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By Amanda McElfresh, amcelfresh@theadvocate.com This article is brought to you by DraftKings. If you have given daily fantasy sports a try or even done some research, you’ve probably become familiar with some of the key terms that are a part of the lingo. Words and phrases like “bankroll,” “guaranteed prize pool,” “head to head,” “return on investment” and “shark” are used in most conversations among daily fantasy sports competitors and others in sports betting. However, there are other terms that are part of the daily fantasy sports jargon that are important to know, especially among inexperienced competitors. Here are some phrases to keep in mind so you can fully take part in the conversation with your fellow players. Barbara Walters Game This is a game or individual performance that was obvious with 20/20 hindsight, a nod to Walters’ long tenure as a cohost of the ABC newsmagazine. It may be a football team with an elite quarterback dominating one with an injury-riddled defense, a baseball player getting multiple base hits in his home ballpark or a basketball player with notorious free throw trouble struggling at the line, just to name a few possible scenarios.

Dart Throw A player who is considered a longshot but may be worth taking a chance on. It may be a star coming back from injury for the ﬁrst time, a player acquired in a trade who hasn’t quite adjusted to a new team and game plan, or an elite college player whose skills haven’t yet translated to the pro game.

other in a championship game. These stories make for interesting reading but are often less important to the players than the ones talking about the game. The narrative can sometimes cause jitters on the ﬁeld or court for the ﬁrst few minutes, but most players have the ability to refocus and concentrate on the game at hand.

Donkey or Fish Things you don’t want to be, otherwise known as daily fantasy sports players with a history of poor performances. Strong DFS competitors are called sharks, which eat ﬁsh, hence one of these nicknames.

Recency Bias This is a psychological term that means some DFS competitors are more likely to choose a player who has done well in recent games versus someone who has been struggling. It’s incredibly easy to fall into this pattern, but it’s usually better to examine their statistics over a longer period of time, even multiple seasons. Every player and team in every sport goes through slumps and stretches where they are outperforming expectations. A broader view will help you see trends and gauge ability more accurately.

Grinder This is a DFS competitor who treats it as a long-term investment. Normally, a grinder will put most of his or her money in play-it-safe scenarios with the goal of making a profit gradually over time rather than trying to hit it big all at once. If you have the willingness to be patient, it may be a strategy to consider, especially when you are first starting out and getting a feel for DFS. Narrative A storyline that surrounds a game or player. Some examples include a player going up against his former team or coach for the first time, how a team from a warm climate will perform in a cold setting or two teams playing each other in the first rematch since facing each

Stack or Stacking Playing a group of players from the same team and/or game. It’s especially popular in baseball when examining hitting lineups. Stars and Scrubs (also known as Highs and Lows or Studs and Scrubs) Creating a lineup by combining high-priced and minimum-priced players. Train Entering the same lineup into one league multiple times. This is only advisable in qualiﬁers.

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The Fight Against Addiction and Despair in the Wake of Ida ....................................19

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VETERAN “SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE” WRITER AND STAND-UP COMIC JOHN MULANEY has delivered several

THE NEW ORLEANS FILM FESTIVAL IS RETURNING TO LOCAL THEATERS THIS FALL, but there are still outdoor

screenings and virtual offerings for an extra week — features of the festival added last year to cope with the pandemic. In-person screenings run Friday, Nov. 5, through Sunday, Nov. 14, at venues including the Broadside, The Broad Theater, Orpheum Theater and AMC Elmwood Palace 20. Most of the festival’s more than 170 films are also available for virtual screening through Nov. 21. The festival’s Spotlight section includes a small set of major studio releases and films jockeying for awards consideration, and many of those will not be available in the online program. The full lineup includes feature-length dramas and documentaries in competitive sections, and slates of short, animated and experimental films. The festival received submissions from more than 100 nations, and more than 20% of the lineup comes from Louisiana filmmakers. For a full schedule, tickets and virtual screening information, visit neworleansfilmsociety.org. Here are some of the festival highlights. “Red Rocket” Director Sean Baker made a splash with “Tangerine,” a gritty comedy drama about a Los Angeles sex worker just out of jail. It was the first feature film shot on an iPhone. Baker followed up with “The Florida Project,” starring Willem Dafoe as a manager of a run-down hotel. His latest film is a much more humorous story about a washed-up porn star who goes home to rural Texas to try to regroup and stays with his estranged wife. New Orleans actress Judy Hill appears in the film and will introduce the screening at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8, at AMC Elmwood Palace 20. “C’mon C’mon” Joaquin Phoenix plays a radio journalist who interviews children about their hopes and dreams and finds himself caring for and unexpectedly relating to his young nephew. Director Mike Mills filmed part of this black-and-white drama in New Orleans. It screens at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, at the Orpheum Theater and 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, at the Broadside. “Belfast” Kenneth Branagh has directed several screen adaptations of Shakespeare plays, as well as monster and mystery films. “Belfast” is a coming-of-age story based on his own early years

excellent comedy specials and even his own self-titled, but short-lived, sitcom. While he’s still baby-faced, he’s lived a life for the tabloids in recent years, with a divorce, a new baby on the way, a stint in rehab and movie and TV projects. He’s in town for a seven-show stint at Mahalia Jackson Theater at 7 p.m. daily from Wednesday, Nov. 3, through Sunday, Nov. 7, with 9:30 p.m. shows on Friday and Saturday. Find tickets at ticketmaster.com. PHOTO PROVIDED BY N E W O R L E A N S F I L M F E S T I VA L

growing up in Northern Ireland during the turmoil of the 1960s. It screens at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, at AMC Elmwood Palace 20. “Playing with Maracatu” Director Mike Filippov grew up in both Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Toronto, Canada. The documentary starts by introducing Brazilian expats in Toronto who formed a maracatu group, teaching Canadians the musical and parading tradition of an area of northeastern Brazil. But in Brazil, maracatu is deeply rooted in the era of slavery and the religious practices of enslaved peoples. The new maracatu fans travel to Brazil to perform and watch native groups, and Filippov opens up an excellent examination of the issues of authenticity, cultural appropriation and commercialism. It screens at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10, at the Broad Theater and is available online. “The Bengali” In this documentary, writer Fatima Shaik (who just received the Louisiana Writer Award) travels to Kolkata, India, in search of the home of her grandfather, Shaik Mohammed Musa, who immigrated to New Orleans. She reflects on her heritage as she attempts to bridge gaps in culture, religion and wealth. It screens at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, at Broadside, at noon Saturday, Nov. 13, at the Broad Theater, and online. “Accepted” Videos of students from TM Landry College Prep in Breaux Bridge being accepted into Harvard and Stanford went viral a few years ago. Most of the students came from a low-income community, and the unconventional school didn’t have textbooks. The videos drew the attention of educators looking to replicate its success, and others wondering if the story was too good to be true. Much of

Kelley Kali co-wrote, codirected and stars in ‘I’m Fine (Thanks for Asking).’ that story has been reported. In his documentary, Dan Chen recounts the school’s rise and fall and follows up with the students whose lives were changed — for better and worse. In drawing parallels to the Varsity Blues scandal, involving the admission of children of the rich and famous to elite schools, he asks important questions about opportunity, access and fairness. The film screens at 2:45 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, and 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, at AMC Elmwood Palace 20, and online.

“I’m Fine (Thanks for Asking)”

Kelley Kali and Angelique Molina wrote, directed and starred in this drama about a woman down on her luck during the pandemic shutdowns. After her husband died, she lost almost everything and lives with their daughter in a tent on the edge of the Pacoima neighborhood of Los Angeles. She braids hair and delivers food on roller skates to try to scrape together enough to rent an apartment, but everything seems to go wrong. The cinematically stylish drama unfolds over the course of a day, and Kali is entertaining in the sometimes heartbreaking story of hope and determination. It screens at 8:45 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, at the Broad Theater and online. “City of a Million Dreams” Local author Jason Berry’s documentary is getting its local premiere in conjunction with the festival. It focuses on New Orleans’ jazz funeral traditions and related music and culture. It screens at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12, at AMC Elmwood Palace 20 and online.

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DJ Soul Sister’s Birthday Jam MELISSA WEBER, AKA DJ SOUL SISTER,

is celebrating her birthday and the 15th anniversary of her Birthday Jam. The theme is a tribute to the Famous Disco, a 7th Ward club popular in the 1970s and ’80s. It was home to DJ Slick Leo, who will appear at this event. The show features music by Dumpstaphunk bassist Tony Hall and a band he’s assembled. At 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, at Tipitina’s. Tickets $20 at tipitinas.com.

‘SuspiriAcqua: A Haunted Water Ballet’

DARIO ARGENTO’S 1977 ITALIAN SUPERNATURAL HORROR FILM “SUSPIRIA”

became a cult classic. It inspired sequels, a 2018 remake, rock bands and now a local water ballet production. Aqua Mob, New Orleans’ water ballet troupe, incorporates flag twirling, music and more in its version of the story in which a woman enters a renowned dance academy and is caught up in mysterious happenings. At 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Nov. 5-6 & 12-13, at the pool at The Drifter Hotel. Tickets $15 on Eventbrite. PAGE 29

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The Maroon, Loyola University

New Orleans’ student newspaper, was earlier this month awarded a Newspaper Pacemaker Award by the Associated Collegiate Press. The Pacemaker is a prestigious national award among student-run newspapers. The Maroon is among 18 winners of a Pacemaker this year. This is the newspaper’s seventh Pacemaker Award — quite a distinction.

THE PERCENTAGE OF POSITIVE COVID-19 TESTS IN ORLEANS PARISH AS OF OCT. 27. State health department data helped prompt local officials to lift the mask mandate in advance of Halloween weekend. According to Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s office, as of Oct. 26 more than 75% of vaccine-eligible residents in Orleans Parish have received at least one shot. Masks, while no longer mandated except in K-12 schools and public transit settings, are still recommended, especially indoors.

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The New Orleans Health Department will use a $500,000 grant

for programs to prevent domestic violence against women and children and to support survivors. The federal Office on Violence Against Women funding grant will be distributed to the New Orleans Family Justice Center’s children’s program, to NOPD for supplemental domestic violence training, and to create a domestic violence prevention committee as part of the City’s Blueprint for Safety Program, among other areas.

Louisiana State Police recog-

nized that Jacob Brown, a trooper facing a federal civil rights violation, was a chronic rule breaker and had “toxic” character traits that should have disqualified him from joining the agency — and still admitted him because his father, Bob Brown, ranked high in the LSP brass. Jacob Brown was indicted in September for repeatedly attacking a Black man pinned to the ground during a 2019 traffic stop. The Browns’ story, The AP reported, is just one example of a culture of nepotism and racism at LSP.

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Our Endorsements WITH THE START OF EARLY VOTING ON SATURDAY/OCT. 30, New Orleans

stands at yet another crossroad. The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally altered our city and our politics. Hurricane Ida caused significant damage across metro New Orleans — and in doing so it exposed serious problems with our electric power grid, how City Hall prepares for and responds to hurricanes, and even how it fails to provide basic services such as timely trash pickup. Our decision matrix for endorsements has not changed since our first recommendations in the citywide elections of 1982: Who offers a clear vision for leading New Orleans into the future — and who is best suited to make their vision a reality? This year more than most, we looked for candidates who will end the “This is how it’s done in New Orleans” mentality that has led to decades of corruption, mismanagement and mediocrity. Finally, our endorsements come with a caveat: We will be watching. In addition to shining a light on the workings of city government, we will hold the council, the mayor and other elected officials accountable — regardless of whether we endorsed them.

Mayor

No Endorsement

As we explained last week, Gambit is not endorsing for mayor this year. It was not an easy decision, but we felt it was the most honest way to tell our readers how we feel about where our city and our mayor are right now. Mayor LaToya Cantrell has done an admirable job handling the COVID-19 crisis, but on nearly every other issue — from infrastructure to her tone-deaf efforts to force City Hall into Congo Square — she has failed to live up to the promises of her campaign four years ago. In lieu of an endorsement, we suggested in our previous Commentary that she refocus her post-Covid efforts to deliver on her initial promises — cleaning up the mess at the Sewerage & Water Board, and finding new and better ways to address crime, policing, blight, short-term rentals, economic disparity and the overall quality of life in New Orleans. How (and whether) she does those things will determine her legacy, and it’s entirely up to her to get it done. PAGE 9

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Council, Entergy let cooler heads prevail — for now AFTER A CONTENTIOUS FIT OF SABER RATTLING

in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, the City Council on Oct. 27 approved a settlement with Entergy New Orleans (ENO) that will significantly cushion a rate increase set to take effect automatically on Nov. 1. It was a big win for pretty much everyone, particularly ratepayers and local consumer advocacy groups. Behind the scenes, however, the compromise came only after some sharp elbows and whiteknuckle negotiations. Some context is in order. Last year, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, ENO voluntarily postponed for one year a previously approved rate hike. That year ran out on Oct. 31, and average bills were set to go up about $24 a month this week. Facing public outrage in the aftermath of Ida — and no doubt fevered amidst their reelection campaigns — the council utilities committee on Sept. 22 breathlessly adopted resolutions calling for various punitive measures against ENO. Beating up on the utility never goes out of style, particularly during election season. Besides, ENO does a lot of things wrong, often at the worst possible time. But the council’s Sept. 22 resolutions went so far beyond the pale that Moody’s Investors Service downgraded ENO’s bond rating within hours — for the third time in 12 months. Lower bond ratings mean higher borrowing costs, which ratepayers ultimately bear, and less money for improving the grid — giving ratepayers a double whammy. A smart utility would have responded by making a reasonable settlement offer. Instead, according to several sources, ENO effectively said, “Hold my beer.” Ultimately, and thankfully, both the council and ENO opted to negotiate. The result was a compromise that will, at least for the next five months, reduce ENO’s average monthly rate hike to $10 instead of $24. It didn’t happen easily.

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shop @gaetanasnola The council’s legal and technical advisors (whom the council and advocacy groups shamelessly ripped during the Sept. 22 committee meeting), negotiated a five-month delay in the electric portion of the rate increase. The committee was set to approve that deal on Oct. 25. On the eve of the committee meeting, however, the Alliance for Affordable Energy and the Greater New Orleans Housing Alliance sent a mass email accusing utilities chair Helena Moreno and other committee members of a “bait and switch” that would hike gas costs by up to 29%. The email hit home. Moreno canceled the meeting and sent the consultants back to the bargaining table to sweeten the deal. The consulting team delivered, thanks in large measure to technical consultant Joe Rogers. Moreno’s reaction to the groups’ salvo gave them a huge win and, no doubt, confidence in their future leverage. Ratepayers likewise won by getting significant relief. Moreno took a bow, the Alliance applauded the revised settlement, and everyone (publicly, at least) sang “Kumbaya.” It’s interesting, however, that the council no longer talks about a management audit of ENO or denying the utility the right to recover storm-related costs, both as called for just five weeks earlier. We’ll see if cooler heads continue to prevail after the elections.

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NOVEMBER MARKS THE 85TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VIEUX CARRE COMMISSION — the city agency designed to protect

Hey Blake,

What do the flags hanging above the pews of St. Louis Cathedral represent? I recognize a few of them, but not all.

Dear reader,

FIRST, LET’S GIVE A BRIEF HISTORY of St. Louis Cathedral itself. The current structure — named in honor of St. Louis IX, King of France — is the third to stand on the site. However, New Orleanians have worshipped in churches there since 1727. Most of the building we see now was built between 1849 and 1851. The cathedral, a National Historic Landmark, is the oldest Catholic cathedral in continuous use in the United States. According to a history published by the cathedral, the two rows of flags hanging from each balcony represent various Louisiana governments and church dioceses. Also represented are the papal flag (adopted in 1929 to represent Vatican City and the pope) and the American flag. Included among the flags is the one featuring the coat of arms of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Six other flags represent the Louisiana dioceses that together with New Orleans form what the Catholic Church calls the ecclesiastical province of New Orleans:

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The processional departs at the end of the 69th Annual Red Mass at St. Louis Cathedral on Monday, Oct. 4. Flags on the left represent Louisiana dioceses, and flags to the right are those flags that have flown over Louisiana. Alexandria, Lafayette, Baton Rouge, HoumaThibodaux, Lake Charles and Shreveport. On the right side of the cathedral (as you face the altar) are 10 flags that have flown over Louisiana. That includes the French fleur de lis (1682), the Spanish flag (1769) and the English flag, representing the areas east of the Mississippi (excluding New Orleans) acquired by the British in 1763. Other flags represent Napoleonic France and the early United States (both from 1803) as well as the flag of the West Florida rebellion (1810).

and preserve the historic architecture and zoning integrity of the French Quarter. In 1925, the city Commission Council created the initial Vieux Carre Commission, but it disbanded in 1930. At the time, the French Quarter had fallen on hard times, with many buildings in disrepair and others turned into crowded tenements. In 1936, a group under the leadership of Elizebeth Werlein (the grandmother of Gambit co-founder Philip Carter) successfully lobbied the state Legislature to put before voters a referendum amending the state constitution to create a new commission to oversee the French Quarter. “Adoption of this amendment would give the council power to preserve, through ordinances, the century-old structures in the Vieux Carre and prevent further injury to many of these historic examples of Creole architecture,” said Stanley Clisby Arthur, an author and president of an activist group known as La Renaissance du Vieux Carre. Louisiana voters overwhelmingly approved the amendment on Nov. 3, 1936. At the time, only one other historic preservation district existed in the country, in Charleston, South Carolina. With the creation of the VCC, the Vieux Carre became the second oldest historic district in the U.S. Before making any changes to the exterior of their property, owners are required to apply to the VCC for permission. The agency is composed of nine members appointed by the mayor, including recommendations made by the American Institute of Architects, the Louisiana Historical Society, Louisiana State Museum and Chamber of Commerce.

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City Council The next City Council will look

markedly different than the current one. As has been the case historically, it will find itself more at odds with New Orleans’ second-term mayor. We hope this dynamic will bring out the best in both the council and the mayor by finding common ground on issues that will unite, not divide New Orleanians. Herewith our recommendations for the council.

At Large Division 1 Helena Moreno

Council President Helena Moreno has done an excellent job during her first term, helping lead the city through a particularly challenging period. She pressed Entergy New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Ida to make meaningful improvements to the utility’s distribution system, and that pressure already helped produce a major settlement on utility rates and grid improvements. The council and the city will benefit from her continued leadership.

established him as someone who can build game-changing coalitions. Finally, we believe Morrell will provide strong guard rails against executive branch excesses in Mayor Cantrell’s second term.

District A

Joe Giarrusso III

Giarrusso has one of the toughest jobs on the council as chair of both the Quality of Life and Public Works committees. Giarrusso has excelled in both roles. Those two chairmanships actually put him in the unenviable position of having to do constituent advocacy for the entire city — on issues that affect virtually every household. All the while, he has kept his eye squarely on District A’s needs. His early hearings on the failures of the city’s trash contractors after Ida helped build momentum to end Metro’s contract. We are confident he will bring similar energy and focus to the council’s work in his second term.

Freddie King III

One of the most critical aspects of a councilmember’s job is constituent services, and in District C — which stretches from Algiers to the French Quarter, to parts of Treme and the 7th Ward as well as the Marigny and Bywater — that is no small task. King comes to the job with a head start on that front, thanks to time as the point person for constituent services under former Councilmember Nadine Ramsey. His roots on the West Bank will help bring City Hall’s attention to that critical but often overlooked part of the city, and we believe he will devote that same attention to all other parts of District C as well.

District D

Troy Glover & Timolynn Sams

At Large Division 2 JP Morrell

The contest for this council seat has been the mostly closely watched, and hotly contested, race this election cycle, and for good reason. Both leading candidates — former state Sen. JP Morrell and District C Councilmember Kristin Gisleson Palmer — have significant experience and qualifications, but we give our nod to Morrell. Morrell’s deep roots in the city give him a strong understanding of the issues facing all parts of New Orleans. Equally important, his groundbreaking work in the Legislature proves that he has the kind of state-level chops that could prove crucial in addressing our city’s fiscal and structural challenges. He has rightly taken a hard stance in favor of tighter regulation of short-term rentals, which under the current administration and council have been allowed to wreak havoc in many neighborhoods. His vocal opposition to antitrans legislation this year was a principled one, and his leading role in ending Jim Crow-era non-unanimous jury verdicts further

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Change is needed on the council, and for us it starts with District B. We believe Lesli Harris will be a strong, independent voice. As the chief of staff to Loyola’s president, Harris was in charge of developing a pandemic management and response plan for what constitutes a small town of young adults — and she handled that task admirably. That and her professional experience as a public defender, legal aid attorney, and partner in one of New Orleans’ most respected law firms give her a solid foundation for joining a council that faces a long list of challenges.

District D’s crowded field has confounded political observers for months. In our view, two candidates have risen above the others — Troy Glover and Timolynn Sams. Both are young, up-and-coming leaders in our community, and we believe either would make an excellent choice for the council.Raised in the Calliope, Glover is the CEO of the New Orleans Center for Employment Opportunities, which helps formerly incarcerated people get jobs and reenter society while providing wrap-around services critical to its clients’ long-term success. He also has served as president of the St. Roch Neighborhood Association, an experience that gives him a strong foundation in how city policy affects people where they live. Sams has spent the better part of two decades working on behalf of underserved New Orleanians. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, she led the Neighborhood Partnership Network, a grassroots organization that has had remarkable success in helping transform neighborhoods in District C and across the city. This, too, is the kind of experience the new council needs to develop policies that address our city’s challenges in housing, public health and infrastructure.

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District E

Cyndi Nguyen

District E is by far the city’s largest and most challenging district to serve. For too long politicians have been content to act as if the East barely existed. In her first term on the council, Nguyen has made a name for herself as a champion of her constituents, something even some of her opponents have acknowledged. Her constituents love her because she never misses neighborhood association meetings and other community events, and she spends significant time personally handling constituent requests for help. In recent months, Nguyen has also demonstrated an increasing willingness to break with Mayor Cantrell, which we applaud. An independent voice rooted in her community’s needs is critical to helping both her district and the city at large. We believe Cyndi Nguyen deserves a second term on the council to continue the important work of rebuilding New Orleans East.

Sheriff

Susan Hutson

Incumbent Sheriff Marlin Gusman has been in office for 17 years — more than twice as long as a mayor gets to implement significant changes at City Hall. Although much has changed at the local jail during Gusman’s tenure, most of the positive developments have come not because of Gusman’s efforts but because of community pressures and a federal consent decree. PAGE 10

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Amendment 1 — YES

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Susan Hutson. We believe it’s time for a new sheriff in town, and we believe former NOPD Independent Monitor Susan Hutson is the clear choice for the job. Hutson has served as NOPD’s independent monitor for 11 years. During that time, she brought transparency to a traditionally secretive organization, held the department accountable for court-ordered reforms, and earned the trust and respect of officers as well as community leaders. That says a lot about her ability to implement change. Previously, Hutson worked as a law enforcement monitor in Los Angeles (where the Police Department also operates a jail facility), where she gained first-hand experience in how jails operate. Crucially, unlike Gusman — who casually referred to incarcerated people as “product” during his meeting with the Gambit editorial board — Hutson understands that people caught up in the criminal justice system are still human beings who deserve respect, dignity and above all help to find a better life when they leave her custody.

Constitutional Amendments Four proposed amendments to

the Louisiana Constitution are on the ballot. Each must earn voter approval statewide to take effect. For the following reasons, we find only two of the amendments worthy of voter approval: Amendments 1 and 3. (Note that Louisiana presents ballot propositions as “Yes” or “No” questions, not “For” or “Against.”)

Amendment 1 is the most important and far-reaching proposition on the ballot. It aims to streamline and centralize the reporting and collection process for state and local sales taxes. It would create an eight-member sales tax commission split evenly between persons representing state and local taxing authorities. The commission would need a two-thirds majority to adopt or change policies and procedures, which is an important safeguard for local governments. Amendment 1 has been a long time coming, and it represents a compromise between economic development advocates and local taxing authorities. Louisiana is one of only a handful of states with a decentralized sales tax reporting and collection system. Even small companies often fill out multiple sales tax forms every month, which has posed an impediment to growing small businesses. With implementing legislation yet to come, Amendment 1 could be a sea change in making Louisiana

more business friendly — without adversely impacting taxpayers. It would not change local sales tax rates, which will continue to be set by local governing bodies and voters. That said, the amendment’s efficacy depends on lawmakers providing procedural safeguards that ensure remittance of local taxes quickly and accurately, without external political meddling. We and others will follow the implementing legislation closely and hold lawmakers accountable for making Amendment 1 work as promised. We recommend our readers vote “YES” on Amendment 1.

Amendment 2 — NO

Amendment 2 is a classic political “bait and switch” scheme. The ballot language reads as though voters are asked to approve a generous tax break by authorizing lawmakers to allow taxpayers to deduct federal income tax payments on their state income tax returns. That deduction is already enshrined in the constitution — and Louisiana is the only state that does so. The amendment

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actually would eliminate the deduction and lower Louisiana’s income tax rates for individuals and corporations — but let lawmakers reinstitute the deduction later, which would be disastrous for state finances. We’ve seen this puppet show before. It’s a fiscal train wreck in the making, and voters should not be fooled. We urge all our readers to vote “NO” on Amendment 2.

Amendment 3 — YES

Amendment 3 does not apply directly to Orleans and Jefferson parishes, but it would significantly and positively benefit us indirectly if adopted. The amendment would allow levee districts created after Hurricane Katrina to raise up to 5 mills in property taxes without voter approval — as older levee districts (such as those in Orleans and Jefferson) already can do. Only eight levee districts in the state fall into this category. They include St. Tammany and Tangipahoa, both of which, like Orleans and Jefferson, form part of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin. It’s important for all parishes in our region to be able to generate necessary funding to match federal flood protection dollars for levees and drainage improvements. The amendment must pass in those parishes and statewide to become effective. We urge our readers to vote “YES” on Amendment 3.

Amendment 4 — NO

Amendment 4 is intended to give governors and lawmakers expended authority to balance the state budget during lean times. Unfortunately, it likely would create more problems than it solves. That makes it unacceptable. Currently, governors and the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget can “sweep” up to 5% from certain dedicated state funds to address revenue shortfalls. Amendment 4 would allow them to transfer up to 10% — and it would not protect funds dedicated to coastal restoration and infrastructure. Allowing governors and lawmakers to sweep even more dollars from these critical funds makes no sense. We hope voters will say “NO” to Amendment 4. Gambit makes no recommendations in the races for state representative in District 102 (in Algiers), assessor, and clerk of court for Criminal District Court. Early voting will continue through Saturday, Nov. 6. Election Day is Saturday, Nov. 13. Regardless of whether you agree with our recommendations, we hope all our readers will vote in this important election.

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‘PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFRAID TO ASK FOR HELP,

BUT WE ARE ALL BEGGARS NOW’ The fight against addiction and despair in the wake of Hurricane Ida BY SARAH RAVITS

OUMA, LA — In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, Renee Ring fights a losing battle to hold back tears when she thinks about the hundreds of people facing addiction and other clients in crisis she works with every day. Ring, a program manager with the South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority (SCLHSA), is accustomed to working with people in difficult circumstances. She and her colleagues, after all, spend their days helping their clients here in Houma manage them. But hitting in the midst of a pandemic, Ida has pushed many of those people over the edge, as well as many more who were barely holding on before the storm. “There are a lot of very vulnerable clients that ended up in shelters,” Ring told Gambit. “I look at them and I think, wow, they have no resources, and they’re making it through the worst of the worst you could possibly think of ... They are dealing with mental health and all this tremendous loss, and it’s just exacerbating everything.” Even two months later, the enormity of that trauma is difficult to grasp. By late October, the SCLHSA had already heard from more than 8,000 people needing help, according to the Houma Courier. In Houma, traffic lights have mostly been restored and residents are receiving insurance checks while beginning the frustrating, long haul of rebuilding. In the lower-lying, smaller communities like Pointe-aux-Chenes, Mon-

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tegut and Dulac, people are living in tents and in their cars, relying on the kindness of strangers and their own community while waiting on government assistance. Blue tarps — all-too-familiar staples in south Louisiana — have replaced rooftops as far as the eye can see, and in some spots, roads are still obstructed by debris. But if the physical infrastructure is bad, the area’s health services, particularly for those dealing with addiction, is recovering from being almost in ruins. Most of the behavioral health staff Ring works with evacuated ahead of the hurricane and helped clients from remote locations around the clock, as the storm ripped their community and homes to shreds. Strained health care workers are trying to perform wellness checks but resources remain limited — and the clock is ticking. “Some of the [clients] were struggling with anxiety to the point where it became physical,” SCLHSA Clinical Director Misty Hebert says. “How do I help them not have to go to the hospital? Be-

cause they probably need to go to the hospital.”

BEFORE IDA, HOSPITALS WERE BURSTING AT THE SEAMS as COVID-19 patients filled up emergency rooms and ICU beds. When Ida began menacing the coast, several of them evacuated all staff and patients, which put an even greater strain on the already overwhelmed health care system. The storm didn’t pick and choose which buildings to hit, and like most of the bayou and River Parishes, the physical buildings housing clinics and other drug and mental health programs were damaged. Even now, two months later, the network of facilities SCLHSA oversees across south Louisiana are still dealing with storm damage. Hebert, the clinical director, spent most of the early days after the storm fielding dozens of crisis calls from existing clients on the brink of committing harm to themselves and others, or

expressing the urge to use drugs and alcohol to numb themselves. She says the agency had to increase the number of staff on call “because there were so many calls” as they scrambled to provide hundreds with support services, like prescription refills and setting up remote appointments. “We got tons of calls from people saying they are just full of anxiety; they need to come in. For the most part, anxiety levels and the need for sedatives has increased,” adds Lisa Schilling, SCLHSA executive director. Mental health worldwide has suffered because of Covid’s enormous death toll, economic collapse and compounding climate-change related disasters, but places that were already ravaged by poverty and addiction — which often go hand-in-hand — are feeling it the most. That’s especially true for Louisiana, which was grappling with an opioid crisis and a wide range of public health issues before the pandemic. The series of hurricanes last year combined with

COVER STORY Ring says the region will be getting about a dozen additional counselors to help them and that the SCLHSA has already been sending out mobile units to the lower-lying areas of the state devoid of easily accessible clinics. Edward Carlson, CEO of Odyssey House, runs the state’s largest nonprofit behavioral health center largely focused on addiction treatment. He says there has been an increase in people from across Louisiana arriving at the expansive New Orleans facility — including Ida-damaged Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes — seeking help for substance abuse issues, including relapses and addictions formed in recent years. “After any major disaster, there’s always a spike in addiction,” he says. “Usage goes up. That doesn’t mean everyone winds up becoming an addict, but it increases the likelihood that people will develop problems.” Carlson says the latest storm and ongoing power outages also triggered post-traumatic stress among people who had experienced Hurricane Katrina. “It pushed a few people over the edge,” he says. A Katrina survivor himself, he acknowledges a relatable struggle. Two months after Ida, Odyssey House has remained full, with staff putting others seeking treatment on a waitlist. Some only need counseling or a short-term place to detox and can be seen within a few days; others are in need of much lengthier stays. “COVID-19 and the opioid epidemic has gotten worse,” he says. “Throw the hurricane on top of that, and it’s had a huge impact across the board. There is a huge spike in need for services.”

IN THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF IDA, mental health providers, volunteers and mutual aid groups pooled limited resources together. “Resources have been limited,” says Hebert. “But everyone was willing to help.” Hebert says a main focus in post-storm recovery was getting medication-assisted treatment restored. This was a logistical challenge for those who were across state lines and because so many pharmacies were unable to receive shipments or even stay open. In some cases, Hebert was calling five to 10 pharmacies to figure out how to efficiently get life-saving medications to people in need. “We were trying to figure out

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how to get these sent to other pharmacies,” she says. “We worked with a few clients from St. John (the Baptist Parish) that were able to get to the local emergency room. Resources were limited but from what was there, everyone was willing to help.” “You get really creative during a crisis,” Schilling pipes in. “We call it Cajun ingenuity.” New Orleans-based collective Trystereo is another organization that has been helping and raising awareness and compassion for those who use drugs. This harm reduction network fundraises and distributes test strips for substances to promote safer drug usage as well as means to reverse overdoses and other supplies. Trystereo also teaches people how to administer substances like Narcan that can mitigate overdoses and keep people alive. The group also has been working with

other national harm reduction collectives to donate supplies to the Acadiana Harm Reduction Network and others in need. Charly Borenstein-Regueira, whose 29-year-old son Halley died of an accidental heroin overdose in 2017, also volunteers with regional harm reduction efforts — advocating for less punitive drug policies and stronger rehabilitation and support services. Borenstein-Regueira says that her outreach work mainly focuses on reducing the stigma around addiction. If there was less shame surrounding the issue, she says, more people would seek help. Addiction is a chronic illness, “It deserves to be treated with the same urgency, skill and compassion as any other fatal illness,” she says. “Nine out of 10 Americans suffering from substance abuse disorders do not seek treatment,

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the strain of pandemic lockdowns made that already bad situation worse, and overdoses and associated deaths in the state shot up in 2020. According to Hebert, the legal substance of alcohol has always been one of the top substances used by clients seeking treatment. Opioid usage, despite crackdowns on distribution, has continued to “creep up.” Lately cannabis has also been a top substance used by clients, she says — that could be because of shifting attitudes about its medicinal qualities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported this past spring that Louisiana overdose deaths surpassed a record high of 2,100 in 12 months. And overdose mortality increased statewide by 56% from the previous year — likely because many users who overdosed did so in the solitude of COVID-19 restrictions, or were tempted to use in the first place, because of the heightened stress of the pandemic itself, and couldn’t call for help. Opioid relapses are also high for those who have previously sought treatment — up to 88%, according to a 2016 study published in the medical periodical, Journal of Addiction. Health officials warn that there will be a lag in terms of figuring out just how bad the situation is. Statistics on how many people are struggling with addiction and mental health issues are difficult to gather because many people do not seek help and it goes unrecorded. Schilling also points out it often takes time before people realize the full extent of their trauma before they begin using or realize it’s a problem. “Immediately after a disaster like Ida, you are in reactive mode,” she says. “Anywhere from six to 18 months is when that settles in. Maybe your house is fixed or you’re living somewhere and you’re able to think about what happened — and that’s when the true depression and anxiety manifest. So for individuals who might have had addiction under control, they might turn back to that.” The state health department, meanwhile, is hoping to soon expand its Louisiana Spirit Program, a counseling program implemented during a presidentially declared disaster and funded by FEMA. If it does get approval, a spokesperson told Gambit, the department and regional human services districts like the SCLHSA will be able to hire additional, much-needed crisis counselors and stress management services to the hardest hit regions.

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in large part because of the dehumanizing stigma surrounding addiction, and the misconception that substance use disorders are a moral failing,” she adds. Borenstein-Regueira believes that if her son were still alive, he would want people to understand that drug users “are valuable human beings.” She says everyone should be informed about how to reverse an overdose and use safer practices when using drugs. Odyssey House’s Carlson agrees that there needs to be more compassion surrounding addiction. “We have a philosophy that we’re going to love them until they love themselves,” he says. “If you go out there and you relapse, you can come back.”

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whose houses have been in their families for generations don’t have the proper paperwork or documentation to prove to organizations like FEMA that they live there. Similarly, the South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority is trying to break down language and cultural barriers to getting aid and gain trust from local Indigenous communities. “A lot of these folks are looking to have that voice to be able to get their needs met,” says Ring. “There are a lot of cultural implications — it’s not ever been easy for them to ask for help, but we’ve been going down there to let them know we’re available.” Because so many have lost their livelihoods and homes, they have a lot to grieve and a long road to recovery, regardless of whether they are using substances, Ring says. “They’ve made their living on the water,” she says. “We have fishers and shrimpers and that’s how they grew up … They lost their boats, which is the main way to make their living. It’ll be a long time before they get back to what they know and love. It’s part of the grieving process.” Christine Verdin, a tribal council

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member residing in Montegut who represents the Point-auChien tribe, told Gambit earlier this year that in many communities, it’s difficult to ask for help but easy to give it out. “Our residents are proud and resourceful,” she says. “We have lived off the land for years. We have always been able to sustain ourselves. But this is the first time a storm has been this bad. We don’t have the resources to get back to where we were.” Friar Antonio Speedy, a priest at the Holy Family Catholic Church, has been opening his church up to the community and trying to help people recover from the storm, both mentally and physically. Needless to say, it’s been challenging. He recalls a local man, in his 60s or 70s, who showed up at the church suffering from septic wounds. The man had suffered from addiction “his whole life,” says Speedy. “He already had amputated toes. He had liver problems. He was in a real bad state. He had holes all over his legs from staph infections.” The church set up a tent for him and tended to his wounds, and

then someone took him to the hospital. They haven’t seen him since. “Drug dealers are licking their lips taking advantage of people,” he says. “A lot of people are going to fall back.” Candace Pellegrin from Catholic Charities, which has been collecting donations of food and supplies for the area, also says she picked up on the feeling of hopelessness that has led to increased substance consumption. “Lots of people drink around here,” she says. “They drink because they’re depressed, or that’s what they’re used to — that’s what they know.” But the friar has been preaching humility to a congregation in need. He believes that lightness can come out of the dark times the region is facing and he is, among other efforts, trying to raise money to get more campers distributed to the region. “This has given the community an opportunity to reach out to people whom we haven’t met before,” he says. “It brought people out of their dens … A lot of people have been afraid to ask for help, but we are all beggars now. We all need help.”

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The Will & The Way opens in the French Quarter GETTING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC IS A DAILY EFFORT. For restaurateur

Robert LeBlanc, navigating the shifting quicksand of the hospitality landscape takes grit and resolve, along with a daily dose of poetry from the likes of Rudyard Kipling and Dylan Thomas, he says. In the poem “If,” Kipling wrote about triumphing in life: “If you can meet with triumph and disaster / And treat those two impostors just the same.” That may suit the ups and downs of the current hospitality environment. “I tell myself I can’t control what’s happening, only how I respond to it,” says LeBlanc, whose hospitality company LeBlanc + Smith owns restaurants and event spaces Sylvain, Barrel Proof, Anna’s and the boutique hotel The Chloe. During the pandemic, the company closed its restaurants Meauxbar and Cavan. The company reworked the Longway Tavern space, and The Will & The Way opened on Oct. 15 at 719 Toulouse St. in the French Quarter. “The name suits the can-do attitude of our company, our peer group and the city at large,” LeBlanc says. “It’s been a tough couple of years, but New Orleans is still the best city in America.” LeBlanc has put a team of local hospitality veterans in place. General manager Bar Amar previously worked at the Mid-City restaurant Vessel, and chef Josh Williams and bar director Thomas Linville moved over from The Chloe. “We were proud of Longway, but the way the space was configured just couldn’t survive the limitations and social distancing constraints,” LeBlanc says. The space no longer has a dividing wall and a line of booths, so the floor plan is expansive and open. There is room to seat nearly 70 people inside and another 40 in the courtyard. “We wanted to create a true lobby for the French Quarter, a place where people can have drinks, coffee, work on their

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laptop, just hang out,” LeBlanc says, noting that the Quarter is a neighborhood first, not just a place where tourists visit. “We’ve also seen that people’s eating and drinking habits have changed,” he says. “They used to enjoy sitting in one place for an hour and a half of dining, instead we’re seeing more people popping in and out of a few places for shorter stays and smaller checks.” The Will & The Way has a menu that fits that model. Williams has crafted an array of small plates rife with bold Asian flavors and twists on Spanish specialties. Gulf shrimp salad is a gorgeous array of thinly sliced radishes, chilies and orange segments arranged on butter lettuce for scooping by hand. Loaded hot (Andy Capp’s style) Korean fries, are topped with kimchee, peanuts, bulgogi and scallions. A chili crunch salad is made with bits of pork, charred cabbage, popped grains, crispy rice and jalapenos, and dressed with fish sauce vinaigrette. Main dishes include steak au poivre with fries and hot fried chicken thighs with grits, collard greens and a drizzle of ranch dressing. “This is the food I love to eat,” says the chef, who spent considerable time in Mexico and Texas when he was in the army as a tank gunner. “I try to take classics and do my own spin on them.” Linville, who was part of the opening team at The Chloe, takes a similar approach with a menu of eye-popping cocktails, like the Cash Money

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as a place to get a burger, a salad or a coffee at its cafe, next to the Whole Foods Market on North Broad Street. Others might know it for its catering service. Both of those facets of Liberty’s Kitchen have been on hiatus during the pandemic. But the underlying work of uplift and change at this culinary-based community group has been thriving. Enrollment in its program has swelled. Graduation rates have reached new peaks. And job placement for its graduates has improved both in number and the quality of the jobs they are getting. “In the midst of the pandemic, the hospitality industry rallied with us,” says CEO Dennis Bagneris. “In the past year, we’ve had some of the best successes we’ve seen in the history of Liberty’s Kitchen.” After switching to virtual events last year, the group is bringing back

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Chef Joshua Williams serves loaded hot fries, salads and more at The Will & The Way. Dillionaire, a riff on a pisco sour that includes carrot-ginger shrub, dill and lemon. The Saint Giles Rookery is an exotic blend of gin, gunpowder tea, lemon and cardamom with a blackberry garnish. A list of new and Old World wines includes tasty imported bottles of house white, red and rose for $27 each. LeBlanc, who is working on opening sister Chloe hotels in Detroit and Nashville, sees The Will & The Way as an aspirational outreach to his town — a way back from troubled times. “As a company, we are trying to express what 21st century hospitality looks like, right now and moving forward,” he says.

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What will you be presenting at the dinner? MATTHEW RAIFORD: Part of what we’re doing is showing rice and rice cooking within the African Diaspora — showing how the West Africans who were brought initially to the Georgia and South Carolina coast to grow rice were the same group that grew rice in Louisiana and Alabama. You all are heavy with seafood and we are, too. You all are about Gulf shrimp. We’re about Georgia wild-caught white shrimp. There are similarities with redfish, tuna, red snapper and a lot of those things that fall within our food systems. We’re going to also show that the dishes may be similar and are based on one-pot cookery, like a jambalaya or a purloo or shrimp Creole or even reezy peezy, which is a rice and red field peas dish that’s done in Georgia. In the Caribbean, it would be done with pigeon peas and rice. In Cuba, it’d be Christians and Moors with black beans and white rice. And if you were in Italy it would be risi e bisi. We’re just trying to show that we’re more interconnected than we are different. (Gullah Geechee) purloo is like a jambalaya where you have rice as part of the main dish with peppers, onions, celery and whatever meat

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products you’re going to put in, whether it’s shrimp or chicken or sausage. All that is cooked with the rice in one pot at one time. It’s not like you cook five different dishes and put it together. We’re also doing potlikker goobers, which are cooked down with the potlikker from a mess of greens. We are doing a fresh salmon cake with peppered rice. We are going to have Effie’s molasses pound cake. My wife is going to do a hibiscus tea, and we’re doing a hibiscus tea cocktail with the Gullah Geechee gin that we created with Simple Man Distillery.

How did Gullah Geechee culture and cooking develop? R: When you look at either freshwater Geechee or saltwater Geechee, you’re looking at West Africans that were left to die off or barely fend for themselves. That was right after the Civil War. Saltwater Geechee — it’s people who were left on the islands. The boats were taken away and people must have figured they’d die off, but that isn’t what happened. They kept making their shrimp nets, because they were the ones who were making the shrimp nets from the very beginning. Their food was seafood and vegetable based. The folks that were left along the coast, they were the folks doing the hunting, so that was still there

As a farmer, what do you like to tell restaurant diners about that end of the food system? R: The seasonality of food is something we have to think about. When you eat a strawberry when it’s in season, it’s amazing. They’re full of juice and flavor. People have gotten used to things grown all around the world. When I look at the local food system, it is so important for the economics of a city and the food scene of a city. It’s important to realize what we have available in our own areas. My running joke is that all food comes from a farm. Every restaurant is farm to table. But when it is a local farm, the food just seems so much better, because it comes out of your local terroir.

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had been in his family since his ancestor Jupiter Gilliard acquired it following the Civil War. After a stint in the military, Raiford went to the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, and pursued a career as a chef. In 2011, he took over the family farm, where they grow rice, hibiscus, sweet potatoes and herbs and raise hogs. Earlier this year, he released “Bress ’n’ Nyam,” a cookbook capturing the food of generations of his family and the Gullah Geechee, descendants of enslaved peoples brought to coastal Georgia. Raiford presents dishes from his cookbook at a dinner on Monday, Nov. 8, at Carmo, and there will be a panel discussion about African Diaspora cooking and the contributions of Native Americans to the cuisines of Louisiana and the South.

for them. These folks were left along the barrier islands from Wilmington, North Carolina, to Jacksonville, Florida. Our farm is roughly 10 miles inland. I raised hogs and we have cattle and chickens. We weren’t as seafood based because we were more land dependent. (The cookbook) is a mixture of traditional and tweaked Gullah Geechee recipes. “Bress ‘n’ Nyam” means “bless and eat” in the Gullah Geechee language. What I wanted to do is show food that would be indicative of the Georgia coast, showing the farming portion, the fishing portion and the hunting portion also. There are recipes for venison, pheasant and quail in there. These are all things I grew up eating as a kid. I wanted to make sure that people had a chance to see what this food looks like, but some of the recipes are tweaked — from traveling all over the world and also my wife is a chef, all that flows into the book. One of the things I am working on is preserving the coastal Georgia foodways and helping the rest of the world to see that our Southern food is just as amazing as any other Southern food you want to talk about.

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Angelo Brocato’s — 214 N. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-1465; angelobrocatoicecream. com — Try house-made gelato, spumoni, Italian ice, cannolis, fig cookies and other treats. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. $ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 486-9950; juansflyingburrito.com — See Uptown section for restaurant description. Outdoor dining available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Thu.-Tue. $$ Katie’s Restaurant — 3701 Iberville St., (504) 488-6582; katiesinmidcity. com — The Boudreaux pizza is topped with cochon de lait, spinach, red onions, roasted garlic and scallions. Delivery available. Lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun. $$ Mid City Pizza — 4400 Banks St., (504) 483-8609; midcitypizza.com — Shrimp remoulade pizza includes spinach, red onion, garlic, basil and green onions on an garlic-olive oil brushed curst. Delivery available. Lunch Thu.-Sun., dinner Thu.-Mon. $$ Neyow’s Creole Cafe — 3332 Bienville St., (504) 827-5474; neyows.com — The menu includes red beans with fried chicken or pork chops, as well as grilled or fried seafood plates, po-boys, raw or char-grilled oysters, pasta, salads and more. Lunch daily, dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. $$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4024 Canal St., (504) 302-1133; theospizza. com — See Harahan/Jefferson section for restaurant description. $

NORTHSHORE The Blue Crab Restaurant and Oyster Bar — 118 Harbor View Court, Slidell, (985) 315-7001; thebluecrabnola.com — See Lakeview section for restaurant description. No reservations. Lunch Fri.-Sat., dinner Wed.-Sun. $$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 70488 Highway 21, Covington, (985) 234-9420; theospizza.com — See Harahan/Jefferson section for restaurant description. $

UPTOWN Joey K’s — 3001 Magazine St., (504) 891-0997; joeyksrestaurant.com — Sauteed trout Tchoupitoulas is topped with shrimp and crabmeat and served with vegetables and potatoes. Delivery available. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. $$ Juan’s Flying Burrito — 2018 Magazine St., (504) 569-0000; 5538 Magazine St., (504) 897-4800; juansflyingburrito.com — The Flying Burrito includes grilled steak, shrimp, chicken, cheddar-jack cheese, black beans, yellow rice, salsa la fonda, guacamole and sour cream. Outdoor seating available. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Thu.-Tue. $$ Martin Wine Cellar — 3827 Baronne St., (504) 894-7444; martinwine.com — The Sena salad includes pulled roasted chicken, golden raisins, blue cheese, pecans and field greens tossed with Tobasco pepperjelly vinaigrette. No reservations. Lunch daily. $$ Red Gravy — 4206 Magazine St., (504) 561-8844; redgravycafe.com — Thin cannoli pancakes are filled with cannoli cream and topped with chocolate. Reservations accepted. Dinner Wed.Sat., brunch Sun. $$ Theo’s Neighborhood Pizza — 4218 Magazine St., (504) 894-8554; theospizza. com — See Harahan/Jefferson section for restaurant description. $ Tito’s Ceviche & Pisco — 5015 Magazine St., (504) 267-7612; titoscevichepisco. com — Peruvian mlomo saltado features beef tenderloin tips sauteed with onions, tomatoes, cilantro, soy sauce and pisco, and served with fried potatoes and rice. Outdoor seating and delivery available. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch Sun. $$$

WAREHOUSE DISTRICT Annunciation — 1016 Annunciation St., (504) 568-0245; annunciationrestaurant. com — The menu highlights Gulf seafood in Creole, Cajun and Southern dishes. Fried oysters and skewered bacon are served with meuniere sauce and toasted French bread. Reservations required. Dinner Thu.-Sun. $$$

WEST BANK Asia — Boomtown Casino & Hotel, 4132 Peters Road, Harvey, (504) 364- 8812; boomtownneworleans.com — Restaurateur Tri La’s menu serves Chinese and Vietnamese dishes, including a Lau Hot Pot with a choice of scallops, snow crab or shrimp. Reservations accepted. Dinner Fri.-Sun. $$ Mosca’s — 4137 Highway 90 West, Westwego, (504) 436-8950; moscasrestaurant.com — This family-style eatery serves shrimp Mosca, chicken a la grande and baked oysters Mosca. Dinner Wed.Sat. Cash only. $$$

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WEDNESDAY 3 CHICKIE WAH WAH — Zach Bryson, 7 pm D.B.A. AT PALACE MARKET — Tin Men, 6 pm; Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters, 9 pm MARIGNY OPERA HOUSE — Casa Samba, 7 pm SOUTHPORT HALL LIVE MUSIC & PARTY HALL — Smile Empty Soul, 7 pm THE SANDBAR — Amina Scott, 7 pm

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THIS WEEKEND, NEW ORLEANS ARTS ORGANIZATION THE NEW QUORUM will begin a series of intimate, listen-

ing room-style concerts featuring the four AfricanAmerican women musicians participating in its fall 2021 residency program. Pianist and composer Courtney Bryan kicks off the concert series at 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7. Americana singer-songwriter Lilli Lewis — who recently released a new album —performs Wednesday, Nov. 17. LaTasha Bundy, a multi-instrumentalist and producer, will perform Sunday, Nov. 21. And violinist Rachel Jordan, who is also the artistic director of Music Alive Ensemble, closes the series on Sunday, Dec. 12. All performances take place at The New Quorum’s historic building on Esplanade Avenue. The New Quorum held its first official residency in 2016 — although the organization hosted artists including authors Rebecca Solnit and Rebecca Snedeker and percussionist Hamid Drake going back to 2013. Residency alumni include singer-songwriter and poet Xavier Cardriche, opera singer Lisa E. Harris and flutist Nicole Mitchell. Chicago musician Damon Locks’ time in New Orleans influenced his incorporation of gospel traditions into his Black Monument Ensemble work, says Gianna Chachere, The New Quorum founder and executive director.

“The residencies at The New Quorum have always been different in that I’m more interested in the seeds of new work and exploring the culture and atmosphere of New Orleans that inform creativity,” Chachere says. “I’ve never asked a resident to have a timeline and expectation of a specific project. This is more about the origin of creativity.” Artists-in-residence at The New Quorum aren’t “going to this farflung place to be in quiet solitude,” Chachere adds. Artists often work together and become immersed in New Orleans cultural traditions, given free rein to focus on new works and maybe take a little bit of the city back to their homes. Past residents have come from all over the country, but this year, Chachere wanted to focus on New Orleans musicians — specifically female musicians of color, which was part of her initial vision for the program, Chachere says. “This kind of comes full circle now. Covid and being isolated for so long got me in touch with what my original intention was,” Chachere says. “People from the outside can come in and collaborate with people here and that’s what’s happened. It’s been tremendous. But given Covid, support really needs to go directly to New Orleans musicians right now.”

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New Orleans-born pianist and composer Courtney Bryan The fall 2021 residents are being paid a stipend, supported by a grant from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation. The New Quorum also has received a grant from the McKnight Foundation to support administrative work, Chachere says, and offered a six-month course for arts residencies around the world. The New Quorum also will host programming with McKnight Foundation fellows in January. The four-concert series is “an opportunity for the artists to explore in front of an audience,” Chachere says. “This is a chance for people to listen to what the artist is trying to tell them, whether it’s through very new work, things they’re exploring or works they may be performing but fine-tuning. It’s new work in front of an intimate audience that’s at full attention.” Find more information about The New Quorum and the fall concert series at newquorum.org/ fall2021residents.

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THIS GALA BENEFITS THE SPLIT SECOND FOUNDATION, a nonprofit

aimed at removing barriers for people with disabilities which opened a fitness center in February. Tank and the Bangas will perform, and there will be food from local restaurants and more. The event is at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, at Generations Hall with a VIP cocktail party at 7 p.m. Tickets $100-$200 on Eventbrite.

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THE RADICAL BUFFOONS THEATER COMPANY launches a sensory-

driven experience in which three characters lead young audiences on an adventure involving games, problem-solving and dealing with the unexpected. At 11 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Nov. 6-7 & 13-14, at Zony Mash Beer Project. Find tickets and information at radicalbuffoons.com.

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PROSPECT.5, NEW ORLEANS’ INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART TRIENNIAL, opens its last wave of shows

on Saturday, Nov. 6. Highlights

include sculpture by Kenyan artist Wangechi Mutu in Crescent Park and work by Willie Birch, Jennie C. Jones, Tau Lewis and others at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. New work also is spread around the city at Happyland Theater, UNO Gallery on St. Claude Avenue, the New Orleans Lakefront Arena and elsewhere. The e xpo runs through Jan. 23, 2022. Visit prospect5.org for a full list of artists and exhibits.

Casa Samba & Brazilian Jazz CASA SAMBA, NEW ORLEANS’ SAMBA SCHOOL, IS A PERCUSSION-DRIVEN,

Brazilian-style Carnival marching group. It joins Afro-Brazilian guitarist Geovane Santos’ GPS Brazilian Jazz Trio for a night of Brazilian music and dance. At 7 p.m. at Marigny Opera House. Suggested donation $15-$25. Visit marignyoperahouse.org for details.

“the lessons and legacies we leave behind.” There also are live music and spoken word performances by Louisiana Poet Laureate Mona Lisa Saloy, _thesmoothcat & The 9th Life and Akilah Toney.

‘Across the River’

AWARD-WINNING WASHINGTON POST SPORTS JOURNALIST KENT BABB

discusses his new book, “Across the River: Life, Death, and Football in an American City,” which explores the lives and community of players and coaches of the repeat state champion Edna Karr High School Cougars. New Orleans Saints reporter Jeff Duncan moderates a discussion at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, at Garden District Book Shop. Find tickets at gardendistrictbookshop.com.

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WARdrobe: Fashion on the Rations

Friday, Nov. 5 at 6 p.m., is part of The Helis Foundation’s Unframed 3.0 series. The piece will be Scott’s tribute to his daughter, his father and artist John Scott and examine

Museum highlights wartime fashion with pieces from its collection. Vintage-inspired outfits also will be on display. Vocal trio The Victory Belles will perform and Vanguard

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IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW ORLEANS FASHION WEEK, the National WWII

College of Cosmetology will give hair and makeup demonstrations. WARdrobe starts at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, at the museum’s BB’s Stage Door Canteen. Tickets are $25-$35 and must be purchased in advance at nationalww2museum.org.

Kevin & The Blues Groovers PIANIST KEVIN GULLAGE LEADS THIS TIGHT BLUES ENSEMBLE, mixing in

touches of gospel and New Orleans funk. The Funky Uncle presents this show at the Howlin Wolf at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3. Tickets are $10 at thehowlinwolf.com.

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THE ST. BERNARD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HOSTS TOUR DA PARISH,

a bike ride through scenic areas of St. Bernard Parish, starting at the Los Islenos Heritage Site on Saturday, Nov. 6. Riders can choose a 10, 16, 30 or 51-mile route. The ride includes food, with donuts in the morning, snacks along the way and jambalaya upon return. Registration $45 in advance, $60 day of the ride. Register at stbernardchamber.org/tdp-2021.

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out with a group of teenagers. To prove herself to them, she’s gaining a taste for trouble. When they sneak up on some police officers camped out in the woods, they get a huge thrill out of lobbing some firecrackers and watching the cops scramble. It would be a dangerous prank under any conditions, but “Beans” is set during the Oka Crisis, or Kanesatake Resistance, in Canada in 1990. Beans’ family are Mohawks and live in the Kahnawà:ke Mohawk Territory in Quebec. Her father is caught up in protests in a land rights battle, and her mother is pregnant and nearing her due date. With all the distractions, Beans is starting to go out on her own and — spurred in part by the anger, confusion and racism that are upsetting her world — she starts pushing her boundaries. “Beans” is a coming of age story, and a big part of it is the girl’s recognition of racism against First Nations people in Canada. Her name is Tekehentahkhwa, and she’s starting to realize that using a nickname is hiding her identity. She lunges into the risks and dangers of hanging out with her new peers, soon landing her first taste of alcohol, her first kiss and more. Director Tracey Deer is a member of the Mohawk tribe and grew up near where the film is set. She also created the TV series “Mohawk Girls.” Deer cast young Mohawk actresses Kiawenti:io Tarbell as Beans and Violah Beauvais as her younger sister Ruby, as well as other Native American actors from North America in other roles. The reason the white people are encroaching on Mohawk land could not be more obnoxiously dismissive of First Nations peoples’ rights, but it was not fabricated for a melodrama. The film sticks to the facts of historical events and works in documentary footage of protests, including Canadians furious at the Mohawks fighting for their land. A golf club was trying to expand its golf course onto the ancestral burial

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grounds of the Mohawks. Tensions escalated until barricades were erected and there was an armed standoff between the First Nations people and Canadian police, who were later replaced by soldiers. Police cars were destroyed, and an effigy of a Mohawk man was burned in the center of the town of Chateauguay. In the drama, the barricades isolate the family. Beans finds plenty to explore within the community, but her new teenage peers mock her innocence. With the outside world now the enemy, she wants more than ever to fit into the group. Learning to stick up for herself is not painless and she learns that peers can be cruel. Early in the film, Beans dresses herself in pink and is happy to help her mother care for her younger sister. The emotional arc of rushing from that cutesy world to her teenage abandon is a pretty big leap for a standoff that lasted less than three months, and Deer forces the story a bit in service of Beans’ personal growth. The film is OK for teenage audiences, but may be too salty for 12 year olds. The specter of violence is harrowing, though the film is not bloody. The core cast deliver solid performances, particularly Rainbow Dickerson as Beans’ mother Lily. A few of the bit-role racists are flat characterizations. The bitter dispute and siege became a significant milestone in the movement for indigenous rights in Canada, and Deer uses that story to frame Beans’ struggles and growth. “Beans” opens Nov. 5 at Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

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