The "New" Bobby Jindal

Stephanie Grace on the Louisiana governor's current reinvention -- and how it tracks with his past

• by Stephanie Grace
• Tags: News, Bobby Jindal, GOP

Bite the Bullet on S&WB Rates

• Tags: Commentary, S&WB Rates

Civil service squabble

OBJECTIONS TO OVERHAUL

• Tags: Scuttlebutt: Louisiana News Briefs, Allen Square, civil service system

Orleans Parish School Textbooks

Alex Woodward on the OPSB's vote to ban textbooks that teach creationism … and the plan to adopt new anti-bullying language

• by Alex Woodward
• Tags: News, Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB), Thomas Robichaux, "zero tolerance" bullying policies

Runoff Endorsements

• Tags: Commentary, Runoff Endorsements

Feedback

Disaster averted

BLAKELY NOT ON SANDY COMMISSION

• Tags: Scuttlebutt: Louisiana News Briefs, Ed Blakely, Hurricane Sandy

EPA says no to BP

FEDERAL CONTRACTS HALTED

• Tags: Scuttlebutt: Louisiana News Briefs, EPA, BP

Bouquets & Brickbats

They get what they deserve

Roger Goodell: Person of the Year?

Gus Kattengell on the many reasons NFL commissioner Roger Goodell shouldn't be Time's Person of the Year

• by Gus Kattengell
• Tags: Sports, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Time Magazine, Person of the Year

Contributions

RUNOFF ELECTION DEC. 8

• Tags: Scuttlebutt: Louisiana News Briefs, New Orleans City Council District B, runoff

Nothing but Flowers

OLD PARAMOUR RESURFACES

• Tags: Scuttlebutt: Louisiana News Briefs, David Petraeus, Gennifer Flowers

Scuttlebits

ALL THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT

• Tags: Scuttlebutt: Louisiana News Briefs, Jon Johnson, Bobby Jindal

Hey Blake, Where was the Naval Hospital in New Orleans, and when did it operate?

• Tags: Blake Pontchartrain™: New Orleans Trivia, Naval Hospital, New Orleans

Red-Hot Council Races

• by Clancy DuBos
• Tags: Clancy DuBos, New Orleans City Council

Hey Blake, was chinchilla breeding a scam or a short-term fad in New Orleans?

• Tags: Blake Pontchartrain™: New Orleans Trivia, chinchilla breeding, New Orleans

Natasha Trethewey at the main branch of the New Orleans Public Library

• Tags: Events Recommended, Natasha Trethewey, Bellocq's Ophelia, New Orleans Public Library

Preview: Sweeney Todd

Lauren LaBorde on the new production at AllWays Lounge

• by Lauren LaBorde
• Tags: Events Feature, Sweeney Todd, Allways Lounge

Preview: Natasha Trethewey at New Orleans Public Library

Will Coviello on the Mississippi-born U.S. poet laureate, who reads at NOPL Dec. 6

• by Will Coviello
• Tags: Events Recommended, Natasha Trethewey, Bellocq's Ophelia, New Orleans Public Library

Cactus Truck at Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center

• Tags: Music Recommended, Cactus Truck, Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center

Mark Kozelek at Circle Bar

• Tags: Music Recommended, Mark Kozelek, Circle Bar

Aerosmith at the New Orleans Arena

• Tags: Music Recommended, Aerosmith, New Orleans Arena, Cheap Trick

John Wesley Coleman III at Circle Bar

• Tags: Music Recommended, Circle Bar, John Wesley Coleman III

Lee Camp at The New Movement Theater

• Tags: Stage Previews and Reviews, Lee Camp, The New Movement Theater

Ballet Hispanico at Mahalia Jackson Theater

• Tags: Stage Previews and Reviews, Ballet Hispanico, Mahalia Jackson Theater

Scrooge in Rouge at Mid-City Theatre

• Tags: Stage Previews and Reviews, Scrooge in Rouge, Mid-City Theatre

Review: Beirut

Dalt Wonk on Mid-City Theater's revival of the 1980s drama about AIDS in a future dystopia

• by Dalt Wonk
• Tags: Stage Previews and Reviews, Beirut, Mid-City Theatre

Review: Killing Them Softly

Ken Korman on director Andrew Dominik's arthouse crime thriller

• by Ken Korman
• Tags: Film Reviews, Killing Them Softly, Brad Pitt, James Gandolfini

Review: Against the Tide

D. Eric Bookhardt on Jacqueline Bishop's new show at Arthur Roger Gallery

• by D. Eric Bookhardt
• Tags: Art Review, Jacqueline Bishop, Arthur Roger Gallery

Hanukkah at Domenica

• Tags: Food News, Hanukkah, Domenica

Stan Harris

President and CEO of the Louisiana Restaurant Association

• Tags: 3-Course Interview, Stan Harris, Louisiana Restaurant Association

Five Spots to Feel the Beets

• Tags: Five in 5, beets

2011 Mer Soleil Silver Unoaked Chardonnay

Santa Lucia Highlands, California

• Tags: Wine of the Week, 2011 Mer Soleil Silver Unoaked Chardonnay

Booty's opens in Bywater

• Tags: Food News, Booty's, Bywater

Reveillon goes contemporary

• Tags: Food News, Reveillon

The demise of Hostess Brands

• Tags: Food News, Hostess Brands

Review: Horinoya

Ian McNulty on a CBD restaurant with traditional -- and surprising -- Japanese cuisine

• by Ian McNulty
• Tags: Restaurant Review, Horinoya, traditional Japanese, sushi

Rooting for You

Savory herbs unify a vegetarian dish of roasted beets and carrots

• by Russ Lane
• Tags: Food & Drink, Muriel's Jackson Square, Chef Gus Martin

Tunnel Vision

Virtual reality goggles create a pleasant experience for patients undergoing MRIs.

• by Katie Kidder Crosbie
• Tags: Health News, (MRI) technology, LCD screen, audio-video virtual reality

Commitment Day 2013

Setting your running goals for the New Year

• by Missy Wilkinson
• Tags: Health Feature, Commitment Day 5k, New Year's Day

The Ogden Museum of Southern Art hosts The Art of Giving

• Tags: Shopping News, The Ogden Museum of Southern Art

The Kupcake Factory Grand Opening

• Tags: Shopping News, The Kupcake Factory

Dunleith Designs, Antiques, and Gifts is Closing

• Tags: Shopping News, Dunleith Designs, Antiques, and Gifts

Family Units

• by Leigh Ann Stuart

Gift Me Up

Raise their spirits with thoughtful presents

• by Kate Grace Bauer

New Orleans Pharmacy Museum holds its Aqua Vitale Benefit

• Tags: Shopping News, New Orleans Pharmacy Museum, Aqua Vitale Benefit