December 2009
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Don't celebrate New Year's Eve with bullets: An...
Metro New Orleans residents don’t lack in choices to ring in the New Year tonight. They can watch the “Baby Bacchus” drop atop Jax Brewery and the fireworks over the Mississippi River, boogie at venues across the region or eat their way into 2010 at one of our many fine restaurants.Read more via nola.com visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast news clippings. ...
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NOPD parking restrictions, traffic plan for New...
With thousands of revelers expected to pack the French Quarter and surrounding areas for New Year’s Eve celebrations and the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day, New Orleans Police announced parking and travel restrictions and safety plans for the events. via wwltv.com Posted via web from New Orleans clippings | Comment »
Celebrating Unsung Heroes: A Secret History of...
Unsung Heroes: A Secret History of Louisiana Rock ‘n’ Roll Friday, January 8, 2010 The Arsenal, 601 St. Peter Street New Orleans, Louisianavia thelmf.org visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast news clippings. Posted via web from New Orleans clippings | Comment »
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Family fun at Mardi Gras | ajc.com
New Orleans’ Mardi Gras celebration may get most of the attention, but towns along the Mississippi Gulf Coast host Mardi Gras celebrations of their own, attracting more than 450,000 visitors each winter. via ajc.com Posted via web from New Orleans clippings | Comment »
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Singapore: More Popeyes fast-food outlets in the...
New franchisee aims to open branches in high-traffic heartland malls Big serve: The first Popeyes opened in New Orleans in 1972. It is now the world’s second-biggest fast-food fried chicken chain, with close to 2,000 outlets and operations in 26 countries Popeyes, best known for its biscuits and - not surprisingly - fried chicken, was previously available only at Changi Airport and the...
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New Orleans' venerable Jazz Joints at risk |...
The New Orleans-based Preservation Resource Center raises money to renovate the homes of former jazz musicians and sell them to private owners, said Patty Gay, the center’s executive director. But after Katrina, that program, which relies on city funding, dropped down on the list of city priorities, as the city focused on rebuilding neighborhoods and returning residents to their homes, she...
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In the Biz: New Orleans Record Labels...
While New Orleans is frequently recognized for its contributions to music past, present, and future, the city is often overlooked in terms of recording and producing albums, usually eclipsed by the efforts of Nashville, New York, and Los Angeles. But as in other realms of artistic expression, New Orleans has several notable additions to the world of recorded music, some of which keep with local...
Hopes of Mid-City bonfire extinguished | New...
The traditional New Year’s Eve bonfire in Mid-City looks to have been extinguished this year, not by city officials, but by the neighbors who fought so hard to keep it alive in 2008.Read more via fox8live.com visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast news clippings. Posted via web from New Orleans clippings | Comment »
New Orleans-Ray Davies's heaven on earth |...
Despite being shot there six years ago, Ray Davies still visits New Orleans Photo: GETTY I might have been shot while chasing thieves in New Orleans almost exactly six years ago, but that’s never put me off the city. I’d walked the same street countless times without incident and New Orleans will always be one of my favourite places in the world. Read more via...
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Red light cameras are apparently here to stay, especially since the oft-hated cameras are generating some big bucks for the City of New Orleans … Read more via wwl.com visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast news clippings. Posted via web from New Orleans clippings | Comment »
Mardi Gras parade stands offend Carnival krewes |...
The reviewing stands at Gallier Hall would be among the casualties of the mayor’s cutbacks, which he announced last week, saying the budget passed by the City Council left him no choice.Read more via wwltv.com visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast news clippings. Posted via web from New...
Music abounds in New Orleans from Christmas night...
Chuck Cook / The Times-Picayune David Greely, left, and Steve Riley perform at the Cajun/Zydeco Dance Fest at Tipitina’s on Sunday.Read more via nola.com visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast news clippings. Posted via web from New Orleans clippings | Comment »
New Orleans is for lovers - of Cajun/Creole food...
Cajun cuisine originated as strongly flavored country fare, usually single-dish meals cooked in big cast iron pots over a roaring fire. Spicy game dishes like alligator, squirrel, or whatever was available on a given day - with corn and rice thrown in for good measure - could feed a family. Creole food originally was considered to be more refined than Cajun. It was city food. It originated in...
Baton Rouge, New Orleans working together on...
The head of the Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce says he used to get asked about poor relations with New Orleans. They are shaping their policies on a series of issues they have discovered they share common ground on. Read more via wwltv.com visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast news clippings. Posted via web from New Orleans clippings | Comment »
Cajun Justin Wilson - Christmas In The Bayou
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New Orleans: Papa Noel and his alligators bring...
Papa Noel and his alligators bring gifts to the children of New Orleans. This video is part of Top 10 Christmas Towns show hosted by Steven Lee Christmas is a magical time of year, celebrated in unique ways across America. Travel to 10 different communities - from Alaska to Maine - each rich in its own culture and traditions, as they prepare for the holiday season. On the sea, on the shore,...
2010 New Orleans Music Festival Calendar |...
NewOrleans.com contributing photographer Jeffrey Dupuis is proud to announce the publication of the 2010 New Orleans Music Festival Calendar. The calendar features the photography of Dupuis, whose work has appeared in Rolling Stone magazine, An Honest Tune magazine…Read more via neworleans.com visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast news clippings. Posted via web from New...
Trombone Shorty is a rising star | San Jose...
Raised in a musical family in the Crescent City’s culturally verdant Tremé neighborhood, Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews started leading a funk combo at the age of 6, which is how he got his nickname. By 12, he already was known as a musician and showman of unusual skill, a reputation spread by admirers like Bono and the Edge, who stumbled across Andrews’ band in a small...
First Christmas message from New Orleans...
The new Archbishop of New Orleans, Gregory Aymond, has issued a Christmas message of peace and love to the Archdiocese.Read more via wwl.com visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast news clippings. Posted via web from New Orleans clippings | Comment »
Bonfire tradition to go on near New Orleans |...
Despite some recent uncertainty, a Christmas Eve tradition is expected to be revived in the Mississippi River parishes west of New Orleans.Read more via wxvt.com visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast news clippings. Posted via web from New Orleans clippings | Comment »
Best Cookbooks of 2009: Web Extras | ABC News...
It should be no surprise that Louisiana is included a few times in a Best Of Cookbooks list. John Besh’s My New Orleans and Real Cajun by Donald Link and Clarkson Potter are on “the list”. Find the Perfect Cookbook for a Gourmet, Home Cook, Child and More. Only on ABCNews.com, 15 more great cookbooks to give as gifts this year!Read more via abcnews.go.com visit...
The Lens: A New News Outlet in New Orleans |...
A fledgling New Orleans Web site seeks to be a model for how to preserve investigative journalism The Lens, a Web site centered on New Orleans, hopes to become part of a new model for investigative reporting. Like others in a burgeoning field that includes Voice of San Diego, Texas Tribune and the St. Louis Beacon, it is regionally based and is trying to take up and expand in-depth ...
New Orleans Saints Fight Songs | #whodat WWOZ.org...
In honor of the New Orleans Saints winning season, WWOZ has put together a list of Saints-centric songs. Check out the list via wwoz.org visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast news clippings. Posted via web from New Orleans clippings | Comment »
Vote for the best New Orleans Saints player of the...
Vote for who you think is the best New Orleans Saints player of the decade via nola.com visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast news clippings. Posted via web from New Orleans clippings | Comment »
With Disney Magic, New Orleans Awakens | NPR The...
Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images Chief creative officer at Pixar and Disney Animation Studios John Lasseter and ‘Princess Tiana’ attend the opening of Princess and the Frog in New York City. Read more via npr.org visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast news clippings. Posted via web from New Orleans clippings | Comment »
Sazerac reintroduces original Herbsaint recipe |...
Brian Huff/Tales of the Cocktail A Herbsaint frappé made with Herbsaint Original. A new bottle that looks antique will appear on liquor store shelves this week. In honor of the 75th anniversary of Herbsaint, the local Sazerac Company dug into its archives for the original recipe and recreated the absinthe substitute first sold in 1934. Read more via nola.com visit nola411.com for New Orleans...
Jefferson Parish's first gun buyback in honor of...
It’s not a place where one usually brings a gun, but on Saturday, people brought in several hundred guns through the doors of the Second Zion Baptist Church in Marrero. via wwltv.com Posted via web from New Orleans clippings | Comment »
1877 map of Faubourg St. John, New Orleans LA |...
Nice map of Faubourg St. John from 1877View larger map via fsjna.org visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast news clippings. Posted via web from New Orleans clippings | Comment »
1,000-Pound Bell Stolen From Historic NOLA Church...
Police are searching for thieves who stole a 1,000-pound bell from a historic New Orleans church that was just a few months away from re-opening. The Philadelphia cast-iron bell used to hang in front of the Second Baptist Church in the 2500 block of Marengo, Pastor Robert Jackson said. It was reported stolen on Wednesday.Read more via wdsu.com visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast...
City Council responds to Nagin's budget cuts | WWL...
The New Orleans City Council late Friday issued a press release in which they voiced their displeasure with Mayor Ray Nagin’s implementation of the 2010 Budget…Read more via wwl.com visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast news clippings. Posted via web from New Orleans clippings | Comment »
The Saints No longer the New Orleans Ain'ts --...
Football’s Saints and their long-suffering fans are savoring a shot at an undefeated regular season and a first Super Bowl. It’s a victory for a city and a culture that has refused to be washed away.Read more via latimes.com visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast news clippings. Posted via web from New Orleans clippings | Comment »
Louisiana residents happier than anyone else | WWL...
A new nationwide study ranks the happiness of people across the country. Folks in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey were the least happy. Authors say the happiest state is Louisiana, followed by Hawaii and Florida.Read more via wwl.com visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast news clippings. Posted via web from New Orleans clippings | Comment »
Music and Culture Are Crucial To New Orleans’...
We need to come together with one vision—and no individual agendas—to make sure that our music and culture is a part of the mayoral platform of all candidates.Read more via offbeat.com visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast news clippings. Posted via web from New Orleans clippings | Comment »
Leslie Jacobs drops out of New Orleans mayor's...
Education reform advocate and nonprofit founder Leslie Jacobs has dropped her bid to replace Ray Nagin as mayor of the City of New Orleans.Read more via wdam.com visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast news clippings. Posted via web from New Orleans clippings | Comment »
Kermit Ruffins featured on AmericanWay Magazine |...
Kermit Ruffins, Basin Street recording artist, is featured on the cover of AmericanWay, AmericanAirlines monthly magazine.Kermit Ruffins is a jazz trumpeter, singer and composer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Ruffins co-founded the Rebirth Brass Band in 1983 and made his first recordings with Rebirth in 1984. In 1992 hee started the Barbecue Swingers, a traditional jazz quintet. Kermit’s...
Free New Orleans related Movie & TV Show Previews...
Watch movie previews from the latest blockbusters and TV shows from the Amazon Video On Demand digital video store. The Amazon Video On Demand store has thousands of high quality TV shows, movies, and more for you to purchase or rent. We’ve filled this digital store with New Orleans related content. <a...
New Orleans Jazz Fest 2010: Pearl Jam Van Morrison...
Pearl Jam, Aretha Franklin, Van Morrison, Lionel Richie, The Neville Brothers,Allman Brothers Band, Anita Baker, My Morning Jacket, Darius Rucker, Widespread Panic Among Hundreds Scheduled to Appear at 41st Jazz & Heritage Festival… Read more via jazzfest.posterous.com visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast news clippings. Posted via web from New Orleans...
New Orleans Saints Return (last night at airport)...
If you thought last week was amazing, watch this video and check out how long the Saints are greeted back to NOLA by fans this evening… Watch Video Read more via saintsreport.com visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast news clippings. Posted via web from New Orleans clippings | Comment »
Metromix Launches in New Orleans and 27 Additional...
Metromix is a national network of local entertainment Web sites targeting 21- to 34-year-olds with information on where to go and what to do. Metromix was formed through a joint venture between Gannett Co., Inc. and Tribune Company, two of the country’s largest media companies with newspapers, TV stations and Web sites in the nation’s top markets. Metromix recently expanded...
J-Grad works to keep Jewish grads in New Orleans |...
J-Grad is the latest in a series of aggressive recruiting efforts to reinvigorate the Jewish community since Katrina drove off an estimated 30 percent of its population.Read more via dailyworld.com visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast news clippings. Posted via web from New Orleans clippings | Comment »
In New Orleans, Chaos in the Streets, and in...
A fresh examination of the post-Hurricane Katrina period — a joint effort by ProPublica, The New Orleans Times-Picayune, and PBS “Frontline” — raises additional questions about the actions of police who shot civilians. It also reveals deep flaws in the department’s efforts to investigate its officers’ use of deadly force in the chaos after the storm. Read more via propublica.org visit...
Kelly Clarkson Helps Out With New Orleans Charity...
Kelly Clarkson showed her charitable side on Saturday (12Dec09) by taking to the streets of New Orleans, Louisiana to lend a hand for a festive charity drive.Read more via contactmusic.com visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast news clippings. Posted via web from New Orleans clippings | Comment »
Riding the rails from New Orleans to LA |...
The Sunset takes about 46 hours to travel 3210 kilometres through two nights and three time zones. It’s one of the oldest and most famous train rides in the country and of all the ways to cross this deeply divided nation, it is undoubtedly the most democratic.Read more via stuff.co.nz visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast news clippings. Posted via web from New...
Cooking, New Orleans Style with Chef Matt Murphy...
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New Orleans S&WB member indicted | WVUE-TV Channel...
A New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board member is indicted on public corruption charges. The feds say Benjamin Edwards abused his position on the board to solicit kickbacks from companies with contracts through the Sewerage and Water Board.Read more via fox8live.com visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast news clippings. Posted via web from New Orleans...
New Orleans Chanukah Second Line Parade 12/13/09
The 5th Annual NEW ORLEANS COMMUNITY-WIDE Chanukah Second Line Parade Featuring the Four Candles Jazz Band START: Spanish Plaza Riverwalk STOP: FQ Amphitheater DISBAND: Cafe Du MondeKeep to the sidewalk as there is no street permit SUNDAY DECEMBER 13, 2009 @ 6:00PM Immediately following Chanukah at Riverwalk For more info email jieuxkrewe@gmail.com or search “Krewe du Jieux” on...
Paul Sanchez, Susan Cowsill, John Boutte and more...
Photo by Will Byington Paul Sanchez produced a new holiday compilation CD of New Orleans musicians. A Very Threadhead Holiday’ DD release party for a new local holiday compilation. with Paul Sanchez, Susan Cowsill, Matt Perrine, Craig Klein, Russ Broussard, Debbie Davis, John Boutte, Margie Perez and Mary Lasseigne. Tonight, 8 to 10. Chickie Wah Wah, 2828 Canal St., New Orleans,...
New Orleans clinches major sporting events | Opodo...
During the course of this year, a number of sport organisations have committed themselves to New Orleans, with the city due to host Super Bowl XLVII, the 2012 NCAA Men’s Final Four, the 2013 NCAA Women’s Final Four and the BCS National Championship.Read more via news.opodo.co.uk visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast news clippings. Posted via web from New...
Firm renews interest in converting abandoned Six...
Chris Granger / The Times-Picayune A California-based firm wants to convert the old Six Flags site in eastern New Orleans into a sprawling sports complex.Read more via nola.com visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast news clippings. Posted via web from New Orleans clippings | Comment »
Edwin Hampton, Legendary Leader of the Marching...
Edwin Hampton, the longtime, highly acclaimed, band director for St. Augustine High School and leader of the “Marching 100” passed away on Monday, July 20th.Read more via neworleansmusiconline.com visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast news clippings. Posted via web from New Orleans clippings | Comment »