No lax law enforcement for New Year's | WWL

New Orleans is gearing up for a huge New Year's celebration, with record crowds a possibility. But, a recently reported easing of arrests for minor infractions doesn't mean things will be getting out of hand...

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In addition to a very interesting menu, Chef Chris DeBarr does a seasonal "tasting menu" of small plates. Five in all, it looked like fun. Mind you, deciding to do the tasting menu was tough, given such dishes as the "Sorcerers Galette" on the menu...

Magnolia Court Restaurant - Apple Beignets | Studio 10 WALA

doesn't this sound delicious?

Dip apple slices into batter and fry until golden brown.
Remove and roll in sugar and cinnamon
Place on vanilla sauce...

Magnolia Court Restaurant is the dining room of The Hotel Magnolia, a landmark Bed & Breakfast Inn in Foley, Alabama, originally built in 1908.

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LA-SPCA to keep controlling strays in New Orleans | NECN

The mayor's office has announced a new four-year-agreement for animal control services with the Louisiana SPCA. The LSPCA has furnished the services in New Orleans for more than 60 years. But the time for renewal of the agreement came as Mayor Mitch Landrieu and city officials were renegotiating contracts with numerous city service providers as part of a major budget overhaul...

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Darius Rucker

Darius Rucker will play a free show in New Orleans on Monday (Jan. 3) at 6 p.m., one day prior to the Sugar Bowl game between Arkansas and Ohio State...

Brees donates $100k to make Field of Dreams a reality | WWL

Saints superstar Drew Brees is helping a dream come true for one local high school. Coach and teacher Brian Bordnaick has been working on the 9th Ward Field of Dreams project to create a football field, track and community space at...

December mineral lease sale brings approximately $2.3 million | Louisiana DNR

The state Mineral and Energy Board on Wednesday conducted its monthly lease sale in the LaBelle Room of the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge.

The board collected more than $2.3 million in bonuses in the December sale, bringing the total collected for FY 10-11 to more than $21.1 million. For the calendar year, that total is more than $47 million.

At this month’s lease sale, the board awarded 20 leases covering more than 4,300 acres, out of 51 nominated tracts covering more than 14,300 acres.

The Board sold leases in Acadia, Allen, Bienville, Cameron, Jefferson, Plaquemines, Sabine and Terrebonne parishes. Of the 20 tracts awarded, seven were in north Louisiana and 13 were located in the southern parishes.

Louisiana's Holiday Tree Recycling Outlives State Budget Cut | Huffington Post

New Orleans and nearby parishes plan to collect Christmas trees to build brush fences in bayous for marsh rebuilding this January even though the state decided to ax its funding for the program awhile ago. The state knifed $175,000 annually from the program, starting this winter, but the state's Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority will provide technical assistance to environmental and other groups and companies interested in recycling holiday trees...

Levee Bonfires Light Way For Papa Noel | WDSU New Orleans

A Christmas Eve tradition that dates back more than 100 years continues this weekend in south Louisiana with the lighting of huge bonfires along the Mississippi River...

Leroy Thomas - Jewel of the Bayou CD album review | offBeat.com

Though Leroy Thomas’ CDs have been consistently good over the years, they’ve also had a run-and-gun sound that left them rough around the edges. His Maison de Soul debut stands out from previous offerings in that 1) more time was spent in the studio and 2) it’s his first disc recorded in Louisiana...

Christmas message from Archbishop Aymond | WWL

The 14th Archbishop of New Orleans is also the first native son to hold the position. He's celebrating his second Christmas as archbishop of his home town. And, he says he sees much reason for optimism in the city during this season of hope...

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Whitney Nat'l Bank merges with Mississippi bank | DailyComet.com

In a $1.5 billion merger announced Wednesday, the parent company of Hancock Bank of Gulfport will buy Whitney National Bank of New Orleans. Whitney has nine branches in Terrebonne and Lafourche...

La. accounts for many calls about 'bath salt' drug | WXVT

The head of the Louisiana Poison Center says dangerous new drugs being sold as fake bath salts, fake fertilizer or fake insect repellent appear centered in Louisiana...

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Melanie Stetson Freeman/CSM Staff

The aftermath of hurricane Katrina has resulted in what locals here call a "brain gain": Educated and passionate young people are settling in New Orleans to play a role in its rebirth. Take Channa Mae Cook. The city's comeback story surely will include a chapter on her Sojourner Truth Academy, a coed charter high school with a curriculum tailored around social justice...

Alternative dinner ideas for New Years Eve in New Orleans | NOLA.com

New Years Eve is one of the two busiest nights of the year for restaurants. (Valentine’s Day is the other.) But you don’t necessarily have to book a table to enjoy the luxury of someone else’s cooking.

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Local shrimpers to get aid | NOLA.com

For several hours one day last week, about 20 Gulf Coast shrimpers sat indoors on an unusually warm December morning in lower St. Bernard Parish, learning about a program that could net them $12,000 apiece in subsidies because of increased shrimp imports, smaller domestic catches and plummeting shrimp prices in the past five years...

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Ground breaking at Willian Franz School

Five years after Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans and left it in shambles, the city is undergoing a full-scale revamp of it public school buildings, breaking ground on eight new elementary schools. The projects are funded through a $1.8 billion settlement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to cover the damages incurred during the natural disaster. The compensation was announced in August...

New Orleans Rapper Magnolia Shorty Shot to Death | ABC News

A New Orleans rapper known as Magnolia Shorty was one of two people shot to death while sitting in a car. Renetta Lowe died Monday along with Jerome Hampton in a barrage of gunfire from what police described as several armed perpetrators driving by...

New Orleans' newest public company boasts one asset: the Orpheum Theater | NOLA.com

New Orleans has a new publicly traded company: Orpheum Property Inc., which owns the city's unrepaired beaux arts theater, the Orpheum, and trades on the unregulated over-the-counter stock market.

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Times-Picayune Staff

Legendary TV weatherman Nash C. Roberts Jr., revered as much for his calm, level-headed presence as the accuracy of his hurricane path projections, has died at age 92, WWL-TV has reported.

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Displaced New Orleans residents still need help | RocNow.com

Five years ago, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. In that storm, 300,000 homes were made unlivable. Five years later, thousands remain homeless...

New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau relies heavily on government funding | NOLA.com

The visitors bureau relies heavily on government contributions for its operation. From 2004 to 2008 no less than half and as much as 77 percent of the agency's budget came from "government contributions (grants)," according to tax documents...

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Rock and Pop Tours announce the latest of their eagerly anticipated music discovery tours, travelling to arguably one of the biggest and most diverse music festivals on the planet – The 42nd New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

The 12 Day ‘New Orleans Jazz Fest Tour 2011’ will depart Sydney & Melbourne on April 28 returning May 9, 2011...

2010 Best of the Beat Awards | offBeat Magazine

Voting for the 2010 Best of the Beat Awards is now open. Winners will be announced at the Best of the Beat Awards on January 28, 2011 at Generations Hall, featuring performances by Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Allen Toussaint, Dave Pirner, Susan Cowsill, Alex McMurray, Davis Gogan, Chubby Carrier, Stooges Brass Band, Washboard Rodeo, Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns, Soundclash All-stars with Lyrikill, the Creole String Beans, and much more.

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Today the regional business community will hold a meeting in efforts to keep the New Orleans Hornets in the city. The business community is actively engaged in the discussions to keep the franchise in the city. And they're absolutely committed to keeping the 200 million dollar impact from the team in the greater New Orleans area...

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by Dominic Massa / Eyewitness News

Dr. John, the New Orleans funk and rock pianist, guitarist and composer whose real name is Mac Rebennack, is one of the 2011 Hall of Fame inductees officially announced Wednesday morning...

Real estate sales in New Orleans still reeling 50 days after database crash | WVUE

Fifty days after the real estate database crash in New Orleans, it appears the ground breaking for the new LSU teaching hospital, set for this month, will have to be delayed since a database fix isn't expected until January 2...

Fans show there is New Orleans Hornets mania | NOLA.com

This is a time our governor, Bobby Jindal, and our mayor, Mitch Landrieu, are telling us the future of the New Orleans Hornets, keeping them in town forever and ever, is "in our hands.'' "We're asking people to buy those tickets, '' said the governor.

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Miley Cyrus and Kelly Osbourne Go Clubbing in New Orleans | Gather

Not long after her infamous Miley Cyrus bong video, the controversial teen celebrity was out and about clubbing. This time Miley Cyrus and Kelly Osbourne went clubbing together in New Orleans. According to the report from PEOPLE, the two co-stars of "So Undercover," hit the town as they headed to the club Republic in New Orleans. Also along with the pair were Alexis Knapp and two other women...

Black & Gold Party Gras book | blackandgoldpartygras.com

The revelry surrounding the World Champion Saints, aka the Black & Gold, and their famously animated fans, known collectively as the Who Dat Nation, is the subject of our commemorative keepsake book. Chronicling the happiest time in the history of the Crescent City, Black & Gold Party Gras is, fundamentally, about Who Dats having fun (with most everything explained for the benefit of those who might not grasp the cultural nuances underlying the confluence of a Saints Super Bowl and the city’s most distinctive civic ritual, Mardi Gras).

New Orleans' top restaurants for liver dishes | WWLTV.com

Napoleon, WWLTV.com's unknown food critic, put together a list of his top four favorite restaurants in the metro area for liver dishes, listed in no particular order.

10 Best Brunch Restaurants in New Orleans, LA | 10Best Restaurant Reviews

Going out to eat isn't always about cravings. Often enough, mealtimes dictate our choices, limiting restaurant possibilities. When circumstances narrow the options, let 10Best help. 10Best directs you to the best Brunch restaurants in New Orleans and save you the hassle of calling around for business hours.

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First Jury Convictions In Federal New Orleans Police Probe | The Crime Report

Federal prosecutors won the first convictions in their sprawling probe of police misconduct after Hurricane Katrina when a jury yesterday found three New Orleans police officers guilty of killing Henry Glover, burning his body and fashioning an elaborate cover-up that kept the truth hidden for four years, reports the New Orleans Times-Picayune...

Louisiana Gay Group Praises FRC Hate Group Designation | Bayou Buzz

The Forum for Equality Louisiana has issued a press release on Monday applauding the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) for designating the Family Research Council as a Hate Group. The Center issued the designation in November...

Find a Missing Pet | The Louisiana SPCA

Losing a pet is a terrifying experience. Below are a few tips to help you find your pet:

File a lost report and submit a photo of the lost animal at local animal shelters. (Photos typically cannot be returned.)
Go to animal shelters to look for your pet.
Actively look around your neighborhood. Dawn and dusk are the most active times for lost pets.
Post "lost pet" notices in your neighborhood and inform your neighbors.
Put a "Lost" notice in your local newspaper.
Notify your area veterinary clinics.
Leave food and water outside for your pet with an article of your clothing or a bed your pet used.

Entergy New Orleans Urges Customers to take Precautions during Colder Weather | Entergy - New Orleans

Colder temperatures have arrived and the National Weather Service is predicting a hard freeze across southeast Louisiana Monday night.

With customers likely to crank up their gas heaters to battle the cold, Entergy New Orleans, Inc. wants to pass along a few gas safety tips and conservation measures to help those customers reduce their energy use...

New Orleans and sewer board named in personal injury suit | Louisiana Record

A New Orleans woman is suing the city and its sewer board for negligence after she allegedly slipped and fell in water from a leaking drain pipe and create a hazard...

The Finest New Orleans Double Eagle Gold Coin to be Sold at FUN | Coin Collecting News

The upcoming 2011 January Tampa FUN Signature & Platinum Night US Coin Auction features what is probably the finest New Orleans twenty of any date. Easily the finest known 1852-O double eagle, this Gem has been off the market since the early 1970s, when our consignor purchased it through a private treaty transaction with Stack’s...

HBO series Treme soundtrack is a Grammy nominee | New Orleans Stuff

The Soundtrack of the HBO Series, Treme has been nominated for Grammys in two categories!

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

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New Orleans No. 2 Place To Get In Holiday Spirit | WDSU.com

Unique local traditions and budget-friendly rates have landed New Orleans the No. 2 spot on AOL.com's list of the 10 best places in the United States to get into the holiday spirit...

Second homes: The good times roll non-stop in New Orleans | USAToday.com

Although some residential areas are still in disarray, its main tourist areas — such as the French Quarter, Garden District and Warehouse District — are revitalized, so much so they attracted 7.5 million visitors last year, the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau says...

Recipe: New Orleans Shrimp and Grits Pie | WBRC

Cheddar cheese, butter, onions, shrimp, Italian seasoning... Hungry yet?

Dominique’s, Rue 127 | New Orleans Magazine - December 2010, Restaurant Insider

Robert Peyton, Restaurant Insider, reviews Dominique Macquet, Rue 127 and Sucré...

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