Who's Running Southeast Louisiana Hospital?

Charles Maldonado on the company selected by the state of Louisiana to operate the region's largest public mental health facility

• by Charles Maldonado
• Tags: News, Southeast Louisiana Hospital, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH), Meridian Behavioral Health Systems

Last Mann out

Couple 'retires' amid cyber comments scandal

• Tags: Scuttlebutt: Louisiana News Briefs, Jan and Jim Mann, Jim Letten

Transparent Falseness

• Tags: Commentary, Gov. Bobby Jindal, Melinda Deslatte, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Driving factors

City unveils plan to manage traffic during Super Bowl

• Tags: Scuttlebutt: Louisiana News Briefs, Mitch Landrieu, Super Bowl XLVII, traffic

Bouquets & Brickbats

They get what they deserve

Updates on 2012 Stories

Alex Woodward checks back with some of the newsmakers of 2012, and where they are now

• by Alex Woodward

Quotes of the week

Grudge Edition

• Tags: Scuttlebutt: Louisiana News Briefs, Edwin Edwards, Drew Brees

Questionable index

Red Stick scores low in protecting gays and lesbians

• Tags: Scuttlebutt: Louisiana News Briefs, Baton Rouge, gay and lesbian community, 2012 Municipal Equality Index

Mutiny and the Bounty

Gus Kattengell says that vacating the suspensions of four New Orleans Saints is too little, too late

• by Gus Kattengell
• Tags: Sports, Roger Goddell, NFL, Suspensions

Scuttlebits

All the news that doesn't fit

• Tags: Scuttlebutt: Louisiana News Briefs, Charles Boustany, Jeff Landry

Hey Blake, what can you tell me about the old soldiers' home on Bayou St. John across from City Park?

• Tags: Blake Pontchartrain™: New Orleans Trivia, The Confederate Soldiers' Home, Spanish Fort, Deutsches Haus

Why is the URL for the New Orleans Public Library website www.nutrias.org?

• Tags: Blake Pontchartrain™: New Orleans Trivia, New Orleans Public Library

Voter Fatigue

• by Clancy DuBos
• Tags: Clancy DuBos, New Orleans City Council, New Orleans Public Service Inc. (NOPSI, now Entergy)

Judith Owen and Harry Shearer's Holiday Sing-along at Contemporary Arts Center

• Tags: Events Recommended, Judith Owen, Holiday Sing-along, Harry Shearer

Preview: Cosmic Convergence Festival

Giorgio Tsoukalos, host of Ancient Aliens, throws a party at the Sugar Mill for the end of the world

• by Brad Rhines
• Tags: Events Feature, Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, Cosmic Convergence Festival, Sugar Mill

Preview: The Goodnight Show With John Calhoun

Michael Patrick Welch on New Orleans' live-action variety talk show

• by Michael Patrick Welch
• Tags: Events Recommended, The Goodnight Show with John Calhoun, John Calhoun, Cafe Istanbul

World/Inferno Friendship Society with O'Death and My Graveyard Jaw at Siberia

• Tags: Music Recommended, World/Inferno Friendship Society, O'Death, My Graveyard Jaw

Kermit Ruffins' Birthday Bash at House of Blues

• Tags: Music Recommended, Kermit Ruffins, House of Blues

Home for the Holidays at House of Blues

• Tags: Music Recommended, Kermit Ruffins, Trombone Shorty, Rebirth Brass Band

Sage Francis at Tipitina's

• Tags: Music Recommended, Sage Francis, Tipitina's

Preview: The Beach Boys & Bad Company

Noah Bonaparte Pais on a big party set for Champions Square

• Tags: Music Recommended, The Beach Boys, Bad Company, Champions Square

Mary Poppins at the Mahalia Jackson Theater

• Tags: Stage Previews and Reviews, Mary Poppins, Mahalia Jackson Theater

Liebeslieder at AllWays Lounge & Theatre

• Tags: Stage Previews and Reviews, Liebeslieder, AllWays Lounge & Theatre

Review: Sweeney Todd

Lauren LaBorde on the Stephen Sondheim musical at AllWays Lounge

• by Lauren LaBorde
• Tags: Stage Previews and Reviews, Sweeney Todd, AllWays Lounge

Review: Django Unchained

Ken Korman liked Quentin Tarantino's "spaghetti Southern," about a slave getting his revenge

• by Ken Korman
• Tags: Film Reviews, Django Unchained, Leonardo DiCaprio, Quentin Tarantino

Review: PhotoNOLA Exhibits

D. Eric Bookhardt on several new photography shows

• Tags: Art Review, PhotoNOLA, New Orleans Photo Alliance

Review: That Sounds Good!

Kandace Power Graves on a cookbook celebrating 30 years of WWOZ-FM

• by Kandace Power Graves
• Tags: Books, That Sounds Good!, WWOZ, cookbook

The Year in Dining

Ian McNulty on the New Orleans restaurant scene in 2012: a boom year

• by Ian McNulty
• Tags: Food & Drink Features, New Orleans, restaurant, 2012 Gambit Review

R.I.P. New Orleans Restaurants 2012

• Tags: Food & Drink Features, 2012 Gambit Review

Tailgating at Cafe Adelaide

• Tags: Food News, Taste of the NFL, Cafe Adelaide

Opening Soon: New New Orleans Restaurants

• Tags: Food & Drink Features, 2012 Gambit Review

Five spots for non-po-boy sandwiches

• Tags: Five in 5, non-po-boy, sandwiches

Restaurant Happy Hours

• Tags: Food News, Restaurant, happy hours

Sample Besh restaurants for Cafe Hope

• Tags: Food News, Cafe Hope, John Besh

Kirk Coco of NOLA Brewing

President, NOLA Brewing

• Tags: 3-Course Interview, Kirk Coco, NOLA Brewing

Roederer Estate Brut Rose Sparkling

Anderson Valley, California

• Tags: Wine of the Week, Roederer Estate Brut Rose Sparkling, Anderson Valley, California

Tempting game dinners

• Tags: Food News, Tempt, The Saint Hotel

Noise Levels in Restaurants

• Tags: Food News, Roy Choi, A Frame, Los Angeles

Review: Bouligny Tavern

Ian McNulty relaxes at a sumptuous spot where you can keep the party rolling

• by Ian McNulty
• Tags: Restaurant Review, Bouligny Tavern, late-night

Loubat Foodservice Equipment Knife Sharpening

• Tags: Shopping News, Loubat Foodservice Equipment, Knife Sharpening

Merriment on Magazine Street

• Tags: Shopping News, Merriment on Magazine Street, Magazine Street

Southern Apparel Grand Opening

• Tags: Shopping News, Southern Apparel

Gambit's Holiday Gift Guide Series

It's the final countdown. Here's where to find great gifts for the ones you love

• by Marta Jewson

Finsihing Touches

Kat Stromquist

• Tags: Shoptalk, Southern Refinishing

Kenner Food Bank Food Drive at The Esplanade Mall