Louisiana Life November-December 2015

Tulane Sports Medicine Chief, Felix Savoie, M.D.

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contents

22 in every issue 6

From the Editor

Echoes from Opelousas

10 Rural life

On the Wings of a Dove

A farmer boy’s first time hunting takes an unexpected turn.

12 Reel News

A Shreveport home has lasted for generations

30 art

Daily Life in Ruston

An artist’s view

A Master’s Art in Context

34 Traveler

Sculptor Anthony Henderson’s virtuosity sets the gold standard on film

Lost, Found & Saved

New Deal for Depression-era Art

End-of-the-Year Highlights

Industrial projects, aviation keep jobs coming

16 Health

Awareness for Alzheimer’s

Plus the latest on Planned Parenthood

Ryan Andre

City Pork in Baton Rouge

20 Roadside Dining

93 Around Louisiana

Highlights and events

100 Lifetimes

Statewide calendar

102 quirky places

Docville Farm

A charming space in Violet serves as a mulit-purpose event space and learning center

104 A Louisiana Life

Stops in South Louisiana

Jay Ducote

Trying out a kosher deli & a spot with Boudin

A Baton Rouge native’s love of food and cooking has landed him a popular blog, radio show and stints on the Food Network channel.

22 Kitchen Gourmet

Sweet Treats

4 winter desserts to try

features

special section

38 The Little hospital that could

79 the good life

When Morgan City Saved U-Boat Victims: An excerpt from the upcoming book So Close to Home

by Allison O’Leary and Michael J. Tougias

42 The Lighter sides

Healthy Holiday Dishes

by Stanley Dry

50 Savoie faire

Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine’s Chief of Sports Medicine is a world-famous medical savior.

by Amanda Wicks

57 Best doctors

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All in the Family

18 Great louisiana chef

42

14 Biz Bits

102

26 Home

Annual list of doctors around the state

Guide to retirement in Louisiana

by Judi Russell

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from the editor

Echos From Opelousas

By Errol Laborde

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Opelousas has given the world Paul Prudhomme and zydeco. Both are Cajuninfluenced, with lots of spice.

Prudhomme was clearly one of the past century’s most important chefs. When done right his Blackened Redfish was an exquisite dish – so much so that the Gulf of Mexico was once in danger of being depleted of the species and a moratorium on fishing them had to be established. To create a dish that is so popular that it empties the Gulf is quite a tribute to the chef – and perhaps to the fish.

A point that has been overlooked in the coverage is that Prudhomme, who died in October, didn’t just make Cajun cooking famous, he redefined it into something Cajun in spirit but of a new age. I call it “Nouveau Cajun.”

Cajuns of old did not blacken their fish and, for most, redfish, which comes from the Gulf, was not a common meal. More common was the seafood of the bayous and rivers. They would eat catfish, gaspergou, shrimp and, increasingly, crawfish.

They were also meat-eaters, especially pork, and masters of the boucheries from which a multitude of pork products were made. If they splashed hot sauce on their food, it was not because cayenne pepper grew wild in their yards but because they bought a bottle at the store just like the rest of us.

Prudhomme, a native of Opelousas, took the sprit of his region, but developed the flavors particularly through working at such a pronounced chef’s mill as Commander’s Palace in New Orleans.

From there he made his own creation. Cajun Country gave him the image; New Orleans gave him a setting at which he could attract global attention.

His French Quarter restaurant, K-Paul’s, became an epicenter for a hot (literally) version of a native cuisine. The lines to get in were so long that locals, who did not like the restaurant’s practice (until expansion) of group seating, stayed away, yet they appreciated Prudhomme and the impact he was having on South Louisiana.

Prudhomme globalized the image of Cajun food being hot and spicy. Another New Orleans entrepreneur, Al Copeland, had also added fire. He applied it to fried chicken and called it Cajunstyle. Copeland even added dirty rice, a classic Cajun side dish.

Truth is, Popeye’s chicken could more accurately be linked to Prudhomme’s Nouveau Cajun, than to what the early Cajuns often preferred: chicken stewed to create a thick gravy to go over rice.

All food, like all music, is ultimately a fusion. Prudhomme had the genius to fuse the right ingredients and create a method of preparation that would become classic. For both food and music there is often magic from turning up the heat. n cheryl gerber photography

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On The Wings Of A Dove A farmer boy’s first time hunting takes an unexpected turn.

By Melissa Bienvenu

To say that I was less than thrilled the day my husband and our son walked into the house carrying a bleeding bird in a Styrofoam ice chest would be an understatement.

This was not the way I'd envisioned our 11-year-old's first hunting experience. In response to Matthew's recurring pleas to go hunting, he and his Dad had cloaked themselves in camouflage and headed out to a small field here on the farm.

They soon spotted a dove lighting high in a tree. You

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never shoot a bird when it's sitting still, Harvey told our boy, but when you see it fly off, take your shot. When the dove took to the air, Matthew did not hesitate. He threw up his shotgun, aimed and squeezed.

The bird cartwheeled to earth.

A dove on his very first hunt! Father and son were surely proud about that. There was just one problem: When Matthew went to retrieve his kill, it wasn't killed. As is often the case – even with more experienced hunters – the spray of buckshot

only hit the bird in the wing.

It was crippled but alive.

The usual fix to this situation is to finish the job by wringing the bird's neck. Harvey could have done the deed, himself, he would later explain, but he thought it was important, for several reasons, to let the boy do it. Harvey showed him how to hold the dove by the head and whip it around in a circular motion to break its neck.

Our son may have gotten caught up in the idea of being the Great White Hunter, but, just as I suspected, he forgot that he is also a total softie when it comes to animals.

Nearly every morning, he goes out to the backyard to visit with our cats and dogs before school. He was the boy who could catch the wild kittens nobody else could catch.

Whenever we pass stray animals on the side of the highway, I try to distract him for fear I will have to pull over and adopt one. He still gets teary when he sees photos of a stray we picked up in the Winn Dixie parking lot that later vanished. I will never forget the time when he was he came to me as a small boy, opened his fist and proudly introduced "Drifty," his new pet roach.

Despite his tender heart, however, he is also 110 percent boy and, like so many others in this rural parish, very much wanted to prove himself. So, just as his father instructed, he took the struggling bird's body in one hand and grasped it around the neck with his other. Then he froze.

After a few seconds, he looked over at Harvey and said, "But Daddy, his neck is so soft."

My husband grew up hunting deer, doves and wild turkey here on his family's farm. In his younger days, he was an excellent shot and a skilled tracker, but he long ago lost any real

desire to hunt. There are several reasons, but one is that he no longer enjoys killing for sport. Having to put so many of his own cows and dogs out of their misery over the years probably didn't help, but the truth is he's just gotten downright Zen in his middle age.

At any rate, he quit hunting years ago and only reluctantly dusted off his ammo after our youngest begged and pleaded to be taken to the woods. In other words, Harvey was already pretty ambivalent about the whole thing to start with. So when Matthew balked at killing the dove with his bare hands, Harvey was equally conflicted.

So we ended up with a live dove in a Styrofoam ice chest with airholes cut in the top.

As a person who grew up far from hunting culture (after 23 years on a farm, I still don't really "get" hunting), I guess I should have applauded my husband for not forcing our son to do something potentially traumatic.

I should have appreciated his respect for all creatures great and small and the fact that he did not feel it necessary to prove his manhood by destroying a 1-pound animal.

Instead, what I felt was annoyed. Just what a busy farmwife and mother needed was a wild animal in the household. It was just one more problem to solve, one with no easy answers and guilt-inducing implications.

What a pain in MY neck!

For one thing, there was the issue of medical treatment.

We knew nothing about fixing broken wings. At first Harvey tried securing the wing with first-aid tape. That secured the wing but jerked out a bunch of feathers. The next day we tried wrapping the bird in that latex-like sports wrap that

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only sticks to itself. That lasted about an hour before the bird squirmed his way out of it.

The dove was amazingly spry for a shooting victim, and he had an appetite like a velociraptor. Much to our surprise, the dove gobbled up the millet seed (leftover from a long-ago crop) that we sprinkled in the bottom of the ice chest every day. I actually began to worry he would get too fat for his legs to support him if he kept eating like that.

Meanwhile, I keep looking for somebody to help us.

The idea of explaining to a veterinarian or wildlife rescue worker that you wanted them to mend a bird you had attempted to kill was just humiliating. But after a few days, I didn't care about that anymore. I swallowed my pride and made the call. But our vet was no help. A wild bird shelter

near Baton Rouge agreed to accept our patient, but said that if the wing couldn't be fixed, the bird would probably be euthanized. That didn't go over well with my son or, truth be told, with Harvey. The bird stayed. We continued to care for it on the assumption that it would either get better or die. If it got well enough to fly, we would release it.

If not, well, that was hard to say. What kind of a life was life in a cage for a wild bird?

As the days turned into one week and then another, we have begun to develop a sort of daily routine with the bird.

Each morning before school, Matthew feeds and waters.

Later in the morning, my weird husband, (who began to worry about the bird's mental health from being contained in a Styrofoam cooler day after day), would transfer the

dove into a box about size of a shoebox and take it riding on the seat of his truck while he went about his morning farm tasks. He just wanted to let the bird see something different and get some fresh air, you know. He began referring to the box as the bird's "car seat." In the afternoons, our son changes the newspaper and gives him fresh water.

Believe it or not, the bird does seem to be getting better – or at least feistier. One day it escaped from its car seat inside the house while no one was watching and hid for several hours. We found it lurking under the pile of rubble in my older son's bedroom. It looked quite peeved when we returned it to the ice chest.

I still don't know how this story will end. Or what life lesson it may impart to our son, the boy who simply wanted

to go hunting like his friends.

I'm not particularly a huge fan of hunting, but I would never want to deny our children the opportunity to make up their own minds or exercise their birthright as boys growing up on a farm. I rather hope he gives it another try.

Maybe next time he will be a more prepared to face the fact that the pleasure of hunting equals the death of an animal. Or perhaps he will ultimately learn that that life is complicated, that sometimes we make a mess of things and there are no easy outs. I want him to clearly understand that killing the bird is not the only measure of a man. Sometimes being a man means taking responsibility for one's actions and making things right – no matter how annoying, how humiliating or how big of a pain in the neck that may be. n

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reel news

A Master’s Art in Context Sculptor Anthony Henderson’s virtuosity sets the gold standard on film

By Lisa LeBlanc-Berry

On the heels of the fall film festivals that characteristically add to Oscar contenders, the awards season is officially here. October’s New Orleans Film Festival, with its unprecedented seven world premieres, was kicked up a notch when it became an Oscar-qualifying event in the category of documentary shorts for the first time. Academy Award nominations open November 14.

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Anticipation among those in the conversation for the goldplated britannium statuettes will build like a crescendo until the 88th annual Academy Awards are telecast February 28, 2016.

The “look” created for some of the feature films lining up for recognition emerged from art directors, prop masters and set designers who selected top artists for their

productions, including some of Louisiana’s finest scenic sculptors and painters. Rich in talent, our local crews often have more experience than crews found in competing states. These artists are currently at work on movies and new television series that will be debuting in 2016.

“The thing is, we’ve been in this business for a long time in Louisiana,” explains Anthony Henderson, the acclaimed sculptor, printmaker and former university art professor who is considered the state’s most accomplished scenic sculptor. Henderson is known for his passion, imagination, technical prowess and impeccable techniques gleaned from decades of experience as an artist who has exhibited throughout the U.S. and abroad.

“We work out of town a lot,” he notes. “We have at least 10 talented local union sculptors here. Several of them are able to lead any show. That’s not the case in other places that haven’t been proliferating for quite as long.”

Considered a mentor devoted to training emerging artists in the industry, Henderson is the curator of the first-ever “Louisiana Film Industry Exhibit Featuring Artists from I.A.T.S.E. Local 478,” held November 3-28 at the hip New Orleans craft cocktail bar and gallery, Tréo (treonola.com). The exhibit features 22 of Louisiana’s top scenic artists (primarily painters and sculptors) that Henderson selected from the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.

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“The idea is to show that good artists are benefitting from the film industry, and also, to showcase what they do as artists on their own,” he states. “I’ll be exhibiting a stone piece depicting the possibility of spiritual hope.”

With dozens of major feature films and television series under his belt to date, Henderson is a multifarious, sought-after talent with a broad range of abilities. He has solidified his name as Lead Sculptor in numerous movies since expanding his career in 2004 to include film industry projects. “He was the first sculptor in Louisiana to join I.A.T.S.E local 478,” says sculptor David Whatley, who has worked with Henderson, his mentor, on numerous blockbuster movies in Baton

Rouge, Shreveport and New Orleans. “He is truly brilliant.”

While public art commissions punctuate Henderson’s practice as a sculptor, he balances his portfolio with off-season work as a commissioned marble carver, creating sculpture and finials for private individuals and corporations. He specializes in personal finials for tombstones, and sculptures depicting images pertaining to the life of the deceased.

Some of the more intriguing scenes Henderson has devised for films appear to be made of ancient stone. He can take a mountain of Styrofoam and transform it into an ancient city via chainsaws and rasps. The Lead Sculptor for Maze Runner, the 2014 dystopian science fiction

movie, Henderson created an elaborate, intricate maze that consisted of 40, 16-foot plastered blocks stacked in movable formations, plus a 20-foot door resembling concrete and several 7-foot cryogenic tubes holding water for an actor to be placed inside, all created in a field in Jackson, Louisiana.

For the fantasy-comedy This is the End, he was the Lead Sculptor, devising the iconic life-size meteor crater with his crew. As Lead Sculptor for Battle Los Angeles, Henderson sculpted a four-block section of downtown L.A. after it had been blown apart, as well as a half-mile of battle-ravaged freeway. From the faux-bronze monument he created for The Expendables to a battlefield from a Mideast conflict in

The Lucky One, Henderson is always in the zone.

His recent projects have included Walt Disney’s Finest Hours, a thriller about the Coast Guard’s daring 1952 rescue mission starring Chris Pine and Casey Affleck, hitting theatres Jan. 29. Henderson also worked on the highly anticipated slave drama Underground, a big Sony Pictures Television production that’s premiering in the spring of 2016 on WGN. Grammy winner Kanye West is producing the soundtrack.

“Working in scenery and film is an education in itself,” Henderson modestly observes.

“You learn a lot technically, and you work with people who have these visions.

You are learning something every day on the job. n

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biz bits

End-of-the-Year Highlights Industrial projects, aviation keep jobs coming

By Kathy Finn

Two Louisiana firms sparked local business headlines recently with word that they may play a key role in the country’s first offshore wind farm. Located off the coast of Rhode Island, the project aims to generate 30 megawatts of electricity — enough to power 17,200 homes – and the steel foundations for its five turbines were designed

by Keystone Engineering, of Mandeville, and built by Gulf Island Fabrication in Houma.

Here are highlights of a few other projects making news around Louisiana.

Barge-maker takes on yachts and more NEW ORLEANS A stalwart of the offshore service industry reached a landmark recently as Harvey Gulf International Marine entered the shipbuilding business.

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The company made the leap by acquiring Trinity Yachts, which has facilities in New Orleans and Gulfport, Miss. A new affiliate, Harvey Shipyard Group, will manage the newly acquired shipbuilding assets.

Trinity Yachts built a worldwide reputation on its custom-made super yachts, and Harvey Gulf will expand beyond the luxury vessels to build natural gas-powered offshore supply vessels for the oil and gas industry.

The company already has commissioned six such vessels from Trinity’s Gulfport shipyard and will invest $350 million to build its dual-fuel offshore fleet.

Harvey Gulf will grow in both Mississippi and New Orleans as it continues to develop vessels for marine transportation industry, including tank and hot oil barges.

Training takes off NEW IBERIA Attention wouldbe aviators: Opportunity lies ahead as New Iberia seeks to become home to an aviation school on the grounds of Acadiana Regional Airport.

South Louisiana Community College hopes to begin offering two-year associate degree programs in aviation maintenance and pilot training in the fall of 2017.

College Chancellor Natalie Harderhas said the programs would enhance the region’s strength as an aviation hub for the oil and gas industry, and would complement other projects under way in the area. Bell Helicopter, for instance, soon will open its $26.3 million assembly plant for the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X.

Jobs in the pipeline ST. JAMES PARISH Some 400 new jobs could be on the horizon for this area as a China-based company moves closer to starting construction of a $1.85 billion methanol manufacturing complex in the parish. Yuhuang Chemical Inc. recently announced completion of a deal to buy 1,300 acres of land for the multi-unit plant. The first phase of the project, slated to begin operation in early 2018, could produce 1.7 million tons of methanol annually. The project dovetails with a deal the company recently concluded with Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line, which will provide transportation capacity via one of its pipelines into the proposed methanol plant.

A business hub heats up POLLOCK Central Louisiana’s appeal to businesses in the industrial sector became clearer recently with the announcement that Lithuaniabased Investimus Foris will invest $265 million to convert an idle biofuels refinery in Grant Parish into an ammonia manufacturing plant. The project will create 85 jobs at the plant and 560 construction jobs. Investimus Foris is buying the former Vanguard Synfuels refinery in Pollock as its manufacturing site. The company also is negotiating with European and Asian firms to acquire plant components to be integrated into the existing facility. The Louisiana refinery had been operated as an ammonia plant before its acquisition by Vanguard Synfuels.

An industrial star gets brighter ASCENSION PARISH Already abuzz with commercial and industrial development, Ascension Parish is making room for more with plans for a 17,000-acre business site that may become the area’s next industrial megaplex.

The parish council recently approved a zoning plan that would allow the site to eventually house businesses needing easy access to the water, land and rail transportation routes along the Mississippi River.

The area’s economic development guru, Mike Eades, said the property has the potential to attract companies looking to locate or expand industrial operations locally and take advantage of the 10 miles of river frontage and a Union Pacific Railroad line that runs through the site. n

health

Awareness for Alzheimer’s Plus the latest on Planned Parenthood

By Fritz Esker

Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

As people age, most things become at least a little more difficult. That includes memory and learning.

But how can you tell the difference between normal aging and Alzheimer’s?

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Alzheimer’s Association’s website (alz.org) has a list of differences between what’s normal and what could be an indication of a more serious problem.

It’s fairly common to sometimes forget names or appointments with age. But if it’s a normal age-related issue,

the person will remember the information when prompted or reminded. With Alzheimer’s, once something is forgotten, it’s gone. Someone suffering from the disease will ask for the same information over and over and their memory lapses will disrupt daily life.

While an ordinary senior citizen might have issues adapting to something like new technology, a person suffering from Alzheimer’s will forget how to drive to a familiar location or complete other previously mundane tasks.

Misplacing objects is something even young

people do. But a person with Alzheimer’s will misplace something and be unable to retrace his/her steps.

Since mood changes like paranoia and depression can also accompany all forms of dementia, someone with the disease can often accuse people of stealing things that were simply misplaced.

If there’s any doubt about symptoms, it’s best to consult with a doctor. It’s always upsetting and sad to receive an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, but receiving care and support as early as possible can help both patients and families cope. n

Jindal vs. Planned Parenthood On Sept. 2 an order from Gov. Bobby Jindal barred Medicaid funds from going to Planned Parenthood facilities in the state, in response to a controversial video posted by an anti-abortion activist group that alleged that Planned Parenthood provided fetal tissue to researchers in exchange for money. Planned Parenthood denied those claims and does not currently provide abortions in Louisiana, and then went to federal court seeking an injunction blocking Jindal from excluding it from Medicaid. The Department of Justice filed a brief stating that Jindal’s order violates federal law, which says beneficiaries of Medicaid may obtain services from any willing, qualified provider. Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards said the governor’s order would prevent approximately 5,200 women from having access to cancer screenings and basic health care in Louisiana. On Oct. 18, U.S. District Judge deGravelles issued a temporary restraining order blocking Jindal’s attempt to defund Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, stating that the state’s cancellation of Planned Parenthood contracts was unlawful and would have disrupted health care unnecessarily. As of press time, the restraining order will last at least two weeks with possibility of a permanent restraining order.

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occasionally. Use hand blender and puree until smooth and pass through a fine mesh strainer. Set aside until later.

Spaetzle: 4 cups AP flour 1 teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon nutmet 3 whole eggs 3 egg yolks 1 ½ cups milk Place 10 quart saucepot with water on stove and bring to a boil. In mixing bowl, mix dry ingredients together. Blend eggs and milk together before adding to dry ingredients. Mix the two together until free of lumps. Using a spaetzle maker or strainer, proceed to pass dough through into boiling water.

Continue until all dough is used.

Stir pot to keep them from sticking and cook for approximately 4-5 minutes.Remove from boiling water and place into an ice bath to cool

Ryan Andre City Pork in Baton Rouge

Smoked Oyster and Bacon Spaetzle

For Completed Dish: 2 tablespoons diced bacon 2 tablespoons julienned red onion 1 teaspoon minced garlic 6 ounces sauce 2 tablespoons chopped green onion 7 large cold smoked oysters

By Ryan Spencer

Originally from Gonzales, Chef Ryan Andre has the resume to prove that he is a veteran in the culinary world.

Andre started out at Baton Rouge Community College, where he was studying to be a process operator, but he soon realized that culinary arts was his true passion and has stuck with it ever since.

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Commander’s Palace and Mandina’s in New Orleans and Le Creole in Baton Rouge, which he helped build from the ground-up.

He has received awards for his work including Louisiana Cookin’ magazine’s 2012 “Chef to Watch,” and he has also been featured on Louisiana Sportsman TV. He currently works at City Pork Brasserie and Bar as the corporate chef, where he oversees several restaurants. n

Sauce: ¼ cup butter 1 cup julienned onion s 2 tablespoons minced garlic 1 quart shrimp stock 6 1⁄5 cups heavy cream ½ cup chopped parsley 1 tablespoon salt 1 teaspoon dried sage 1 teaspoon white pepper 2 tablespoons sugar 2 cups grated Romano cheese Saute vegetables in butter until tender. Add remaining ingredients except cheese and cook for 20-25 minutes on medium heat. Stir in cheese until melted and cook for an additional 10 minutes, stirring

In skillet, render bacon for 2-3 min before adding onions and garlic.

Cook until vegetables are tender.

Ladle in sauce and green onions and cook for an additional 3-4 min on medium heat to allow sauce to reduce. Add in oysters at last minutes and allow to cook for an additional 2 minutes. Toss in 1¼ cups cooked spaetzle and cook just enough to heat. Place finished dish in bowl and top with shredded cheese if desired.

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roadside dining Ronnie’s Cajun Boudin & Cracklin House If you’re interested in making a 180-degree turn from kosher fare, eaters might consider trying one of Ronnie’s Cajun Boudin & Cracklin House locations in either Baton Rouge or Hammond. Monday through Friday, Ronnie’s offers full plate lunch specials that showcase some of the best in Southern cooking. Tender, slow roasted BBQ ribs and chicken, smoked-to-a-tee brisket, and their strange but delicious signature cracklin mac and cheese are just a few of the dishes patrons can get Monday through Friday at either establishment.

Ronnie’s doesn’t just offer their own cooking, they also provide processing for wild game and deer. A little extra work is well worth the five boudin and sixteen sausage varieties available for customers, many of which are guarded house recipes. With hunting season in full swing, it might be time to make a trek into the wilderness, or, at the very least, cozy up to any outdoorsy friends. 9830 Florida Blvd., Baton Rouge, (225) 216-7151 or 43106 S. Airport Rd., Hammond, (985) 318-7191

BBQ Ribs and fixin’s at Ronnie’s Cajun Boudin & Cracklin House

Stops in South Louisiana Trying out a kosher deli & a spot with boudin

By Andrew Paul

If someone were to ask where they could find the Southeast’s best example of a classic Reuben sandwich, Metairie would probably not come to mind. However, one stop at Kosher Cajun, and any doubts about the sandwich supremacy of Joel Brown’s family establishment are quickly put to rest. Since 1987, Brown and company have served both classic and creative kosher fare to not only greater New Orleans’ 20 | Louisiana Life November/December 2015

sizable Jewish population, but to hungry locals, tourists, and even international heads of state, as well.

What began as a part-time deli in a former strip mall hair salon has since expanded into a full service restaurant, wine cellar, and Judaica gift shop in an otherwise unassuming building off of Severn Avenue.

A number of synagogues are located within walking distance of the deli, giving nearby families a kosher

option otherwise unavailable to them in a region known for its pork boudin and shellfish platters. While sampling the Brown family’s numerous menu options – including the aforementioned, divine Reuben and homemade pickles – patrons can peruse a small grocery in the back, full of hard-to-find Jewish and Israeli products. But the Kosher Cajun’s deli is the real draw for visitors who include Senator Joseph Lieberman and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu among their ranks.

The interior itself is unassuming, and if it weren’t for the shelves of Hebrew prayer books and religious tzchakes, could be confused for any other run-of-the-mill local shop. But glancing over Brown’s menu options, guests will immediately realize they’re about to taste fare that gives the most revered of New York’s delicatessens a run for their money. The chopped liver and whitefish salad appetizers are worth a try alone for their uniqueness in the region, but if diners really want a taste of the Old Country, this Jewish boy can’t recommend their matzoh ball soup highly enough. Light,

fluffy dumplings in a homemade chicken broth with fresh vegetables. Simply the best – outside of my own mother’s cooking, of course.

One would do best to also try a few of their signature sandwiches. Along with the classic Reuben, Brown’s J&N Special is a great Southern twist on an East Coast staple.

The traditional, shaved hot pastrami and corned beef on rye is topped with tangy mustard, a sinus-clearing horseradish sauce, and homemade coleslaw. Pair that with a side of latkes – a sort of deepfried potato hashbrown – and you’ll leave all the happier.

Brown also offers versions of classic Louisiana fare with kosher twists, shining examples of Southern Jewish dining.

There’s also gumbo made with chicken, as well as the shrimp poor boy butterflied and fried Alaskan whitefish.

Make sure to pay a visit to the Kosher Cajun if you’re in the area, just remember not to do it Friday night or Saturday – Brown and his family will be taking a break from satisfying foodies to celebrate Shabbat. 3519 Severn Ave., Metairie, (504) 888-2010. n photo by eugenia uhl

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Tiramisu

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Sweet Treats 4 winter desserts to try

By Stanley Dry

This is the best time of year for those of us who have a sweet tooth. From Thanksgiving through Christmas and New Year’s Day, tables are overflowing with an unimaginable variety of cakes, pies, cookies, puddings and candies. When we transition to a new year, there is only a slight pause, and then king cakes show up and are everywhere until the arrival of Lent.

Winter isn’t my favorite time of year, but I do love sweets and desserts of every type, and they certainly do take the edge off the cold, short days. This month, in anticipation of the season, we have four dessert recipes that can be made with a minimum of effort.

Some cooks are intimidated by the idea of making crepes, but crepes are just thin pancakes, and everybody makes pancakes.

The recipe for Almond Crepes with Lemon and Almond Cream combines the flavors of two favorite

ingredients into a light and refreshing dessert. Adding almond flour to the crepe batter produces a very light and flavorful crepe. And replacing wheat flour with almond flour in the pastry cream intensifies the almond flavor. Fortunately, almond flour is now widely available in supermarkets and health food stores, sometimes labeled “almond meal.”

Persimmon pudding is a quick preparation that makes use of a seasonal fruit. Not everyone will appreciate the texture of this simple dish, as not everyone takes to persimmons. I don’t really know how to describe the texture, but it is somewhat gelatinous and reminds me of some Vietnamese pastries I have sampled. It’s something very different from usual American desserts, and I am quite fond of it when served with unsweetened whipped cream.

In the last 20 or so years, tiramisu has become extremely popular.

Essentially a very different version of the English trifle,

its name means “pick-meup,” owing, no doubt, to the coffee-and-brandysoaked ladyfingers that are alternated with layers of mascarpone cream sprinkled with chocolate. From my experience, it is one of those desserts that chefs like to personalize. I have eaten many dishes of tiramisu in restaurants, and no two have ever been the same, though mascarpone, a rich and creamy Italian cream cheese, is always present.

Sweet potatoes make an appearance on Louisiana tables in a number of guises – baked, boiled, fried, candied, combined with pork and ham, made into pies and puddings.

This month’s recipe for Sweet Potato Turnovers is one of the easiest and quickest imaginable. It is simply a sweet potato filling wrapped in phyllo dough and briefly baked. n

Tiramisu The coffee in this recipe should be very strong, either espresso or brewed from dark roast coffee. If ladyfingers aren’t available, substitute sponge cake or angel food cake.

2 large eggs, separated ¼ cup sugar 8 ounces mascarpone ½ cup cold, strongly-brewed coffee 2 tablespoons brandy About 20 ladyfingers or the equivalent of sliced cake 1 ounce bittersweet chocolate, coarsely grated In a mixing bowl, beat egg yolks with sugar until pale and fluffy. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Beat mascarpone into egg yolks until smooth. Fold in egg whites. Combine coffee and brandy in another container.

In a serving dish, place a layer of ladyfingers on the bottom. Brush with enough of the coffee/brandy mixture to soak cake. Add half of mascarpone mixture and sprinkle with grated chocolate. Repeat, ending with a layer of mascarpone. Sprinkle top with remainder of the grated chocolate.

Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.

Makes about 8 servings.

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recipes Persimmon Pudding Do not use a plain aluminum pan because it will cause the batter to blacken. Use glass, enamel, or metal with a non-stick coating.

1 cup persimmon pulp 1 tablespoon freshly-squeezed lemon juice ¼ pound unsalted butter, softened 1¼ cups light brown sugar 3 large eggs 1½ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon ginger ¼ teaspoon nutmeg ¼ teaspoon salt Unsweetened whipped cream Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease an 8- or 9-inch non-reactive baking pan or dish.

Combine persimmon pulp and lemon juice in blender and blend on high until thickened.

In a bowl, combine flour with baking powder, ginger, nutmeg, and salt, and stir to combine.

Using a stand or hand-held mixer, beat butter until creamy, then add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat until mixture is smooth. Alternately add persimmon and dry ingredients, mixing after each addition and scraping down sides of bowl, as needed. Do not over beat. Turn batter into prepared baking dish, smooth the top, and bake until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 20-30 minutes. Cool in the pan. Serve with unsweetened whipped cream.

Makes 9 servings.

Sweet Potato Turnovers These little turnovers are a cinch when you use phyllo dough.

Almond Crepes With Lemon And Almond Cream The crepes and the filling are made in advance and then quickly assembled before serving.

2 medium sweet potatoes 1 large egg, beaten ½ cup light brown sugar ½ teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest 20 sheets phyllo dough ½ cup melted butter

For lemon and almond cream: 1 cup milk ¾ cup almond flour 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest 3 large egg yolks ½ cup sugar Pinch salt 1 tablespoon freshly-squeezed lemon juice 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Peel and cube sweet potatoes.

Cover with water in a small pot and boil until a knife easily pierces them, about 10 minutes. Drain in colander and rinse under cold water. Cool before proceeding.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and butter a baking sheet.

Transfer potatoes to a mixing bowl and use an electric mixer to mash them. Measure 1½ cups of mashed sweet potatoes. Set aside remainder. Return sweet potatoes to bowl, add egg, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and lemon zest. Mix until smooth.

Brush a sheet of phyllo dough with butter and place 2 tablespoons of sweet potato filling about 2 inches from one short end of the dough. Fold the short end over the filling, then fold the long sides over the filling. Roll the dough and filling toward the other short until you have a cylinder. Place the turnover on the buttered baking sheet.

Repeat with remainder of the phyllo and the filling. Brush tops of the turnovers with butter and bake in preheated oven until browned and crispy, about 15 minutes. Remove turnovers to a rack to cool.

Makes 20 turnovers.

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Combine milk, almond flour, and lemon zest in a sauce pan over medium heat and bring to a boil. In a mixing bowl, combine egg yolks, sugar, and salt and whisk until smooth. Slowly add milk mixture to egg yolks, while whisking, until combined. Return mixture to pan and cook over medium heat, while stirring, until thickened. Press through a fine mesh strainer. Add lemon juice and butter and stir until butter is melted and incorporated.

Cool, stirring occasionally, then cover and refrigerate until cold.

For crepes: 2 large eggs ½ cup milk 1 ⁄3 cup all-purpose flour ¼ cup almond flour 1 teaspoon sugar Pinch salt 1 tablespoon melted butter, plus additional for greasing pan In a blender, combine all ingredients and blend until smooth.

Let batter sit for 30 minutes or longer before proceeding.

Heat a nonstick 8-inch pan over medium heat. Lightly grease pan with melted butter. Pour a generous 2 tablespoons batter into the pan while rotating pan to spread a thin coat of batter over surface. Cook until crepe is set and browned on the bottom, then use a heatproof rubber spatula to turn crepe. Cook until browned, then turn out onto a plate. Repeat with remaining batter.

You should have 8 crepes.

To serve: Powdered sugar Spoon 2 generous tablespoons lemon cream onto a crepe and roll up. Repeat with remaining crepes, placing 2 crepes on each dessert plate. Dust with powdered sugar.

Makes 4 servings.

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home

All In The Family A Shreveport home has lasted for generations.

By Bonnie Warren / Photographed by Craig Macaluso

The home of Mimi and Vincent Glorioso on historic Fairfield Avenue in Shreveport exudes the grandeur of a European palace. Upon first stepping into the home, one notices the elaborate handpainted moulding surrounding the living room ceiling, the intricate handcrafted design on the ceiling and the grand antique chandelier. Prominent architect Emile Weil of New Orleans, who forever left his mark on buildings such as the Strand Theatre in Shreveport and the Saenger in New Orleans, designed the home.

Paul Martin Heerwagen, who also worked on the Strand and Saenger, in addition to many other projects, served

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as interior designer. The home was originally built for Horace H. Bain, owner the largest sheet metal company in the South. Completed in 1927, the mansion was purchased by Charles and Constance Maggio in 1948.

“The Maggios were my grandparents, and I grew up loving the house,” says Vincent, co-owner of Santa Maria Wholesale Produce Company, the family business that was founded as Maggio Produce Company by his grandfather. “They bought the house after only seeing the three front rooms, which probably reminded my grandfather of some of the old homes in Sicily where he

emigrated from in 1918 when he was only 15 years old.”

The Maggios continued to live in the home with Sarah, their only daughter, until she married Monty Glorioso. Sarah and Monty were Vincent’s parents, and after their wedding they moved into the house with the Maggios. “I was born while they lived in the house,” Vincent says. “Then in 1961 my parents bought their own home and stopped living with my grandparents.

When both my grandfather and father died, my mother moved back into the house.

By that time I had finished college and was working in the family business and living on the third floor of the house.

“After a serious flood on Christmas Eve of 1998 – while we were all at Mass – allowed the water to run constantly for hours from a broken hose on a second-floor washing machine, my mother and grandmother decided to move back into the smaller

ABOVE: Paul Martin Heerwagen is credited with the original interior design of the home. He also created the elaborate plaster work on the molding around the room and ceiling.

Earl Sepulvado and Jeff, his son, repaired the canvas ceiling and plasterwork after the ceiling was damaged by a food caused by a broken pipe on the upstairs washing machine. The chandelier is original to the house. FACING PAGE CLOCKWISE: The table setting includes 24k gold banded Game Birds china by Lynn Chase, Imperial crystal champagne flutes and water goblets by Varga, Clarendon ruby wine stems in the

by Waterford, silver bird napkin holders and silver peacock place card holders by Reed and Barton, and Francis I sterling flatware and hollowware by Reed and Barton.

The grand piano in the music room was made in Philadelphia by Lester Piano Company. It was added to the house by Charles and Constance Maggio, Vincent’s grandparents who purchased the house in 1948.

Furnished with a comfortable sectional sofa and a pair of chairs, the room features the same Rosecore crimson wool carpet as the living room. Mimi and Vincent Glorioso with Mowgli, their Bernese Mountain dog, a breed originally from the Bernese Alps in Switzerland.

THIS PAGE, TOP: Completed in 1927, the historic Shreveport home was designed by noted New Orleans architect Emile Weil, who also designed the Strand Theatre in Shreveport and the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, among many other storied projects. BOTTOM: A pair of chaise lounges provides seating on the rear patio. FACING PAGE, CLOCKWISE: Stately columns grace the front façade of the home. The elegant formal living room features yellow walls and classic drapes made by Cindy Gilcrease, Draperies and Dreams, in Shreveport. The master bedroom is illuminated by a chandelier from Murano, Italy. The poster bed is dressed in custom linens and monogrammed pillows. Drapes are silk and linen file and the Brintons Axminster wood carpet in the Magnolia Florence pattern is from England.

home of my parents and put the historic mansion on the market. They just didn’t feel they were up to undertaking the task of the extensive repairs from the flood.”

“I immediately knew that Vincent would never be really happy letting the home be sold to strangers,” Mimi says.

“We had two young daughters, Vincent worked long hours,

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and I knew it would be a daunting task to restore the house, especially the formal rooms on the first floor which incurred the most damage from the flood.” She was right.

“Luckily I discovered Earl Sepulvado and Jeff, his son, who had done the renovation painting and gold-leafing on the Strand Theatre. It was our good fortune to hire them

to restore the downstairs canvas and plaster ceilings.”

Sepulvado spent months lying on his back on top of scaffolding with a tiny brush gold leafing every inch of plasterwork. “He was a master of his craft,” Mimi says. “Words cannot tell how patient and professional the father-son duo was. They were beyond fabulous.” Heerwagen was a

famous designer and artist in his own right. Born in the Kingdom of Bavaria (now a part of Germany) in 1866, he immigrated to the United States after he received his formal education in Berlin.

Once settled in the United States, he became well-known for his elaborate plaster work and is credited with doing the Peabody Hotel in Memphis.

Antoinette Fiduccia Johnson, did her doctoral dissertation about him at Arkansas State University last year, and writes he was famous for his plaster work that is so ornate that you feel some great European edifice must have been disassembled, brought to the States, and assembled once again by European artisans.

Mimi is credited with the elegant interior design throughout the home. She paid close attention to every room in the home, with a special focus on the formal living, dining and music rooms at the front.

Today the couple has the house of their dreams. “It’s been the perfect home for our family,” Vincent says. “As a bonus, it sits on an acre where we have all kinds of fruit trees.”

Mimi agrees and says both of them love the formal areas of the home. “I never cease to admire the truly beautiful gold leaf and hand-carved moldings and plasterwork in the living room. My favorite time of the day to enjoy the room is in the morning when the sun is streaming through the windows. We have never regretted continuing to keep the home in the family.” n

art

Daily Life in Ruston An artist's view

By John R. Kemp

Pablo Picasso once proclaimed that art “washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” Ruston artist Julie Crews knows exactly what that means. Her art is in the “dust of everyday life.” In her warm, painterly roadside images of North Louisiana, she captures the beauty and peace she finds in the ordinary day-to-day tasks as a mother and homemaker. Painting is a natural extension of that life.

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“My work concentrates on the very scenes of domestic life that take me away from the studio,” says Crews, reflecting upon how those routine and mundane chores that lay before her each day find their way into her paintings. “When I am in the studio I escape certain domestic tethers momentarily. Yet, on canvas, scenes of my life lay before me – unmade beds, dishes stacked by the sink, and

waiting in the elementary school car line. How areas of the home are treated, the traffic and landscapes encountered while running errands, and the moods of people engaged in banal tasks influence my life, and therefore, art. Recreating these scenes give permanence to the undervalued. I give the viewer an intimate glimpse into my personal life, exposing the delicacy of monotony and repetition regarding domestic life.”

In those “intimate glimpses,” we see food cooking on the stove, clothes hanging in a closet, cars waiting at a Ruston stoplight or clapboard houses in a neighborhood in a nearby town. Others glimpses reveal a cotton field off to the side of

a north Louisiana road or two weathered trailer homes in a weedy trailer park just outside town. In another, we see the dark form of an interstate highway overpass silhouetted against a warm setting sun.

Many of these “glimpses” are snapshots captured on her cell phone camera as she goes about her day, running errands, driving the kids to school or going to the grocery.

They later reappear in her studio as visual memories of a moment or place. Sometimes the mood created by the image is more important than the scene itself. “I generally work from snap shots taken during the course of my week,” Crews explains. “I take a lot of photos of seemingly boring landscapes or interiors

or people in my life doing mundane things. An image that becomes a painting is never an orchestrated still life or the product of a requested portrait sitting. Rather, the idea for a painting finds me later in the stacks of slapdash photos I have taken.” As Crews says, her paintings give “permanence to the undervalued.”

Knowing something of Crews’ early life, one can better understand her appreciation of the ordinary and mundane. It has been a remarkable journey, one that has taken her from the hills of North Carolina to Northern California, South Carolina, Idaho, Utah and now Louisiana. Born in 1977, Crews spent the first decade or so of her young life in North Carolina. Although her father and mother were unable to be with them at the time, Crews describes a happy and bucolic childhood, living in the mountains with her brother and sisters and a great aunt. She recalls dreamlike, carefree days picking cherries and playing in the creek below the old family homestead. When she was 8, her father remarried, and six years later he moved the family to California in search of work. Not long after, they returned to North Carolina.

After high school, Crews bought an old Datsun for $300 and hit the road. For several years she traveled across the country, working odd jobs as a maid, a professional roller skater, delivering newspa-

pers, and held a stint as a paper counter and measurer in a dusty paper factory. She took a train trip across the United States and deep-sea fished in the Gulf of Mexico.

Then in 1999 she met Niel while white-water rafting back in North Carolina. They later married and eventually

had four children. In 2008, they moved to Ruston when Niel took a teaching job at Louisiana Tech University.

“None of my adventures or travels is more precious or beautiful to me than what I have now,” she says, recalling those years on the road and the routine life she now lives.

Crews’ interest in art began at an early age. “When I was in the third or fourth grade,” she recalls, “I said I wanted to write and illustrate children’s books.” By the late 1990s, her interest in art turned from illustration work to studio art while studying art at Brigham Young University in Idaho.

Since moving to Ruston, she has continued from time to time to take art courses at Louisiana Tech University.

During these years, she has developed her style of painting, which she describes as “quick and direct.” It is an impressionistic technique many artists use to capture an immediate and spontaneous response to a particular scene or subject.

For Crews, art has been a counterbalance in her personal life. “Painting about my life teaches me about my place in this world as an artist, wife and mother,” she explains. “When I work, my personality develops more fully. I cannot think of anything that promotes and facilitates my personal, artistic and professional growth more than that of simply painting.”

In a 2011 interview with Louisiana Public Broadcasting (LPB), Crews she said painting landscapes, still lifes and portraits “permeates my entire life being able to explain what is beautiful, what is interesting, what isn’t beautiful but can be portrayed as beautiful.” It is often a way, she says in a later interview, “to express the inexpressible things in life.”

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Crews describes painting as a personal and singular experience. “There are few instances in life that are truly intimate,” she said during the LPB interview. “One of those is the space between an artist and the canvas. No one else shares that space. It’s such a solitary

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thing and yet you do it, I do it, to share. So it is an extremely personal endeavor that has a lot of social implications.

People will come to you and say, ‘What is your art all about and how does your art define you as a person?’ It’s often times unexplainable because

there’s such a thick space between an artist, the canvas and the what’s going on.”

Reflecting upon her paintings and life in Ruston with her family, Crews sums them up with a sigh of satisfaction – “I guess I’m living the dream.” Picasso was right.

Julie Crews’ paintings can be seen at the FW Gallery in Baton Rouge and the Agora Borealis in Shreveport.

For more information about Crews and her work, visit juliecrews.com n

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Lost, Found & Saved New Deal for Depression-era Art Paul F. Stahls Jr.

A giant mosaic mural

by Conrad Albrizio, prolific artist of WPA-era Louisiana, has been spared the wrecking ball and installed in the State Museum’s Capitol Park facility in Baton Rouge. Its amazing removal, restoration and re-assembly culminated on Sept. 21 when it was unveiled and unveiled and unveiled, all 49 feet of it, by Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne, ex officio head of arts and historic preservation under the umbrella agency called Culture, Recreation and Tourism (CRT).

While other artists usually worked exclusively for art-related branches of President Roosevelt’s WPA (Works Progress/

Projects Administration, 1935-1943), Albrizio also attracted commissions from Louisiana (first in 1931 for murals in the new State Capitol), federal public works agencies and the private sector, and headed the LSU Art Dept. from 1936 to ’54. Untitled but known as “Health and Happiness,” his big mosaic from the façade of the Behavioral Health Center in Algiers shows youngsters engaged in activities that promote physical and mental wellbeing.

When that building was condemned after Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans Art Guild began rallying support to save its exterior mural.

CRT’s Office of Cultural

POST OFFICE MURALS

Development tried and failed to find funding at the State’s Facility Planning and Control agency, but, undaunted, Dardenne authorized his Cultural Development staff led by Phil Boggan – all ardent Louisiana art and history buffs – to begin removing wood, metal and tar roofing, themselves, to free mural for handling.

The money hunt began in earnest when the McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory (which had moved another Albrizio mosaic from the old Gretna City Court to Jefferson Parish’s 24th Judicial District Court) projected a $250,000 price tag for the project, and soon the local chapter of DAR had pledged $50,000, Kevin Kelley (restorer of Houmas House plantation) had donated six-plus years of warehouse storage, and Dardenne had arranged for CRT’s Division of the Arts to pledge its annual “Percentage for the Arts”

income from Capital Outlay to cover the balance.

Removal began in 2009.

Many of the mosaic pieces are of Italian tesserae glass in colors no longer available, so the 49 feet had to be cut into sections – mosaic, wood backing, brick wall and all – without loss of those chips, for transport, storage and installation in Baton Rouge. It worked!

Like “Health and Happiness,” other Louisiana works by New Deal or “WPA-style” artists have been threatened, lost or misplaced through the years, like St. Martinville’s 1938 “Evangeline.” Believed lost after years of storage in the historic Maison Duchamp (201 S. Main, then a postal facility), it was later found by a postmaster and now hangs nearby in a newer post office.

Today, suddenly popular again, Post office murals constitute the best known and most visible works of FDR’s arts programs, created

Covington: “Tung Oil Industry,” office bldg., 406 E. Boston St.

Gretna: “Steamboats on the Mississippi,” 739 Third St.

Arabi: “Louisiana Pageant,” destroyed

DeRidder: “Rural Free Delivery,” office building, 210 W. First St.

Hammond: “Strawberry Farming” series, 1205 Oak, Fayard Hall, SLU

Arcadia: “Cotton Time,” 1979 N. Railroad Ave.

Eunice: “Louisiana Farm,” missing

Bunkie: “Cotton Pickers,” 116 W. Magnolia St.

Ferriday: “Southern Pattern,” museum, 218 Louisiana Ave.

Haynesville: “Agriculture & Industry, Claiborne,” 10004 Hwy. 79

Abbeville: “The Harvest,” museum, 200 N. Magdalen Square

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at a time when paintings and sculptures were being salted across all of America to ease the gloom and despair of Depression-plagued Americans, with more than 20 remaining in Louisiana.

Enough for a lifetime of tours and detours to see them all.

The style, with its emphasis on Americans at work in agriculture and industry, evolved from

the so-called American Scene Movement of the 1920s, led primarily by Midwestern artists like Thomas Hart Benton (beloved hereabouts for his Louisiana paintings of rice and sugarcane harvesting) but also by Louisiana’s own John McCrady and others. Beyond providing their talents, some locals also headed regional New

Deal programs, including Newcomb instructor Ellsworth Woodward who directed the Gulf Coast arts program and, alternately directing the Louisiana Section of the Federal Arts Program, Caroline Durieux and sculptor Angela Gregory.

Albrizio, who specialized in the ancient art of frescos (application of colored pigments directly onto still-

Jeanerette: “Sugar Cane Mill,” 1614 Main St.

Oakdale: “Air Express,” 240 E. 6th Ave.

Lake Providence: “Life on the Lake,” 202 Sparrow St.

Rayville: “LaSalle’s Quest for the Mississippi,” 103 Benedette St.

Leesville: “The Letter,” carved relief, 303 S. 3rd St.

St. Martinville: “Evangeline,” 224 S. Main St.

Many: “Cotton Pickers,” 490 Church St.

Tallulah: “The River,” 500 N. Cedar St.

P.O. murals © U.S.P.S., all rights reserved

TOP: Albrizio's "Health and Happiness" photo by Danny Belinger. BOTTOM: Strawberries, Southeastern Louisiana University photo by SLU Public Informations, R. Bergeron

wet plaster) created only one Post Office scene in Louisiana, a tribute to “Rural Free Delivery” which still hangs in DeRidder, and only one of his State Capitol works

Ville Platte: “Louisiana Bayou,” 100 W. Magnolia St. Vivian: 3 carved reliefs, 203 W. Louisiana Ave. Winnsboro: “Logging in Louisiana Swamps,” 513 Prairie St.

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remains, a fresco illustrating Biblical passages relating to justice for the Supreme Court on the 4th floor (now the Governor’s Press Room), but his murals applauding Louisiana’s economic and social wellbeing under Gov. Richard Leche still fill the lobby of the adjacent Capitol Annex Building.

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As an art instructor 1936-54 in LSU’s Allen Hall, Albrizio guided and assisted his students in covering one wing of their building with magnificent frescos of Louisiana livelihoods, and art conservator Elise Grenier has recently uncovered and restored frescoes in another wing that celebrate the

research and teaching activities of the building’s (then) Arts and Sciences Dept.

Adjacent to the State Fairgrounds in Shreveport, four titanic 1938 Albrizios honor the industry and agriculture of North and South Louisiana on the State Exhibit Museum’s façade (3015 Greenwood Road), and his “Struggle of Man” fresco was done in 1940 for architect A. Hays Town’s art deco Iberia Parish Courthouse. His largest work is 1954’s 8-by-240-foot Union Station fresco in New Orleans that captures 400 years of Louisiana history, and his smallest are 12 Stations of the Cross created in niches of a 1950s Eucharistic Adoration Chapel (1929 Palmer Ave. in New Orleans), restored pro bono by the McKay Lodge lab last year.

After studying mosaic work in Mexico Albrizio returned to create “Health and Happiness” in Algiers, as well as an “Elements of Government” mosaic designed to cover the bullet-pocked marble wall in the Capitol hall where Huey Long was assassinated. When Gov. Earl Long objected it was installed elsewhere and now reposes in the 19th Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge.

Beyond the Albrizios, beyond our Post Offices, the works of many WPA-era artists are waiting to be discovered in locations you’d never imagine. Five favorites: • Inside Shreveport’s State Exhibit Museum are 22 large dioramas of Louisiana history and enterprise, their exquisite wax figures and backgrounds created by WPA sculptors and artists.

• In 1932 H. Alvin Sharpe (future “father of the Mardi Gras doubloon”) was commissioned to line the handsome dome of the 1880 New Orleans Board of Trade with an eightpanel canvas mural of maritime scenes, beneath

which the old trading floor was active till the 1960s.

Now operated by Pigeon Catering, (504) 262-0412, it offers a memorable setting for private functions.

• In Shreveport, five stunning murals by James Winn Jr. of Texas, commis-

sioned by the Commercial National Bank to capture the spirit and history of Caddo Parish, were restored in 1987 and can be found in the lobby of the 1911 building, 333 Texas St. (now Regions Bank).

• In 1941 at 2940 Canal St., a New Orleans WPA artist named Edward Schoenberger created a 46-foot oil-oncanvas history of printing, from cave drawings to modern presses, in the Main Reading Room of a 1911 public library (built, like 2,508 others around the world, by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie). In 2008 the building and its mural were restored by Sylvi Beaumont to house her Swan River Yoga studio, which is also available for social events – (504) 301-3134.

• The WPA also funded small-canvas works for public buildings, many of which have vanished, but one large collection, saved for the City of Baton Rouge by the local Art League, is now on display at State Archives, 3851 Essen Lane.

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OPPOSITE PAGE: AAllen Hall, LSU. THIS PAGE: New Orleans Board of Trade. (Post Office™ Murals reprinted with permission of the United States Postal Service. All Rights Reserved. Written authorization from the Postal Service is required to use, reproduce, post, transmit, distribute or publicly display these images.)

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The Little Hospital That Could When Morgan City Saved U-Boat Victims

By Alison O’Leary and Michael J. Tougias Illustrations by Lauren Simkin Berke The following is based on the upcoming book So Close to Home, the true story of a Texas family’s fight for survival during World War II. This article is based on research from the book and concerns the Downs family’s arrival at Morgan City General Hospital after a German U-boat sank their merchant ship, United Fruit Company’s Heredia, near the Ship Shoal Buoy, 50 miles south of Morgan City in May 1942.

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“Sonny, get up,” it was Ray shaking Sonny’s shoulder. “The boat’s at the dock.”

Eight-year-old Sonny sat up and rubbed his eyes. Beyond the heavy wooden pilings visible through the porthole next to his berth were buildings and people. Deckhands were throwing heavy coils of lines to secure the vessel.

It was the scene Sonny should have experienced 24 hour previously, on the Heredia. It took him a moment to absorb the reality that the chafing sunburn on his legs under the bedsheet, the scratches on his arms, and the growling hunger in his belly meant the shipwreck ordeal wasn’t just a nightmare.

“Where’s Lucille, Dad?” Sonny asked about his 11-year-old sister, whom he hadn’t seen since they went to bed on the Heredia nearly 30 hours before. He’d heard she had been picked up by another shrimp boat but was anxious to see his family together again, to know they’d go back to a normal life after his surreal experience drifting on a raft at sea. It hardly seemed possible now that solid ground was before him and cars were driving past and people around the docks were going about their usual business without so much as a glance at the shrimp trawlers that were docking.

“Now Sonny,” Ray said. “Here are some pants for you. They’re not going to fit, but it’s better than walking around in your undershorts.

Just hike them up and hold on, and we’ll see Lucille soon. I have to help your mother now, you go up on deck.”

Sonny pulled up the light cotton pants and, despite being tall for his age, was nearly swallowed up by the fabric. A T-shirt on the bed was also for him, so he gingerly slid it on over his sunburned arms and shoulders, remembering briefly how his father had demanded the captain’s coat to protect him from the relentless sun on the flimsy balsa and canvas life raft while sharks circled beneath them. The memory caused a jolt of fear to shake his body, and he put the thought of the barren sea baking in the sunlight out of his mind, moving clumsily toward the companionway to the deck.

When Ray emerged on deck he was carrying Ina, wrapped in a blanket, her eyes bandaged shut.

“Mama!” Sonny exclaimed. Ina held out a hand to him. Her skin was still grayish and discolored from the oil she landed in, her hair matted and wild. She looked a little scary, Sonny thought, but his heart nearly burst just to see her in her father’s arms. He walked alongside his parents to the gangway, then looked up at the dock and realized it was lined with police cars and ambulances. An orderly waited beside a gurney at the end of the ramp.

The boats had docked right in town, where the Atchafalaya River met Morgan City’s Front Street. Sonny felt a little dazed by the jarring change from rocking boat to hard pavement, from the steady hum of the shrimper to the buzz of traffic and voices all around him. A row of buildings across the street from the docks offered shopping and restaurants while behind him a tug boat growled against a barge as it headed up the brown river under a scallop-shaped bridge. More shrimpers were tying up at the dock, discharging sailors in partial uniforms and covered by blankets. From one boat a man’s body was grimly passed to people on the dock.

On the brief ride to the hospital Sonny gazed out the window at the lush greenery of Morgan City, the graceful, gray Spanish moss hanging

from trees, the bright flowers that screamed at his eyes which had been numbed by the days of gray-on-blue he experienced at sea. He was excited to see cars and trucks and people again, knowing he never had to get on another ship if he didn’t want to.

The small hospital was bustling. Sonny was seated in a hallway outside an examination room while inside his mother and Lucille were alone quietly talking as Ina was waiting for a doctor to discuss her recovery.

Sonny didn’t understand why he had to wait outside, and he fidgeted in his chair, anxious for the door to open. He spent the time watching nurses move quickly up and down the hallway, dressed in white uniforms from head to toe. Some of the Heredia sailors shuffled past in oil-soaked clothing, their arms and faces bright pink with sunburn, one still holding a life jacket. Nuns in black habits flew past like blackbirds. One nurse leaned close to Sonny, took his temperature and listened to his heart, scribbling notes on a clipboard.

“Can I see my sister now?” he asked eagerly.

“Young man, you were in a very serious shipwreck,” the nurse said as a grin crept across her face. “Are you sure you are well enough to visit?”

“Well, I am hungry,” he admitted. “But we didn’t know where Lucille was. She wasn’t on the raft with Dad and me. And my mom, she was swimming by herself in the ocean. She got all covered with oil.

It’s in her eyes and her hair.”

A familiar voice chirped from the examining room. “That’s her, that’s Lucille!” he said. The nurse nodded and smiled. Sonny bolted to the doorway and saw Lucille leaning close to their mother, telling her about waving down the shrimp boat with flags on a long piece of wood. Ina’s eyes were bandaged but she was smiling, her hand stroking Lucille’s hair.

The boy burst into the room and awkwardly hugged his sister, both of them crying and laughing at the same time, relieved to be together.

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Soon Ray stepped into the room accompanied by a doctor in round spectacles. He suggested that the kids go to the cafeteria while Ina’s eyes were examined.

A small cafeteria in the basement overflowed with hungry sailors, some sitting in the hallway outside. Their eyes brightened when they saw Sonny and Lucille, but the talk was subdued and smiles were rare. To Sonny the food seemed endless, with glasses of milk, cups of juice, eggs and toast, grits and fruit salad. His stomach grumbled, he wanted to gobble all of it down. “When we were on the raft I found a banana in the water,” Sonny said, remembering how he tried to hold onto the piece of green fruit, then lost it, then found it floating by again.

He didn’t think he’d ever eat a banana again.

Despite all of the people in the cafeteria the room was quiet. Some of the Heredia crewmembers were still dressed in ragtag uniforms, tattered and dirty.

Others wore borrowed clothing like Sonny’s, mismatched and too big or too small. They sat with the second mate, Roy Sorli, who’d jumped off the ship with Lucille in the darkness and stayed with her through the long hours until their rescue, telling stories to distract her from worrying about her family. Sorli looked tired and his arms were covered with sunburn and bright red welts from jellyfish.

The men around them had been so friendly aboard the ship but were quiet now, and the children knew the sinking had changed something in each of them. Sitting there eating felt sad and lonely. Suddenly Sonny wanted to be back with his mother and dad.

“Mama’s covered in oil,” Sonny said to Sorli. “It got in her eyes. Her skin is still blackish. She can’t see much.”

“But we can still talk to her, she’s still Mama,” said Lucille. “Let’s bring her some toast and jam. She’ll be hungry too.” Lucille wrapped some bread in a napkin.

Seeing the sailors triggered something in Sonny and he fought to hold back tears. He remembered the shouts for help in the night from both crew and passengers and his father’s desperate attempts to return to the sinking ship to find Ina. The feeling of not knowing if he’d ever see his mother again washed over him, which made his eyes welled up and his lip quiver. “I want to see Mama,” he said quietly. Lucille took his hand and they walked down the hall.

A man in a crisp Navy uniform and carrying a clipboard was just arriving at Ina’s room asking to talk to Ray about the Heredia. As he followed the ensign out of the room, Ray told Ina he’d try to make a telephone call to her parents in Gainesville before any news of a shipwreck caused alarm.

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The children were curious about everything, but neither Ina nor Ray had the answers they sought. Did Mr. Beach survive the attack?

How soon would Ina’s eyes be clear? How long would they be at the hospital? How would they get home to Texas? The same questions gnawed at Ina and Ray. The only one that was easy to answer was whether they would see the old family car again, which had been in the cargo hold of the Heredia. Ina smiled and asked Sonny to imagine the old Chevrolet with fish swimming around in it. She said they’d never have to change another tire on it again, and that actually seemed funny to Lucille. It wasn’t so funny to Sonny however, when he made the connection between the sunken ship, the car and so many other small items they’d left behind when they evacuated.

“My scooter!” Sonny wailed.

“Sonny, we can find you another scooter,” Ina said.

“What’s important is that we’re safe and sound.”

“Roy and the other sailors said lots of people died.

They’re dead. The torpedoes killed them,” Lucille said.

Ina explained to Sonny and Lucille that yes, some of the sailors they knew had died in the shipwreck, whether they didn’t make it out of the ship in time or were too badly hurt to survive. It was their first experience with death, and Sonny suddenly understood the quiet cafeteria, the subdued talk in the hospital. He also thought back to his father’s frantic, almost hysterical desire to swim back to the sinking ship to find Ina and Lucille. He knew people were dying at that moment.

Ray returned with a bag of clothes, and shook out the contents at the foot of the bed. There was a smock for Lucille and short pants and a shirt for Sonny, not new clothes but clean and in the right size. Ina told them to find a bathtub before they put the clean clothes on, and to be sure to scrub their hair to get all of the salt out of it. Then they could go back to the cafeteria for a little more food.

When the children left the room, Ina took a deep breath and began to sob. The reality of the situation was sinking in. She felt she’d witnessed the children age in front of her as they realized people had died, that they’d never see their scooter or old clothes again. It was a loss of innocence and completely out of her control to protect them from it. Crewmen who played checkers with them the day before were now dead.

Without saying a word Ray understood her churning emotions and sat on the bed to embrace her. “What did the Navy man tell you?” she asked.

“He said we can’t share any details of the sinking yet. He just wanted to know what happened before and after the torpedo hit,” Ray said. “I

was asleep before, so I told him as best I know. If only they had let us off the ship in Corpus the other night.”

“I wasn’t asleep,” Ina said. “Before it hit. I couldn’t sleep.

I had the most awful feeling Ray, like I knew something was going to happen.”

“We were the lucky ones, Ina,” Ray said. “Our whole family made it. All of us. There were 62 people onboard that ship and so far they’ve found just 27 alive. A few who were badly injured got picked up by that seaplane and taken to another hospital. Mr. Beach wasn’t found. I can’t believe he went back to his cabin when they were telling us to evacuate. A few sailors may still be out there, but the Navy doesn’t think they’ll pick up any more survivors. It’s amazing that we survived. Someone was looking out for us.”

Ray then announced that his decision to join the military was firm and nothing could change his mind. He explained how he’d seen the dead bodies of dozens of crewmen in a room at the hospital. He had to do his part to stop the Germans from killing more Americans.

A woman knocked on the door.

“Mrs. Guidry, come in,” said Ray. “Ina, this is Louise Guidry, a neighbor who has offered to help.”

Louise explained that the tiny hospital was overwhelmed by the Heredia survivors. They’d sent most of the hospital’s patients home when the shrimp boats radioed that they were bringing in injured survivors, mobilizing she and others from Morgan City who brought extra clothing from their families and were baking food too.

She was a tiny, olive-skinned Cajun with dark hair and bright eyes.

“We were so surprised to hear there was a family aboard,” she cooed in her musical drawl. She said she would be happy to take the children during the day so Ina and Ray could rest, and, indicating Ina’s matted hair, said she had something that would get the oil out.

Within an hour Louise was hovering over Ina with tubs of shampoo, scrubbing and rinsing the sticky oil from her hair as the women chatted about their families, forming a lasting friendship.

Ina confided to Louise her worries about their lost savings which had been locked securely in the ship’s safe when the Heredia sank to the bottom. Ray had signed a waiver of liability when they boarded the ship, acknowledging that safe passage was not guaranteed and releasing the company from responsibility for loss of life or possessions. But under the Costa Rican sun the possibility of falling prey to a torpedo attack along the way – particularly in American waters – seemed as remote as thoughts of winter. Now the worst had come to pass: the family was penniless and Ina partially disabled, relying on the kindness of strangers to put together even the most basic necessities such as clothing. It had been an entire year’s pay, the reason they’d gambled on moving to South America. Now their nest egg and prospect for a future home was gone. They were starting from scratch again. *** So Close to Home will be published in May 2016 by Pegasus Books and may be preordered through michaeltougias.com.

Coincidentally, the National World War II Museum in New Orleans plans to open a new permanent exhibit this month on the Merchant Marines during WWII. Future special events at the museum may include a presentation on So Close to Home by the authors.

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The Lighter Sides healthy holiday dishes

By Stanley Dry with photographs by Eugenia Uhl

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e tend to think of holiday meals as great indulgences that throw considerations of health (and body mass index) to the winds. Often that is the case. Carbs, fats and sugars get star billings in these meals, where richness and extravagance are the norm. Many of us assume that we will put on weight from Thanksgiving to the New Year, and usually that is the case.

It’s no wonder, given typical menus. Bread or rice dressings enriched with fats, mashed potatoes hiding massive quantities of butter, rich gravies, onions in cream sauce, green beans buried in casseroles topped with melted cheese, sweet potatoes combined with brown sugar, butter, and marshmallows, and so on.

For anyone who wants to cook holiday meals that are a tad more healthy, the place to start is with the side dishes that accompany the roast turkey or ham. With the soups, vegetables, salads, and relishes, we can create a variety of tastes and textures that will please both the palate and the waistline. That is the premise of the following recipes. They give a nod to traditional holiday dishes without demanding a slavish devotion to them.

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Toasted Quinoa Salad with Dried Fruits And Almonds

Nothing could be simpler than this dish. For those who have never tried quinoa, this is a good introduction.

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Pumpkin Soup

Two small “pie” pumpkins, when peeled, will yield enough pumpkin for this soup.

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Brussels Sprouts With Garlic, Lemon And Pine Nuts

Even people who think they don’t like brussels sprouts may become fans of this preparation.

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Braised Celery When cooked, celery takes on an entirely different character.

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Roast Onions With Balsamic Vinegar

When roasted in their skins, the flavor of onions is intensified and mellowed.

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Puree of Winter Vegetables Vegetable purees aren’t seen much these days, but they offer the cook endless possibilities.

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Toasted Quinoa Salad with Dried Fruits And Almonds

1 cup quinoa 2 cups water ⅓ cup golden raisins ⅓ cup dried cherries ⅓ cup dried blueberries ½ cup chopped almonds ½ cup diced celery Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper Cayenne pepper ¼ cup chopped fresh mint Heat quinoa in skillet over low heat, while stirring, until fragrant and lightly toasted.

Cook quinoa with water according to package instructions. When done, turn quinoa into a bowl and fluff with a fork.

Add raisins, cherries, blueberries, almonds, and celery. Toss to combine. Season to taste with salt, black pepper and cayenne.

Serve chilled or room temperature garnished with fresh mint.

Pumpkin Soup 8 cups pumpkin 4 cups chicken or vegetable broth 1 medium onion, chopped 1 cup milk Coarse salt 2 tablespoons snipped chives

Cut pumpkins into half, remove seeds and stringy pieces from the cavity, and cut away the outer rind. Cut pumpkin into chunks. You should have about 8 cups.

Combine pumpkin with chopped onion and broth in a heavy pot. Cover, bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until pumpkin is softened, about 15-20 minutes.

Working in batches, transfer pumpkin, onion, and broth to a blender and blend until smooth. Pour contents into another pot and repeat until all the soup has been processed.

Add milk and reheat soup.

Season with salt. Serve garnished with snipped chives.

Makes about 6 servings.

Makes 4-6 servings.

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Brussels Sprouts With Garlic, Lemon And Pine Nuts

1 pound brussels sprouts 3 tablespoons olive oil 4 cloves garlic ¼ cup pine nuts 2 tablespoons freshly-squeezed lemon juice Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper Trim stem ends from brussels sprouts and remove any discolored leaves.

Thinly slice brussels sprouts.

Heat olive oil in large skillet on medium heat. Add brussels sprouts and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until sprouts are tender and lightly brown but still crunchy.

Transfer sprouts to a serving bowl and add pine nuts to skillet. Cook, while stirring or shaking pan, until nuts are lightly browned. Add them to brussels sprouts.

Add lemon juice and toss to combine.

Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Makes 4-6 servings.

Braised Celery

6 stalks celery 1½ cups chicken broth 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan Freshly ground black pepper Trim ends of celery. Using a vegetable peeler, remove the stringy outside layer from each celery rib.

Cut each rib into 3 or 4 pieces.

Arrange the celery in one layer in a large skillet with a tight-fitting lid and add the chicken broth. Cover, bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until celery is tender, about 15 minutes.

Transfer celery to a serving dish. Increase heat under skillet and boil broth until reduced to about one-third cup, then whisk in butter until emulsified.

Pour sauce over celery, sprinkle with grated Parmesan, and season with black pepper.

Roast Onions With Balsamic Vinegar

3 medium onions 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 tablespoons chopped green onion tops Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place unpeeled onions in a baking dish and roast until softened, about 75-90 minutes.

Remove onions from oven and allow to cool.

Once cooled, peel onions. Cut each onion into quarters and place in a serving dish.

Drizzle vinegar over onions, season to taste with coarse salt and pepper, and garnish with chopped green onion tops.

Makes about 6 servings.

Makes 6 servings.

Puree of Winter Vegetables 1 pound carrots 1 pound turnips 1 pound parsnips 3 cups chicken broth 2 tablespoons butter Coarse salt Freshly grated nutmeg

Peel vegetables and cut into cubes.

Put cubed vegetables and chicken broth in a heavy pot with lid. Cover, bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until vegetables are tender.

Using a slotted spoon, transfer half of the cooked vegetables to the bowl of a food processor fitted with a metal blade.

Add some of the broth to moisten and process until you have a rough puree.

Transfer contents to another pot and repeat with remainder of vegetables.

Add butter to puree and season to taste with salt and nutmeg.

Reheat slowly, while stirring. Add additional broth, if needed. (Note: Save any leftover broth for a flavorful treat.)

Makes 6 or more servings.

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Savoie Faire

Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine’s Chief of Sports Medicine is a world-famous medical savior.

By Amanda Wicks Portrait by Romero & Romero Photography

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ucked away on Tulane’s campus in the Institute of Sports Medicine building sits one of the world’s leading orthopedic surgeons. Dr. Felix H. “Buddy” Savoie III has acquired an impressive list of accomplishments. Not only is he renowned the world over as one of the top surgeons for the overhead athlete, but he has also performed over 40,000 surgeries since he first began practicing in the early 1980s, and he travels around the world to teach and operate. Then, of course, there are the “fun facts,” the ones involving Sylvester Stallone, a sore shoulder and a special invitation to the Los Angeles premiere of The Expendables.

But Dr. Savoie doesn’t carry himself as a surgeon that has changed the way shoulder and elbow surgeries are performed, as someone who has rubbed elbows – forgive the pun – with big names in sports and entertainment alike, as someone who constantly searches for better methods to improve his patients’ lives. Instead, his genial attitude and easy-going demeanor belie his impressive resume, and it quickly becomes clear Dr. Savoie is less interested in resting on his laurels than he is in turning a critical eye upon his work in order to improve it. “I think about it all the time,” he explains with a weighted gravity to his tone. “I think about shoulders and sports stuff all the time.”

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Where his impact truly reveals itself is in the halls of Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine, where he works as Chief of Sports Medicine. His patients excitedly greet him with news of their progress, and he returns their enthusiasm with equal measure.

In a given year, he performs about 600 surgeries, with about half of those numbers coming from the New Orleans area. The rest pertain to patients from the other 49 states and beyond. “I think the last time we checked it was about 24 foreign countries where people had flown in,” he says.

When medicine first called his name, to put it in prosaic terms, his path seemed set for a different course. Growing up in southwest Louisiana, “on the bayou,” as he describes it, Dr. Savoie had other aspirations.

His family mostly worked in the sugarcane industry, but one particular uncle, Dr. John Savoie, was a family practitioner in Donaldsonville. It was his influence that led Dr. Savoie to pursue family medicine.

Two chance opportunities altered that course. The first took place when he came upon a presentation Dr. Donald Faust was giving to other “hand guys,” as they’re called in the field, at Charity Hospital.

“They were having the most delightful time” Dr. Savoie recalls, “so I thought, ‘Whatever they’re doing looks pretty cool.”

That led to an orthopaedic rotation and from there the rest is history, as they say.

A residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center led to fellowships in West Virginia, Switzerland and at the Mayo Clinic, which exposed Dr. Savoie to new techniques. Beyond learning from others, there exists in him a drive to go beyond what’s known in his field.

His former mentor and good friend Dr. Richard Caspari, whom he worked with in West Virginia, told him, “Orthopaedics is traditional and you should always ask, ‘Why do you want to do it that way?’” Dr. Savoie often dreams up new ideas, which he then explores at Tulane’s cadaver lab. He will practice until he sees true results. “Some of the stuff we’ve done that hadn’t been done before is now commonplace, but it took a lot of practice to make it work,” he says.

Hip or knee replacements and other such major surgeries require a major opening, but working on the shoulder or elbow can often be done arthroscopically, which lessens a patient’s pain and recovery time.

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instability with dislocations in multiple directions. “The standard operation for that was a big open incision, huge capsular shift,” Dr. Savoie explains. “I came up with a way of doing that arthroscopically.” In the early 1990s, Dr. Savoie presented his findings to the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons.

“It’s a very small group, but it’s the best people in the world. I was only the third or fourth arthroscopy guy in this society,” Dr. Savoie says. The presentation allotted five minutes for findings and then 20 minutes for questions. As soon as Dr. Savoie stepped up to speak, he noticed a growing line of doctors waiting to ask questions. “I figure, ‘This is great. They’re going to tell me this is so nice, it’s a milestone,’” he recounts. Not so. “Every comment was about as negative as you could think of for this operation.

They looked at the title and said ‘This is malpractice to fix shoulders this way.’” Even if his procedure may have seemed heretical at the time, it eventually became routine.

“Ten years later, no one was opening multi-directional instability,” he says.

Dr. Savoie worked and taught at the University of Mississippi until a call from Tulane’s chair at the time, Raoul Rodriguez, invited both him and his wife, Amy, to visit.

“We drove down in January 2006, and 90% of the people were still gone, everything is dark,” he explains, recalling the scene as if it were yesterday. “It was terrible. One of the worst things I’ve ever seen in my life.

She and I almost at the same time said, ‘I think we have to go to New Orleans.’”

His schedule now includes covering Tulane’s sports year-round in addition to holding clinics for athletes and local patients, performing surgeries and traveling around the world to teach and operate where invited. “This past year, I went to France, Switzerland, India, Spain, Australia, I’m going to have to look at the calendar,” he says, losing track of just how many countries he’s visited. Add to those travels, trips to Chile, Argentina and Brazil.

“It was a very busy spring,” he admits.

And then, of course, he teaches at Tulane. “It’s much more fun to watch somebody else get better,” he says. “We are really lucky here with our residents and our med students, because they’re so fabulous. Inquisitive, they’re smart, we’ve had great surgeons come through.”

As he’s proven with his forward-thinking research and willingness to explore better methods, Dr. Savoie knows what it takes to be a great surgeon, insight he shares with

his students and those he teaches around the world. “I think it takes commitment and focus,” he says. “I really, truly do think about it all the time.” Dr. Savoie also trains his hands and brain every day for the work he performs. “Arthroscopy is an ambidextrous sport,” he explains, “so when I eat, I will change hands in the middle of every bite just to practice. I shave one side of my face right handed, one side left handed one day, and then I switch so the brain gets used to flipping. I try to switch hands all the time. I practice all the time.”

Part of being a strong orthopaedic surgeon involves executing movements just so, without any wasted effort or energy. It was a lesson Dr. Caspari drilled into his head, and one that makes for an apt analogy when it comes to sports medicine and particularly the athletes such surgeons help.

“A really good tennis player is completely relaxed,” Dr. Savoie explains. “Think of Roger Federer. His muscles only tighten a millisecond before impact and they relax as soon as that’s done. In his prime, he would play a match and he wouldn’t even sweat.

He was so relaxed, always in the right spot, always anticipating. It’s just amazing. So you watch people who do that and the ones that are very relaxed do better. It’s the same thing in surgery. That’s what I tell my guys. It’s like a sport, and this is what it takes to do well.”

Much, if not all, of Dr. Savoie’s drive comes from the patients whose surgeries fail for numerous reasons. “Some people love to win, I hate losing,” he says frankly.

“And if that person – guy, girl, kid – if they can’t get back to 100-percent that they want to do then I’ve failed. Every time somebody doesn’t get well, you think, ‘Well, there’s got to be a better way.’”

Although he will soon be approaching his tenth year at Tulane, Dr. Savoie didn’t anticipate staying in New Orleans beyond a few years. “I actually moved down here with the idea of doing it for two years, put everything back together and then move back [to Jackson]. I think I greatly overestimated my ability and underestimated what needed to be done,” he says. He has no plans to go anywhere else. He’s grown to love New Orleans, never missing a Crescent City Classic race or Mardi Gras. He even keeps a calendar three years in advance, so he can schedule his trips around those high holy days. “I can’t imagine living anywhere else,” he says. •

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Addiction Medicine Dean Anthony Hickman Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of General Psychiatry 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4025 Kenneth Boyd Sumner Jefferson Psychiatric Associates 3340 Severn Ave, Ste 206 Metairie, LA 70002 504-889-1448 Howard C. Wetsman Townsend Addiction Treatment Center 3600 Prytania St, Ste 72 New Orleans, LA 70115 800-760-8561 Allergy and Immunology Sami L. Bahna University Health Shreveport Allergy and Immunology Clinic Women’s and Children’s Clinic Bldg, 1st Fl 1602 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 318-675-8601 Benjamin Buell Close Louisiana Allergy and Asthma Specialists 201 Pecan Park Ave Alexandria, LA 71303 318-445-6221 Carolyn Beach Daul Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Associates Bldg 6, Ste 20 3939 Houma Blvd Metairie, LA 70006 504-885-2121 Jane M. S. El-Dahr Tulane Hospital for Children Tulane Pediatric Specialty Clinic Section of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology 4720 I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 501 Metairie, LA 70001 504-988-6253 Luis R. Espinoza LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multi-Specialty Clinic Section of Rheumatology 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 504-412-1517 Bernard C. Fruge, Jr. Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Center of Southwest Louisiana 320 Settlers Trace Blvd Lafayette, LA 70508 337-981-9495 L. Ben Gaudin Allergy Clinic 7968 Goodwood Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70806 225-923-3283 James Marion Kidd III 8017 Picardy Ave Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-769-4432 Theron McCormick Pediatric Specialty Clinic Department of Allergy and Immunology 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 408 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-765-4306 Prem Kumar Menon Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Center 5217 Flanders Dr Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-766-6931 Kenneth Paris Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Division of Allergy and Immunology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9589

Joseph Norwood Redhead, Jr. The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 7373 Perkins Rd, 3rd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-246-9240

Emilie Donaldson Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3755

Ricardo U. Sorensen Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Division of Allergy and Immunology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9589

Bryan M. Evans Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3755

Willard Frederick Washburne Highland Clinic Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 1455 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Ste 108 Shreveport, LA 71105 318-798-4544 Steven Claude Whited Highland Clinic Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 1455 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Ste 106 Shreveport, LA 71105 318-798-4573

Jason B. Falterman Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3755 Robert Faul Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 4801 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Lafayette, LA 70508 337-470-4545

James Riopelle LSU Health Sciences Center Department of Anesthesiology 1542 Tulane Ave, Ste 659 New Orleans, LA 70112 504-583-6181 Melody Ritter Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3755 Brad D. Rupe Lafayette General Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1214 Coolidge Blvd Lafayette, LA 70503 337-289-7991 Joseph Thomas Spalitta St. Tammany Parish Hospital Department of Anesthesia 1202 S Tyler St Covington, LA 70433 985-898-4421

Mark M. Cassidy Tulane University Heart and Vascular Institute Clinic 4201 Woodland Dr, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70131 504-378-5080

Robin B. Stedman Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3755

Kenneth C. Civello Louisiana Cardiology Associates Plaza 2, Ste 1000 7777 Hennessy Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-767-3900

Timothy David Faul Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 4801 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Lafayette, LA 70508 337-470-2966

Michael Francis Zambie Allergy and Asthma Clinic 909 N 3rd St Monroe, LA 71201 318-322-5555

H. Jerrel Fontenot Zephyr Anesthesia 2816 Kingston St, Ste C Kenner, LA 70062 504-408-0804

Anesthesiology

Kerwin J. Fontenot Lafayette General Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1214 Coolidge Blvd Lafayette, LA 70503 337-289-7991

Robert R. Theard Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 4801 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Lafayette, LA 70508 337-470-2966

Donald Robert Ganier, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3755

Leslie C. Thomas Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3755

Richard J. Grisoli North Oaks Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 15790 Paul Vega MD Dr Hammond, LA 70403 985-345-2700

Leo D. Verlander Lafayette General Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1214 Coolidge Blvd Lafayette, LA 70503 337-289-7991

Donald Eric Harmon Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3755

Cardiovascular Disease

Stuart R. Hart Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3755

Freddy Michel Abi-Samra Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4135

Thomas Anzalone St. Tammany Parish Hospital Department of Anesthesia 1202 S Tyler St Covington, LA 70433 985-898-4431 Jorge J. Bravo Thibodaux Regional Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 602 N Acadia Rd Thibodaux, LA 70301 985-493-4750 David M. Broussard Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3755 Eric H. Busch Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3755 Joseph T. Crapanzano, Jr. Parish Pain Specialists 4500 Clearview Pkwy, Ste 101 Metairie, LA 70006 504-779-5558

John Frederick Heaton Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Anesthesiology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9456

Son M. Dang Baton Rouge General Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 3600 Florida Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70806 225-387-7000

Richard G. Palfrey Lafayette General Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1214 Coolidge Blvd Lafayette, LA 70503 337-289-7991

William Dedo Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 4801 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Lafayette, LA 70508 337-470-2966

Austin Guy Phillips, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3755

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Roland J. Bourgeois, Jr. East Jefferson Cardiovascular Specialists 4224 Houma Blvd, Ste 500 Metairie, LA 70006 504-455-0842 Patrick C. Breaux Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4135

Laurianne G. Wild Tulane Medical Center Tulane Lung Center 1415 Tulane Ave, 7th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-8600

Todd C. Ackal Lafayette General Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1214 Coolidge Blvd Lafayette, LA 70503 337-289-7991

Stuart L. Blum Pierremont Cardiology 1811 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Ste 210 Shreveport, LA 71105 318-212-3858

W. David Sumrall III Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3755

Richard P. Abben Cardiovascular Institute of the South 225 Dunn St Houma, LA 70360 985-876-0300

Murtuza J. Ali LSU Health Sciences Center Section of Cardiology 533 Bolivar St, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-412-1247 Jose Alberto Bernal-Ramirez Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4135

Tyrone Jean Collins Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Division of Interventional Cardiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3727 N. Joseph Deumite Louisiana Cardiology Associates Plaza 2, Ste 1000 7777 Hennessy Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-767-3900 Fortune Anthony Dugan East Jefferson General Hospital East Jefferson Cardiology Consultants 4200 Houma Blvd, 2nd Fl Metairie, LA 70006 504-454-4170 Clement C. Eiswirth Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Heart Transplant Clinic 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4721 Peter S. Fail Cardiovascular Institute of the South 225 Dunn St Houma, LA 70360 985-876-0300 Carl Patrick Fastabend Lake Charles Medical and Surgical Clinic Department of Cardiology 501 Dr Michael DeBakey Dr Lake Charles, LA 70601 337-312-8249 Daniel T. Fontenot Baton Rouge Cardiology Center 5231 Brittany Dr Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-769-0933 Yvonne E. Gilliland Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute 2005 Veterans Memorial Blvd Metairie, LA 70002 504-842-4168 Richard Millard Gilmore Imperial Health Heart Associates 501 Dr Michael DeBakey Dr Lake Charles, LA 70601 337-312-8232

Henry Gorman Hanley Freedman Memorial Cardiology 3311 Prescott Rd, Ste 112 Alexandria, LA 71301 318-767-0960 William Haynie, Jr. Cardiology Associates 1811 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Ste 100 Shreveport, LA 71105 318-222-3695 James Stephen Jenkins Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Division of Interventional Cardiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3727 Carl Joseph Lavie, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4135 Thierry H. Le Jemtel Tulane Medical Center Cardiac Transplant and Advanced Heart Failure Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-2096 Leslie Wayne Levenson West Jefferson Heart Clinic of Louisiana 1111 Medical Center Blvd, Ste N613 Marrero, LA 70072 504-349-6800 Stacy Mandras Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Cardiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4721 James Jude McKinnie East Jefferson General Hospital Jefferson Electrophysiology 4224 Houma Blvd, Ste 400 Metairie, LA 70006 504-456-8188 Gary D. Menszer East Jefferson General Hospital East Jefferson Cardiology Consultants 4200 Houma Blvd, 2nd Fl Metairie, LA 70006 504-454-4102 Richard Virgil Milani Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4135 Mike Mounir Cardiology Clinic 443 Heymann Blvd, Ste B Lafayette, LA 70503 337-289-8429 Nicholas D. Pappas East Jefferson Cardiovascular Specialists 4224 Houma Blvd, Ste 500 Metairie, LA 70006 504-455-0842 Hamang M. Patel Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Heart Transplant Clinic 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4721

Rajan A. Patel Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Division of Interventional Cardiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4309 Stephen Robert Ramee Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Division of Interventional Cardiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3727

Jean King White Lake Charles Memorial Health Heart and Vascular Center 1717 Oak Park Blvd, 2nd Fl Lake Charles, LA 70601 337-494-3278

Critical Care Medicine Gregory Jacob Ardoin The Lung Center 201 4th St, Ste 1A Alexandria, LA 71301 318-769-5864

Alaa H. Younes Freedman Memorial Cardiology 3311 Prescott Rd, Ste 112 Alexandria, LA 71301 318-767-0960

John Areno Overton Brooks VA Medical Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 510 E Stoner Ave Shreveport, LA 71101 318-221-8411

Colon and Rectal Surgery

Andrew Peter Rees Louisiana Cardiology Associates Plaza 2, Ste 1000 7777 Hennessy Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-767-3900

Louis R. Barfield Our Lady of the Lake Colon and Rectal 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 206 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-767-8997

J. P. Reilly Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Division of Interventional Cardiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3786

David E. Beck Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4060

Gary Edward Sander Tulane Medical Center Tulane Cardiology Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-6113 Sangeeta Shah Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center John Ochsner Heart Vascular Institute 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4135 Frank Wilson Smart LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multi-Specialty Clinic Section of Cardiology 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 504-412-1366 David Warren Snyder East Jefferson General Hospital East Jefferson Cardiology Consultants 4200 Houma Blvd, 2nd Fl Metairie, LA 70006 504-454-4170 Neeraj Tandon Overton Brooks VA Medical Center Department of Cardiology 510 E Stoner Ave Shreveport, LA 71101 318-990-5296

Richard Byrd Our Lady of the Lake Colon and Rectal 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 206 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-767-8997 Kenneth John Champagne Colon and Rectal Clinic of Acadiana 1103 W University Ave Lafayette, LA 70506 337-233-0219 Jeffrey Farrow Griffin Colon Rectal Associates 4224 Houma Blvd, Ste 540 Metairie, LA 70006 504-456-5108 William Reid Grimes Colon and Rectal Associates 1811 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Ste 430 Shreveport, LA 71105 318-424-8373 David A. Margolin Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4060

Gregory D. Tilton East Jefferson Cardiovascular Specialists 4224 Houma Blvd, Ste 500 Metairie, LA 70006 504-455-0842

Guy R. Orangio LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multi-Specialty Clinic Department of Surgery 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 504-412-1325

Michael C. Turner Cardiovascular Specialists of Southwest Louisiana 600 Dr Michael DeBakey Dr Lake Charles, LA 70601 337-436-3813

Michael D. Stratton Colon and Rectal Associates 1811 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Ste 430 Shreveport, LA 71105 318-424-8373

Hector Osvaldo Ventura Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Heart Transplant Clinic 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4721

Herschel D. Vargas Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4060

Christopher James White Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Division of Interventional Cardiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3717

Charles B. Whitlow Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4060

Philip Boysen Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-0796 Stephen P. Brierre LSU Healthcare Network Department of Pulmonary Medicine 8585 Picardy Ave, Ste 313 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-381-2755 Steven Allen Conrad LSU Health Shreveport Department of Emergency Medicine 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 318-675-6885 Bennett Paul DeBoisblanc University Medical Center New Orleans Department of Pulmonary Disease 2000 Canal St New Orleans, LA 70112 504-702-5057 Richard J. Grisoli North Oaks Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 15790 Paul Vega MD Dr Hammond, LA 70403 985-345-2700 Cullen Andrew Hebert Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Critical Care Medicine Service 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 701 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-765-5864 Robert Cary Holladay University Health Shreveport Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Ambulatory Care Center, 2nd Fl 1606 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 318-813-2500 Stephen Phillips Kantrow Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 9th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4055 Stuart J. Lebas Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Critical Care Medicine Service 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 701 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-765-5864 Carol M. Mason LSU Healthcare Network LSU Multi-Specialty Clinic Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 200 W Esplanade Ave, Ste 701 Kenner, LA 70065 504-412-1705 Michael P. McCarthy The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pulmonology Medicine 7373 Perkins Rd, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-246-9240

Shawn Arlen Milligan Overton Brooks VA Medical Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 510 E Stoner Ave Shreveport, LA 71101 318-221-8411 Bobby D. Nossaman Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3755 Mohammad Zohair Pirzadah Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Critical Care Medicine Service 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 701 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-765-5864 Leonardo Seoane Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Section of Pulmonology, Lung Transplant and Critical Care 1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4400 James Garland Smith, Jr. St. Francis Medical Center Hospitalist Group 309 Jackson St Monroe, LA 71201 318-966-4541 David E. Taylor Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 9th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4055 Ben Frank Thompson III Pulmonary Associates of Southwest Louisiana 2770 3rd Ave, Ste 110 Lake Charles, LA 70601 337-494-2750 Brad D. Vincent Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Critical Care Medicine Service 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 701 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-765-5864 Arvind Yertha North Oaks Pulmonology North Oaks Clinic Bldg, Ste 201 15813 Paul Vega MD Dr Hammond, LA 70403 985-230-1580 Dermatology Erin E. Boh Tulane Medical Center Department of Dermatology 1415 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-1700 Harry A. Burglass, Jr. Dermatology Clinic 5326 O’Donovan Dr Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-769-7546 David John Clemons Dermatology and Skin Surgery 9007 Ellerbe Rd Shreveport, LA 71106 318-222-3278 William Patrick Coleman III 4425 Conlin St Metairie, LA 70006 504-455-3180 Leonard E. Gately III Academic Dermatology Associates 3421 N Causeway Blvd, Ste 202 Metairie, LA 70002 504-885-1670

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Mara A. Haseltine Poole Dermatology 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Ste 406 Metairie, LA 70005 504-838-8225 George Michael Kent Overton Brooks VA Medical Center Department of Dermatology 510 E Stoner Ave Shreveport, LA 71101 318-221-8411 Elizabeth Innes McBurney Dermasurgery Center 1245 Camellia Blvd, Ste 300 Lafayette, LA 70508 337-839-2773 Tom Joffre Meek, Jr. Dermatology Clinic 5326 O’Donovan Dr Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-769-7546 Stella Boustany Noel 1211 Coolidge Blvd, Ste 400 Lafayette, LA 70503 337-235-9779 Jeffrey C. Poole Poole Dermatology 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Ste 406 Metairie, LA 70005 504-838-8225 Jack Selwyn Resneck Dermatology and Skin Surgery 9007 Ellerbe Rd Shreveport, LA 71106 318-222-3278 Nicole E. Rogers Old Metairie Dermatology 701 Metairie Rd, Ste 2A205 Metairie, LA 70005 504-836-2050 Robert Winn Romero Dermatology and Allergy Clinic of South Louisiana 4212 W Congress St, Ste 2300 Lafayette, LA 70506 337-981-7546 David Marshall Walsworth Overton Brooks VA Medical Center Department of Dermatology 510 E Stoner Ave Shreveport, LA 71101 318-221-8411 Emergency Medicine Steven Allen Conrad LSU Health Shreveport Department of Emergency Medicine 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 318-675-6885 Liza DiLeo Thomas Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine 1516 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3460

Endocrinology and Metabolism Samuel Andrews Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 9th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4023 Alan Lee Burshell Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 9th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4023 Vivian Andrew Fonseca Tulane Medical Center Section of Endocrinology 275 LaSalle St New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-5030 Jolene K. Johnson LSU Health Baton Rogue Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism 5246 Brittany Dr Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-381-2755 Steven Neil Levine LSU Health Shreveport Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71103 318-675-5960 Joseph Murray 4224 Houma Blvd, Ste 360 Metairie, LA 70006 504-885-1409 Brandy A. Panunti Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 9th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4023 David Scarborough LSU Health Shreveport Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 318-675-5960 Joel Silverberg The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Endocrinology 7373 Perkins Rd, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-246-9240 Family Medicine

Joseph S. Guarisco Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine 1516 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3460

Leandro Area Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center - Lakeview Department of Family Medicine 101 W Robert E Lee Blvd, Ste 201 New Orleans, LA 70124 504-846-9646

Patrick L. McGauly LSU Health Shreveport Department of Emergency Medicine 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 318-675-6885

Gerald Barber Family Practice Associates 12525 Perkins Rd, Ste A Baton Rouge, LA 70810 225-761-4256

Erik Sundell Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine 1516 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3460

Wayne Barksdale The Family Doctors 8383 Millicent Way Shreveport, LA 71115 318-797-6661 John G. Bernard Acadiana Family Physicians 427 Heymann Blvd Lafayette, LA 70503 337-234-1111

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Tara G. Berner Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center - Lakeview Department of Family Medicine 101 W Robert E Lee Blvd, Ste 201 New Orleans, LA 70124 504-846-9646

Ted Joseph Hudspeth Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Tangipahoa Department of Family Medicine 41676 Veterans Ave Hammond, LA 70403 985-543-3600

Walter Birdsall Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center - Luling Department of Family Medicine 1057 Paul Maillard Rd Luling, LA 70070 985-785-3740

Daniel Keith Jens Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center - Mandeville Department of Family Medicine 2810 E Causeway Approach Mandeville, LA 70448 985-875-2340

Donald V. Brignac Family Practice Associates 12525 Perkins Rd, Ste A Baton Rouge, LA 70810 225-761-4256

Ricky Lane Jones The Family Doctors 8383 Millicent Way Shreveport, LA 71115 318-797-6661

David R. Carver 8585 Picardy Ave, Ste 513 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-819-1188

Leonard B. Kancher The Center for Longevity and Wellness 3601 Houma Blvd, Ste 300 Metairie, LA 70006 504-885-7360

Marion Cash The Family Doctors 8383 Millicent Way Shreveport, LA 71115 318-797-6661 Robert Chasuk Baton Rouge General Physicians at St. James Place 333 Lee Dr Baton Rouge, LA 70806 225-490-3415 Michael Ashley Dunn Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Tangipahoa Department of Family Medicine 41676 Veterans Ave Hammond, LA 70403 985-543-3600 Gregory F. Ferrara Shenandoah Medical Associates 13828 Coursey Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70817 225-751-1544 Brad Joseph Gaspard Baton Rouge Family Medical Center 8595 Picardy Ave, Ste 100 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-763-4900 Wayne D. Gravois Baton Rouge General Family Health Center 3801 North Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70806 225-387-7899 Paul Guilbault Louisiana Heart Medical Group 820 Asbury Dr Mandeville, LA 70433 985-871-0735 Michael Bieller Harper University Health Shreveport Family Medicine Faculty Clinic 1501 Kings Hwy, 3rd Fl Shreveport, LA 71130 318-675-5183 Douglas B. Harris Family Doctor Clinic 804 S Acadia Rd Thibodaux, LA 70301 985-446-2680 Sarah W. Holt Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center - Lakeview Department of Family Medicine 101 W Robert E Lee Blvd, Ste 201 New Orleans, LA 70124 504-846-9646 Jan Leenette Hood University Health Shreveport Family Medicine Faculty Clinic 1501 Kings Hwy, 3rd Fl Shreveport, LA 71130 318-675-5183

Thomas Edward Le Beau 771 E Bayou Pines Dr Lake Charles, LA 70601 337-433-1212 Alan Lynn LeBato LSU Family Practice Center 1525 Oak Park Blvd Lake Charles, LA 70601 337-494-6767 Francine Anne Manuel Hamilton Medical Group 4809 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, Ste 200 Lafayette, LA 70508 337-988-8810 Richard George Marek, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center - Covington Department of Family Medicine 1000 Ochsner Blvd Covington, LA 70433 985-875-2828 Paul Joseph Marquis Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Lapalco Department of Family Medicine 4225 Lapalco Blvd, 2nd Fl Marrero, LA 70072 504-371-9355 E. Edward Martin, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center - Covington Department of Family Medicine 1000 Ochsner Blvd Covington, LA 70433 985-875-2828 Louis Reynold Minsky 8585 Picardy Ave, Ste 513 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-819-1188 Herbert L. Muncie, Jr. LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multi-Specialty Clinic Department of Family Medicine 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 504-412-1366 Karen Ann Muratore Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Jefferson Place Department of Family Medicine 8150 Jefferson Hwy Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-336-3100 Kevin W. Murphy The Family Doctors 8383 Millicent Way Shreveport, LA 71115 318-797-6661 James Howard Newcomb, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center - Slidell Department of Family Medicine 2750 E Gause Blvd Slidell, LA 70461 985-661-3550

Rade N. Pejic Tulane Multispecialty Clinic at University Square 200 Broadway Ave, Ste 230 New Orleans, LA 70118 504-988-9000 Kevin C. Plaisance Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center - Covington Department of Family Medicine 1000 Ochsner Blvd Covington, LA 70433 985-875-2828 Arthur Webster Primeaux 771 E Bayou Pines Dr Lake Charles, LA 70601 337-433-1212 Randy C. Richter University Health Shreveport Family Medicine Faculty Clinic 1501 Kings Hwy, 3rd Fl Shreveport, LA 71130 318-675-4278 Timothy Lacey Riddell Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center - Covington Department of Family Medicine 1000 Ochsner Blvd Covington, LA 70433 985-875-2828 Theresa Lynn Rinderle The Family Doctors 8383 Millicent Way Shreveport, LA 71115 318-797-6661 Russell W. Roberts University Health Shreveport Family Medicine Faculty Clinic 1501 Kings Hwy, 3rd Fl Shreveport, LA 71130 318-675-5183 Robert Parker St. Amant Baton Rouge General Lipid Center 8585 Picardy Ave, Ste 317 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-819-1160 Linda C. Stewart Family Medicine Center 604 Chevelle Ct, Ste C Baton Rouge, LA 70806 225-926-1495 James Taylor Tebbe, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center - Mid-City Department of Family Medicine 411 N Carrollton Ave, Ste 4 New Orleans, LA 70119 504-842-7400 Pamela Wiseman LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multi-Specialty Clinic Department of Family Medicine 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 6th Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 504-412-1100 Gastroenterology Stephen Garner Abshire Gastroenterology Clinic of Acadiana Burdin Riehl Bldg, Ste 303 1211 Coolidge St Lafayette, LA 70503 337-232-6697 William A. Anderson III Gastroenterology Associates Digestive Health Center of Louisiana 9103 Jefferson Hwy Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-927-1190 Luis A. Balart Tulane Medical Center Tulane Transplant Institute Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 6th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-5344 Christopher N. Barrilleaux East Bank Gastroenterology 3800 Houma Blvd, Ste 220 Metairie, LA 70006 504-456-7484

James Carol Bienvenu Acadiana Gastroenterology Associates 439 Heymann Blvd Lafayette, LA 70503 337-269-0963 Howard I. Brenner Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 4228 Houma Blvd, Ste 520 Metairie, LA 70006 504-456-8020

Benjamin Alfred Guider, Jr. Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 2820 Napoleon Ave, Ste 720 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-896-8670 James Patrick Herrington Acadiana Gastroenterology Associates 439 Heymann Blvd Lafayette, LA 70503 337-269-0963

Richard Kent Broussard Acadiana Gastroenterology Associates 439 Heymann Blvd Lafayette, LA 70503 337-269-0963

James C. Hobley GastroIntestinal Specialists 3217 Mabel St Shreveport, LA 71103 318-631-9121

Robert Stephen Bulat Tulane Medical Center GI Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 6th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-5110

Joseph Drake Hollier Alexandria Gastroenterology Associates 301 4th St Alexandria, LA 71301 318-473-8188

George E. Catinis Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 4228 Houma Blvd, Ste 520 Metairie, LA 70006 504-456-8020

Virendra Joshi Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Cancer Institute 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 3rd Fl Jefferson, LA 70121 504-842-7690

Melvin Herman Gold, Jr. University Medical Center New Orleans Division of Gastroenterology 2000 Canal St New Orleans, LA 70112 504-702-5700 Steven Anthony Guarisco Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center - Covington Division of Gastroenterology 1000 Ochsner Blvd Covington, LA 70433 985-875-2828

Shantiprakash Kedia Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 1111 Medical Center Blvd, Ste S450 Marrero, LA 70072 504-349-6401 James D. Lilly Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 2820 Napoleon Ave, Ste 720 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-896-8670

Elizabeth Ann McDonald 3800 Houma Blvd, Ste 308 Metairie, LA 70006 504-456-5070 William Morrison Meyers, Jr. Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 4228 Houma Blvd, Ste 520 Metairie, LA 70006 504-456-8020 Jacque Noel 1211 Coolidge Blvd, Ste 400 Lafayette, LA 70503 337-235-9779 George Richard Puente Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 4228 Houma Blvd, Ste 520 Metairie, LA 70006 504-456-8020 David Reed Raines, Jr. Gastroenterology Clinic 611 Grammont St Monroe, LA 71201 318-325-2634 Sanjeeva Reddy Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 1111 Medical Center Blvd, Ste S450 Marrero, LA 70072 504-349-6401 Fredric Gary Regenstein Tulane Medical Center Tulane Transplant Institute Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 6th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-5344 Gary (Taavi) Reiss Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 1111 Medical Center Blvd, Ste S450 Marrero, LA 70072 504-349-6401

Charles G. Schibler II Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 1111 Medical Center Blvd, Ste S450 Marrero, LA 70072 504-349-6401

Mark A. Dodson Mid State Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center 3444 Masonic Dr Alexandria, LA 71301 318-473-9556

David Ralph Silvers Metairie Gastroenterology 4228 Houma Blvd, Ste 120 Metairie, LA 70006 504-456-6701

Donald C. Faust 2633 Napoleon Ave, Ste 600 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-899-1000

James William Smith Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Gastroenterology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4015 Rian Moss Tanenbaum Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 1111 Medical Center Blvd, Ste S450 Marrero, LA 70072 504-349-6401 Steve George Venturatos Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 1111 Medical Center Blvd, Ste S450 Marrero, LA 70072 504-349-6401 Geriatric Medicine Susan Ellen Nelson Lake Senior Care 5247 Didesse Dr Baton Rouge, LA 70810 225-765-3076 Hand Surgery

Eric R. George Hand Surgical Associates Hand Center of Louisiana 4228 Houma Blvd, Ste 600B Metairie, LA 70006 504-454-2191 Kenneth John Laborde 1000 W Pinhook Rd, Ste 302 Lafayette, LA 70503 337-232-8230 Marion Ezra Milstead Orthopedic Specialists of Louisiana 1500 Line Ave, Ste 100 Shreveport, LA 71101 318-635-3052 Harold M. Stokes Pontchartrain Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3939 Houma Blvd, Ste 21 Metairie, LA 70006 504-885-6464 Hepatology Luis A. Balart Tulane Medical Center Tulane Transplant Institute Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 6th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-5344

Rick I. Ahmad Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic 8080 Bluebonnet Blvd, Ste 1000 Baton Rouge, LA 70810 225-924-2424

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Natalie H. Bzowej Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3925 Nigel Girgrah Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Insitute 1514 Jefforson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3925 Shobha Joshi Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3925 Fredric Gary Regenstein Tulane Medical Center Tulane Transplant Institute Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 6th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-5344 Infectious Disease Katherine Baumgarten Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Infectious Diseases 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4005 Christopher M. Blais Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Infectious Diseases 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4005 Rebecca Adair Clark LSU Health Sciences Center ID Clinic 200 Canal St New Orleans, LA 70112 504-702-5700 Joseph Raymond Dalovisio Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Infectious Diseases 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4005 Mary Louise Eschete Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center Special Care Clinic Division of Infectious Disease 1978 Industrial Blvd Houma, LA 70363 985-873-1880 Julia B. Garcia-Diaz Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Infectious Diseases 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4005 Michael Edward Hagensee LSU Health Sciences Center ID Clinic 200 Canal St New Orleans, LA 70112 504-702-5700 Michael Kevin Hill IMG Physicians 56 Starbrush Cir Covington, LA 70433 985-871-0095 Mary Faith Joubert IMG Physicians 1051 Gause Blvd, Ste 260 Slidell, LA 70458 985-641-5523

Sandra Abadie Kemmerly Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Infectious Diseases 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4005 John William King University Health Shreveport Section of Infectious Disease 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 318-675-5900 David H. Martin University Medical Center New Orleans Division of Infectious Disease 2000 Canal St New Orleans, LA 70112 504-504-5700 Susan Leslie Favrot McLellan Tulane Metairie Multispecialty Clinic Section of Infectious Diseases 4720 S I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 101 Metairie, LA 70001 504-988-8050 Mary J. Murphy NO/AIDS Task Force 2601 Tulane Ave, Ste 500 New Orleans, LA 70119 504-212-2773 David Michael Mushatt Tulane Multispecialty Clinic Downtown Section of Infectious Diseases 275 LaSalle St, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-5030 George A. Pankey Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Infectious Diseases 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4006 Chris H. Parsons LSU Health Sciences Center HIV Cancer Care Program 2235 Poydras St New Orleans, LA 70112 504-210-3328 John Todd University Health Shreveport Viral Disease Clinic 6670 Saint Vincent Ave Shreveport, LA 71106 318-862-9977 Nicholas J. Van Sickels Tulane Multispecialty Clinic Downtown Section of Infectious Diseases 275 LaSalle St, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-5030 Ronald D. Wilcox CrescentCare Health and Wellness Center 3308 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70119 504-207-2273 Richard Stephan Witzig East Jefferson General Hospital Hospitalist Medicine 4200 Houma Blvd Metairie, LA 70006 504-503-4331 Internal Medicine Mary Moore Abell St. Thomas Community Health Center Department of Internal Medicine 1020 St Andrew St New Orleans, LA 70130 504-529-5558 Alys Alper Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System Department of Medicine 1601 Perdido St New Orleans, LA 70112 504-558-3637

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Leo P. Blaize III Lake Internal Medicine at Hennessy 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 7000 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-765-8829 Leslie Anne Blake Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Center for Primary Care and Wellness 1401 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4747 Pierre V. Blanchard Tri-State Medical Clinic 2551 Greenwood Rd, Ste 410 Shreveport, LA 71103 318-621-2929 Karen Blessey Ochsner Health System Ochsner Baptist Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine 2820 Napoleon Ave, Ste 890 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-897-4250 Alan John Borne 1811 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Ste 440 Shreveport, LA 71105 318-222-9205 David M. Borne LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multi-Specialty Clinic Department of Internal Medicine 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 504-412-1366 James W. Bragg Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Center for Primary Care and Wellness 1401 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4747 S. Germain Cassiere 7843 Youree Dr Shreveport, LA 71105 318-212-2929 Pedro Cazabon Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Center for Primary Care and Wellness 1401 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4747 Todd Cooley The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Internal Medicine 7373 Perkins Rd, 2nd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-246-9240 Terry L. Cummings Tulane Multispecialty Clinic at University Square 200 Broadway Ave, Ste 230 New Orleans, LA 70118 504-988-9000 Richard Edward Deichmann, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Center for Primary Care and Wellness 1401 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4747 Nona Epstein Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Center for Primary Care and Wellness 1401 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4747 Lara M. Falcon The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Internal Medicine 7373 Perkins Rd, 4th Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-246-9240

Sara E. Fernandez Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Center for Primary Care and Wellness 1401 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4747 Caroline F. Flint Ochsner Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine 16777 Medical Center Dr, Ste 100 Baton Rouge, LA 70816 225-754-3278 David W. Fontenot The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Internal Medicine 7373 Perkins Rd, 2nd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-246-9240 Steven J. Granier Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4747 Christopher Guarisco Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Jefferson Place Department of Internal Medicine 8150 Jefferson Hwy Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-336-3100 Timothy S. Harlan Tulane Medical Center Section of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics 1415 Tulane Ave, 7th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-1001 Robert C. Hernandez Internal Medicine Associates 8001 Youree Dr, Ste 400 Shreveport, LA 71115 318-212-3456 Mark Kenneth Hodges The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pulmonology Medicine 7373 Perkins Rd, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-246-9240 James M. Jackson Tri-State Medical Clinic 2551 Greenwood Rd, Ste 410 Shreveport, LA 71103 318-621-2929 Roy Giles Kadair The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Internal Medicine 7373 Perkins Rd, 4th Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-246-9240 Leonard B. Kancher The Center for Longevity and Wellness 3601 Houma Blvd, Ste 300 Metairie, LA 70006 504-885-7360 Michael Landry Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System Department of Internal Medicine 1555 Poydras Ave New Orleans, LA 70112 504-565-4918 Gloria Leary Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Center for Primary Care and Wellness 1401 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4747 Christopher J. Lege Crescent City Physicians 3434 Prytania St, Ste 460 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-897-7999

Lawrence Levy East Jefferson General Hospital Department of Internal Medicine 3800 Houma Blvd, Ste 325 Metairie, LA 70006 504-888-7111 Theodore Richard Lieux, Jr. The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Internal Medicine 7373 Perkins Rd, 4th Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-246-9240 Betty P. Lo-Blais LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multi-Specialty Clinic Department of Internal Medicine 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 504-412-1366 Rene Albert Louapre III 2633 Napoleon Ave, Ste 400 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-897-3305 Angela M. McLean LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multi-Specialty Clinic Department of Internal Medicine 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 504-412-1366 Susan McNamara Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Bluebonnet Department of Internal Medicine 9001 Summa Ave, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-761-5200 Joseph A. Miceli III Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center - Elmwood Department of Internal Medicine 1221 S Clearview Pkwy Harahan, LA 70121 504-842-4747 Daniel John Moller, Jr. Internal Medicine Associates 8001 Youree Dr, Ste 400 Shreveport, LA 71115 318-212-3456 Susan Ellen Nelson Lake Senior Care 5247 Didesse Dr Baton Rouge, LA 70810 225-765-3076 Timothy Nicholls Tri-State Medical Clinic 2551 Greenwood Rd, Ste 410 Shreveport, LA 71103 318-621-2929 Katherine F. Pearce Lake Internal Medicine at Hennessy 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 7000 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-765-8829 Robert Louis Pollock East Jefferson Internal Medicine 3601 Houma Blvd, Ste 402 Metairie, LA 70006 504-456-5123 Michael Rolfsen The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Internal Medicine 7373 Perkins Rd, 2nd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-246-9240 Stacy D. Siegendorf Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center - Elmwood Department of Internal Medicine 1221 S Clearview Pkwy Harahan, LA 70121 504-842-4747 Edward David Sledge, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Bluebonnet Department of Pediatrics 9001 Summa Ave, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-761-5200 Charles Clarence Smith III Internal Medicine Specialists 3525 Prytania St, Ste 526 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-648-2500

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Susan Leala Vogel Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Hospital Medicine 1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-5766 Medical Genetics Hans Christoph Andersson Hayward Genetics Center Tulane Lakeside Medical Office Bldg, 4th Fl 4720 S I-10 Service Rd New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-5101 Medical Oncology and Hematology Bryan Bienvenu Louisiana Hematology Oncology Associates 4950 Essen Ln, Ste 500 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-767-1311 J. Eugene (Gene) Brierre Louisiana Oncology Associates 4809 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, Ste 110 Lafayette, LA 70508 337-235-7898 Burke J. Brooks, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Bluebonnet Department of Hematology and Oncology 9001 Summa Ave, 3rd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-761-5410 Archie Watt Brown, Jr. Ochsner Health System The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center Department of Hematology and Oncology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3910

Jyotsna Fuloria Ochsner Health System The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center Department of Hematology and Oncology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3910 David Sam Hanson Louisiana Hematology Oncology Associates 4950 Essen Ln, Ste 500 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-767-1311 Charles G. Hargon, Jr. Hematology and Oncology Associates 2600 Kings Hwy, Ste 340 Shreveport, LA 71103 318-212-8620 Marc J. Kahn Tulane Medical Center Dpeartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology 1430 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-9800 Cindy Anne Leissinger Tulane Medical Center Louisiana Center for Bleeding and Clotting Disorders 1430 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-5433 Robert J. Massingill Christus Schumpert Cancer Treatment Center Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology 1 Saint Mary Pl Shreveport, LA 71101 318-681-4565

Gary V. Burton LSU Health Shreveport Feist-Weiller Cancer Center 1501 Kings Hwy, 2nd Fl Shreveport, LA 71103 318-813-1200

Gerald Patrick Miletello The Hematology and Oncology Clinic 8595 Picardy Ave, Ste 400 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-767-0822 Glenn Mills LSU Health Shreveport Feist-Weiller Cancer Center 1501 Kings Hwy, 2nd Fl Shreveport, LA 71130 318-813-1200

Michael S. Cain Cancer Center of Acadiana 1211 Coolidge Blvd, Ste 100 Lafayette, LA 70503 337-289-8400

Michael Rawls Moore Hematology and Oncology Associates 2600 Kings Hwy, Ste 340 Shreveport, LA 71103 318-212-8062

Salvador Caputto Crescent City Physicians Hematology and Oncology 1401 Foucher St New Orleans, LA 70115 504-897-8970

Hana F. Safah Tulane Medical Center Tulane Cancer Center Clinic Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology 150 S Liberty St New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-6300

John Thomas Cole Ochsner Health System The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center Department of Hematology and Oncology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3910 Bridgette Collins-Burow Tulane Medical Center Tulane Cancer Center Clinic Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology 150 S Liberty St New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-6300 Robert Van Buren Emmons Ochsner Health System The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center Department of Hematology and Oncology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3910

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Oliver Sartor Tulane Medical Center Tulane Cancer Center Clinic Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology 150 S Liberty St New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-7869 Kellie Schmeeckle Louisiana Hematology Oncology Associates 4950 Essen Ln, Ste 500 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-767-1311 Milton Walsh Seiler, Jr. Crescent City Physicians Hematology and Oncology 1401 Foucher St New Orleans, LA 70115 504-897-8970 Scott Anthony Sonnier Crescent City Physicians Hematology and Oncology 1401 Foucher St New Orleans, LA 70115 504-897-8970

Derrick W. Spell Louisiana Hematology Oncology Associates 4950 Essen Ln, Ste 500 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-767-1311 Chris Theodossiou Ochsner Health System The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center Department of Hematology and Oncology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3910 Ulla Jo Ule Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Christus Cabrini Cancer Center 3330 Masonic Dr Alexandria, LA 71301 318-448-6917 Robert Woody Veith 3800 Houma Blvd, Ste 200 Metairie, LA 70006 504-455-0600 Anil Veluvolu Hematology/Oncology Associates 2600 Kings Hwy, Ste 340 Shreveport, LA 71130 318-212-8620 Roy Samuel Weiner Tulane Medical Center Tulane Cancer Center Clinic 150 S Liberty St New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-6061 Howard Gilbert Wold Hematology Oncology Life Center 605 B Medical Center Dr Alexandria, LA 71301 318-442-2232 Nephrology Kenneth D. Abreo LSU Health Shreveport Section of Nephrology and Hypertension Ambulatory Care Center, 2nd Fl 1606 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 318-675-7402 A. Brent Alper, Jr. Tulane Multispecialty Clinic Downtown Division of Nephrology 275 LaSalle St New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-5800 Michael Archie Northeast Louisiana Kidney Specialists 711 Wood St, Ste A Monroe, LA 71201 318-323-8847 Vecihi Batuman Tulane Multispecialty Clinic Downtown Division of Nephrology 275 LaSalle St New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-5030 Shaminder M. Gupta Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center Department of Nephrology 1978 Industrial Blvd Houma, LA 70363 985-850-2328 L. Lee Hamm Tulane Multispecialty Clinic Downtown Division of Nephrology 275 LaSalle St New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-5030 Friedrichs Henry Harris, Jr. New Orleans Nephrology Associates 4409 Utica St, Ste 100 Metairie, LA 70006 504-457-3687 Herschel Richard Harter University Health Conway Department of Internal Medicine 4864 Jackson St Monroe, LA 71202 318-330-7167

Mitchell Jude Hebert Renal Associates of Baton Rouge 5131 O’Donovan Dr, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-767-4893 N. Kevin Krane Tulane Medical Center Section of Nephrology and Hypertension 275 Laselle St New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-9800 Belinda T. Lee Tulane Multispecialty Clinic Downtown Division of Nephrology 275 LaSalle St New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-5030 Jill Suzanne Lindberg New Orleans Nephrology Associates 4409 Utica St, Ste 100 Metairie, LA 70006 504-457-3687 Daniel E. Marsh Renal Associates of Baton Rouge 5131 O’Donovan Dr, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-767-4893 Richard M. O’Donovan Northeast Louisiana Kidney Specialists 711 Wood St, Ste A Monroe, LA 71201 318-323-8847 Bharat Sachdeva LSU Health Shreveport Section of Nephrology and Hypertension Ambulatory Care Center, 2nd Fl 1606 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 318-675-7539 Adrian Sequeira LSU Health Shreveport Section of Nephrology and Hypertension 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 318-675-7402 Eric Edward Simon Tulane Multispecialty Clinic Downtown Division of Nephrology 275 LaSalle St New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-5030 Neeraj Singh John C. McDonald Regional Transplant Center 2751 Albert Bicknell Dr, Ste 4A Shreveport, LA 71103 318-212-4275 Catherine Staffeld-Coit Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3925 Karina Sulaiman LSU Health Shreveport Section of Nephrology and Hypertension 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 318-675-7402 Allen W. Vander Thibodaux Regional Medical Center Department of Nephrology 604 N Acadia Rd, Ste 405 Thibodaux, LA 70301 985-446-0871 Juan Carlos Zeik Acadiana Renal Physicians 300 W Saint Mary Blvd Lafayette, LA 70506 337-233-6593 Rubin Zhang Tulane Medical Center Tulane Transplant Institute Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-5344

Neurological Surgery Alan J. Appley Acadiana Neurosurgery 155 Hospital Dr, Ste 100 Lafayette, LA 70503 337-235-7743 David Albert Cavanaugh Spine Institute of Louisiana 1500 Line Ave, 2nd Fl, Ste 200 Shreveport, LA 71101 318-629-5555 Luke A. Corsten The Neuromedical Center Clinic 10101 Park Rowe Ave, Ste 200 Baton Rouge, LA 70810 225-769-2200 Aaron Dumont Tulane Medical Center Neurosurgery Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-5561 Gregory L. Fautheree The NeuroMedical Center Clinic 10101 Park Rowe Ave, Ste 200 Baton Rouge, LA 70810 225-769-2200 Anil Nanda University Neurosurgery 1811 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Ste 200 Shreveport, LA 71105 318-795-2638 Kelly J. Scrantz The Neuromedical Center Clinic 10101 Park Rowe Ave, Ste 200 Baton Rouge, LA 70810 225-769-2200 Roger Douglas Smith Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Neurosurgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 7th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4033 Najeeb M. Thomas Southern Brain and Spine 4770 S I-10 Service Rd W, Ste110 Metairie, LA 70001 504-454-0141 Rand Marcel Voorhies Southern Brain and Spine 4770 S I-10 Service Rd W, Ste110 Metairie, LA 70001 504-454-0141 Neurology Patricia Smith Cook Northlake Neurological Institute 110 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Ste 325 Metairie, LA 70005 504-831-6760 James N. Domingue 1245 S College Rd, Ste 100 Lafayette, LA 70503 337-269-5840

Roger Everett Kelley, Jr. Tulane Medical Center Department of Neurology 1430 Tualne Ave, Ste 8065 New Orleans, LA 70118 504-988-9190

Perry Scott Barrilleaux Acadiana Maternal Fetal Medicine Bldg A, Ste 204 4630 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Lafayette, LA 70508 337-989-9826

Edward Claro Mader, Jr. University Medical Center New Orleans LSU Health Sciences Center Epilepsy Clinic 2000 Canal St New Orleans, LA 70112 504-903-2373

William F. Beacham North Oaks Obstetrics and Gynecology 15748 Medical Arts Plaza Hammond, LA 70403 985-542-0663

Sheryl Martin-Schild Tulane Medical Center Stroke Center Department of Neurology 1415 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-5030 Archibald L. Melcher III Jefferson Neurological Associates 3800 Houma Blvd, Ste 205 Metairie, LA 70006 504-885-7337 Jeffrey Nicholl Tulane Multispecialty Clinic Downtown Department of Neurology 275 LaSalle St, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-7478 Piotr Wladyslaw Olejniczak LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multi-Specialty Clinic Department of Neurology 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 504-412-1517 R. Eugene Ramsay Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Neurology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 7th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-7436 Robert Newton Schwendimann University Health Shreveport Department of Neurology Ambulatory Care Center, 2nd Fl 1606 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 318-675-4679 Steven Jeffrey Zuckerman 8585 Picardy Ave, Ste 312 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-341-8311 Richard Zweifler Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Neurology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 7th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3980 Nuclear Medicine

Gerard Dynes The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Adult Neurology 7373 Perkins Rd, 3rd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-246-9240

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John D. England LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multi-Specialty Clinic Department of Neurology 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 504-412-1517

Oussama Nachar Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3470

Amparo (Amy) Gutierrez LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multi-Specialty Clinic Department of Neurology 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 504-412-1517

Obstetrics and Gynecology Phillip A. Barksdale Louisiana Incontinence Center Woman’s Physician Office Bldg, Ste 511 500 Rue de la Vie Baton Rouge, LA 70817 225-752-3000

Destin Black Willis-Knighton Cancer Center Gynecologic Oncology Associates 2600 Kings Hwy, Ste 420 Shreveport, LA 71103 318-212-8727 William G. Black North Oaks Obstetrics and Gynecology 15748 Medical Arts Plaza Hammond, LA 70403 985-542-0663 Robin B. Bone Lakeside Women’s Specialty Center East Jefferson Professional Bldg, Ste 500 4315 Houma Blvd Metairie, LA 70006 504-885-8563 Patricia S. Braly Women’s Cancer Care 606 W 12th Ave Covington, LA 70433 985-892-2252 Randall L. Brown Louisiana Women’s Healthcare Associates 500 Rue de la Vie, Ste 100 Baton Rouge, LA 70815 225-201-2010 Pui (Joan) Cheng Crescent City Physicians 3434 Prytania St, Ste 320 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-897-7142 Ralph R. Chesson, Jr. LSU Healthcare Network Division of Urogynecology 3601 Houma Blvd, Ste 302A Metairie, LA 70006 504-412-1600 Paul G. Crawford Pierremont Women’s Clinic 8001 Youree Dr, Ste 300 Shreveport, LA 71115 318-212-3800 Francis Ralph Dauterive Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Bluebonnet Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 9001 Summa Ave, 4th Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-761-5239 Ryan David Dickerson Louisiana Women’s Healthcare Associates 500 Rue de la Vie, Ste 100 Baton Rouge, LA 70815 225-201-2010 Richard P. Dickey Fertility Institute of New Orleans 800 N Causeway Blvd, Ste 2C Mandeville, LA 70448 985-892-7621 Albert L. Diket Woman’s Hospital Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine 100 Woman’s Way, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70817 225-924-8338 Louis Paul DuTreil Crescent City Physicians 3434 Prytania St, Ste 130 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-897-7580 William James Farrell The Fertility Institute of New Orleans 4770 S I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 201 Metairie, LA 70001 504-454-2165

Eugene M. Fontenot Bldg A, Ste 1 4150 Nelson Rd Lake Charles, LA 70605 337-474-2056 Milton G. (Giles) Fort III Woman’s Gynecologic Oncology Physician Office Bldg, Ste 311 500 Rue de la Vie Baton Rouge, LA 70817 225-216-3006 Veronica C. Gillispie Ochsner Health System Ochsner Baptist Medical Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 4429 Clara St, Ste 500 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-842-9617 Lynn J. Groome University Health Shreveport Women and Children’s Clinic 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 318-675-5379 Truman Post Hawes, Jr. Acadiana Women’s Health Group 4640 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Lafayette, LA 70508 337-984-1050 Susan Jeanfreau Fleur de Lis Obstetrics and Gynecology 2820 Napoleon Ave, Ste 340 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-897-4287 Richard Carl Kline Ochsner Health System The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center Section of Gynecologic Oncology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4165 Stanley Ray Kordisch Lake Area ObGyn Associates Bldg G, Ste 6 4150 Nelson Rd Lake Charles, LA 70605 337-562-3747 Ann M. LaFranca Woman’s Physician Office Bldg, Ste 210 500 Rue de La Vie Baton Rouge, LA 70817 225-928-5951 Sherri Anne Longo Ochsner Health System Ochsner Baptist Medical Center Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine 2700 Napoleon Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 504-842-4151 Peter Lu The Fertility Institute of New Orleans 4770 S I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 201 Metairie, LA 70001 504-454-2165 Gary P. Manuel Women’s Health Center 501 Medical Center Dr Alexandria, LA 71301 318-487-1289 Joseph Matthew Miller, Jr. Touro Infirmary Perinatal Services Division 3434 Prytania St, Ste 105 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-897-8213 George Morris IV Ochsner Baptist Medical Center Women’s Services 4429 Clara St, Ste 640 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-842-9616

George Brazil Morris III Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 4429 Clara St, Ste 440 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-842-4155 Rebecca Perret Crescent City Physicians 3434 Prytania St, Ste 130 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-897-7580 Florencia G. Polite LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multi-Specialty Clinic Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-412-1520 Gabriella Pridjian Tulane Center for Women’s Health Section of Maternal and Fetal Medicine 4720 S I-10 Service Rd, Ste 302 Metairie, LA 70001 504-988-8070 Alfred Godfrey Robichaux III Ochsner Health System Ochsner Baptist Medical Center Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine 2700 Napolean Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 504-842-4151 Belinda Sartor The Fertility Institute of New Orleans 4770 S I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 201 Metairie, LA 70001 504-454-2165 Ellis J. Schwartzenburg Woman’s Physician Office Bldg, Ste 210 500 Rue de La Vie Baton Rouge, LA 70817 225-928-5951 Marshall Scarle St. Amant Woman’s Hospital Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine 100 Woman’s Way, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70817 225-924-8338 Jerry Joseph St. Pierre Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 4429 Clara St, Ste 400 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-842-9885 Charles Mallon Stedman Woman’s Hospital Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine 100 Woman’s Way, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70817 225-924-8338 James R. Stenhouse Louisiana Women’s Healthcare Associates 500 Rue de la Vie, Ste 100 Baton Rouge, LA 70815 225-201-2010 John M. Storment Fertility and Women’s Health Center of Louisiana 206 E Farrel Rd Lafayette, LA 70508 337-989-8795 Steven Noel Taylor Fertility Institute of New Orleans 800 N Causeway Blvd, Ste 2C Mandeville, LA 70448 985-892-7621 Edward W. Veillon Woman’s Hospital Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine 100 Woman’s Way, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70817 225-924-8338

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William F. von Almen II Crescent City Physicians 3434 Prytania St, Ste 130 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-897-7580

R. Shane Barton The Orthopedic Clinic 7925 Youree Dr, Ste 200 Shreveport, LA 71105 318-212-3610

John W. Waterfallen OB/GYN Associates of Shreveport 7941 Youree Dr Shreveport, LA 71105 318-797-7941

H. Ryan Bicknell, Jr. The Orthopedic Clinic 7925 Youree Dr, Ste 200 Shreveport, LA 71105 318-212-3610

Donna S. Waters Crescent City Physicians 3434 Prytania St, Ste 320 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-897-7142

Karl Bilderback The Orthopaedic Clinic 7925 Youree Dr, Ste 200 Shreveport, LA 71105 318-212-3610

Bobby W. Webster Fertility Answers 500 Rue de la Vie, Ste 510 Baton Rouge, LA 70817 225-926-6886

R. Douglas Bostick III Jefferson Orthopedic Clinic 920 Ave B Marrero, LA 70072 504-349-6804

Felton L. Winfield, Jr. LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multi-Specialty Clinic Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 504-412-1100

Joseph E. Broyles Bone and Joint Clinic of Baton Rouge 7301 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 200 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-766-0050

James Louis Zehnder Fertility and Women’s Health Center of Louisiana 206 E Farrel Rd Lafayette, LA 70508 337-989-8795 Ophthalmology Laurence W. Arend Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower,10th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3995 Ramesh S. Ayyala Tulane Medical Center Tulane Ophthalmology Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-5804 John Charles Cooksey 1310 N 19th St Monroe, LA 71201 318-388-2020 James G. Diamond Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System New Orleans VA Outpatient Clinic Department of Ophthalmology 1515 Poydras St, Ste 650 New Orleans, LA 70112 504-412-3700 Rudolph Michael Franklin Eye Associates of West Jefferson 1111 Medical Center Blvd, Ste N213 Marrero, LA 70072 504-349-6910 Ronald Andrew Landry Eyecare Associates 4324 Veterans Blvd, Ste 102 Metairie, LA 70006 504-455-9825 Jayne S. Weiss LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multi-Specialty Clinic Department of Ophthalmology 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 6th Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 504-412-1100 Orthopaedic Surgery

Michael Elden Brunet Mid State Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center 3444 Masonic Dr Alexandria, LA 71301 318-473-9556 James C. Butler Elite Orthopaedic Specialists 1150 Robert Blvd, Ste 240 Slidell, LA 70458 985-646-3662 John B. Cazale Bone and Joint Center of Metairie 3600 Houma Blvd Metairie, LA 70006 504-885-8225 George Chimento Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Orthopaedics 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3970 Nathan Phillip Cohen Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Orthopaedic Specialists 1717 Oak Park Blvd, 3rd Fl Lake Charles, LA 70601 337-494-4900 Kevin Darr Covington Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Clinic 19343 Sunshine Ave Covington, LA 70433 985-892-5117 Vinod Dasa LSU Healthcare Network Kenner Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 200 W Esplanade Ave, Ste 500 Kenner, LA 70065 504-412-1700 Tim Devraj Louisiana Heart Hospital Orthopaedic & Spine Center 70411 Hwy 21 Covington, LA 70433 985-400-5566 Mark A. Dodson Mid State Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center 3444 Masonic Dr Alexandria, LA 71301 318-473-9556

David W. Aiken Orthopaedic Surgery 4224 Houma Blvd, Ste 650 Metairie, LA 70006 504-456-5152

Michael J. Duval The CORE Institute at Louisiana Orthopaedic Specialists 108 Rue Louis XIV Lafayette, LA 70508 337-235-8007

Sidney L. Bailey North Louisiana Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Clinic 1501 Louisville Ave Monroe, LA 71201 318-323-8451

Luis M. Espinoza Orthopaedic Center for Sports Medicine 671 W Esplanade Ave, Ste 100 Kenner, LA 70065 504-467-5900

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Donald C. Faust 2633 Napoleon Ave, Ste 600 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-899-1000 Simon Finger Elite Orthopaedic Specialists 1150 Robert Blvd, Ste 240 Slidell, LA 70458 985-646-3662 Brian L. Fong 2965 Gause Blvd E, Ste A Slidell, LA 70461 985-641-7775 Thomas Bryan Ford Lake Area Orthopaedics Bldg G, Ste 1 4150 Nelson Rd Lake Charles, LA 70605 337-310-0440 Walter Stanley Foster Acadiana Orthopaedic Group 1448 S College Rd Lafayette, LA 70503 337-233-5300 Paul Gladden Tulane Medical Center Tulane Orthopaedic Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-2177 Craig C. Greene Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic 8080 Bluebonnet Blvd, Ste 1000 Baton Rouge, LA 70810 225-924-2424 R. Bryan Griffith, Jr. Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic 8080 Bluebonnet Blvd, Ste 1000 Baton Rouge, LA 70810 225-924-2424 Matthew R. Grimm Jefferson Orthopaedic Clinic 920 Ave B Marrero, LA 70072 504-349-6804 Michael W. Hartman LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multi-Specialty Clinic Department of Orthopaedics 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 6th Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 504-412-1100

James Lalonde Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic 8080 Bluebonnet Blvd, Ste 1000 Baton Rouge, LA 70810 225-924-2424

William Lloyd Overdyke Cornerstone Hospital 4900 Medical Dr Bossier City, LA 71112 318-841-5555

Michael J. Leddy III Mid State Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center 3444 Masonic Dr Alexandria, LA 71301 318-473-9556

Matti W. Palo Louisiana Heart Hospital Orthopaedic & Spine Center 70411 Hwy 21 Covington, LA 70433 985-400-5566

Jesse Lee Leonard III Acadiana Orthopaedic Group 1448 S College Rd Lafayette, LA 70503 337-233-5300

H. Reiss Plauche Covington Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Clinic 19343 Sunshine Ave Covington, LA 70433 985-892-5117

James Scott Lillich Orthopedic Specialists of Louisiana 1500 Line Ave, Ste 100 Shreveport, LA 71101 318-635-3052 Neil James Maki Thibodaux Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Clinic 525 Saint Marys St Thibodaux, LA 70301 985-446-6284 Christopher Marrero LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multi-Specialty Clinic Department of Orthopaedics 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 6th Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 504-412-1100 James F. Mautner Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 5th Fl Kenner, LA 70056 504-842-3970 Mark S. Meyer Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Orthopaedics 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3970 Chad Millet Southern Orthopaedic Specialists 2731 Napoleon Ave New Orleans, LA 70115 504-897-6351

Gary Michael Haynie Orthopedic Specialists of Louisiana 1500 Line Ave, Ste 100 Shreveport, LA 71101 318-635-3052

Marion Ezra Milstead Orthopedic Specialists of Louisiana 1500 Line Ave, Ste 100 Shreveport, LA 71101 318-635-3052

Michael Alan Hinton 230 W Sale Rd Lake Charles, LA 70605 337-477-5252

Scott C. Montgomery Ochsner Hospital - Elmwood Ochsner Sports Medicine Institute Cartilage Restoration Institute 1201 S Clearview Pkwy, Bldg B Jefferson, LA 70121 504-736-4800

Mark J. Hontas Bone and Joint Clinic at STPH 71211 Hwy 21, Ste A Covington, LA 70433 985-893-9922 Deryk Jones Ochsner Hospital - Elmwood Ochsner Sports Medicine Institute Cartilage Restoration Institute 1201 S Clearview Pkwy, Bldg B Jefferson, LA 70121 504-736-4800

Thomas J. Montgomery 1301 Camellia Blvd, Ste 102 Lafayette, LA 70508 337-235-2264 Edward Lawrence Morgan The Orthopedic Clinic 7925 Youree Dr, Ste 200 Shreveport, LA 71105 318-212-3610

Mark Juneau, Jr. Jefferson Orthopaedic Clinic 920 Ave B Marrero, LA 70072 504-349-6804

Pierce D. Nunley Spine Institute of Louisiana 1500 Line Ave, 2nd Fl, Ste 200 Shreveport, LA 71101 318-629-5555

Andrew G. King Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9569

Michael J. O’Brien Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine 202 McAllister Ext New Orleans, LA 70118 504-988-8476

Peter C. Krause LSU Healthcare Network Kenner Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 200 W Esplanade Ave, Ste 500 Kenner, LA 70065 504-412-1700

J. Lockwood Ochsner, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Orthopaedics 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3970

David Pope Bone and Joint Clinic of Baton Rouge 7301 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 200 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-766-0050 Catherine E. Riche Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic 8080 Bluebonnet Blvd, Ste 1000 Baton Rouge, LA 70810 225-924-2424 Kevin Riche Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic 8080 Bluebonnet Blvd, Ste 1000 Baton Rouge, LA 70810 225-924-2424 Jason L. Rolling Covington Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Clinic 19343 Sunshine Ave Covington, LA 70433 985-892-5117 Felix H. Savoie III Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine 202 McAlister Ext New Orleans, LA 70118 504-988-8476 John P. Schutte Acadiana Orthopaedic Group 1448 S College Rd Lafayette, LA 70503 337-233-5300 Craig Rowan Springmeyer Highland Clinic Highland Center for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine 1455 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, 2nd Fl Shreveport, LA 71105 318-798-4623 Misty Suri Ochsner Hospital - Elmwood Ochsner Sports Medicine Institute Cartilage Restoration Institute 1201 S Clearview Pkwy, Bldg B Jefferson, LA 70121 504-736-4800 C. Terry Texada Mid State Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center 3351 Masonic Dr Alexandria, LA 71301 318-473-9556 Robert Treuting Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Orthopaedics 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3970 Matthew D. Williams The CORE Institute at Louisiana Orthopaedic Specialists 108 Rue Louis XIV Lafayette, LA 70508 337-235-8007 Otolaryngology C. Barrett Alldredge Lafayette Ear, Nose and Throat Specialists 225 Bendel Rd Lafayette, LA 70503 337-232-2330

Ronald G. Amedee Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4080 Moises Arriaga CNC Hearing and Balance Center 1111 Medical Center Blvd, Ste S630 New Orleans, LA 70072 504-934-8320 R. Graham Boyce Associated Surgical Specialists 350 Lakeview Ct, Ste C Covington, LA 70433 985-845-2677 James Vance Broussard Southern ENT Associates Medical Office Bldg, Ste 101 604 N Acadia Rd Thibodaux, LA 70301 985-446-5079 Jennifer Daigle Hanby Acadian Ear, Nose, Throat & Facial Plastic Surgery Center 1000 W Pinhook Rd, Ste 201 Lafayette, LA 70503 337-237-0650 Keith Francis De Sonier Ear, Nose and Throat Associates 555 Dr. Michael DeBakey Dr, Ste 103 Lake Charles, LA 70601 337-439-0555 J. Kevin Duplechain 1103 Kaliste Saloom Rd, Ste 300 Lafayette, LA 70508 337-456-3282 Michael Sydney Ellis Tulane Medical Center Downtown ENT Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-5451

David J. Foreman Acadiana Otolaryngology Associates 1039 Camellia Blvd Lafayette, LA 70508 337-993-1335 Paul L. Friedlander Tulane Medical Center Downtown ENT Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-5451 Paul Thomas Gaudet Southern ENT Associates Medical Office Bldg, Ste 101 604 N Acadia Rd Thibodaux, LA 70301 985-446-5079 H. Devon Graham III Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4080 Calvin Morris Johnson, Jr. Hedgewood Surgical Center 2427 Saint Charles Ave New Orleans, LA 70130 504-895-7642 Jeffrey J. Joseph Acadian Ear, Nose, Throat & Facial Plastic Surgery Center 1000 W Pinhook Rd, Ste 201 Lafayette, LA 70503 337-237-0650 Lauren Jane Mickey ENT Specialists 102 Thomas Rd, Ste 1117 West Monroe, LA 71291 318-322-9882

Timothy Blake Molony Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4080 Brian A. Moore Ochsner Health System The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4080 Thomas Moulthrop Hedgewood Surgical Center 2427 Saint Charles Ave New Orleans, LA 70130 504-895-7642 Cherie-Ann O. Nathan LSU Health Shreveport Department of Otolaryngology 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 318-675-6262 Daniel Wehrmann Nuss Our Lady of the Lake Head and Neck Center 4950 Essen Ln, Ste A Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-765-1765 Gerard Pena Slidell Ear, Nose and Throat 1850 E Gause Blvd, Ste 301 Slidell, LA 70461 985-646-4400 Stanley Peters Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic 8080 Bluebonnet Blvd, Ste 2121 Baton Rouge, LA 70810 225-767-7200

Brian Petit The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Ear, Nose and Throat 7373 Perkins Rd, 2nd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-246-9240 Anna Maria Pou Our Lady of the Lake Head and Neck Center 4950 Essen Ln, Ste A Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-765-1765 David Grehan Pou Ear, Nose and Throat Center 2121 Line Ave Shreveport, LA 71104 318-226-9441 James Sherman Soileau Ear and Balance Institute 1401 Ochsner Blvd, Ste A Covington, LA 70433 985-809-1111 Justin M. Tenney Southern ENT Associates Medical Office Bldg, Ste 101 604 N Acadia Rd Thibodaux, LA 70301 985-446-5079 Rohan R. Walvekar Our Lady of the Lake Head and Neck Center 4950 Essen Ln, Ste A Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-765-1765 Roger Mark Williams Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic 501 Dr. Michael DeBakey Dr Lake Charles, LA 70606 337-477-6172 Newland Knight Worley 4224 Houma Blvd, Ste 640 Metairie, LA 70006 504-456-5120

Guy Paul Zeringue III Southern ENT Associates Medical Office Bldg, Ste 101 604 N Acadia Rd Thibodaux, LA 70301 985-446-5079 Pathology Edwin Norquist Beckman Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pathology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3330 Carl G. Bowling Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Department of Pathology 1701 Oak Park Blvd Lake Charles, LA 70601 337-494-3189 Regenia S. Burton The Pathology Laboratory 830 W Bayou Pines Dr Lake Charles, LA 70601 337-436-9557 Randall Douglas Craver Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Pathology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9873 M’Liss L. Crosier Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center Delta Pathology 4801 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Lafayette, LA 70508 337-470-4383 Guillermo Antonio Herrera University Health Shreveport Department of Pathology 1541 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 318-675-4557

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Pamela Canale Martin Touro Infirmary Department of Dermatopathology 1401 Foucher St, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 504-897-8418 William Proctor Newman III LSU Health Sciences Center Department of Pathology 1901 Perdido St, Rm 5103 New Orleans, LA 70112 504-568-6031 Lee Roberts Pankey Bayou Pathology 109 Circle Dr West Monroe, LA 71291 318-699-0231 Stephanie S. Richard The Pathology Laboratory 830 W Bayou Pines Dr Lake Charles, LA 70601 337-436-9557 Harold E. Sightler Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pathology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3330 Elba A. Turbat-Herrera University Health Shreveport Department of Pathology 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 318-675-5860 John S. Van Hoose The Pathology Laboratory 830 W Bayou Pines Dr Lake Charles, LA 70601 337-436-9557 Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Sami L. Bahna University Health Shreveport Allergy and Immunology Clinic Women’s and Children’s Clinic Bldg, 1st Fl 1602 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 318-675-8601 Victoria R. Dimitriades Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Division of Allergy and Immunology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9589 Jane M. S. El-Dahr Tulane Hospital for Children Tulane Pediatric Specialty Clinic Section of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology 4720 I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 501 Metairie, LA 70001 504-988-6253 Kenneth Paris Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Division of Allergy and Immunology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9589 Ricardo U. Sorensen Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Division of Allergy and Immunology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9589 Pediatric Anesthesiology Brandon Black Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Anesthesiology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9456 Jimmie E. Colon Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3755

Daniel P. Corsino Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3755 Stanley Martin Hall Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Anesthesiology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9456 John Frederick Heaton Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Anesthesiology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9456 Vilasini Satish Karnik Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3755 George P. Koclanes Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Anesthesiology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9456 Sheryl Lynn Sawatsky Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Anesthesiology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9456 Louis G. Shenk III Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Anesthesiology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9456 Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Joseph Caspi Children’s Hospital of New Orleans The Heart Center Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-3928 Pediatric Cardiology Michael Brumund Pediatric Cardiology Associates 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 103 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-767-6700 Michael Crapanzano Pediatric Cardiology Associates 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 103 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-767-6700 Kelly Gajewski Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Pediatric Cardiology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-899-9511 Vitor C. Guerra, Sr. Tulane Lakeside Hospital for Women and Children Tulane Pediatric Specialty Clinic Section of Pediatric Cardiology 4720 S I-10 Service Rd E, Ste 401 Metairie, LA 70001 504-988-6253 R. Les Hixon Pediatric Cardiology Associates 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 103 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-767-6700 Terry Dean King 300 Pavilion Rd West Monroe, LA 71292 318-323-1100 Victor William Lucas, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children

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Department of Cardiology 1315 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3900 Theodorus Johannes Mulder Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Department of Cardiology 1315 Jefferson Hwy, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-5200 Ernest S. Siwik Children’s Hospital of New Orleans The Heart Center 200 Henry Clay Ave, Ste 3309 New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9751 Aluizio Roberto Stopa Children’s Hospital of New Orleans The Heart Center 200 Henry Clay Ave, Ste 3309 New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9751 Thomas Young Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Department of Cardiology 1315 Jefferson Hwy, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-5200 Pediatric Cardiovascular Anesthesia Jimmie E. Colon Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3755 Donald Eric Harmon Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3755 Pediatric Critical Care Olugbenga Akingbola Tulane Lakeside Hospital for Women and Children Department of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 4700 S I-10 Service Rd W Metairie, LA 70001 504-780-4401 Bonnie Desselle Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Division of Critical Care 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-899-9511 Gary L. Duhon Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Division of Critical Care 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-899-9511 Edwin Michael Frieberg Tulane Medical Center Tulane Lakeside Hospital for Women and Children Section of Pediatric Critical Care 4700 S I-10 Service Rd W Metairie, LA 70001 504-988-5030 Robert Lee Hopkins Tulane Lakeside Hospital for Women and Children Tulane Pediatric Specialty Clinic Section of Pediatric Pulmonology 4700 S I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 401 Metairie, LA 70001 504-988-6253 Pediatric Dermatology Jeffrey C. Poole Poole Dermatology 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Ste 406 Metairie, LA 70005 504-838-8225

Pediatric Endocrinology

Pediatric Infectious Disease

Stuart A. Chalew Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-2888

Thomas Alchediak Tulane General Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic 4720 S I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 501 Metairie, LA 70001 504-988-8000

Ricardo Gomez Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9441 Neslihan K. Gungor LSU Health Shreveport Division of Pediatric Endocrinology 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71103 318-675-6070 Robert McVie University Health Shreveport Division of Pediatric Endocrinology Women’s and Children’s Clinic Bldg, 1st Fl 1602 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71103 318-675-6070 Mary A. Younger Tulane Medical Center Tulane Pediatric Specialty Clinic Section of Pediatric Endocrinology 4720 S I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 401 Metairie, LA 70001 504-988-6253 Pediatric General Hepatology Ilana S. Fortgang Tulane Medical Center Tulane Pediatric Specialty Clinic Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology 4720 S 1-10 Service Rd W, Ste 501 New Orleans, LA 70001 504-988-6253 Pediatric HematologyOncology Renee V. Gardner Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Hematology and Oncology 200 Henry Clay Ave, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9740 Jaime A. Morales Arias Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Hematology and Oncology 200 Henry Clay Ave, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9740 Pinki K. Prasad Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Hematology and Oncology 200 Henry Clay Ave, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9740 Tammuella E. Singleton Tulane Medical Center Tulane Pediatric Specialty Clinic Section of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology 4720 S I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 401 New Orleans, LA 70001 504-988-6253 Maria C. Velez Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Hematology and Oncology 200 Henry Clay Ave, Ste 4109 New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9740 Lolie Chua Yu Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Hematology and Oncology 200 Henry Clay Ave, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9740

Rodolfo E. Begue Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Infectious Diseases 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9820 Joseph A. Bocchini, Jr. University Health Shreveport Section of Pediatric Infectious Disease Women’s and Children’s Clinic Bldg, 1st Fl 1602 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 318-675-6081 Lorna Seybolt CrescentCare NO/AIDS Task Force 4640 S Carrollton Ave, Ste 120 New Orleans, LA 70119 504-378-0427 Margarita Silio Tulane Hospital for Children Tulane General Pediatric Clinic Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases 4740 S I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 300 Metairie, LA 70112 504-988-6253 Russell Wesley Steele Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Department of Infectious Disease 1315 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3900 Russell Barrett Van Dyke Tulane Hospital for Children Tulane Pediatric Specialty Clinic Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases 4720 S I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 501 Metairie, LA 70001 504-988-6253 Ronald D. Wilcox CrescentCare Health and Wellness Center 3308 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70119 504-207-2273 Pediatric Medical Genetics Hans Christoph Andersson Hayward Genetics Center Tulane Lakeside Medical Office Bldg, 4th Fl 4720 S I-10 Service Rd New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-5101 Pediatric Nephrology Diego H. Aviles Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Nephrology Ambulatory Care Center, Ste 3040 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9238 Samir S. El-Dahr Tulane Lakeside Hospital for Women and Children Tulane Pediatric Specialty Clinic Section of Pediatric Nephrology 4720 S I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 401 Metairie, LA 70001 504-988-6253 Pediatric Neurological Surgery Clarence S. Greene, Jr. Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neurosurgery Ambulatory Care Center 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9568

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Sarah R.S. Stender Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-2888

Randall Douglas Craver Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Pathology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9873

Pediatric Specialist/ Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine

Pediatric Pulmonology

Sue Ellen Abdalian Tulane General Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic 4720 S I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 501 Metairie, LA 70001 504-988-8000

Scott H. Davis Tulane Lakeside Hospital for Women and Children Tulane Pediatric Specialty Clinic Section of Pediatric Pulmonology 4700 S I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 401 Metairie, LA 70001 504-988-6253

Brian Victor Credo Tulane University Health Sciences Center Student Health Center Bldg 92 6823 Saint Charles Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-865-5255

George S. Ellis, Jr. Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Ophthalmology Ambulatory Care Center, Ste 3104 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-5426

Robert Lee Hopkins Tulane Lakeside Hospital for Women and Children Tulane Pediatric Specialty Clinic Section of Pediatric Pulmonology 4700 S I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 401 Metairie, LA 70001 504-988-6253

Sarah R.S. Stender Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-2888

Horatio Sprague Eustis Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 10th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3995

Michael Philip Kiernan Tulane Medical Center Tulane Pediatric Specialty Clinic Section of Pediatric Pulmonology 4720 S I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 501 New Orleans, LA 70001 504-988-6253

Robert Allen Gordon Tulane Medical Center Tulane Ophthalmology Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-5831

Kristin N. Van Hook Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Division of Pulmonary Medicine 1315 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3900

Mary A. Younger Tulane Medical Center Tulane Pediatric Specialty Clinic Section of Pediatric Endocrinology 4720 S I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 401 Metairie, LA 70001 504-988-6253 Pediatric Ophthalmology

Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery William K. Accousti Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9569 Joseph A. Gonzales, Jr. Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9569 Stephen Douglas Heinrich Tulane Pediatric Orthopaedic Clinic 4720 S I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 200 Metairie, LA 70001 504-988-8010 Andrew G. King Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9569 Sean Waldron Ochsner Health Center for Children - Covington Division of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery 101 E Judge Tanner Blvd, Ste 302 Covington, LA 70433 985-809-5800 Pediatric Otolaryngology John Lindhe Guarisco Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4080 Kimsey Rodriguez Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4080

Pediatric Radiation Oncology Troy Gene Scroggins, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiation Oncology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3440 Ellen (Elly) Zakris Touro Infirmary Department of Radiation Oncology 1401 Foucher St, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 504-897-8387 Pediatric Radiology Chris M. (Christopher) Arcement Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Radiology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9566 Jane D. Congeni Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Radiology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9565 Arthur J. Kenney Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3470 Pediatric Rheumatology Jane M. S. El-Dahr Tulane Hospital for Children Tulane Pediatric Specialty Clinic Section of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology 4720 I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 501 Metairie, LA 70001 504-988-6253 Abraham Gedalia Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Rheumatology Ambulatory Care Center, Ste 3020 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9385

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Pamela McPherson Northwest Louisiana Human Services District 1310 N Hearne Ave Shreveport, LA 71107 318-676-5111

Arun Kumar Pramanik LSU Health Shreveport Section of Neonatology 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 318-675-7277

Richard Howard Morse 4417 Danneel St New Orleans, LA 70115 504-891-2354

Dana L. Rivera Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neonatology 200 Henry Clay Ave, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9418

Paul G. Pelts 1539 Jackson Ave, Ste 300 New Orleans, LA 70130 504-581-3933 Douglas Pool 300 Codifer Blvd, Ste A Metairie, LA 70005 504-835-6320

Steven Brian Spedale Woman’s Hospital Department of Neonatology 100 Woman’s Way, 3rd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70817 225-928-2555

Mark Allen Sands Mercy Family Center 110 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Ste 425 Metairie, LA 70005 504-838-8283

Omotola O. Uwaifo Oschner Baptist Medical Center 2700 Napoleon Ave New Orleans, LA 70115 504-899-9311

Pediatric Specialist/ Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Jason Murphy Wuttke 1539 Jackson Ave, Ste 300 New Orleans, LA 70130 504-581-3933

Pediatric Specialist/ Neurology, Epilepsy

Milton Webster Anderson Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4025

Charles Henry Zeanah Tulane Medical Center Tulane Behavioral Health Clinic Section of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1415 Tulane Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-4794

Ted Bloch III 3525 Prytania St, Ste 211 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-897-7939

Pediatric Specialist/ Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Charles Calvin Coleman Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Psychiatry 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-568-6001 Robert A. Dahmes 4480 General DeGaulle Dr, Ste 107 New Orleans, LA 70131 504-393-6355 John deBack Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Department of Psychiatry The Family Center, Ste 6000 7777 Hennessy Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-765-8648 Stacy Drury Tulane Medical Center Tulane Behavioral Health Clinic Section of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1415 Tulane Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-4794 Mary Margaret Gleason Tulane Medical Center Tulane Behavioral Health Clinic Section of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1415 Tulane Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-4794 Daphne Ann Glindmeyer 229 Bellemeade Blvd, Ste 420 Gretna, LA 70056 504-392-8348 Jessica Hof 3705 Coliseum St New Orleans, LA 70115 504-810-7590 Rita Y. Horton LSU Health Shreveport Child Psychiatry Faculty Clinic 820 Jordan St, Ste 104 Shreveport, LA 71101 318-676-5002 Kristopher Edward Kaliebe St. Charles Community Health Center Division of Behavioral Health 853 Milling Ave Luling, LA 70070 985-785-5881

Brian Barkemeyer Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neonatology 200 Henry Clay Ave, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9418 Rosaire Josseline L. Belizaire Pediatrix Medical Group of Louisiana Regional Womens & Childrens Hospital 4600 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Lafayette, LA 70508 337-981-9316 Juan M. Bossano Children’s Clinic of Southwest Louisiana 2903 1st Ave Lake Charles, LA 70601 337-478-6480 Minnie Marlene Buis Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neonatology 200 Henry Clay Ave, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9418 Jay Paul Goldsmith Tulane Lakeside Hospital for Women and Children Division of Neonatology 4700 S I -10 Service Rd W Metairie, LA 70001 504-780-4583 Bedford Nieves-Cruz Terrebonne General Medical Center Division of Neonatology 8166 Main St Houma, LA 70360 985-858-7300 Amarjit Singh Nijjar Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Department of Neonatology 3330 Masonic Dr Alexandria, LA 71301 318-448-6827 Staci Marie Olister Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neonatology 200 Henry Clay Ave, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9418 Duna Penn Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neonatology 200 Henry Clay Ave, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9418

Shannon McGuire Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neurology Ambulatory Care Center, Ste 3040 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-2888 Pediatric Specialist/ Neurology, General Diane K. Africk Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Department of Neurology 1315 Jefferson Hwy, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3900 Stephen Russell Deputy Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neurology Ambulatory Care Center, Ste 3040 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-2888 Jessica R. Gautreaux Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neurology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-899-9511 Shannon McGuire Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neurology Ambulatory Care Center, Ste 3040 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-2888 Stephen L. Nelson Tulane Medical Center Tulane Pediatric Specialty Clinic Section of Pediatric Neurology 4720 S I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 401 New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-6253 Ann Henderson Tilton Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neurology Ambulatory Care Center, Ste 3314 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9458 Maria Weimer Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neurology Ambulatory Care Center, Ste 3040 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-2888 Joaquin Wong Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neurology Ambulatory Care Center, Ste 3314 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9458

Pediatric Specialist/ Neurology, Movement Disorders Ann Henderson Tilton Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neurology Ambulatory Care Center, Ste 3314 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9458 Pediatric Specialist/ Neurology, Muscular Dystrophy Ann Henderson Tilton Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neurology Ambulatory Care Center, Ste 3314 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9458 Pediatric Specialist/ Neurology, Neuromuscular Disease Ann Henderson Tilton Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neurology Ambulatory Care Center, Ste 3314 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9458 Pediatric Specialist/ Pediatric Metabolic Diseases Hans Christoph Andersson Hayward Genetics Center Tulane Lakeside Medical Office Bldg, 4th Fl 4720 S I-10 Service Rd New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-5101 Pediatric Surgery Vincent Robert Adolph Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Section of Pediatric Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3907 Faith Hansbrough Pediatric Surgery of Louisiana 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 212 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-769-2295 Rodney B. Steiner Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Section of Pediatric Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 6th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3907 Pediatric Urology Frank Raymond Cerniglia, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pediatric Urology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4083 Joseph Ortenberg Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Urology Ambulatory Care Center 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-896-9233 Pediatrics/General Thomas Alchediak Tulane General Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic 4720 S I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 501 Metairie, LA 70001 504-988-8000 Thomas Babin Ormond Pediatric Group 141 Ormond Center Ct Destrehan, LA 70047 985-764-7337

Susan M. Bankston The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pediatrics 7373 Perkins Rd, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-246-4888

Dana Angelle Fakouri Associates in Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine 8040 Goodwood Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70806 225-928-0867

Kimberley Barner Bayou Pediatric Associates 8120 Main St, Ste 300 Houma, LA 70360 985-868-5440

Bernard Ferrer Bayou Pediatric Associates 8120 Main St, Ste 300 Houma, LA 70360 985-868-5440

Ronald L. Bombet The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pediatrics 7373 Perkins Rd, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-246-9290

Ruthanne R. Gallagher Bayou Pediatric Associates 8120 Main St, Ste 300 Houma, LA 70360 985-868-5440

Daniel Richard Bronfin Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Department of General Pediatrics 1315 Jefferson Hwy, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3900 Richard Louis Brooke Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center Pediatric Clinic 1978 Industrial Blvd Houma, LA 70363 985-873-1730 Traci Brumund The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pediatrics 7373 Perkins Rd, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-246-9290 Danielle Calix Ochsner Health System Ochsner Children’s Health Center - Destrehan 1970 Ormond Blvd, Ste J Destrehan, LA 70047 985-764-6036 Robert W. Clarke, Jr. Bayou Pediatric Associates 8120 Main St, Ste 300 Houma, LA 70360 985-868-5440 Cary A. Culbertson Metairie Pediatrics 2201 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Ste 300 Metairie, LA 70002 504-833-7374 Terry L. Cummings Tulane Multispecialty Clinic at University Square 200 Broadway Ave, Ste 230 New Orleans, LA 70118 504-988-9000 Theresa Lynn Dise Tulane Multispecialty Clinic at University Square 200 Broadway Ave, Ste 230 New Orleans, LA 70118 504-988-9000 Hosea Joseph Doucet III Tulane Lakeside Hospital for Women and Children Tulane General Pediatric Clinic 4740 S I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 300 Metairie, LA 70001 504-988-6253

Gregory John Gelpi Pediatric Clinic 12351 Industriplex Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-926-4400 Lois Herd Gesn Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pediatrics 16777 Medical Center Dr, Ste 100 Baton Rouge, LA 70816 225-754-3278 Amy Glick Ochsner Health System Ochsner Children’s Health Center - Metairie 4901 Veterans Memorial Blvd Metairie, LA 70006 504-887-1133 Patricia Granier Ochsner Health System Ochsner Children’s Health Center - Metairie 4901 Veterans Memorial Blvd Metairie, LA 70006 504-887-1133 Stephen Wilson Hales Hales Pediatrics 3525 Prytania St, Ste 602 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-897-0744 Michael G. Heller, Jr. Napoleon Pediatrics 3040 33rd St Metairie, LA 70001 504-219-0880 David Garrett Hill Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group 5428 O’Donovan Dr, Ste D Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-490-0393 Jennifer V. Hogan Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Bluebonnet Department of Pediatrics 9001 Summa Ave, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-761-5200 Amanda Brown Jackson Ochsner Health System Ochsner Children’s Health Center - Metairie 4901 Veterans Memorial Blvd Metairie, LA 70006 504-887-1133

Betty P. Lo-Blais LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multi-Specialty Clinic Department of Internal Medicine 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 504-412-1366 Paul Joseph Marquis Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Lapalco Department of Family Medicine 4225 Lapalco Blvd, 2nd Fl Marrero, LA 70072 504-371-9355 Shelley M. Martin The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pediatrics 7373 Perkins Rd, 2nd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-246-9290 Ellen Blownstine McLean Carousel Pediatrics 4224 Houma Blvd, Ste 240 Metairie, LA 70006 504-885-4141 Jamar A. Melton The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pediatrics 7373 Perkins Rd, 2nd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-246-9290 Elizabeth Swanson Milvid Hales Pediatrics 3525 Prytania St, Ste 602 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-897-0744 Mark Vincent Morici Metairie Pediatrics 2201 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Ste 300 Metairie, LA 70002 504-833-7374 M. Nora Oates Hales Pediatrics 3525 Prytania St, Ste 602 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-897-0744 Jennifer M. Parkerson Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Department of General Pediatrics 1315 Jefferson Hwy, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3900 Kathryn Quarls Fairway Pediatrics 7020 Hwy 190, Ste C Covington, LA 70433 985-871-7337 Jeanne Rademacher Carosel Pediatrics 4224 Houma Blvd, Ste 240 Metairie, LA 70006 504-885-4141 Renee F. Reymond Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Department of General Pediatrics 1315 Jefferson Hwy, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3900

Michael Keith Judice 4630 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, Ste 102 Lafayette, LA 70508 337-989-2322

Naglaa A. Shourbaji Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Department of General Pediatrics 1315 Jefferson Hwy, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3900

David Anderson Estes, Jr. Napoleon Pediatrics 3040 33rd St Metairie, LA 70001 504-219-0880

Charles Maurice Kantrow III Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Department of General Pediatrics 1315 Jefferson Hwy, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3900

Edward David Sledge, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Bluebonnet Department of Pediatrics 9001 Summa Ave, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-761-5200

Patrice B. Evers Tulane General Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic 4720 S I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 501 Metairie, LA 70001 504-988-8000

Katherine M. Knight CHI Health Lakeside Section of Pediatrics 4720 S I-10 Service Rd New Orleans, LA 70001 504-988-5001

Sam Jude Solis Napoleon Pediatrics 3040 33rd St Metairie, LA 70001 504-219-0880

Robert Eldred Drumm The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pediatrics 7373 Perkins Rd, 2nd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-246-9290

Arthur Gerard Tribou The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pediatrics 7373 Perkins Rd, 2nd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-246-9290

Carlos Alberto Trujillo Jefferson Pediatric Clinic 1111 Medical Center Blvd, Ste N813 Marrero, LA 70072 504-349-6813 Mark Joseph Waggenspack The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pediatrics 7373 Perkins Rd, 2nd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-246-9290 Stephen M. Weimer Tulane Hospital for Children Tulane General Pediatric Clinic 4740 S I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 300 Metairie, LA 70112 504-988-6253 Danny Scott Wood The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pediatrics 7373 Perkins Rd, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-246-9290 Lindsay R. York 1111 Medical Center Blvd, Ste N803 Marrero, LA 70072 504-934-8333 Mary A. Younger Tulane Medical Center Tulane Pediatric Specialty Clinic Section of Pediatric Endocrinology 4720 S I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 401 Metairie, LA 70001 504-988-6253 Scott Rory Zander Lakeside Children’s Clinic Department of Pediatrics 4740 S I-10 Service Rd W, 2nd Fl Metairie, LA 70001 504-883-3703 Pediatrics/Hospital Medicine Vanessa G. Carroll Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Pediatric Hospital Medicine 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3088 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation David N. Adams 1500 Line Ave, 2nd Fl, Ste 204 Shreveport, LA 71101 318-629-5425 Stephen Kishner Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1450 Poydras St New Orleans, LA 70114 504-568-2577 Thomas Charles Laborde 2727 Kaliste Saloom Rd Lafayette, LA 70508 337-981-4053 James M. Potts 312 Grammont St, Ste 301 Monroe, LA 71201 318-324-0055 Gregory W. Stewart Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine 202 McAlister Ext New Orleans, LA 70118 504-864-1476 Robert M. Taylor 3311 Prescott Rd, Ste 203 Alexandria, LA 71301 318-442-6814 Plastic Surgery Elliott B. Black III 4228 Houma Blvd, Ste 100 Metairie, LA 70006 504-883-8900 R. Graham Boyce Associated Surgical Specialists 350 Lakeview Ct, Ste C Covington, LA 70433 985-845-2677

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Holly Dawn Casey Wall The Wall Center for Plastic Surgery 8600 Fern Ave Shreveport, LA 71105 318-795-0801 Ralph William Colpitts Plastic Surgery Center of Southwest Louisiana 2000 S Woods Dr, Ste B Lake Charles, LA 70605 337-497-1958 Frank J. DellaCroce Center for Restorative Breast Surgery 1717 Saint Charles Ave New Orleans, LA 70130 504-899-2800 J. Kevin Duplechain 1103 Kaliste Saloom Rd, Ste 300 Lafayette, LA 70508 337-456-3282 H. Devon Graham III Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4080 David Albert Jansen 3900 Veterans Blvd, Ste 200 Metairie, LA 70002 504-455-1000 Calvin Morris Johnson, Jr. Hedgewood Surgical Center 2427 Saint Charles Ave New Orleans, LA 70130 504-895-7642 Jeffrey J. Joseph Acadian Ear, Nose, Throat & Facial Plastic Surgery Center 1000 W Pinhook Rd, Ste 201 Lafayette, LA 70503 337-237-0650 Louis Gerrit Bryant Mes Acadiana Aesthetic Surgeons 917 Coolidge Blvd Lafayette, LA 70503 337-504-4336 Timothy Joseph Mickel 903 N 2nd St Monroe, LA 71201 318-388-2050 Michael H. Moses 1603 2nd St New Orleans, LA 70130 504-895-7200 Thomas Moulthrop Hedgewood Surgical Center 2427 Saint Charles Ave New Orleans, LA 70130 504-895-7642 Barron Johns O’Neal 2210 Line Ave, Ste 204 Shreveport, LA 71104 318-221-9671 Scott K. Sullivan, Jr. Center for Restorative Breast Surgery 1717 Saint Charles Ave New Orleans, LA 70130 504-899-2800 Michael Albert Teague Associates in Plastic Surgery 8425 Cumberland Pl Baton Rouge, LA 70806 225-924-7514 Chris Trahan Center for Restorative Breast Surgery 1717 Saint Charles Ave New Orleans, LA 70130 504-899-2800 Simeon H. Wall, Sr. The Wall Center for Plastic Surgery 8600 Fern Ave Shreveport, LA 71105 318-795-0801 Simeon H. Wall, Jr. The Wall Center for Plastic Surgery 8600 Fern Ave Shreveport, LA 71105 318-795-0801

Psychiatry James G. Barbee 3439 Magazine St New Orleans, LA 70115 504-891-8808 J. Robert Barnes 1301 Amelia St, Ste A New Orleans, LA 70115 504-891-7000 John William Bick III 3705 Coliseum St New Orleans, LA 70115 504-891-0094 Charles Kelso Billings, Jr. 720 Lafayette St Gretna, LA 70053 504-366-9707 Ted Bloch III 3525 Prytania St, Ste 211 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-897-7939 Renee Bruno 7470 Highland Rd, Ste A Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-615-8102 Jose Calderon-Abbo 3439 Magazine St New Orleans, LA 70115 504-891-8808 Charles Chester The Center for Individual and Family Counseling 3500 N Causeway Blvd, Ste 1410 Metairie, LA 70002 504-838-9919 Stephen R. Cochran 1426 Amelia St New Orleans, LA 70115 504-891-6020 Charles Calvin Coleman Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Psychiatry 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 504-568-6001 Erich J. Conrad Louisiana State University Behavioral Sciences Center 3450 Chestnut St, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 504-412-1580 Kathleen Crapanzano The Family Center - O’Donovan 5131 O’Donovan Dr, Ste 300 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-374-0400 Maria Cruse Thibodaux Regional Medical Center Department of Psychiatry 604 N Acadia Rd, Ste 201 Thibodaux, LA 70301 985-493-9304 Robert A. Dahmes 4480 General DeGaulle Dr, Ste 107 New Orleans, LA 70131 504-393-6355 George Cecil Daul, Jr. Professional Psychotherapy Network 1529 River Oaks Rd W, Ste 123 New Orleans, LA 70123 504-729-4414 Denise L. Dorsey 1519 Fern St New Orleans, LA 70118 504-865-1723 Burl E. Forgey Psychiatry Associates of Baton Rouge 9229 Bluebonnet Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70810 225-769-7575 David Galarneau Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of General Psychiatry 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4025

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Ross A. Gallo 5357 Chestnut St New Orleans, LA 70115 504-552-9015 Kendall Genre 7821 Maple St New Orleans, LA 70118 504-322-3936 Daphne Ann Glindmeyer 229 Bellemeade Blvd, Ste 420 Gretna, LA 70056 504-392-8348 Gerald Heintz Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Department of Psychiatry The Family Center, Ste 6000 7777 Hennessy Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-765-8648 Dean Anthony Hickman Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of General Psychiatry 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4025 Janet Elaine Johnson Tulane Medical Center Tulane Behavioral Health Clinic Section of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1415 Tulane Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-4794 Kristopher Edward Kaliebe St. Charles Community Health Center Division of Behavioral Health 853 Milling Ave Luling, LA 70070 985-785-5881

Howard Joseph Osofsky Louisiana State University Behavioral Sciences Center 3450 Chestnut St, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 504-412-1580

Stephen P. Brierre LSU Healthcare Network Department of Pulmonary Medicine 8585 Picardy Ave, Ste 313 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-381-2755

Nicholas G. Pejic Atlas Psychiatry 1301 Antonine St New Orleans, LA 70115 504-899-1682

Robert Craig Broussard Pulmonary Associates of Southwest Louisiana 2770 3rd Ave, Ste 110 Lake Charles, LA 70601 337-494-2750

Jose Manuel Pena Tulane Medical Center Tulane Behavioral Health Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-4794 Arwen Podesta 4322 Canal St New Orleans, LA 70119 504-252-0026 Alvin Martin Rouchell Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of General Psychiatry 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4025 Alphonse Kenison Roy III Addiction Recovery Resources 4933 Wabash St Metairie, LA 70001 504-780-2766 Janet Seligson-Dowie 1301 Antonine St, Ste 500 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-507-8201 Marilyn M. Skinner 1303 Antonine St New Orleans, LA 70115 504-891-3001

Schoener Michele LaPrairie Florida Parishes Human Services Authority 835 Pride Dr, Ste B Hammond, LA 70401 985-543-4333

John Walter Thompson, Jr. Tulane Medical Center Tulane Behavioral Health Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-4794

John Robert Macgregor, Jr. 1502 W Causeway Approach, Ste D Mandeville, LA 70471 985-626-3400

Mark Harold Townsend Louisiana State University Behavioral Sciences Center 3450 Chestnut St, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 504-412-1580

P. Michael Mahony 3500 N Causeway Blvd, Ste 1410 Metairie, LA 70002 504-838-9919 Harminder Singh Mallik Tulane Medical Center Division of Forensic Neuropsychiatry 1440 Canal St New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-2201 Donna M. Mancuso 1301 Antonine St, Ste 500 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-208-1035 Craig W. Maumus St. John VA Outpatient Clinic Department of Psychiatry 4004 Airline Hwy Reserve, LA 70084 985-479-6770 Pamela McPherson Northwest Louisiana Human Services District 1310 N Hearne Ave Shreveport, LA 71107 318-676-5111 Christopher D. Meyers 3525 Prytania St, Ste 518 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-895-5533 Richard Howard Morse 4417 Danneel St New Orleans, LA 70115 504-891-2354 Andrew E. Morson Integrated Behavioral Health 400 Poydras St, Ste 1950 New Orleans, LA 70130 504-322-3837

L. Lee Tynes, Jr. Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Department of Psychiatry The Family Center, Ste 6000 7777 Hennessy Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-765-8648 Daniel Keith Winstead Tulane Medical Center Tulane Behavioral Health Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-4794 Mark Henry Zielinski The Family Center - O’Donovan 5131 O’Donovan Dr, Ste 300 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-374-0400 Pulmonary Medicine Juzar Ali LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multi-Specialty Clinic Section of Pulmonary Medicine 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 504-412-1518 Gregory Jacob Ardoin The Lung Center 201 4th St, Ste 1A Alexandria, LA 71301 318-769-5864 John Areno Overton Brooks VA Medical Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 510 E Stoner Ave Shreveport, LA 71101 318-221-8411

Walter Dwayne Brown Lafayette General Medical Center Department of Pulmonary Medicine Professional Office Bldg, Ste 100 155 Hospital Dr Lafayette, LA 70503 337-234-3204 Bennett Paul DeBoisblanc University Medical Center New Orleans Department of Pulmonary Disease 2000 Canal St New Orleans, LA 70112 504-702-5057 George Gary Guidry Lafayette General Medical Center Department of Pulmonary Medicine Professional Office Bldg, Ste 100 155 Hospital Dr Lafayette, LA 70503 337-234-3204 Thomas James Gullatt St. Francis Medical Center Hospitalist Group 309 Jackson St Monroe, LA 71201 318-966-4541 Susan H. Gunn Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 9th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4055 Cullen Andrew Hebert Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Critical Care Medicine Service 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 701 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-765-5864 William H. Hines, Sr. The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pulmonology Medicine 7373 Perkins Rd, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-246-9240 Mark Kenneth Hodges The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pulmonology Medicine 7373 Perkins Rd, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-246-9240 Robert Cary Holladay University Health Shreveport Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Ambulatory Care Center, 2nd Fl 1606 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 318-813-2500 Surma Jain Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 9th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4055 Stephen Phillips Kantrow Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 9th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4055

Ross C. Klingsberg Tulane Medical Center Tulane Lung Center 1415 Tulane Ave, 7th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-8600 Joseph Alexander Lasky Tulane Medical Center Tulane Lung Center 1415 Tulane Ave, 7th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-8600 Stuart J. Lebas Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Critical Care Medicine Service 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 701 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-765-5864 Carol M. Mason LSU Healthcare Network LSU Multi-Specialty Clinic Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 200 W Esplanade Ave, Ste 701 Kenner, LA 70065 504-412-1705 William Henry Matthews St. Francis Pulmonary Clinic 411 Calypso St, Ste 210 Monroe, LA 71201 318-966-6500 Shawn Arlen Milligan Overton Brooks VA Medical Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 510 E Stoner Ave Shreveport, LA 71101 318-221-8411 Michael Wayne Owens Overton Brooks VA Medical Center Department of Pulmonary Medicine 510 E Stoner Ave, Ste 111 Shreveport, LA 71101 318-990-5366

Jaime Palomino Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System New Orleans VA Medical Center Section of Pulmonary Disease 1601 Perdido St New Orleans, LA 70112 504-412-3700 Nereida Alicia Parada Tulane Medical Center Tulane Lung Center 1415 Tulane Ave, 7th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-8600 Billy Joe Rosson, Jr. Lafayette General Medical Center Department of Pulmonary Medicine Professional Office Bldg, Ste 100 155 Hospital Dr Lafayette, LA 70503 337-234-3204 Leonardo Seoane Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Section of Pulmonology, Lung Transplant and Critical Care 1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4400 Judd Ernest Shellito LSU Healthcare Network LSU Multi-Specialty Clinic Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 200 W Esplanade Ave, Ste 701 Kenner, LA 70065 504-412-1705 Charles Clarence Smith III Internal Medicine Specialists 3525 Prytania St, Ste 526 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-648-2500

James Garland Smith, Jr. St. Francis Medical Center Hospitalist Group 309 Jackson St Monroe, LA 71201 318-966-4541

Arvind Yertha North Oaks Pulmonology North Oaks Clinic Bldg, Ste 201 15813 Paul Vega MD Dr Hammond, LA 70403 985-230-1580

Sheldon Ashley Johnson Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Department of Radiation Oncology 4950 Essen Ln Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-215-1515

David E. Taylor Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 9th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4055

Radiation Oncology

Paul David Monsour East Jefferson General Hospital Department of Radiation Oncology 4204 Houma Blvd, Ste 100 Metairie, LA 70006 504-503-5139

Ben Frank Thompson III Pulmonary Associates of Southwest Louisiana 2770 3rd Ave, Ste 110 Lake Charles, LA 70601 337-494-2750 Brad D. Vincent Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Critical Care Medicine Service 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 701 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-765-5864 Robert E. Walter University Health Shreveport Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Ambulatory Care Center, 2nd Fl 1606 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 318-813-2500 David Allen Welsh LSU Health Sciences Center HOP Clinic (HIV Outpatient Program) 1450 Poydras St New Orleans, LA 70119 504-903-6959

Michael Leonard Durci Willis-Knighton Cancer Center Department of Radiation Oncology 2600 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71103 318-212-4639 Robert Lee Ebeling, Jr. Northeast Louisiana Cancer Institute 411 Calypso St, Ste 100 Monroe, LA 71201 318-966-1900

Perri Prellop Oncologics Department of Radation Oncology 4809 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, Ste 100 Lafayette, LA 70508 337-237-2057

Andrew Ralph Harwood OncoLogics 4809 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, Ste 100 Lafayette, LA 70508 337-769-8660

Lane Rosen Willis-Knighton Cancer Center Department of Radiation Oncology 2600 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71103 318-212-4639

Roland Benton Hawkins Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiation Oncology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3440

Troy Gene Scroggins, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiation Oncology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3440

Gregory Charles Henkelmann Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Department of Radiation Oncology 4950 Essen Ln Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-767-0847

Ellen (Elly) Zakris Touro Infirmary Department of Radiation Oncology 1401 Foucher St, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 504-897-8387

Steven I. Hightower SMH Slidell Radiation Center 1120 Robert Blvd, Ste 100 Slidell, LA 70458 985-649-8688

Radiology Edward Bluth Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3470

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James Gary Caridi Tulane Medical Center Tulane Cancer Center Clinic Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 150 S Liberty St New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-6300 Blaine H. Hoppe Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center Acadiana Radiology Group 4801 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Lafayette, LA 70508 337-470-2180 Dennis Kay Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3470

Robert James Quinet Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Rheumatology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3920 Merlin Robert Wilson, Jr. The Rheumatology Group 2633 Napoleon Ave, Ste 530 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-899-1120 Jerald Marc Zakem Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Rheumatology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3920 Sleep Medicine

Arthur J. Kenney Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3470

Robert C. Hinkle The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pulmonology Medicine 7373 Perkins Rd, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-246-9240

Evangelos A. Liokis Ochsner Clinic - Covington Department of Radioloogy 1000 Ochsner Blvd Covington, LA 70433 866-624-7637

Humberto Bohorquez Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3925

Gary B. Lum Imaging Center of Louisiana 8338 Summa Ave, Ste 100 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-761-8988 James Milburn Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3470 Oussama Nachar Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3470 Dana Hampton Smetherman Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3470 Joan Wojak Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center Acadiana Radiology Group 4801 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Lafayette, LA 70508 337-470-2180 Rheumatology Luis R. Espinoza LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multi-Specialty Clinic Section of Rheumatology 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 504-412-1517 Stephen Michael Lindsey Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Bluebonnet Department of Rheumatology 9001 Summa Ave, 2nd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-761-5200 John F. Nitsche Hand Surgical Associates Hand Center of Louisiana 4228 Houma Blvd, Ste 600B Metairie, LA 70006 504-454-2191

Surgery

John S. Bolton Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Division of Surgical Oncology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 8th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4070 J. Philip Boudreaux LSU Healthcare Network Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner Neuroendocrine Clinic 200 W Esplanade Ave, Ste 200 Kenner, LA 70065 504-464-8500 E. Paul Breaux III 457 Heymann Blvd Lafayette, LA 70503 337-237-5774 David Bruce Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3925 Ian Carmody Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3925 Bruce Palmer Cleland Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Bluebonnet Department of Surgery 9001 Summa Ave, 3rd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-761-5200 Ari Cohen Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3925

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Ralph Corsetti Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Division of Surgical Oncology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 8th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4070 Brian Dockendorf Highland Clinic Department of Surgery 1455 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, 2nd Fl Shreveport, LA 71105 318-798-4600

Daryl S. Marx 2301 Justice St Monroe, LA 71201 318-398-9709 Thomas Moulthrop Hedgewood Surgical Center 2427 Saint Charles Ave New Orleans, LA 70130 504-895-7642 William Lewis Norwood Norwood Surgical Specialists 2751 Albert Bicknell Dr, Ste 3A Shreveport, LA 71103 318-636-9905

Joseph Benton Dupont, Jr. Baton Rouge General Surgical Associates 8595 Pacardy Ave, Ste 235 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-763-4820

Daniel Wehrmann Nuss Our Lady of the Lake Head and Neck Center 4950 Essen Ln, Ste A Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-765-1765

Daniel Joseph Frey 501 W Saint Mary Blvd, Ste 420 Lafayette, LA 70506 337-456-5765

Anil Paramesh Tulane Medical Center Tulane Transplant Institute Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-5344

Philip Gachassin Acadiana Weight Loss Surgery 1000 W Pinhook Rd, Ste 310 Lafayette, LA 70503 337-233-9900 Forrest Dean Griffen Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Surgery 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71103 318-675-6126 Mark G. Hausmann Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Sugeons Group of Baton Rouge 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 612 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-769-5656 John Patrick Hunt III University Medical Center New Orleans Department of Surgery 2000 Canal St New Orleans, LA 70112 504-702-5700 Lester Wayne Johnson University Health Conway Department of Surgery 4864 Jackson St Monroe, LA 71202 318-330-7167 Mary T. Killackey Tulane Medical Center Tulane Transplant Institute Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-5344 Charles Daniel Knight, Jr. Highland Clinic Department of Surgery 1455 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, 2nd Fl Shreveport, LA 71105 318-798-4691 Kenneth John Laborde 1000 W Pinhook Rd, Ste 302 Lafayette, LA 70503 337-232-8230 Fred J. Liner North Oaks Medical Center Department of Surgery 120 N Cate St Hammond, LA 70401 985-230-6688 Russell T. Lolley Surgery Associates 102 Thomas Rd, Ste 203 West Monroe, LA 71291 318-329-8445 George E. Loss, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-3925

Kathryn Richardson University Health Shreveport Surgery Clinic Ambulatory Care Center, 3rd Fl 1606 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71103 318-675-6156 William S. Richardson Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 8th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4070 Douglas P. Slakey Tulane Medical Center Department of Surgery 1415 Tulane Ave, 6th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-2317 Edward Ballou Staudinger 2820 Napoleon Ave, Ste 640 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-897-1327 Alan Jerry Stolier Center for Restorative Breast Surgery 1717 Saint Charles Ave New Orleans, LA 70130 504-899-2800 Michael C. Townsend Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 8th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4070 Surgical Oncology John S. Bolton Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Division of Surgical Oncology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 8th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4070 J. Philip Boudreaux LSU Healthcare Network Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner Neuroendocrine Clinic 200 W Esplanade Ave, Ste 200 Kenner, LA 70065 504-464-8500 Ralph Corsetti Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Division of Surgical Oncology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 8th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4070

Joseph Benton Dupont, Jr. Baton Rouge General Surgical Associates 8595 Pacardy Ave, Ste 235 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-763-4820 George Michael Fuhrman Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 8th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4070 Henry J. KaufmanIV 457 Heymann Blvd Lafayette, LA 70503 337-237-5774 Alan Jerry Stolier Center for Restorative Breast Surgery 1717 Saint Charles Ave New Orleans, LA 70130 504-899-2800 Thoracic Surgery Robert C. DeWitt Louisiana Cardiovascular and Thoracic Institute 3311 Prescott Rd, Ste 202 Alexandria, LA 71301 318-442-0106 Charles J. DiCorte Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center - Covington Department of Cardiovascular Surgery 1000 Ochsner Blvd Covington, LA 70433 985-875-2828 Edgar L. Feinberg II Cardiovascular Clinic of Houma 855 Belanger St, Ste 101 Houma, LA 70360 985-850-6222 Tommy L. Fudge Heart and Vascular Center 604 N Acadia Rd, Ste 409 Thibodaux, LA 70301 985-449-4670 P. Eugene Parrino Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Division of Thoracic Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 8th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4070 Victor E. Tedesco IV Lafayette General Health Heart & Vascular Center of Acadiana 155 Hospital Dr, Ste 201 Lafayette, LA 70503 337-289-7999 Urology Robert M. Alexander Houma SurgiCenter 1020 School St Houma, LA 70360 985-868-7091 Stephen F. Bardot Ochsner Health System The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center Department of Urology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4083 Edward F. Breaux Southern Urology 1016 Coolidge Blvd Lafayette, LA 70503 337-233-6665 Alfred J. Colfry, Jr. Urology Medical and Surgical 4224 Houma Blvd, Ste 620 Metairie, LA 70006 504-456-1746 Scott E. Delacroix, Jr. LSU Health Sciences Center Division of Urologic Oncology 3601 Houma Blvd, Ste 302 Metairie, LA 70006 504-412-1600

Chris Fontenot Southern Urology Bldg 7 200 Beaullieu Dr Lafayette, LA 70508 337-232-4555 Harold Anthony Fuselier, Jr. LSU Healthcare Network Department of Urology 3601 Houma Blvd, Ste 302 Metairie, LA 70006 504-412-1600 Wayne John G. Hellstrom Tulane Medical Center Tulane Urology and Fertility Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-2536 Stephen M. Lacour LSU Healthcare Network Department of Urology 3601 Houma Blvd, Ste 302 Metairie, LA 70006 504-412-1600 Benjamin R. Lee Tulane Medical Center Tulane Urology and Fertility Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-5271 Scott M. Neusetzer Southern Urology 1016 Coolidge Blvd Lafayette, LA 70503 337-223-6665 Lester J. Prats, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Urology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4083

Paul Truett Ray, Jr. Thibodaux Urological Specialists 504 N Acadia Rd Thibodaux, LA 70301 985-447-5667 Robert S. Taylor Louisiana Urology 8080 Bluebonnet Blvd, Ste 3000 Baton Rouge, LA 70810 225-766-8100 Raju Thomas Tulane Medical Center Tulane Urology and Fertility Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 504-988-5271 Richard M. Vanlangendonck Crescent City Physicians 3434 Prytania St, Ste 450 New Orleans, LA 70115 504-897-7196 Jack Christian Winters LSU Healthcare Network Department of Urology 3601 Houma Blvd, Ste 302 Metairie, LA 70006 504-412-1600

Charles Daniel Knight, Jr. Highland Clinic Department of Surgery 1455 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, 2nd Fl Shreveport, LA 71105 318-798-4691 Malachi G. Sheahan LSU Healthcare Network Westbank Multi-Specialty Clinic Section of Vascular Surgery 4500 10th St Marrero, LA 70072 504-412-1960 W. Charles Sternbergh III Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Section of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, C linic Tower, 8th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 504-842-4070

Vascular Surgery Robert Craig Batson LSU Healthcare Network LSU Multi-Specialty Clinic Department of Vascular Surgery 4500 10th St Marrero, LA 70072 504-412-1960 Larry Harold Hollier LSU Health Sciences Center Department of Vascular Surgery 433 Bolivar St, Ste 815 New Orleans, LA 70112 504-568-4800

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Living Choices Abound

Celebrating Mardi Gras at St. James Place

Options for a range of hobbies and preferences

By Judi Russell Ask a dozen people what the best style of life for older adults is, and you are likely to get a dozen different answers. Some plan to stay in the same homes where they raised their families, while others are eager to downsize into an apartment or condo.

Still others opt for a place

where they can get a variety of services as they are needed.

Because it’s such a big decision, people contemplating relocation should take some time sorting through all the possibilities, says Sharla Aloisio, executive director of the Louisiana Assisted Living Association. Visit the places

you’re interested in, and ask questions about services you might need as time goes on. Do you like living in a neighborhood with children, or would you prefer a community reserved for adults 55 and up? Do you like to putter in the garden, or do you want to shed the yardwork duties?

Fortunately, just about every style of living can be found right here in Louisiana. That means residents can continue to enjoy the many benefits of Louisiana life – good food, moderate climate, festivals galore and friendly neighbors.

New Orleans Region One of the country’s most exciting cities, New Orleans is known for its restaurants, entertainment and historic buildings. But there’s more to visit than just the city. Cross the Causeway Bridge to the North Shore, home to charming towns like Covington and Hammond, or experience nature up close at the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve, just across the Mississippi River.

Baton Rouge Region Featuring LSU’s famed Tiger Stadium, beautiful plantation homes, small towns like St. Francisville, and outdoor getaways like the Tunica Hills Wildlife Management Area, the Baton Rouge area is home to lots more than just the capital. Plan on a visit of several days to experience it all.

hunting, hiking and bird-watching, this region is also home to cities like Shreveport, with its restaurants and entertainment venues, as well as quieter college towns like Ruston, famed for its delicious peaches.

town Natchitoches to great fishing spots like Toledo Bend Reservoir.

Don’t miss places like the Louisiana Political Museum & Hall of Fame.

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North Louisiana Region Called “Sportsman’s Paradise” because of its opportunities for fishing,

Central Louisiana Region Smackdab in the middle of the state, Central Louisiana touches on the hilly north on one end and Cajun country on the other. There’s so much to see, from historic down-

Cajun Country Mention Cajun Country, and thoughts of spicy food and music come to mind. But there’s lots of history there, too, and some of the friendliest folks you’ll ever meet. The calendar here is filled with festivals, celebrating everything from frogs in Rayne to rice in Crowley.

Exercising at St. James Place

Tips for Enjoying North Louisiana With its piney woods, rolling hills and beautiful lakes, just about anything you can do outside, you can enjoy in North Louisiana.

A good starting place is Lake Bistineau State Park, on the western shore of the lake. Features include two boat launches, hiking and bicycle trails, and lots and lots of fishing spots.

Other state parks in the region include Lake Claiborne, Lake D’Arbonne, Lake Bruin, Jimmie Davis and North Toledo Bend.

North Louisiana is a unique mixture; in its music, food and fun, you’ll find a tad of Texas culture in some areas along with Cajun culture. That mix is reflected in the musical acts that play in the region, with talent like the Oakridge Boys sharing the spotlight with Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers.

One of the prettiest performing arts venues you’ll ever see is the Strand Theatre in Shreveport.

Built in 1925 as an opera house, the venue became a movie theatre, closing in the 1970s. It reopened in 1984, restored to its former glory, and is now the “Official State Theatre of Louisiana.”

Continuous comfort St. James Place in Baton Rouge is one of four Continuing Care Retirement Communities, or CCRCs, in Louisiana. CCRCs allow residents to move smoothly from independent living to assisted living to skilled care without having to leave the complex. St. James Place attracts people already living in the capital as well as those who have adult children in the Baton Rouge area and want to move near their children, but not live with them, spokeswoman Janet Dewey says.

St. James Place has more than 400 residents, and the majority opt for independent living. They can transition to assisted living, nursing care and memory care if and when the change is needed. Residents pay an entry fee and then a monthly fee which depends on the size of the apartment or garden home they choose.

They monthly fee follows them to assisted living or nursing care, allowing for predictability of retirement costs.

In the Shreveport/Bossier City area, try your luck at one of the six riverboat casinos, or watch the horses run at Harrah’s Louisiana Downs. At Bossier City’s Louisiana Boardwalk, you can catch a movie, enjoy a restaurant meal and – most important – save big at the dozens of outlet shops.

You’ll find lots to see and learn in North Louisiana’s small towns.

Visit the Minden Cemetery to see soldiers’ graves dating back to Civil War battles, or tour the Germantown Colony & Museum to hear the strange tale of a colony founded in 1835 by idealists seeking a utopia on earth.

Get ready to revel. North Louisiana throws lots of fairs and festivals. Sample the best peach pies ever at Ruston’s Peach Festival, or celebrate the region’s forestry heritage at the Springhill Lumberjack Festival. Don’t miss one of the biggies: the Red Revel Arts Festival, which brings Shreveport’s riverfront to life for eight days of food, music and art.

Two very different historic sites can be seen in North Louisiana.

Poverty Point contains earthen mounds and barriers built by those who inhabited the area between 1700 and 1100 B.C. Learn about Civil War battles fought in Louisiana at the Mansfield State Historic Site.

Science comes alive for kids and adults alike at Sci-Port, Louisiana’s science center in Shreveport. The center has hundreds of interactive science activities, an IMAX Theater and a planetarium.

North Louisiana has gardens galore, including Hodges Gardens State Park in Florien, with 70 acres of formal plantings; the American Rose Center in Shreveport, with more than 20,000 rose bushes; Briarwood, the home of naturalist Caroline Dorman in Saline, which features Louisiana iris and other native plants; and the ELsong Garden & Conservatory in Monroe, site of the Biedenharn Home (first Coca-Cola bottler).

North Louisiana’s towns are home to fascinating museums.

In Tallulah, tour the Hermoine House, a completely restored antebellum mansion with an exhibit on Madame C.J. Walker, a daughter of former slaves who become the country’s first female millionaire. Other spots of interest include the Bernice Depot Museum in Bernice, the Herbert S. Ford Museum in Homer, which tells the story of hill country life; and the Masur Museum of Art in Monroe.

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Top 10 Tips for Enjoying Central Louisiana History permeates Central Louisiana, nicknamed “Crossroads” because of its location in the middle of the state. You can learn about all aspects of plantation life, including both planters and slaves, at such house museums as Magnolia Plantation Complex, Oakland Plantation, Melrose Plantation and Kent House Plantation. At Frogmore Cotton Plantation & Gins, visitors can pick cotton and see how it was ginned, then tour a modern 1,800-acre cotton plantation.

Although the independent living apartments and garden homes have full kitchens, residents can also take advantage of two on-site restaurants.

Other amenities include a fitness center, a heated indoor pool, a beauty salon, a library and an on-site chapel.

Dewey says people opt for CCRCs because they like the predictability of costs.

“You really won’t outlive your money,” she says.

For those who opt to live in the rolling hills of north Louisiana, The Oaks of Louisiana in Shreveport could be just the ticket. At the Oaks, also a CCRC, people pay a community fee when they enter and then a monthly rental fee.

This continuity of care is one of the primary reasons people choose The Oaks, says spokeswoman Terry Roberts. They also like the 24/7 security and peace of mind that comes with living in a gated community, as well as the off-campus trips and many activities. One of the

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England Oaks offers convenient living in private homes on oak-lined streets.

most popular features is the University of the Oaks, which features professors and others leading classes on subjects like “Louisiana’s Bad Boys” – a look at rascals like Huey P. Long.

Although there is plenty to do on The Oaks’ 312-acre campus, residents are also close to all that Shreveport/Bossier City offers.

Planned Communities When the England Air Force Base in Alexandria closed, the two- and three-bedroom houses were refurbished and restored, and the result is England Oaks Adult Living Community, an independent living community for those 55 and older.

This style of living appeals to a lot of people, sales manager Nadja Winn says.

When she first began working

at England Oaks, most of the people moving in were in the 80- to 83-year-old range; now, the average age is 67.

People like the ease of renting, Winn says; the community has no homeowner fees, buy-ins, etc. The monthly cost includes interior and exterior maintenance, so residents can travel without worrying about their homes.

They also enjoy living in a neighborhood of private, one-story homes on oak-lined streets. Oakwing Golf Club is nearby, along with all the educational, entertainment and medical services Alexandria has to offer. England Oaks is also close to the Learning Center of Rapides Parish, with its myriad of classes.

The Village of River Ranch in the heart of Lafayette is also a planned community, open to residents of all ages but with lots of the perks those 55 and older enjoy. Each neighborhood has its own flavor, and homes of all sizes are available as well as two apartment

Ferriday is the birthplace of a trio of cousins who became famous singers: Jerry Lee Lewis, Mickey Gilley and Jimmy Swaggart (who first made his name singing gospel). Learn about their colorful careers at the Delta Music Museum & Arcade Theater.

Most small towns in Central Louisiana celebrate their cuisine and cultural at a festival. Some to sample are the Louisiana Pecan Festival in Colfax, the Corn Festival in Bunkie, the Beauregard Watermelon Festival in DeRidder, the Zwolle Tamale Fiesta and Robeline’s Heritage Festival.

The city of Natchitoches, the oldest permanent settlement in the Louisiana Purchase, is justly famous for its well-preserved Historic District. The city is illuminated throughout December for a holiday lights festival, and many old homes are open for tours. And don’t forget to sample one of Natchitoches’ delicious meat pies – seasoned beef and/or pork baked inside a flaky crust.

Museums in Central Louisiana feature all kinds of special collections. At the Beauregard Parish Museum in DeRidder, you’ll be amazed at the more than 3,000 dolls displayed in the Lois Loftin Doll Museum. Other sites of interest are the Louisiana Maneuvers & Military Museum in Pineville, the Louisiana Political

Museum & Hall of Fame in Winnfield and the Adai Indian Nation Cultural Center in Robeline.

Collections at the Alexandria Museum of Art include ceramics, collages, drawings and paintings.

There’s plenty to amuse the kids and grandkids in Central Louisiana. The T.R.E.E. House Children’s Museum in Alexandria has lots of hands-on exhibits.

And don’t miss the Natchitoches Alligator Park, open weekends August through October. If its outdoor amusement your family wants, visit North and South Toledo Bend State Parks, with camping, hiking, swimming and fishing facilities.

Tips for Enjoying the Baton Rouge Area Baton Rouge, the capital city of Louisiana, has two capitol buildings. The Old State Capitol, built in 1847 in a Gothic Revival style with turrets, now houses the Museum of Political History. The present Louisiana State Capitol, which opened in 1932, is an Art Deco building surrounded by lovely gardens. Famed politician Huey P. Long was assassinated in this building.

The Shaw Center for The Arts in downtown Baton Rouge is a venue for the performing and visual arts and several nonprofits. You can catch a show at The Manship Theatre, tour the LSU Museum of Arts or grab a bite to eat at one of the restaurants.

Planters were attracted to the rich soil along the Mississippi River and built grand homes. Their lavish lifestyle was sustained by the cotton, sugar cane and indigo they grew and by the slaves who did all the work. A number of these plantations still stand; one of the most interesting in Laura.

Dating back to 1804, Laura’s property includes four of the plantation’s original slave cabins, and visitors can see what life was like for both owners and slaves. Some nearby plantations also serve as bed-and-breakfast inns.

Louisiana loves football, and there’s no better place to catch a game than in LSU’s Tiger Stadium, nicknamed “Death Valley” by opponents. If you’re in town during the season and can luck in to tickets, don’t pass up the chance to join more than 100,000 spirited fans – the place rocks.

Include the kids in your Baton Rouge visit. They’ll enjoy Blue Bayou waterpark and Dixie Landin’ amusement park, as well as a visit to the USS Kidd, a World War II naval destroyer.

If you need it or want it, you can probably find it at the Mall of Louisiana. You can take a break in the food court or in one of the shopping center’s restaurants.

There's also an antique carousel.

Two of the most charming cities in the Baton Rouge area are St. Francisville and New Roads. St. Francisville has a number of lovely historic buildings and churches; in New Roads, fish the False River (which is really an ox-bow lake) for bass, catfish and bream.

If you like your recreation on the rugged side, visit Tunica Hills Wildlife Management Area, near the state’s border with Mississippi.

Available activities include hunting, trapping, hiking, horseback riding and tent camping.

Like the other regions of Louisiana, the Baton Rouge area is host to a multitude of festivals – take your pick from such good times as the Sugar Fest, Hot Air Balloon Festival, the Kite Fest and the big Bayou Country Superfest, just to name a few.

It’s not often that you can attend a rodeo at a prison. For more than 50 years, inmates at Angola Penitentiary have taken part in the Angola Prison Rodeo. You’ll see bareback horse riding, bulldogging and bull riding, and the money the event earns helps pay for educational and recreational supplies for the inmates. The penitentiary itself is not open for tours, but there is a nearby museum.

Tips for Enjoying the New Orleans Region One of the country’s most fascinating cities, New Orleans is a rich blend of old and new. When it comes to museums, stalwarts like the New Orleans Museum of Art share the stage with newer spots like the Southern Food & Beverage Museum. Home-and-garden museums like the Hermann-Grima House and Longue Vue House and Gardens show life in bygone eras, and the ever-growing National World War II Museum will move veterans and youngsters alike.

In New Orleans, people don’t consider eating an ordinary event; instead, people discuss meals of the past, what they’re eating today and – most importantly – where they’ll eat tomorrow. Whether you want Uptown fine dining (Gautreau’s, Clancy’s), French Quarter elegance (Restaurant R’evolution in the Royal Sonesta Hotel), or a quick-and-easy sandwich (Parkway Tavern poboys, Central Grocery muffulettas), you’ll find it here, along with everything in between.

If shopping is on your list of mustdo’s, check out The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk, where you’ll find almost 75 outlet stores like Neiman Marcus Last Call and Coach.

Across Canal Street is The Shops at Canal Place, with lux stores like Tiffany’s and Saks Fifth Avenue.

Don’t skip Magazine Street, with its miles of unique boutiques and vintage stores, or the elegant antiques shops in the French Quarter.

Mardi Gras is one of the city's biggest attractions, but if your plans bring you to town at other times of the year, you can still get in the spirit by visiting Blaine Kern’s Mardi Gras World or touring the Mardi Gras exhibit at the Presbytere Museum at Jackson Square. In the spring, people from all over the world come to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

Summer brings Essence Festival and Satchmo SummerFest, and the Voodoo Music Experience lights up the fall.

American graduates who go on to finish medical school. Tulane and Loyola universities have beautiful Uptown campuses; if you visit them, you might include the Milton Latter Memorial Library nearby on St. Charles Avenue. (Few public library systems have a branch in a 1907-era mansion.)

Life is a little less hectic across the Causeway Bridge, which leads to an area called the North Shore.

You’ll find charming small towns like Covington and Ponchatoula, plus places to enjoy delicious seafood.

You can also cross the Mississippi River and visit Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve’s Barataria Preserve in Marrero. Keep an eye out for alligator as you take in the bayous, marshes and swamps.

You can enjoy the outdoors right in New Orleans, too. Both Audubon Park and City Park are favorites with locals and tourists alike, and Woldenberg Park is a great place to view the mighty Mississippi.

There is no lack of attractions for smaller fry, including the first-class Audubon Zoo, the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, and the Louisiana Children’s Museum.

Children might like riding the St. Charles Avenue streetcar for a few blocks, visiting one of the city’s popular sno-ball shops, or blowing the powdered sugar off of a beignet while the adults sip café au lait at Café du Monde.

New Orleans is made up of several distinct neighborhoods The best known is the French Quarter, filled with historic buildings that reflect its time under Spanish and French dominion. The Garden District is filled with lavish mansions. St. Charles Avenue, which runs from the Central Business District to Carrollton Avenue, is lined with beautiful homes (some of which now house businesses.)

Other notable neighborhoods are the Warehouse District, the Irish Channel, Mid-City, Carrollton and Gentilly. Visitors interested in historic homes will have their pick of eras from which to choose.

A number of colleges and universities call New Orleans home, including Xavier University, a historically black college that ranks first in the country in the number of African-

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for its Historic District. The city is illuminated throughout December for a holiday lights festival.

Christwood Retirement Community in Covington complexes. All residents can enjoy the restaurants and shops at the Town Center.

Residents pay a monthly homeowners’ association fee.

For those who aren’t comfortable driving, there are lots of places within walking distance, and you can use a golf cart to get around as well. Parks and bike paths provide lots of green space.

The Village of River Ranch is part of a movement called “New Urbanism,” which promotes neighborhood life through features such as front porches and walkable streets. Another boon is the wide variety of recreational and medical services available in Lafayette, often referred to as the capital city of Cajun Country.

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Easy Living near the Big Easy Those who seek a sizable community with lots to offer might choose to live at Christwood Retirement Community in Covington. The CCRC has 161 independent living residences, 34 assisted living residents and 30 spots in skilled nursing.

The overwhelming majority are looking for an independent lifestyle, says spokeswoman Elizabeth Jackson. Christwood has a menu of more than 100 services and amenities, including a library, informative programs and off-site trips.

Residents can enjoy a changing display of local art in The Atrium Gallery or take advantage of the well-landscaped grounds and the fitness center.

People like the fact that they can travel without worrying about making sure someone back home is cutting the grass or watering their flowerbeds, Jackson says. They also like having choices; Christwood offers 17 floorplans and units with one, two or three bedrooms.

Tips for Enjoying Central Louisiana History is alive in Central Louisiana, nicknamed “Crossroads” because of its location in the middle of the state. You can learn about all aspects of plantation life at such house museums as Magnolia Plantation Complex, Oakland Plantation, Melrose Plantation and Kent House Plantation. At Frogmore Cotton Plantation & Gins, visitors can pick cotton and see how it was ginned, then tour a modern cotton plantation.

Ferriday is the birthplace of a trio of cousins who became famous singers: Jerry Lee Lewis, Mickey Gilley and Jimmy Swaggart (who first made his name singing gospel).

Learn about their colorful careers at the Delta Music Museum & Arcade Theater.

Most small towns in Central Louisiana celebrate their cuisine and cultural at a festival. Some to sample are the Louisiana Pecan Festival in Colfax, the Corn Festival in Bunkie, the Beauregard Watermelon Festival in DeRidder, the Zwolle Tamale Fiesta and Robeline’s Heritage Festival.

The city of Natchitoches, the oldest permanent settlement in the Louisiana Purchase, is known

Museums in Central Louisiana feature all kinds of special collections. At the Beauregard Parish Museum in DeRidder, you’ll be amazed at the more than 3,000 dolls displayed in the Lois Loftin Doll Museum. Other sites of interest are the Louisiana Maneuvers & Military Museum in Pineville, the Louisiana Political Museum & Hall of Fame in Winnfield and the Adai Indian Nation Cultural Center in Robeline. Collections at the Alexandria Museum of Art include ceramics, collages, drawings and paintings, all in an impressive building.

There’s plenty to amuse the kids and grandkids in Central Louisiana.

The T.R.E.E. House Children’s Museum in Alexandria has lots of hands-on exhibits. If its outdoor amusement your family wants, visit North and South Toledo Bend State Parks, where you will find camping, hiking, swimming and fishing facilities.

If golf’s your game, you’ll love Louisiana’s Audubon Golf Trail.

Try Oakwing, in Alexandria, where you can enjoy playing amidst the beautiful lakes and bayous.

Flowers of every color and fragrance await you at Central Louisiana’s gardens. Hodges Gardens State Park, in Florien, is filled with 950 acres of both cultivated and natural flower gardens; it’s especially lovely during camellia season.

At 28 miles, the Wild Azalea Trail in Kisatchie National Forest is the longest hiking trail in the state. Hit the trail in March or April to get the best views of the Wild Azaleas for which the trail is named.

Civil War buffs can find pockets of history on the conflict scattered around the state. At the Fort Randolph & Fort Buhlow State Historic Site, on the Red River in Pineville, you can learn about the Civil War’s Red River Campaign and see battle re-enactments in the open field. The Alexandria National Cemetery was opened in 1867 for burial of Union soldiers who died in Central Louisiana.

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State of Medicine: Regional Healthcare News & Offerings

From complex procedures such as transplants and balloon angioplasties to conducting routine tests and exams, physicians across the region bring a wide range of expertise to Louisiana residents. From Shreveport and Monroe down to Thibodaux and New Orleans, specialists in a number of fields offer today’s most advanced techniques, technologies, and procedures, making it easier every year for residents to receive care here at home. Find out what’s available in your area of the state among the following leaders in a variety of specialties: cardiovascular care, ophthalmology, transplant, fertility, and retirement living, as well as the latest in hospital news. Stay ahead of the game, and you’ll have an idea of where to go and who to see when you or a loved one need to seek a doctor’s guidance.

Cardiovascular Care Do you have painful or swollen legs? This could be a sign of a serious condition called venous disease, which is caused by diseased or abnormal veins. When vein vessels become damaged or weak, blood f lows backward causing the veins to stretch, swell and twist.

Other symptoms of venous disease may include varicose or spider veins, leg pain or cramping, discoloration, ulcers and excema.

The Vein Center at Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS) in Houma diagnoses and

treats venous disease with minimally invasive procedures, resulting in less pain, cosmetic improvement and quicker recoveries for patients. Get rid of your unsightly varicose or spider veins with treatment from the cardiovascular vein specialists at CIS.

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CIS cardiologists are nationally recognized for the prevention, detection, and treatment of cardiovascular disease. To schedule a vein consultation with one of their expert physicians, call 1-800-425-2565 or visit cardio.com to learn more.

When you or someone you love is in need of top-quality cardio care, the doctors and staff at Freedman Memorial Cardiology in Alexandria are there to help. From educating on preventative measures to offering advanced treatment and procedures, the team provides a full range of cardiac services including: echocardiography; stress and echo stress testing; carotid ultrasound; nuclear stress testing; holter monitoring; pacemaker clinic and ECP for patients with inoperable CAD having intractable angina; and MTWA to determine patients who may be prone to sudden death syndrome.

Personalized care is provided by a team of highly trained, caring staff. All doctors are triple board certified in medicine, cardiovascular disease, and interventional cardiology, which enables the practice to successfully treat a wide range of cardiac conditions, including cardiovascular, coronary artery, valvular heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, congenital heart conditions, and heart failure and heart rhythm problems. They offer the latest in cardiovascular interventional procedures, including: balloon angioplasty; coronary; carotid; arterial and vascular stenting; pacemaker and ICD (internal cardiac defibrillator) implants; and Pfo closures.

For more information, or to schedule an appointment, call 318-767-0960.

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Baton Rouge Cardiology Center provides high quality, comprehensive care, and the most advanced cardiovascular treatments available. With 21 providers at 21 convenient clinics across South Louisiana, the Center’s cardiologists, electrophysiologist, interventional radiologist, and vein and vascular specialists are known for their expertise and for providing exceptional patient care.

Established over 36 years ago, the Center has relationships with most major hospitals and rural communities.

“We offer a unique level of expertise in the area of cardiac diagnostics, treatment, and prevention, using the latest technologies to diagnose heart problems,” says President and Cardiologist Dr. Boyd Helm. “Our team offers a complete range of cardiovascular services.

We perform routine procedures, but also those procedures that are highly specialized and complex, both cardiac and vascular.”

To find out more about risk factors for cardiovascular disease, symptoms and conditions that may indicate a cardiac problem, as well as information about treatment and prevention, contact Baton Rouge Cardiology Center by calling 225-769-0933 or visit brcardiology.com.

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The Baylor Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas and Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth form one of the largest, most respected multi-specialty transplant centers in the country. Their highly skilled, highly experienced team has performed more than 9,500 transplants and is delivering quality care with a compassionate touch to patients in need of transplant.

The heart transplant program is second in the nation and first in Texas for volumes and has exceptional outcomes. The liver transplant program offers one of the most comprehensive and experienced liver disease programs in the nation and the living donor liver program is one of the nation’s top five.

Baylor offers its advanced expertise for evaluation through outreach clinics in cities such as Longview, Austin, Abilene, Lubbok, Amarillo, and Odessa where access to this expert care is normally not available. For more information, call 1-800-774-2487 or visit BaylorHealth.com/Transplant.

The Oaks of Louisiana, Willis-Knighton Health System’s all-adult community in Shreveport, provides a quality way of living where residents thrive and live life to the fullest. The area’s premier community for adults working or retired, The Oaks is more than a community, it is a lifestyle.

A holistic belief in physical, mental, and spiritual health ensures residents experience a healthier, happier way of life. This focus on multidimensional wellness helps them live— and play—longer! And because The Oaks is maintenance-free, residents have more time to go, see, and do with friends—enjoying activities, events, off-campus trips, and staying healthy and fit with weight and cardio machines, an indoor saltwater pool, a walking trail with LifeTrail fitness system, and outdoor activities that include croquet and putting green.

The 312-acre community features lakes, wooded areas, and expertly manicured lawns and gardens and residences with luxurious amenities. Prices start at $1,563. Learn more at oaksofla.com.

Fertility Ophthalmology For superior eye and cosmetic care, the communities of Northeast Louisiana have sought the expertise of John Cooksey, MD, at the Cooksey Vision and Cosmetic Center in Monroe. The practice recently expanded with the addition of Richard Apt, MD, a board certified ophthalmologist who has more than 30 years of practice experience in Beverly Hills and Century City, California, where his patients included many high profile professionals in entertainment.

Raised and educated in greater Los Angeles, Dr. Apt earned a medical degree from UC Irvine before his ophthalmology training at Ochsner New Orleans. He was consequently awarded two fellowships in ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery at the Albany Medical Center in New York and the University of Toronto, where he subspecialized in plastic and reconstructive surgery of the eyelids. Today, Dr. Apt offers the most advanced technologies and procedures while specializing in LASIK surgery and blepharoplasty (surgery of the eyelids).

For more information on Drs. Apt and Cooksey, visit CookseyMD.com or call 800-368-3937.

Since its establishment in 2002, FertilityAnswers has excelled in women’s

healthcare, achieving remarkable success rates for achieving pregnancy through assisted reproduction technologies under the medical direction of Dr. John Storment. Over the years, FertilityAnswers has grown to include four clinical offices in Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles, and Alexandria plus two state-of-the-art in vitro fertilization laboratories serving two-thirds of Louisiana in 40-plus parishes.

The practice’s highly trained team of experts is committed to providing every patient with the best possible care. They honor each patient’s unique needs, offering realistic expectations and outcomes to their fertility concerns, and treat every patient with the respect and compassion they deserve. With over 4,000 babies born, FertilityAnswers is the answer for helping couples realize their dreams of building a family.

FertilityAnswers is known for its philanthropic achievements through its annual Gift of Hope program, which provides one deserving couple a free IVF cycle. Since its initiation in 2006, the Gift of Hope has been awarded to twelve couples, eight of which conceived. For more information, call 888-467-2229 or visit fertilityanswers.com.

Hospital News Lafayette General Health (LGH) continues to expand with an agreement to acquire Regional Medical Center of Acadiana (RMCA) as well as a new affiliation with Iberia Medical Center (IMC).

Under the agreement with RMCA, to be finalized in November, staff will be extended employment opportunities with LGH, which will operate the hospital as an extension of its f lagship hospital, Lafayette General Medical Center (LGMC). RMCA is being renamed “Lafayette General Southwest” and is licensed for 128 beds. As an extension of LGMC, Southwest will allow LGMC to treat more patients and plan for expanded tertiary services, which will be critical after LGMC becomes a Level II emergency trauma center expected later this year.

IMC joined LGH as part of a clinical affiliation agreement ratified in August.

IMC’s affiliation enhances their relationship with the Ochsner Health Network, a partnership of the region’s leading health systems and hospitals. The affiliation between LGH and IMC is neither a purchase nor an acquisition. Each organization’s ownership and governance structure will remain. The affiliation enhances the economies of scale for both organizations and allows for sharing of best practices.

For more news, visit LafayetteGeneral.com.

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Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge has served Louisiana and beyond with innovative and compassionate healthcare for over 90 years. As one of the largest hospitals in the state, Our Lady of the Lake offers more than 60 medical specialties including advanced surgical services, comprehensive Cancer Center, designated Children’s Hospital, and 350-provider physician network.

The Heart & Vascular Institute and expanded Trauma Center are leaders in care and treatment for disease and injury using state-of-the-art technology. The hospital continues to advance health through education and research as an academic medical center investing in the next generation of healthcare leaders.

The many recognitions and distinctions awarded demonstrate Our Lady of the Lake’s commitment to high quality. These include Hospital of the Year, Magnet designation for excellence in nursing care; Cycle IV Chest Pain Center for advanced heart care; Bariatric Center of Excellence; Advanced Primary Stroke Center; and more.

To learn more about how Our Lady of the Lake is making your healthcare better, visit ololrmc.com.

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Crescent City Surgical Centre, located in Metairie, LA, is currently owned by a combination of 35 surgeons and Louisiana Children’s Medical Center. Its complete focus is on convenient, quality, individualized patient care. Patients are able to get labs, X-rays, CT, and scheduling all on the same f loor. The Centre offers expedited procedure scheduling with no long waiting lists.

Additionally, a desirable nurse-to-patient ratio affords each patient personalized care. The Centre features eight operating rooms, two procedure rooms, and advanced technologies and procedures such as the Davinci Robotic laparoscopic procedure, which provides less bleeding, faster recovery times, decreased tissue damage, and smaller scars.

Twenty VIP private rooms are available for those whose loved ones wish to stay overnight. Catered restaurant-style meals are available and designed to meet patients’ personal dietary needs.

CCSC physicians specialize in many surgical fields, including Bariatric, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, ENT, Cool-Rectal, General Surgery, Plastic, Interventional Radiology, Pain Management, Gynecological, and Urology. For more information about Crescent

City Surgical Centre, please call 504-8302500, or visit ccsurg.com.

Thibodaux Regional Medical Center, located in Lafourche Parish, was recently presented with the 2015 Outstanding Achievement Award by the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer (CoC). Thibodaux Regional is one of a select group of only 21 U.S. health care facilities with accredited cancer programs to receive this national honor for surveys performed in the first half of the year. The purpose of the award is to raise the bar on quality cancer care, with the ultimate goal of increasing awareness about quality care choices among cancer patients and their loved ones.

“These 21 cancer programs currently represent the best of the best when it comes to cancer care,” said Daniel P. McKellar, MD, FACS, Chair of the CoC. The cancer program at Thibodaux Regional Medical Center is the only cancer program in Louisiana to receive the Outstanding Achievement Award four consecutive three-year periods. For more information about the cancer program at Thibodaux Regional call 985-493-4008.

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Louisiana Destinations: Holidays & Seasonal Excitement November and December are distinctly different months in terms of their seasonal excitement, but both contain numerous reasons to celebrate and explore. From the autumnal changes ushered in by cooler weather to the holidays that draw families near, events are aplenty across Louisiana during the last two months of the year. From festivals and holiday shopping to sporting events, tree lightings, historical tours, and more, Louisiana is alive with activity. Parishes and towns are rolling out a number of events to celebrate fall foods and winter wonderlands while various attractions and entertainment destinations offer reasons to get out and explore the state’s rich culture, arts, and cuisine. From operatic performances and outlet shopping to giant omelets and levee bonfires, Louisiana fall and winter fun awaits.

Parishes, Cities & Towns The live garland draped from wrought iron balconies at the majestic Nottoway Plantation, the glimmer of lighted Christmas scenes along beautiful Bayou Plaquemine, and the soulful sounds of choirs from historic houses of worship —these are just a few of the details that make the holidays sparkle in Iberville.

The parish’s local cuisine is reason alone to celebrate the season. Savor authentic

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Louisiana fare at Roberto’s River Road Restaurant in Sunshine. Enjoy the eclectic culinary offerings of Portobello’s in Plaquemine or indulge on seafood delicacies deep in the heart of the Atchafalaya at Carbo’s Restaurant.

Browse the Depot Market where that perfect antique or handmade find is sure to rival Santa’s workshop. Candlelight tours, tree lightings, bonfires on the levee, and special events are featured throughout November and December, providing

experiences that prompt tradition. Join Iberville Parish this holiday season and experience the heart of Louisiana Plantation Country and the soul of the Atchafalaya Basin at its brightest. For ideas and information, go to VisitIberville.com.

Plan a holiday escape to Alexandria/ Pineville where locals and visitors enjoy the theatrics of the stage during “The Nutcracker” and the “Cenla Christmas Spectacular.” The City of Alexandria lights the town during its annual lighting event, Holiday Magic, which kicks off the exciting 12 Nights of Christmas celebration.

Each of the 12 Nights of Christmas offers fun, family-friendly activities across three weeks in December. Events include concerts, parades, Kent House’s Old Fashioned Christmas, and the Alexandria Zoo’s annual Holiday Light Safari.

Returning to the holiday lineup will be the Alexandria Garden

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Trevor the Talking Reindeer

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District Holiday Tour of Homes where visitors can tour four homes, each with its own unique story. Learn more about these and other events in Central Louisiana at AlexandriaPinevilleLa.com.

Whether it is football you crave, high-speed drag racing, historic plantation homes, scenic views of the Mighty Mississippi or a fun festival, West Baton Rouge has it all. Travelers across South Louisiana this winter will not want to pass up West Baton Rouge Parish, known as the “Kite Capital of Louisiana,” and now home of “MOBY” the 13-foot, 760-lb. alligator.

Visit the West Baton Rouge Tourist Center, Exit #151, and see him for yourself.

Visit in December and meet Trevor, the only talking, singing reindeer in Louisiana. Experience “Ref lections of the Season,” with millions of lights, wagon rides, snow nights, ice fishing, crafters, and Santa on Thursday through Sunday nights from December 3-24 on the grounds of the West Baton Rouge Tourist Center. Friday nights take your picture in a Human Snow Globe.

For more information, or to view short videos of events, destinations, and even day-trip itineraries, visit WestBatonRouge.net.

For a unique adventure, let Houma be your passport to Louisiana’s Bayou Country.

Less than an hour southwest of New Orleans, the Houma area offers a rich and rare blend of nature with a mix of wildlife found nowhere else on earth. With thrilling

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swamp tours, a wildlife park and alligator farm, world-class charter fishing and a wide assortment of monthly festivals and more, there’s always something fun to do.

November’s cooler weather brings cool crafts—arts & crafts and craft beer! The first Saturday of November means it is time for a Terrebonne Parish tradition: Southdown Marketplace Arts & Crafts Festival. On November 14, Houma celebrates craft beers at Bayou Beer Fest. This festival, on the grounds of Southdown Museum, features more than 200 craft beers to sample, as well as food and non-alcoholic drinks. The proceeds go towards supporting veterans.

For more information, call 985-8682732 or visit Houma online at houmatravel.com.

Holiday aromas are wafting through the air in Avoyelles Parish, and all are invited to join in the celebrations of the fall and winter season!

Save the date of November 21 for TBIPAC’s Annual BBQ Throwdown at Paragon Casino Resort. Plan to shop that day as well at the 10th Annual Christmas Shopping Extravaganza in Paragon’s Mari Showroom. Admission is $2, and doors will be open from 10am-5pm. As usual, vendors will offer a large variety of gift ideas.

Christmas on the Bayou Festival on the bayou banks of Cottonport is planned for December 12-13. Fireworks will light the sky on Saturday at dark, and the

parade rolls Sunday afternoon at 1pm. For additional information, call 318-876-3485.

Paragon continues to celebrate the holidays with activities such as the Christmas Open House in the hotel Atrium, Kids with Santa at Marketplace Buffet, and Holiday on Ice. Visit paragoncasinoresort.com/entertainment for dates and details.

Celebrate New Year’s Eve with Black Label Society, performing December 31st at Paragon. Contact Ticketmaster to purchase tickets.

Lafayette is at the heart of Louisiana’s Cajun Country, an area known for letting the good times roll, or as they say it laissez les bons temps rouler. That’s in large part because no matter what time of year you visit Lafayette they will have something for you to celebrate.

One celebration that has visitors from all over the world heading down south with smiles on their faces is Mardi Gras. Worldwide, Mardi Gras is known as a time to let loose and celebrate. In Lafayette you can experience all of the excitement and revelry of the carnival season in a family-friendly atmosphere.

The festivities, which span two weekends ( Jan. 30 and Feb. 5-9), feature nine parades, a festival with live music, balls, and a costume contest. So come on down and shout, “Throw me something mister!”

Visit LafayetteTravel.com/Mardi-Gras for the 2016 schedule of events.

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Savor the difference in Iberia Parish this fall and winter. The Avery Island experience is growing! Journey the TABASCO® Factory like never before with an all-new expanded tour and visitor center opening January 2016. But, you don’t have to wait to savor something new at the TABASCO® Creole-cottage cafeteriastyle restaurant, open now. Or, sample the best Cajun dishes on a TABASCO® Food Tour with departures to Iberia and Vermilion Parishes. Jungle Gardens will also be making its trek more interactive.

Make plans now to attend to the first ever Dave Robicheaux Literary Festival, April 8-10, 2016, based on bestselling author James Lee Burke’s famous detective from the region. Author panels, book signings, look-a-like contests, great food, lively music and guided tours are just the start of what’s sure to become a beloved festival.

In Iberia Parish, it’s all too hot to pass up! For more information on destinations and events, visit IberiaTravel.com.

Proudly distinguished as “The Most Cajun Place on Earth,” Vermilion Parish in South Louisiana is alive with the food, music, language, and scenery that define the Cajun cultural heritage. Located minutes south of Lafayette and just west of New Iberia, the towns of Delcambre, Erath, Abbeville, Kaplan, Gueydan and others all bring a little lagniappe to the enchanting region.

Join Abbeville’s Giant Omelette Celebration November 7-8, and experience this international festival that ends with the cooking of a 5,030-egg omelette on Sunday. Arts and crafts, music, food, antique implements/ cars, and an Official Omelette Celebration Mass round out the fest’s events. Venture into Abbeville’s Old Masonic Cemetery on November 13 for “If Headstones Could Talk,” a guided, living history tour of the cemetery in which “residents” recount stories of what life was like in Abbeville at the turn of the 20th century.

On December 3, Abbeville’s 15th Annual Christmas Stroll will take over downtown with lights, tiding of good cheer, and plenty of holiday shopping.

For more destinations, events and travel ideas, visit MostCajun.com.

Experience one of USA Today’s most charming small towns in the South.

Christmas season is approaching and Ruston & Lincoln Parish has some big things in store for the holiday season!

Holiday festivities will be kicking off with the Downtown Christmas Open House November 19-21. The newest event, Shop for Good, will allow local businesses to partner with local non-profits and donate proceeds. The Downtown Christmas Open House will also give shoppers the chance to see downtown’s beautiful Christmas decorations, take advantage of extended store hours, and get in on some great holiday sales.

The fun doesn’t stop with downtown shopping! A first for Ruston this year will be the addition of an artificial ice rink, The Dixie Center for the Arts’ staging of “A Christmas Story,” and choirs singing for the community at Winter Fest.

For more information and upcoming events in Ruston & Lincoln Parish, visit experienceruston.com.

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Just off I-10 and west of Lafayette lies the “Cajun Prairie,” Acadia Parish, an area known for its unique attractions, numerous year-round festivals, and rich history and folklore. In Crowley, home of the International Rice Festival, tour the Rice Interpretive Center, the Historic Crowley Ford Motor Company, built in 1920, and the J.D. Miller Recording Studio. Famous for writing Kitty Wells’ “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels,” J. D. Miller struck gold with this hit in the 1980s.

Travel the Zydeco Cajun Prairie Byway and visit Kelly’s Landing Agricultural Museum to take an informative and entertaining walk through the past. See why Rayne, LA, home of the Frog Festival, is both “The Frog Capital of the World” and the “Louisiana City of Murals.” Similarly, check out the Buggy Festival at “The Buggy Capital of the World,” Church Point, home to Le Vieux Presbytere Museum with bousillage (mud walls). Roberts Cove is home to the German Heritage Museum and the popular Germanfest.

For more information, events, destinations and festival dates, visit AcadiaTourism.org or call 877-783-2109.

Events, Entertainment, & Attractions The New Orleans Opera Association is excited to welcome all to experience both the entertainment and hospitality of New Orleans through a partnership with the New Orleans Hotel Collection. Packages include an overnight deluxe room at the iconic Bourbon Orleans Hotel, two tickets to the opera, complimentary valet parking for one night, a $100 dinner voucher for historic Marti’s Restaurant, two welcome drinks at Bourbon O Bar, plus complimentary Wi Fi, in-room bottled artesian water and coffee, free newspapers, pool, fitness center, and concierge services. The package is good for a Sunday night stay following the matinee opera performance.

Available operas include Die Fledermaus (November 13 & 15), Dead Man Walking (March 4 & 6)— based on Sister Helen Prejean’s 1993 account of her work on death row at the Louisiana State Penitentiary—, and Tosca (April 8 & 10). For more information on the opera and to purchase tickets or the welcoming New Orleans Hotel Collection package, visit NewOrleansOpera.org/slumber.

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In celebration of nearly 150 years on Avery Island, McIlhenny Company, the maker of Tabasco® brand Pepper Sauce, is expanding its current visitor center.

When the newly renovated center opens at the end of 2015, visitors to Avery Island will experience a behind-the-scenes look into how McIlhenny Company produces the world famous Pepper Sauce.

The centerpiece of the new addition will feature rare family artifacts and video installations illustrating the origins and generations of the McIlhenny family and the brand’s heritage, dating back to the 1800’s.

For the first time, visitors will experience firsthand the company’s production process from seed to plate. The newly expanded tours will include the greenhouse, mash warehouse and processing, guiding visitors from planting tabasco peppers to aging pepper mash in oak barrels for up to three years, and finally the processing and bottling of Tabasco Sauce. Visitors will also be able to enjoy authentic Cajun cuisine in the new cafeteria-style restaurant—open now—with favorites including crawfish étouffée, red beans and rice, crawfish corn maque choux, and boudin.

For more information about visiting the home of Tabasco Sauce on Avery Island, please visit tabasco.com.

Located along the banks of the picturesque Red River, Louisiana Boardwalk Outlets proudly serves the Shreveport-Bossier City marketplace.

Along with its grand collection of more than 60 outlet stores such as Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, Banana Republic Factory Store, Gap Outlet, J.Crew Factory, Express Factory Outlet, Charming Charlie, Carter’s, The Children’s Place, Nike Factory Store, and Under Armour—just to name a few—the popular destination also features a host of tasty dining options along with year-long, family-friendly entertainment.

And, with savings up to 65 percent off regular retail prices every day, Louisiana Boardwalk Outlets’ smart and savvy shoppers are already marking their calendars to kick off their holiday shopping at the 550,000 square foot shopping destination. Stores open at 12:00am on Black Friday for bestof-the-season sales and limited time only discounts with amazing saving opportunities continuing throughout the season.

Visit louisianaboardwalk.com for a complete store directory, driving directions, store sale updates, special event information, and more.

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CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE IN BENTON Perched in uppermost northwest corner of Louisiana, the charming town of Benton hosts the Christmas on the Square Festival and Parade.

This community and familydriven festivity is produced by and for a population a little under 2,000 strong. Benton has not been without drama in the past; in 1999, a destructive F4 tornado roared through portions of the town like a Juggernaut. Benton is the seat of Bossier Parish and was named for Sen. Thomas Hart Benton who was a staunch ally of Old Hickory himself, President Andrew Jackson.

Many state reprehensive and judges have hailed from Benton, but perhaps its most famous native son is Billy Bretherton of Billy the Exterminator fame on A&E. Benton is the home of the Heritage Village, which has some buildings that date back

to the 1840s. These include a six-room dogtrot house, an authentic log cabin, tiny one-room schoolhouse and a blacksmith shop.

There on the grounds of Heritage Village Square, Christmas will be celebrated with a 5K run and health walk; a children’s art contest, and picture taking with Santa and Mrs. Claus. This year’s theme is, “A Christmas Carnival.“ Contests include a children’s archery competition and BB gun shoot-off. Equestrian diversion in the form of horseback rides can also be enjoyed to work up an appetite for the delicious food provided by vendors. Bountiful arts and crafts may provide some choices for excellent Christmas gifts. The Christmas Parade fills the street with yuletide fun and cheer. Live music adds to the enjoyment of all, and children can ride the cow train after their faces have been painted.

Wildlife will be present for

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friendly observation and a rock wall provides the opportunity to work off any extra hot dogs or Christmas goodies you have consumed. A classic car show and a tour of the historic Hughes House help you travel back to the past.

RED RIVER AND GARDENS Shreveport, part of that Fa La La Louisiana, Holiday Trail of Lights, boasts two beautiful and enjoyable Christmas traditions each December. On Saturday nights during the Yuletide season, the night sky over the Red River waterfront ignites with showers and fountains of colorful fireworks. Across the water on the Bossier City side, the Boardwalk, the state’s largest center for shopping, entertainment and dining, offers ample opportunity for some fine Christmas shopping and holiday joy.

Christmas in Roseland is another Shreveport wonder

to behold at Christmas. Home to the American Rose Society, the Gardens of the American Rose Center blooms sweetly each December. Over 100 acres of exquisite velvety roses perfuming the air are decorated with Chrismas lights and displays. Ride the Roseland express train past giant Christmas cards made by children among the roses and visit the wooden train exhibit.

On the other side of the state, the El Song Gardens at Beidenharn Museum in Monroe fill their already beautiful premises with added Christmas enchantment. Each December the beautifully decorated mansion and grounds are filled with guided tours and exquisite music.

Sparking lights, wassail and Santa Claus add to the cheer.

But the annual tradition of the poinsettia tree in the conservatory remains a beloved highlight. A “pot tree,” constructed of iron, are filled with more than 60 flaming crimson poinsettias to form the shape of a Christmas tree. n

Information, Christmas on the Square, Dec.12, Heritage Village Square Benton, bentonchristmasonthesquare.com Red River and Gardens, visit shreveportbossierfunguide.com, ars.org, bmuseum.org LouisianaLife.com | 93

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Cajun Country “To a barbaric beat It stomped its feet, Filling its mouth with a fistful of meat.

As I bolted the door, It howled once more.

I covered my ears and Crouched on the floor…”

Or Father January’s admonition to children:

“You’ve heard of grouch.

You’ve heard of a grinch.

You’ve heard of old ladies who like to pinch.

Father January’s worse.

He’s just like Santa, in reverse.”

WORDS AND MUSIC I was fortunate enough to have a mother who liked to read poetry out loud to me on rainy Sunday afternoons or cold winter nights: “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”; “The Highwayman” and “Annabel Lee” all held me riveted. I was likewise fortunate enough to have a seventh grade English teacher, Ms. Seghers, who one day tapped out the musical rhythm of Edgar Allan Poe’s words with her hand, helping me understand why my foot always tapped when my mother read the poems.

Joshua Blegg Caffery, who hails from Irish Bend on Bayou Teche where Hibernian natives once settled and was also the

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site of an intense Civil War Battle in 1863, has composed an anthology of poems titled In the Creole Twilight: Poems and Songs from Louisiana Folklore. Caffery, a writer and teacher, is also a Grammynominated musician. He source of inspiration was Louisiana: its folk music, the strange legends of its folklore, the oral traditions of story telling, and rural French traditions. There is so much rhythm, rhyme and music to his poetry you could probably dance to the words as you read them. Take, for example, a verse from, The Loup Garou:

Although he has lived at different locations on Bayou Teche most of his life, Caffery penned this book during a year-long fellowship spent in the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress in Washington, writing beneath the filtered light of the great dome after fulfilling his research duties for the day.

This magic of this little book is enhanced by the exquisite pen and ink illustrations of artist Claire Caffery.

There’s a purity, light and darkness to these works, like nursery rhymes Poe might have written, or the Grimm brothers in their darker tales. Featuring feufollets, saints, the Cajun dispersion, maidens imprisoned in towers by jealous fathers, Caffery’s work is like a candle glowing in a dark room: He offers admittance to the space between dimensions where thought and idea have corporeal shape yet can be seen with the inner eye alone.

This book deserves to be considered a future classic.

FIRE AND WATER IN ARNAUDVILLE The nativity of Fire and Water (Le Feu et L’Eau) Rural Arts Festival took place after the one-two punch of hurricanes Katrina and Rita 10 years ago. Held for one day on the first Saturday of each December, this is a venue that celebrates the rich artistic and creative expression so abundant in Acadiana.

Its original and signature attraction of beautiful fires floating on Bayou Teche in the darkness of a December night looked like George Rodrigue’s series of hurricane paintings come to life. This soon grew to include a wider, more diverse set of artistic expression, film, music, food and global cultures.

Amid all the arts and crafts available to purchase, there are demonstrations, along with live music and food. Past seminars have included couscous preparation; praline- and taffy-making; and the creation of other Christmas treats, ornaments and scarves. n

Information, In the Creole Twilight, Poems and Songs from Louisiana Folklore. LSU Press, Baton Rouge. Fire and Water Rural Arts Festical, NuNu Arts Culture Collective and throughout Arnuadville, Dec. 5, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. (337) 453-3307

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MARINER’S IN NATCHITOCHES It is my firm belief that at some point during the holiday season, a visit to a fine restaurant is required.

Mariner’s Restaurant in Natchitoches, the oldest settlement in Louisiana, is my recommendation.

It’s reminiscent in quality and type of fare found in New Orleans: You can start your meal with an appetizer of smoky charbroiled oysters brushed with garlic butter and topped with Parmesan cheese on the half-shell. It’s also hard to resist the oyster combo plate, half-filled with Oysters Rockefeller, which are richly baked with spinach, Parmesan cheese and a soupcon of Pernod. The other half of your plate is filled with Oysters Bienville: oysters likewise roasted on the half-shell with a smooth and decadent melange of shrimp, breadcrumbs,

cheese and cream all blended together.

As you transition to the entrees, the enjoyment doesn’t falter. As a possible homage to Pascal’s Manale, the New Orleanss-syle barbecue shrimp swim in a flavorful plate of spicy, buttery sauce perfect for dipping in French bread. The Talapia Mornay, a battered and fried fillet, nestles on the plate as a rich helping of shrimp and lump crabmeat in a silken cheese sauce tops it.

If you’re trying to tighten your belt buckle a notch, the vegetarian pasta is a lighter choice, full of sautéed seasonal veggies and fresh herbs, tossed with linguine and Portobello mushrooms. White wine, extra virgin olive and Parmesan cheese are sprinkled in to the combination as it’s tossed and then crowned with grilled zucchini and asparagus.

photograph courtesy mariner’s restaurant’s facebook page

Central CENTER STAGE IN ALEXANDRIA Karen Burns-Schexnayder owns the Lagniappe Theatre Company with her other half, husband Ross.

The Schexnayders met as students at Northwestern State University when they were both earning degrees in Theatre (Karen holds a degree in both theater and psychology with a master’s of counseling thrown in for good measure). Karen and Ross, natives of Baton Rouge and Alexandria, respectively, fulfilled a mutual dream when they established the Lagniappe Theatre Company and revived theatre once again in Central Louisiana. Ross, who has previous experience as a newscaster in Ascension and Livingston Parishes, also appeared in theatre productions across the United States. Currently a co-host with Shy Tyler on FM KQID at Cenla Broadcasting, his one-act play, The Trouble With Timing, was a finalist in the 2008 Tennessee Williams /New Orleans Literary Festival contest.

Karen spent time in Nashville working for Capitol Records, singing on demos and as a voice-over artist.

Like her spouse, she is now a radio co-host with Hollywood Harrison on FM KRRV. Throughout the year, the Schexnayers indulge in their first love, play-acting, and stage productions at their company. Their splendid Christmas Spectacular has been compared to

the renowned production performed by the Rockettes in New York as each year Central Louisiana denizens flock to the Lagniappe and enjoy the festive pageantry.

Scheduled for early November, the Lagnaippe Theatre Company will stage the pay, The Exonerated, followed by a Christmas Spectacular in December. Next April, Sister Act will liven up the stage planks and footlights as rousing gospel music and dancing fill the theater. Based on the 1992 Whoopi Goldberg film, the tale of a showgirl hiding out in a convent plays out very enjoyably as a musical.

One of the Schnexnayder’s mission has been to blend professional actors with local talent as an outreach to the community in all their productions. The Alexandria area has been experiencing a Renaissance of sorts when it comes to the arts scene – Lagniappe Theatre Company, Louisiana-owned and made, has fittingly embraced the Central Louisiana region in mutual affection. n

Information, Mariner’s Restaurant, Natchitoches, (318) 357-1220, marinersrestaurant.com.

Lagniappe Theatre Company, Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center, Downtown Alexandria, (318)-48-STAGE, lagniappethreatre.com.

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MERRY MIRLITONS The Bywater Neighborhood Association, on the first Saturday of November, holds the Mirliton Festival to not only celebrate this beloved pale green, pear-shape fixture of many New Orleans gardens, but to honor its own unique community. Wedged between Fauborg Marigny and the Industrial Canal atop the Mississippi River, the name Bywater is derived from its location. Mirliton, a member of the gourd family, is also known as chayote. Native to South and Central America, the 18th-century French and Spanish settlers brought them to New Orleans. To date, some home gardens are overtaken by its vines like kidzu on a telephone pole and the mirlitons dangle like Christmas ornaments.

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In recent years, Bywater has experienced a charming transformation of rickety shotgun cottages and warehouses where people both live and work ; adding to its quirky appeal is a thriving arts community throughout the area. These same artists incorporate the beloved mirliton into artwork featured at the festival amid vendors who offer mirliton dishes prepared in various ways. Live music keeps feet tapping. Proceeds from the festival benefit the Bywater Neighborhood Association.

CHRISTMAS IN THE DISTRICT Not so very long ago, the Warehouse District of New Orleans was rightfully considered the Skid Row District of the Big Easy.

Filled with flophouses and

dilapidated buildings with squatters, it was hard to see the fine bones of the old buildings that lined its corridor. It would seem like the last place to have a Christmas wonderland. Today, through dedication, entrepreneurship and vision, the Warehouse District, filled with art galleries, museums, restaurant and quirky upscale hotels to name a few is now known as the “SoHo of the South.” Each December, the oncerundown section glows over the Mississippi River in a transformation filled with Christmas beauty and joy.

Dedicated to celebrating not only the unique culture of New Orleans, but also it’s very colorful history, Christmas in the District lies like a crown jewel near the edge of Canal Street with over one million holiday lights. Starting at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center, visitors to Hall B can enjoy indoor ice skating; a ride on the gorgeous bisque-like Kringle Carousel; the life-sized maze and a room filled with Christmas trees decorated by sponsors.

Meander out to Convention Center Boulevard and mingle with strolling carolers, listen to concerts and come alive with that peaceful, yet electric joy that holidays bring. Ever mindful of four-footed family members and any of their human parents who ever

wrapped Christmas gifts for their pooch and placed them under the tree (and who also acted as surrogate shoppers for pets who wanted to gift in return), the celebration also includes the Santa Paws parade and Costume Contest – all sponsored to support the SPCA. Looking insanely festive is the Running of the Santas. Convention Center Boulevard is filled with the merry sight of Santas unleashed stampeding, jogging or walking in their red suits with flying beards.

As you drive down the corridor of Canal Street lined with palm bejeweled from top to botton with white Christmas lights, you might miss the giant Mr. Bingle that once rose on the old Maison Blanche Department Store; Christmas in the District almost makes up for his loss.

The lights go on at 5 p.m. on Dec. 1 and the celebration lasts all of December.. n

Information, Mirliton Festival, Nov. 7, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Mickey Markey Park, Piety and Royal streets, New Orleans, bywatermirlitonfestival.com; Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Blvd, New Orleans, (504) 524-0811; info@christmasfest.com

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HOUSE OF WINE IN SORRENTO In the tawny light of late autumn and early December, taking a drive to the Cajun Village in Sorrento for out of the way shopping is a lovely way to spend the weekend. Especially if your goal is to taste some home grown Louisiana wine. Casa de Sue Winery, its vineyards of Muscadines blooming in Clinton, also has a charming Tasting Room located in a rustic cottage in the Cajun Village. Bright and cheery with bakers’ racks and red checkered tablecloths, you may taste from the wide array of wine offerings gratis and browse among wine-theme gift items and Louisiana art.

Muscadines are naturally sweet grapes reputed to have higher levels of antioxidants found in standard grapes. The muscadines of Casa de Sue are organically grown and harvested to produce wines

that come bottled in lovely, usually Louisiana-themed labels. Allons Danse is a light blush of a wine, sweet and perfect for dessert or spritzers.

Noble, on the other hand, is bold and red, full-boded and dry. Sweet Magnolia is light and golden, almost as smooth and sweet as cream sherry, great for an aperitif.

LaRosa Dry, light with a tinge of sweetness, is perfect for cooking or sipping (or both, simultaneously). Gift sets of various wines are offered.

CHRISTMAS REFLECTIONS IN PORT ALLEN My family’s route of choice to Bordelonville from New Orleans to visit relatives was always Airline Highway.

Each journey, as we drove the Airline past West Baton Rouge, I always kept an eye out for the silver water tower emblazoned with the name “Port Allen” on its dome. One

surprising summer, my father turned off the highway, and we drove into Port Allen to visit a Marionite convent where a former teacher of my brother resided. In those days, Marionite nuns wore heavily starched fluted coronets over their veils. We all chatted in the parlor, and as I had never been head-level with a nun before, I couldn’t resist but run my index finger back and forth across her fluted coronet as if it was an xylophone – to my mother’s express horror and Sister Alfred’s infinite amusement. And as I experienced parental mercy in the form of no punishment, I always seemed to associate Port Allen with a Be-Kind-ToChildren esprit d’corps.

So it isn’t surprising that each holiday season this little part of West Baton Rouge transforms itself into a Christmas wonderland for children of all ages. Starting

the first week of December and ending on Christmas Eve, the grounds of the West Baton Rouge Conference Center gleams and glistens with a light display that looks like the stars decided to sojourn for a while here on earth to honor the Christ Child. Each year, the host – Trevor the talking, singing reindeer, who has a special affinity for children – entertains and chews the fat with visitors in a most delightful way.

Carnival rides add to the festive happiness and holiday decorated rooms unfold like delicious seven-layer cookie bars as you walk through.

Tables filled with crafts offer lovely gift possibilities; Santa and his elves are there for photographs. Then, there’s the particularly lovely offering of rides through the lights in a wagon drawn by either a horse or mule – it’s delightful to snuggle beneath a blanket as the lights pass by and hooves clop rhythmically like reindeer on your roof.

Periodic events held over the three-week celebration include ice-fishing and Snow Patch where Louisianians can enjoy the all-too-rare pleasure of frolicking in the snow. n Information, Reflections of the Season: Dec. 5-24. West Baton Rouge Tourist Information and Conference Center, 2750 North Westport Drive, Port Allen, (225) 344-2920; Casa de Sue Tasting Room, Cajun Village, Intersection of Hwy. 22 and 70, Sorrento, boniblu@rtconline.com

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Statewide Calendar November and December events, festivals and more.

Nov. 13-14. 2015 Merry Marketplace. Top Shelf Sports Arena, Youngsville.

Compiled by Judi Russel

Cajun Country Nov. 5-8. Port Barre Cracklin’ Festival. Veterans Park, Port Barre.

(337) 585-6673.

Nov. 6-8. 21st Annual Holy Ghost Creole Bazaar. 788 N. Union St., Opelousas. (337) 942-2732.

Nov. 6-8. Louisiana Swine Festival. 2000 Stage Ave., Basile.

(337) 432-5027.

Nov. 7. Great Chili Challenge.

New Iberia City Park. (337) 365-9303.

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Nov. 11. Veterans Day Memorial Ceremony. Bouligny Plaza, New Iberia. (337) 365-1428.

Nov. 7. Annual St. Mary Red Ribbon Committee Fall Arts & Crafts Show Bazaar Fundraiser.

Patterson Area Civic Center. (337) 836-6029.

Nov. 7. Southdown Fall Marketplace Art & Craft Festival.

Southdown Plantation Museum, Houma. (985) 851-0154.

Nov. 7. Atchafalaya Basin Festival. Henry Guidry Memorial Park, Henderson. (337) 205-2443.

Nov. 7-8. Giant Omelette Celebration. Magdalen Square, Abbeville. giantomelette.org

Nov. 13-15. El Festival Espanol de Nueva Iberia. Bouligny Plaza, New Iberia. (337) 369-2330.

Nov. 14. Thibodauxville Fall Festival. 318 E. Bayou Rd., Thibodaux. (985) 446-1187.

Nov. 14. Southern Soul Food Showdown. 7304 E. Hwy. 90, Jeanerette. (337) 365-8185.

Nov. 14. Lake Charles Flea Fest.

Burton Complex Event Barn, Lake Charles.

Nov. 14-15. National Barrel Race Association. 713 NW Bypass, New Iberia. (337) 365-7539.

Nov. 21-22. Louisiana Indian Heritage Association Annual Fall Pow-Wow. Lamar-Dixon Expo Center, Gonzales. lamar-dixonexpocenter.com Nov. 22. 2015 Fall BBQ Throwdown & Trade Days.

Paragon Casino RV Resort, Marksville. (318) 253-1946.

Nov. 28. Grand Noel. Grand Coteau. (337) 945-4314.

Nov. 29-Dec. 23. Noel Acadien au Village. 200 Greenleaf Drive, Lafayette. (337) 981-2364.

Dec. 1-31. Christmas on the Cajun Coast. Throughout St. Mary Parish. (985) 380-8224.

Dec. 4-5. Sulphur’s Christmas Under the Oaks. The Grove at Heritage Square, Sulphur. (337) 527-4500.

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Dec. 5. Battle of the Paddle Gumbo Cook-Off. Delcambre Shrimp Festival Grounds, Delcambre. (337) 349-0229.

Dec. 5. 11th Annual Le Feu & L’Eau (Fire & Water) Rural Art Celebration. NUNU Arts & Culture Collective, Arnaudville. (337) 453-3307.

Dec. 5. City of Franklin Christmas Parade & Lamplighter Ceremony.

Corner of Jackson and Main streets, Franklin. (337) 828-6345.

Dec. 7-31. Shadows Merry Making Season. Shadows-on-theTeche, New Iberia. (337) 369-6444.

Dec. 10-12. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Lake Charles Civic Center. (337) 474-0311.

Dec. 13. Delcambre Main Street Christmas Parade. Main Street, Delcambre. (337) 519-2541.

New Orleans Nov. 1. Voodoo Music & Arts Experience. City Park, New Orleans. (877) 569-7767.

Nov. 6-8. Ponchatoula Antique Trade Days, Arts & Crafts Fair.

Downtown Ponchatoula. (985) 386-0026.

Nov. 7. 2015 Christmas Crafts in the Country. New Zion Baptist Church, Covington. (985) 892-1711.

Nov. 7, 14, 21, 28. 2015 Hammond Holiday Farmers Market.

Downtown Hammond. (985) 277-5681.

Nov. 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 27-29; Dec. 5-6, 12-13. Louisiana Renaissance Festival. 46468 River Road, Hammond. (985) 429-9992.

Nov. 12-14. Ponchatoula Annual Downtown Christmas Lighting.

(985) 386-2536.

Nov. 13-14. Westwego Cypress Swamp Fest. Westwego Farms & Fisheries Market. (504) 341-9083.

Nov. 14-15. Covington Three Rivers Art Festival. Downtown Covington. (985) 327-9797.

Nov. 14-15. Treme Creole Gumbo Festival. Armstrong Park, New Orleans. (504) 558-6100.

Nov. 21. COPS 2 Blues Festival.

Palmer Park, New Orleans. (504) 962-7260.

Nov. 27 – Jan. 2. Celebration in the Oaks. City Park, New Orleans.

(504) 483-9415.

Nov. 28-29. 2015 Jingle Bells Market. Northshore Harbor Center, Slidell. (985) 639-0890.

Dec. 1-31. Christmas in the District. Various locations, Warehouse District, New Orleans.

(855) 477-8756.

Dec. 4-6. Plaquemines Parish Fair & Orange Festival. Ft. Jackson, Buras. (504) 405-8536.

Dec. 5-7. Christmas Extravaganza Arts & Crafts Expo. Covington Fair Grounds. (985) 796-5853.

Dec. 8. Amite Christmas Parade.

Downtown Amite. (985) 507-4034.

Dec. 12. Ponchatoula Annual Christmas Parade. Downtown Ponchatoula. (985) 386-2536.

Dec. 13. The Nutcracker.

Columbia Theater, Hammond. (985) 543-4366.

Dec. 31. Zoo Year’s Eve. Audubon Zoo, New Orleans. (504) 581-4629.

Baton Rouge Nov. 1. Greater Baton Rouge State Fair. 10672 Airline Highway, Baton Rouge. (225) 755-3247.

Nov. 14-15. Baton Rouge Mistletoe Market. Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel Atrium. (225) 988-2617.

Dec. 5. Monroe Renaissance Fireworks Extravaganza. Along the banks of the Ouachita River, Monroe. (318) 897-1177.

Nov. 14-15. 44th Annual Destrahan Plantation Fall Festival. Destrahan Plantation.

(985) 764-9315.

Dec. 7. Red River State Fair Classic. Independence Stadium, Shreveport. (318) 429-0654.

Nov. 29. Baton Rouge Ballet Presents Land of the Sweets Nutcracker Tea. Boudreaux’s, Baton Rougel. (225) 766-8379.

Dec. 20. The Nutcracker, A Tale from the Bayou. Baton Rouge River Center, (225) 766-8379.

Central Nov. 6-8. Louisiana Pecan Festival. Downtown Colfax. (337) 627-5196.

Dec. 12. Benton Christmas on the Square Fair & Parade. Heritage Village Square, Benton. (318) 453-6641.

Dec. 12-19. Songs of the Season.

Shreveport Community Church, Shreveport. (318) 683-1583.

Dec. 19. Cowboy Christmas. Faith Farm & Arena, Elm Grove. (318) 349-1327.

Dec. 19. Jingle Bell Run. River Market, Monroe. (318) 372-5849.

Nov. 21-Jan. 6. Christmas Festival of Lights. Downtown Natchitoches. natchitocheschristmas.com Dec. 12. Garden District Holiday Tour of Homes. Garden District Neighborhood, Alexandria. alexandria/pineville.com Dec. 13. Alexandria Christmas Parade. Metro Drive, Alexandria.

(318) 623-7359.

North Oct. 22-Nov. 8. State Fair of Louisiana. Fairgrounds Field, Shreveport. (318) 635-1361.

Nov. 27-29. Annual Mistletoe & More Show. Bossier City Convention Center, Bossier City.

(318) 470-7395.

Nov. 7. Baton Rouge Holiday Arts Market. Downtown Baton Rouge.

Nov. 27-Dec. 22. 32nd Annual Christmas in Roseland. American Rose Center, Shreveport. (318) 938-5402.

Nov. 11. USS Kidd Veterans Day. 305 South River Rd., Baton Rouge.

(225) 342-1942.

Dec. 5. Christmas on the Caddo Fireworks Festival. Earl Williamson Park, Oil City. (318) 631-0182.

Dec. 5. Country Christmas Festival. Vivian Town Square, Vivian. (318) 375-5300.

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Docville Farm A charming space in Violet serves as a multi-purpose event space and learning center.

Text and Photos By Melanie Warner Spencer

In St. Bernard Parish, about 30 minutes outside of New Orleans, sits Docville Farm. A charming turn-ofthe-century, white farmhouse greets visitors as they approach the pecan grove on the opposite side of the road.

Horses, geese, chickens and a few friendly barn cats occupy the pristine red barns and out buildings. Despite the farm’s proximity to the Crescent City, it feels a world away.

Docville is a center for culture and learning and is a project of the Meraux Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to benefiting the St. Bernard community. The property stretches from the Mississippi River to Lake Borgne and looks straight out of a movie. In fact, the Dave Thompson Even Barn served as the set for the Texas

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honky tonk in HBO’s True Detective, season 1. The environmentally friendly Arlene Meraux River Observation Center, which was dedicated earlier this year, offers sweeping views of the river, community meeting spaces and classrooms, rounding out the property’s capabilities.

“It was established in 1925,” says board member Chris Haines during a Slowfood New Orleans boucherie event in September. Haines is the nephew of Arlene Meraux, who set up the Arlene and Joseph Meraux Charitable Foundation as a private family foundation to go into perpetuity. His brother Bill Haines is also a member of the board of directors. “It was part of the Story Plantation, which raised indigo.”

Haines says over the decades the farm was everything from a cattle farm to a cane farm before becoming a pecan farm. In 2005, about two months before Hurricane Katrina, via what can only be described as a lucky twist of fate, Haines says they got out of the cattle business.

“We started the foundation in order to try to improve the quality of life in St. Bernard,” said Haines. “We dedicated 130 acres to community outreach, to make St. Bernard a destination and hosting community and charitable events.”

Conservation also is at the heart of the foundation’s mission. According to its public relations spokesperson, Todd Ragusa, the foundation manages, maintains and preserves levee-protected lands, pastures, woodlands, canals, water bottoms, battures, bayou-ridge sites and non-levee wetlands and marshes and historic structures and sites, to name a few.

One of the historic structures preserved by the foundation

is the Dave Thompson Event Barn. The original circa-19th century structure was located in the French Market in New Orleans until it was moved and reconstructed in the 1940s. Today, it’s the location for public events such as the free Blues in Da Parish blues festival and AgMagic on the River. Other events held at the farm include the Sugar Fest in October. In January 2016, the National Pig Veterinary School will hold a private workshop, and in March, the foundation is hosting the annual Working on the Water Summit (which works with coastal communities impacted by the Deepwater Horizon BP Oil Spill) and a New Orleans Entrepreneurs Week startup contest to encourage businesses to come to St. Bernard.

The sense of place, community and preservation at Docville Farms is evident from the first moment you set foot on the land. To learn more about the historic property and the Meraux Foundation, visit merauxfoundation.org. n

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Jay Ducote A Baton Rouge native’s love of food and cooking has landed him a popular blog, radio show and stints on the Food Network channel.

By Megan Hill Jay Ducote didn’t exactly plan to become a well-known cook, radio and television personality, and food blogger.

The Baton Rouge native says he had a “typical Louisiana childhood, where there is always food.”

But Ducote admits he didn’t start cooking in earnest until he was a freshman at Louisiana State University in 1999.

Ducote was at his first football tailgate party, hosted by his cousin.

“When I got there he handed me my grandfather’s old barbecue utensils and just put

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me in charge of the grill. I had no choice but to learn on my own at that point,” Ducote says.

Word spread, and soon he was serving some 400 people on game day. “That tailgate party over the years grew into a legendary party of really rare status in the tailgating world.”

Though Ducote enjoyed his time at the grill, he didn’t immediately aspire to enter the cooking world. Instead, he left LSU with degrees in economics and political science – later returning to earn a master’s in political science – and taught high school math for two years.

“That whole time I enjoyed cooking but never did it in any way other than just to feed myself or a few other people – or [for] recreational backyard cookout kind of stuff and tailgate parties,” he says. Ducote later landed a job working for the State of Louisiana, but says he was “bored out of my mind.”

That’s when it dawned on him to launch a food blog, Bite and Booze, which he rolled out in 2009. “I started writing about what I had for lunch that day, just to pass time,” Ducote says. “It was really more of an online food journal, but the more that I wrote about food, the more that I got interested in it, and I really found a passion for it, and I really wanted to learn more and more about it. That hobby just grew and grew from there.”

Ducote’s readership grew, and he started branching out into more freelance food and beverage writing. He also started entering cooking competitions, leading him to compete on a national level. In 2010, Ducote won the Tailgating Cookoff representing LSU, and in 2011 was cast as one of the top 100 amateur chefs on FOX’s MasterChef. He launched a radio show on 107.3 in Baton Rouge in April of 2011, and in September of that year, he quit his day job and made food his full-time career.

In the fall of 2013, Ducote attended a casting call in New Orleans for season 10 of Food Network Star, a reality competition that awards the winner his own show on Food Network. Ducote moved through the process but ultimately wasn’t cast. When casting took place last year for season 11, the network got in touch. He auditioned again and was chosen to compete.

Ducote’s chops kept him alive in round after round of eliminations; he ended up making it all the way to the semifinals of the show, which aired earlier this year.

So what’s next for Ducote?

“I don’t know, and I don’t necessarily want to know,” he says. “I think there hasn’t been an amount of planning that could have prepared me for everything that would happen so far. A big part of what I really enjoy about what I do is the adventure of it, and I’m totally comfortable not really knowing what’s next.

I get to eat and drink for a living in South Louisiana and that’s pretty awesome.” n

photo by Luckett photography