood. $$

Burgers

French Quarter––––––––––––––––––––––– Bayou Burger, 503 Bourbon St., 5294256, SportsBarNewOrleans.com. L, D daily. Sports bar in the thick of Bourbon Street scene distinguishes its fare with choices like Crawfish Beignets and Zydeco Bites. $$ Port of Call 838 Esplanade Ave., 5230120, PortOfCallNola.com. L, D daily. It

is all about the big, meaty burgers and giant baked potatoes in this popular bar/ restaurant – unless you’re cocktailing only, then it’s all about the Monsoons. $$

Lakeview––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Lakeview Harbor 911 Harrison Ave., 486-4887, NewOrleansBestBurger.com. L, D daily. Burgers are the name of the game at this restaurant. Daily specials, pizza and steaks are offered as well. $

METAIRIE–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Cheeseburger Eddie’s, 4517 W Esplanade Ave., 455-5511, AustinsNo.com/ Cheeseburger-Eddie-s.html. L, D Mon-Sat. Hickory-grilled burgers are the main draw at this casual spot but tacos, tamales, poor boys and more are also served. $

Riverbend–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– H Cowbell 8801 Oak St., 298-8689, Cowbell-Nola.com. L, D Tue-Sat. Burgers and homemade sauces on potato rolls are the specialty here, along with other favorites like skirt steak. $$

French

CBD/Warehouse District––––––––––– Chateau du Lac 857 Fulton St., 301-0235, ChateauduLacWarehouse.com. L Tue-Fri, D Mon-Sat. This casual French bistro, run by chef-owner Jacques Saleun, offers up classic dishes such as escargot, coq au vin and blanquette de veau. $$$$ Le Foret 129 Camp St., 553-6738, LeForetNewOrleans.com. D Mon-Sat. Sophisticated fine dining melds southern

cuisine and classic French with modernist influences in an elegant setting. $$$$

Faubourg St. John–––––––––––––––––––– H Café Degas 3127 Esplanade Ave., 945-5635, CafeDegas.com. L, D Wed-Sat, Br Sun. Salad Niçoise, Hanger steak and frites are served in a lovely enclosed courtyard at this jewel of a French bistro. $$

French Quarter––––––––––––––––––––––– Broussard’s, 819 Conti St., 581-3866, Broussards.com. D daily, Br Sun. CreoleFrench institution also offers beautiful courtyard seating. $$$$

H Marti’s 1041 Dumaine St., 522-5478, MartisNola.com. D daily. Classic French cuisine, small plates and chilled seafood platters like Grand Plateau Fruits De Mer are the calling cards for this restaurant with an elegant “Old World” feel. $$$

Lacombe–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– H La Provence 25020 Highway 190, (985) 626-7662, LaProvenceRestaurant. com. D Wed-Sun, Br Sun. Chef John Besh upholds time-honored Provençal cuisine and rewards his guests with a true farm-life experience, from house-made preserves, charcuterie, herbs, kitchen gardens and eggs cultivated on the property. $$$$$

Metairie–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Chateau du Lac 2037 Metairie Road, 8313773, ChateauduLacBistro.com. L Tue-Fri, D Mon-Sat. This casual French bistro, run by chef-owner Jacques Saleun, offers up classic dishes such as escargot, coq au vin and blanquette de veau. $$$$

Uptown––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Bistro Daisy 5831 Magazine St., 8996987, BistroDaisy.com. D Tue-Sat. Chef Anton Schulte and his wife Diane’s bistro serves creative and contemporary bistro fare in a romantic setting. The signature Daisy Salad is a favorite. $$$$

H Coquette 2800 Magazine St., 2650421, CoquetteNola.com. L Wed-Sat, D Wed-Mon, Br Sun. The food is French in inspiration and technique, with added imagination from chef Michael and his partner Lillian Hubbard. $$$

H Dominique’s On Magazine 4213 Magazine St., 891-9282, DominiquesOnMag.com. D Mon-Sat. The strikingly contemporary build-out complements the exciting and progressive menu at this national award-winning destination. $$$ Flaming Torch 737 Octavia St., 895-0900, FlamingTorchNola.com. L Mon-Fri, D daily, Br Sat-Sun. French classics including a tasty onion soup and often a sought-after coq-au-vin. $$

H La Crêpe Nanou 1410 Robert St., 899-2670, LaCrepeNanou.com. D daily, Br Sun. Classic French bistro fare, including terrific moules and decadent dessert crêpes, are served nightly at this neighborhood institution. $$$ La Petite Grocery 4238 Magazine St., 891-3377, LaPetiteGrocery.com. L TueSat, D daily, Br Sun. Elegant dining in a convivial atmosphere. The menu is heavily French-inspired with an emphasis on technique. $$$

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DINING GUIDE Lilette 3637 Magazine St., 895-1636, LiletteRestaurant.com. L Tue-Sat, D MonSat. Chef John Harris’ innovative menu draws discerning diners to this highly regarded bistro. Desserts are wonderful as well. $$$$$

Mid-City––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

H Martinique Bistro 5908 Magazine St.,

Uptown–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

891-8495, MartiniqueBistro.com. D TueSun, Br Sat-Sun. French colonial fare served in a lovely covered courtyard, as well as a tempting weekend brunch. $$

The Avenue Pub 1732 St. Charles Ave., 586-9243, TheAvenuePub.com. Kitchen open 24/7. With more than 43 rotating draft beers, this pub also offers food, including a cheese plate from St. James Cheese Co. and the “Pub Burger.” Counter service only. $

Tommy’s Cuisine 746 Tchoupitoulas St., 581-1103, TommysNewOrleans.com. D daily. Classic Creole-Italian cuisine is the name of the game at this upscale eatery. Appetizers include the namesake oysters Tommy, baked in the shell with Romano cheese, pancetta and roasted red pepper. $$$$$

Bouligny Tavern 3641 Magazine St., 8911810, BoulignyTavern.com. D Mon-Sat. Carefully curated small plates, inventive cocktails and select wines are the focus of this stylish offshoot of John Harris’s nationally acclaimed Lilette. $$

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Gastropub

Abita Springs–––––––––––––––––––––––––– Abita Brew Pub 72011 Holly St., (985) 892-5837, AbitaBrewPub.com. L, D TueSun. Better-than-expected pub food in its namesake eatery. “Tasteful” tours available for visitors. $$

CBD/Warehouse District–––––––––– Gordon Biersch 200 Poydras St., 5522739, GordonBiersch.com. L, D daily. Local outpost of this popular chain serves specialty brews made on-site and crowdpleasing lunch and dinner fare. $$ Victory 339 Baronne St., 522-8664, VictoryNola.com. D Tue-Sat. Craft cocktails served by owner and acclaimed bartender Daniel Victory, as well as refined small plates and gourmet pizza. $$

French Quarter––––––––––––––––––––––– H Cane & Table 1113 Decatur St., 5811112, CaneAndTableNola.com. L Sat-Sun, D daily. Open late, this chef-driven rustic colonial cuisine and rum and “proto-Tiki” cocktails make this a fun place to gather. $$ Orleans Grapevine Wine Bar and Bistro 720 Orleans Ave., 523-1930, OrleansGrapevine.com. D daily. Wine is the muse at this beautifully renovated bistro, which offers vino by the flight, glass and bottle. A classic menu with an emphasis on local cuisine. $$$

H Patrick’s Bar Vin 730 Bienville St., 200-3180, PatricksBarVin.com. D daily. This oasis of a wine bar offers terrific selections by the bottle and glass. Small plates are served as well. $$

Lower Garden District––––––––––––– The Tasting Room 1926 Magazine St., 581-3880, TTRNewOrleans.com. D WedSun. Flights of wine and sophisticated small plates are the calling cards for this wine bar near Coliseum Square. $$

Trèo 3835 Tulane Ave., 304-4878, TreoNola.com. L Wed-Sat, D Tue-Sat. Craft cocktail bar also serves a short but excellent small plates menu to accompany its artfully composed libations. $$

The Delachaise 3442 St. Charles Ave., 895-0858, TheDelaichaise.com. L SatSun, D daily. Cuisine elevated to the standards of the libations is the draw at this lively wine bar and gastropub. Food is grounded in French bistro fare with eclectic twists. $$

Italian

Avondale–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– H Mosca’s 4137 Highway 90 West, 4638950, MoscasRestaurant.com. D Tue-Sat. Italian institution dishes out massive portions of great food, family-style. Good bets are the shrimp Mosca and chicken à la grande. Cash only. $$$

Bywater–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– H Mariza 2900 Charters St., 598-5700, MarizaNewOrleans.com. D Tue-Sat. An Italian-inspired restaurant by chef Ian Schnoebelen features a terrific raw bar, house-cured charcuterie and an array of refined adult beverages served in the industrial/contemporary setting on the ground floor of the Rice Mills lofts. $$$

CBD/Warehouse District–––––––––– H Domenica The Roosevelt Hotel, 123 Baronne St., 648-6020, DomenicaRestaurant.com. L, D daily. Chef Alon Shaya serves authentic, regional Italian cuisine. The menu of thin, lightly topped pizzas, artisanal salumi and cheese, and a carefully chosen selection of antipasti, pasta and entrées, feature locally raised products, some from chef John Besh’s Northshore farm. $$$$

Mother’s 401 Poydras St., 523-9656, MothersRestaurant.net. B, L, D daily. Locals and tourists alike endure long queues and a confounding ordering system to enjoy iconic dishes such as the Ferdi poor boy and Jerry’s jambalaya. Come for a late lunch to avoid the rush. $$

Praline Connection 542 Frenchmen St., 943-3934, PralineConnection.com. L, D daily. Down-home dishes of smothered pork chops, greens, beans and cornbread are on the menu at this Creole soul restaurant. $$

French Quarter––––––––––––––––––––––– Café Giovanni 117 Decatur St., 529-2154, CafeGiovanni.com. D daily. Live opera singers three nights a week. A selection of Italian specialties tweaked with a Creole influence and their Belli Baci happy hour adds to the atmosphere. $$$$ Chartres House, 601 Chartres St., 5868383, ChartresHouse.com. L, D daily. This iconic French Quarter bar serves terrific Mint Juleps and Gin Fizzes in its picturesque courtyard and balcony settings. Also famous for its fried green tomatoes and other local favorite dishes. $$$ Irene’s Cuisine 539 St. Philip St., 529881. D Mon-Sat. Long waits at the lively piano bar are part of the appeal of this Creole-Italian favorite beloved by locals. Try the oysters Irene and crabmeat gratin appetizers. $$$$

H Italian Barrel 430 Barracks St., 569-0198, ItalianBarrel.com. L, D daily. Northern Italian dishes like Braciola di Maiale as well as an exhaustive pasta menu tempt here at this local favorite that also offers al fresco seating. $$$

H Maximo’s Italian Grill 1117 Decatur St., 586-8883, MaximosGrill.com. D daily. Italian destination features a sprawling menu including housemade salumi and antipasti as well as old school classics like veal osso bucco. Private dining is offered for special events. $$$ Muriel’s Jackson Square 801 Chartres St., 568-1885, Muriels.com. L, D daily,

Br Sun. Enjoy pecan-crusted drum and other local classics while dining in the courtyard bar or any other room in this labyrinthine, rumored-to-be-haunted establishment. $$$$ Napoleon House 500 Chartres St., 524522-4152, NapoleonHouse.com. L Mon-Sat, D Tue-Sat. Originally built in 1797 as a respite for Napoleon, this family-owned European-style café serves local favorites gumbo, jambalaya and muffulettas, and for sipping, a Sazerac or lemony Pimm’s Cup are perfect accompaniments. $$ NOLA 534 St. Louis St., 522-6652, Emerils.com. L Thu-Mon, D daily. Emeril’s more affordable eatery, featuring cedar-plankroasted redfish; private dining. $$$$$ Ralph Brennan’s Red Fish Grill 115 Bourbon St., 598-1200, RedFishGrill.com. L, D daily. Chef Austin Kirzner cooks up a broad menu peppered with local favorites such as barbecue oysters, blackened redfish and double-chocolate bread pudding. $$$$$ Arnaud’s Remoulade 309 Bourbon St., 523-0377, Remoulade.com. L, D daily. Granite-topped tables and an antique mahogany bar are home to the eclectic menu of famous shrimp Arnaud, red beans and rice and poor boys as well as specialty burgers, grilled all-beef hot dogs and thin-crust pizza. $$

H R’evolution 777 Bienville St., 5532277, RevolutionNola.com. L Wed-Fri, D daily, Br Sun. An opulent place that combines the local flavors of chef John Folse with the more cosmopolitan influence of chef Rick Tramonto. Chef de cuisine Chris Lusk and executive sous chef Erik Veney are in charge of day-to-day operations, which include house-made charcuterie, pastries, pastas and more. $$$$$

H Tujague’s 823 Decatur St., 525-8676, TujaguesRestaurant.com. L Sat-Sun, D daily. For more than 150 years this landmark restaurant has been offering Creole cuisine. Favorites include a nightly six-course table d’hôté menu featuring a unique beef brisket with Creole sauce. $$$$$

Lakeview––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– H Tony Angello’s 6262 Fleur de Lis Drive, 488-0888, TonyAngellos.com. D TueSat. Creole-Italian favorite serves up fare. Ask Tony to “Feed Me” if you want a real multi-course dining experience. $$$$

Stinky’s Fish Camp Opens Trenasse Trenasse, The InterContinental Hotel, 444 St. Charles Ave., Trenasse.com Jim Richard, chef and owner of the popular Stinky’s Fish Camp in Florida, is expanding to the InterContinental Hotel. Serving lunch and dinner seven days a week, the restaurant, to be known as Trenasse, will have a separate entrance on the first floor of the hotel. “We will be serving fresh Gulf Coast seafood with a South Louisiana flair,” Richard said, “as well as meat options including rabbit, frog and duck. I’m excited to be coming home.” – M.C.

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Metairie–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– H Andrea’s Restaurant 3100 19th St.,

NORTHSHORE–––––––––––––––––––––––––––– H Del Porto Ristorante 501 E. Boston

834-8583, AndreasRestaurant.com. L Mon-Sat, D daily, Br Sun. Osso buco and homemade pastas in a setting that’s both elegant and intimate; off-premise catering. $$$

St., (985) 875-1006, DelPortoRistorante. com. L, D Tue-Sat. One of the Northshore’s premier fine dining destinations serving Italian food that makes use of locally sourced meats and produce. $$$

Semolina 4436 Veterans Blvd., Suite 37, 454-7930, Semolina.com. L, D daily. This casual, contemporary pasta restaurant takes a bold approach to cooking Italian food, emphasizing flavors, texture and color. Many of the dishes feature a signature Louisiana twist, such as the muffuletta pasta and pasta jambalaya. $$

Amici 3218 Magazine St., 300-1250, AmiciNola.com. L, D daily. Coal-fired pizza is the callign card for this destination, but the menu offers an impressive list of authentic and Creole Italian specialties as well. $$

Vincent’s Italian Cuisine 4411 Chastant St., 885-2984, Metairie, VicentsItalianCuisine.com. L Tue-Fri, D Mon-Sat. Snug Italian boîte packs them in, yet manages to remain intimate at the same time. The cannelloni is a house specialty. $$$

Mid-City––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– H Liuzza’s 3636 Bienville St., 482-9120, Liuzzas.com. L, D daily. Classic neighborhood joint serves favorites like the “Frenchuletta,” stuffed artichokes and andouille gumbo. Kid’s menu offered. Cash only. $$ Ralph’s On The Park 900 City Park Ave., 488-1000, RalphsOnThePark.com. Br Sun, L Tue-Fri, D daily. A modern interior and contemporary Creole dishes such as City Park salad, turtle soup, barbecue Gulf shrimp and good cocktails. $$$$

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Pascal’s Manale 1838 Napoleon Ave., 895-4877, PascalsManale.com. L MonFri, D Mon-Sat. Vintage neighborhood restaurant since 1913 and the place to go for the creation of barbecued shrimp. Its oyster bar serves icy cold, freshly shucked Louisiana oysters and the Italian specialties and steaks are also solid. $$$$ Vincent’s Italian Cuisine 7839 St. Charles Ave., 866-9313, VicentsItalianCuisine.com. L Tue-Fri, D Tue-Sun. Snug Italian boîte packs them in yet manages to remain intimate at the same time. The cannelloni is a house specialty. $$$

Louisianian Fare

CBD/Warehouse District––––––––––– H Annunciation 1016 Annunciation St., 568-0245, AnnunciationRestaurant.com. D Mon-Sat. Chef Steven Manning brings a refined sensibility to this refined Ware-

house District oasis along with his famous fried oysters with melted brie. $$$ Bon Ton Cafe 401 Magazine St., 5243386, TheBonTonCafe.com. L, D Mon-Fri. A local favorite for the old-school business lunch crowd specializing in local seafood and Cajun dishes. $$$$ Café Adelaide Loews New Orleans Hotel, 300 Poydras St., 595-3305, CafeAdelaide. com. B, D daily, L Mon-Fri. This offering from the Commander’s Palace family of restaurants has become a power-lunch favorite for business-people and politicos. Also features the Swizzle Stick Bar. $$$$

H Cochon 930 Tchoupitoulas St., 588-2123, CochonRestaurant.com. L, D, Mon-Sat. Chefs Donald Link and Stephen Stryjewski showcase Cajun and Southern cuisine at this hot spot. Boudin and other pork dishes reign supreme here, along with Louisiana seafood and real moonshine from the bar. Reservations strongly recommended. $$ Drago’s Hilton Riverside Hotel, 2 Poydras St., 584-3911, DragosRestaurant. com. L, D daily. This famous seafooder specializes in charbroiled oysters, a dish they invented. Great deals on fresh lobster as well. $$$$ Emeril’s 800 Tchoupitoulas St., 5289393, EmerilsRestaurants.com. L MonFri, D daily. The flagship of superstar chef Emeril Lagasse’s culinary empire, this landmark attracts pilgrims from all over the world. $$$$$

H Herbsaint 701 St. Charles Ave., 5244114, Herbsaint.com. L Mon-Fri, D MonSat. Enjoy a sophisticated cocktail before sampling chef Donald Link’s menu that melds contemporary bistro fare with classic Louisiana cuisine. The banana brown butter tart is a favorite dessert. $$$$$ Mulate’s 201 Julia St., 522-1492, Mulates.com. L, D daily. Live music and dancing add to the fun at this worldfamous Cajun destination. $$ Palette 700 Tchoupitoulas St., 613-2350, B, L, D daily. Creole, Cajun and French flavors all come together at this restaurant in the Renaissance Hotel near the Convention Center. $$

Darrow–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Café Burnside Houmas House Plantation, 40136 Highway 942, (225) 473-9380, HoumasHouse.com. L daily, Br Sun. Historic plantation’s casual dining option features dishes such as seafood pasta, fried catfish, crawfish and shrimp, gumbo and red beans and rice. $$ Latil’s Landing Houmas House Plantation, 40136 Highway 942, (225) 473-9380, HoumasHouse.com. D Wed-Sun. Nouvelle Louisiane, plantation-style cooking served in an opulent setting features dishes like rack of lamb and plume de veau. $$$$$

Faubourg Marigny–––––––––––––––––––– Feelings Cafe 2600 Chartres St., 9452222, FeelingsCafe.com. D Wed-Sun, Br Sun. Romantic ambiance and skillfully

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DINING GUIDE created dishes, such as veal d’aunoy, make dining here on the patio a memorable experience. A piano bar on Fridays adds to the atmosphere. Vegan menu offered. $$$$

French Quarter––––––––––––––––––––––– Acme Oyster House 724 Iberville St., 5225973, AcmeOyster.com. L, D daily. Known as one of the best places to eat oysters. $$

H Arnaud’s 813 Bienville St., 523-5433, ArnaudsRestaurant.com. D daily, Br Sun. Waiters in tuxedos prepare Café Brûlot tableside at this storied Creole grande dame; live jazz during Sun. brunch. $$$$$ Antoine’s 713 St. Louis St., 581-4422, Antoines.com. L, D Mon-Sat, Br Sun. This pinnacle of haute cuisine and birthplace of oysters Rockefeller is New Orleans’ oldest restaurant. (Every item is á la carte, with an $11 minimum.) Private dining rooms available. $$$$$

H The Bistreaux New Orleans Maison

during the week and late dinner and drinks on weekends. Nouveau Creole menu includes items such as Bombay drum. $$$$

dame. Tradition counts for everything here, and the crabmeat Sardou is delicious. Note: Jackets required for dinner and all day Sun. $$$$$

Café Maspero 601 Decatur St., 523-6250, CafeMaspero.com. L, D daily. Tourists line up for their generous portions of seafood and large deli sandwiches. $

House of Blues 225 Decatur St., 3104999, HouseOfBlues.com/NewOrleans. L, D daily. Surprisingly good menu complements music in the main room. Worldfamous Gospel Brunch every Sunday. Patio seating available. $$

Court of Two Sisters 613 Royal St., 522-7261, CourtOfTwoSisters.com. Br, D daily. The historic environs make for a memorable outdoor dining experience. The famous daily Jazz Brunch buffet and classic Creole dishes sweeten the deal. $$$$$ Criollo Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal St., 681-4444, CriolloNola.com. B, L, D daily. Next to the famous Carousel Bar in the historic Monteleone Hotel, Criollo represents an amalgam of the various cultures reflected in Louisiana cooking and cuisine, often with a slight contemporary twist. $$$

Dupuy Hotel, 1001 Toulouse St., 5868000, MaisonDupuy.com/dining.html. L, D daily. Dishes ranging from the casual (truffle mac and cheese) to the upscale (tuna tasting trio) are served in an elegant courtyard. $$

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Galatoire’s 209 Bourbon St., 525-2021, Galatoires.com. L, D Tue-Sun. Friday lunches are a New Orleans tradition at this world-famous French-Creole grand

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Bourbon St., 522-0111, BourbonHouse. com. B, L, D daily. Classic Creole dishes such as redfish on the halfshell and baked oysters served. Its extensive bourbon menu will please aficionados. $$$$

K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen 416 Chartres St., 596-2530, ChefPaul.com/KPaul. L Thu-Sat, D Mon-Sat. Paul Prudhomme’s landmark restaurant helped introduce Cajun food to a grateful nation. Lots of seasoning and bountiful offerings, along with reserved seating, make this a destination for locals and tourists alike. $$$$

H MiLa 817 Common St., 412-2580, MiLaNewOrleans.com. L Mon-Fri, D Mon-Sat. Latest offering from husbandand-wife chefs Slade Rushing and Allison Vines-Rushing focuses on the fusion of the cuisines of Miss. and La. $$$$ Royal House, 441 Royal St., 528-2601, RoyalHouseRestaurant.com. L, D daily. B Sat and Sun. Poor boys, jambalaya and shrimp Creole are some of the favorites served here. Weekend breakfast and an oyster bar add to the crowd-pleasing appeal. $$$ SoBou 310 Chartres St., 552-4095, SoBouNola.com. B, L, D daily. There is

something for everyone at this “Modern Creole Saloon.” Decidedly unstuffy with an emphasis on craft cocktails and wines by the glass. Everything from $1 pork cracklins to an extravagant foie gras burger on accomplished yet eclectic menus. $$

H Tableau 616 S. Peter St., 934-3463, TableauFrenchQuarter.com. L, D daily, Br Sun. Gulf seafood such as trout amandine and classic Creole brunch dishes like eggs Sardou are the highlights of this Dickie Brennan restaurant that shares space with Le Petite Théâtre on the corner of Jackson Square. $$$

Kenner–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Copeland’s 1319 W. Esplanade Ave., 6179146, CopelandsofNewOrleans.com. L, D daily, Br Sun. Al Copeland’s namesake chain includes favorites such as Shrimp Ducky. Popular for lunch. $$

Lakeview–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– H Cava 789 Harrison Ave., 304-9034. D Mon-Sat. Fine dining (and excellent wine list) at this high-end Cajun and Creole restaurant that makes customer service a big part of the experience. $$$

Metairie/Jefferson–––––––––––––––––– Acme Oyster House 3000 Veterans Blvd., 309-4056, AcmeOyster.com. L, D daily. Known as one of the best places to eat oysters. $$ Austin’s 5101 W. Esplanade Ave., 8885533, AustinsNo.com. D Mon-Sat. Mr.

Ed’s upscale bistro serves contemporary Creole fare, including seafood and steaks. $$$

Though the ambiance is more upscale, the food and seafood dishes make dining here a New Orleans experience. $$

Copeland’s 1001 S. Clearview Parkway, 620-7800; 701 Veterans Blvd., 831-3437, CopelandsofNewOrleans.com. L, D daily, Br Sun. Al Copeland’s namesake chain includes favorites such as Shrimp Ducky. Popular for lunch. $$

H Redemption 3835 Iberville St., 309-

Crabby Jack’s 428 Jefferson Highway, 833-2722, CrabbyJacksNola.com. L MonSat. Lunch outpost of Jacques-Imo’s. Famous for its fried seafood and poor boys including fried green tomatoes and roasted duck. $

Ave., 252-4999, ToupsMeatery.com. L, D Tue-Sat. Charcuterie, specialty cocktails and an exhaustive list of excellent à la carte sides make this restaurant a carnivore’s delight. $$$

Drago’s 3232 N. Arnoult Road, 888-9254, DragosRestaurant.com. L, D Mon-Sat. This famous seafooder specializes in charbroiled oysters, a dish they invented. Great deals on fresh lobster as well. $$$$

Mid-City––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– H Katie’s Restaurant and Bar 3701 Iberville St., 488-6582, KatiesInMidCity. com. L, D Mon-Sat, Br Sun. Creative poor boys, local dishes such as gumbo and Sunday brunch make this a neighborhood favorite. $$ Lil’ Dizzy’s Café 1500 Esplanade Ave., 569-8997, LilDizzysCafe.com. B, L daily, Br Sun. Spot local and national politicos dining at this favored Creole soul restaurant known for homey classics like fried chicken and trout Baquet. $

H Mandina’s 3800 Canal St., 482-9179, MandinasRestaurant.com. L, D daily.

3570, Redemption-Nola.com. L Wed-Fri & Sun, D Wed-Sun. Chef-driven “Revival” Creole fare served in an inspiring former church. $$$

H Toups’ Meatery 845 N. Carrollton

NORTHSHORE––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Acme Oyster House 1202 N. Highway 190, Covington, (985) 246-6155, AcmeOyster.com. L, D daily. Known as one of the best places to eat oysters. $$ Gallagher’s Grill 509 S. Tyler St., (985) 892-9992, GallaghersGrill.com. L, D TueFri, D Sat. Chef Pat Gallagher’s destination restaurant offers al fresco seating to accompany classically inspired New Orleans fare. Event catering offered. $$$

Riverbend––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– H Boucherie 8115 Jeannette St., 862-

cuisine makes this cozy cottage a true foodie destination. $$$$$

ing Louisiana comfort food with flashes of innovation. $$$$

University Area––––––––––––––––––––––– H Dunbar’s 501 Pine St., 861-5451. Be-

Domilise’s 5240 Annunciation St., 899912. L, D Mon-Wed, Fri-Sat. Local institution and rite-of-passage for those wanting an initiation to the real New Orleans. Wonderful poor boys and a unique atmosphere make this a one-of-a-kind place. $

loved budget-friendly Creole institution in an unlikely spot – Loyola University’s Broadway campus – but the excellent jambalaya, fried chicken and red beans and rice haven’t changed. $

Uptown––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– H Apolline 4729 Magazine St., 894-8881, ApollineRestaurant.com. D Tue-Sun, Br Sat-Sun. Cozy gem serves a refined menu of French and Creole classics peppered with Southern influences such as buttermilk fried quail with corn waffle. $$$ Casamento’s 4330 Magazine St., 8959761, CasamentosRestaurant.com. L Tue-Sat, D Thu-Sat. The family-owned restaurant has shucked oysters and fried seafood since 1919; closed during summer and for all major holidays. $$ Clancy’s 6100 Annunciation St., 8951111, ClancysNewOrleans.com. L Thu-Fri, D Mon-Sat. Their Creole-inspired menu has been a favorite of locals for years. $$$

5514, Boucherie-Nola.com. L, D Tue-Sat. Serving contemporary Southern food with an international angle, chef Nathaniel Zimet offers excellent ingredients presented simply. $$

Commander’s Palace 1403 Washington Ave., 899-8221, CommandersPalace.com. L Mon-Fri, D daily, Br Sat-Sun. The grande dame is going strong under the auspices of James Beard Award-winner chef Tory McPhail. Jazz Brunch is a great deal. $$$$

Brigtsen’s 723 Dante St., 861-7610, Brigtsens.com. D Tue-Sat. Chef Frank Brigtsen’s nationally famous Creole

Dick and Jenny’s 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., 894-9880, DickAndJennys.com. L Thu-Fri, D Mon-Sat, Br Sun. A funky cottage serv-

H Gautreau’s 1728 Soniat St., 899-7397, GautreausRestaurant.com. D Mon-Sat. Upscale destination serves refined interpretations of classics along with contemporary creations. $$$$$ Jacques-Imo’s Cafe 8324 Oak St., 8610886, Jacques-Imos.com. D Mon-Sat. Reinvented New Orleans cuisine served in a party atmosphere. The deep-fried roast beef poor boy is delicious. The lively bar scene offsets the long wait on weekends. $$$$ Joey K’s 3001 Magazine St., 891-0997, JoeyKsRestaurant.com. L, D Mon-Sat. A true neighborhood restaurant with daily lunch plates; red beans and rice are classic. $ Mahony’s 3454 Magazine St., 899-3374, MahonysPoBoys.com. L, D daily. Along with the usual poor boys, this sandwich shop serves up a grilled shrimp and fried green tomato version dressed with remoulade sauce. Sandwich offerings are augmented by a full bar. $ Mat & Naddie’s 937 Leonidas St., 8619600, MatAndNaddies.com. D Mon-Tue, Thu-Sat. Cozy converted house serves up creative and eclectic regionally inspired

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DINING GUIDE fare. Shrimp and crawfish croquettes make for a good appetizer and when the weather is right the romantic patio is the place to sit. $$$$

Isleños cuisine (descendants of Canary Islanders who settled in St. Bernard Parish) is the focus of this high-volume destination adjacent to the Superdome. $$$

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H Pêche 800 Magazine St., 522-1744,

Copeland’s 2333 Manhattan Blvd., 3641575, CopelandsofNewOrleans.com. L, D daily, Br Sun. Al Copeland’s namesake chain includes favorites such as Shrimp Ducky. Popular for lunch. $$

PecheRestaurant.com. L, D Mon-Sat. Award-winning southern-inspired seafood destination by chef Donald Link serves whole roasted Gulf fish from its massive, wood-burning oven. An excellent raw bar is offered as well. $$$

Pizza

Reginelli’s Pizzeria Multiple Locations, Reginellis.com. L, D daily. Pizzas, pastas, salads, fat calzones and lofty focaccia sandwiches are at locations all over town. $$ Theo’s Pizza Multiple Locations, TheosPizza.com. L, D daily. The crackercrisp crust pizzas are complemented by a broad assortment of toppings with a lot of local ingredients at cheap prices. $$

Bywater–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– H Pizza Delicious 617 Piety St., 6768282, PizzaDelicious.com. Authentic New York-style thin crust pizza is the reason to come to this affordable restaurant that began as a pop-up, but they also offer excellent salads sourced from small farms and homemade pasta dishes as well. Outdoor seating a plus. $

Uptown–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– H Ancora 4508 Freret St., 324-1636, AncoraPizza.com. D Mon-Sat. Authentic Neapolitan-style pizza fired in an oven imported from Naples. The housemade charcuterie makes it a double-winner. $$ Slice 1513 St. Charles Ave., 525-PIES (7437); 5538 Magazine St., 897-4800; SlicePizzeria.com. L, D daily. Order up slices or whole pizza pies done in several styles (thin- and thick-crust) as well as pastas, seafood, panini and salads. $

Seafood

Akers–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Middendorf’s Interstate 55, Exit 15, 30160 Highway 51 South, (985) 3866666, MiddendorfsRestaurant.com. L, D Wed-Sun. Historic seafood destination along the shores of Lake Maurepas is world-famous for its thin-fried catfish fillets. Open since 1934, it’s more than a restaurant, it’s a Sun. drive tradition. $$

CBD/Warehouse District––––––––––– H Borgne 601 Loyola Ave., 613-3860, BorgneRestaurant.com. L, D daily. Coastal Louisiana seafood with an emphasis on

H Rio Mar 800 S. Peters St., 525-3474, RioMarSeafood.com. L Mon-Fri, D MonSat. Seafood-centric destination focuses on Latin American and Spanish cuisines. Try the bacalaitos and the escabeche. The tapas lunch is a great way to try a little of everything. Save room for the tres leches. $$$$

French Quarter––––––––––––––––––––––– Bourbon House 144 Bourbon St., 5220111, BourbonHouse.com. B, L, D daily. Local seafood, featured in both classic and contemporary dishes, is the focus of this New Orleans-centric destination. And yes, bourbon is offered as well. $$$ Deanie’s Seafood 841 Iberville St., 5811316, Deanies.com. L, D daily. Louisiana seafood, baked, broiled, boiled and fried is the name of the game. Try the barbecue shrimp or towering seafood platters. $$$

H GW Fins 808 Bienville St., 581-FINS (3467), GWFins.com. D daily. Owners Gary Wollerman and twice chef of the year Tenney Flynn provide dishes at their seasonal peak. On a quest for unique variety, menu is printed daily. $$$$$

H Kingfish 337 Charters St., 598-5005, CocktailBarNewOrleans.com. L, D daily. Gulf seafood and nouvelle Creole dishes such as smoked rabbit gumbo are the main draws at this establishment helmed by Greg Sonnier, as well as the excellent bar program by mixologist Chris McMillian. $$$ Landry’s Seafood 400 N. Peters St., 5580038, LandrysSeafood.com. Kid-friendly and popular seafood spot serves of heaping platters of fried shrimp, Gulf oysters, catfish and more. $$ Le Bayou, 208 Bourbon St., 525-4755, LeBayouRestaurant.com. L, D Mon-Sat. Blackened redfish and Shrimp Ya-Ya are a just a few of the choices at this seafood-centric destination on Bourbon Street. Fried alligator is available for the more daring diner. $$$ Oceana Grill 739 Conti St., 525-6002, OceanaGrill.com. B, L, D daily. Gumbo, poor

boys and barbecue shrimp are served at this kid-friendly seafood destination. $$ Pier 424, 424 Bourbon St., 309-1574, Pier424SeafoodMarket.com. L, D daily. Seafood-centric restaurant offers long menu of traditional New Orleans fare augmented by unusual twists like “CajunBoiled” Lobster prepared crawfish-style in spicy crab boil. $$$

Kenner––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Mr. Ed’s Seafood and Italian Restaurant 910 W. Esplanade Ave., Ste. A, 463-3030, AustinsNo.com. L, D Mon-Sat. Neighborhood restaurant specializes in seafood and Italian offerings such as stuffed eggplant and bell pepper. Fried seafood and sandwiches make it a good stop for lunch. $$

Metairie–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Austin’s Restaurant, 5101 W. Esplanade Ave., 888-5533, AustinsNo.com. D MonSat. Signature steak, seafood and Italian specialties reign at this dinner-only destination. Catering offered as well. $$$ Deanie’s Seafood 1713 Lake Ave., 8314141, Deanies.com. L, D daily. Louisiana seafood, baked, broiled, boiled and fried, is the name of the game. Try the barbecue shrimp or towering seafood platters. $$$ Mr. Ed’s Seafood and Italian Restaurant 1001 Live Oak St., 838-0022, AustinsNo. com. L, D Mon-Sat. Neighborhood restaurant specializes in seafood and Italian offerings such as stuffed eggplant and bell pepper. Fried seafood and sandwiches make it a good stop for lunch. $$

Uptown––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Frankie & Johnny’s 321 Arabella St., 243-1234, FrankieAndJohnnys.net. L, D daily. Serves fried and boiled seafood along with poor boys and daily lunch specials. Kid-friendly with a game room to boot. $$

West End––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Landry’s Seafood 8000 Lakeshore Drive, West End, 283-1010, LandrysSeafood.com. Kid-friendly and popular seafood spot serves of heaping platters of fried shrimp, Gulf oysters, catfish and more. $$

Steakhouse

CBD/Warehouse District––––––––––– H Besh Steak Harrah’s Casino, 8 Canal St., 533-6111, HarrahsNewOrleans. com. D daily. Acclaimed chef John Besh reinterprets the classic steakhouse with his signature contemporary Louisiana flair. $$$$$

Chophouse New Orleans 322 Magazine St., 522-7902, ChophouseNola.com. D daily. In addition to USDA prime grade aged steaks prepared under a broiler that reaches 1,700 degrees, Chophouse offers lobster, redfish and classic steakhouse sides. $$$

H Desi Vega’s Steakhouse 628 St. Charles Ave., 523-7600, DesiVegaSteaks. com. L Mon-Fri, D Mon-Sat. USDA Prime steaks form the base of this Mr. John’s offshoot overlooking Lafayette Square, but Italian specialties and a smattering of locally inspired seafood dishes round out the appeal. $$$

H La Boca 870 Tchoupitoulas St., 5258205, LaBocaSteaks.com. D Mon-Sat. This Argentine steakhouse specializes in cuts of meat along with pastas and wines. Specials include the provoleta appetizer and the Vacio flank steak. $$$ Morton’s The Steakhouse 365 Canal St., One Canal Place, 566-0221, Mortons. com/NewOrleans. D daily. Private elevator leads to the plush, wood-paneled environs of this local outpost of the famed Chicago steakhouse popular with politicians and celebrities. $$$$ Ruth’s Chris Steak House Harrah’s Hotel, 525 Fulton St., 587-7099, RuthsChris. com. D daily, Br Sat-Sun. Filet mignon, creamed spinach and potatoes au gratin are the most popular dishes at this area steak institution, but there are also great seafood choices and top-notch desserts. $$$$$

Garden District––––––––––––––––––––––– H Mr. John’s Steakhouse 2111 St. Charles Ave., 679-7697, MrJohnsSteakhouse.com. D Tue-Sat, L Friday. Wood paneling, white tile and USDA Prime Beef served sizzling in butter are the hallmarks of this classic New Orleans steakhouse. $$$

French Quarter––––––––––––––––––––––– Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse 716 Iberville St., 522-2467, DickieBrennansSteakhouse.com. L Fri, D daily. Nationally recognized steakhouse serves USDA Prime steaks and local seafood. $$$$$

H Doris Metropolitan 620 Charters St., 267-3500, DorisMetropolitan.com. L Sat-Sun, D daily. Innovative, genre-busting steakhouse plays with expectations and succeeds with modernist dishes like their Classified Cut and Beetroot Supreme. $$$$ Galatoire’s 33 Bar & Steak 215 Bourbon St., 335-3932, Galatoires33BarAndSteak. com. L Fri, D Sun-Thu. Steakhouse

Annunciation Restaurant Appoints New Sous Chef Annunciation Restaurant, 1016 Annunciation St., 568-0245, AnnunciationRestaurant.com Co-owner and chef Steven Manning of Annunciation Restaurant in the Warehouse District has appointed a new Sous Chef in Jacob Cureton. Cureton has worked in several top-flight restaurants around the city and joins the team as they usher in the new fall menu, which includes sea scallops, crab cakes and oyster dishes including the popular Baked Oysters with Boudin Topping and Rockefeller Sauce. Other seasonal favorites appearing on the menu will include broccoli rabe and mustard greens. – M.C.

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offshoot of the venerable Creole grande dame offers hand-crafted cocktails to accompany classic steakhouse fare as well as inspired dishes like the Gouté 33: horseradish-crusted bone marrow and deviled eggs with crab ravigote and smoked trout. Reservations accepted. $$$

Vegan/Vegetarian

Morton’s, The Steakhouse The Shops at Canal Place, 365 Canal St., 566-0221, Mortons.com/NewOrleans. D daily. Quintessential Chicago steakhouse serves up top-quality slabs of meat along with jumbo seafood. Clubhouse atmosphere makes this chophouse a favorite of Saints players and business-people alike. $$$$$

267-7672, GreenForkNola.com. B, L Mon-Sat. Fresh juices, smoothies and vegetarian-friendly fare make The Green Fork a favorite for lovers of healthy food. Catering is offered as well. $$

Metairie––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Ruth’s Chris Steak House 3633 Veterans Blvd., 888-3600, RuthsChris.com. L Fri, D daily, Br Sat-Sun. Filet mignon, creamed spinach and potatoes au gratin are the most popular dishes at this area steak institution, but there are also great seafood choices and top-notch desserts. $$$$$

Mid-City––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– H Crescent City Steaks 1001 N. Broad St., 821-3271, CrescentCitySteaks.com. L Tue-Fri & Sun, D daily. One of the classic New Orleans steakhouses. Steaks, sides and drinks are what you get. $$$$

H Milkfish 125 N. Carrollton Ave., 2674199, MilkfishNola.com. L, D Thu-Tue. Filipino cuisine like adobo and lumpia is served, further expanding dining opportunities. $$

Byblos Multiple Locations, ByblosRestaurants.com. L, D daily. Upscale Middle Eastern cuisine featuring traditional seafood, lamb and vegetarian options. $$

Lower Garden District––––––––––––– H The Green Fork 1400 Prytania St.,

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Bywater–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– H Booty’s Street Food 800 Louisa St., 266-2887, BootysNola.com. B, L, D daily. Street food culled from countries around the globe is the muse of this creative establishment, where papadum from India resides confidently alongside Peruvian ceviche. $$ The Green Goddess 307 Exchange Place, 301-3347, GreenGoddessRestaurant.com. L, D Wed-Sun. One of the most imaginative local restaurants. The menu is constantly changing, and chef Paul Artigues always has ample vegetarian options. Combine all of that with a fantastic selection of drinks, wine and beer, and it’s the total (albeit small) package. $$

CBD/Warehouse District––––––––––– H Lüke 333 St. Charles Ave., 378-2840, LukeNewOrleans.com. B, L, D daily, Br Sat-Sun. Chef John Besh and executive

chef Matt Regan serve Germanic specialties and French bistro classics, housemade patés and abundant plateaux of cold, fresh seafood. $$$ Palace Café 605 Canal St., 523-1661, PalaceCafe.com. L Mon-Sat, D daily, Br Sun. Dickie Brennan-owned brasserie with French-style sidewalk seating and house-created specialties of chef Darrin Nesbit. Favorites here include crabmeat cheesecake, turtle soup, the Werlein salad with fried Louisiana oysters and pork “debris” studded Palace potato pie. $$$$$

Faubourg Marigny––––––––––––––––––– H Mona’s Café 504 Frenchmen St., 949-4115. L, D daily. Middle Eastern specialties such as baba ganuj, tender-tangy beef or chicken shawarma, falafel and gyros, stuffed into pillowy pita bread or on platters. The lentil soup with crunchy pita chips and desserts, such as sticky sweet baklava, round out the menu. $

French Quarter––––––––––––––––––––––– Bayona 430 Dauphine St., 525-4455, Bayona.com. L Wed-Sat, D Mon-Sat. Chef Susan Spicer’s nationally acclaimed cuisine is served in this 200-year-old cottage. Ask for a seat on the romantic patio, weather permitting. $$$$$ El Gato Negro 81 French Market Place, 525-9752, ElGatoNegroNola.com. Central Mexican cuisine along with hand-muddled mojitos and margaritas made with freshly squeezed juice. A weekend breakfast menu is an additional plus. $$

Kenner––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– H Fiesta Latina 1924 Airline Drive, 4682384, FiestaLatinaRestaurant.com. B, L, D daily. A big-screen TV normally shows a soccer match or MTV Latino at this home for authentic Central American food. Tacos include a charred carne asada. $$

Lakewood–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– H Mizado 5080 Pontchartrain Blvd., 885-5555, MizadoCocina.com. L daily, D Mon-Sat. Sleek restaurant offers modern Mexican cuisine featuring pan-Latin flavors and influences. Small batch tequila and a ceviche bar make it a party. $$

Lakeview––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– H Mondo 900 Harrison Ave., 224-2633, MondoNewOrleans.com. L Mon-Fri, D Mon-Sat, Br Sun. Chef Susan Spicer’s take on world cuisine. Make sure to call ahead because the place has a deserved reputation for good food and good times. $$$

METAIRIE––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Vega Tapas Café, 2051 Metairie Road, 836-2007, VegaTapasCafe.com. D MonSat. Fun, eclectic small plates destination offers creative fare keeps guests coming back with frequent regionally inspired specialty menus served with humor and whimsy. $$

Mid-City––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Juan’s Flying Burrito 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., 486-9950, JuansFlyingBurrito. com. L, D daily. Hard-core tacos and massive burritos are served in an edgy atmosphere. $

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DINING GUIDE Lola’s 3312 Esplanade Ave., 488-6946, LolasNewOrleans.com. D daily. Garlicky Spanish dishes and great paella make this artsy boîte a hipster destination. $$$

and her more casual side shine at this ingredient-driven small plates hotspot that, while elegant, is more fun than formal. $$$

H Mona’s Café 3901 Banks St., 482-

Jamila’s Mediterranean Tunisian Cuisine 7808 Maple St., 866-4366. D TueSun. Intimate and exotic bistro serving Mediterranean and Tunisian cuisine. The Grilled Merguez is a Jazz Fest favorite and vegetarian options are offered. $$

7743. L, D daily. Middle Eastern specialties such as baba ganuj, tender-tangy beef or chicken shawarma, falafel and gyros, stuffed into pillowy pita bread or on platters. The lentil soup with crunchy pita chips and desserts, such as sticky sweet baklava, round out the menu. $

H Taqueria Guerrero 208 N. Carrollton Ave., 484-6959. B, L, D, Tue-Sat. Friendly staff and authentic Mexican cuisine make this affordable neighborhood restaurant a neighborhood favorite. $

Juan’s Flying Burrito 2018 Magazine St., 569-0000, JuansFlyingBurrito.com. L, D daily. Hard-core tacos and massive burritos are served in an edgy atmosphere. $

H Mona’s Café 4126 Magazine St., 894-

894-6238. L, D daily. One of a just few authentic Ethiopian restaurants in the city, excellent injera and spicy vegetarian fare make this a local favorite. $$

9800; 1120 S. Carrollton Ave., 861-8174. L, D daily. Middle Eastern specialties such as baba ganuj, tender-tangy beef or chicken shawarma, falafel and gyros, stuffed into pillowy pita bread or on platters. The lentil soup with crunchy pita chips and desserts, such as sticky sweet baklava, round out the menu. $

H Irish House 1432 St. Charles Ave.,

H Panchita’s 1434 S. Carrollton Ave.,

595-6755, TheIrishHouseNewOrleans.com. L Mon-Fri, D daily, Br Sat-Sun. Irish pub dishes such as shepherd’s pie and fish and chips are featured here, as well as creative cocktails like Irish iced coffee. Check the schedule of events for live music. $$

281-4127. L, D daily. Authentic, budgetfriendly Mexican restaurant serves tamales, mole and offers free chips and salsa as well as sangria. $

Uptown––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– H Café Abyssinia 3511 Magazine St.,

H Ivy 5015 Magazine St., 899-1330. D Mon-Sat. James Beard Award-winning chef Sue Zemanick lets her hair down

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H Patois 6078 Laurel St., 895-9441, PatoisNola.com. L Fri, D Wed-Sat, Br Sun. The food is French in technique, with influences from across the Mediterranean as well as the American South, all filtered

through the talent of chef Aaron Burgau. Reservations recommended. $$$

Uptown––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– H Blue Dot Donuts 5236 Tchoupitoulas

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St., 941-7675, BlueDotDonuts.com. B, L Tue-Sun. The Bacon Maple Long John gets all the press, but returning customers are happy with the classics as well as twists like peanut butter and jelly.

CBD/Warehouse District––––––––––– Calcasieu 930 Tchoupitoulas St., 5882188, CalcasieuRooms.com. For gatherings both large and small, the catering menus feature modern Louisiana cooking and the Cajun cuisine for which chef Donald Link is justifiably famous.

French Quarter––––––––––––––––––––––– Antoine’s Annex 513 Royal St., 525-8045, Antoines.com/Antoines-Annex. Open daily. Serves French pastries, including individual baked Alaskas, ice cream and gelato, as well as panini, salads and coffee. Delivery available.

Metairie–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Sucré 3301 Veterans Blvd., 834-2277, ShopSucre.com. Desserts daily. Open late weekends. Chocolates, pastry and gelato draw rave reviews at this dessert destination. Beautiful packaging makes this a great place to shop for gifts. Catering available.

Mid-City––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– H Blue Dot Donuts 4301 Canal St., 2184866, BlueDotDonuts.com. B, L Tue-Sun. The Bacon Maple Long John gets all the press, but returning customers are happy with the classics as well as twists like peanut butter and jelly.

Blue Frog Chocolates 5707 Magazine St., 269-5707, BlueFrogChocolates.com. Open daily, closed Sundays in summer. French and Belgian chocolate truffles and Italian candy flowers make this a great place for gifts. St. James Cheese Company 5004 Prytania St., 899-4737, StJamesCheese. com. Open daily. Specialty shop offers a selection of fine cheeses, wines, beers and related accouterments. Look for wine and cheese specials every Friday. Sucré 3025 Magazine St., 520-8311, ShopSucre.com. Desserts daily & nightly. Open late weekends. Chocolates, pastry and gelato draw rave reviews at this dessert destination. Beautiful packaging makes this a great place to shop for gifts. Catering available. n

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Andrea's Restaurant

Antoine’s Restaurant

Arnaud's

3100 19th St., Metairie (504) 834-8583 AndreasRestaurant.com

713 St. Louis St., New Orleans  (504) 581-4422 Antoines.com

813 Bienville Ave., New Orleans (504) 523-5433 ArnaudsRestaurant.com

Andrea's Italian, Steak and Seafood Restaurant is not just for special occasions; it's elegant, casual and affordable. Chef Andrea serves only the freshest fish: amberjack, speckled trout, flounder, red snapper and redfish. Book one of their private rooms for up to 500 people. Open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner.

Since 1840, world-renowned Antoine’s Restaurant has set the standard that made New Orleans one of the greatest dining centers in the world. Antoine’s excellent French-Creole cuisine, service and atmosphere have combined to create an unmatched dining experience for both locals and visitors to New Orleans.

Located in the heart of the French Quarter, Arnaud’s Restaurant has been serving delicious classic Creole cuisine for 96 years. Whether it's for 12 or 220, their 14 exquisite, newly renovated private dining rooms create the perfect place for your New Orleans holiday party.

Bayona

Bellocq

Broussard's Restaurant

430 Dauphine St., New Orleans (504) 525-4455 Bayona.com

936 Saint Charles Ave., New Orleans (504) 962-0900 TheHotelModern.com/Bellocq

819 Rue Conti, New Orleans (504) 581-3866 Broussards.com

Enjoying a show at one of New Orleans' incredible venues? Bayona will be open at 5:30 p.m. on most evenings of events at The Saenger, Mahalia Jackson, and Le Petite Theaters. Please check the events calendar at Bayona.com or call (504) 525-4455 for more information.

Bellocq, the award-winning lounge inside The Hotel Modern, recently launched their fall cocktail and food menu. Emphasizing low-proof cocktails, Bellocq’s menu offers refreshing drinks and appetizing bites by Chef Marcus Woodham. Enjoy a version of the Hemmingway Absinthe classic Death in the Afternoon with citrus and bitters, ‘Death Under Favorable Conditions’, perfect for sipping in Bellocq’s lush courtyard.

Broussard’s Restaurant is now offering an Imperial Happy Hour in the newly renovated Empire Bar and courtyard featuring $3 drink specials, $3 Moules et Frites, and $3 glasses of featured red, white and rose wines seven days a week from 3 p.m until 7 p.m.

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The Court of Two Sisters

322 Magazine St., New Orleans (504) 522-7902 ChophouseNola.com

613 Royal St., New Orleans (504) 522-7261 CourtOfTwoSisters.com

The USDA Prime-only menu at Chophouse New Orleans also offers notable fresh seafood such as Florida Stone Crabs. Served cold, the succulent and juicy claws are accompanied with a special house sauce. The restaurant's relaxed sophistication complements the great food and bustling, live entertainment nightly.

The Court of Two Sisters, known for its large dining courtyard, serves a lavish daily Jazz Brunch buffet. At night, choose from its à la carte dinner menu or a fourcourse dinner. Complete menus available at CourtOfTwoSisters.com. Reservations are recommended.

Dickie Brennan Steakhouse

Five Happiness

716 Iberville St., New Orleans (504) 522-2467 DickieBrennansSteakHouse.com

3605 S. Carrollton Ave., New Orleans  (504) 482-3935 FiveHappiness.com

Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse is a true New Orleans Steakhouse in every sense of the word. From the exceptional Louisiana Legacy Prime Beef they serve to the abundance of fresh Gulf found throughout the menu, there’s no question as to why Travel & Leisure and USA Today named them "One of the Best Steakhouses in America."

Come to Five Happiness and let the ambience and friendly staff take you to a new level of dining experience. This award-winning restaurant always strives to achieve its best. Private party and banquet rooms are available.

Deanie's Seafood Restaurants 841 Iberville St., New Orleans (504) 581-1316 1713 Lake Ave., Metairie (504) 831-4141 Deanies.com

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A New Orleans original, Deanie’s Seafood has been a favorite for fresh boiled, broiled and fried seafood for more than 50 years. Deanie’s two restaurants in Bucktown and the French Quarter proudly serve certified authentic “Louisiana Wild” seafood prepared in Deanie’s signature Creole seasonings.

Four Points by Sheraton French Quarter 541 Bourbon St., New Orleans (504) 524-7611

Café Opéra, the hotel's full-service restaurant, features a classic New Orleans menu of Creole and continental cuisine. Chef Philippe Andreani’s wonderful selection of culinary delights is always “music to your taste buds!” Only $5 for valet parking when you dine at the restaurant. Reservations: 504-648-2331.

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Orleans Grapevine Wine Bar & Bistro

Hoshun Restaurant

Martin Wine Cellar

1601 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans (504) 302-9717 HoshunRestaurant.com

714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie (504) 896-7350 MartinWine.com

Continuing its long tradition of serving high quality cuisine, soak in the Southern atmosphere Orleans Grapevine Wine Bar & Bistro has to offer as you sip vino from one of the largest selections of wines by the bottle in the French Quarter.

Chinese or Japanese? Can’t decide? Hoshun is your answer! They offer an extensive menu from classic Chinese dishes to Japanese sushi and everything in between (like Vietnamese pho or pad thai). Stick with one cuisine or mix and match! Open daily until 2 a.m.

Martin Wine Cellar is excited to announce their new Happy Hour: Four at Four. The Four at Four menu features $4 wines by the glass and $4 appetizers. Happy Hour is available Monday-Friday from 4-6:30 p.m. in Metairie. View the menu at MartinWine.com. facebook.com/MartinWineCellar1946 twitter.com/Martin_Wine Instagram: @MartinWineCellar

Parkway Bakery & Tavern

Pascal’s Manale

Q&C Hotel/Bar

538 Hagan Ave., New Orleans (504) 482-3047 ParkwayPoorBoys.com Parkway Bakery & Tavern is the oldest, most entertaining poor boy shop in New Orleans, overlooking the historic Bayou St. John in Mid-City, New Orleans. Come and enjoy a Parkway poor boy in the restaurant, covered patio or classic New Orleans bar.

1838 Napoleon Ave., New Orleans (504) 895-4877

344 Camp St., New Orleans (504) 587-9700 QandC.com

720 Orleans Ave., New Orleans (504) 523-1930 OrleansGrapevine.com

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This famous restaurant has been family-owned and operated since 1913. Pascal’s Manale Restaurant is the origin of the well-known Bar-B-Que Shrimp. The old-time oyster and cocktail bars offer raw oysters on the half-shell and all types of cocktails, as well as a great selection of fine wines. Fresh seafood, Italian dishes and delicious steaks are featured.

The newly reimagined Q&C Hotel/Bar offers a uniquely New Orleans experience, with a contemporary feel and an attention to classic details. The bar offers an extensive menu of craft cocktails, local beer, small plates and artisan pizzas.

Generations Hall 301 Andrew Higgins Drive, New Orleans (504) 568-1702 • GenerationsHall.com Generations Hall is New Orleans’ most sought-after venue for galas, award ceremonies, concerts and receptions. Complete with three primary spaces, seven high-volume service bars and three full sets of restrooms, the facility is perfect for any event. Call (504) 568-1702 to book your holiday party now!

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Red Gravy

Rock-n-Sake

(504) 539-5510 RalphBrennanCatering.com

125 Camp St., New Orleans (504) 561-8844 RedGravyCafe.com

823 Fulton St., New Orleans (504) 581-SAKE 3043 Perkins Road, Suite A, Baton Rouge (225) 615-7940 RockNSake.com

New Orleans’ premier caterer for groups from 100 to 1,200 people! Let them match your palate, theme and budget in your home, restaurant or venue of your choice. They are dedicated to servicing a seamless, professional and above all memorable experience.

Red Gravy is the dream a little Italian girl from Northern New Jersey brought to New Orleans. Let Madame de Cuisine Roseann feed you the family recipes she grew up with. Everything she serves is farm to table, handmade with love and dedicated to tradition. Serving brunch and dinner.

Exceptional Japanese cuisine with a contemporary twist in a fun, upbeat setting. Check out our newly renovated Kai Lounge at Rock-n-Sake NOLA. Perfect for you next private party that seats up to 55 with its own sushi bar! Open early after all home Sunday noon games.

Tujague's Restaurant

Vega Tapas Café

Walk On's

823 Decatur St., New Orleans (504) 525-8676

2051 Metairie Road, Old Metairie (504) 836-2007 VegaTapasCafe.com

1009 Poydras St., New Orleans (504) 309-6530 Walk-Ons.com

Vega Tapas Café began more than 16 years ago and has defined small plates in the New Orleans area. Chef Glen Hogh presents Spanish inspired cuisine with his personal flair in this casual, chic Old Metairie eatery. Come linger over a delicious mosaic of flavors and bring your taste for adventure.

Walk-On’s is the perfect sports bar and grill to grab a bite or a beer, bring the family out to dinner, party with your friends or head to before, during or after the game. We guarantee you’ll get some playing time!

Tujagues's menu is filled with traditional and modern dishes, crafted by Executive Chef Richard Bickford. A great Creole meal at Tujague's includes a bowl of Miss Brenda's Seafood & Andouille Gumbo, followed by their slow-cooked Brisket with Horseradish sauce. For something with a twist, chef’s tangy Shrimp Creole set atop a crisp Grits Cake is a stellar bite!

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Aging Parents Active Seniors

or active seniors and adults with aging parents, planning for future changes is a necessary step in providing for seamless transitions and preparing for possible bumps in the road. Various changing health needs are unavoidable the older we get and New Orleans is a city full of excellent medical resources and quality hospitals and physicians. Additionally, for the most independent and active of adults or for those requiring varying levels of assistance, the area offers several housing options that can be tailored to an individual or family’s needs. Planning for the future is now easier to do than ever, and a little planning can go a long way. Whether you’re looking for medical resources, retirement living or home care, the following area providers and businesses are here to help.

Health & Wellness Resources The new CrescentCare Health and Wellness Center provides a variety of primary care and specialty services for active seniors and adults. The holistic, community-based health center is dedicated to providing affordable, accessible health care for all – regardless of income or insurance status. Additional services offered at the wellness center include behavioral health, case management, infectious disease referrals and nutrition counseling. Services are provided on a sliding scale based on income or through your current insurance provider. Medicare and Medicaid are also accepted. The new facility is now open at 3308 Tulane Ave. in MidCity (near the intersection of Jefferson Davis Boulevard). For more information, call 504-207-CARE (2273) or visit crescentcarehealth.org. NOTE: As a National Health Service Core site, CrescentCare is also seeking qualified health professionals dedicated to working in the heart of this community, making an impact in very powerful and personal ways. Visit the Web site to explore available positions. The Ear and Balance Institute specializes in the evaluation and treatment of vertigo, dizziness and balance disorders. Gerard Gianoli, M.D. and James Soileau, M.D. operate one of the most comprehensive balance testing centers in the world. Among some of their more unique devices is the Epley Omniax Multi-positional Chair. One of only 18 devices in the world and the only one in Louisiana, the Omniax is used in the diagnosis and treatment of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV), the most common cause of dizziness and vertigo. Drs. Gianoli and Soileau conducted the research 132

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for the FDA approval of the Omniax in 2008. The Omniax is useful for complex and difficult-to-treat cases of BPPV. It allows patients to be placed in any position necessary for appropriate treatment while monitoring eye movements using an infrared video camera in goggles worn by the patient. The Ear and Balance Institute is located at 1401 Ochsner Blvd. in Covington. For more information, their Web site is earandbalance.net and their phone number is 985-809-1111. At MoreSMILES Dental Spa, Dr. Jim Moreau personalizes treatment to each patient's unique needs. Particularly for baby boomers/empty nesters, the needs can be quite varied. Still very active, many "seniors" are seeking cosmetic options like whitening and veneers for a total smile upgrade. At the same time, tooth replacement can be addressed using implants to ensure function that will preserve good nutrition and health. Whether it's a single tooth, several teeth or dentures, implants offer a youthful, functional smile that enhances quality of life. Snoring and sleep apnea are another concern Dr. Moreau often treats for both young and not-so-young patients. As a general dentist, Dr. Moreau works with board certified sleep physicians to treat sleep disorders with Oral Appliance Therapy in place of awkward CPAP devices. Call to schedule an appointment, 985-809-7645. According to Dr. Randall S. Juleff of La Bella Vita Laser and Vein Center, varicose veins are much more than an aesthetics issue— they are signs of venous disease, which can jeopardize one’s health. Venous insufficiency is a chronic and often hereditary

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condition that affects 80 million Americans. When left untreated, it can cause leg swelling, chronic pain and cramps, restless leg syndrome, varicose veins and even skin damage. At La Bella Vita Laser and Vein Center in Covington, Dr. Juleff works to resolve venous insufficiency problems with a non-invasive laser therapy called Endovenous Laser Ablation. Performed in a comfortable office setting under oral or IV sedation, the procedure requires no down time and, due to its medical nature, is covered by numerous insurance plans. Dr. Juleff is triple-board-certified in Phlebology, General Surgery and Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery with nearly 20 years of experience in venous disorders. For a consultation or more information, call 985-892-2950 or visit LaBellaVitaVein.com. Many women suffer from incontinence or overactive bladder in silence. Often these conditions occur from childbirth, aging and at times medical problems. But according to Margie Kahn, MD, clinical associate professor and Board Certified Section Head of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery in the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Urology at Tulane’s School of Medicine, “Urinary incontinence is not a normal part of aging! We address all pelvic floor disorders, including accidental bowel leakage and pelvic organ prolapse, at the same time. We have an experienced and sensitive team that understands most women are embarrassed to bring up these problems and may have had them ignored if they did so. We offer a multidisciplinary approach comprising behavioral interventions, physical therapy, simple office procedures and

more complex, minimally invasive surgery in the operating room.” Dr. Kahn’s patients are given every option for treatment, and every woman chooses what options are right for her. For more information on Tulane’s OB/GYN department and Dr. Kahn, call 504-988-8070 for the Metairie office. The Alzheimer's Association is the world’s leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer's care, support and research. Their mission is to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research, to provide and enhance care and support for all affected and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. Their vision is a world without Alzheimer's. While the Alzheimer’s Association is a national organization, they offer help on a local level, too. Community Resource Finder, alz.org/crf, is a place that you can find support groups, programs, events and community services from at-home care to medical services. There are a variety of resources available to help those living with Alzheimer’s and their loved ones. At ALZ.org, you can also find ways to personally help end the disease by becoming a champion for the cause. For additional help or guidance, call their 24/7 Helpline at 1-800-272-3900. New Orleans residents suffering from pain are invited to find their own pathway to pain relief at Integrated Pain and Neuroscience. Physicians and advanced practice clinicians led by Dr. Eric I. Royster, founder of Integrated Pain and

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Neuroscience (IPN), offer a comprehensive treatment experience for patients suffering from chronic pain through a variety of treatments. Common conditions such as spine pain, orthopedic pain, neurologic pain and headaches are successfully treated. In addition to medical management and neurological services, IPN physicians offer a variety of interventional procedures. Acupuncture, platelet rich plasma (PRP) treatments, psychiatric care and whole food, plantbased nutrition counseling are all available as part of a comprehensive pain management program. In some cases these treatments may be available the same day as the initial consultation appointment. For more information, visit PainIsAPuzzle.com or call 504-300-9020. IPN is located Uptown at 2801 Napoleon Ave. Saturday appointments are available. Half of women and up to a quarter of men over the age of 50 will break a bone due to osteoporosis. About 50 percent of these osteoporosis-related fractures can be prevented with appropriate treatments and screening. Dr. Amna Khan, Director of the Tulane Center for Osteoporosis & Metabolic Bone Diseases, is committed to the assessment and treatment of patients with osteoporosis, Paget's disease, Parathyroid disorders and other abnormalities of bone repair and growth. “Osteoporosis is known as the silent disease, which is why it is so important that patients take a proactive approach with their physician,” says Dr. Khan. Her method of practice is to continually look for proven new advances in therapies and treatments and to incorporate these elements into her daily care of her patients. This method allows her to stay at the forefront of medical science and to provide her patients with the most up-to-date care available. Dr. Khan sees patients downtown at the Tulane Center for Women's Health. Call 504-988-5030 today to schedule an appointment for a bone density test. Dr. Kevin Darr of the Covington Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Institute is a board certified and fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon who has earned a reputation for offering innovative surgical and non-surgical treatment options. “In addition to traditional orthopedic treatments and surgery, I also offer minimally invasive alternatives utilizing state of the art technology and integrative orthobiologic therapies and treatments to qualified patients,” says Dr. Darr. He is currently conducting IRB-approved research studies measuring the safety and effectiveness of advanced cell to treat joint osteoarthritis, soft tissue injuries, such as rotator cuff tears, knee tendon and ligament injuries, and avascular necrosis of the bone. The goal of the studies is to augment surgical outcomes or to potentially prevent the need for surgical intervention. For more information on these studies and on Covington Orthopedics’ physicians and services, visit CovingtonOrtho.com or call 985-273-5888. Hearing experts at Associated Hearing know how important your hearing is to your life and your relationships. That’s why their Doctors of Audiology, Daniel Bode, Au.D. and Alaina Johnson, Au.D., are much more than experts on the latest hearing technology. They are a locally owned, full134

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service audiology practice committed to improving your quality of life through better hearing. Associated Hearing offers comprehensive hearing testing, state-of-the-art hearing aid technology and a patientcentered approach focused on finding the best solutions for your hearing needs. They take the time to get to know you and the specific listening situations that are most challenging for you before creating a customized, better-hearing plan tailored to your specific needs. To experience a remarkable level of service from hearing experts that will feel more like a family reunion than an office visit, call them today. You’ll wonder why it ever took you so long to start your life with better hearing! For more information, visit AssociatedHearingInc.com or call 504-833-4327 (Metairie), 985-249-5225 (Covington & Franklinton).

Retirement Living Vista Shores is a luxury senior living and memory care community located alongside the scenic waterfront of Bayou St. John. Once the site of the legendary Vista Shores country club, this gorgeous assisted living community still embodies the feeling of a relaxing day at the Club. Vista Shores residents enjoy gourmet, chef-prepared meals that are served by a friendly wait staff in the bistro and dining area. After a delicious meal, residents can socialize over coffee and cocktails in Vista Shores' swanky lounge, or enjoy another beautiful sunset on the wraparound porch. Diverse social and cultural activities, coupled with customized fitness programs, keep Vista Shores residents active and engaged, while weekly housekeeping, laundry and transportation services offer a convenient reprieve from household chores and errands. All Vista Shores residents are offered 24-hour personal care, which includes individualized plans of assistance with daily activities based upon each resident's unique needs. Vista Shores’ sophisticated Memory Care program enriches the lives of those with Alzheimer’s/dementia and enables residents to function at their own highest possible level. For more information on becoming part of the Vista Shores family, visit VistaShores.com or call 504-288-3737. Located on three acres in scenic Uptown New Orleans, Poydras Home is a continuing care retirement community that has been serving the needs of the local area since 1817. Poydras Home is known nationally for its quality of care and innovative programs that allow our residents to enjoy life to the fullest in a beautiful and historic setting. Poydras Home offers a full continuum of care consisting of Garden House (independent living), Oak House (assisted living), the Historic House (nursing care) and PHASE (adult day program). All rooms are private and overlook beautifully landscaped grounds. Poydras Home’s state-of-the-art memory support areas, Seasons and Hunter House, provide unparalleled services with unique individualized activities and a secured outdoor garden and walking path. Poydras Home’s professional and committed caring staff delivers compassionate, quality supportive services. From independent living to highly individualized care, Poydras Home is the only full continuum of care community with dementia care and adult day program in the Greater New myneworleans.com / NOVEMBER 2014

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Orleans Area. For more info, visit PoydrasHome.com or call 504-897-0535.

Home Care & Hospice Chartered in 1891, the John J. Hainkel, Jr. Home & Rehabilitation Center is a non-profit home located in Uptown New Orleans that provides health care services to local Medicaid, Medicare and Veterans Affairs patients, as well as those with private insurance or private pay. The Hainkel Home promotes quality of life through a unique and caring alternative for the elderly and those who suffer from serious illnesses or disabilities. The Hainkel Home is currently licensed and operates as a Long Term Care Facility, a Skilled Nursing Facility and has an adjunct Adult Day Health Care program. Exhibiting highest quality care, Hainkel received “0” deficiencies in a recent annual survey conducted by the Department of Health & Hospitals. Adult Day Health Care is a fully licensed, community-based program that provides direct care up to five days a week, Monday through Friday, with a variety of health, therapeutic and social services for those who benefit from a supervised day program. The program helps seniors transition from total independence to assisted care, supporting individuals remaining in their own home. For more information on the Hainkel Home, visit HainkelHome.com or call 504-896-5900.

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Home Care Solutions offers highly personalized caregiver services, and Geriatric Care Management services to help loved ones in the Greater New Orleans area extend their inde-pendence. Locally owned and operated for more than 23 years by licensed social workers, Home Care Solutions has particular expertise in dignified, compassionate Alzheimer’s care. All home care services begin with a professional assessment visit. A care manager then designs a plan of care specific to the client’s needs while incorporating family input. Carefully selected and trained caregivers provide assistance with activities of daily living and companionship, supported by routine care manager supervisory visits. Many clients need additional Geriatric Care Management services and support beyond home care. These services provide peace of mind for far-flung families and include exploring the options and costs of elder care services in the area, attending medical appointments with clients and reporting back to family members, coordinating legal and financial referrals and managing crisis situations. Home Care Solutions is a member of the Home Care Association of America and the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers. Home Care Solutions is also a licensed Personal Care Attendant Agency. For more information, call 504-828-0900 or visit HomeCareNewOrleans.com.

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Anyone looking for compassionate and dignified care for their terminally ill loved ones should take a look at the services offered by Canon Hospice. The caring team at Canon is dedicated to a hospice ministry that helps patients and families accept terminal illness positively and resourcefully. Their stated goal is to “allow our patients to live each day to the fullest and enjoy their time with family and friends.” With special expertise in pain management and symptom control, Canon Hospice designs individualized plans of care for each patient based on their unique needs. Home Based Services provide doctors, nurses, social workers, pastoral care and volunteers. For patients with more intensive symptom management needs, Canon has an Inpatient Hospice Unit. This unit provides 24-hour care in a home-like environment where patients are permitted to receive visits at any hour. For more information, visit CanonHospice. com or call 504-818-2723. As our nation’s health care system changes, Nurses Registry remains a leader in the home care industry. Nurses Registry was recently recognized by the LA Quality Improvement Organization for their low 30-day re-hospitalization rate, and their patient satisfaction scores are among the best in the state and nation. Their founder, Rose Mary S Breaux, RN, BSN, believed it is an honor and privilege to serve the sick and aging in our community and to treat the whole patientBody, Mind and Spirit. This dynamic organization has implemented a Care Transition program to assist patients moving from hospital to home, managing all aspects of patient health and safety. Health Coaches give special help to those with CHF, COPD and other at-risk patients. Nurses Registry provides services across the health care spectrum including Home Health, Private Duty Nursing, Medical and Non-Medical Aide Services, Home Infusion and many customized services. Call 504-736-0803 or 866-736-6744 today for a free, personalized in-home assessment or visit their Web site MyNursesRegistry.com for more info.

End-of-Life Planning Though it’s not a topic most of us want to think about, planning for what happens after your death and understanding your options can reduce the stress on grieving loved ones. Making decisions now can help assure those left behind that your wishes are being honored. Consider what type of service you want and if there are any unique requests that can be accommodated. Consider purchasing cemetery property and inquire about all options available for memorialization. If cremation is your choice, will the ashes remain with someone, be stored or buried, or scattered somewhere? Talk with several funeral providers to find the right one for your budget and wishes. If you choose to fund your prearrangement, you can lock in today’s prices for products and services that likely will be more expensive in the future. For more information, contact Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home and Cemeteries at 504-486-6331, or visit LakeLawnMetairieCem.com. •

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iabetes affects millions of people in America. According to the American Diabetes Association, 9.3 percent of the population had diabetes in 2012. Almost 10 percent of Americans is a staggering number to consider. Recommendations for lowering your risk of diabetes include maintaining a healthy weight, eating healthy and increasing your physical activity. Consider a visit to a local physician and find out what you can do to keep diabetes at bay. The area offers a number of resources for those looking to lower their risk as well as those already facing a diabetes diagnosis. Find help for you and your loved ones among the following Louisiana health care providers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that although there are Americans of all ages with diabetes, the disease is more likely to affect older Americans. It’s no wonder that West Jefferson Medical Center and its Fitness Centers offer comprehensive diabetes services. Almost 27 percent of people age 65 years and older had diabetes in 2010. Cardiovascular complications are the leading causes of diabetes-related morbidity and mortality. According to the American Heart Association, there is great evidence showing that persons with type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes are at high risk for several cardiovascular disorders including coronary heart disease, stroke, peripheral arterial disease and congestive heart failure. Services at WJMC include Diabetes Self-Management Education and Diabetes Basics Classes, the National Diabetes Prevention Program, Lifestyle Change Program for Preventing Type 2 Diabetes, an annual Diabetes Day Camp and Diabetes Alert Day, community outreach, talks and screenings. Further, WJMC offers a Gestational Diabetes Self-Management Class. To learn more, call 349-2222. For those with diabetes, heart disease is a serious health concern. In fact, adults with diabetes are two to four times more likely to have heart disease or experience a stroke than adults without diabetes. Other risk factors such as family history of heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity or smoking can also increase your risk of cardiovascular disease. If you’re concerned about your risk, visit a cardiologist. It is important to detect and treat heart disease as early as possible.

Cardiovascular Institute of the South is known as a world leader in the detection and treatment of cardiovascular disease, including coronary artery disease and peripheral vascular disease. With more than 40 physicians at 14 locations throughout south Louisiana, CIS consistently offers the most up-to-date technology coupled with compassionate care. For more information about CIS, call 1-800-425-2565 or visit Cardio.com. The EJGH Wound Care Center provides multidisciplinary outpatient treatment for patients with chronic non-healing wounds. These wounds are usually the result of diabetes, excessive pressure (bedsores), circulatory conditions, trauma or surgery. Education is provided throughout the course of treatment to promote rapid healing and prevent recurrence. EJGH is also proud to offer Wound Care Center patients Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. Hyperbaric medicine, also known as hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), is the medical use of concentrated oxygen at levels higher than atmospheric pressure. HBOT has numerous indications, some of which include the treatment of certain diabetic wounds of the lower extremities, necrotizing soft tissue infections, chronic refractory osteomyelitis, radiation necrosis and failed skin grafts. The goal is to significantly increase patients’ wound healing rates and improve patients’ quality of life. For more information or to schedule a wound care appointment, contact Louisiana Wound Care Specialists at 877-295-2273 or locally at 504-835-4919. Or, visit ejgh.org.

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Thibodaux Regional Medical Center, located in Lafourche Parish, recently achieved two awards for its commitment to patient safety. Thibodaux Regional achieved Healthgrades 2014 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ placing the medical center within the top five percent of all hospitals in the U.S. for its excellent performance in safeguarding patients from serious, potentially preventable complications during their hospital stays. Healthgrades is the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. Additionally, Thibodaux Regional Medical Center was named one of three recipients of the 2014 Safety Star Award. The Safety Star Award is presented by the Louisiana Hospital Association Trust Funds to health care facilities that have successfully implemented processes that improve patient safety. Thibodaux Regional received the Safety Star Award for its redesign of the current process for acute myocardial infarction patients presenting to the Emergency Department. The process was standardized and streamlined to ensure timeliness of care and improve patient outcomes. For more information about Thibodaux Regional Medical Center visit Thibodaux.com. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is committed to improving the health and lives of Louisianians. With Blue Cross, you have access to care management and wellness programs and an in-house team of doctors, nurses and pharmacists available to help you be as healthy as you can be. Blue Cross knows support is especially important when you’re trying to stay on top of diabetes or another serious

condition. And they can help you stay strong and keep going! Blue Cross nurses can provide you with health coaching so you can feel your best and continue being there for your family. After all, your time spent feeling well is time well spent. Find out how Blue Cross can help you protect every day; log in today and activate your member account at bcbsla.com to learn more about the services available to you and get tips and resources to help you stay healthy. Animal Health Resources Conveniently located in Mid-City, the Eye Center for Animals continues to be the most established and advanced Veterinary Ophthalmology practice in the New Orleans area. With the trust and support of referring veterinarians, Dr. Paul da Costa, a board-certified veterinary ophthalmologist, is committed to quality continuity of care for your pet's vision and eye comfort. He provides comprehensive eye care, including treatment for dry eyes, allergies, trauma, tumors, cataracts, glaucoma and retinal diseases. His world-class surgery suite is equipped with multiple lasers and other cutting-edge equipment for glaucoma shunt surgery, retinal surgery and advanced cataract surgery with lens implants. In dog eyes, Dr. da Costa was the second ophthalmologist in the world to pioneer endoscopic lasering and the first to implant a foldable hydrophobic acrylic lens implant with UV filtering and heparin surface modification. If you see squinting, discharge, redness, cloudiness or declining vision, appointments are available by calling 504-483-8704. •

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1. AURALUZ 4408 Shores Drive, Metairie (504) 888-3313 ShopAuraluz.com LAMPE BERGER... the perfect gift! It’s both decorative and functional. Made in France for over 115 years, each Lampe Berger cleanses, purifies and fragrances the air. Over 120 styles of lamps and 50 fragrances to choose from, including the newest fall fragrance... Provence Treats.

2. BOUDREAUX’S JEWELERS 701 Metaire Road, Metaire (504) 831-2602 4550 Highway 22, Mandeville (985) 626-1666 7280 Corporate Blvd., Baton Rouge (225) 928-6868

Boudreaux’s Jewelers has been the local choice for over 75 years with three locations in Metairie, Mandeville and Baton Rouge. Let their experienced gemologists help make the most for the special woman in your life. What woman doesn’t want a pair of beautiful solitaire earrings that sparkle?

3. Cristy Cali's (504) 407-5041 CristyCali.com The first Voodoo doll was introduced in Louisiana. This sterling silver "Juju Doll" pendant is inspired by the deep roots and rich history of New Orleans Voodoo and is designed to bring you luck.

4. Earthsavers 5501 Magazine St. (504) 899-8555 3301 Veterans Blvd., Suite 140 (504) 835-0225 3414 US Highway 190 (985) 674-1133 EarthsaversOnline.com Winter essentials make great holiday gifts! Barefoot Dreams throws, robes and wraps, Uggs Classics and seasonal styles available at all Earthsavers locations: Uptown, Lakeside and Mandeville.

5. Exterior Designs ExteriorDesignsBev.com BEVKATZ@aol.com (504) 866-0276 Exterior Designs by Beverly Katz, the New Orleans courtyard designer, specializes in transforming outdoor areas into additional living space. From construction and installation to project management, they are a full-service landscape contractor for homeowners and business owners. Contact them today to set up a consultation!

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1. Fleur D'Orleans 3701A Magazine St. (504) 899-5585. 818 Chartres St. (504) 475-5254 FleurDOrleans.com Come by and see the new line of tear drop earrings from the designers at Fleur d'Orleans. This pair is inspired by leaded glass windows in the French Quarter. Sterling silver plated brass, $39.

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2. Gulfport Premium Outlets PremiumOutlets.com This holiday season visit Gulfport Premium Outlets and discover exceptional brands with extraordinary savings of 25% to 65% on an impressive collection of 70 designer and name brand outlet stores. Visit PremiumOutlets.com for complete information and to join the VIP Shopper Club for additional savings.

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8119 Oak St. (504) 866-9944 Haase’s Shoe Store and Young Folks Shop is no longer just for the young ones! Men, come shop our premium selection of men’s loafers, bucks and oxfords. With impeccable service in an age of self-service, Haase’s has you covered. Haase's Shoe Store: A New Orleans Tradition.

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533 Royal St. (504) 523-4662 HNOC.org/shop Each one of these elegant silk scarves is individually drawn and painted by New Orleans artist Kathy Schorr. This design features a beautiful magnolia delicately accented with bumble bees. It is available in blue (shown) or peach and measures approximately 36" x 36" unfolded, $180.

5. JUDY AT THE RINK 2727 Prytania St. (504) 891-7018

Judy has a large selection of holiday gift items. Don't let the holidays slow you down. Rush to Judy for great gifts and great prices. Come to Judy at the Rink for all of your holiday gifts, entertaining and parties. Check them out on Facebook.

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1. Louisiana Custom Closets New Orleans: (504) 885-3188 Covington: (985) 871-0810 Baton Rouge: (225) 753-3001 LouisianaCustomClosets.com Louisiana Custom Closets represents the pinnacle of quality in storage solutions. Because they are the manufacturer, their professional design staff can create personalized spaces for you. Locally owned since 2003. Choose your style, choose your finish, and take your storage space from simply neat to simply fabulous.

2. French Quarter Fables Written and illustrated by Dalt Wonk, available at local bookstores LunaPress.com

Great fables never die. They're too much fun. Aesop said "Sour grapes!" in 600 B.C. We still say it. French Quarter Fables are fun and fascinating. You'll know these creatures and their dilemmas with 18 brief tales and beautiful fullcolored illustrations. A perfect gift or treat. 110 pages, $25.

3. Mary's Kitchen and Bath 732 N. Rampart St. (504) 529-4485 In addition to all of the culinary tools and gadgets for the foodie on your list, we now have a selection of gourmet and imported foods including oils, vinegars, spices, condiments, duck fat and truffles. They also feature Stonewall Kitchen specialty foods. Custom gift baskets are available.

4. Mid-City Errands FIRETHORN BOOKS VonnyFoster.com Ronald Fisher’s hilarious new novel is about a boy who discovers himself and his neighborhood in 1959 New Orleans after mysterious events land his friend in the hospital at Hotel Dieu. An entertaining read for adults and young adults. Paperback and e-Book available at vonnyfoster. com.

5. Pam Kaster PamKaster.com Patsy pulled the Roman Candy Man’s wagon on the streets of Uptown New Orleans for six years. Patsy the Mule is a photo-filled book that takes readers along with Patsy and the Roman Candy Man as they bring sweet taffy candy to the children of New Orleans. Available at PamKaster.com. 144

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1. Roman Candy Rum RomanCandyRum.com This holiday season, celebrate the centennial anniversary of Roman Chewing Candy with Roman Candy Rum. Made with the same molasses base used in making the candy, it is available in the traditional taffy flavors: chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla. Available at most supermarkets throughout the metro New Orleans area, Baton Rouge, Northshore and Lafayette.

2. South Street Linen 5 South St., Portland, Maine (774) 234-7678 SouthStreetLinen.com The Everywhere Shirt from South Street Linen is 100% linen, made in Maine. Closes in the front with hidden snap tape. Notched hem so the back drops an inch lower than the front. A-line shape to flatter all. Price $239. SHIPS FREE.

3. Saint Germain Shoes (505) 522-1720

Open toe boots… this fall season’s number one Donald J Pliner pick… along with tall and ankle boots… Leopard print is always in style… Saddle cowhide print, leopard print shoes and handbags, hair accessories from France, and fine fashion jewelry; all found at Saint Germain in Canal Place.

4. St. James Cheese Company 5004 Prytania Street (504) 899-4737 StJamesCheese.com The greatest gift for a food lover is one they can eat. St. James Cheese Company has artisanal cheeses and cured meats to suit every taste. With shipping available anywhere in the U.S., their gift collections and custom boxes are a welcome addition to any celebration. Open daily.

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1. Studio P.O.V. ltd. 420 Huso St. (504) 865-8222 Studio-pov-ltd.com For over 30 years Studio P.O.V. has used imagination and experience to produce heirloom furnishings that will enjoy centuries of appreciation. With a new name and a new location, Studio P.O.V. is set to continue its tradition as a respected decorative arts and conservation studio.

2. Symmetry Jewelers

8138 Hampson St. (504) 861-9925 SymmetryJewelers.com Polaris, the North Star, is 434 light years from Earth, but Symmetry’s bright pendant, (available as earrings) in the classic North Star design can be found in the Riverbend. Now in two sizes and handcrafted in precious metal, it's custom made with a colorful variety of precious gemstones.

3. The Silver Collar Pet Boutique 101 Metairie Road, Metairie Located inside Metairie Small Animal Hospital MSAH.com A Patron Saint Print is the perfect gift for any animal enthusiast. Need something for Snowball II and Mr. Pickles? Don't worry, the boutique has been a one-stopshop for over 10 years with toys, grooming supplies, pet apparel and so much more.

4. Trashy Diva Lingerie Boutique 2044 Magazine St. 831 Chartres St. (504) 299-3939 TrashyDiva.com Celebrate the holiday in style with the vintage-inspired Twinkle Bomb Collection by Mimi Holliday! The Twinkle Bomb Underwire Bra and matching Boyshort features black lace, metallic silver dots, and scalloped lace finishing. Lingerie from Trashy Diva is sure to get you in the festive spirit and add flirty fun to the holiday season!

5. Wellington & Company Fine Jewelry 505 Royal Street (504) 525-4855 WCJewelry.com Beautiful diamond and sapphire ring from the Wellington & Co. Art Deco Style Collection.

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Royal Sonesta New Orleans

Christmas, New Orleans-Style

here is nothing like Christmas in New Orleans, when history-filled restaurants roll out Reveillon menus, Canal Street twinkles with lights and holiday music fills the air. A Southern Christmas – though not often a white Christmas – brings its own charms unique to the region and its diverse culture. Spread some holiday cheer this season by sharing time with friends and loved ones at the following destinations offering Christmas-inspired activities, dining experiences or events.

Gather your family to celebrate beloved holiday traditions and make new memories at the Louisiana Children’s Museum, located at 420 Julia St. Beginning Saturday, Nov. 29, stroll the Festival of Trees, a festive collection of whimsical holiday trees created by local schools, artists and community partners. On Sat., Dec. 6, don’t miss Festival of Trees Family Fun Day and Pajama Party. The Patron Brunch from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. begins with a delicious breakfast, a visit from Mr. Bingle and keepsake family photographs. Victorian carolers will entertain, followed by a special holiday performance by the Panorama Jazz Band. After brunch, the Fun Day continues with festivities including music, crafts, cookie decorating, holiday games and more. Patron Brunch tickets are $20 per person; Fun Day tickets (12:30-4:30 p.m.) are $15 per person. On Dec. 31, ring in the New Year at noon! Design a one-ofa-kind paper bag party hat and festive noisemaker, enjoy live music and join Sesame Street’s “The Count” for the NOON countdown to 2015 with a confetti toss and balloon release. Tickets are $10 per person. For more information and to preregister for events, go to lcm.org. Decked out in holiday finery, the landmark Royal Sonesta New Orleans beckons you to share the magic of the season with family and friends in the historic French Quarter. Selected by U.S. News & World Report as one of the “Top 10 Best Hotels” in Louisiana, Royal Sonesta celebrates with a sumptuous Thanksgiving Feast, lights up the Quarter at the annual Lighting of the Balconies, lifts your spirit with regular choir performances in the lobby, and creates treasured memories at each Teddy Bear Tea as Mrs. Claus shares story time with the kids and members of the New Orleans “Saintsations” join 148

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in the fun as Santa’s special helpers. Christmas Day Brunch is a local tradition, and award-winning Restaurant R’evolution embraces the season with a special Réveillon menu. Ring in 2015 with Grammy Award-winning Irvin Mayfield and his star-studded lineup on New Year’s Eve. Take advantage of “Papa Noel” rates that begin at just $149 per night. Discover why New Orleans tops AAA Southern Traveler’s annual “Best of the South” list for the third year in a row. For details and reservations visit sonesta.com/royalneworleans. For more than 170 years, Antoine’s Restaurant has been making holiday history in the heart of the French Quarter, serving French-Creole cuisine with excellent service in an inviting, comfortable setting. With 14 unique dining rooms, each offering its own historical charm, it’s no wonder Antoine’s has served guests such as General Patton, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, President Roosevelt and more. Throughout December, visit Antoine’s for a special holiday brunch. The $32.00 brunch includes a complimentary mimosa and your choice of a Crab Cake or Fresh Spring Salad appetizer, an entrée of either Poached Egg Cochon or Soft Shell Crab Florentine, and a decadent dessert of Classic Cheesecake topped with a rich Sauce du Jour. The three-course brunch is available for groups of 15 or less and is exclusive of tax, gratuity and additional alcohol. A very special guest will be greeting brunch goers and their families on certain days – Santa Claus will be on hand to greet guests Dec. 7, 14 and 21. Throughout 2015, Antoine’s will celebrate its 175th birthday with specials and events. For celebration information and reservations, visit Antoines.com or call 504-581-4422. •

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World Class Treatment Available at The Ear and Balance Institute The Ear and Balance Institute, 1401 Ochsner Blvd., Suite A, Covington, (985) 809-1111, EarAndBalance.net Vertigo can be a debilitating condition, but residents of Louisiana have access to a rare piece of equipment which can cure and benefit sufferers. The Ear and Balance Institute in Covington offers patients treatment with an Epley Omniax Multi-Axial Positioning Chair – one of only 18 in the world. Commenting Dr. Gerard Gianoli, owner and lead physician of the practice, said “The study data for the FDA approval of the Omniax was done in our office. Patients come from all over the U.S. and the world for treatment with it. Chronic and recurrent vertigo can be treated with it, and complex and recurrent cases may also benefit greatly.”

Weird but Wonderful A session with Reiki Master Jesyka Bartlett by Kelly Massicot

“I Deuce – The Restaurant Wyndham New Orleans French Quarter, 124 Royal St., 529 7211, WyndhamFrenchQuarter.com The Wyndham New Orleans French Quarter has completed a multi-million dollar renovation that includes guestrooms and an indoor pool. “The hotel has been updated both inside and out,” General Manager Craig Mouney said. “From painting the entire 20 story high-rise exterior of the hotel to 100 percent new design and goods in the guest rooms.” The hotel partners with Deuce McAllister’s Ole Saint Kitchen & Tap Restaurant for a wide array of food and beverage options. Legendary Saints and Ole Miss Rebels running back Deuce McAllister and Ballard Brands, LLC partnered with the hotel to launch its first eponymous bar and dining space, featuring classic Southern dishes on the tables and Deuce’s memorabilia on the walls. – Mirella Cameran

t’s only weird if it doesn’t work” may be a Bud Light slogan, but local Reiki Master Jesyka Bartlett uses the phrase when talking about her craft. Reiki is a Japanese healing tradition that many use as a way to recharge their “life batteries.” According to the International Association of Reiki Professionals, the term comes from the Japanese word “Rei” which means “Universal Life” and the word “Ki” which means “Energy.” It is the life energy that flows through every person. Reiki is channeling that energy and the universal frequency that’s understood to be balancing and healing, and using it to your advantage. Bartlett explains that Reiki isn’t a belief system or a religion, rather she compares it to yoga as a kind of spiritual exercise. “Just like yoga, you can just go and it will be good for you,” she explains. “You aren’t prescribed anything and you don’t go to a Reiki church. You go for a completely separate concept.” Reiki is used and practiced as a way to relieve mental, physical and emotional ailments. “Reiki is smart energy,” Bartlett explains, “you focus on where you think it should go and it will go to the parts of your body that really need it.” Mid-afternoon, I walked into the studio and was greeted by a warm welcome. Bartlett and I sat down and chatted for a while about different things going on in life and just whatever was on my mind. During the session, all I had to do was lay down on a message table in comfy clothes and be, “Open to the possibility that this could help me.” I closed my eyes as Bartlett started with the energy at my feet. We spoke a little and even laughed while she transferred the healing energy from the tip of my toes to the top of my head. She explained that different Reiki masters practice different ways, and also accommodate their sessions to the person with whom they’re working. Some people like to listen to music and some like to sit in silence. At the end of my session, I felt recharged and energized. As I left, I joked that I didn’t know if it was a placebo effect or if it really worked, but I felt amazing and could feel the energy going through my body. Bartlett looked at me and reminded, “It’s only weird if it doesn’t work.” n

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A Rainy Day’s Night By errol laborde

lusive in the sky were diamonds. A dark canopy had blocked out the stars, and from it a steady rain fell on those who had gathered at City Park’s Tad Gormley stadium to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Beatles having performed there. A group with a legally proper name of Fab Four and an uncanny ability to look and sound like the original band took stage and showed even greater power than expected. At the moment of the first strum from a guitar the rain stopped, never to return. Umbrellas were closed; spectators now liberated from the weather had room to sway. A half-century earlier the Beatles were still a relatively new group with a limited repertoire. Ahead would be Abbey Road, Sgt. Pepper, the mysterious white album; evolution and revolution; strawberry fields forever. This night, over a couple of hours, the Fab Four would perform from the full Beatles repertoire, so in that sense the show was better that what was performed on Sept. 16, 1964. Absent, too, were the teenage girls who stormed the stage and made the event more of a rodeo than a concert. Some were there, older by five decades but still capable of

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conjuring up the excitement from that night. Paul worship never subsided. Originally the Beatles had planned to stay an extra day in New Orleans to meet some of the area’s musicians. A last-minute addition of a performance in Kansas City changed all that. What a loss. Imagine if at some bar there had been a jam with the Beatles, Fats Dominion and Allen Toussaint. Might the muse have given birth to something great? There was already a touch with local greatness in the audience at both the original concert and the recreation. Though the crowd was almost entirely white, the times, by 1964, had changed so that he could cross the color line. His name was John Moore and from the beginning he was a big fan of the band from Liverpool. An aspiring musician, better known as Deacon John, he had been performing at local dances back then and still does today. The event’s organizer, WYES-TV, saved a seat for him up front, near the stage, where he could still be carried by the beat. “Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away / Now it looks like they are here to stay / Oh, I believe in yesterday,” the performer who looked and sounded amazingly like the real thing sang as the crowd swooned. Costume changes emphasized the many lives of the group, from the brightly colored pop uniforms of Sgt. Pepper to the John Lennon look-alike dressed in denim and a military shirt lamenting the era’s upheaval: “Imagine no possessions / I wonder if you can / No need for greed or hunger / A brotherhood of man.” Another performer, made up to look and sound uncannily like Ed Sullivan, paced the show. It was Sullivan, whose Sunday night variety broadcast gave the Beatles their first national exposure, who made the group famous. American TV launched the group’s stardom; this night public TV was resurrecting the moment. There could be no denying the absolute genius that came out of Liverpool, music whose roots had been influenced by sounds coming from New Orleans. By the time the show ended there were glimpses of stars in the sky. The storm that had earlier been ominous had in the end cooled the night. Deacon John was beaming. The show had been great. Earlier that day he had attended the funeral of Cosimo Matassa, the early producer of local rhythm-and-blues recording. During the course of one day, Matassa’s passing and the Beatles’ one night resurrection bridged the transition in the rock ‘n’ roll era. The music, in various forms, still brought happiness to its audience – as long as they believed in yesterday. n

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