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AUGUST 2014 VOLUME 48 NUMBER 11 Editor Errol Laborde Managing Editor Morgan Packard Art Director Tiffani Reding Amedeo Contributing Editor Liz Scott Monaghan Food Edit­or Dale Curry Dining Edit­or Jay Forman Wine and Spirits Edit­or Tim McNally Restaurant Reporter Robert Peyton Home Editor Bonnie Warren web Editor Lauren LaBorde Staff Writer Melanie Warner Spencer Intern Lexi Wangler Senior Account ExecutiveS

Jonée Daigle Ferrand, Kate Sanders Account Executives

Sarah Daigle, Lauren Lavelle, Lisa Picone traffic manager Erin Duhe Production Manager Staci McCarty Production Designers Antoine Passelac,

Monique Di Pietro, Ali Sullivan Chief Executive Officer Todd Matherne President Alan Campell Executive VICE PRESIDENT/Editor-in-Chief Errol Laborde Vice President of Sales Colleen Monaghan DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND EVENTS Kristi Ferrante Distribution Manager Christian Coombs Administrative Assistant Denise Dean SUBSCRIPTIONS Sara Kelemencky

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CONTENTS

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FEATURES 62 “A mAyor Called ‘Chep:’ Nearly 70 years ago the city and its politics were about to undergo a dramatic change. by Peter Reichard 68 TV Guys through a Different Lens Their work was on-air; their passion is photography. by Dominic Massa 80 Best Doctors 611 listings in 76 categories in 19 cities. profiles by Kimberly Singletary

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New Orleans Magazine presents its Best Doctors list with 611 listings in 76 categories, as well as the “Toughest Cases” of five local doctors including Dr. Nicholas D. Pappas Jr., on pg. 80.

INSIDE “Doctors In the House” speaking out Editorial, plus a Mike Luckovich cartoon JULIA STREET Questions and answers about our city Try This “Adventures On A Horse Named Sheriff: Riding the Audubon Park Trail” STREETCAR “The Loons of Lake Dunmore”

Photographed by Craig Mulcahy

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CONTENTS THE BEAT 22 MARQUEE Entertainment calendar 24 PERSONA “Sheba Turk: Anchor, WWL-TV Eyewitness Morning

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News and host, WUPL’s ‘The 504’” newsbeat “Robotics in the Operating Room” Biz “Slush Fun: Frozen drinks in a pouch put Cordina on the map” newsbeat “Oyster Shells Recycled” Education “Amazing Recovery: Incredibly, a model school system” newsbeat “Writing Healthy” HEALTH “Medical Ethics Louisiana-Style” HEALTHBEAT The latest news in health from New Orleans and beyond Crime Fighting “History On Trial: Another ‘Civil Rights’ summer”

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in tune “August Vibes: Catching up with favorites” music “Kathleen More, Ascending” Read & Spin A look at the latest albums and books CAST OF CHARACTERS “Andres Gonzalez: Making the move” MODINE’S NEW ORLEANS “In a Heartbeat” Joie d’Eve “Moving On: Letting go of a house” CHRONICLES “Another Opening: Reviving downtown theaters” HOME “Confirmed Modernists:” Sandra Baptie and Lawrence Linder at home in Black Pearl

THE MENU 159 table talk “Breakfast Binge” 162 restaurant insider “Appetite Repair Shop,

CellarDoor and The Franklin” 164 Food “Fresh From the Garden” 166 LAST CALL “CoolBrew Frozen Granita” 168 DINING GUIDE

DIAL 12 D1 WYES is excited to air “When The Beatles Invaded New Orleans: A Steppin’ Out Special” on Fri., Aug. 29 at 7:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.

Join host Peggy Scott Laborde, Beatles historian and author Bruce Spizer and others as they reminisce about The Beatles’ historic visit to the city.

Don’t miss the WYES Beatles Tribute Featuring the Fab Four on Tues., Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. at Tad Gormley Stadium in City Park. The concert takes place 50 years from the exact date that the Beatles played in City Park Stadium! Relive the memories. Tickets are $35.Visit wyes.org for all WYES event and program details.

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am not sure if any other state can match this percentage, but at this moment in Louisiana politics half of its members in the U.S. House of Representatives are doctors. That is three out of six. Lawyers have always been the dominant profession in politics, but medical people are showing strength.

In this our annual Best Doctors issue, we have a list of doctors who earned votes from their peers for their medical performance.

Around the state, some doctors have been getting support from voters too, such as Charley Boustany, a cardiovascular surgeon, who represents the Third District Lafayette/Lake Charles area as well as Bill Cassidy a physician from the Baton Rouge area Sixth District and upstate Fourth District representative Charles Fleming a family practitioner. Keeping an eye on all this is Ophthalmologist John Cooksy who represented the mid-state Fifth District from 1997-2003.

All of the above are Republicans, which is probably the overwhelming party of most doctors nationwide. (Only one Louisiana congressman, New Orleans area’s Cedric Richmond is a Democrat.)

Why doctors have done so well in congressional politics is due to several reasons: • By nature of their profession, doctors need to have an interest in politics. There is a continuous flow of proposed laws and regulations that they will want to have a voice in. For better, or worse, medicine and politics go together.

• Most doctors are independent businesspeople, so they have the flexibility to set their hours and define their practice as they want to. More than those in many professions, they can make a congressional career fit their life.

• Most doctors are affluent and can afford to get involved with politics.

• Overall, the medical profession has a positive image among voters who, at least, regard doctors as being smart. Voters might not trust all doctors, but they trust theirs.

• Louisiana is a very conservative state (at least outside of the New Orleans area). It is a good place to be a doctor/politician.

By the end of the year the percentage might have changed a bit. Cassidy is running for Mary Landrieu’s senate job, so he’ll have to give up his house seat; though, if he wins, the state’s delegation in the senate will be half doctors. For Louisiana at least the phrase “the doctor is in” could be an answer to a quorum call.

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LETTERS

NAMING BLACK PEARL Re: “A Glorious Mess: A perceptual history of New Orleans neighborhoods,” by Richard Campanella, June 2014 issue.

I enjoyed Richard Campanella’s article about naming New Orleans’ neighborhoods, not least because it brought back memories of an earlier employment that played a part in the history he described.

I was a member of the Curtis and Davis planning team led by Robert Tannen that mapped and named what later became “The 73” neighborhoods of today’s city.

Memory tells a slightly different tale, however, about how one such neighborhood got its new name: Black Pearl.

The article says City Hall planner Marion Greenup came up with it, but the name actually originated in C&D planning team discussions before later arriving at City Hall.

The team worked in a renovated warehouse building at 111 Iberville St., where beautiful brick walls and big wooden beams nurtured an appropriate preservation planning mentality. We felt no obligation, however, to preserve one dodgy New Orleans neighborhood name in our 1974 housing and preservation report.

I remember the moment when Pat Watts, an African-American member of the team, came up with her audacious solution to rebrand the area bounded by Broadway, St. Charles, and the river as “Black Pearl.” The area has since been described as the “Uptown Triangle” and has its own neighborhood association operating under that name.

Who is to say what it may be called 10 or 100 years from now? Change is the constant theme in Campanella’s article.

But if Black Pearl endures, even if only as a transitional footnote, history should credit Pat Watts with having originated it.

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When Leadership Fails

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y coincidence, less than a week after Ray Nagin was sentenced to prison a documentary ran nationwide on public TV entitled Getting Back to Abnormal.

The film, which was part of the POV (Point of View) series that allows for independent productions, told about the rise of Stacy Head from unknown citizen to council member to public lightening rod. In one famous scene Head, during a council meeting, confronted then-Sanitation Director Veronica White about missing information. It was an ugly exchange as White curtly replied. Because the sanitation director is black and Head is white, racial implications were easily assumed. It was a vintage Nagin administration technique; whenever it was in trouble, which it often was, play the race card. As the city wallowed in its post-Kartrina recovery the mayor’s office could only provide a sideshow. Behind the scenes other politicians, black and white, tried to make up for the slack.

Seeing the clip of that confrontation again, now that time has passed and now that there is far more harmony in City Hall, brought to mind that Veronica White, as bad as she looked that

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day, was also a victim of the Nagin administration. She was a department head without direction. The Chief Administrative Office oversees the day-to-day executive bureaucracy but under Nagin that office was a rudderless disaster from the beginning. He and his first Chief Administrative Office, Kimberly Williamson Butler, had an early falling out. The mayor released her. She ran successfully for clerk of court out of spite, where she proved to be such a disaster that she was ultimately cited for contempt of court. This was the talent pool of the Nagin administration.

There are police officers whose lives have been ruined and who are sitting in jail today for actions during the tension filled days after Katrina who are also victims of an administration that provided no leadership. There was no one at the highest levels to tell them what not to do. Instead, they heard inflated and undocumented stories of atrocities from their leaders.

Stacy Head was correct to raise those questions of the Nagin administration. That was her job. Even though she never got a straight answer, in retrospect, we learned a lot about the condition of those who governed the city.

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THE PURSUIT TO ANSWER ETERNAL QUESTIONS

(detail) Plan of the city and suburbs of New Orleans: from an actual survey made in 1815. Delineator I. Tanesse (1817).

Dear Julia, I inherited a bed that once belonged to my paternal grandmother who lived in Ascension Parish. The bed looks to be more than 100 years old. Stamped on the back of the headboard is “Beauregard Furniture. Rampart and St. Ann Street.

New Orleans, Louisiana.”

The only information I have been to locate about the Beauregard Furniture Company is that it was organized by Caesar Maestri in 1894, and of course that it was located on Rampart and St. Ann streets in Beauregard Square.

I am hoping you and Poydras will be able to get more information about the Beauregard Furniture Company.

Kathleen “Kathy” Lambert New Orleans

Dear Julia, When I was growing up, my family lived in the 3300 block of St. Claude Avenue. The cross streets on the ends of that block were Piety and Desire. Sometimes I would tell people that I lived between Piety and Desire. It was only later on in life that the irony of that statement dawned on me. Might the juxtaposition of those two street names have been done deliberately for the sake of the irony or is that supposition just a figment of my imagination? By the way, my grandparents who lived next door to us had a parrot.

Perhaps Poydras could fly down that way and do a little research. One of his old friends might be able to help with my question.

Adam Cooper G ulfport, Miss iss ipp i

Adam, Poydras doesn’t have any friends except for someone he keeps calling on the phone and asking questions to. Her name is Siri.

The naming and adjacent placement of Piety and Desire streets on the local street grid has nothing to do with irony, vice or virtue. The Tanesse map of 1817 clearly shows “Rue Piete” as the downriver edge of the Faubourg Clouet, a small suburb in which most of the streets were named for people. Desire Street, the upriver edge of Faubourg Montreuil, isn’t shown on the Tanesse map, but “Habitation Montreuil” is clearly shown where the present-day Desire Street is located. Years of misunderstanding and misspelling have obscured the fact that property owner Robert Gautier Montreuil named the street in honor of his daughter, Désirée.

You may already know that St. Claude was once known as Goodchildren.

Therein lies a tale of an allegedly larcenous lad who was accused of stealing a gold watch from Mrs. Celestine Grouse’s home located on Goodchildren between Piety and Desire, in the block where your family later resided. The Daily Picayune reporter covering Recorder Long’s court one day in late August 1858 couldn’t resist poking fun at the irony of Henry Simon’s actions. “He, however, did not appear to be one of the good children of that celebrated thoroughfare, and his desire proved to be much stronger than his piety. In fact, such a case was made out against him, as induced the Recorder to send him to the House of Refuge.”

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You can be absolutely confident that your paternal grandmother’s bed was made between 90 and 115 years ago. Unfortunately, there are some discrepancies to the information about the Beauregard Furniture Company. The company’s name checks out, as does its proximity to N. Rampart and St. Ann streets. Unfortunately, the claim that Caesar Maestri established the company in 1894, locating the store in Beauregard Square, is inaccurate. In late 1898, Natale Maestri opened his newly constructed Beauregard Furniture Company building at 801 N. Rampart St., across the street from Beauregard Square (formerly Congo Square and now Armstrong Park). The firm went out of business in 1923.

Born in Parma, Italy, company founder and longtime proprietor Natale Maestri left his homeland along with his parents, arriving in the United States at age 12.

For about a quarter-century, this grand uncle of New Orleans mayor to-be Robert S. Maestri was engaged in the furniture business and, for most of that time, headed the Beauregard Furniture Company.

Later in life Maestri changed his line of work, founding the Republic Ice Company of New Orleans and the Liberty Ice Company, a Baton Rouge-based firm. He also created and led the New Orleans-based Beauregard Laundry as well as the People’s Laundry in Baton Rouge. When away from work, philanthropist Natale Maestri supported children’s welfare efforts, and during a trip to Parma, made possible the renovation of the Roman Catholic Church where his family had worshiped for generations. Natale Maestri died in July 1937 at his Esplanade Avenue residence.

The 84-year-old philanthropist and former furniture tycoon was laid to rest in Metairie Cemetery.

Dear Julia, I am new to the area from New York and have recently learned that there are many things besides crawfish boil that people photo courtesy of the L ibrary of C ongress

can put in their pot. I am still getting used to the spiciness and I have a history of allergic reactions to some things; what else can you recommend to put in the pot to add subtle flavor when you boil crawfish?

Thank You. I love your magazine!

Robin Hanke Kenner

Because you specifically wrote that you want to experiment with seasoning shellfish and have a history of allergic reaction, it’s conceivable that someone else’s fabulous secret ingredient could sicken you.

As an example, I’ve heard some people add pineapple to their crawfish boil, but pineapple is a known allergen for some people.

Resources such as the nonprofit Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) website FoodAllergy.org have extensive information for the millions of people who have potentially life-threatening food-related allergies. The organization’s southeast regional office can also be contacted at the following postal address: FARE, 233 Peachtree St., Suite 2307, Atlanta, GA 30303.

Dear Julia, As a matter of curiosity, from many years past I have noticed that a large portion of the French Quarter and over into the CBD as well, there are numerous square (12-by-14-foot square) granite appearing identical vertical columns that are placed and mostly spaced evenly apart at the front of buildings. Door and window facades are mounted between them for entry mostly to different businesses and cafes. I don’t know if the columns extend further back into the interior of the buildings as support for upper level floors, but suspect they may very well do that.

There must be a history to this construction uniformity for the French Quarter that maybe Poydras knows from reading cast-off papers for construction plans in the bottom of his bird house, or I trust Julia can shine some light on the developed use of these special columns.

Russell D. Thompson O c ean S prings, Miss iss ipp i

Russell, for Poydras to read the cast-off papers on the floor of his house, he would have to remove the clutter first – and that might require a bulldozer. That is why he mostly talks about current events. The information hasn’t reached the floor yet.

The granite piers and pilasters you describe are integral and distinguishing elements of Greek Revival architecture; they’re neither indigenous nor unique to New Orleans. Although they support the front walls, they weren’t used for internal support.

Their prevalence in our city is a reflection of the fact that the French Quarter and CBD contain many commercial structures dating from the first half of the 19th century, when Greek Revival was nationally embraced as the predominant architectural style for commercial and industrial buildings. Talbot Hamlin’s Greek Revival Architecture in America remains and important and easily accessible book on the subject.

Win a Court of Two Sisters Jazz Brunch Here is a chance to eat, drink and listen to music, and have your curiosity satiated all at once. Send Julia a question. If we use it, you’ll be eligible for a monthly drawing for one of two Jazz Brunch gift certificates for two at The Court of Two Sisters in the Vieux Carré.

To take part, send your question to: Julia Street, c/o New Orleans Magazine, 110 Veterans Blvd., Suite 123, Metairie, LA 70005 or email: Errol@MyNewOrleans.com. This month’s winners are: Adam Cooper, Gulfport, Mississippi; and Robin Hanke, Kenner.

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“You go to the grocery store, and everybody’s like “Sheeeba!”

It freaks out my mom, my boyfriend or my family when we’re together because they’re like, ‘Wait, do you know this person?’

Everyone treats you like they’re your family; everyone gives you advice like they’re your family.”

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The word “feminine” means many things to many people. “Mark of the Feminine,” first in a series of exhibitions at the Contemporary Arts Center highlighting New Orleans artists, represents the fluidity of gender identity with works in many mediums from a multigenerational roster of female and female-identifying contemporary artists. The New York-based Regine Basha curated the show, which includes works from visual artists and photographers – plus nontraditional inclusions from performance artists, costume makers and even a rapper. Basha says that she received nearly 400 submissions expressing various aspects and interpretations of femininity. “Focusing on the ‘female’ element complicates our idea of gender assignments and looks more at qualities, rather than categories,” she says. The show is at CAC now until Oct. 4. Information, cacno.org

Dirty Dash

The summer, which in New Orleans signifies many outdoor events calling for specific attire, continues with two of its signature events on the same day.

Aug. 9 begins with the New Orleans Hash House Harriers’ Red Dress Run, in which “running” means stumbling from French Quarter bar to bar in crimson clothing. Later that night, the Royal Street galleries host their tongue-incheek response to the preceding White Linen Night. Wear your wine-stained white linen from the weekend before, or keep that red dress on – anything goes.

Information, NolaRedDress.com and ArtsCouncilOfNewOrleans.org

Doing it for the kids

The Louisiana Children’s Museum hopes to occupy a new space in City Park by 2018, so cherish the current space while you can – luckily, grown-ups have an excuse. They can do just that at the annual CHAIRish the Children auction gala on Aug. 23, known for its auction of chairs decorated by local celebrities and business, is a disco themed affair with food, drinks and more.

The patron party features food from James Beard Award-winner Pêche. Information, lcm.org

Aug. 1-7. New Orleans Film Society presents the French Film Festival, Prytania Theater. Information, NewOrleansFilmSociety.org Aug. 6. Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons in

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Saints pre-season games, Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Information, NewOrleansSaints.com

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Aug. 9. YLC Role Models awards gala, Hyatt Regency New Orleans.

Information, ylcnola.org

Aug. 16. Sylvan Esso and Dana Buoy in concert, Gasa Gasa. Information, GasaGasa.com

Aug. 13. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah in concert, One Eyed Jacks. Information, OneEyedJacks.net

Aug. 16. Gipsy Kings in concert, Saenger Theatre.

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How did it start? The concept grew out of something I’ve been interested in, which is focusing on the artwork of community of artists who chose to remain in Louisiana and make it their home and to practice their craft and create their work. This expo was designed to give this specific community a voice. Or, you could just say we thought it was a cool idea.

You talk about this group like it’s an accomplishment to stay here.

Are many artists pulled to bigger art cities? Typically that’s the

characteristic of artists, they ultimately want to try to be part of East Coast or West Coast – New York or L.A. – art scenes.

New Orleans offers another coast, another alternative. It’s a third pin on the map, making a beautiful triangle. For decades and decades artists relocated to great art centers, we now find artists from other major art centers want to relocate to New Orleans or Louisiana because of the ability to live as a productive artist. It’s an artistic culture, people support artists, people collect art, there’s an art market, there’s a distinguished group of museums and galleries in the city and the state, and those things support artists.

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Do you see a theme among contemporary art in Louisiana? Is there a specific style that characterizes it? It’s very interesting.

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The “Louisiana Contemporary” Exposition Ogden Museum of Southern Art Director William Andrews talks about the show and the future of Louisiana artists What defines Louisiana contemporary art? According to Ogden

Museum of Southern Art Director William Andrews, the work of Louisiana artists comes in many themes and mediums, and that’s on display at the museum’s third annual “Louisiana Contemporary” exposition. Debuting during White Linen Night, the statewide, juried expo – this year’s juror is Jonathan P. Binstock of Citi Private Bank Art Advisory & Finance – features 89 works from 39 artists around Louisiana. Andrews talked to us about the show.

Aug. 17. New Orleans Sushi Fest, River City Ballroom. Information, NewOrleansSushiFest.com

I’m glad you asked that because one of the initial concepts was to not impose any restraints or limits on the interpretation of concept of what is contemporary art in Louisiana. Jurors selected to engage the art and decide what’s in the exposition have each interpreted this dramatically differently. That really underscores the concept that we have a mutable, viable art eco-system if you will. I think the best thing we can do is to continually ask the question rather to pose to answer and enjoy the exploration.

What kind of mediums will be represented? I can tell you that 270 artists exhibited 832 works, which is a very wonderfully expansive group. The exposition will comprise any media you can think of, from more traditional disciplines such as painting, sculpture and photography, but it also includes video and installation, so it’s kind of all over the place – that’s what makes it exciting. It’s hard to anticipate what we’ll be including.

One of the great things is artists react to quotidian materials in so many ways. There’s been sculpture made from hot glue, plastic army men … just when I think there’s a limit to mediums and what we’ll see, artists come up with new expression that’s engaging – maybe even sensational.

For more information on Louisiana Contemporary, visit OgdenMuseum.org.

Aug. 18. Toto in concert, House of Blues.

Information, HouseOfBlues. com/NewOrleans

Aug. 24. Boyz 2 Men, Keith Sweat and En Vogue, Champions Square.

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Aug. 21. OneRepublic in concert, UNO Lakefront Arena. Information, Arena.Uno.edu

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in person Sheba Turk is buoyant and present – which is commendable considering that she’s been awake since 2:30 a.m. (3 o’clock, she says, is “sleeping in”). Her days are busy: she starts her day as anchor for WWL-TV’s Eyewitness Morning News and then switches gears to the host “The 504,” the nightly talk show airing on WWLTV’s cable channel WUPL. Turk quickly rose through the ranks at WWL-TV, starting off as an associate producer shortly after graduating from college and then eventually jumping oncamera as a traffic reporter.

When Melanie Hebert vacated the morning anchor position and “The 504” host, Turk was able to snag both those spots at only 24 years old. We chatted with her at the WWL studios.

It seems like you’ve had a really fast ascent. Does it feel that way to you, or was it a long time coming? No, no, no. I feel like it has

been so quick. My goal was to be an anchor by the time I was 30, so it was insane that I was an anchor when I was 24. Then I got my own show – which has always been my dream, to have my own talk show.

New Orleans news personalities are like celebrities. Have you experienced this? Once I got on TV,

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I was shocked. You go to the grocery store, and everybody’s like “Sheeeba!” It freaks out my mom, my boyfriend or my family when we’re together because they’re like, “Wait, do you know this person?” Everyone treats you like they’re your family; everyone gives you advice like they’re your family. Some of it is going to be “I love you, I watch you every morning” and some is going to be “Girl, you gotta get rid of them brown shoes.” Or, “Slap Eric (Paulson) for me.”

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Soledad O’Brien’s foundation paid for part of your college education. What is the story behind that? I ran out of money

for college. I was going to NYU. I came home and went to UNO. My teacher was Kim Bondy, who used to be an executive producer for CNN. Turns out, Soledad is her best friend … she said, “I’ll introduce you.” Soledad said, “You can intern for CNN.” I thought she was saying that to be nice – no. She made sure it happened, and she let me stay at her house in New York for an entire summer.

This was the summer before my senior year. I interned at CNN, she took me under her wing, let me watch all her interviews, let me help with whatever I could and she has never left my side since.

After that I went back to college and ran out of money again – yeah, we were struggling. Kim told Soledad I ran out of money for college, and before she had started her official foundation she was meeting girls around the country and helping them. She paid my college tuition. Not long after she started, officially, the Soledad O’Brien-Brad Raymond Foundation with her husband. I am actually the first graduate of the program. She has maybe 25 girls now.

She’s been a great help to me, and even now I email her for advice and she’s always there. We hang out. She really took me under her wing. Her and Kim Bondy are two of my big mentors. I probably wouldn’t be in news or gotten as far as I have without them.

What was that first year in New York like?

Although my family didn’t have a lot of money I said I’m going to NYU and it won’t matter because I’m going to be so successful. And then reality set in – there was a $7 box of Cheerios at Walgreens when I first got there.

But I had a great time, and I think it was to teach me a lesson. I kept thinking it was the definition of success.

And I think a lot of young people think like that: you hear L.A., you hear New York, you hear big job title. You automatically think that’s happiness and success. When I was young I thought the same thing, but now that I’m older it’s different. New Orleans didn’t used to signify success to me, or I didn’t think I’d get big or be successful here.

And I had to come back home to get the job I have now, which is kind of crazy.

You have a destiny and you have a fate, and it’s going to happen wherever you are if you’re working hard. And I think everyone’s path is different: success and happiness doesn’t come with a concrete place or job title. You can have the best title in the world and live in New York, and you just might not be happy.

True confession: I want to learn to play the guitar. I have one, I’ve never picked it up … literally it’s been there for like two years. It has dust on it.

At a Glance

Age: 25 Profession: Anchor, WWL-TV Eyewitness Morning

News; host, WUPL’s “The 504” Born/raised: 7th Ward and Gentilly Resides: Gentilly School: St. Mary’s Dominican High School, New York University and University of New Orleans Favorite movie: Wizard of Oz Favorite TV show: “The Wendy Williams Show” Favorite band or musician: Adele Favorite hobby: Spending time and running with dogs Fifi and Samson Favorite book: The Five People You Meet in Heaven, by Mitch Albom Favorite vacation spot: New York myneworleans.com

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Robotics in the Operation Room Lakeview Regional Medical Center in Covington recently performed the first roboticassisted gastric sleeve surgery on the Northshore. On June 6, 2014, Dr. Ruary O’Connell completed three robotic assisted sleeve gastrectomies with the medical center’s most advanced technology.

The gastric sleeve procedure is a surgical weight-loss procedure in which the stomach is reduced to about 25 percent of its original size. This is achieved by surgically removing a large portion of the stomach. The result of the surgery is a sleeve or tube-like stomach, as the procedure permanently reduces the size of the stomach.

“This surgery is a huge breakthrough for patients suffering from obesity that have otherwise not been able to achieve their weight loss objectives,” states Dr. O’Connell. “It gives the surgeon unparalleled precision, dexterity and 3-D vision, making it a more precise operation with better outcomes.”

Gastric sleeve surgery is generally performed laparoscopically (another form of minimally invasive surgery), but Dr. O’Connell now uses the most advanced technology available to a surgeon by performing the procedures on Lakeview Regional Medical Center’s da Vinci® Si System.

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This advanced technology, using four robotic arms and a magnified 3D high-definition vision system, provides surgeons with unparalleled precision, control and access to hard-to-reach areas, allowing complex operations to be performed through just a few small incisions. Doctors have used the da Vinci System successfully worldwide in approximately 1.5 million various surgical procedures to date.

As an alternative to open surgery, the da Vinci robot provides many benefits for the patient, including less pain, fewer side effects, minimal scarring, a reduced risk of infection, a shorter hospital stay (usually about 24 hours) and a quicker return to normal daily activities.

Gastric sleeve surgery is generally suitable for people who are severely overweight or morbidly obese and who have not been able to lose weight with diet, exercise or medicine. This type of procedure is generally considered when a patient’s body mass index (BMI) is 40 or higher.

Dr. O’Connell has been a pioneer in many of the weight loss procedures currently being offered in the field of weight loss surgery and has performed nearly 5,000 surgical cases. He has practice locations on both the Northshore and south shore.

– t aylor burley

T HE BE A T

BIZ

Slush Fun Frozen drinks in a pouch put Cordina on the map B y K a t h y F i nn

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in a summer breeze. As the tide laps toward your toes, a craving suddenly hits you: Wouldn’t it be great to have a tall, cool drink within reach?

Thanks to three guys from New Orleans who experienced many such cravings while in their 20s, having a refreshing icy beverage available at the beach and just about anywhere else has become simple.

Cordina beverages are pre-mixed frozen drinks that come in flexible, individual drinksize pouches. Pop the top, insert a straw and – presto! – you have a frozen margarita in your hand.

Created by brothers Antonio and Sal LaMartina and their friend Craig Cordes, the drinks have gained a wide following among folks who enjoy icy refreshers and want the convenience of a grab-and-go package.

“We’re now in 48 states, and in South Korea, where we do extremely well,” Antonio LaMartina says.

Best friends during their high school years at Archbishop Rummel High School, the LaMartina brothers and Cordes shared an entrepreneurial spirit. After graduating from college – the LaMartinas from University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Cordes from Louisiana State University – they were driven to start a business, and they hatched the idea of premixed frozen cocktails in a pouch.

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anybody doing this with alcoholic drinks?’” he recalls.

The three friends put their heads together and soon became obsessed with the idea of building a business on frozen cocktails. They shortly founded Big Easy Blends LLC. After two years of research, product development and scouting packaging vendors, they launched Cordina brand beverages in 2009 with a classic lime cooler they called Mar-GO-rita.

They sold the product initially through a single Louisiana wholesaler.

The pre-mixed drinks had a 6 percent alcohol base and flavor that rivals the home-blended or bartender-made classic, LaMartina says. But just as important as the drink was the package. The Cordina team had developed an easy-to-grip pouch with a cap that can be resealed if the beverage isn’t fully consumed.

In fairly short order demand for the frozen cocktails swelled. Sales expanded beyond a handful of Louisiana retailers into markets around the country. The owners were building Cordina – the brand name is a combination of their last names – on a series of alcoholic beverages that came to include: strawberry daiquiri, piña colada, watermelon margarita, a “mudslide” type drink called ChocGO-late, mango daiquiri and a version of one of New Orleans’ signature drinks, the Hurricane.

Cordina’s fan base grew, but the brand’s popularity brought a new challenge: copycats.

Big players in the alcoholic beverage sector had taken notice of Cordina’s success, and even venerable brands like Seagram soon had similar portable-pouch beverages on the market.

As grocery shelves became crowded with competitors, the Cordina owners decided they needed to diversify, and they turned toward non-alcoholic drinks.

“We used to get tons of requests for kids drinks,” LaMartina says. “People wanted to know why we hadn’t created a ‘slushy’ for kids.”

So they put in a call to the president of The ICEE Company, maker of the well-known “frozen” drinks sold from dispensers at many retail sites. Within months, Cordina had inked a partner-

ship with ICEE, and soon one of that company’s big sellers, the Slush Puppie, began appearing in Cordina’s pouches in supermarkets and discount stores around the country.

With retailers selling out the Slush Puppies in a pouch nearly as soon they stocked them, Cordina and its new partner looked to expand. As a result, by the end of this year, ICEEs in three flavors – strawberry, cherry and blue-raspberry – will be available in Cordina’s pouches.

LaMartina says the company’s incorporation of non-alcoholic beverages has been a winner. Big Easy Blends has built a manufacturing plant in Elmwood Business Park and during the highdemand summer months it employs as many as 40 workers, blending and packaging the alcoholic drinks in 10- and 12.7-ounce pouches, and Slush Puppies in 8-ounce servings.

Their success not only validated the three friends’ original concept, but also helped assuage their early fears of financial failure.

“We were young entrepreneurs and didn’t have much money to launch the business, but we had to find a manufacturer capable of putting the certain style of spout we wanted on our packaging and marking sure it wouldn’t break when dropped,” LaMartina says. At a trade show in Chicago, they met with a Chinese manufacturer who convinced them that he could do the job.

“We wired $40,000 out of our personal bank accounts to a company in China that we had never seen,” LaMartina says, explaining that they couldn’t afford to visit the plant in-person.

But their roll of the dice paid off, and Cordina “ended up with a good partner,” he says.

Big Easy Blends shipped 400,000 cases of Cordina drinks last year, topping $10 million in annual revenue. Several of the world’s largest grocers, including WalMart and Dollar General, carry the drinks, as do Louisiana grocers Rouses Supermarkets, Dorignac’s Food Center and Breaux Mart stores. In addition to South Korea, Cordina now also exports to Colombia and Peru.

The LaMartina brothers and Cordes are all in their 30s now, and Antonio LaMartina says they have new projects in the works.

Meanwhile, he predicts that sales of Cordina’s non-alcoholic drinks soon will surpass the company’s boozy offerings. The company could ship a million cases of product in the coming year, he says.

About Cordina Made by: Big Easy Blends LLC Founders: Antonio LaMartina, Sal LaMartina and Craig Cordes Year founded: 2007 Headquarters: 5635 Powell St., Harahan Website: BigEasyBlends.com or DrinkCordina.com Alcoholic products: Light Margarita Watermelon Margarita Strawberry Daiquiri Light Strawberry Daiquiri Light Mango Daiquiri Piña Colada Hurricane

Non-alcoholic products: Slush Puppie (in partnership with The ICEE Company) Soon to come: ICEE drinks in three flavors Retail price: Cordina alcoholic beverages: $1.99 Slush Puppies: 99 cents Some of the stores that carry Cortina products in Louisiana: Breaux Mart Dollar General Rouses Supermarkets Winn-Dixie WalMart Walgreens

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Oyster Shells Recycled The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL) recently implemented the state’s first formal oyster shell recycling program, which collected over 19,000 pounds of shell from New Orleans restaurants in its first weekend.

The program, made possible by a $1 million philanthropic gift from Shell, plans to restore oyster reefs and shoreline habitat across coastal Louisiana. CRCL will be partnering with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) to facilitate storage and placement of shell along the coast.

“We are very excited to embark on this program, which will allow local restaurants and their patrons to play a part in helping preserve our coast,” says CRCL Restoration Director, Hilary Collis. “Not only are oysters a great part of our cuisine, oyster reefs are an essential part of our coast. This program will harness a resource that is largely lost to landfills and put it to use restoring our oyster reefs and helping protect our eroding shorelines.”

Louisiana currently experiences a shell deficit – more shell is removed from Louisiana’s coast than is returned to help maintain oyster reefs. The CRCL Oyster Shell Recycling Program will return at least 1,500 tons of shell to Louisiana’s coast each year.

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Kimberly Davis Reyher “and this is just the sort of partnership approach we need to restore our coast. We’re very grateful to Shell, LDWF, Phoenix Recycling and all the participating restaurants – and all those eating oysters in New Orleans!”

CRCL is currently working with Acme Oyster House (New Orleans and Metairie locations), Bourbon House, Redfish Grill, Pêche Seafood Grill, Lüke and Felix’s Restaurant and Oyster Bar, and hopes to expand the program to other restaurants as the program continues to grow.

“The main reason we want to be involved in recycling oyster shells is because we’re such a large user of the resource,” says Paul Rotner, Chief Operating Officer of Acme Oyster House. “It’s in our best interest. We need the shells in order to enrich the life span of our current oyster beds and to build new reefs. Oysters are natural water filters; oyster reefs provide wildlife habitat and coastal protection. We are extremely proud to be a partnering with the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana and the Oyster Shell Recycling Program.”

For more information about this program, contact CRCL Restoration Director, Hilary Collis at (225) 7674181, or hilaryc@crcl.org.

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EDUCATION

Amazing Recovery Incredibly, a model school system

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trendsetter, met its goal to turn over all its New Orleans schools to charter operators with remarkable speed – a year earlier than planned, in fact.

When the state took control of more than 100 mostly destroyed and academically failing schools in 2005, nobody would have predicted that within nine years the New Orleans district would become the nation’s first all-charter school district and the talk of the nation’s educational establishment.

“It’s a revolutionary model and we can be proud of our ability to do something different,” says John Ayers, executive director of Tulane University’s Cohen Institute for Public Education Initiatives. “We aren’t going to hit the mark every time, but we have something to be excited about.”

Even more noteworthy, from a historical and political perspective, is how willing the Louisiana Department of Education and the RSD’s four superintendents have been to relinquish operational power. Government agencies typically mushroom in size, not downsize.

The RSD closed five schools in New Orleans at the end of the last school year: Benjamin Banneker Elementary, AP Tureaud Elementary, George Washington Carver High School, Sarah T. Reed High School and Walter L. Cohen High School. In the process, its staff of 600 was reduced to 90, says Zoey Reed, RSD communications director.

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The Orleans Parish School Board still manages a handful of direct-run schools, but for the most part the centralized system model of the past that produced so many substandard schools is finished in New Orleans. Area charter operators have been so successful that the charter model is spreading quickly to other parishes. The Algiers Charter Schools Association, for example, has been approved to operate schools in Shreveport and Baton Rouge, RSD Superintendent Patrick Dobard says.

RSD officials originally set a 10-year goal for becoming an allcharter district, but the goal was reached ahead of time when the district closed Cohen one year early. Dobard says that he originally intended for Cohen High School to remain open through this school year so that 2014-’15 seniors could graduate at their home school, but he decided to move them to other high schools for their graduating year so that they wouldn’t miss out on so many of the extra-curricular activities that seniors usually get to enjoy.

Such decisions in the past have met with strong protests from parents and students, but Dobard met with the involved seniors and most of them agreed with the decision, he says.

The RSD’s decision to close Cohen a year early means that the 2014-’15 school year will the first time that all of the district’s 33,0000 students will attend schools where day-to-day academic and budget decisions are made by school-based leaders, not absent administrators making one-size-fits-all decisions in offices miles away.

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The district has been slowly turning over daily operations to semi-autonomous charter operators since its inception, and the result has been improved student performance and higher graduation rates. State Department of Education 2013 figures show that the percentage of New Orleans students attending “failing’ schools has dropped from 65 percent to 5.7 percent.

Skeptics say the data don’t reflect a true picture of the district’s deficiencies, but test scores reveal a clear improvement over New Orleans schools’ prior dismal performance.

Only 23 percent of students in the Orleans Parish system made proficient scores on state standardized tests when the RSD took control of most of them, Dobard says. In 2013-’14, 57 percent of RSD direct-run and charter school students scored proficient, but Dobard is the first to admit that the schools “have a long way to go.”

“We want that number to get higher at a higher standard,” Dobard says. “We know it’s going to take a lot of work.”

The RSD will continue to monitor the academic and financial performance of its 50 charter schools. The district plans to fine-tune the One App system for enrollment to provide more equity in access to top-performing schools, monitor school expulsion policies, provide more special education services and specialty schools and supervise the nearly $2 billion master plan for school construction and renovation that has been underway for four years.

“By 2016,” Dobard says, “One hundred percent of our students will be in new, fully furnished buildings.”

The journey to this milestone hasn’t been easy, even for a city often affectionately called the Big Easy. Even with mold spreading in waterlogged schools, the New Orleans School Board fought against former state Superintendent Cecil Picard’s plans to take control of its “failing” schools. Even with most of the New Orleans legislative delegation against a state take over, the Legislature overwhelmingly approved the plan and former Democratic Governor Kathleen Blanco signed the measure into law.

When some state controlled schools finally opened to those students still left to occupy them, complaints of bad food, substandard facilities and insufficient teachers led state officials in a mad search for an administrator capable of taming the chaos. The end result of that search brought former Superintendent Paul Vallas into the fray. His appointment marked the inevitable end to centralized planning for New Orleans schools.

Leslie Jacobs, a former member of the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, says that Vallas’ “gift” to New Orleans was his willingness to adapt to the reform agenda that she and others in state government had envisioned for the city’s schools.

“He stayed with the model, and it was a pivotal moment,” Jacobs says. “He could have chosen to run a centralized district, but he didn’t.”

Ayers gives Jacobs credit for being the “architect and general contractor” for the turnaround of the schools, but he says that Picard’s state superintendent successors Paul Pastorek and John White should also get credit for staying the course.

In the past nine years, the academic performance of New Orleans’ schools has climbed from the bottom to the middle of the pack among state students, Ayers says. That improvement is a “miracle” in its own right, he says, but “we could be very happy in five years.”

With test scores improving rapidly now, Ayers says that New Orleans has the opportunity to be “one of the premier urban systems in the country.” myneworleans.com

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Writing Healthy The School of Medicine at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans recently held its first annual What Does Being Healthy Mean to Me? Essay Contest. The contest set out to promote “healthier kids, healthier schools and a healthier future.” The first-place essay in each category was awarded $750, while the second and third-place essay in each category received $500 and $250, respectively.

The essay contest gave kids an opportunity to voice their opinions and feelings on health and healthy lifestyles in a way that’s open and non-threatening. Through the contest, children are encouraged to explore healthcare policy issues in Louisiana and the United States, including what it means to lead a healthy lifestyle.

“We were delighted to read the students’ entries,” says Dr. Steve Nelson, Dean of the LSUHSC School of Medicine. “They captured the essence of this project – improving the health of our youth through education and engagement. It is particularly rewarding to work with young people because early awareness of healthy habits leads to a lifetime of good health.”

“This first-of-its-kind contest gave area school students the opportunity to engage in the health care discussion and debate, as well as to express their unique viewpoints,” concludes Dr. Corey Hebert, LSUHSC Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. “As a most vulnerable population, it’s critical to involve young people in health and make sure their voices are heard.”

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T HE BE A T

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Medical Ethics Louisiana-Style Are our medical schools doing enough?

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with a doctorate in public health, she helped shape the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine during a turbulent era in the 1960s and ’70s.

Now she’s fighting from the sidelines. She believes medical ethics should be part of the medical school curriculum on equal footing with anatomy, biochemistry and the other basic and clinical sciences. Knight put money where her mouth is.

She spearheaded a fundraising campaign to fund an endowed chair at Tulane devoted to the teaching ethics to medical students during their four-year metamorphosis into physicians. Raising more than the $1 million necessary to endow a university chair was the easy part. Getting a physician named to that chair has been the hard part.

The James A. Knight M.D. Chair of Humanities and Ethics in Medicine honors her late husband, a renowned psychiatrist and medical educator who diversified the student body at Tulane Medical School as the handson dean of admission for over a decade. Then as now most medical schools delegated the day-to-day operation of medical school admissions to non-physicians. The first class he admitted was dubbed “Knight’s Folly,” a moniker they proudly carry. Sally Knight and her family made the first 36

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donation to establish a chair to support those ideals held dear by Dr. Knight. Those who still call themselves Knight’s Folly were next.

A graduating senior medical student once said about Dr. Knight: “He taught us that the Krebs cycle wasn’t nearly as important as truly listening to and empathizing with our patients. He taught us to examine our own beliefs and how they would influence the ethical decisions we must make in our practice.” He continues, “But probably the most important thing he taught us was that while a tough exterior is necessary to deal with the tragedies of our profession, we should always leave a part of us vulnerable, so as to know the gravity of our work and the ethical responsibility of our profession.”

The money for the endowed chair languished in a Tulane bank account from 1999 to 2002 while the university decided how to proceed. Finally they hired a former emergency room physician with an interest in history. It was a poor fit for both that ended when Tulane reorganized after Hurricane Katrina.

The Rev. Dr. Don Owens currently holds the Knight Chair, and its funding now flows through the Office of Student Affairs. Father Don, as the students affectionately call him, has been the chaplain and a student favorite at the medical school since 2000. His duties have multiplied like the fish and loaves of bread Jesus fed the masses. In addition to chaplaincy duties, he interviews prospective medical students, counsels premedical and medical students and lectures about such issues as death and dying.

Father Don retires in 2015.

“I think we had ethics lectures in our foundation in medicine courses,” said a 2014 Tulane Medical School graduate I interviewed for his reflections, “but there isn’t much I can remember during our last two years. The only lectures I recall were from Father Don.” Medical schools in surrounding states pay more attention to medical ethics. To our west is Texas A&M, which has had a full fledged department called Humanities in Medicine since its inception to coordinate core courses and seminars devoted to medical ethics. A student organized Medical Ethics Club meets at lunch to stimulate discussions about ethical challenges facing physicians.

To our north and over a bit, we have Vanderbilt University. Their Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society with a fulltime staff of four physicians and five Ph.Ds is a beehive of teaching, research and publishing. To our east we have the University of Mississippi Medical School in Jackson. A physician directs their Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities consisting of a fulltime core faculty of five physicians and one attorney.

And back in New Orleans a recent LSU medical student describes her recollections: “I don’t remember medical ethics being taught during our first two years. In our senior year, an older female attorney gave us three or four lectures that touched on medical ethics. We also had small group discussions in one of our clinical rotations, but nothing pertaining to our patients or LSU. I can’t remember any of the topics.”

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ing medical ethics goes to LSU. Prior to Hurricane Katrina LSU held an occasional lunchtime ethics seminar. It was run by a now departed professor who asked tobacco companies for money to support research that Cajun genetics rather than smoking was reason behind high lung cancer rates in Louisiana. Those letters are easily accessed through the Legacy Tobacco Documents Library on the Internet.

New Orleans and Louisiana have no scarcity of home-based inspired medical topics to illustrate the need for more attention to medical ethics and professionalism. Medical students should be stimulated with case histories leading to discussions that are remembered (see box).

As for Tulane, many of those former graduates who helped establish the Knight Chair are concerned that the medical school didn’t use their contributions as seed monies to expand an emphasis on medical ethics. Original contributors have high hopes that Tulane will recruit a physician with the credentials to carry on in Dr. Knight’s tradition. But a one-person program lacking departmental status with no direct university financial support for staff and supplies is a hard sell for a really qualified prospective applicant.

A Sampling of Louisiana-Inspired Medical Dilemmas • You receive a call from a friend. She is very upset that a neurosurgeon has shot dozens of cats in a medical school lab. The army paid $2 million hoping his research would help treat brain-wounded soldiers. “That’s all old stuff. All those studies were done at Duke years ago. He isn’t finding out anything new or helpful. He is just shooting cats and collecting government money,” said a neurosurgical colleague later that day in the medical lounge. The next week you receive a telephone call from the researcher’s wife asking you to sign a petition in support of her husband’s research. How do you respond?

• You are Ms. X’s internist who just had surgery for breast cancer. An oncologist told her that she needed a bone marrow transplant. You know that the hospital administrator established a “profit center” to perform these expensive procedures generating more than $100,000 per transplant in hospital revenue after factoring in all the complications. You also know that this procedure popped out of nowhere supported by what later turned out to be falsified data from South Africa. Yet, the oncologist on the payroll of the hospital administrator told her that his success rate was 100 percent. Ms. X wants your advice. How do you handle this situation?

• You are the chief of medicine at a hospital when a hurricane strikes.

Power fails and the surrounding neighborhood floods. The local, state and federal governments are paralyzed. Resources for evacuations are problematic. How do you decide who evacuates first? Women and children first as on sinking ships? The sickest first? What about otherwise stable patients with Do Not Resuscitate medical wills? Should they go to the end of the line and be the last to leave a flooded hospital?

• You are a medical school junior faculty member and receive salary support from that same hospital impacted by a hurricane. You reported for hurricane duty and initially cared for your own patients. You are summoned by a hospital administrator and told that resources for evacuations are problematic, and some patients on an upper floor will probably not make it out alive. You are asked “to make them comfortable if you know what we mean.” How do you respond? What do you do?

•You and about 20 percent of your freshman medial school class failed biochemistry. The “flunker” was a seasonally paid junior faculty member who needed summer supplemental income and signed a contract with another school to teach remedial biochemistry. A medical student “leaks” that the highest fail rate at any medical school in the country occurred in New Orleans, and an interested reporter calls the teacher and school administration with questions they don’t want to answer What ethical and reality issues are at play here? myneworleans.com

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HEALTHBEAT In June, Ochsner’s Dr. W. Charles Sternbergh III implanted the first iliac artery branched graft in Louisiana. The implant treats aortic and iliac artery aneurysms.

This device “allows for continued blood flow through this important blood vessel.” According to a press release, because the procedure was performed without incisions the patient experienced minimal pain and required a single night’s stay.

Lakeview Regional Medical Center performed the area’s first robotic assisted gastric sleeve surgery in June (see pg.

22). The surgical weight-loss procedure permanently reduces the stomach to about 25 percent of its original size by removal of a large portion of the stomach, and was performed by Dr. Ruary O’Connell. The procedure is performed using the Lakeview Regional Medical Center’s da Vinci Si System, which employs four robotic arms and a magnified, 3-D, high-definition vision system, increasing precision while minimizing incisions, scarring and pain.

Additionally, there’s a reduced risk of infection and faster healing time.

According to the results of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, smoking among high school students dropped to the lowest level since 1991, while texting while driving emerged as a looming concern. The survey of 13,000 students included behaviors such the use of tobacco and marijuana, texting while driving, sexual intercourse, soda consumption, alcohol use, fighting and the use of video games and computers. Bloomberg News reported that approximately 60 percent of American high school seniors say they have texted behind the wheel. It cited the study, noting that car crashes were labeled the No. 1 cause of deaths among adolescents.

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CRIME FIGHTING

History On Trial Another “Civil Rights” summer

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i s to r i an s , ” T u l an e h i s to r y p r of e s s o r La r r y P ow e l l onc e

said, “can get into trouble when they comment on current events.”

Powell’s caution comes to mind, during a local panel discussion commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

United States District Judge Susie Morgan moderated the half-day seminar at the federal courthouse, sponsored by the local chapter of the Federal Bar Association. More than 125 people attended, mostly lawyers. The program included a showing of House Divided, a 1987 film documentary on the Civil Rights Movement in New Orleans (’50-’65).

A panel of prominent speakers provided historical context for the landmark legislation that sought to end discrimination by race, color and national origin nationwide.

The discourse unexpectedly turned from historic desegregation battles of the 1960s to current reforms underway at both the New Orleans Police Department and Orleans Parish Prison.

“The enduring problem of police brutality has not diminished,” said Rafael Cassimere, 72, a retired history professor University of New Orleans.

Today, 50 years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Cassimere says police mistreatment of minorities persists. The elections of black mayors and the appointment of black police chiefs haven’t solved the problem, he says.

An appointee of the late Mayor Dutch Morial, the city’s first black mayor, Cassimere earlier recalled a string of local legal victories during the Civil Rights Era. As New Orleans chapter president of the NAACP Youth Council (1960-’66), he led student demonstrations to desegregate diners on Canal Street and to compel Coca-Cola to yank job listings for “whites only” – just weeks before the Civil Rights Act became the law of the land on July 2, ’64. “I am pleased to say seven of the first 19 complaints filed with the EEOC came from New Orleans,” Cassimere adds proudly.

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“It’s been a big disappointment for me, personally.”

A fellow panelist disagrees.

Judge Morgan earlier introduced Albany Law School Professor Paul Finkelman as a nationally recognized legal historian, author of more than 150 scholarly articles and more than 30 books, with expertise on slavery and race issues.

Finkelman also is the author of a forthcoming Louisiana Law Review article that details the brutality and deprivations of blacks in the state, from slavery until the signing of the landmark Civil Rights Act on July 2, 1964, “The Long Road to Dignity: The Wrong of Segregation and What the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Had to Change.”

He describes police-minority relations in the segregated South after World War II: “Segregation profoundly affected criminal justice in the South.

With the exception of a few large cities, there were virtually no black police officers in the South. Most southern blacks lived in fear of law enforcement officers, especially those in rural areas and small towns, where policing was segregated and often oppressive. Police brutality toward blacks was the norm, and only the most egregious cases ever reached the federal courts where some relief might be found.”

The U.S. Department of Justice, which began investigating police brutality in Louisiana under U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy (1961-’64), has since acquired more power to prosecute “race-based criminal behavior by police,” Finkelman says.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 “eliminated the structure of segregation that allowed the police to stop a black for almost anything” and paved the way for the number of black police officers to increase throughout Louisiana.

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In 1959 there were just 60 black officers in Louisiana, including 28 in New Orleans, Finkelman says.

Today, blacks account for 683 of the 1,149 officers on the NOPD – a black majority of 59 percent, according to department figures dated May 10, 2014. In addition, roughly one of every five NOPD officers is a woman.

Today, Finkelman says, Arizona seems to have replaced the Deep South states for the dubious distinction as “the most racist and homophobic state in the nation.”

The Albany law professor is more optimistic about Southern policing of blacks. “Things are better than they were, even if things aren’t good,” Finkelman says.

For the first time today, the audience stirs, murmuring polite disagreements. Finkelman appears surprised (evoking Professor Powell’s warning to historians opining on current events.)

Mary E. Howell, a panelist and veteran civil rights lawyer in New Orleans, has been litigating misconduct cases against the NOPD and Orleans Parish Prison for some 40 years.

“New Orleans is the only city with federal consent decrees to reform both its police department and its jail,” Howell tells the conference. “That is embarrassing.”

Records show both court-supervised consent decress aim to settle separate lawsuits alleging “a pattern or practice” of civil rights violations. Both plans also exclude criminal complaints brought against police officers and jail deputies – such as the civil rights prosecutions of the Danziger Bridge police-defendants or OPP. Both plans include protections of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 – extending, for example, protections to incarcerated persons with “Limited English Proficiency.”

On June 6, 2013, U.S. District Judge Lance Africk, after hearing expert testimony on prison rapes and other alleged constitutional violations, called Orleans Parish Prison “an indelible stain on the community.” Africk then approved the civil consent decree for reforming the jail, proposed jointly by Sheriff Marlin Gusman and civil rights attorneys for the Southern Poverty Law Center (Lashawn Jones et al v. Marlin Gusman et al, (12-859)).

On Aug. 9, 2013, Judge Morgan appointed the Washington D.C. law firm of Sheppard Mullin to monitor a consent decree to reform the NOPD (U.S. v. City of New Orleans (12-1924)).

In June, Jonathan Aronie, lead monitor of the 492-point Consent Decree to improve the NOPD told a mostly-black audience in Gentilly that most NOPD officers were “longing for change.”

Aronie also said the department “has a long way to go.” Both court plans for police and jailers envision a safer city through proper recruiting, supervision, staffing, training and discipline.

As “Freedom Summer” began, the apparent inability of the NOPD to hire 150 recruits raises concerns citywide, amid a double-digit increase in overall violent crime (except for murders).

The NOPD’s adoption of new policies (including recruitment and training) prior to Judge Morgan’s appointment of Sheppard Mullin “will increase the City’s costs of complying with the Consent Decree,” according to the monitor’s May 27 report. “Even more importantly, it will delay achievement of the city’s commitment to improving police practices for the people of New Orleans.”

Chief Serpas says he’s “committed” to improving the policy compliance with the Consent Decree. Aronie and Serpas say the staffing of NOPD’s compliance unit headed by new Deputy Chief Jay Ginsberg should help.

Consent decree improvements to both OPP and the NOPD are estimated to cost taxpayers’ more than $50 million over the next four years.

It takes an optimistic utopian to predict our city’s ignominious reputation for “unconstitutional” policing and inhumane jails could begin to end by the start of tri-centennial celebrations in 2018.

Still, it’s a worthy goal. (Ask a historian.) myneworleans.com

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Bonerama: Greg Hicks, Craig Klein, Bert Cotton, Alvin Ford Jr. and Mark Mullins

August Vibes Catching up with favorites

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music in New Orleans. After Jazz Fest, the musicians leave town along with the tourists. The heat (both in and out of the clubs) drives the local bands afield while the touring acts are often tied up on the festival circuit.

That said, summer is a great time to catch up with perennial local favorites while keeping an eye out for the rare traveling gems.

This time of year, Tipitina’s and The Maple Leaf are always the best bets for local music Uptown. The second weekend in August, Tipitina’s has Raw Oyster Cult (Fri., Aug. 8) and Bonerama (Sat., Aug. 9) playing on consecutive nights. This will be an excellent back-to-back set, especially if you’re only in

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town for a few days and looking to cut to the heart of the New Orleans sound. Raw Oyster Cult is the accurately self-described “legendary supergroup” consisting of members of the Radiators, Papa Grows Funk and Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes. The group is helmed by Dave Malone of the Radiators and John Gros of Papa Gros Funk. Both men lend their distinct vocal styles to a unique blend of local classics and covers with a generous helping of reimagined Radiators songs. There are few sounds in town more recognizable than either Malone’s guitar or Gros’ Hammond B-3. The next night Bonerama will bring their unique style of brass to the same stage. Led by Mark Mullins, this trombone powerhouse will work their way through a set of original

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tunes, standards and rock ’n’ roll classics (played through Mullins’ distorted trombone). On a hot summer night at Tip’s, Bonerama is sure to have everyone in the house moving. Further Uptown, the Joe Krown Trio will be holding its regular Sunday night court at The Maple Leaf. The Trio is composed of veterans Joe Krown, Walter “Wolfman” Washington and Russell Batiste Jr. Each of these men is a force in their own right and together they find the ideal tone for proper New Orleans funk. For a taste of their sound check out the excellent 2013 release Soul Understanding or the legendary and appropriately named Live at The Maple Leaf. Also keep an eye out for Krown’s solo gigs at Ralph’s on the Park for a more traditional piano sound.

The year in music so far has been one of transformations for several performers. Both Jolie Holland and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (CYHSY) have changed the sounds and lineups of their bands. Holland is returning to her local haunt, the Parish at the House of Blues on Wed. Aug. 13.

Holland played wonderfully small shows at the Parish on her 2006 and ’09 tours. After a larger location show at Tip’s in ’11, she has gone back to the intimacy of the Parish. On her new record, Wine Dark Sea, she has traded the alt-country twang of previous records for a more raw blues sound that suits her well. The new tunes should fill the space of the Parish nicely. The same night that Jolie Holland will be at the Parish, CYHSY will be the headlining act at One Eyed Jacks. Three-fifths of the band departed between its third and fourth records. The latest release, Only Run, reveals a band in the process of remaking itself for the better, especially in its well-balanced second half. This show should be an interesting combination of reworked early material and new material that’s finding its space within the new group dynamic. CYHSY gets going later than Jolie Holland, so the adventurous soul should be able to make both easily.

Finally, this month Sylvan Esso, one of the hardest working bands on the electro-pop scene, returns to town for the second time this year. They will be playing a headlining set at Gasa Gasa on Sat., Aug. 16. Singer Amelia Meath has a haunting voice that matches perfectly with the electronic folk beats generated by her partner Nick Sanborn. Both of these musicians are connected to other larger projects – Meath to Feist’s touring band and Sanborn to Megafaun. It is a joy to see them branch out on their own. They have quickly grown into their new roll as headliners.

To contact Mike Griffith about music news, upcoming performances and recordings, email Mike@MyNewOrleans.com or contact him through Twitter @Minima.

Best Bet for Summer While you certainly won’t avoid the heat at The Maple Leaf (8316 Oak St., 866-9359, MapleLeafBar.com), its consistent stable of local performers will ensure that you are always entertained.

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with 60 direct first cousins. Her father Tony played classical guitar in the evenings, her mother Louise loved rhythm-and-blues records; music flowed through the homes of several uncles and aunts.

When she was 9, her parents took her to Lafayette Square for a concert by a famous uncle: Deacon John and his band, the Ivories.

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be out of this world.’”

When Deacon John pulled into Rock ‘n’ Bowl on the last Saturday in July, the Ivories had 11 instrumentalists and two vocalists: the seasoned Danon Smith who moves fluidly from R&B to gospel, and Kathleen, 27, the niece whose grand voice and simmering stage presence are in another orbit from her job as choir director at Mater Dolorosa and cantor at Sunday Mass.

“Making the switch from bandstand to church is something you have to prepare for,” she says matter-of-factly.

“You have to be a smart musician and understand the limitations of your voice. You have to be particular about your repertoire, make sure you get enough sleep – and hydrate yourself. The way Olympians train.

You have to take care of your whole body, your whole being. It takes maintenance, proper care, a lot of prayer, too. You’re coming from a secular side and seeing all sorts of things in the audience on Saturday. Sunday is more serious and settled. You have to switch, mentally and vocally.”

Kathleen Moore has had more than her share of unexpected switches.

Influenced by an older sister who played saxophone, she began music lessons in high school at St. Mary’s Academy, studying alto and tenor under bandleader Emile Francis; he also gave her private lessons and CDs of John Coltrane and Dexter Gordon.

In the garage behind the family house in Broadmoor she played along with Coltrane on “My Favorite Things,” developing her technique; she also played in a jazz ensemble and won a scholarship to Loyola.

She had just moved into the dorm for her first semester when the city evacuated for Katrina. She flew to Tucson; an aunt who worked at University of Arizona helped her enroll. The family house in Broadmoor flooded and was looted. She lost her horn. Even with M a r i a n n a M a s s e y P H O T O G RAP H

her aunt close by in Tucson she felt lonely, dislocated. She began singing in a choir.

Sophomore year she transferred to the University of North Texas, which has a renowned jazz program; but she didn’t have a horn and was worried about college debt, what it would take to get back home, what she would do when she did. She studied business.

“Katrina showed me how precious things are and how quickly we can lose things,” she says. “I just wanted to make the right decision to be happy.”

In fall 2007, she enrolled in the University of New Orleans, studying in the music program. Among her courses was vocal pedagogy, “the study of usage and mechanics of the voice,” she explains. Her professor, Megan Dearie, led the choir and was cantor at Mater Dolorosa; in time Dearie hired her to assist in the parish music program, and after Dearie took another job, Moore was hired to take her place.

“UNO was a wonderful music program,” says Moore. “I was in general music, studying voice, wanting to join the symphonic band.”

One day she got a call from her uncle Deacon, saying, “Are you still interesting in playing saxophone?” Brother, was she. “Well,” he said, “I have an alto saxophone for you.”

Her involvement with the Ivories, the longest-running R&B band in town and now the prevailing big band, came in a typically Deacon-esque way. He didn’t need another horn. He handed her a cassette with six songs and said, “Learn these and be ready in one week for a gig.”

“I’d never heard these songs,” she sighs. “The Shirelles, Roberta Flack, the Supremes, all this 1960s music. But I learned ‘Our Day Will Come’ and ‘Killing Me Softly’ and ‘Baby Love.’ When we got on the gig the only one he called out was ‘Our Day Will Come.’

That was my first solo.”

Many more have followed. She sings eight or 10 songs on a given night. But Deacon John and the Ivories rarely perform in public. Most of Deacon’s work is private parties, wedding receptions, balls and for groups that can pay 13 people behind the blues maestro with the fabled Cheshire Cat grin.

Sunday mornings Kathleen is up for midmorning Mass at Mater Dolorosa, leading the choir, singing from a side pulpit. Her favorite selection: “Be Not Afraid.”

Young musicians keep bruising schedules, gigging whenever they can, taking side jobs, keeping up with professional lessons, working the Internet for publicity, pushing bios, downloads, press kits and generally hustling as hard as they can.

Moore rehearses regularly with two ensembles and plays in Live Wire Brass Band; she continues the voice lessons with Dearie and another teacher, Cindy Scott. Her dream is a venue as chanteuse with a trio in a nice hotel. But she’s no high-octane climber.

“My craft is the most important thing right now. I’m not rushing.

It’s very important to me that my craft improves and that I put in as much time as I can doing that. That’s more important to me than getting gigs. I’m not trying to do things prematurely.”

Under The Spell Of The Blues “I have a black-and-white photograph, taken in 1948 by Herman Leonard, of the youthful, legendary Dexter Gordon. In the picture, Gordon sits with his polished saxophone resting on his knee and exhales a cloud of cigarette smoke, which hovers above him. He looks as if he’s under the spell of the blues.”

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MEMOIR In History Lessons: A Memoir of Madness, Memory and the Brain, Emory University professor and historian Clifton Crais delves into his own traumatic childhood in New Orleans to uncover his past and make sense of his childhood amnesia. With an historian’s eye, Crais follows his family history via photo albums, medical records and other documents, as well as through interviews with family members – including his alcoholic mother, who tried to drown him in a bathtub at age 3. The journey leads him into the complex science of memory as he deftly weaves family history and lore into the fascinating history and lore of New Orleans.

JAZZ This month, look for the Concord Records debut of six-time Grammy winning, Crescent City son Dr. John. The new release, Ske-Dat-De-Dat … The Spirit Of Satch, pays tribute to legendary New Orleans vocalist and trumpeter, Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong.

Dr. John met Armstrong only once in his lifetime, but the impression clearly stayed with him. With a lineup of all-star singers including Bonnie Raitt, Ledisi and the McCrary Sisters and the Blind Boys of Alabama, and trumpeters such as Arturo Sandoval and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, lending their talents to the effort, the jazzy tome also serves as a veritable who’s who of blues, gospel, jazz and R&B. ESSAYS In his “Cast of Characters,” column for this magazine, George Gurtner has shared the stories of the countless individuals who contribute to the zesty flavor of New Orleans.

From artists and mechanics to athletes and collectors Gurtner’s book, Cast of Characters: Colorful True Stories of Life In and Around the Big Easy, compiles the best of his essays in one lively collection.

COOKBOOK Busy professionals and parents who don’t want to give up enjoying tasty regional favorites will rejoice at the solution to their culinary woes: In A While, Crocodile: New Orleans Slow Cooker Recipes. Penned by two busy working moms and sisters-in-law Patrice Keller Kononcheck and Lauren Malone Keller the book features 100 delicious color photos and a whole lotta tasty recipes for gumbo, etouffée, red beans and rice and other cherished New Orleans favorites.

–melanie warner spencer Please send submissions for consideration, attention: Melanie Spencer, 110 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 123, Metairie, LA 70005.

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Andres Gonzales nods his head. I was lucky, he thinks, “Or blessed. I lived. For a reason.”

“When he joined the police department, I just had the feeling that he was going to be killed in the line of duty,” says Gonzales’ father, Andres Gonzales Sr. “May 22 was very difficult. The doctor (finally) told me he survived the shooting, (but) he would be completely paralyzed.”

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seemingly slow-motion moments of horror on that sunny afternoon of Sat., May 22, 2006, and the agonizing surgery to keep him alive and put his face and body back together, Andres Gonzales had a choice to make: play it back or pay it forward and find meaning in all that tragedy that so unexpectedly overtook him and changed his life forever.

“You can’t help but think about the details of something like that over and over, a thousand times,” Gonzales says as he sits upright in an electric wheelchair in his living room, a wheelchair he knows will forever be his legs. “No matter how many times you try to put it out of your mind, it’s still there.”

The entire scenario of the tragedy that befell Gonzales is one that seemingly has become common fare on the evening news: someone is stopped for something as benign as a traffic ticket and jumps from his vehicle with guns blazing. In an instant a cop lies dead and the tagline on that news report ends with, “… he left behind a wife and two children.”

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Like a lot of kids, Andres Gonzales Jr. had innocent childhood fantasies of being “Officer Friendly,” the smiling cop on the beat.

He grew up to become a deputy for then-Sheriff Charles Foti then for Sheriff Marlin Gusman. He then switched to become what he had wanted all along: a member of the New Orleans Police Department.

Gonzales was first stationed at the Second District on Magazine Street and Napoleon Avenue then was transferred to the Fourth District on the Westbank.

On that fateful day in May, Gonzales and his partner Rebecca Easley left roll call and were rolling down Algiers Point at Opelousas Avenue about 3 p.m. when they spotted the Toyota Corolla with extremely darkened windows.

“I went to the driver’s side and asked for license and insurance information,” Gonzales says. “He looked at me and said, ‘I ain’t got none of that.’ I had the tint meter in my hand and asked him to rollup the window so I could check it. It was illegal. When I got him out of the car and was patting him down, the passenger shoved my partner and started running. I gave chase and when I caught him he pulled a gun and shot me – four times. I was hit in the jawline on the left side and it came out under my eye. I was also hit in the left arm and in my vest. He shot my radio out to keep me from calling for backup. I was paralyzed and fell to the ground. That’s when he stood over me and shot me as I was on the ground.”

Charity and University hospitals were still closed because of Katrina damage, so Gonzales was rushed to Elmwood on Clearview Parkway. He underwent intensive surgery for his wounds and spent the next four months in the hospital then began intensive therapy, which he still does to this day.

On a balmy Saturday afternoon, much like that Saturday afternoon eight years ago, Gonzales is telling a visitor that the reason he was so determined to join NOPD to begin with was that, “I wanted to go where the action was.” It may have been merely a statement of fact or a small attempt at gallows humor. Nobody knows for sure. The conversation turns to his cue ballsmooth head, a far cry from the full head of thick hair

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on photos him in his NOPD uniform. “I started going bald so I shaved it all off,” Gonzales says. “Instead of going bald, now I can say I choose to be bald. I wanted to get the jump on Mother Nature.”

Gonzales says the guy who did the shooting got 100 years and is doing his time at Angola, and he still gets calls from his NOPD buddies and from now Sgt. Rebecca Easley, who didn’t want to talk about that day in May 2006, citing police department regulations. “You have to go through the PIO (Public Information Officer) for any information or for permission for me to talk about that,” she says. And through it all, Amanda Klein, who is always at Gonzales side, reaches over and touches him lovingly on his hand.

“I’ll always be here for him,” she says. “Always.”

• • • • • • • • • • • • • Play it back or pay it forward?

The rabbi Harold Kushner once asked, “When bad things happen to good people what good does it do ask why? Even if you get an answer, you’re still at square one looking at that ‘bad thing that happened.’” Instead, Rabbi Kushner proposed, “When bad things happen to good people instead of asking ‘why,’ maybe you should ask, ‘What do I do now?’”

“When I was in the hospital, at Touro, my roommate said he couldn’t move anything except his eyes,” Gonzales recalls. “The man told me ‘When my nose itches I need to have somebody come in and scratch it.’ That poor guy was a lot worse off than me. That’s when I realized I couldn’t just sit around feeling sorry for myself. I had to pay this thing forward.”

Paying it forward for Andres Gonzales meant organizing Help for Heroes, Inc., in 2011 as an ongoing fundraising effort to assist fallen and wounded police officers and their families in the Greater New Orleans area.

“Help” has an eight-member board of directors and is listed as a public charitable organization.

It didn’t take long for Help for Heroes to go into action. In August 2012, two St. John the Baptist Parish deputies were ambushed and killed and two others injured. One month later, the organization held an event at Southport Hall on the Orleans-Jefferson line that raised $16,000, which was immediately dispersed to the families of the St. John Parish lawmen.

“That money was an enormous help to those families,” Gonzales says. “Right now we’re expanding the organization to include firemen, EMS and anybody who goes out there and puts their lives on the line for others. This is a great organization. One that’s been needed for a long, long time.”

Amanda Klein leans forward once again and touches Gonzales hand.

“What he didn’t tell you,” she says, “is that we’re getting married May 22, 2015. That’ll be the anniversary date of the day he was shot.”

Paying it forward, it seems, has many other less obvious benefits.

For more information contact Help for Heroes, Inc. at it website Help4Heroes.org or by calling 338-7523.

George Gurtner’s book Cast of Characters, based on columns in New Orleans Magazine, is now available at bookstores throughout the Greater New Orleans area or by ordering at MargaretMedia.com. myneworleans.com

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In a Heartbeat Keeping dry when you have to

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he phone rings. My mother-in-law is calling .

I answer it anyway.

She says she just wants me to know that God had struck her blind.

She turned on “Real Housewives,” and she can’t hardly see the screen. She guesses God is punishing her for watching trashy TV. She can’t even find her rosary to pray for a cure, because everything is almost black.

I think for a minute. Then I say, “Feel your face.”

She says, “Ohhh.”

She has her sunglasses on.

And just like that, she’s cured. Call me St. Jude.

I can’t take too much credit. This is the third time she’s done that since she got her cataracts removed and has to wear sunglasses outside.

Usually, Ms. Larda is about as frail as a Mack Truck. But – except when “Real Housewives” is on – she’s been working double-time.

This is because the trash authorities in Jefferson Parish gave everybody giant trash bins, and ordered them to use these bins instead of plain bags. They did the same thing in New Orleans a couple years back. It turns neighbor against neighbor. Some people don’t want to bother dragging them out to the curb on trash days and then drag them back to the alley, so they just leave them at the curb all the time.

This drives their neatnik neighbors nuts and they tape notes on the bins saying they’re an eyesore, and the bin owners leave answering notes telling the neatniks to mind their own (bad word) business.

Ms. Larda has been helping keep the peace by turning them trash bins into things of beauty. She creates gorgeous decorative muumuus to put on them. She even offers seasonal themes and coordinating door wreaths.

But add on Jefferson Parish and it’s too much of a good thing. She has been sewing all day and half the night. She falls asleep and wakes up with her heart pounding. Then she starts worrying about that, so her heart pounds faster and she calls me up and says if she dies I should take care of her Chihuahua, Chopsley.

I think it would be better if Chopsley goes first, so I take her to the doctor. He orders her to wear a heart monitor for 30 days.

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end of the wires plugs into a heartbeat recorder, a little box you can stick in your cleavage if you got one and in your pocket if you don’t.

She got more cleavage than pockets, so she chooses cleavage.

Then the nurse says you got to unstick the electrodes and take off the recorder when you bathe or go swimming, because any water will kill it and that would cost Ms. Larda $2,500. Well. Ms. Larda almost had a heart attack right on the spot. Twenty-five hundred dollars is a lot of muumuus After we leave, she thinks of something worse. “What if it electrifies me when it gets wet?” Ms. Larda says. “I’ll be dead, and I’ll be out $2,500. I won’t be able to afford a decent funeral.”

I know her heart is galloping a mile a minute underneath all that cleavage.

Well, it so happens all the Gunches are heading for Aunt Chlorine’s condo at Orange Beach for one last fling before schools starts. I think it’s just what Ms. Larda needs to relax.

I tell her she can protect the recorder with a Ziploc bag, but she says that if I had any cleavage, which I don’t, I would never stick a Ziploc bag in there. “You sweat and it sticks to you and crinkles when you move and is just miserable,” she says to me.

At Aunt Chlorine’s, whenever anything resembling water appears, like a grandkid with a cup of milk or a son-in-law with a beer, she assumes the teapot position: right arm up and crooked at the elbow so her hand covers her right electrode and cleavage, and the other hand on her lower left chest to cover that electrode.

She ties a lobster bib around her neck for every meal. She puts on a raincoat to bathe the grandkids. And when she cooks, she wears this waterproof apron I got at half-price from a T-shirt shop in the French Quarter. It got a nasty saying on it but we put duct tape over that.

At the end of the trip, her monitor is still dry. “If you can get through that, you can get through anything,” I tell her. Nuh-uh, she says. “Never count your eggs before the chickens. I still got two days.”

Next day she calls to say she was right. On her last day with this monitor, she’s walking across the parking lot at Lakeside shopping center when one of them pop-up showers lets loose – and in seconds the rain is whooshing down in buckets. She knows her cleavage ain’t no match for that. So she grabs the monitor and sticks it in her left armpit. Then she assumes the teapot position with her right elbow up, covering that electrode, but she got to keep her left arm clamped down. So she tears across the parking lot like a Sherman tank going sideways.

She is parked at the edge of the lot, so it’s a long way, but that monitor stays dry and it records whatever her heart was doing when the rest of her was running.

The next day, the doctor looks at the reading and asks what on earth happened that afternoon. She explains and he says, well, if hotfooting it across Lakeside parking lot in August didn’t drop her in her tracks, she’s probably all right.

I am very relieved and I’m sure Chopsley the Chihuahua is, too.

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Moving On Letting go of a house

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North Carolina before I was born, and then they divorced when I was 9 and sold the house when I was in my early 20s. I was knocked for a bit of a loop when they sold it: I spent hours sitting at my desk at work, trying desperately to be “professional” but actually listening to “Carolina in My Mind” on repeat and silently crying, periodically swiping at my wet cheeks with my flat palms, muttering, “Jesus, get it together.” Then I would go to the bathroom and wash my face, furious at myself for being such a huge baby. I would go back to my desk, put on more upbeat music, work on some spreadsheets – and then fall down the rabbit hole again.

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we did go back for the summers in my early years. I hadn’t stepped inside the place in a decade or more when my parents sold it. I was never planning to move back there. But it still threw me, seeing this last vestige of my parents’ broken marriage disappear into the open market.

And now, because family traditions are hard to break, I’m feeling a similar flood of emotions as my ex-husband puts the house we bought in 2009 on the market. Things had been rocky between us for a while when we first bought the house, but I thought surely they would improve once we were out of my dad’s house and into our own place, with the mingled pride of ownership and endless projects that accompany home ownership.

“We’re just restless,” I told myself. “Once we have landscaping to do on the weekends, we’ll rediscover the value of teamwork.”

And so we bought a house in Broadmoor, a “cozy historic cottage,” according to the real estate listing, and I really, briefly, thought everything was going to be OK. I have an extremely distinct memory of myself from this time about five years ago. I was wearing ratty cut-off sweatpants and a running bra because it was disgustingly hot and humid, and I was kneeling on the countertop unwrapping our wedding china and stacking it carefully in a cupboard. “We have wedding china,” I thought firmly to myself, as though that signified anything. “We are homeowners and parents, and we have a gravy boat that matches our plates. We are not going to get divorced. We can’t get divorced.”

Slightly more than a year later, we were divorced. I think the wedding china is still in that cupboard. I didn’t take it when I moved out. I wonder what will happen to it now; eBay? Five years later, I know I’m happier than I was, even happier than I tried to convince myself I was. I am happily remarried with a fantastic family. But it’s still beyond bittersweet to see the house that was – ever so briefly – the representation of our shared hopes and dreams listed online for another young hopeful family to buy.

I clicked through the pictures online: There’s the patio that we had planned to fix up but never did, where I’d envisioned myself sipping coffee in my pajamas on weekend mornings, sections of the newspaper piled at my feet; there’s the grapefruit tree I planted just after we moved in, heavy with fruit I never even once got to harvest; there’s the shower curtain I picked out, the coffee table I got at such a good price, the entertainment center that I loved and he hated that we bought anyway and he got stuck with.

I am not sad about it, but it’s still weirdly emotional.

Ultimately, though, I’m ready for that chapter to be well and truly closed and happy and excited for the family that buys it.

I hope they lay brick on the patio; I hope they enjoy the grapefruits; I hope they keep the banana trees.

(And if they want a nice set of china, I’m willing to include that in the deal. Gravy boat and all.)

Excerpted from Eve Crawford Peyton’s blog, Joie d’Eve, which appears each Friday on MyNewOrleans.com. For comments: Info@NewOrleansMagazine.com. j a n e s a n de r s i l l u s t r a t i o n

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Another Opening Reviving downtown theaters

by Carolyn Kolb

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it was … it just kind of grabs you:” that’s how it feels to walk into a mammoth un-restored New Orleans theater.

Even seasoned New Orleans real estate professionals can sound pretty star-struck when they start talking about the phenomenal development of theatrical entertainment space in the business district, a flashy side-effect of creative state and federal tax credits restoring some of New Orleans’s most distinctive architectural treasures.

According to Kurt Weigle of the Downtown Development District, “we had a Canal Street development strategy in 2004, but the state historic tax credits were not enough. Projects could only have a $1 million value.”

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“We put together a statewide coalition of historic preservation groups and other downtown developers to educate the Legislature – and the Legislature created a $5 million taxpayer credit cap. All those historic office towers converted to hotels and residences: that’s because of the tax credit expansion of 2005.”

Preserving old theaters falls into that tax credit category, too.

The DDD didn’t lead the effort for the performing arts tax credit program (the reason all those movies are shot here), but “one of the elements of that is a tax credit on performing arts infrastructure, the cost of redeveloping a theater itself,” Weigle says. There is also a tax credit for operation of performing arts facilities.

With tax credits (including some Federal ones) acting as an incentive to developers to leverage their investment dollars, the number of restored theaters began to grow.

“The thought in the back of the mind of the DDD is to create an entertainment district.

We don’t know how deep the demand is, but we do know that these are unique places. We could want all these theaters to do live music and plays year round. There may not be a demand for that. But, we think they should be maintained as close to the originals as possible.” Weigle says.

The oldest establishment with a makeover is the Civic Theatre (510 O’Keefe Ave.; the Civic sign is at the original entrance at 533 Baronne St.). The Civic first opened Dec. 29, 1906 as The Schubert Theatre, a local branch of the Schubert theatrical empire, which today still owns or operates seventeen Broadway theaters.

Opening night featured a 50-person cast in a dramatization of romantic moments in the life of Sam Houston. The new fireproof theater had seating for 1,800, boasted no posts to block patrons’ views and even offered visiting actresses a place to plug in electric curling irons.

Developers of the new Civic are Brian Gibbs, Bryan Bailey and the Solomon Group.

Architect for the restoration was Steve Dumez of Eskew+Dumez+Ripple Architects. While attention was paid to restoring plaster decorative work where possible, sleek modern touches are included and technically the Civic is up to the minute. Amenities include three greenrooms, each with private bath, for visiting performers.

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The youngest theater to undergo a much needed post-Katrina renovation is the Joy Theater (1200 Canal St.). The theater’s creator was Joy N. Houck Sr., owner of theaters in numerous small towns; in 1940 he had four theaters in New Orleans alone. The 11,000 square foot steel-and-masonry Joy, designed

by Favrot and Reed architects, opened Feb. 7, 1947, with the film Lover Come Back starring Lucille Ball. The retro neon sign with the letters J-O-Y stood sentinel as the building fell into disrepair, closed in 1978, was revived by New Orleans theater operator Rene Brunet and finally closed again in 2003. Thanks to Joe Jaeger and fellow investors Allan McDonnel and Todd Trosclair, the Joy now is revitalized and open as a multi-purpose entertainment space.

The Saenger Theater (1101 Canal St.) re-opened after a $53 million restoration in September 2013. The grandest of the city’s movie palaces, it opened with a parade on Canal Street on Feb. 4, 1927. Ads proclaimed it the “Theater of a Thousand Wonders.” Architect Emile Weil had designed the auditorium as an Italian baroque garden with 150 lights, and the 4,000-member audience was awed. Today, through a painstaking restoration by architect Gary Martinez, the chandeliers are still spectacular. Arts Center Enterprises theatrical group of Houston, along with a number of local investors and public funding, completed the project.

Perhaps the most eagerly awaited restoration is the Orpheum Theater (129 University Place). Patrons of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra are looking forward to music in this familiar setting, and Studio Network-Orpheum partners Dr. Eric George and Roland von Kurnatowki hope for completion in 2015. Designed by G. Albert Lansburgh, the Beaux Arts-style building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. At the Orpheum’s first grand opening on Feb. 7, 1921, the entertainers were Singer’s Midgets – they would later star in The Wizard of Oz. No Munchkins, but one of the attractions of the new Orpheum will be an electric floor – one that can go up and down. “You could have a banquet at lunch and a concert that night,” von Kurnatowski suggests. Even the basement is becoming office space.

Last of the downtown showplaces set for recovery is the Loew’s State Theater (1108 Canal St.). The DDD is working with Joe Jaeger to bring back the glamour and the glitz described by New Orleans author Lyle Saxon in his coverage of the Loew’s State opening on April 4, 1926: “The theater itself is a lovely thing … with its magnificent chandeliers, luxurious carpets and comfortable armchairs that serve as seats.” According to Saxon’s reporting in The Times-Picayune, the evening opening was “a brilliant affair that will be remembered for many years.”

Happily, New Orleans has equally brilliant theatrical affairs in its future.

The Carver Theater The reopened Carver Theater (2101 Orleans Ave.), returns some glitter to the downtown area below Canal Street. Optometrist Eugene Oppman arrived here in 1987 after finishing school in Texas, and reopened an eye clinic in a medical complex located in the former movie house. He bought the building in 1991 and just finished restoration; the renovated space has already hosted a movie premiere. “Sweet 16 parties, family reunions, concerts – we’re ready,” Oppman says. The Carver, an African-American theatrical landmark, opened Sept. 29, 1950. “First date, first kiss, first movie: lots of people have told me a Carver story,” Oppman notes. myneworleans.com

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Confirmed Modernists At home in Black Pearl

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neighborhood between St. Charles Avenue and the Mississippi River, and Broadway Street and South Carrollton Avenue, there’s a charming neighborhood sometimes referred to as Black Pearl. Among the residents are Sandra “Sandy” Baptie, an architect who moved to New Orleans in 2011 with her architect husband Lawrence Linder. “The one thing we do know is that we moved into the friendliest and most social group of people we have ever lived amongst.” Lawrence says. “We definitely like the neighborhood where we have the ability to walk or bike to almost everything we need on an everyday basis, including Audubon Park and the levee, as well as Maple Street shopping.”

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marvel at its uniqueness. Surrounded by classic historic shotgun houses, the house had no historic features to rein the couple in when they began a major remodeling project. “It was an average 1940s duplex on a key lot begging for a new life,” Lawrence says.

“Rental income and a large yard were important to us, and while we didn’t want to live at grade level ourselves, the downstairs rental made sense. We felt the upper floor had unlimited potential. We thought we could create a loft house, but one that sang a kind of Southern tune.”

“In the end, we feel like we are in a Caribbean environment, with white walls, white-washed wood and abundant natural light,” Sandy adds. “The day lighting we created is our best design feature, one of my husband’s first ideas about how to renovate the house.”

Facing page: Maximum workspace is provided in the kitchen with the U-shaped island doubling as food prep space and dining. Top, left: Uncovered windows in the dining room take in the tree-top view from the second story. Top, right: The rear view of the house reveals the new third-story addition that was added in the remodeling. Bottom: Sandra “Sandy” Baptie and Lawrence Linder with their daughter Zoe Linder-Baptie.

Sandy and Lawrence moved to New Orleans from upstate New York where the winters are naturally dark. “We wanted a winter house that was as bright as possible, and it works even better than we imagined; without it we would be much grumpier,” Lawrence says with a smile. The couple still spends the summers in upstate New York, while Zoe, their 26-year-old daughter remains in their New Orleans home and works at her job as a program coordinator with the Jacobs/CSRS, a program management company that is overseeing the rebuilding of the New Orleans public schools.

Why a contemporary home? “We have lived in a number of older houses (1840, 1867) where rooms were discreet spaces and we craved the change to an open loft style space,” Sandy says.

“The decision to create a kitchen open to the living and dining rooms, with no entry hall was deliberate. We feel dedicated dining rooms and hallways can be wasted space. We like the flexibility to rearrange the furniture and function of the open plan over time.”

“We are confirmed Modernists,” says Lawrence who received his degree in architecture from Penn State and also studied at The Architectural Association, in London. He began his career in New Haven as a designer for renowned architect Charles Moore (designer of the fountain at the local Piazza d’Italia), eventually having his own practice in Boston and then moving to Albany to work for Envision Architects. Lawrence is a true building/architect myneworleans.com

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since the New Orleans house is his sixth self-designed home. Sandy, who has also had an illustrious career as an architect, graduated from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, met and married Lawrence while working in Boston and also worked for Envision Architects in Albany where she became a Principal in the firm.

“We want to design in the present century,” Lawrence emphasis.

“Maybe sometime in the future, preservationists will want to save our early twenty-first century work for future generations,” and Sandy adds, “We are also contextualists, drawing inspiration from and responding to the specific site, the neighborhood and the natural environment.”

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Left: Lawrence’s photo of an industrial site in Germany is featured on the rear living room wall, while the smaller photos below are also his work. Top, right: A large shower is featured in the second bathroom Bottom, right: The long hallway provides an unobstructed view to the back door. The stairway is only partially enclosed to allow for maximum light. Facing page, top: Sandy’s office provides space for her work and hobby of making quilts. Facing page, bottom left: One of Sandy’s quilts has a place of honor on the bed.

Built-in flank the bed with dual reading lights on either side.

Pacing page, bottom right: The rear garden was designed by Sandy; the addition of the water feature was a joint project conceived by the couple.

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a mayor called

“chep” Nearly 70 years ago the city and its politics were about to undergo a dramatic change

By Peter Reichard

It was a new day.

A young railroad executive named Jimmy Fitzmorris moved amidst the crowds on St. Charles Avenue, near Canal, in front of Kolb’s Restaurant. In the May sunshine, the atmosphere was electric as the parade arrived. Military bands played. Dignitaries from Latin American nations waved from convertibles.

Applause went up from the multitude as a car adorned with American flags rolled to a stop.

Sitting high atop the back seats were deLesseps S. “Chep” Morrison, and his wife, Corinne.

Morrison wore a white, double-breasted suit for inauguration day, 1946.

“It was like Mardi Gras,” says Fitzmorris, remembering that day nearly 70 years ago. The new mayor, flashing his winning smile, caught Fitzmorris’ eye and motioned him over. He asked Fitzmorris to meet him at his office to talk about getting involved at City Hall.

The course of New Orleans history was about to shift radically. Chep Morrison would go on to serve as mayor from 1946 to ’61, and remained the dominant figure in local politics until ’64.

The man in the white suit was to embody a dynamic, ascendant era.

Out the gates, one thing Morrison had going for him was contrast. His predecessor as mayor, Robert Maestri, had the manners and speech patterns of the plainest of New Orleanians. He is known in local lore as the guy who turned to the visiting President Franklin Roosevelt over dinner at Antoine’s with the Yatty query, “How ya like dem ersters?” He was also portrayed as being cozy with corrupt elements in the city, and through the Long machine at the state level.

He shunned the press. In his 10 years as mayor, the aging, jowly political boss had gradually come to epitomize for some people all that was wrong with politics in old New Orleans.

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The newly elected mayor was virtually Maestri’s opposite. Morrison was fit, handsome, worldly and eloquent. He was a bridgebuilder, as salesman, a human dynamo.

Only 34 at his inauguration, he was about a quarter-century younger than Maestri.

Morrison was emblematic of a new American know-how that had just months earlier delivered the world from evil. The Army colonel had helped cut a swath across Nazi-held Western Europe. He earned the Bronze Star for assisting with the Normandy invasion. He helped restore liberated port cities in Belgium and served as the military occupier’s equivalent of mayor in Bremen, Germany. In New Orleans, which built the Higgins boat, suddenly teeming with returning veterans eager to build a new civilization, such a resume meant something. That Morrison was a handsome young officer didn’t hurt among women voters, who were his vanguard.

“Morrison was always meticulously dressed, well-coifed and had the image of a playboy,” says retired University of New Orleans history professor Raphael Cassimere. “He was also a successful warrior, and people loved that image.”

But if Morrison was to play hero, then he must have an archenemy. And he soon found a volatile, vindictive and powerful one in the governor’s mansion. “Uncle” Earl Long spent the late 1940s and early ’50s antagonizing and lampooning “deLasoups” “Cheppy Boy” Morrison. As payback for Morrison’s support of Long’s opponent in ’48, Long enacted measures through the state Legislature aimed at crippling the city – and ultimately at forcing Morrison to resign. Long took tactics from the playbook his brother Huey had used in ousting Mayor Walmsley in the ’30s. Baton Rouge tinkered with the city’s balance of powers, slashed its sales tax and increased its obligations to firefighters. Uncle Earl wanted to snuff out the upstart.

“It was jealousy,” says Fitzmorris, who served on the City Council from 1954 to ’66. “Chep was like a diamond in a ring.

Chep drew people. He was a fresh face.”

Morrison refused to bow to the Long machine. He eventually rallied to bring “home rule” (government independence granted by the state) to New Orleans. The new city charter rethought local government and established the mayor-council form in place today. “The great hero of the anti-Longs was deLesseps Story Morrison,” says historian Edward Haas, who has

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authored books on both Morrison and his successor Mayor Vic Schiro.

Morrison’s CAO and political confidante Dave McGuire – in “many ways the brains behind Chep,” Haas says – once compared Morrison to sex: “When Morrison is good he’s very, very good,” McGuire said. “And when Morrison isn’t good – he’s still good.”

Locally, he was untouchable. In 1950, ’54 and ’58 he won the mayor’s race without a runoff.

“Morrison was somebody who was looked on as the answer to all the problems in the world,” Haas says.

A Flowering City As time passed, there seemed to be more and more evidence to justify that view.

As early as 1947, Morrison appeared on the cover of Time magazine with the flags of Latin America flying behind him. The port, whose commerce had plummeted immediately after World War II, returned to full form as Morrison began trotting the Western Hemisphere on its behalf.

Morrison also moved swiftly to clean up city government. Corruption in the police department remained a persistent problem, but from the citizen’s perspective city services – from sanitation to street paving – were visibly improved. “He got rid of a lot of old political hacks, and it’s hard to get rid of people who have been on the public’s leg for a long time,” Fitzmorris says.

The landscape of the city was transfigured. Morrison brought a permanent VA hospital to town. A new, fashionable airport terminal went up. The New Basin Canal was filled in. The Pontchartrain Expressway rose and the Mississippi River Bridge connected Algiers to downtown.

New neighborhoods emerged from the soil in Algiers, Lakeview, Gentilly and along the Lakefront, including a golf course community called Pontchartrain Park. Miles and miles of streets were paved and pipes were laid.

The population grew vigorously. As of the 1940 census, New Orleans’ population stood at 495,000. By ’60, it had shot up to 628,000 – still the city’s all-time peak.

With the help of attorney Lester Lautenschlager, Morrison created a reimagined recreation department to serve the booming families of the mid-century.

Haas grew up in the Irish Channel, his entire childhood bracketed by the Morrison years. NORD was at the center of that childhood, he says. “I spent my week-

Facing page, top: A triumphant shot of Morrison, standing on the balcony in front of the then-new City Hall (between 1957 and ’61, probably ‘57).

Facing page, bottom: The mayor and the City Council in front of the new City Hall. From left to right: Walter Duffourc, Jimmy Fitzmorris, Glenn Clasen, Mayor deLesseps S. Morrison, Victor Schiro, Paul Burke, Henry Curtis, and Fred Cassibry, sometime between ’58 and ’61. ends and my summers at Lyons Center.

We’d be out there until 10 o’clock, when they turned out the lights.”

Morrison himself had a young family.

He and Corinne were raising two sons and a daughter. That daughter, also named Corinne, now an attorney, remembers his love of sports and recreation. She also remembers how proud her father was of his administration’s accomplishments.

On a typical Sunday, the family headed out from the house on Coliseum Street to morning Mass at St. Patrick’s Church.

Immediately afterward, Morrison would sit in the pew scribbling down the thoughts that had come to him over the waves of Latin. Monsignor Henry Bezou would come out and talk politics a bit with the mayor. Then the family would take a car ride to see the latest project underway.

“You see that over there, Boolie?” Morrison would say to his daughter, using his pet name for her, pointing to a messy construction site. “That’s gonna be the new civic center.”

Corinne says her father “loved the 1950s architecture – the glass, the steel.” This was obvious in the modern conglomeration of new government buildings along Loyola Avenue.

Morrison worked with soft-drink mogul Bill Zetzmann to eliminate a spiderweb of rail lines and dangerous grade crossings, consolidating six train stations into the Union Passenger Terminal. From there a vast redevelopment unfurled, driven by planners Brooke Duncan and Louis Bisso, all the way down Loyola Avenue. It was anchored by a gleaming City Hall.

As downtown and new neighborhoods developed, a movement of young architects emerged to design innovative schools, churches, libraries, commercial buildings and even residences. This group consisted of World War II vets and recent architecture school graduates such

as Charles Colbert, Buster Curtis, Arthur Davis, James Lamantia, John Lawrence, Albert Ledner and John Rock. These young guns spoke a language new to New Orleans: Modernism.

It was an exciting time, says Ledner, now 90. New Orleans, known for its ornate, classical structures, was suddenly seeing straight lines and revelations in geometry.

Ledner says there was a “sea change” in architecture in New Orleans. “It was carried forward by the need for rebuilding both in this country and in Europe,” he says.

A burst of musical creativity also came during these years. Fats Domino became a household name. On Rampart Street in 1955, Cosimo Matassa recorded perhaps the first rock-n-roll song, Little Richard’s “Tutti Frutti.” A kid named Allen Toussaint did session work in Matassa’s studio. By the end of the decade, Toussaint had recorded his own album, and at the start of the 1960s was writing hits for Ernie K-Doe, Irma Thomas and Benny Spellman.

New Orleans was on a roll. But it quickly became apparent that Morrison had no intention of sticking around forever.

Looking Higher Morrison, says Haas, “felt that the world was ahead for him. He saw himself in a major national position – if he could only become governor.”

He had several liabilities, however. He was from the Pointe Coupee parish town of New Roads, but through family connections and his many years in the city he was essentially a New Orleanian. And after all, he was now the mayor. This, coupled with his Catholic faith, ruled him out among some in Protestant north Louisiana.

Furthermore, Morrison was constantly skating the thin ice of racial politics.

“He was one of the southern white politicians who took advantage of the rising black electorate,” says Cassimere, who was president of the NAACP Youth Council in the 1960s. Morrison first claimed a position of “separate but truly equal,” Cassimere says. Then, when desegregation became increasingly inevitable, Morrison’s approach was to allow change, but as quietly as possible.

Growing up during the Morrison years, Cassimere was hopeful about the future.

“Chep Morrison was a hero of my early life,” he says.

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says. “Morrison just gave bigger crumbs.”

Still, Morrison had the support of the city’s most prominent black political leaders, Avery Alexander, Clarence Henry and A.L. Davis. Earl Long described Davis as “a Baptist preacher that didn’t preach nothin’ but Morrison.” Morrison captured overwhelming black support in almost every race he ran, whether for mayor or governor.

“My parents were Morrison supporters until he died,” Cassimere says. “A lot of people in my parents’ generation felt he went as far as he could go.”

For many in Louisiana, Morrison’s quiet steps on race were too big. In his gubernatorial campaigns, he walked a line between maintaining black support and assuaging segregationists. “He always had the albatross of race relations around his neck,” Cassimere says.

Morrison ran and lost three times: in 1956, to his arch-rival Earl Long; in ’59, to the singer Jimmie Davis; and in ’64, to John McKeithen. With each successive election, he seemed to inch closer to victory.

Corinne Morrison recalls: “He kept saying, ‘Boolie, last time it was only two points.

Maybe next time it’ll be only one point.’”

The Last Years In February 1959, Chep Morrison came home to find his wife had died suddenly, at only 37. “It was a tremendous blow because he adored Mother,” his daughter says. “But aside from that she was a great ambassador for the city.”

By the end of the year, Morrison was attempting to press on. He took up with movie actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, to the delight of the papers. Gossip also connected him with the widow Monteleone. He was starting to look like an international playboy.

“After Mother died, it was one after another,” Corinne recalls.

In late 1960, Morrison took another hard hit. McGuire, known as Morrison’s “right hand” and his “right mind,” also died unexpectedly. And Morrison was in the midst of the greatest public relations crisis of his administration: School desegregation.

“He was at his worst with the desegregation of the schools,” Cassimere says. “That shocked a lot of people.”

The national media glare descended on the grotesque scene of protest outside of William Frantz Elementary School in the 9th Ward. A cluster of uncouth white mothers at the fringe of the city, making

an event of it, polluted the air with racial epithets and obscenities.

The protests were egged on and assisted by the venomous Leander Perez from his St. Bernard Parish base. Perez, who would soon be excommunicated by Archbishop Joseph Francis Rummel for his segregationist activities, also happened to be a great political enemy of Morrison. He had found a way to both advance his agenda and damage Morrison.

Morrison complained that the protests were the actions of “a few misguided people … less than 100 people demonstrating – yet when I saw this on TV the same night, I got the impression that the whole city was rioting.”

The magic was fading. And the term limits imposed under the charter that Morrison himself had championed meant that his time was running out. Voters rejected an attempt to “Change the Charter – Keep Chep,” as the slogan went.

But President Kennedy’s election gave Morrison new hope that, as a Catholic, he might have a political future in higher office. In 1961, recognizing his impeccable credentials in Latin America, Kennedy named Morrison ambassador of the Organization of American States. This provided a launch pad for yet another run at the governor’s office in ’63-’64. He lost that election, but not his hope.

Following the election, he took a job at a local bank. To Fitzmorris, however, Morrison out of politics was “like a fish out of water.”

Anyway, in Morrison’s mind, he wasn’t done. Corinne is convinced that her father would have run for governor again. “He thought that he could do for the state what he’d done for the city,” she says.

Haas thinks Morrison might have had a chance. “Times were changing. They were going his way,” Haas says, pointing to shifting attitudes, a growing black electorate and the swelling political strength of metro New Orleans. In the meantime, some believed he might challenge his former ally Schiro in the 1966 mayor’s race.

In May 1964, Morrison asked his daughter if she wanted to join him and her little brother Randy on a plane ride south of the border into Mexico. She declined, because she had a date that weekend.

Morrison called Fitzmorris and asked him to tag along as well. Fitzmorris didn’t have time.

The party aboard the flight that Friday

Top: A shot of Morrison ally Jimmy Fitzmorris, Lester Lautenschlager (NORD) and Morrison, at the “Sugar Bowl Dinner,” Oct. 9, 1953. Bottom: A portrait of Chep Morrison in his officer’s uniform. evening included Morrison’s date and her son, along with a couple of others. A heavy storm forced the plane to detour over a ranch in northeast Mexico. At about 6 p.m., farmhands saw the plane overhead, with engines sputtering, searching for a place to land.

It circled the ranch twice, then crashed on treacherous terrain, short of a cornfield.

The rain poured down onto the silent wreckage.

“It’s just like you’re in battle, and the general gets killed,” says Fitzmorris, who was put in charge of funeral arrangements for his old friend. In the shadow of grief, Fitzmorris also busied himself with raising money for a tomb and to support Morrison’s two remaining children.

Massive lines formed on the steps of Gallier Hall, where the bodies of Morrison and his son rested in caskets flanked by an honor guard.

Monsignor Bezou said the funeral service. The city was in shock. The face of New Orleans was gone.

Looking back through the rollercoaster years since 1964, searching for the impact her father might have had, Corinne says she sees aspects of Chep Morrison in the current mayor, in “his energy and his drive.”

“Maybe the training that he gave Moon Landrieu and some of those other people – maybe that’s his legacy,” she says.

After Morrison’s death, Fitzmorris ran twice for mayor, unsuccessfully, against Schiro and Landrieu, then served twice as a highly regarded lieutenant governor during the 1970s.

“I’ve met a lot of people in my life,” says Fitzmorris, now 92. “But I’ve never met another guy like Chep Morrison. He was one of a kind.”

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TV Guys Through A Different Lens Their work was on-air; their passion is photography

By D o mi n i c Ma s s a

P o r t r a i ts ph otogr aph e d by Ma r ianna Ma s s e y

His job is one coveted by photographers around the world, but National Geographic’s Jim Richardson once gave this simple advice to those seeking to follow in his footsteps: “If you want to be a better photographer, stand in front of more interesting stuff.”

For decades, the four men profiled in these pages spent their career standing in front of a camera, talking about interesting things with interesting people. But it’s their work on the other side of the lens that may be the most fascinating of all.

It turns out Dan Milham is just as skilled shooting Gulf Coast landscapes as he is predicting a hurricane’s landfall. John Snell reports on environmental issues that he sees firsthand by bringing his camera into the Louisiana marsh. Eric Paulsen

may get up with the sun each morning, but it’s nighttime photography that’s his favorite. Dennis Woltering spoke to thousands of people through the TV camera, but his photos are best when he focuses on just one.

Meet four men who put as much care into their photographs as they do the on-air work that’s made them famous, learn what drew them to the hobby and inspires what they do behind the camera and not just in front of it.

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Eric Paulsen F o r f a n s , a n d e v e n m a n y l o n gt i m e f r i e n d s , o f WW L - T V anchor Eric Paulsen, word of his photography hobby came not through Facebook or prints of favorite images framed on his walls, but through – of all things – a published book. Your Power Is On!: A Little Book of Hope features more than 40 of Paulsen’s photographs accompanying inspirational messages and favorite scripture passages of his friend and co-anchor Sally-Ann Roberts. When Pelican Publishing Company released the book last year it opened new eyes to an old hobby for this multi-talented TV journalist.

“Sally had seen my photos over the years and as she talked about doing the book, I invited her over to my house to look through some of my photographs and see which ones might lend themselves to the book she had in mind,” he says. Many of the photos came from Paulsen’s vacation trips, to places as far away as Spain, Canada, the Caribbean and Italy – including a striking one of a sunset in Capri that graces the book’s cover. Other photos highlight the rich natural beauty of Louisiana’s bayou country, City Park and Lake Pontchartrain.

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ite, but even those who mentioned the same photo liked it for different reasons,” he says.

Paulsen says his interest in photography dates back to his early years in his native St. Louis, and later as a college student at Southern Illinois University.

“I took a film class there and I guess that’s what first opened my eyes to the world of photography. I’ve loved it ever since,” he explains. He even has the photo of himself to prove it: a young blonde-haired Eric Paulsen, photographing himself gazing into a mirror. Years later, when he met his wife Bethany, also a onetime photography student, she pulled out a similar photo of herself in almost exactly the same pose. He

dedicated his photographs in Your Power Is On! to her.

Though his career path put him in front of the camera, Paulsen says he has always kept up the photography hobby, especially as WWL (which he joined in 1977) offered him opportunities to travel the world – often with a still camera in hand right alongside his microphone. He traveled extensively for Channel 4’s nightly show “PM Magazine” in the ’80s, sometimes carrying his personal camera, sometimes not. The rigors of the production schedule often meant the hobby took a back seat to the work.

“I did take some great shots in a balloon over Burgundy, France, but some of my biggest regrets are not having a camera with me for my interviews with Ella Fitzgerald and Tennessee Williams,” he says.

As his passion for photography has grown, Paulsen says nature photos, and landscapes in particular, have become his favorite. For someone who has risen before the sun for some 30 years to anchor Channel 4’s “Eyewitness Morning News,” it may be a surprise that night photography is also a favorite.

“The different images you get, with different exposures and streams of light are just beautiful,” he says.

While he loves taking photos around town, Paulsen also says that his travels around the world have provided him with some particularly memorable shots. Favorites include photos taken in Paris and Florence, while one shot from Quebec of a red-roofed church covered in snow also stands out.

As a young photo buff, Paulsen says he was known to burn up an entire roll of film while trying to get the perfect shot. But he has embraced the advances of digital photography and the tools that can enhance great shots or erase the simplest of mistakes. That technology even includes his smartphone, which he confesses he used to snap one of the photos featured in the book.

“In the end, it isn’t about the camera or the technology.

It’s really all about the eye.” myneworleans.com

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JOHN SNELL A n y o n e w h o h a s w at c h e d o r w o r k e d w i t h J o h n S n e ll during his 30-year career in New Orleans television knows that when he pursues something – whether a complicated environmental or economic story, or in this case a personal passion – the WVUE-TV anchor gives it everything he’s got. Though he says he always had some interest in photography, even while in front of the camera, the bug really bit a little more than a decade ago while he vacationed with his then-teenage son.

“We both fell in love with the American west and started taking vacations out there together,” Snell says. “One time when we visited Yosemite National Park I pulled out a cheap digital camera and started taking photos, then played around with the software that came with the computer I bought, and one thing just kind of led to another.”

Just as he would with any story he covers, Snell threw himself into his new hobby, devouring books and magazines on the subject and doing his homework to learn the tools and tricks of the trade. He calls the expensive photography equipment he’s bought since then “the boat I’ll never own,” but says it’s been worth every penny. Unlike some other lifelong film buffs, his has been a purely digital experience, since he came to photography just as computer technology was taking hold during the past decade. Since then, for someone with an intense work ethic and busy on-air schedule, nature photography has become a great release.

“I can think of two particular times when I have a feeling of true serenity: when I’m standing along a shore at sea level taking a picture of a beautiful sunset or when I’m taking a picture at 11,000 feet in the Rocky Mountains.”

He is also known for capturing beautiful images closer to home of Louisiana landscapes, swamps and other local settings.

“I get more comments on my sunsets and landscapes but my favorite is photographing birds,” he admits.

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opened many eyes to his talents. “I’ve found that it’s a great way to get feedback about what touches people.”

A few years ago Snell mounted an exhibition of some of his photographs at a local gallery, but for now he said he has no interest in pursuing still photography as a second career or even side business.

He does hope a photo book may be in the offing.

Always seeking to expand his own personal knowledge, Snell said he’s experimented by taking some portraits, trying his hand at trick photography (of a shattering glass, for example) and even shooting photos on the sidelines at New Orleans Saints home games.

“That is fascinating work, very difficult.

Sports photographers are one of the most talented groups in all of media. What they do is so challenging and they make it look so easy. It was fascinating to be on the field, but a full day’s work, too.”

Snell has worked in local television since 1983, first as a reporter and anchor at WWL-TV and then the past 20 years as an anchor at Channel 8. He says that he

has often been amazed to watch a photographer he’s been paired up with think of creative ways to illustrate the story they’ve worked on together.

“Especially if I were doing an economic or political story, which isn’t necessary the most visual,” he says. “I’ve been very lucky to have worked with some great photographers in the business and I would often pick their brains.

Why did you get down on the ground for that shot? What were you thinking when you did that? So often they would take it and make it much better than you ever thought it could be.”

He said that while he and his son continue to enjoy vacations out west and to America’s National Parks, his dream vacations would be to Africa and Australia.

He shot some favorite photographs during two trips to Alaska – once while on assignment and once on vacation. But he is also proud of the many shots he’s captured during the workweek, whether while on assignment (he now always carries a still camera) or while spending his morning out in nature, before heading into work in the afternoon. He said it isn’t unusual for him to spend four or five days a week outdoors taking photos.

“Early on, I’d have a bit of a guilty conscience while taking photographs while I was out on a story, but now the way our business has changed, it’s actually being encouraged now more and more through social media, which makes it worthwhile both personally and professionally.” myneworleans.com

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dennis woltering When Dennis Woltering stepped away from the WWL-TV anchor desk in May, the retirement gift from a group of close friends included gift certificates earmarked for spending on a hobby they all knew he’d be spending even more time on: photography.

What is more, Woltering arrived to his farewell party with a camera strapped around his neck, proceeding to take as many pictures of his co-workers that night as they did of him. For someone who’s spent nearly 40 years in front of the camera, there’s a comfort level behind one as well.

“Like other people, it really started for me in college, at Oregon State University,” he says. “I took a photo class and loved the process of taking pictures and then manipulating the images with the chemicals for just the right shot.” He got so good at it that the school asked him to take the cover photo for an annual publication distributed to incoming freshmen. It was a portrait of a young coed. The picture seemed to set 74

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the stage for a lifelong interest in photographing people.

“I really enjoy that more than anything else – the expressions, the emotion, the surprises, really just capturing the human spirit. That makes up more of my photographs than anything else.”

As the years went by and he and his wife Carol moved to New Orleans (in 1977 so he could take the job at Channel 4 and they could start a family here), Woltering says photographing his two young daughters, Denise and Kristen, became a particularly fun way to practice his skills.

“With the girls, I took a lot of pictures as they were growing up, and then I read someplace about close-ups and the fact that the closer you are, the more expression you see and the more you get a feel for the person.”

The station even used one of his close-up photos of his daughter Denise in a 1980s TV Guide ad for a series of reports he did on foster children. Since then, Woltering’s trademark close-up photos of family and friends have captured countless special occasions and everyday happy moments.

He credits many of the talented television photographers with whom he’s worked over the years for expanding his own knowledge. That includes those at WWL and at WCAU in Philadelphia, where he worked for about 10 years in between his two stints at Channel 4. He also gives thanks to his former coanchors (and onetime married couple) Garland Robinette and Angela Hill, who he remembers shared the use of the darkroom in their Uptown home.

“We lived just a few blocks away from them at the time and I remember bor-

rowing their darkroom sometimes to develop pictures,” Woltering says.

Now his work is all digital, and his family has grown to include two granddaughters, ages 5 and 6, both photogenic but sometimes only willing to pose for their grandfather’s camera on their terms.

“Just like their mothers did when they were younger, they go through phases.

Sometimes they want to be photographed and sometimes they run away and don’t want anything to do with the camera, so you never know what you’re going to get,” he laughs.

Realizing that, Woltering says he particularly loves when a surprise moment makes for a cherished photo. He recalled taking one of a clown surprising his father-in-law at a family gathering and another of his wife playing with the family dog in the swimming pool. She smiles as the dog lovingly licks his wife’s face, saying thanks for a fun time in the water as only a canine could.

While he and his camera have lucked into shots like those, Woltering has also developed a gift for capturing the spontaneity and colorful craziness of the

celebrations and culture that make his adopted hometown a photographer’s paradise.

“I particularly love shooting at Mardi Gras and taking pictures of people in costume,” says Woltering, who’s known for donning his own creative costume each year for Channel 4’s parade coverage and embodying the Carnival spirit as a member of several krewes.

“Along with Mardi Gras, I also love New Orleans architecture and what I’ve noticed both here and in Philadelphia, when I lived there, is that so many of the historic buildings have special architectural features that are hidden away but make for beautiful shots.”

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DAN MILHAM D a n M i l h a m h a s h e ld p r e s t i g i o u s titles throughout his career in New Orleans. He has been a radio station program director and anchor, WDSU-TV’s chief meteorologist and now chief meteorologist emeritus. But it’s the title he jokingly gives his father – tinkerer – that may have best helped spark a lifelong interest in photography.

“My dad had a brilliant mind, even though he only had an eighth grade education, and loved to figure out how things worked, which probably helped develop his interest in photography and cameras,” Milham says, adding that his father turned the basement of the family’s Detroit home into a darkroom.

By the time he was a teenager, Milham had held a camera many times and learned about photography by watching his dad and uncles take family photos, then taking the camera out himself.

The interest would grow while he served overseas in the Vietnam War and purchased an inexpensive camera in the Army PX. Before long, the demands of married life, children and a career would put his hobby on the back burner. But it was always there.

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duties at WDSU, where he worked for more than 30 years, gave him a chance to – pun intended – develop his skills even more.

“All of those years spent in the studio certainly contributed something to the hobby, whether I was realizing it or not. For one thing, though it was a different medium, it enhanced my appreciation for what happens when light goes through a lens to be picked up by the human eye,” he said. “Being with studio camera operators and photographers and seeing them set up a shot or having them explain why a shot wouldn’t work – all of that informs you.”

He said the feedback from friends and colleagues on his photography over the years was so encouraging that when he retired, he felt comfortable enough to start his own photography business.

“I started out thinking I would try to sell my pretty pictures, but that’s not as easy as you think, since it boils down to hoping that people see a picture and it fits them, which is a totally personal and discretionary thing.”

Soon, Milham gravitated more toward commercial photography, and has became a favorite of convention groups, clubs, professional organizations and businesses who hire him to photograph their parties and conventions, annual meetings and other events. One thing he won’t do is shoot weddings.

“I like my weekends too much,” he says.

“The thing about shooting for clients, particularly group meetings and events, is that everything is different. I have yet to shoot for the same organization twice because it’s so rare that a group will have its annual meeting two years in a row in the same city, so that keeps things interesting.”

Milham also donates his services to nonprofits, including New Orleans Medical Mission Services, the group he recently accompanied to Nicaragua to document the work its volunteer doctors do providing eye surgeries and medical treatment to the underprivileged.

While shooting pictures professionally has become a new focus, Milham says his true love remains nature photography and snapping shots of birds in particular.

“There are so many different kinds and they give you a challenge because they’re in motion and you can’t pose them. Keeping up with them, with the right exposure settings and depth of field, keeps you on your toes and requires a great deal of patience.”

The same attribute is required when photographing children, which Milham often does at home with his two young grandkids.

“Sometimes my granddaughters will look for me with my camera and assume you want to take their picture and other times the last thing they will let you do is take a picture, so you just have to let it happen naturally and you get some great shots that way.”

Like most in his field, Milham finds that digital photography has made his decades-old hobby so much more enjoyable and also allowed for fun experimentation.

“You have so much more flexibility when you’re shooting digital. I know there are film purists out there, but I’ve found that without the cost of film and external developing, I’ve been able to experiment more and therefore develop what I think are more artistic and satisfying techniques.”

Always the teacher and communicator, though now as a photographer and not forecaster, Milham has also learned to love sharing his knowledge with other shutterbugs, on his blog, DanMilhamPhotographyBlog.com. myneworleans.com

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We partner with Best Doctors, Inc., a global health company headquartered in Boston, which serves more than 30 million members in every major region of the world and works with the best five percent of doctors practicing in the United States to find the right diagnoses and treatment plans. Best Doctors surveys doctors nationwide, asking them for an assessment of the clinical abilities of their peers and yielding highly qualitative insight into the medical profession. Each physician’s credentials and disciplinary actions are checked as well as their clinical activity.

The Best Doctors in America® database includes doctors in 45 specialties and more than 400 subspecialties of medicine.

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Do doctors get a chance to respond to other names recommended? Every doctor has the opportunity both to comment (confidentially) on the other doctors included in his or her specialty, and related specialties, and to make additional nominations. As new names are added to the pool, each undergoes the same peer-evaluation process. The company has developed software to identify methodological biases: for example, to detect and correct for suspect voting patterns and to weigh votes according to the ratings of the doctors providing the input.

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a continual refinement of both the voting pool and the nominee pool. Each time a poll is conducted, the list is sifted, refined and improved for better representation and more solid consensuses.

How does this differ from local surveys? One major difference: Doctors are evaluated by their peers nationwide – not just by doctors in their community. In many areas doctors may be better known and evaluated by those within their specialty groups, regardless of where they live, than by local doctors who may not be as knowledgeable in specific specialty areas.

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Through the years the dominant hospitals have shifted and they may shift again in the future. The Best Doctors in America® database represents the top five percent of physicians practicing in the country and includes many department heads, chiefs of staff and doctors in other major positions at the largest medical centers and health systems nationwide.

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What are some of the rules that the company uses? Doctors are allowed to vote on others in their hospital and medical practices. The feeling is that those doctors know their peers best – that’s where the survey gets some of its most outspoken evaluations – good and bad.

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How many doctors were surveyed? As part of its nationwide survey, the company interviewed more than 45,000 doctors.

Research was conducted for this list from June through October 2013. This is the most recent, credible survey of doctors.

Are the surveys administered randomly? No. To get opinions with weight and professional credibility, Best Doctors consults the very best. Researchers contact all current physicians on the list, which includes many department heads at major teaching hospitals, and asks them to rate specialists outside their own facilities. According to Best Doctors: The medical community has been extremely supportive over the past 20-plus years it has administered the survey, providing a 54 percent response rate.

Where is the bias? There is no perfect, bias-free way to conduct a ranking of any sort. Though Best Doctors has refined its techniques to eliminate biases through the years, any nomination process that relies on peer evaluations will naturally favor more senior doctors who have had time to develop a reputation. Those who are new in their profession or those who haven’t had much peer interaction will sometimes get less recognition. The breadth and the depth of the voting pool help to eliminate biases and cronyism that might be reflected in smaller surveys. In addition to the peer evaluation, Best Doctors conducts research on each physician’s credentials, disciplinary actions and clinical activity to determine selections.

How were the medical categories used in this selection determined? Best Doctors selected them based on AMA (American Medical Association) and ABMS (American Board of Medical Specialties) recognized specialties. There are also doctors selected for the list who were trained outside the United States that are recognized by their peers and meet Best Doctors qualification criteria.

How were the five doctors who are profiled in this section selected? The editorial staff of New Orleans Magazine selected them. We tried to choose people who represented a variety of specialties.

Is this the definitive list? No. We have no doubt that there are many worthy doctors who weren’t included in the list. We are confident, however, that all who are listed are truly among the best doctors. myneworleans.com

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Addiction Medicine New Orleans Howard C. Wetsman Townsend 3950 Tchoupitoulas St. 613-0544

*Accepting new patients over the age of 15 Merlin Robert Wilson Jr. 2633 Napoleon Ave., Suite 530 899-1120

Allergy and Immunology Covington Richard Joseph Guillot North Shore Allergy and Immunology 355 Lakeview Court, Suite B (985) 892-3122 B. Steele Rolston Asthma, Allergy and Immunology 187 Greenbrier Blvd., Suite A (985) 893-5780 Metairie Carolyn Beach Daul Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Associates 3939 Houma Blvd., Building 6, Suite 20 885-2121 New Orleans W. Edward Davis III Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Allergy and Immunology 1514 Jefferson Highway, Clinic Tower, 2nd Floor 842-6742 Jane M. S. El-Dahr Tulane Hospital for Children Section of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology 1415 Tulane Ave., 5th Floor 988-6253 Luis R. Espinoza LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multispecialty Clinic Section of Rheumatology 3700 St. Charles Ave., 4th Floor 412-1366

Anesthesiology Covington Thomas Anzalone St. Tammany Parish Hospital Department of Anesthesia 1202 S. Tyler St. (985) 898-4321 Patrick P. McCaslin St. Tammany Parish Hospital Department of Anesthesia 1202 S. Tyler St. (985) 898-4321 Joseph Thomas Spalitta St. Tammany Parish Hospital Department of Anesthesia 1202 S. Tyler St. (985) 898-4321 Hammond Richard J. Grisoli North Oaks Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 15790 Paul Vega MD Drive (985) 345-2700 La Place John L. DiLeo II Southlake Surgery Center 694 Belle Terre Blvd.

(985) 359-6694 Metairie Joseph T. Crapanzano Jr. Parish Pain Specialists 4500 Clearview Parkway, Suite 101 779-555 Patrick Houstoun Waring The Pain Intervention Center 701 Metairie Road, Unit 2A310 455-2225

Kenneth Paris Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Allergy and Immunology 200 Henry Clay Ave. 899-9511

New Orleans David M. Broussard Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3755

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

Eric H. Busch Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3755

Laurianne G. Wild Tulane Medical Center Tulane Lung Center Allergy and Immunology Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave., 7th Floor 988-5800

Emilie Donaldson Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor

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842-3755 Bryan M. Evans Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3755 Jason B. Falterman Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3755 Donald Robert Ganier Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3755 Donald Eric Harmon Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3755 Stuart R. Hart Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3755 John Frederick Heaton Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Anesthesiology 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9456 Alan David Kaye Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Anesthesiology 1542 Tulane Ave., 6th Floor 568-2319 Robert Joseph Marino Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3755 Austin Guy Phillips Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3755 James Riopelle Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

Department of Anesthesiology 1542 Tulane Ave., Suite 659 583-6181 Melody Ritter Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3755 Armin Schubert Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3755 Robin B. Stedman Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3755 W. David Sumrall III Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3755 Leslie C. Thomas Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3755 Mack Anthony Thomas Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3755 Slidell Carl A. Mayeaux Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center – North Shore Department of Anesthesiology 100 Medical Center Drive 842-3755 Thibodaux Jorge J. Bravo Thibodaux Regional Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 602 N. Acadia Road (985) 493-4750 Cardiovascular Disease marrero Leslie Wayne Levenson Heart Clinic of Louisiana 1111 Medical Center Blvd., Suite

N613 349-6800 Metairie Roland J. Bourgeois Jr. East Jefferson Cardiovascular Specialists 4224 Houma Blvd., Suite 500 455-0842 Fortune Anthony Dugan East Jefferson General Hospital East Jefferson Cardiology Consultants 4200 Houma Blvd., 2nd Floor 454-4170 Clement C. Eiswirth East Jefferson Cardiovascular Specialists 4224 Houma Blvd., Suite 500 455-0842 Yvonne E. Gilliland Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute 2005 Veterans Memorial Blvd.

842-4168 James Jude McKinnie East Jefferson General Hospital Department of Cardiovascular Disease 4224 Houma Blvd., Suite 400 456-8188 Nicholas D. Pappas East Jefferson Cardiovascular Specialists 4224 Houma Blvd., Suite 500 455-0842 Lehman Kullman Preis Jr. East Jefferson General Hospital East Jefferson Cardiology Consultants 4200 Houma Blvd., 2nd Floor 454-4170 David Warren Snyder East Jefferson General Hospital East Jefferson Cardiology Consultants 4200 Houma Blvd., 2nd Floor 454-4170 Gregory D. Tilton East Jefferson Cardiovascular Specialists 4224 Houma Blvd., Suite 500 455-0842 New Orleans Freddy Michel Abi-Samra Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute 1514 Jefferson Highway, Clinic Tower, 3rd Floor 842-4145 *Accepting new patients; doctor specializes in Electrophysiology

Michael Hagensee M.D., Ph.D. Infectious Disease one of MY TOUGHEST CASes: HIV Patient Faces a Cancer Scare Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center | HOP Clinic (HIV Outpatient Program) | 2235 Poydras St. | New Orleans | 826-2179

18 years in practice Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Ph.D. & M.D. – Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas Native of Chicago

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In 2011, Baton Rouge led the nation in the number of new HIV cases per 100,000 people. New Orleans came in close behind at number five.

“Data like that is really scary,” says Dr. Michael Hagensee, “but it means that this area is also a place where we have the ability to make a real difference.”

Board certified in both internal medicine and infectious disease, Hagensee serves as primary care physician for hundreds of HIV positive patients in New Orleans.

And as if one career isn’t enough, Hagensee juggles his clinical duties with research time running a lab that studies the interaction of EBV (EpsteinBarr Virus) and HPV (Human Papillomavirus) in the development of cervical dysplasia (precancerous changes in the cervix) in HIV. “When I began working with HIV positive and AIDS patients in the early (19)90s in Seattle, my patients all died,” he says. “Now, with proper care, people with HIV can live just as long as anyone else. What we’ve seen, however, is that they tend to develop some kinds of cancers at much higher rates.”

For instance, Hagensee says that HIV positive people are 20 to 50 times more likely to develop anal cancer.

“It becomes really important, therefore, to get these patients in for screenings,” he says.

Which is why, in the last few years Hagensee has been working with LSU Health Sciences Center to develop an anal cancer screening clinic in New Orleans.

He is also part of a group called Cervical CancerFree Louisiana, where he works to improving uptake rates of the HPV vaccine. Virtually all cervical cancers are caused by high-risk strains of HPV. Hagensee says that one of his most memorable cases to date was an HIV patient that, after undergoing a real cancer scare, had the opportunity to turn around and help Hagensee during a pivotal moment in his life.

“He had been my patient for about four or five years and had suddenly started losing a lot of weight,” he says. “Eventually he was admitted with swollen lymph nodes. I was thinking cancer, but luckily it turned out to be a fungal infection.”

Two years later, Hagensee ran into the same man, but in a much happier setting.

“I was out looking for flowers for my wedding with my fiancée and we walked into this shop and I could hear a voice that I recognized,” he says. “It was him – that same patient.”

Hagensee says he soon realized that it was now his turn to hand over control to the expert.

“My fiancée and I know nothing about flowers so we were so grateful to him,” he says. “He took over the whole thing and it was just beautiful.”

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Asif Anwar Tulane Medical Center Tulane Cardiology Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave., 4th Floor 988-6113 Jose Alberto Bernal-Ramirez Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute 1514 Jefferson Highway, Atrium Tower, 3rd Floor 842-4135

Ochsner Medical Center John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute 1514 Jefferson Highway, Atrium Tower, 3rd Floor 842-4135 Hamang M. Patel Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Heart Transplant Clinic 1514 Jefferson Highway, Atrium Tower, 3rd Floor 842-4721

Patrick C. Breaux Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute 1514 Jefferson Highway, Atrium Tower, 3rd Floor 842-4135

Stephen Robert Ramee Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Division of Interventional Cardiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 3rd Floor 842-3727

Mark M. Cassidy Tulane University Heart and Vascular Institute Clinic 4201 Woodland Drive, 2nd Floor 378-5080

J. P. Reilly Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Division of Interventional Cardiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 3rd Floor 842-6281

Tyrone Jean Collins Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Cardiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 3rd Floor 842-3727 Patrice Delafontaine Tulane University Heart and Vascular Institute Clinic 4201 Woodland Drive, 2nd Floor 378-5080 Corey Goldman Tulane Medical Center Tulane Cardiology Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave., 4th Floor 988-6113 James Stephen Jenkins Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Division of Interventional Cardiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 3rd Floor 842-3786 Carl Joseph Lavie Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute 1514 Jefferson Highway, Atrium Tower, 3rd Floor 842-4135 Thierry H. Le Jemtel Tulane Medical Center Cardiac Transplant and Advanced Heart Failure Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave. 988-2096 Stacy Mandras Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Cardiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 3rd Floor 842-3925 Richard Virgil Milani Ochsner Health System 84

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Sangeeta Shah Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute 1514 Jefferson Highway, Atrium Tower, 3rd Floor 842-4135 Frank Wilson Smart LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multispecialty Clinic Section of Cardiology 3700 St. Charles Ave., 5th Floor 412-1366 Hector Osvaldo Ventura Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Cardiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 3rd Floor 842-5222 Christopher James White Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Division of Interventional Cardiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 3rd Floor 842-3727 Colon and Rectal Surgery Metairie Jeffrey Farrow Griffin Colon Rectal Associates 4224 Houma Blvd., Suite 540 456-5108 New Orleans David E. Beck Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery 1514 Jefferson Highway, 4th Floor 842-4060 Terrell Cohlman Hicks

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Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery 1514 Jefferson Highway, Atrium Tower, 4th Floor 842-4060 David A. Margolin Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery 1514 Jefferson Highway, Atrium Tower, 4th Floor 842-4060 Guy R. Orangio LSU Healthcare Network Department of Surgery 3700 St. Charles Ave., 5th Floor 412-1325 Charles B. Whitlow Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery 1514 Jefferson Highway, Atrium Tower, 4th Floor 842-4060 Hammond Richard J. Grisoli North Oaks Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 15790 Paul Vega MD Drive (985) 345-2700 Arvind Yertha North Oaks Pulmonology North Oaks Clinic Building, Suite 201 15813 Paul Vega MD Drive (985) 230-1580 Critical Care Medicine Kenner Carol M. Mason LSU Healthcare Network LSU Multispecialty Clinic Section of Pulmonary Medicine 200 W. Esplanade Ave., Suite 701 412-1705 Critical Care Medicine New Orleans Philip Boysen Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Highway 842-0796 Bennett Paul DeBoisblanc Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Heart Transplant Clinic 1514 Jefferson Highway, Atrium Tower, 3rd Floor 842-4721 *Accepting new Pulmonary Hypertension patients Stephen Phillips Kantrow Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 1514 Jefferson Highway, Atrium Tower, 9th Floor 842-4055

Critical Care Medicine New Orleans Bobby D. Nossaman Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3755 Leonardo Seoane Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Section of Pulmonology, Lung Transplant and Critical Care 1514 Jefferson Highway 842-4400 Francesco Simeone Tulane Medical Center Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 1415 Tulane Ave. 988-8600 *Primarily sees patients admitted into the Intensive Care Unit Critical Care Medicine New Orleans David E. Taylor Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 1514 Jefferson Highway, Atrium Tower, 9th Floor 842-4055 Mack Anthony Thomas Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3755 Dermatology Metairie William Patrick Coleman III 4425 Conlin St. 455-3180 Leonard E. Gately III Academic Dermatology Associates 3421 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 202 885-1670 Mara A. Haseltine 111 Veterans Blvd., Suite 406 838-8225 Brian David Lee Academic Dermatology Associates 3421 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 202 832-6612 Marilyn Claire Ray Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center – Metairie Department of Dermatology 2005 Veterans Memorial Blvd., 5th Floor 842-3940 New Orleans Erin E. Boh Tulane Medical Center Department of Dermatology 1415 Tulane Ave.

988-1700 Emergency Medicine New Orleans Liza DiLeo Thomas Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine 1516 Jefferson Highway 842-3460 Joseph S. Guarisco Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine 1516 Jefferson Highway 842-3460 Erik Sundell Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine 1516 Jefferson Highway 842-3460 Endocrinology and Metabolism Metairie Joseph Murray 4224 Houma Blvd., Suite 360 885-1409 New Orleans Samuel Andrews Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases 1514 Jefferson Highway, Clinic Tower, 9th Floor 842-4023 *Accepting new Endocrine patients Alan Lee Burshell Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases 1514 Jefferson Highway, Clinic Tower, 9th Floor 842-4023 Vivian Andrew Fonseca Tulane Medical Center Section of Endocrinology 1415 Tulane Ave., 1st Floor 988-8040 Brandy A. Panunti Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases 1514 Jefferson Highway, Clinic Tower, 9th Floor 842-4023 Family Medicine Covington Richard George Marek Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center – Covington Department of Family Medicine 1000 Ochsner Blvd.

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Mary Alice Younger M.D. Pediatric Obesity one of MY TOUGHEST CASes: childhood obesity Tulane Medical Center | Tulane Pediatric Downtown Clinic | 1415 Tulane Ave., 5th Floor | New Orleans | 988-6253

Five years in practice Bachelor of Science in Biology – Baylor University, Waco, Texas M.D. – University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas Native of Lafayette

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Twenty years ago, Dr. Mary Alice Younger’s job didn’t exist anywhere, and she says she wishes that were still the case.

According to the CDC, (Center for Disease Control), obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents over the past 30 years.

In New Orleans those numbers are even worse, reaching 5 percent higher than the national average as of 2011.

As the head of the diabetes and metabolic clinic at Tulane Medical Center, Younger spends about two-thirds of her time addressing childhood obesity and one-third on diabetes.

“It’s really gotten bad here,” she says. “I’d say about half of our public school kids here in New Orleans are overweight or obese.”

As such, Younger says she spends a lot of time addressing previously solely adult health problems, like high cholesterol, high blood pressure, in children of younger and younger ages.

“I’ve had a 7-year-old in my clinic with type two diabetes and that’s just scary,” she says. “We know that for a 40- or 50-year-old that can mean a shortened life span, but we don’t have a clue how that’s going to translate to a 10- or 11-year-old.”

In addition to seeing patients at the clinic, Younger is also part of Tulane’s Community Pediatrics program through which she works half day clinics four days out of each week out in the community working with obese children and their families who are uninsured or underinsured.

“The No. 1 culprit for sure is sugary drinks,” she says. “Some of my patients drink over 1,000 calories a day.”

Younger says she spends a lot of her time educating families on better diet choices and proper portion sizes for various ages.

“The goal with each visit is typically to get the patient and their family to agree to two-to-four changes they can make,” she says. “Any more than that and it becomes too overwhelming and they won’t do anything.”

But sometimes families are resistant to any changes at all, and those are the cases Younger says can be her toughest.

“Many of these kids come in depressed,” she says. They may be already experiencing health problems, they’re being bullied at school, and they don’t like the way they look and feel, but the family is not willing to make changes. Even worse is when I see parents blaming their 9- or 10-year-old for how they are eating. They’re just eating what’s available to them in their house.”

If things don’t change, Younger says she fears for the future.

“I really think that we are raising the first generation of children that will grow up to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents since the bubonic plague.”

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Covington Department of Family Medicine 1000 Ochsner Blvd.

(985) 875-2828 Kevin C. Plaisance Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center – Covington Department of Family Medicine 1000 Ochsner Blvd.

(985) 875-2828 Timothy Lacey Riddell Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center – Covington Department of Family Medicine 1000 Ochsner Blvd.

(985) 875-2828 Hammond Michael Ashley Dunn Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Tangipahoa Department of Family Medicine 41676 Veterans Ave. (985) 543-3600 Paul Guilbault North Oaks Family Medicine 1902 S. Morrison Blvd.

(985) 230-5800 Ted Joseph Hudspeth Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Tangipahoa Department of Family Medicine 41676 Veterans Ave. (985) 543-3600 John A. Walker Family Medicine Physicians 16052 Doctors Blvd.

(985) 345-9606 Kenner Herbert L. Muncie Jr. LSU Healthcare Network Family Practice Clinic 200 W. Esplanade Ave., Suite 412 464-2940 Luling Walter Birdsall Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center – Luling Department of Family Medicine 1057 Paul Maillard Road (985) 785-3740 Mandeville Daniel Keith Jens Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Mandeville Department of Family Medicine 2810 E. Causeway Approach (985) 875-2340 Marrero Paul Joseph Marquis Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Lapalco Department of Family Medicine 4225 Lapalco Blvd., 2nd Floor 371-9355 James Theis 1111 Medical Center Blvd., Suite N408 349-2908

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Metairie Leonard B. Kancher The Center for Longevity and Wellness 3601 Houma Blvd., Suite 300 885-7360 Robert Combel Ryan East Jefferson Family Medicine Clinic 4228 Houma Blvd., Suite 200 454-7878 New Orleans Leandro Area Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center – Lakeview Department of Family Medicine 101 W. Robert E. Lee Blvd., Suite 201 846-9646 Tara G. Berner Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center – Lakeview Department of Family Medicine 101 W. Robert E. Lee Blvd., Suite 201 846-9646 Sarah W. Holt Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center – Lakeview Department of Family Medicine 101 W. Robert E. Lee Blvd., Suite 201 846-9646 Rade Pejic Tulane Multispecialty Clinic at University Square 200 Broadway Ave., Suite 230 988-9000 Pamela Wiseman Daughters of Charity Services of New Orleans Carrollton Health Center 3201 S. Carrollton Ave. 207-3060 Slidell James Howard Newcomb Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center – Slidell Department of Family Medicine 2750 E. Gause Blvd.

(985) 661-3550 James Taylor Tebbe Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center – Slidell Department of Family Medicine 2750 E. Gause Blvd.

(985) 639-3777 Thibodaux Douglas B. Harris Family Doctor Clinic 804 S. Acadia Road (985) 446-2680 Gastroenterology Covington Steven Anthony Guarisco Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center – Covington Division of Gastroenterology 1000 Ochsner Blvd.

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Felix Rabito The Gastroenterology Group 131 Cherokee Rose Lane, Suite B (985) 871-1721 Jefferson Virendra Joshi Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Section of Gastroenterology 1514 Jefferson Highway, Suite 313 842-7690 Marrero Shantiprakash Kedia Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 1111 Medical Center Blvd., Suite S450 349-6401 Sanjeeva Reddy Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 1111 Medical Center Blvd., Suite S450 349-6401 Gary “Taavi” Reiss Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 1111 Medical Center Blvd., Suite S450 349-6401 Rian Moss Tanenbaum Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 1111 Medical Center Blvd., Suite S450 349-6401 Steve George Venturatos Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 1111 Medical Center Blvd., Suite S450 349-6401 Metairie Christopher N. Barrilleaux East Bank Gastroenterology 3800 Houma Blvd., Suite 220 456-7484 Howard I. Brenner Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 4228 Houma Blvd., Suite 520 456-8020 George E. Catinis Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 4228 Houma Blvd., Suite 520 456-8020 William Morrison Meyers Jr. Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 4228 Houma Blvd., Suite 520 456-8020 George Richard Puente Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 4228 Houma Blvd., Suite 520 456-8020 David Ralph Silvers Metairie Gastroenterology 4228 Houma Blvd., Suite 120 456-6701

New Orleans Mainor R. Antillon Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Gastroenterology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 4th Floor 842-4015 Luis A. Balart Tulane Medical Center Department of Hepatology 1415 Tulane Ave. 988-5344 Robert Stephen Bulat Tulane Medical Center GI Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave., 6th Floor 988-5110 Melvin Herman Gold Jr. Interim LSU Public Hospital Division of Gastroenterology 2021 Perdido St. 903-3000 Benjamin Alfred Guider Jr. Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 2820 Napoleon Ave., Suite 720 896-8670 James D. Lilly Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 2820 Napoleon Ave., Suite 720 896-8670 Steve Fagan Price Jr. Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 2820 Napoleon Ave., Suite 720 896-8670 James William Smith Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Gastroenterology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 4th Floor 842-4015 Thibodaux Charles J. Monier Jr. Digestive Health Center 602 N. Acadia Road, Suite 101 (985) 446-1958 Hand Surgery Metairie Eric R. George Hand Surgical Associates Hand Center of Louisiana 4228 Houma Blvd., Suite 600B 454-2191 New Orleans Donald C. Faust 2633 Napoleon Ave., Suite 600 899-1000 Hepatology New Orleans Luis A. Balart Tulane Medical Center Department of Hepatology 1415 Tulane Ave. 988-5344 Natalie H. Bzowej Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute

1514 Jefferson Highway, Clinic Tower, 1st Floor 842-3925 Shobha Joshi Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute 1514 Jefferson Highway, Clinic Tower, 1st Floor 842-3925 Infectious Disease Covington Michael Kevin Hill IMG Physicians 56 Starbrush Circle (985) 871-0095 *Accepting new patients for consultations Metairie Susan Leslie Favrot McLellan Tulane Metairie Multispecialty Clinic Section of Infectious Diseases 4720 S. Interstate 10 Service Road, Suite 101 988-8050 New Orleans Katherine Baumgarten Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Infectious Diseases 1514 Jefferson Highway, Atrium Tower, 1st Floor 842-4005 Christopher M. Blais Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Infectious Diseases 1514 Jefferson Highway, Atrium Tower, 1st Floor 842-4005 *Accepting new patients with HIV; also sees patients for consultations Rebecca Adair Clark Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center HOP Clinic (HIV Outpatient Program) 2235 Poydras St. 826-2179 Jeffrey Wayne Coco Internal Medicine Specialists 3525 Prytania St., Suite 526 648-2500 Joseph Raymond Dalovisio Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Infectious Diseases 1514 Jefferson Highway, Atrium Tower, 1st Floor 842-4005 Julia B. Garcia-Diaz Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Infectious Diseases 1514 Jefferson Highway, Atrium Tower, 1st Floor 842-4005

Michael Marble M.D. Medical Genetics one of MY TOUGHEST CASes: A Body That Wouldn’t Process A Vitamin Children’s Hospital of New Orleans | Division of Clinical Genetics | 200 Henry Clay Ave., Suite 2308 | New Orleans | 896-9254

28 years in practice Bachelor of Science in Microbiology – University of Arizona, Tucson M.D – Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana Native of Indiana

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Hyperventilation, hallucinations, massive hair loss – the 6-year-old girl had spent her life suffering from all of these ailments and more.

For a time she had found some relief through an herbal supplement, but when the product went off the market, her parents were back to square one, desperate for answers.

Like many whose children suffer with unexplained illness, this family eventually found themselves talking to Dr. Michael Marble, clinical and biochemical geneticist.

“It turns out she had a very rare genetic disorder that occurs in about one out of every 100,000 people called profound Biotinidase Deficiency,” he says. “It’s a deficiency where the body has problems processing a vitamin called Biotin that we obtain from our diet.”

Biotin supports the health of everything from individual cells to the skin, nerves and digestive system.

“The treatment happens to be easy – a Biotin supplement taken twice a day,” Marble explains. “I called the company of the supplement she had taken and it turns out one of the ingredients was Biotin.

That’s why she had seen improvement on it.”

Dr. Marble solves mysteries like this all the time.

Triple-board certified in pediatrics, clinical genetics and clinical biochemical genetics from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, he’s affiliated with both the Department of Pediatrics/Division of Clinical Genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center and Children’s Hospital of New Orleans.

Particularly proud of his work addressing disorders in their earliest stages, Marble is a member of the newborn screening advisory committee and past chairperson of the newborn screening ad hoc subcommittee, involved in determining which disorders to add to the testing panel given to every newborn in Louisiana.

“Newborn screening is a very exciting aspect of clinical genetics because the state’s screening program allows for early diagnosis of metabolic disorders,” he says. “This enables early treatment which can prevent or reduce disabilities and mortality associated with genetic metabolic disorders.”

If a newborn does test positive for any metabolic disorder, they are placed in the care of someone like Dr. Marble.

“I am proud that LSU has a very strong clinical genetics group,” he says. “We provide very comprehensive clinical services to our patients through our main clinics at Children’s Hospital of New Orleans and at satellite clinics in south Louisiana.”

The LSU genetics team evaluates everything from developmental delays to Downs Syndrome, to cancer genetic syndromes and other conditions.

Marble says he’s excited about all the breakthroughs that have occurred in the science of genetics, and all that is to come.

“In the near future it may become routine to look at the entire genome of a patient,” he says. “That will help us solve a lot of diagnostic dilemmas that are currently still a mystery.”

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Michael Edward Hagensee Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center HOP Clinic (HIV Outpatient Program) 2235 Poydras St. 826-2179 *Accepting new HIV positive patients Sandra Abadie Kemmerly Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Infectious Diseases 1514 Jefferson Highway, Atrium Tower, 1st Floor 842-4005 David H. Martin Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Section of Infectious Diseases 1542 Tulane Ave. 568-5031 Mary J. Murphy NO/AIDS Task Force 2601 Tulane Ave., Suite 500 212-2773 David Michael Mushatt Tulane Multispecialty Clinic Downtown Division of Infectious Diseases 275 LaSalle St. 988-5030 George A. Pankey Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Infectious Diseases 1514 Jefferson Highway 842-4006 Ronald D. Wilcox NO/AIDS Task Force 2601 Tulane Ave., Suite 500 212-2773 Slidell Mary Faith Joubert IMG Physicians 1051 Gause Blvd., Suite 260 (985) 641-5523 Internal Medicine Harahan Joseph A. Miceli III Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Department of Internal Medicine 1221 S. Clearwater Parkway 842-4747 Metairie Leonard B. Kancher The Center for Longevity and Wellness 3601 Houma Blvd., Suite 300 885-7360 New Orleans Mary Moore Abell St. Thomas Community Health Center Department of Internal Medicine 1936 Magazine St. 529-5558 Alys Alper Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System Department of Medicine 88

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1601 Perdido St. 558-3637 Leslie Anne Blake Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine 1514 Jefferson Highway, Atrium Tower, 2nd Floor 842-4747 Karen Blessey Ochsner Baptist Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine 2820 Napoleon Ave., Suite 890 897-4250 David M. Borne LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multispecialty Clinic Department of Internal Medicine 3700 St. Charles Ave., 2nd Floor 412-1366 James W. Bragg Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Center for Primary Care and Wellness 1401 Jefferson Highway 842-4747 Pedro Cazabon Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3880 Terry L. Cummings Tulane Multispecialty Clinic at University Square 200 Broadway Ave., Suite 230 988-9000 Richard Edward Deichmann Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Center for Primary Care and Wellness 1401 Jefferson Highway 842-4747 Nona Epstein Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine 1514 Jefferson Highway, Atrium Tower, 2nd Floor 842-4747

988-1001 Gloria Leary Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Center for Primary Care and Wellness 1401 Jefferson Highway 842-4747 Christopher J. Lege Crescent City Physicians 3434 Prytania St., Suite 460 897-7999 Eboni G. Price Tulane Community Health Center 711 N. Broad St. 988-3000 Stacy D. Siegendorf Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Center for Primary Care and Wellness 1401 Jefferson Highway 842-4747 Charles Clarence Smith III Internal Medicine Specialists 3525 Prytania St., Suite 526 648-2500 Fayne M. St. John Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Center for Primary Care and Wellness 1401 Jefferson Highway 842-4747 James D. Stoll Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Center for Primary Care and Wellness 1401 Jefferson Highway 842-4747 Jeffrey Wiese Tulane Medical Center Section of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics 1415 Tulane Ave. 988-7809

Sara E. Fernandez Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Center for Primary Care and Wellness 1401 Jefferson Highway 842-4747

Internal Medicine/Hospice and Palliative Medicine New Orleans Christopher M. Blais Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Infectious Diseases 1514 Jefferson Highway, Atrium Tower, 1st Floor 842-4005 *Accepting new patients with HIV; also sees patients for consultations

Steven J. Granier Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-4747

Susan Leala Vogel Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Hospital Medicine 1514 Jefferson Highway 842-5766 *Hospitalist; only sees in-patients

Timothy S. Harlan Tulane Medical Center Tulane Multispecialty Clinic Section of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics 1415 Tulane Ave., 7th Floor

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Department of Internal Medicine 1401 Foucher St. 897-8379 *Hospitalist; only sees in-patients Steven Deitelzweig Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Hospital Medicine 1514 Jefferson Highway 842-5766 *Hospitalist; only sees in-patients Marianne Maumus Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Hospital Medicine 1514 Jefferson Highway 842-7518 *Hospitalist; only sees in-patients Geraldine E. Menard Tulane University School of Medicine Section of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics 1430 Tulane Ave. 988-7518 Susan Leala Vogel Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Hospital Medicine 1514 Jefferson Highway 842-5766 *Hospitalist; only sees in-patients Medical Genetics New Orleans Hans Christoph Andersson Tulane University School of Medicine Hayward Genetics Center 1430 Tulane Ave., Suite 5550 988-5101 Michael Marble Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Division of Clinical Genetics 200 Henry Clay Ave., Suite 2308 896-9254 Medical Oncology and Hematology Hammond David Oubre Pontchartrain Hematology Oncology 15752 Medical Arts Plaza, Suite 101 (985) 419-0025 Metairie Marcelo Blaya 3939 Houma Blvd., Building 2, Suite 6 885-0577 Jayne Schlosser Gurtler 3939 Houma Blvd., Building 2, Suite 6 885-0577 Robert Woody Veith 3800 Houma Blvd., Suite 200 455-0600 New Orleans Archie Watt Brown Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Hematology and Oncology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 1st

Floor 842-3910 Salvador Caputto Crescent City Physicians Hematology and Oncology 1401 Foucher St. 897-8970 John Thomas Cole Ochsner Health System The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center Department of Hematology and Oncology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 3rd Floor 842-3910 Robert Van Buren Emmons Ochsner Health System The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center Department of Hematology and Oncology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 3rd Floor 842-3910 Jyotsna Fuloria Ochsner Health System The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center Department of Hematology and Oncology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 1st Floor 842-3910 Rebecca Kruse-Jarres Tulane Cancer Center Comprehensive Clinic 150 S. Liberty St. 988-6300 Cindy Anne Leissinger Tulane Medical Center Louisiana Center for Bleeding and Clotting Disorders 1430 Tulane Ave. 988-5433 Hana F. Safah Tulane Cancer Center Comprehensive Clinic 150 S. Liberty St. 988-6300 Oliver Sartor Tulane Medical Center Department of Hematology and Oncology 1415 Tulane Ave. 988-7869 Milton Walsh Seiler Jr. Crescent City Physicians Hematology and Oncology 1401 Foucher St. 897-8970 Scott Anthony Sonnier Crescent City Physicians Hematology and Oncology 1401 Foucher St. 897-8970 Chris Theodossiou Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Hematology and Oncology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 3rd Floor 842-3910

Patricia Braly M.D. Obstetrics and Gynecology one of MY TOUGHEST CASes: Cancer While Pregnant Women’s Cancer Care | 606 W. 12th Ave. | Covington | (985) 892-2252

30 years in practice Bachelor of Arts in Biology – University of California, Irvine M.D - University of California, Irvine Native of Southern California

It may be hard to imagine now, but when Dr. Patricia Braly decided to become a gynecologist, it was a very male dominated field.

“For two of the four years during my residency, I was the only female in the program,” she says. “Of course it’s the opposite now.”

Even more unusual was Braly’s choice to focus on gynecologic oncology.

“I love the continuity of care and the challenge of it,” she says. “Plus I was looking to become a better surgeon and the surgeries for gynecologic cancers can be very challenging.”

Following a thriving career in California that included serving as a professor at her alma mater, University of California, Irvine, and as chief of the gynecology/oncology department of University of California, San Diego, the third-generation Californian was ready for a move. In 1994 she accepted the position as chief of the gynecology/oncology division for LSU Health Center. After 10 years there, she moved across the lake and started her own practice: Women’s Cancer Care in Covington.

Braly says the two most common health issues she sees at her clinic are ovarian cancer and unidentified pelvic masses.

“I operate almost everyday,” she says. “Typically I do about five to 10 major surgeries every week, but I’m also seeing patients in the clinic. I enjoy having that combination.”

She says her most difficult cases are patients who have received a cancer diagnosis while they’re pregnant.

“The most common are cervical cancer and ovarian cancer, and the treatments are typically radiation or a hysterectomy – neither of which are compatible with a pregnancy,” she says. “That leaves a woman with a very difficult choice.

It is in these situations and life-threatening conditions where Braly feels she can really make a difference for her patients. Whether it be with traditional surgery or with the newly-invented robot assisted surgery, she enjoys the intellectual and technical challenges. She has become an avid user of the robot.

“It is really exciting to be able to conduct major surgeries in a way that’s so minimally invasive that patients are typically able to go home the same or next day,” she says.

Braly says that one good way women can help avoid having to call upon her services is to get annual pap smears.

“Pap smears don’t just look for cancer, they actually pick up abnormal cells before they become cancer,” she says. “In women who receive regular paps we see a 70 percent decrease in the incidence and death rate of cervical cancer.”

It is when her patients face difficult situations and life-threatening conditions that Braly feels she can really make a difference. “I may be seeing some of my patients every month for years,” she says, “but in the end, I’m able to cure a majority of them.”

– Kimberly Singletary

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Roy Samuel Weiner Tulane Cancer Center Comprehensive Clinic 150 S. Liberty St. 988-6300

Southern Brain and Spine 4228 Houma Blvd., Suite 510 454-0141

Thibodaux Laura Casteel Campbell Cancer Center of Thibodaux Regional Medical Center Division of Hematology and Oncology 608 N. Acadia Road (985) 493-4346 James K. Ellis Cancer Center of Thibodaux Regional Medical Center Division of Hematology and Oncology 608 N. Acadia Road (985) 493-4346 Nephrology Metairie Jill Suzanne Lindberg New Orleans Nephrology Associates 4409 Utica St., Suite 100 457-3687 New Orleans A. Brent Alper Jr. Tulane Multispecialty Clinic Downtown Section of Nephrology 275 LaSalle St. 988-5800 Vecihi Batuman Tulane Multispecialty Clinic Downtown Division of Nephrology 275 LaSalle St. 988-5030 L. Lee Hamm Tulane Multispecialty Clinic Downtown Division of Nephrology 275 LaSalle St. 988-5030 N. Kevin Krane Tulane Medical Center Section of Nephrology and Hypertension 1415 Tulane Ave. 988-9800 Eric Edward Simon Tulane Multispecialty Clinic Downtown Section of Nephrology 275 LaSalle St. 988-5838 Thibodaux Allen W. Vander Thibodaux Regional Medical Center Department of Nephrology 604 N. Acadia Road, Suite 405 (985) 446-0871 Neurological Surgery Lacombe Donald Dietze Jr. The NORTH Institute 29301 N. Dixie Ranch Road (985) 871-4114 Neurological Surgery Metairie Najeeb M. Thomas 90

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Rand Marcel Voorhies Southern Brain and Spine 4228 Houma Blvd., Suite 510 454-0141 New Orleans Aaron Dumont Tulane Medical Center Neurosurgery Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave., 4th Floor 988-5561 Roger Douglas Smith Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Neurosurgery 1514 Jefferson Highway, Clinic Tower, 7th Floor 842-4033 *Accepting new Brain Surgery patients Neurology Metairie Donald Adams East Jefferson Neurology 3800 Houma Blvd., Suite 205 885-7337 Patricia Smith Cook 110 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 325 831-6760 New Orleans John D. England LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multispecialty Clinic Department of Neurology 3700 St. Charles Ave. 412-1517 Toby I. Gropen Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Division of Vascular Neurology 1514 Jefferson Highway 842-3980 Amparo “Amy” Gutierrez LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multispecialty Clinic Department of Neurology 3700 St. Charles Ave., 4th Floor 412-1517 Roger Everett Kelley Jr. Tulane Multispecialty Clinic at University Square Department of Neurology 200 Broadway Ave., Suite 230 988-9190 Sheryl Martin-Schild Tulane Medical Center Stroke Center Department of Neurology 1415 Tulane Ave. 988-5800

3700 St. Charles Ave., 4th Floor 412-1517 R. Eugene Ramsay Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Neurology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 7th Floor 842-3980 Nuclear Medicine Kenner Richard J. Campeau Jr. LSU Healthcare Network Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Neuroendocrine Clinic 200 W. Esplanade Ave., Suite 200 464-8500 *Accepting new Carcinoid Cancer patients New Orleans Oussama Nachar Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3470 Obstetrics and Gynecology Covington Patricia S. Braly Women’s Cancer Care 606 W. 12th Ave. (985) 892-2252 Hammond William F. Beacham North Oaks Obstetrics and Gynecology 15748 Medical Arts Plaza (985) 542-0663 William G. Black North Oaks Obstetrics and Gynecology 15748 Medical Arts Plaza (985) 542-0663 Mandeville Richard P. Dickey Fertility Institute of New Orleans 800 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 2C (985) 892-7621 Steven Noel Taylor Fertility Institute of New Orleans 800 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 2C (985) 892-7621 Metairie Robin B. Bone Lakeside Women’s Specialty Center East Jefferson Professional Building, Suite 500 4315 Houma Blvd.

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Jeffrey Nicholl Tulane Multispecialty Clinic Downtown Department of Neurology 275 LaSalle St., 1st Floor 988-7478

Ralph R. Chesson Jr. LSU Healthcare Network Division of Urogynecology 4228 Houma Blvd., Suite 600A 412-1600

Piotr Wladyslaw Olejniczak LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multispecialty Clinic Department of Neurology

Chi P. Dola Tulane Center for Women’s Health Section of Maternal and Fetal Medicine

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MFM Section 3434 Prytania St., Suite 105 897-8213

William James Farrell The Fertility Institute of New Orleans 4770 S. Interstate 10 Service Road W., Suite 201 454-2165

George Brazil Morris III Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 4429 Clara St., Suite 440 842-4155

Peter Lu The Fertility Institute of New Orleans 4770 S. Interstate 10 Service Road W., Suite 201 454-2165 Gabriella Pridjian Tulane Center for Women’s Health Section of Maternal and Fetal Medicine 4720 S. Interstate 10 Service Road, Suite 302 988-8070 Belinda Sartor The Fertility Institute of New Orleans 4770 S. Interstate 10 Service Road W., Suite 201 454-2165 New Orleans Lisa B. Bazzett Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-4165 *Accepting new Gynecologic Oncology patients Pui “Joan” Cheng Crescent City Physicians 3434 Prytania St., Suite 320 897-7142 Louis Paul DuTreil Crescent City Physicians 3434 Prytania St., Suite 130 897-7580 Richard Carl Kline Ochsner Health System The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center Division of Gynecologic Oncology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-4165 Sherri Anne Longo Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine 1514 Jefferson Highway 842-6290 Robert T. Maupin Jr. Touro Infirmary Perinatal Services Division LSU Health Sciences Center MFM Section 3434 Prytania St., Suite 105 897-8213 Joseph Matthew Miller Jr. Touro Infirmary Perinatal Services Division LSU Health Sciences Center

Rebecca Perret Crescent City Physicians 3434 Prytania St., Suite 130 897-7580 Alfred Godfrey Robichaux III Ochsner Health System Ochsner Baptist Medical Center Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine 2700 Napolean Ave. 842-4151 Jerry Joseph St. Pierre Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 4429 Clara St., Suite 400 842-4155 William F. von Almen II Crescent City Physicians 3434 Prytania St., Suite 130 897-7580 Donna S. Waters Crescent City Physicians 3434 Prytania St., Suite 320 897-7142 Felton L. Winfield Jr. LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multispecialty Clinic Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 3700 St. Charles Ave., 5th Floor 412-1100 Ophthalmology Metairie Stephen F. Brint 4720 S. Interstate 10 W. Service Road, Suite 406 888-2020 Ronald Andrew Landry Eyecare Associates 4324 Veterans Blvd., Suite 102 455-9825 New Orleans Laurence W. Arend Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 10th Floor 842-3995 Ramesh S. Ayyala Tulane Medical Center Tulane Ophthalmology Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave., 4th Floor 988-5804 James G. Diamond Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System New Orleans VA Outpatient Clinic Department of Ophthalmology 1601 Perdido St. 553-2135

Nicholas D. Pappas Jr. M.D. Cardiovascular Disease one of MY TOUGHEST CASes: A Patient He Had Never Met East Jefferson Cardiovascular Specialists | 4224 Houma Blvd., Suite 500 | Metairie | 455-0842

33 years in practice Bachelor of Science in Chemistry – Georgetown University, Washington D.C. M.D. – Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington D.C. Native of Knoxville, Tennessee

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Nicholas Pappas Jr. says it was his father, a first generation Greek immigrant and general practitioner in Knoxville, Tenn., that inspired him to become a doctor.

“He had a genuine love for his patients,” he says.

“That captured my attention.”

Pappas was only 15 years old when his father died suddenly of a heart attack.

“I think that probably played a part in my decision to become an interventional cardiologist,” he says.

Pappas adds that it’s also the organization inherent in the field that drew him.

“There’s a wide battery of tests that we can use to get to the root of the problem,” he says. “I like that organized aspect I guess, along with the ability to really do good for a patient during an intense crisis, like a heart attack.”

After completing residencies in internal medicine and cardiology at the Ochsner Clinic in the 1970s, Pappas worked in the LSU Cardiology Department for several years before joining the six-person team that currently comprises the East Jefferson Cardiovascular Specialists in 2006.

“At that time I had well over 1,000 patients waiting to see where I would establish a practice,” he says.

Challenged to come up with his toughest case, Pappas noted one of his more interesting cases – a man he didn’t meet until days after he had operated on him.

“One of my patients was a middle age man who had a long history of coronary artery disease,” he says. “He had multiple stints, and following his most recent stint he had stopped taking his Plavix because he couldn’t afford it.”

The drug is necessary to keep stints from clotting.

“When he started having severe chest pain he actually drove himself to the emergency room,” Pappas says. “When he showed up, he had one hand on his chest and the other was clutching an empty bottle of Plavix.”

“I opened up the clotted artery and stint,” he says.

“He was in a coma for 48 hours before I met him for the first time, which is very unusual for me.”

Pappas says the man is now part of an evergrowing group that he likes to refer to as, “as much my friends as my patients.”

He notes that Plavix has since become available in a generic version, making it affordable for people, including this patient, that depend on it.

“He is definitely back to taking his medication,” he says.

– Kimberly Singletary

Rudolph Michael Franklin 923 Gov. Nicholls St. (800) 737-4323 Jonathan Nussdorf Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 10th Floor 842-3995 Jayne S. Weiss LSU Healthcare Network Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Ophthalmology 3700 St. Charles Ave., 6th Floor 412-1200 Orthopaedic Surgery Covington Kevin Darr Covington Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Clinic 19343 Sunshine Ave. (985) 892-5117 Mark J. Hontas Tulane University Medical Group – Covington Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 71211 Highway 21, Suite A (985) 893-9922 H. Reiss Plauche Covington Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Clinic 19343 Sunshine Ave. (985) 892-5117 Jason L. Rolling Covington Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Clinic 19343 Sunshine Ave. (985) 892-5117 Jefferson Deryk Jones Ochsner Hospital – Elmwood Ochsner Sports Medicine Institute Cartilage Restoration Institute 1201 S. Clearview Parkway, Building B 736-4800 Scott C. Montgomery Ochsner Hospital – Elmwood Ochsner Sports Medicine Institute, Building B 1201 S. Clearview Parkway 736-4800 Misty Suri Ochsner Hospital – Elmwood Ochsner Sports Medicine Institute, Building B, Suite 104 1201 S. Clearview Parkway 736-4800 Kenner Vinod Dasa LSU Healthcare Network Kenner Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 200 W. Esplanade Ave., Suite 500 412-1700 Luis M. Espinoza Orthopaedic Center for Sports Medicine 671 W. Esplanade Ave., Suite 100 92

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467-5900 Peter C. Krause LSU Healthcare Network Department of Orthopaedics 200 W. Esplanade Ave., Suite 500 412-1700 Marrero Lucas Thomas Cashio Jefferson Orthopaedic Clinic 920 Avenue B 349-6804 Mark Juneau Jr. Jefferson Orthopaedic Clinic 920 Avenue B 349-6804 New Orleans George Chimento Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Orthopaedics 1514 Jefferson Highway, 5th Floor 842-3970 Donald C. Faust 2633 Napoleon Ave., Suite 600 899-1000 Andrew G. King Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9569 James Monroe Laborde Orthopaedic Associates of New Orleans 3434 Prytania St., Suite 430 899-6391 Mark S. Meyer Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Orthopaedics 1514 Jefferson Highway, 5th Floor 842-3970 J. Lockwood Ochsner Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Orthopaedics 1514 Jefferson Highway, 5th Floor 842-3970 Felix H. Savoie III Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine 202 McAlister Extension 864-1476 Robert Treuting Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Orthopaedics 1514 Jefferson Highway, 5th Floor 842-3970 Slidell James C. Butler Southern Spine Care 1150 Robert Blvd., Suite 240 (985) 661-2170 Thibodaux Neil James Maki Thibodaux Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Clinic

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(985) 8752828 R. Graham Boyce Associated Surgical Specialists 350 Lakeview Court, Suite C (985) 845-2677 James Sherman Soileau Ear and Balance Institute 1401 Ochsner Blvd., Suite A (985) 809-1111 Kenner Elisabeth Rareshide 200 W. Esplanade Ave., Suite 408 464-8626 Metairie Louis Cucinotta 3434 Houma Blvd., Suite 201 454-3277 Michael J. Hickham ENT Specialists of Metairie 4315 Houma Blvd., Suite 401 889-5335 Paul M. Spring ENT Specialists of Metairie 4315 Houma Blvd., Suite 401 889-5335 Newland Knight Worley 4224 Houma Blvd., Suite 640 456-5120 New Orleans Ronald G. Amedee Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery 1514 Jefferson Highway, Clinic Tower, 4th Floor 842-4080 Michael Sydney Ellis Tulane Medical Center Downtown ENT Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave., 3rd Floor 988-5451 Paul L. Friedlander Tulane Medical Center Downtown ENT Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave., 3rd Floor 988-5451 H. Devon Graham III Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery 1514 Jefferson Highway, Clinic Tower, 4th Floor 842-4080 Calvin Morris Johnson Jr. Hedgewood Surgical Center 2427 St. Charles Ave. 895-7642 Timothy Blake Molony Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center

Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery 1514 Jefferson Highway, Clinic Tower, 4th Floor 842-4080 Brian A. Moore Ochsner Health System The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-4080 Thomas Moulthrop Hedgewood Surgical Center 2427 St. Charles Ave. 895-7642 Raceland Michael Robichaux, Sr. Southern ENT Associates 4425 Highway 1 (985) 537-7546 Slidell Gerard Pena Slidell Ear, Nose and Throat 1850 E. Gause Blvd., Suite 301 (985) 646-4400 Thibodaux James Vance Broussard Southern ENT Associates Medical Office Building, Suite 101 604 N. Acadia Road (985) 446-5079 Paul Thomas Gaudet Southern ENT Associates Medical Office Building, Suite 101 604 N. Acadia Road (985) 446-5079 Justin M. Tenney Southern ENT Associates Medical Office Building, Suite 101 604 N. Acadia Road (985) 446-5079 Guy Paul Zeringue III Southern ENT Associates Medical Office Building, Suite 101 604 N. Acadia Road (985) 446-5079 Pathology Marrero James E. Brown West Jefferson Medical Center Department of Pathology 1101 Medical Center Blvd.

349-1414 New Orleans Edwin Norquist Beckman Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pathology 1514 Jefferson Highway 842-3330 Randall Douglas Craver Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Pathology 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9873

Philip J. Daroca Jr. Tulane University School of Medicine Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 1430 Tulane Ave. 988-5224 Nancy K. Davis Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pathology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 4th Floor 842-3330 Li Huang Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pathology 1514 Jefferson Highway 842-3330 William Proctor Newman III Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Pathology 1901 Perdido St., Room 5103 568-6031 *Doctor is an Autopsy Pathologist; supervises Autopsy service Francis Rodwig Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pathology 1514 Jefferson Highway 842-3208 Pediatric Allergy and Immunology New Orleans Jane M. S. El-Dahr Tulane Hospital for Children Section of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology 1415 Tulane Ave., 5th Floor 988-6253 Ricardo U. Sorensen Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Division of Allergy and Immunology 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9589 Pediatric Anesthesiology New Orleans Brandon Black Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Anesthesiology 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9456 Jimmie E. Colon Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3755 Daniel P. Corsino Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3755 Stanley Martin Hall

Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Anesthesiology 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9456 John Frederick Heaton Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Anesthesiology 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9456 Pediatric Anesthesiology New Orleans Vilasini Satish Karnik Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3755 George P. Koclanes Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Anesthesiology 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9456 Sheryl Lynn Sawatsky Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Anesthesiology 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9456 Pediatric Cardiac Surgery New Orleans Joseph Caspi Children’s Hospital of New Orleans The Heart Center Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-3928 Thomas Yeh Jr. Tulane Medical Center Pediatric Heart Center 1415 Tulane Ave., 5th Floor 988-2273 Pediatric Cardiology New Orleans Robert Joseph Ascuitto Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Cardiology 200 Henry Clay Ave., Suite 3309 896-9751 Victor William Lucas Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Department of Cardiology 1315 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3900 Theodorus Johannes Mulder Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Department of Cardiology 1315 Jefferson Highway 842-5200 Ernest S. Siwik Children’s Hospital of New Orleans The Heart Center 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9751 94

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Aluizio Roberto Stopa Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Cardiology 200 Henry Clay Ave., Suite 3309 896-9751 Thomas Young Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Department of Cardiology 1315 Jefferson Highway, 1st Floor 842-5200 Pediatric Cardiovascular Anesthesia New Orleans Jimmie E. Colon Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3755 Donald Eric Harmon Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3755 Pediatric Critical Care New Orleans Bonnie Desselle Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Division of Critical Care 200 Henry Clay Ave. 899-9511 *Primarily sees in-patients Gary L. Duhon Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Division of Critical Care 200 Henry Clay Ave. 899-9511 Edwin Michael Frieberg Tulane Medical Center Section of Pediatric Critical Care 1415 Tulane Ave. 988-5800 Robert Lee Hopkins Tulane Medical Center Tulane Pediatric Downtown Clinic Section of Pediatric Pulmonology 1415 Tulane Ave., 5th Floor 988-6253

Diabetes 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9441

Diseases 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9820

Mary A. Younger Tulane Medical Center Tulane Pediatric Downtown Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave., 5th Floor 988-6253

Margarita Silio Tulane Hospital for Children Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases 1415 Tulane Ave., 5th Floor 988-5800

Pediatric Gastroenterology New Orleans Raynorda F. Brown Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9534 Ilana S. Fortgang Tulane Medical Center Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology 1415 Tulane Ave., 5th Floor 988-6253 Pediatric HematologyOncology New Orleans Renee V. Gardner Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Hematology and Oncology 200 Henry Clay Ave., 1st Floor 896-9740 Jaime A. Morales Arias Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Hematology and Oncology 200 Henry Clay Ave., 1st Floor 896-9740 Tammuella E. Singleton Tulane Medical Center Louisiana Center for Bleeding and Clotting Disorders 1415 Tulane Ave. 988-6253 Maria C. Velez Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Hematology and Oncology 200 Henry Clay Ave., 1st Floor 896-9740

Pediatric Dermatology Metairie Jeffrey C. Poole 111 Veterans Blvd., Suite 406 838-8225

Lolie Chua Yu Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Hematology and Oncology 200 Henry Clay Ave., 1st Floor 896-9740

Pediatric Endocrinology New Orleans Stuart A. Chalew Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9441

Pediatric Infectious Disease Metairie Thomas Alchediak Tulane General Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic 4720 S. Interstate 10 Service Road, Suite 501 988-8000

Ricardo Gomez Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Endocrinology and

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Russell Wesley Steele Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Department of Infectious Disease 1315 Jefferson Highway, 1st Floor 842-3900 Russell Barrett Van Dyke Tulane Hospital for Children Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases 1415 Tulane Ave., 5th Floor 988-5800 Ronald D. Wilcox NO/AIDS Task Force 2601 Tulane Ave., Suite 500 212-2773 Pediatric Medical Genetics New Orleans Hans Christoph Andersson Tulane University School of Medicine Hayward Genetics Center 1430 Tulane Ave., Suite 5550 988-5101 Dmitriy Niyazov Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Division of Medical Genetics 1315 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3900 Pediatric Nephrology New Orleans Diego H. Aviles Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Nephrology 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9238 Samir S. El-Dahr Tulane Medical Center Section of Pediatric Nephrology 1415 Tulane Ave. 988-5800 Ihor V. Yosypiv Tulane Medical Center Division of Pediatric Nephrology 1415 Tulane Ave., 5th Floor 988-6253 Pediatric Neurological Surgery New Orleans Clarence S. Greene Jr. Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neurosurgery 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9568 Pediatric Obesity New Orleans Mary A. Younger Tulane Medical Center Tulane Pediatric Downtown Clinic

1415 Tulane Ave., 5th Floor 988-6253 Pediatric Ophthalmology New Orleans George S. Ellis Jr. Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Ophthalmology Ambulatory Care Center, Suite 3104 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9426 Horatio Sprague Eustis Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 10th Floor 842-3995 Robert Allen Gordon Tulane Medical Center Tulane Ophthalmology Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave., 4th Floor 988-5804 Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery New Orleans William K. Accousti Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9569 James Toliver Bennett Tulane Medical Center Division of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery 1415 Tulane Ave. 988-2177 *Accepting new patients with Scoliosis or Spinal Deformity Joseph A. Gonzales Jr. Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9569 Stephen Douglas Heinrich Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9569 Andrew G. King Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9569 Pediatric Otolaryngology New Orleans John Lindhe Guarisco Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery 1514 Jefferson Highway, Clinic Tower, 4th Floor 842-4080 *Accepting new patients under the age of 18

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Kimsey Rodriguez Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery 1514 Jefferson Highway, Clinic Tower, 4th Floor 842-4080 Pediatric Pathology New Orleans Randall Douglas Craver Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Pathology 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9873 Pediatric Pulmonology New Orleans Scott H. Davis Tulane Medical Center Tulane Pediatric Downtown Clinic Section of Pediatric Pulmonology 1415 Tulane Ave., 5th Floor 988-6253 Robert Lee Hopkins Tulane Medical Center Tulane Pediatric Downtown Clinic Section of Pediatric Pulmonology 1415 Tulane Ave., 5th Floor 988-6253 Michael Philip Kiernan Tulane Medical Center Section of Pediatric Pulmonology 1415 Tulane Ave., 5th Floor 988-6253 Kristin N. Van Hook Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Division of Pulmonary Medicine 1315 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3900 Pediatric Radiation Oncology New Orleans Troy Gene Scroggins Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiation Oncology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 1st Floor 842-3440 Ellen “Elly” Zakris Touro Infirmary Department of Radiation Oncology 1401 Foucher St., 1st Floor 897-8387 Pediatric Radiology New Orleans Chris M. “Christopher” Arcement Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Radiology 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9566 Jane D. Congeni Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Radiology 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9565

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Arthur J. Kenney Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3470 Pediatric Rheumatology New Orleans Jane M. S. El-Dahr Tulane Hospital for Children Section of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology 1415 Tulane Ave., 5th Floor 988-6253 Abraham Gedalia Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Rheumatology Ambulatory Care Center, Suite 3020 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9385 Pediatric Specialist/ Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine Metairie Sue Ellen Abdalian Tulane General Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic 4720 S. Interstate 10 Service Road, Suite 501 988-8000 Sarah R.S. Stender Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9441 Pediatric Specialist/ Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Gretna Daphne Ann Glindmeyer 229 Bellemeade Blvd., Suite 420 392-8348 Luling Kristopher Edward Kaliebe St. Charles Community Health Center Division of Behavioral Health 853 Milling Ave. (985) 785-5881 Madisonville Gordon Lane Blundell Jr. 179 Highway 22 E., Suite 100 (985) 845-8101 Metairie Rick Henderson The Center for Individual and Family Counseling 3500 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 1410 838-9919 Mark Allen Sands Mercy Family Center 110 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 425 838-8283 New Orleans Milton Webster Anderson Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center

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Tulane-Lakeside Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit 4700 S. Interstate 10 Service Road 780-4583

Ted Bloch III 3525 Prytania St., Suite 211 897-7939

New Orleans Brian Barkemeyer Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neonatology 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9418

Stephen R. Cochran 1426 Amelia St. 891-6020 Charles Calvin Coleman Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Psychiatry 200 Henry Clay Ave. 568-6001 Robert Dahmes 4480 General DeGaulle Drive, Suite 107 393-6355 Richard F. Dalton Jr. Tulane University School of Medicine Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 131 S. Robertson St., 14th Floor, Suite 1423 988-5401 Martin J. Drell Louisiana State University Behavioral Sciences Center 3450 Chestnut St., 4th Floor 412-1580 Stacy Drury Tulane Medical Center Tulane Behavioral Health Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave., 4th Floor 988-4794 Mary Margaret Gleason Tulane Medical Center Tulane Behavioral Health Clinic Section of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1415 Tulane Ave., 4th Floor 988-4794 Cecile L. Many Tulane Medical Center Tulane Behavioral Health Clinic Section of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1415 Tulane Ave., 4th Floor 988-4794 Richard Howard Morse 4417 Danneel St. 891-2354 Paul G. Pelts 1539 Jackson Ave., Suite 300 581-3933 Jason Murphy Wuttke 1539 Jackson Ave., Suite 300 581-3933 Charles Henry Zeanah Tulane Medical Center Tulane Behavioral Health Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave., 4th Floor 988-4794 Pediatric Specialist/ Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Metairie Jane Ellen Reynolds

Jay Paul Goldsmith Tulane University School of Medicine Section of Neonatology 1430 Tulane Ave. 236-3566 Staci Marie Olister Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neonatology 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9418 Duna Penn Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neonatology 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9418 *Primarily sees Babies admitted into the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Dana L. Rivera Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neonatology 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9418 Pediatric Specialist/ Neurology, Epilepsy New Orleans Shannon McGuire Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neurology 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-2888 Pediatric Specialist/ Neurology, General New Orleans Diane K. Africk Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Department of Neurology 1315 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3900 Stephen Russell Deputy Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neurology Ambulatory Care Center, Suite 3040 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-2888 Shannon McGuire Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neurology 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-2888 Ann Henderson Tilton Children’s Hospital of New

Orleans Department of Neurology Ambulatory Care Center, Suite 3314 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-2888 Maria Weimer Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neurology Ambulatory Care Center, Suite 3314 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9283 Joaquin Wong Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Section of Child Neurology 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9458 Pediatric Specialist/ Neurology, Movement Disorders New Orleans Ann Henderson Tilton Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neurology Ambulatory Care Center, Suite 3314 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-2888 Pediatric Specialist/ Neurology, Neuromuscular Disease New Orleans Ann Henderson Tilton Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neurology Ambulatory Care Center, Suite 3314 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-2888 Pediatric Specialist/ Pediatric Metabolic Diseases New Orleans Hans Christoph Andersson Tulane University School of Medicine Hayward Genetics Center 1430 Tulane Ave., Suite 5550 988-5101 Pediatric Surgery New Orleans Vincent Robert Adolph Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pediatric Surgery 1514 Jefferson Highway, Lobby Tower, 5th Floor 842-3907 Charles Baker Hill Jr. Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Surgery 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-3977 Rodney B. Steiner Tulane Medical Center Division of Pediatric Surgery 1415 Tulane Ave. 988-5810 John Willson Walsh

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Tulane Medical Center Tulane Pediatric Downtown Clinic Section of Pediatric Neurosurgery 1415 Tulane Ave., 5th Floor 988-6253 Pediatric Urology New Orleans Joseph Ortenberg Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Urology Ambulatory Care Center 200 Henry Clay Ave. 896-9233 Pediatrics/General Covington Kathryn Quarls Fairway Pediatrics 7020 Highway 190, Suite C (985) 871-7337 Destrehan Danielle Calix Ochsner Health System Ochsner Children’s Health Center – Destrehan 1970 Ormond Blvd., Suite J (985) 764-6036 Marrero Paul Joseph Marquis Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Lapalco Department of Family Medicine 4225 Lapalco Blvd., 2nd Floor 371-9355 Carlos Alberto Trujillo Jefferson Pediatric Clinic 1111 Medical Center Blvd., Suite N813 349-6813

998-8000 David Anderson Estes Jr. Napoleon Pediatrics 3040 33rd St. 219-0880 Patrice B. Evers Tulane General Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic 4720 S. Interstate 10 Service Road, Suite 501 988-8000 Amy Glick Ochsner Health System Ochsner Children’s Health Center Metairie Department of Pediatrics 4901 Veterans Memorial Blvd.

887-1133 Patricia Granier Ochsner Health System Ochsner Children’s Health Center Metairie Department of Pediatrics 4901 Veterans Memorial Blvd.

887-1133 Michael G. Heller Jr. Napoleon Pediatrics 3040 33rd St. 219-0880 Ellen Blownstine McLean Carousel Pediatrics 4224 Houma Blvd., Suite 240 885-4141 Mark Vincent Morici Metairie Pediatrics 2201 Veterans Blvd., Suite 300 833-7374

Lindsay R. York 1111 Medical Center Blvd., Suite N803 934-8333

Sam Jude Solis Napoleon Pediatrics 3040 33rd St. 219-0880

Metairie Thomas Alchediak Tulane General Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic 4720 S. Interstate 10 Service Road, Suite 501 988-8000

Scott Rory Zander Lakeside Children’s Clinic Department of Pediatrics 4740 S. Interstate 10 Service Road W., 2nd Floor 883-3703

John S. Barbara Metairie Pediatrics 2201 Veterans Blvd., Suite 300 833-7374 Keith Collins 2017 Metairie Road 832-8022 Tracy Conrad Tulane Metairie Multispecialty Clinic Section of Infectious Diseases 4720 S. Interstate 10 Service Road, Suite 101 988-8050 Cary A. Culbertson Metairie Pediatrics 2201 Veterans Blvd., Suite 300 833-7374 Hosea Joseph Doucet III Tulane-Lakeside Hospital Tulane Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic 4720 S. Interstate 10 Service Road, Suite 501 100

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Department of General Pediatrics 1315 Jefferson Highway, 1st Floor 842-3900 Charles Maurice Kantrow III Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Department of General Pediatrics 1315 Jefferson Highway, 1st Floor 842-3900 Katherine M. Knight Tulane-Lakeside Hospital Section of Pediatrics 4720 S. Interstate 10 Service Road 988-5001 Elizabeth Swanson Milvid Hales Pediatrics 3525 Prytania St., Suite 602 897-0744 M. Nora Oates Hales Pediatrics 3525 Prytania St., Suite 602 897-0744 Jennifer M. Parkerson Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Department of General Pediatrics 1315 Jefferson Highway, 1st Floor 842-3900 Keith Perrin Napoleon Pediatrics 2633 Napoleon Ave., Suite 707 897-4242 Renee F. Reymond Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Department of General Pediatrics 1315 Jefferson Highway, 1st Floor 842-3900 Naglaa A. Shourbaji Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Department of General Pediatrics 1315 Jefferson Highway, 1st Floor 842-3900 Stephen M. Weimer Tulane Medical Center Tulane Pediatric Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave., 5th Floor 988-5800 Mary A. Younger Tulane Medical Center Tulane Pediatric Downtown Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave., 5th Floor 988-6253 Thibodaux Henry M. Peltier Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine 604 N. Acadia Road, Suite 200 (985) 448-3700 Pediatrics/Hospital Medicine New Orleans Vanessa G. Carroll Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Pediatric Hospital Medicine

1514 Jefferson Highway, 4th Floor 842-3088 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Metairie Joseph J. Biundo Jr. 4315 Houma Blvd., Suite 303 889-5242 New Orleans Stephen Kishner Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1450 Poydras St. 903-2373 Plastic Surgery Covington R. Graham Boyce Associated Surgical Specialists 350 Lakeview Court, Suite C (985) 845-2677 Metairie Elliott B. Black III 4228 Houma Blvd., Suite 100 883-8900 David Albert Jansen Face and Body Institute 3900 Veterans Blvd., Suite 200 455-1000 New Orleans Frank J. DellaCroce Center for Restorative Breast Surgery 1717 St. Charles Ave. 899-2800 H. Devon Graham III Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery 1514 Jefferson Highway, Clinic Tower, 4th Floor 842-4080 Calvin Morris Johnson Jr. Hedgewood Surgical Center 2427 St. Charles Ave. 895-7642 Michael H. Moses 1603 2nd St. 895-7200 Thomas Moulthrop Hedgewood Surgical Center 2427 St. Charles Ave. 895-7642 Scott K. Sullivan Jr. Center for Restorative Breast Surgery 1717 St. Charles Ave. 899-2800 Chris Trahan Center for Restorative Breast Surgery 1717 St. Charles Ave. 899-2800 Psychiatry Gretna Charles Kelso Billings Jr. 720 Lafayette St. 366-9707 Daphne Ann Glindmeyer

229 Bellemeade Blvd., Suite 420 392-8348 Donna M. Mancuso 229 Bellemeade Blvd., Suite 420 392-8348 Janet Seligson-Dowie 229 Bellemeade Blvd., Suite 420 392-8348 Hammond Schoener Michele LaPrairie Florida Parishes Human Services Authority 835 Pride Drive, Suite B (985) 543-4333 Luling Kristopher Edward Kaliebe St. Charles Community Health Center Division of Behavioral Health 853 Milling Ave. (985) 785-5881 Mandeville John Robert Macgregor Jr. 1305 W. Causeway Approach, Suite 106 (985) 626-3400 Metairie Charles Chester The Center for Individual and Family Counseling 3500 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 1410 838-9919 Alphonse Kenison Roy III Addiction Recovery Resources 4933 Wabash St. 780-2766 New Orleans James G. Barbee 3439 Magazine St. 891-8808 J. Robert Barnes 1301 Amelia St., Suite A 891-7000 John William Bick III 3705 Coliseum St. 891-0094 Ted Bloch III 3525 Prytania St., Suite 211 897-7939 Jose Calderon-Abbo 3439 Magazine St. 891-8808 Stephen R. Cochran 1426 Amelia St. 891-6020 Charles Calvin Coleman Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Psychiatry 200 Henry Clay Ave. 568-6001 Erich J. Conrad Louisiana State University Behavioral Sciences Center 3450 Chestnut St., 3rd Floor 412-1580 Robert Dahmes 4480 General DeGaulle Drive, Suite 107 393-6355

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George Cecil Daul Jr. Professional Psychotherapy Network 1529 River Oaks Road W., Suite 123 729-4414 Denise L. Dorsey 1519 Fern St. 865-1723 Ross A. Gallo 5357 Chestnut St. 552-9015 Douglas William Greve 931 Rue St. Louis 236-5532 W. Scott Griffies New Orleans Center for MindBody Health 536 Bienville St. 355-0509 Milton L. Harris Jr. Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System New Orleans VA Outpatient Clinic Department of Psychiatry 3434 Canal St. 539-5744 Dean Anthony Hickman Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of General Psychiatry 1514 Jefferson Highway, 4th Floor 842-4025 Janet Elaine Johnson Tulane Medical Center Tulane Behavioral Health Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave., 4th Floor 988-4794 Harminder Singh Mallik Tulane Medical Center Division of Forensic Neuropsychiatry 1440 Canal St. 988-2201 Cecile L. Many Tulane Medical Center Tulane Behavioral Health Clinic Section of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1415 Tulane Ave., 4th Floor 988-4794 Christopher D. Meyers 3525 Prytania St., Suite 518 895-5533 Richard Howard Morse 4417 Danneel St. 891-2354 Andrew E. Morson Integrated Behavioral Health 400 Poydras St., Suite 1950 322-3837 Howard Joseph Osofsky Louisiana State University Behavioral Sciences Center 3450 Chestnut St., 3rd Floor 412-1580 Nicholas G. Pejic Atlas Psychiatry 1301 Antonine St. 899-1682 102

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Jose Manuel Pena Tulane Medical Center Tulane Behavioral Health Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave., 4th Floor 988-4794 Arwen Podesta 4322 Canal St. 252-0026 Dean Edward Robinson Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System Mental Health Service 3500 Canal St. 571-8283 *Accepting a limited number of new patients Alvin Martin Rouchell Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of General Psychiatry 1514 Jefferson Highway, 4th Floor 842-4025 Marilyn M. Skinner 1303 Antonine St. 891-3001 John Walter Thompson Jr. Tulane Medical Center Tulane Behavioral Health Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave., 4th Floor 988-4794 Mark Harold Townsend Louisiana State University Behavioral Sciences Center 3450 Chestnut St., 3rd Floor 412-1580 Daniel Keith Winstead Tulane Medical Center Tulane Behavioral Health Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave., 4th Floor 988-4794 Reserve Craig W. Maumus St. John VA Outpatient Clinic Department of Psychiatry 4004 Airline Highway (985) 479-6770 Thibodaux Maria Cruse Thibodaux Regional Medical Center Department of Psychiatry 604 N. Acadia Road, Suite 201 (985) 493-9304 Pulmonary Medicine Kenner Carol M. Mason LSU Healthcare Network LSU Multispecialty Clinic Section of Pulmonary Medicine 200 W. Esplanade Ave., Suite 701 412-1705 Judd Ernest Shellito LSU Healthcare Network LSU Multispecialty Clinic Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 200 W. Esplanade Ave., Suite 700 412-1705 Metairie Matthew L. Schuette Bayou Pulmonary

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4224 Houma Blvd., Suite 610 456-7456 New Orleans Juzar Ali LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multispecialty Clinic Section of Pulmonary Medicine 3700 St. Charles Ave., 4th Floor 412-1517 Clifford Braddock Burns Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 1514 Jefferson Highway, Atrium Tower, 9th Floor 842-4055 Bennett Paul DeBoisblanc Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Heart Transplant Clinic 1514 Jefferson Highway, Atrium Tower, 3rd Floor 842-4721 *Accepting new Pulmonary Hypertension patients Surma Jain Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 1514 Jefferson Highway, Atrium Tower, 9th Floor 842-4055 Stephen Phillips Kantrow Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 1514 Jefferson Highway, Atrium Tower, 9th Floor 842-4055 Joseph Alexander Lasky Tulane Medical Center Tulane Lung Center 1415 Tulane Ave., 7th Floor 988-5800 Nereida Alicia Parada Tulane Medical Center Tulane Lung Center 1415 Tulane Ave., 7th Floor 988-5800 Leonardo Seoane Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Section of Pulmonology, Lung Transplant and Critical Care 1514 Jefferson Highway 842-4400 Francesco Simeone Tulane Medical Center Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 1415 Tulane Ave. 988-8600 *Primarily sees patients admitted into the Intensive Care Unit David E. Taylor Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 1514 Jefferson Highway, Atrium Tower, 9th Floor

842-4055 David Allen Welsh LSU Infectious Disease Clinic 2235 Poydras St. 826-2179 Radiation Oncology Metairie Paul David Monsour East Jefferson General Hospital Department of Radiation Oncology 4204 Houma Blvd., Suite 100 503-5139 New Orleans Roland Benton Hawkins Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiation Oncology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 1st Floor 842-3440 Troy Gene Scroggins Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiation Oncology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 1st Floor 842-3440 Ellen “Elly” Zakris Touro Infirmary Department of Radiation Oncology 1401 Foucher St., 1st Floor 897-8387 Slidell Steven I. Hightower SMH Slidell Radiation Center 1120 Robert Blvd., Suite 100 (985) 649-8688 Radiology Covington Robert Restrepo Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center – Covington Department of Radiology 1000 Ochsner Blvd.

(985) 875-2828 New Orleans Edward Bluth Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3470 Daniel A. Devun Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3470 Dennis Kay Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3470 Arthur J. Kenney Ochsner Health System

Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3470 Charles Claiborne Matthews Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3470 James Milburn Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3470 Dana Hampton Smetherman Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3470 Richard Tupler Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-3470 Thibodaux Gregory Dobard Thibodaux Regional Medical Center Department of Radiology 602 N. Acadia Road (985) 493-4756 Rheumatology Metairie Joseph J. Biundo Jr. 4315 Houma Blvd., Suite 303 889-5242 New Orleans William Eugene Davis Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Rheumatology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 5th Floor 842-4096 Luis R. Espinoza LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multispecialty Clinic Section of Rheumatology 3700 St. Charles Ave., 4th Floor 412-1366 Madelaine T. Feldman 2633 Napoleon Ave., Suite 530 899-1120 Robert James Quinet Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Rheumatology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 5th Floor 842-3920 Eve Scopelitis Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Rheumatology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 5th

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Floor 842-3920 Tamika A. Webb-Detiege Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Rheumatology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 5th Floor 842-3920 Merlin Robert Wilson Jr. 2633 Napoleon Ave., Suite 530 899-1120 Jerald Marc Zakem Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Rheumatology 1514 Jefferson Highway, 5th Floor 842-3920 Sleep Medicine New Orleans Piotr Wladyslaw Olejniczak LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multispecialty Clinic Department of Neurology 3700 St. Charles Ave., 4th Floor 412-1517 Katherine Smith Metropolitan Health Services District 1010 Common St., Suite 600 302-1323 Supat Thammasitboon Tulane Medical Center Tulane Lung Center Tulane Comprehensive Sleep Center 1415 Tulane Ave. 988-5800 Surgery Covington Michael J. Thomas Surgical Specialists of Louisiana 7015 Highway 190 E. Service Road, Suite 200 (985) 234-3000 Kenner J. Philip Boudreaux LSU Healthcare Network Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Neuroendocrine Clinic 200 W. Esplanade Ave., Suite 200 464-8500 Metairie Kelvin Contreary 4224 Houma Blvd., Suite 310 454-6338 Joseph Frank Uddo Jr. 4224 Houma Blvd., Suite 450 454-4441 New Orleans Humberto Bohorquez Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute 1514 Jefferson Highway, Clinic Tower, 1st Floor 842-3925 John S. Bolton Ochsner Health System 104

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Department of Surgery 1514 Jefferson Highway, Clinic Tower, 8th Floor 842-4070

LSU Healthcare Network Department of Urology 4228 Houma Blvd., Suite 600A 412-1600

Surgical Oncology New Orleans John S. Bolton Ochsner Health System The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center Division of Surgical Oncology 1514 Jefferson Highway, Clinic Tower, 8th Floor 842-4070

New Orleans Stephen F. Bardot Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center 1514 Jefferson Highway, 2nd Floor 842-4083

Ralph Corsetti Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Division of Surgical Oncology 1514 Jefferson Highway, Clinic Tower, 8th Floor 842-4070 George Michael Fuhrman Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Surgery 1514 Jefferson Highway 842-4070 Alan Jerry Stolier Center for Restorative Breast Surgery 1717 St. Charles Ave. 899-2800 Thoracic Surgery Covington Charles J. DiCorte Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center – Covington Department of Cardiovascular Surgery 1000 Ochsner Blvd.

(985) 875-2828 New Orleans Rodney J. Landreneau Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Division of Thoracic Surgery 1514 Jefferson Highway, Clinic Tower, 8th Floor 842-4070 P. Eugene Parrino Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Division of Thoracic Surgery 1514 Jefferson Highway, Clinic Tower, 8th Floor 842-4070 Thibodaux Tommy L. Fudge Heart and Vascular Center 604 N. Acadia Road, Suite 409 (985) 449-4670 Urology Metairie Sean Collins East Jefferson Center for Urology 4228 Houma Blvd., Suite 330 454-5505 Harold Anthony Fuselier Jr. LSU Healthcare Network Department of Urology 4228 Houma Blvd., Suite 600A 412-1600 Jack Christian Winters

Wayne John G. Hellstrom Tulane Medical Center Tulane Urology and Fertility Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave., 3rd Floor 988-5989 Benjamin R. Lee Tulane Medical Center Department of Urology 1415 Tulane Ave., 3rd Floor 988-5271 Lester J. Prats Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Urology 1514 Jefferson Highway, Atrium Tower, 4th Floor 842-4083 Raju Thomas Tulane Medical Center Tulane Urology and Fertility Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave., 3rd Floor 988-5271 Thibodaux Chester Frank Weimer Thibodaux Urological Specialists 504 N. Acadia Road (985) 447-5667 Vascular Surgery Marrero Robert Craig Batson LSU Healthcare Network LSU Multispecialty Clinic Department of Vascular Surgery 4500 10th St. 412-1960 New Orleans Larry Harold Hollier Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Vascular Surgery 433 Bolivar St., Suite 815 568-4800 W. Charles Sternbergh III Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Section of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 1514 Jefferson Highway 842-4070 Best Doctors, Inc., has used its best efforts in assembling material for this list, but does not warrant that the information contained herein is complete or accurate, and does not assume, and hereby disclaims, any liability to any person or other party for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions herein, whether such errors or omissions result from negligence,

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2014 Medical Profiles Index ALLERGY AND ASTHMA: David L. Schneider, MD Sweta S. Shah, MD Alan Sheen, MD AUDIOLOGY: Daniel P. Bode, AuD, FAAA Gerard J. Gianoli, MD, FACS Kacie S. Harvey, AuD, FAAA DENISTRY, GENERAL: Jason Alvarez, DDS Joseph J. Collura, DDS Tre DeFelice, DDS Thomas James Kiebach, DDS Deborah E. Lesem, DDS Jason Parker, DDS Garet Patterson, DDS Troy Patterson, DDS Elizabeth E. Riggs, DDS DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY: Michael Block, MD Nathan R. Brown, MD, DMD DERMATOLOGY: Erin Boh, MD, PhD, FAAD Jessica L. Clark, MD Neil N. Farnsworth, MD Andrea Murina, MD Brittany Oswald Stumpf, MD Diane Trieu, MD Katy Wiltz, MD FAMILY MEDICINE: Donald Fabacher, MD Ajsa Nikolic, MD GENETICS: Hans C. Andersson, MD, FACMG Tian-Jian (TJ) Chen, PhD Kea Crivelly, MS, RD, LDN Amy Cunnigham, MS, RD, LDN Chris Dvorak, MS, CGC Phaidra Floyd-Browning, RN Jessica Hoffman, MS Eva Morava-Kozicz, MD Gabriella Pridjian, MD, FACOG Kat Phelan, MD 128

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HAND SURGERY: Charles Clasen III, MD Brandon Donnelly, MD Eric R. George, MD Carol D. Meyer, MD Harold M. Stokes, MD HEART AND VASCULAR: Gholam Ali, MD, FACC, FSVM Alvaro Alonso, MD Mark Cassidy, MD, FACC, FASE, FACP Patrice Delafontaine, MD, FACC, FAHA Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FACC, FAHA Corey Goldman, MD Albert Sam II, MD NEUROLOGY: Roger E. Kelley, MD Sheryl Martin-Schild, MD, PhD Patricia Colon, MD Donald D. Dietze, Jr, MD R. Hugh Fleming, MD Angela Traylor, MD Morteza Shamsnia, MD Jessica Kraker, MD Digvijaya Navalkele, MD Aimee Aysenne, MD Kristina Lafaye, MD Maike Blaya, MD Jeffrey Nicholl, MD John Freiberg, MD Ramy El-Khoury, MD OBSTERTRICS AND GYNECOLOGY: Sissy Sartor, MD OPTHALMOLOGY: Satisha Aurora, MD Donald P. Cerise, MD Gerald Cohen, MD Gwen Cousins, MD William Perez, MD Ronald L. Landry, MD Terrell McGinn, OD Chuck Stumpf, OD Leni T. Sumich, MD Ronald Willson, MD Stanislav Zhuk, MD

ORTHOPEDICS: William Accousti, MD John G. Burvant, MD Kevin F. Darr, MD Vinod Dasa, MD Paul Dimartino, MD Luis M. Espinoza, MD Joseph L. Finstein, MD Charles G. Haddad Jr., MD Michael Hartman, MD Michael Heffernan, MD Olivia Lee, MD Ralph Katz, MD Andrew King, MD, FACS Peter Krause, MD Monroe Laborde, MD Thomas R. Lyons, MD Neil Maki, MD Christopher Marero, MD Trenise Martinez, PA-C Keith P. Melancon, MD Charles P. Murphy, MD William Sherman, MD Jeffrey J. Sketchler, MD Alexis Waguespack, MD Michael P. Zeringue, MD PAIN MANAGEMENT: Nomen Azeem, MD Joseph Crapanzano Jr., MD Firas Hijazi, MD Tarun Jolly, MD Satvik Munshi, MD Brian Rosenberg, MD Eric I. Royster, MD Patrick H. Waring, MD PHYSICAL THERAPY: Lee Couret, PT Scott McLaughlin, PT Rachel Whitley, PT PLASTIC SURGERY: Kyle V. Acosta, MD David A. Jansen, MD, FACS RHEUMATOLOGY: John F. Nitsche, MD SPINE, MUSCULAR SKELETAL: John B. Logan, MD SURGERY: Matthew S. French, MD Tom Lavin, MD Rachel Moore, MD James G. Redmann, MD, FACS Mohammad S. Suleman, MD Clark G. Warden, MD, FACS

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SPECIALTY CLINICS Specialists abound in New Orleans and across South Louisiana, and no matter the ailment, there is a physician based locally with an interest in bettering a patient’s situation. The entire body – from your head to your toes – is covered in this guide to specialty clinics. From comprehensive, multispecialty medical centers to small onephysician practices, the following healthcare providers range in size in addition to focus. Find the physician that’s right for you among the following leaders in their respective fields.

Addiction Recovery

Addiction Recovery Resources, Inc. provides a full spectrum

of addiction treatment services to meet an individual’s needs during their first year of recovery. These services include their Residential Treatment Program, Intensive Outpatient Program, Transitional Living and Continuing Care.

Led by founder, Dr. Ken Roy, their treatment programs are medically directed by a team of Board Certified Addiction Medicine Physicians and Psychiatrists who are members of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM). Trained in the latest protocols for addiction including medication management and experienced in treating co-occurring diseases, these doctors ensure that each patient’s unique medical problems are addressed while in treatment.

With locations in Metairie and New Orleans, Addiction Recovery Resources, Inc. provides a safe, structured environment through which adults can rebuild their lives and renew their relationships.

If you or someone you know may be struggling with alcohol or drug addiction, call 866-399-HOPE (4673) for a free, confidential assessment.

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Alan Sheen, M.D., is a well-known and highly respected allergist serving both the Northshore and south shore regions of the New Orleans metropolitan area. A graduate of LSU’s School of Medicine in New Orleans and a known specialist in allergies and asthma, Dr. Sheen has been recognized several times as one of the city’s Top Doctors by New Orleans Magazine. With a focus on immunology and allergies, Dr. Sheen’s long-standing medical practice treats patients of all ages. He has a strong interest in the management of childhood and infant allergies, especially food allergies and problems with formula.

Dr. Sheen also treats conditions such as allergic rhinitis, asthma, hives and related allergic conditions. He has two convenient locations to greater serve area patients. For Dr. Sheen’s Metairie office, located at 3701 Houma Blvd., call 504-456-1999.

Dr. Sheen’s Covington office, located at 185 Greenbriar Blvd., Suite B, may be reached by calling 985-246-6077.

Dr. David L. Schneider and Dr. Sweta Shah are boardcertified Allergy-Immunologists who specialize in asthma, sinus infections, hay fever, immune deficiencies, hives, drug allergies, food allergies, insect sting reactions, sinus headaches,

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migraines, acid reflux and chronic cough. Dr. Schneider also leads a cutting-edge research team in ongoing clinical trials.

Rather than just writing a prescription to match a symptom, Drs. Schneider and Shah endeavor to establish causes of symptoms and deliver focused therapy with the goal of achieving superior symptom control with fewer medications.

The office now offers SLIT (sub-lingual immunotherapy), whereby an allergy serum is dropped under the tongue rather than injected. So safe it can be done at home, this option makes life easier for kids, patients who travel, have an irregular schedule, live a long distance from the practice, or simply don’t like shots.

According to Dr. Shah, “Many of our patients are unable to lead active lifestyles due to a fear of exacerbating their asthma or allergies. Our ability to pinpoint and treat these triggers gives patients the reassurance necessary to live life to the fullest.”

For more information, call 504-889-0550 (Metairie) or 985-4291080 (Hammond).

Cosmetic Surgery Eyes are the most expressive feature of the face, and for those looking to enhance the appearance of their eyes, Dr. Kyle V. Acosta of the Eyelid Cosmetic Surgery Center of the South offers numerous highly specialized procedures for recreating youth and beauty. An award-winning, highly trained and experienced physician, Dr. Acosta is board-certified in Ophthalmology and fellowship-trained in Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Eyelid Surgery Center of the South has a state-of-the-art, on-site, private surgical facility with experienced anesthesia care provided for your comfort. The highly qualified staff will make your surgical experience pleasant and effortless from the initial consultation to discharge from the surgical suite.

In addition to cosmetic procedures for the eyes, Dr. Acosta also treats age-related changes to the eyelids, congenital abnormalities, and the repair of unsuccessful cosmetic eyelid procedures. For more information, call 985-898-2001.

Dentistry & Oral Surgery

Oak Family Dental, the private practice of Dr. Troy L.

Patterson and associates, is conveniently located on Causeway Blvd. in Metairie. Having proudly served the New Orleans area for over 30 years, Dr. Patterson and his outstanding staff have the latest dental technologies and cutting-edge procedures to create beautiful smiles for patients of all ages.

Focusing on comprehensive care, a variety of treatments are offered including implant procedures, cosmetic procedures, Invasalign and customized smile enhancement for a more youthful appearance.

The newly renovated, state-of-the-art office, includes an in-house certified dental laboratory technician to create optimum cosmetic restorations. The team at Oak Family dental is fully equipped to solve all your dental needs.

Convenient evening and Saturday appointments are available and doctors can be reached 24 hours a day for dental emergencies. For more information and to see current promotions, visit OakFamilyDental.com or call 504-834-6410.

“Patients really love it when they come in with teeth that they may be self-conscious about and leave with a gorgeous smile that they can’t wait to show off,” says Dr. Deborah Lesem,

one of New Orleans’ most passionate dentists. Dr. Lesem’s Lakeview practice provides family dental services ranging from preventive care to complete dental restoration and cosmetic makeovers. While most dentists rely on dental hygienists for dental cleanings, Dr. Lesem performs them herself and conducts thorough examinations that include screenings for gum disease and oral cancer. Restorative treatments range from cosmetic procedures and white fillings to root canals, crowns, implant restorations and full and partial dentures.

Regarded as one of the city’s top cosmetic dental providers, she uses her artistic skills to change patients’ look by improving their smiles. Of the services that Dr. Lesem provides, she says that her patients seem to truly appreciate the cosmetic procedures the most, and many of them only take one or two visits and do not require shots.

For more information, visit Dr. Lesem’s website at DrLesem. com, or to schedule an appointment, call 504-286-3880.

DeFelice Dental is committed to a conservative approach in patient care – focusing on preventative measures and maintenance as well as on patient education. They provide top quality care in a relaxed atmosphere. For patients who may require more complex treatment, the DeFelice Dental team provides comprehensive care with a gentle, caring touch. Services provided at the practice include smile makeovers, gentle cleanings, tooth-colored fillings, nonsurgical gum care, teeth whitening, porcelain veneers, natural looking crowns, and implants.

Prior to leading his team at DeFelice Dental, Dr. Tre DeFelice worked as the Clinical Director of a unique specialty practice in New Orleans, where he planned, delivered and coordinated patient treatment along with a team of dental specialists, gaining tremendous experience and knowledge along the way.

Dr. DeFelice spends many hours in continuing education to advance in areas of comprehensive patient care, esthetics, and dental implants.

DeFelice Dental is conveniently located at 1900 N. Causeway Blvd. near Interstate 10. For more information, DeFeliceDental. com visit or call 504-833-4300.

Located on the edge of the Garden District in Uptown New Orleans, Dr. Elizabeth Riggs provides the ultimate experience in dental excellence. The sophisticated atmosphere along with the personal attention to detail ensures patients a comfortable and refreshing experience.

Dr. Riggs has always demonstrated a passion for combining the art and science in dentistry and she attends extensive continuing education courses, expanding her knowledge of general and cosmetic dentistry. Her certification for the administration of Botox and Dermafillers is just one example of her enthusiastic approach to delivering total smile enhancement. She has completed a Mastership Program in Implantology, which confirms her dedication to the advancement of her clinical skills. The coupling of her continued education, combined with her passion for teaching both students and colleagues has enabled her to provide the most current technologies available in dentistry today.

Dr. Riggs is a member of the American Academy of General Dentistry, The American Dental Association, The Louisiana Dental Association, The New Orleans Dental Association and the American Academy of Facial Esthetics. For more information call 504-891-1115 or visit SmilesByRiggs.com.

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Dr. Joseph J. Collura has worked at the forefront of cosmetic dentistry for more than 30 years, providing high quality care and attractive, bright smiles to patients throughout the New Orleans region. He has extensive experience in cosmetic dentistry, advanced restorative dentistry, single-tooth as well as complete mouth implant reconstruction, root canal therapy, non-surgical gum care, and the prevention and treatment of bite-related problems. Dr. Collura is passionate about advancing his skills and education and has been honored with a guest faculty position with the prestigious Scottsdale Center for Dentistry, which provides the latest in programs, seminars and hands-on training. Additionally, Dr. Collura is licensed by the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry for conscious sedation and nitrous oxide analgesia.

When you visit Dr. Joseph Collura, you’ll realize you’re in a caring, calm environment designed for patient comfort with an open, relaxed atmosphere facing Lake Pontchartrain. During your one-on-one discussion following an exam by Dr. Collura, he’ll answer your questions and give you the information you need to make confident choices about your oral health care.

For more information or to make an appointment, visit DrCollura.com or call 504-837-9800.

Patients know from the moment they step into Dr. Jason Parker’s office, with its whimsical murals of sea creatures greeting them from the walls, that this isn’t your average visit to the dentist. This isn’t your average dentist either. Winner of the 2008 Louisiana New Dentist Award, Dr. Parker not only provides top quality care to children ages one through teens, he also works tirelessly in the New Orleans community to advance children’s and healthcare issues.

He was chairman for National Children’s Dental Health

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Month for the New Orleans Dental Association (NODA) for nearly 10 years. He is a past recipient of NODA’s Award of Excellence. He was selected for the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry’s Leadership Institute at the prestigious Kellogg School of Management. He collaborated with the American Dental Association (ADA) on a documentary film portraying the effects of Katrina on dentistry in New Orleans and presented it at the ADA Annual Session with Barbara Walters. Dr. Parker is a member of the New Orleans Dental Association, the Louisiana Dental Association, American Dental Association, Louisiana Pediatric Dental Association and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.

For more information, visit DocParker4Kids.com or call 504831-2120.

Nathan R. Brown M.D., D.M.D. is a residency-trained Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon who is proud to offer excellent oral surgery at two Northshore locations. Dr. Brown completed a medical degree, a dental degree, and a four-year residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. His training included specialized training in in-office and hospital anesthesia, and he has served as surgical faculty at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Brown practices the full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery including dental implant surgery, tooth removal, bone grafting, jaw surgery and facial reconstruction after trauma or tumor removal.

Dr. Nathan Brown and his staff are highly trained to treat your oral surgery needs. Dr. Brown will create an individualized treatment plan for you. Whether you need a single tooth, multiple teeth, or all teeth replaced, Dr. Brown will discuss in detail all options available to you. Please call 985-643-1010 for more information and visit them online at NorthlakeOFS.com.

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Dermatology & Skin Care

Tulane University Department of Dermatology excels in

providing the most advanced medical care to the New Orleans community. Innovators in the treatment of numerous skin diseases, Tulane faculty physicians provide general dermatology care as well as care for more complicated dermatological problems.

Led by Erin Boh, M.D., Ph.D., the department employs national experts in psoriasis care, skin cancer care, and cosmetic dermatology. These doctors offer numerous surgical and nonsurgical treatments for skin cancer including stateof-the-art treatment in Mohs surgery for nonmelanoma skin cancers and specialized treatments such as extracorporeal photopheresis for lymphoma and bone marrow transplants.

Tulane dermatologists treat all spectra of skin diseases in pediatric and adult populations and also provide cosmetic treatments and services. Members of their faculty serve on national committees and are leaders in the field, training future dermatologists while at the forefront in treating patients with new and investigational agents. Tulane faculty serve as principal investigators in clinical trials and research and are able to offer new therapeutic modalities not yet offered by other dermatologists. To schedule an appointment at their downtown, Uptown or Northshore location, call 800-988-5800.

Farnsworth Dermatology, the private practice of Dr. Neil Farnsworth and Dr. Katy Wiltz, is located on Napoleon Avenue across from Ochsner Baptist Hospital. Since opening their doors last year, they have built a reputation for compassion, attention to detail, and cost-conscious, effective care.

Drs. Farnsworth and Wiltz specialize in the detection and treatment of skin cancers and precancerous lesions, as

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well as management of acute and chronic skin conditions such as psoriasis, rashes, warts, cysts, acne, and rosacea. All conditions are evaluated with an eye toward the context of your overall health.

Drs. Farnsworth and Wiltz offer botulinum toxin, injectable filler, and chemical peel treatments of wrinkles and other signs of aging at competitive rates, but they strongly believe that if a natural sign of aging does not bother you, then it should not bother anyone.

To schedule your appointment, call 504-891-8004, or visit FarnsworthDermatology.com.

Skin Science Medical Spa in Metairie is dedicated to delivering the best fall treatments for your skin. Skin Science has the highest standard of skin care and provides the latest advances in skin care wellness. Staffed with experienced medical aestheticians, laser technicians and physicians, their goal is to reclaim the youthfulness and beauty of your skin.

At Skin Science, they work only with the most up-to-date technology available, such as Ultherapy (lifts and tightens skin), CoolSculpting (“fat freeze”), Venus Legacy (cellulite and stretchmark treatments), eTwo (fine lines, wrinkles, acne scarring, stretchmarks and skin rejuvenation), Palomar Laser (hair removal, stretchmarks, vein reduction, fine lines and wrinkles). All of the technology they provide is FDA approved and creates fabulous results. Most of the procedures performed at Skin Science have no downtime and no surgery.

Summertime Specials include 20 percent off Ultherapy and Coolsculpting; 30 percent off Venus Legacy; and 50 percent off all laser packages. Call 504-309-7048 today to schedule a free Consultation.

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Fertility

For over three decades, The Fertility Institute has been and continues to be one of the nation’s leading, state-of-the-art clinics specializing in new infertility treatment. Employing traditional treatments and the latest advances in reproductive technology, including IVF, intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), the Fertility Institute offers new hope for families who have trouble conceiving or who have genetic abnormalities that may cause a difficult quality of life for a child.

The Fertility Institute is a pioneer in the Gulf South and the first to perform IVF in the region and achieve a pregnancy with its first IVF. With a team of five physicians and additional staff, they have accomplished more than 14,000 pregnancies. The Institute continues to be designated as a Center of Excellence

by Optum, a subsidiary of United Healthcare, for their proven track record of success, comprehensive services, physician experience, exceptional facility, industry accreditation and continuous quality assurance.

For more information on the Institute and available procedures, visit FertilityInstitute.com. They have offices in Uptown, Mandeville, Metairie, and Baton Rouge, and appointments may be scheduled by calling 800-375-0048.

Genetics

Since 1987, the Tulane Hayward Genetics Center has offered the Gulf South’s only comprehensive clinical genetic center.

The staff of five board-certified Clinical Geneticists, two boardcertified Genetics Counselors and two trained Metabolic Nutritionists sees patients of all ages with heritable disorders at multiple locations throughout Louisiana.

Hans C. Andersson, M.D., Director of the Center since 2006, and Eva Morava-Kozicz, M.D., Ph.D., see patients of all ages with genetic conditions with special expertise in metabolic disorders and newborn screening abnormalities. Gabriella Pridjian, M.D., Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology, is the only board-certified OB/GYN/Geneticist in Louisiana and sees patients for preconceptional and prenatal counseling with specialization in high-risk disease diagnosis and management in pregnancy. Katy Phelan, Ph.D. and Tian-Jian (TJ) Chen, Ph.D., are Directors of the Cytogenetics Lab and Molecular Genetics Lab, respectively.

Through state-of-art laboratories and clinical services, the Tulane Hayward Genetics Center offers comprehensive genetic care from prenatal through geriatric ages in all areas of genetic disease. Appointments may by calling scheduled at 504-988-5101.

Hearing

Hearing experts at Associated Hearing know how important your hearing is to your life and your relationships. That is why their Doctors of Audiology, Daniel Bode, Au.D. and Alaina Johnson, Au.D., are much more than experts on the latest hearing technology. A locally owned, full-service audiology practice, Associated Hearing is committed to improving your quality of life through better hearing.

Associated Hearing offers comprehensive hearing testing, state-of-the-art hearing aid technology, and a patient-centered approach focused on finding the best solutions for your hearing needs. They take the time to get to know you and the specific listening situations that are most challenging for you before creating a customized better-hearing plan tailored to your specific needs.

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To experience a remarkable level of service from hearing experts that will feel more like a family reunion than an office visit, call them today. You’ll wonder why it ever took you so long to start your life with better hearing! For more information, visit AssociatedHearingInc.com or call 504-8334327 (Metairie), 985-249-5225 (Covington & Franklinton).

Heart & Vascular

On August 15, Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS) will celebrate 31 years of providing a full range of

cardiovascular care to communities in South Louisiana. With a team of 35 cardiologists and 500 employees across 14 locations, CIS is recognized as an international leader in treating both cardiovascular and peripheral vascular disease.

CIS expert physicians provide high-quality, personalized care to each patient and are world-renowned innovators and educators of new technologies. CIS has made significant advancements in the development of non-surgical treatments to treat peripheral arterial disease and eliminate the need for amputations.

If you have family history of heart disease, smoke, or have diabetes, or if you have high cholesterol or blood pressure, you may be at risk for cardiovascular disease. To schedule an appointment with a CIS cardiologist, please call 800-4252565 or visit Cardio.com for a list of our locations near you.

The Tulane University Heart and Vascular Institute (TUHVI) encompasses leading clinical, educational and research programs for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. TUHVI offers a comprehensive heart and vascular program at four convenient locations: Metairie, downtown New Orleans, New Orleans East and on the West Bank.

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TUHVI physicians include specialized medical professionals trained in treatment of arrhythmia and atrial fibrillation, heart failure, prevention services, hypertension and lipid management, as well as interventional cardiovascular procedures, cardiac surgery and vascular surgery. The Institute is a leader in treating peripheral arterial and venous disease and offers the painless Endovenous Laser Treatment for varicose veins, as well as sclerotherapy for spider vein closure, at their West Bank clinic.

Because TUHVI physicians and surgeons are also academicians, patients can be assured that each case is thoroughly reviewed and all available treatment options are considered. For information about scheduling an appointment, visit TulaneHeart.com.

According to Dr. Randall S. Juleff of La Bella Vita Laser and Vein Center, varicose veins are much more than an aesthetics issue – they are signs of venous disease, which can jeopardize one’s health. Venous insufficiency is a chronic and often hereditary condition that affects 80 million Americans. When left untreated, it can cause leg swelling, chronic pain and cramps, restless leg syndrome, varicose veins and skin damage.

At La Bella Vita Laser and Vein Center in Covington, Dr. Juleff works to resolve venous insufficiency problems with a non-invasive laser therapy called Endovenous Laser Ablation.

Performed in a comfortable office setting under oral or IV sedation, the procedure requires no down time and, due to its medical nature, is covered by numerous insurance plans.

Dr. Juleff is triple-board-certified in Phlebology, General Surgery and Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery with nearly 20 years of experience in venous disorders. For a consultation or more information, call 985-892-2950 or visit LaBellaVitaVein.com.

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Mohammad Suleman, M.D. is a General and Vascular surgeon who has operated a successful private practice in New Orleans area since 1981. After completing his residency in General Surgery and fellowship in Vascular Surgery from New York Medical College, he moved to the New Orleans metro area and started private practice at East Jefferson General Hospital. He has trained extensively in Laprascopic Surgery and has been practicing this surgery since its inception in 1980s.

Presently, Dr. Sulman works as Medical Director at the Hyperbaric Medicine and Wound Care Center at Ochsner Medical Center in Kenner, where he performs vascular surgery for dialysis patients and peripheral vascular surgery on patients with vascular disease. He also maintains priveleges at East Jefferson General Hospiatal.

Dr. Suleman is the past President of the Jefferson Parish Medical Society and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Pakistan Public Affairs Committee. He is also active within the Association of Pakistani Physicians of North America. For more information on Dr. Suleman’s practice, call 504-712-8872.

Established in 1925, Nurses Registry continues to serve the healthcare needs of the Greater New Orleans area and remains a vital community resource. The founder, Rose Mary S. Breaux, RN, BSN, believed it is an honor and privilege to care for the sick and aging in our community, and to treat the whole patient – Body, Mind and Spirit. Nurses Registry doesn’t just send out a caregiver. All staff members are personally interviewed, carefully screened and receive hands-on training, orientation, and on-site supervision by licensed healthcare professionals.

There is also a team of office staff available to assist clients on non-clinical matters. As an added value, clients have the full set of resources of a Medicare-certified home health agency at their disposal.

Nurses Registry provides private duty nursing as well as an array of private medical and non-medical support services.

Any service can be completely customized based on individual needs in collaboration with family and/or the physician, if desired. Call 504-736-0803 or 866-736-6744 for a personalized in-home assessment. Nurses Registry provides “Care for Them and Peace of Mind for You.” Visit MyNursesRegistry.com for more info.

HIV/AIDS

Anyone looking for compassionate and dignified care for their terminally ill loved ones should take a look at the services offered by Canon Hospice. The caring team at Canon is dedicated to a hospice ministry that helps patients and families accept terminal illness positively and resourcefully. Their stated goal is to “allow our patients to live each day to the fullest and enjoy their time with family and friends.”

With special expertise in pain management and symptom control, Canon Hospice designs individualized plans of care for each patient based on their unique needs. Home Based Services provide doctors, nurses, social workers, pastoral care and volunteers. For patients with more intensive symptom management needs, Canon has an Inpatient Hospice Unit. This unit provides 24-hour care in a home-like environment where patients are permitted to receive visits at any hour. For more information, visit CanonHospice.com or call 504-818-2723.

The Tulane T-Cell (HIV) Clinic offers comprehensive care

for those who are living with HIV and AIDS. In addition to HIV testing for pediatrics, adolescents, and adults, the Clinic offers complete primary care, including regular check-ups for people living with HIV. The Clinic also offers vaccinations and laboratory blood work testing, access to psychiatrists, and assistance with Ryan White Foundation Form (ADAP) for uninsured patients needing medication. Additionally, referrals to subspecialty locations and legal support services are available. Physicians and staff are bilingual, and appointments may be scheduled online or by phone.

If you or someone you know is living with HIV, schedule an appointment by calling 504-609-3582 or by visiting Tulane. edu/som/t-cell-clinic. Please bring proof of residency, proof of income, proof of HIV status, a list of any current medications and questions you want answered, and a copy of your Medicaid, ADAP or private insurance cards if you have them.

Home Care & Hospice

Chartered in 1891, The John J. Hainkel, Jr. Home and Rehabilitation Center and Adult Day Health Care is located in Uptown New Orleans and provides health care services including a range of skilled services in its new Parkside Red Rehabilitation Wing. Services are available to individuals with private pay, private insurance, VA benefits and Medicaid/ Medicare benefits.

In 1979, the facility was sold to the state. The original nonprofit organization leased it back from the state in April 2011.

As a privately operated non-profit, it exhibits the highest quality of care; Hainkel received “0” deficiencies in its most recent annual surveys conducted by the Department of Health & Hospitals in both the Nursing Home and the Adult Day Health Care. The Hainkel Home promotes quality of life as a unique and caring alternative for the elderly and those who suffer from serious illnesses and disabilities. In addition to long-term care, they provide respite care, rehab-to-home, and other short term stays.

Please call 504-896-5904 to schedule a tour of The Hainkel Home facilities and see why it is the right choice for your family. Visit HainkelHome.com for additional information.

Alzheimer’s Residential Care Homes (ARCH) specializes in sensitive, specialized care for seniors with Alzheimer’s or related Dementias. ARCH facilities are lovely, five-bedroom homes in well-maintained, quiet residential neighborhoods located in New Orleans and Metairie. With secluded and secure backyards, residents are able to enjoy a comfortable, safe atmosphere both indoors and outdoors. Each home is limited to five residents so that individuals can receive personalized assistance and care tailored to meet their specific needs in a non-institutional, secure setting.

ARCH staff receive extensive training specific to Alzheimer’s and related Dementias and are dedicated to enhancing each resident’s quality of life. Personalized services include assistance as needed with personal hygiene, bathing, dressing and monitoring of medications at no extra expense.

Structured, failure-free activities, three meals a day, and midmorning and mid-afternoon refreshments round out ARCH’s exceptional approach to caregiving. For more information, visit AlzheimerCareHomes.com or call 504-528-7941.

Located on three acres in scenic Uptown New Orleans,

Poydras Home is a continuing care retirement community that has been serving the needs of the local area since 1817. Poydras Home is known nationally for its quality of care and innovative programs that allow residents to enjoy life to the fullest in a myneworleans.com

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beautiful and historic setting.

Poydras Home offers a full continuum of care consisting of Garden House (independent living), Oak House (assisted living), the Historic House (nursing care), and PHASE (adult day program). All rooms are private and overlook beautifully landscaped grounds. Poydras Home's state-of-the-art memory support areas, Seasons and Hunter House, provide unparalleled services with unique individualized activities and a secured outdoor garden and walking path.

Poydras Home's professional and committed caring staff delivers compassionate, quality supportive services. From independent living to highly individualized care, Poydras Home is the only full continuum of care community with dementia care and adult day program in the Greater New Orleans Area.

For more info, visit PoydrasHome.com or call 504-897-0535.

Mental Health

Child Counseling Associates, LLC, is a child and adolescent mental health clinic serving the New Orleans region. Located in Metairie, Child Counseling Associates clinic treats anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and depression in all ages of children up to 18 years of age. The practice features an Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Clinic for ages 7-18 and a Preschool Clinic, which treats most emotional and behavioral issues except autism in children 0-6 years of age. Evidence informed and results oriented, Child Counseling Associates provides evidence-based treatments in a real-world setting.

Conditions treated include school phobia, generalized anxiety, panic attacks, and depression as well as post-traumatic stress from any type of trauma including sexual or physical abuse, accidents and injuries, disasters, and witnessing of

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violence. In young children, problems such as oppositional defiant behavior, ADHD, anxiety, depression and emotional dysregulation are treated, and parental involvement in the treatment process is emphasized.

For more information, visit CCAnola.com or call 504-8754587. The clinic is located at 4641 Fairfield St., Metairie.

At Behavioral Health Counseling & Consulting, Sharon Heno and her team work with individuals to build on their strengths and attain the personal growth they are committed to accomplishing. An interactive, solution-focused therapist, Sharon Heno utilizes approaches that provide support and practical feedback to help clients effectively address personal life challenges.

Behavioral Health Counseling & Consulting is currently expanding with the addition of Counselors Rebecca Moos M.Ed., LPC, NCC , Panagiotis Markopoulos CI, MA, NCC, and Kathryn Lanier CI, M.Ed., NCC. They are now accepting new clients for play therapy, marriage and family counseling, spectrum disorders, and nutritional and sports counseling in addition to what the practice already offers.

At Behavioral Health Counseling, work with individuals is person-centered; providers meet clients where they are and collaborate with them as they move past obstacles in their lives.

Through therapy, Heno’s team develops strategies personalized to you, the individual, to get you back on track and moving forward in life. Consulting and coaching services are available to those needing support in motivation, organization, and decision-making.

For more information, visit BehavioralHealthCNC.net or call 504-302-7771.

Positive Family Solutions is the private practice of New

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Orleans native, Gerard Woodrich, LCSW. Displaying a commitment to the mental wellbeing of the community, Positive Family Solutions offers affordable and accessible counseling with evening and weekend appointments available and a sliding fee scale for those with limited income. Newly located on St. Charles Avenue along the streetcar line and by Audubon Park, Woodrich’s practice offers a safe and nurturing environment for clients experiencing hardship.

In practice for four years, Woodrich has experience counseling those with severe mental illness, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and depression, as well as serious emotional disturbances such as Autism, ODD, PTSD, ADHD, and Conduct Disorder. Positive Family Solutions sees clients of all ages and also offers family, grief, and relationship counseling.

Gerard Woodrich, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, has been trained in various evidence-based interventions including: ABA Therapy, CBT Therapy, Motivational Enhancement Therapy, and Play Therapy. For information and appointments, call 504-339-4938 or email gerard@ positivefamilysolutions.net.

Multi-Specialty

Since 1997, the LSU Healthcare Network (LSUHN) has operated private practices for the LSU Health Sciences Center faculty. The LSUHN offers more than 30 specialties at locations throughout greater New Orleans. As an affiliate of the LSU Health Sciences Center, the LSUHN provides leading-edge healthcare while training future healthcare providers.

LSUHN’s flagship clinic is conveniently located in Uptown New Orleans on St. Charles Avenue. With next or same-day primary care and same-day diagnostic imaging offered all

in one place, this location truly offers comprehensive care.

LSUHN also has locations in neighboring communities such as Kenner, Metairie and the West Bank. No matter which LSUHN location you choose, each shares one common goal: quality patient care.

For patient, physician, and location information, or to schedule an appointment, visit LSUdocs.com or call 504-412-1100.

With more than 25 individual clinics and dozens of areas of specialty, it’s no wonder that Tulane Medical Center is rated one of the top university research and medical centers in the US. Founded in 1834, the Center has built upon a tremendous record of success and strives to continue its tradition of excellence and expertise in providing the best quality care, education and research in greater New Orleans. Tulane Medical Center draws leaders from all areas of medicine to provide world-class services to patients in an atmosphere of individualized attention. From preventive care and community outreach programs to specialized medical procedures, Tulane Medical Center cherishes its long tradition of providing comprehensive services to the New Orleans community.

Additionally, cutting edge technologies and innovative techniques help leaders in their fields to continually strive for the most innovative and effective methods of treatment. New additions to Tulane’s services include TeleStroke services, a certified LVAD program and “scarless” thyroid surgery. For more information on Tulane Medical Center and the services provided, visit TulaneHealthcare.com or call 504-988-5800.

Neuro

Tulane University School of Medicine’s Department of Neurosurgery is dedicated to providing the highest quality

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patient-center care by combining cutting-edge technology with personalized attention. Tulane offers adult and pediatric neurosurgical care through its clinical programs including: brain tumor, cerebral vascular disorders and stroke, pediatric neurosurgery, spine disorders, peripheral nerve surgery and stereotactic and functional neurosurgery. To continue their tradition of excellence and expertise in providing the best quality care, education and research are integrated through the combined resources of Tulane University Hospital and Clinics and the Tulane School of Medicine.

For more information please contact the Department of Neurological Surgery at 504-988-5561 or visit their website, tulane.edu/som/departments/neurosurgery.

Tulane University School of Medicine’s Department of Neurology provides quality and patient friendly services in straightforward neurological problems, such as carpel tunnel syndrome, Bell’s palsy, tension headache, as well as in more challenging neurological conditions such as stroke and TIA, epilepsy, low back syndrome, migraine, peripheral neuropathy, muscle disorders, gait disorders, multiple sclerosis, and dementia. Every effort is made to attend to patient requests for appointments or referrals as promptly as possible. Tulane strives to provide the best possible and most innovative solutions for patients’ optimal care by highly qualified physicians.

For more information on the Department of Neurology call, 504-988-9190.

Ophthalmology

The Tulane Department of Ophthalmology physicians are among the most experienced leaders in the field for treatment and surgery of all eye diseases and disorders regardless of ages.

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Tulane ophthalmologists have dedicated their lives to their patients by developing new and better treatments. They have been instrumental in developing many of the innovative approaches to vision care and surgery in use today while training future generations of Eye MDs. The Tulane Refractive Center is now open and offers state-of-the-art technology for vision correction – iLASIK™ (IntraLase). This technology allows the ophthalmologists to make a three-dimensional map of a patient’s eye and deliver a customized, precise correction to treat nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. It also offers a full range of vision correction services, including scleral lenses and contact lens fitting for difficult cases.

Tulane offers a full range of vision correction services, including contact lenses for the most difficult cases. The Tulane Ophthalmology Clinic and Optical Shop are located on the 4th floor at 1415 Tulane Ave. Valet parking is available. For more information or to make an appointment, call 504-988-4334.

The physicians and staff of Retina Associates are dedicated to diagnosing and treating all retinal conditions. With over four decades of clinical experience, commitment to research, passion for technological innovation, and unyielding compassion for the visually impaired, Retina Associates is the premier Greater New Orleans institution for vitreoretinal care.

The retina is a fragile tissue lining the back of the eye and is essential for vision. Medical treatment and surgical intervention is often required in order to heal retina and preserve its visual function. The vitreoretinal specialists at Retina Associates care for patients with a variety of conditions including macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, macular hole and pucker, ocular tumors, retinal tears and detachment, severe ocular trauma, uveitis and retinal vascular disease.

Committed to excellent patient care, Retina Associates’

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physicians are available for same day referrals and available around the clock for emergent care. Retina Associates’ main offices are located in Metairie, New Orleans, and Lacombe with convenient satellite offices located in Hammond, Amite, Thibodaux and Houma.

For more information, please visit RetinaAssociates.com or call 504-895-3961.

Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

Tulane Orthopaedics doctors are elite, fellowship-trained surgeons who combine their expertise and sub-specialty areas into a single comprehensive program. Patients have access to some of the most capable surgical care in the nation as well as, one of the finest rehabilitation programs. This ensures a faster and more effective recovery, regardless of whether you’re trying to get back on the sports field or back to daily life.

Specialists offer care and prevention of sports medicine injuries, total joint replacements of hips, knees, shoulders, elbows and ankles, treatment of pelvic and other bone fractures, and treatment of spine-related conditions ranging from scoliosis in children to adults with disc herniations and spinal stenosis. Other conditions treated include painful foot ailments such as bunions along with hand and wrist injuries and painful nerve compressions. With multiple locations, including the Institute of Sports Medicine, in Uptown and Covington, Tulane-Lakeside in Metairie and downtown at Tulane Medical Center, they serve the entire Greater New Orleans community.

For more information, call 877-Tortho-1 (877-867-8461) or 504-988-6032 or visit OrthoTulane.com.

Westside Orthopaedic Clinic provides muscular and skeletal care for the West Bank and the Greater New Orleans region.

The clinic has been in operation since 1961, making it one of the longest standing orthopaedic clinics in the city.

The leading physician is trained in all areas of modern orthopaedic surgery and is board-certified, as well as fellowship-trained. Dr. Ralph Katz is a leader in his field, performing advanced, minimally invasive procedures that restore strength and independence, allowing patients to successfully return to their regular activities quickly.

Additionally, Trenise Martinez, PA-C, has joined the practice under the expertise of Dr. Katz and clinic staff.

High-quality patient care is of the utmost importance at Westside Orthopaedic Clinic. Most major insurance plans are accepted, including worker’s compensation. Timely appointments are available. Westside offers full-service, in-house X-rays, EMG/NCS, as well as physical therapy services utilizing new rehabilitation equipment. For more information on Westside Orthopaedic Clinic, visit WestsideOrtho.com or call 504-347-0243.

One of Louisiana’s top orthopaedic surgeons, Dr. Neil Maki practices in Thibodaux. Six staff members, including physician assistant, Nicole Orgeron Bourgeois, PA-C, insure that patients’ individual needs are met by the most effective means possible. Advanced services include ultrasound technology, DEXA scan, as well as all services offered through Thibodaux Regional Medical Center.

Although Dr. Maki does most orthopaedic procedures, he specializes in shoulder and sports medicine. Dr. Maki pioneered many of today’s shoulder arthroscopic procedures including obtaining patents on some arthroscopic

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instrumentation. He performs shoulder replacements, including the recently approved reverse shoulder replacement and resurfacing arthroplasty. He is one of few specialists in the region who perform endoscopic carpal tunnel (wrist) and endoscopic cubital tunnel (elbow) surgery.

Board certified in both orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine, Dr. Maki is on the active staff at Thibodaux Regional Medical Center. He is also fellowship trained in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery. He previously served on the medical staff of the Saints and the Nicholls State University athletic programs. He may be reached by calling 985-446-6284 or 800-521-2647.

At Pontchartrain Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, the goal is to achieve 100 percent patient satisfaction from any medical or non-medical service provided. Their physicians specialize in the care of the musculoskeletal system, which includes bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles, nerves and related structures of the body. All orthopedic problems from the neck down to the feet of both adults and children are treated from their full-service, advanced facility. Patient input is given the highest consideration during all courses of treatment, and conservative treatment is always considered before a decision for surgery is made.

The comprehensive orthopedic management program at Pontchartrain Orthopedics & Sports Medicine includes procedures such as arthroscopic surgery, total joint replacement, carpal tunnel surgery and fracture management as well as sports medicine and worker’s compensation cases.

Pain management services include interventional spine, ultrasound-guided injections, and Botox injections.

Pontchartrain Orthopedics maintains offices in Metairie, Destrehan, and Boutte. For information and appointments, visit posm.org.

At the Orthopedic Center for Sports Medicine, Charles Murphy, M.D., Thomas Lyons, M.D., and Luis M. Espinoza, M.D., are all fellowship-trained, board-certified orthopedic surgeons who specialize in treatment of the shoulder and knee. “We are a general Orthopedic practice with subspecialty expertise in sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery,” says Dr. Lyons.

The Orthopedic Center for Sports Medicine maintains a special focus on delivering quality orthopedic care to athletes.

Two elements that set the practice apart are an in-office MRI scanner accredited by the ICAMRL and in-office physical therapists. “Every effort is made,” says Dr. Espinoza, “to accommodate our patients with timely appointments and a broad range of services all aimed at helping them heal and return to pre-injury form.” To that end, minimally invasive arthroscopic surgeries have made a great difference in patient outcomes with patients experiencing less scar tissue and pain.

To schedule an appointment, call the Metairie office at 504-889-2663 or the Kenner office at 504-4675900 or visit NolaSportsMedicine.com.

The LSU Orthopedic Surgery Private Practice is comprised of thirteen LSU physicians covering pediatric and adultorthopedic problems. Their areas of expertise include spine, shoulder, elbow, hand, hip, knee, foot, ankle problems and more. These LSU physicians utilize the most advanced techniques including computer-assisted surgery. As teaching faculty, they bring cutting edge technology to the Louisiana region and are responsible for guiding future generations of Louisiana Physicians.

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As an academic practice, many of their doctors are nationally recognized in the field of orthopedic surgery and are involved in teaching courses and innovative research. Their research has been presented at international conferences and published in scientific journals.

Working within the context of the LSU Health Science Center allows the physicians the flexibility for a multidisciplinary approach in providing quality patient care. In addition, the LSU Healthcare Network allows physicians within the system to utilize a state-of-the art electronic medical record in coordinating the most comprehensive medical team in the region.

For Orthopaedic Appointments call 504-412-1700 or visit LSUDocs.com.

Pain Management More than 75 million Americans suffer with chronic pain.

When pain consumes your life, turn to the spine care experts, Parish Pain Specialists in Metairie.

Joseph Crapanzano, Jr., M.D., one of the first board certified interventional pain management physicians, along with Brian Rosenberg, M.D., diagnoses and treats all types of pain, usually without surgery or narcotics.

Specializing in spine-related pain, Parish Pain Specialists is equipped with the latest technology specifically designed for the treatment of pain in a comfortable and caring environment.

Same day procedures are typically performed in one of the facility’s Fluoroscopy suites using x-ray guidance.

The medical staff is experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of all types of chronic and acute pain. Most private insurance, Medicare and Workers’ Compensation are accepted.

For the best choice in pain management in the Greater New Orleans area, visit ParishPainSpecialists.com or schedule your appointment by calling 504-779-5558.

For patients dealing with the debilitating effects of back pain, neck pain, whiplash, sciatica, or other chronic spine conditions, Patrick H. Waring, M.D. and his team at The Pain Intervention Center have set themselves apart by providing top quality treatments and precision pain relief in a private, state-of the art medical facility. As both a board certified anesthesiologist and pain management specialist, Dr. Waring provides minimally invasive interventional pain management techniques performed under fluoroscopic X-ray guidance, targeting specific painful areas of the spine. This precision pain relief method is a clear alternative to surgery and the use of habit-forming drugs that carry the risks of drug dependence, abuse and addiction.

The Pain Intervention Center offers a full range of highly effective non-surgical treatment techniques to diagnose and treat pain, including epidural steroid injections, facet medial branch blocks, radio-frequency facet denervations among others.

Visit PatrickWaring.com or call 504-455-2225. No referrals necessary; accepts most major medical insurance.

Physical Therapy

Magnolia Physical Therapy, the private physical therapy practice of local rehabilitation expert Beth Winkler-Schmit and Lisa George offers three convenient locations: Jefferson, Marigny and Uptown. They focus on providing “Freedom From Pain” and returning patients to normal activity as soon as possible.

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are highly skilled in manual therapy. Patients benefit greatly from one-on-one sessions that include thirty-minutes of handson treatment. Eighty percent of Americans will suffer from back pain sometime in their lives, and MPT therapists specialize in treating not just the painful symptoms, but also targeting what is causing the pain, which can include muscle weakness, poor movement and poor spinal coordination.

Since 2005, MPT has provided comprehensive care for patients of all ages with many different musculoskeletal conditions. They offer free screens, and pride themselves on getting patients scheduled the same week and on the road to “Freedom From Pain.” For more information, call 733-0254 or visit MagnoliaPhysicalTherapyLA.com.

River Region Rehab is a privately owned, freestanding outpatient Physical Therapy Clinic offering comprehensive rehabilitation in four state-of-the-art clinics located around the New Orleans Metropolitan area. River Region Rehab is your premier full service Physical Therapy Private Practice specializing in Spine, Orthopedic and Sports Therapy. Their therapists work closely with you and your physician to establish an individualized rehabilitation program.

Specialty programs at River Region Rehab include Aquatic Therapy, Work Recovery services, Women’s Health and Wellness. River Region Rehab is a provider for more than 70 insurance plans, a Louisiana Worker’s Compensation provider and a participating Medicare provider. Their motto is “Making a difference, one patient at a time!”

This past May, River Region Rehab opened new locations in New Orleans East and Chalmette. Visit us on them online at rrrpt.com or call the following for an appointment: 985-3311001 (Luling), 985-307-0925 (Destrehan), 504-281-4521 (New Orleans East) or 504-271-6778 (Chalmette).

Recently featured by Health & Fitness Magazine for its effective and fun approach to patient care and rehabilitation, Southshore Physical Therapy is building on its reputation as Metairie’s premier post-surgical, orthopedic and sports physical therapy clinic. Privately owned by Lee Couret, Physical Therapist, Southshore Physical Therapy prides itself on world-class customer service and a motto that states, “Where Physical Therapy is Fun.” By providing each patient with thorough education and focused, individualized attention in a team-oriented fashion, the encouraging and supportive staff at Southshore is able to give patients the utmost in effective, hands-on care.

State of the art equipment and the most effective strength and mobility training help Couret and his team accurately develop customized rehabilitation programs for each individual patient in one convenient, centralized location. Aside from physical therapy, injury prevention and education are also a priority to Couret, who has begun several outreach programs for students and kids in the region for the purpose of enhancing performance, preventing injuries and improving overall fitness for kids, athletes and adults.

For more information, visit Southshore-pt.com or call 504885-8969.

Primary Care

Need a doctor? Consider Daughters of Charity Health Centers for all of your health care needs. The Daughters of Charity have a 180-year history of providing excellent health care services in New Orleans and surrounding areas. Their five state-of-the-art health centers are conveniently located in Bywater/9th Ward, Carrollton, Metairie, New Orleans East and myneworleans.com

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Gentilly, offering primary care for children, adults and seniors, women’s health (OB/GYN and prenatal services), pharmacy and behavioral health services under one roof. They also offer dental, optometry and podiatry services at select locations.

Daughters of Charity Health Centers accept most commercial insurances like Blue Cross Blue Shield, United Health Commercial, Humana, Peoples Health and WellCare, as well as Medicaid and Medicare. A sliding fee scale is also available for those who qualify. To schedule an appointment at any of their health centers or for more information, call 504207-3060. Se habla Espanol.

Weight Management

Since 2000, The Surgical Specialists of Louisiana (SSL) have been leading the way in the fight against obesity. Studies have proven that bariatric surgery is the only effective method for long-term weight loss in severely obese people. In addition, studies show that weight loss surgery has greatly improved or eliminated several serious diseases including type 2 diabetes, hypertension and sleep apnea.

Having performed over 8,000 laparoscopic weight loss surgeries including gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, adjustable gastric banding and duodenal switch, SSL is the most experienced group in the Gulf South. They have recently opened offices in Gulfport and Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

SSL was one of the few chosen practices in the U.S. to participate in the FDA Clinical Trial for the new incision-less POSE procedure.

For more information call 877-691-3001 or visit WhyWeight.com.

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Women’s Health Selecting an OB/GYN or Midwife is a very important choice, and Crescent City Physicians hopes to make that choice a little easier. Whether you are becoming a mother for the first time, expanding your growing family, or looking for a doctor for annual wellness and pre- or post-menopausal health needs, Crescent City OB/GYNs offer unique, comprehensive care to women at every stage of life.

Crescent City Physicians offers eight convenient locations throughout Greater New Orleans and are proud to deliver at Touro's Family Birthing Center — the place where babies come from. Learn more at CrescentCityPhysicians.com or call 504-897-7197.

The specialized healthcare team of Tulane Center for Women’s Health meets the unique healthcare needs of women by providing comprehensive care for the challenges faced in every phase of a woman’s life. Specializing in the areas of general obstetrics and gynecology, maternal fetal medicine, reproductive endocrinology and fertility, minimally invasive surgery, female pelvic and reconstructive surgery and gynecologic oncology, the center operates on the belief that every woman not only has the right to good obstetric and gynecologic care, but that she is a partner in her care.

Continued evaluation and implementation of Obstetrics & Gynecologic best practices promotes the delivery of safe and quality patient care for women throughout the region. With over 100 years of involvement in patient care, research and resident education, you can “Trust Our Experience.” Call 504988-8070 today to meet your healthcare needs by scheduling an appointment at their Metairie office, located adjacent to the Tulane Lakeside Hospital for Women and Children.

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Urgent Care Sitting in an overcrowded waiting room isn’t ideal in any situation. New Orleans Urgent Care is the perfect alternative for patients with minor injuries or illnesses needing urgent treatment. There are no appointments, no lengthy wait times, and no need for offsite diagnostics. New Orleans Urgent Care features seven exam rooms, a mini lab and an on-site digital X-ray machine, ensuring a quick and efficient medical exam for minor emergencies.

New Orleans Urgent Care is staffed with board certified physicians with experience in Urgent Care, Family Medicine, and Emergency Medicine. Ajsa Nikolic, M.D., Donal Fabacher, M.D., and Katherine North, APRN, will supply you with written discharge instructions and follow-up instructions after every visit. They are happy to work with your physician and provide any records of their treatment. The staff is multilingual with persons speaking Spanish, German, French, Italian and Croatian.

New Orleans Urgent Care accepts most major insurances and offers a deposit system for those without insurance. They are open seven days a week with locations at 900 Magazine St., 504-552-2433 and 201 Decatur St., 504-609-3833; or visit NewOrleansUrgentCare.com.

Urology World-class experts in Robotic & Laparoscopic surgery are right here at home in New Orleans. The Department of Urology at Tulane Medical Center focuses on specialized treatment of prostate cancer, kidney cancer and bladder cancer. Dr. Benjamin R. Lee, Dr. Jonathan Silbertein, and Dr. Raju Thomas lead the team of experts who have dedicated their careers to

the fight against cancer, and have accumulated significant experience and expertise in several urologic sub-specialties.

Tulane Urology has a long tradition of surgical and endoscopic innovations and has been in the forefront of providing minimally invasive urologic surgical procedures for the entire Gulf South. For more information visit tulaneurology. com, or call 504-988-2536 to schedule an appointment or second opinion.

Veterinary Resources

Conveniently located in Mid-City, the Eye Center for Animals continues to be the most established and advanced Veterinary Ophthalmology practice in the New Orleans area.

With the trust and support of referring veterinarians, Dr. Paul da Costa, a board-certified veterinary ophthalmologist, is committed to quality continuity of care for your pet’s vision and eye comfort. He provides comprehensive eye care, including treatment for dry eyes, allergies, trauma, tumors, cataracts, glaucoma and retinal diseases. His world-class surgery suite is equipped with multiple lasers and other cutting-edge equipment for glaucoma shunt surgery, retinal surgery and advanced cataract surgery with lens implants. In dog eyes, he was the second ophthalmologist in the world to pioneer endoscopic lasering and the first to implant a foldable hydrophobic acrylic lens implant with UV filtering and heparin surface modification.

If you see squinting, discharge, redness, cloudiness or declining vision, appointments are available by calling 504-483-8704. •

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Which regional hospitals are making waves this summer?

There is always news on the medical front—from new specialized centers to award-winning programs and new community offerings. New technologies often abound, as do

research studies, clinical trials and advanced therapies.

Here, we’ve compiled the latest buzz from several leading, local healthcare providers – news and services available for patients looking for treatment here at home.

For more than half a century, Tulane doctors have provided the best in healthcare and the latest in medical technology to the people of Louisiana. In addition to providing quality primary care, Tulane doctors are leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses, resulting in numerous advances in clinical outcomes and patient health. They practice medicine across a wide range of disciplines, from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment.

Tulane doctors have access to leading-edge clinical trials and potentially life-saving new therapies. They demonstrate commitment to the community through various health care services and free educational outreach programs and health screenings. Find your Tulane doctor by calling 800-9885800 or 504-988-5800 or visit TulaneDoctors.com.

delicious side. Be aware of hidden sugar, which is everywhere when you start looking for it – like barbecue sauce. Limit sinful sides, such as potato salad and baked macaroni, and choose more in-season fruits and vegetables.

Learn more nutrition tips by joining Touro’s free monthly Healthy Lifestyles Seminars. Register for the August 20 class at Touro.com/Events or by calling 504-897-8500.

Looking to follow a healthy diet and maintain a healthy weight? Join Touro Nutritionists to learn about heart healthy eating strategies, recipe modifications, ingredients, label reading, dining out and more.

Summer vacations and festive gatherings can be lethal combination for months of weight gain. Try these easy tips to lean down your summer: Grilling can be a healthy change from the same old kitchen recipes. Fill your grill with lean meats such as fish, chicken or pork loin. Veggie kabobs are an easy and

West Jefferson Medical Center has evolved into a worldclass institution, garnering accolades for patient care excellence. Its recent awards include an “A” in the Hospital Patient Safety Score administered by The LeapFrog Group; #1 Cardiac Care in Region; Platinum Performance Achievement Award in the 2013 NCDR Action Registry- Get With the Guidelines (1 of only 197 hospitals in the nation to receive this distinction); the 2013 Gold Mission Lifeline Award #1 Heart Attack Care in Louisiana; and recognition by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of the Top 100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs.

Further, the West Jefferson Hospital Foundation is gearing up for its annual Family Festival in October, including a 2-Mile Walk/Run for breast cancer awareness. Benefitting the Cancer Center, the Family Festival presents another opportunity for citizens/businesses to help support the hospital’s mission and while participating in community events. To learn more, contact the public affairs office at 504-349-1130.

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Louisiana Pain Specialists, the New Orleans area’s pain diagnosis and intervention experts, are proud to be partnering with the Tulane Medical Center to serve its patients starting this fall. Louisiana Pain Specialists will be bringing expertise in pain management and an outstanding level of patient care to an office within the Tulane Medical Center Downtown.

The physicians at Louisiana Pain Specialists are focused on improving the quality of life for their patients. They have been successful in caring for patients with challenging conditions for whom other treatment plans have failed. They look forward to providing quick access to accurate diagnosis and comprehensive treatment within the Tulane Medical Center for those who suffer from chronic and acute pain.

To refer a patient, or to schedule an appointment, call 504229-6005.

River Oaks Hospital is the only freestanding psychiatric facility on the New Orleans south shore that has programming for ages 6 through adulthood. They currently offer a state-certified school to patients 6 through 12 and will soon offer the same program to all patients under 18 years. River Oaks currently has the only inpatient trauma and inpatient eating disorders program in the state. Access to more than eight psychiatrists gives River Oaks the ability to care for patients in their five separate inpatient programs and two options for day treatment programming.

In an effort to help treat as much of the community as possible, River Oaks contracts with a variety of privately managed health care plans in addition to Tricare, VA and Medicare.

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For information on criteria for admissions, a confidential assessment, or to have your benefits verified, call 504-7341740 or visit RiverOaksHospital.com.

Crescent City Surgical Centre is a premier patient-centered hospital owned by 32 top local practicing physicians. This 20-bed private room multi-specialty surgical hospital was opened in early 2011 as the largest physician-owned hospital in New Orleans. It offers eight operating rooms and two procedure rooms. Using cutting-edge robotic laparoscopic technology, the CCSC offers patients minimally invasive surgery resulting in less pain and recovery time.

The hospital and staff offer a safe, convenient alternative to routine outpatient and inpatient hospitalization in a large hospital environment. In addition to offering expedited wait times on appointments in a relaxing and comfortable environment, CCSC also offers surgical specialists in the fields of Bariatric, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, ENT, Colo-rectal, General Surgery, Plastic, Interventional Radiology, Pain Management, Gynecological Procedures and Urology. For more information about Crescent City Surgical Centre call 504-830-2500, or visit CCSurg.com.

With the opening this month of EJGH Lakeview, East Jefferson General Hospital now provides diagnostic imaging and primary care physicians in a convenient Lakeview location. EJGH Lakeview is located at 7050 Canal Blvd., just off of Robert E. Lee. And if you need diagnostic imaging built around your busy schedule, remember that EJGH offers 24/7 diagnostic

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convenience at their main campus location. EJGH offers lowdose technologies, MRI goggles to prevent claustrophobia, 3-D Mammography and radiologists who sub-specialize in specific diseases or anatomies to ensure you the best, most reliable experience possible. For more information and appointments, call EJGH Lakeview at 504-503-6750.

On Au. 4, Children’s Hospital is opening an After Hours clinic at 3040 33rd St., in Metairie, across from the Galleria. Drs. John Firestone, Maria Treme and Karen Kern will provide evaluation for injuries, treatment of common childhood illnesses and other general pediatric care services for newborns to children 21 years of age. Children’s Hospital After Hours will be open Monday through Friday, 7 p.m.-3 a.m.; Saturday, 1 p.m.-1 a.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m.-1 a.m. No appointments are needed and walk-ins are welcome. For more information, visit chmpc.org or call 504-837-7760.

Tulane Medical Center is excited to announce that pediatric services will be relocating from the Downtown hospital to Tulane Lakeside Hospital in Metairie. The move will bring together all of Tulane’s women’s and children’s services at one location, making it the only truly specialized Women’s and Children’s healthcare facility in the New Orleans area. In conjunction with the move, the facility has a new name: Tulane Lakeside Hospital for Women and Children In addition to offering an 11-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 17 pediatric beds, a six-bed specialty care oncology unit

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and the continued service of the 24-bed NICU, the facility will offer a full-service Pediatric ER. The facility has recently added a child-friendly low-dose CT scanner and MRI, pediatric endoscopy, a pediatric pulmonary lab and neurodiagnostics. The completion of all construction and infrastructure upgrades for the pediatric service line move is targeted for completion this summer. For more information, visit TulaneLakeside.com or call 504-780-8282.

Patients benefit from a full range of neurosurgical services at the Spine Center of Excellence of Thibodaux Regional, the only full-service program in the region to treat back and neck pain. The Center offers three experienced spine surgeons and a team of specialists and physicians who create a comprehensive, collaborative, patient-centered approach to caring for people with neck or back pain.

“The doctors and spine surgeons focus on each patient by individually reviewing every case to determine the best course of action, whether that’s surgical or non-surgical,” says Billy Naquin, MBA, PT, OCS and Director of the Center. “The team also provides an ongoing management program complete with a Nurse Navigator.”

The Spine Center of Excellence of Thibodaux Regional gives patients the best chance to solve back and neck pain.

Thibodaux Regional is designated a Blue Distinction Center+ in Spine Surgery by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana.

For more information call the Spine Center of Excellence of Thibodaux Regional at 985-493-4501. •

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very year, New Orleans Magazine features the latest in cutting-edge technologies that regional hospitals and clinics are proud to introduce. From new, minimally invasive surgical procedures to diagnostic tools and breakthrough drug therapies, the advancement in medicine continues year to year. From neurology to orthopaedics, oral surgery to cosmetic surgery, the following cuttingedge technologies run the gamut of medical specialties and treatments. Learn about the latest and greatest from the following local healthcare trailblazers.

Patients suffering from persistent hearing and balance disorders can now seek treatment at a new specialized center with offices on both sides of the river.

Culicchia Neurological Clinic opened the CNC Hearing and Balance Center for the treatment and diagnosis of hearing, balance, facial nerve and skull base disorders. Led

by Neurotologist Moisés Arriaga, M.D., the center utilizes a Team Skull Base Surgery approach in which physicians specializing in both ear surgery and neurosurgery collaborate to diagnose and treat lesions of the hearing nerve, acoustic tumors, skull base tumors or severe inner ear dysfunction. The Team Skull Base Surgery approach has been shown to improve patient outcomes and result in faster hospital discharges. Trained audiologists can also custom-fit hearing devices to meet your needs.

The CNC Hearing and Balance Center is located in the West Jefferson Medical Center physicians’ office building at 111 Medical Center Blvd., Suite S-630 in Marrero. The center recently opened a location Uptown at 3715 Prytania St., Suite 502. Call 504-934-8320 for an appointment or visit CulicchiaNeuro.com.

A top specialist in New Orleans, Dr. Michael Block is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon who utilizes state-of-the-art technology in his practice to ensure the best possible care for patients. He practices the full scope of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, including orthognathic surgical correction of facial deformities, TMJ problems, removal of tumors with reconstruction, as well as removal of teeth with sedation.

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teeth or one tooth within a few hours of their removal, eliminating the need for a removable denture. Patients come in with teeth or a tooth that need to be replaced and leave the office with a new set of teeth, or a single crown, all within a few hours. Incredible technologies, such as the cone beam CT scanner, eliminate routine dental impressions for implant restorations. Also, advanced laser treatments facilitate efficient tissue healing with minimal pain.

Dr. Block’s efficient office and dedicated staff carefully organize schedules to avoid delays in seeing and treating patients at the clinic. For more info visit CenterForDentalReconstructio n.com or call 504-833-3368.

Dr. Kevin Darr of Covington Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Institute is a board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon with a commitment to offering comprehensive, progressive orthopedic care, including today’s most innovative and progressive practices to achieve optimal function and performance.

“In addition to traditional orthopedic treatments and surgery, I also offer minimally invasive alternatives utilizing stateof-the-art technology and integrative orthobiologic therapies and treatments,” says Dr. Darr. He is currently conducting an IRB-approved research study using advanced cell therapy to relieve osteoarthritis in various joints and is seeing improved results in follow-ups with participants. Additionally, Dr. Darr will begin a new study this month on the use of cell therapy for soft-tissue pathology including tendon and ligament disorders to be used as an augment to, or in lieu of surgery.

For more information on these studies and on Covington Orthopedics’ physicians and services, visit CovingtonOrtho. com or call 985-273-5888.

The Hand Center of Louisiana is committed to providing patients with the most current technology and services in an environment that’s compassionate, caring and comprehensive – a one-stop shop for all medical and surgical services for patients with upper extremity conditions.

Patients with Dupuytren’s Contracture have a new innovative treatment option that has proven successful at Hand Surgical Associates and eliminates the need for surgi-

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cal intervention followed by months of therapy. A new injectable drug allows physicians to treat the condition within 24 hours with patients experiencing immediate relief and a return to normal functioning.

Additionally, Hand Therapists at the Hand Therapy Center are using advanced techniques for post-operative management of surgical patients. Therapists, in collaboration with hand surgeons and dependent on the surgery, are able to move patients into therapy more quickly, resulting in earlier clinical results and recovery.

At the Center for Rheumatology and Neurological Testing, advanced diagnostic tools such as ultrasound imaging, Bone Mineral Density, and Nerve Conduction Studies are being used to customize treatments for individual patients.

To find out more or to make an appointment, visit HandCenterOfLouisiana.com.

New Orleans residents suffering from pain are invited to find their own pathway to pain relief at Integrated Pain and Neuroscience. Physicians and advanced practice clinicians led by Dr. Eric I. Royster, founder of Integrated Pain and Neuroscience (IPN), offer a comprehensive treatment experience for patients suffering from chronic pain through a variety of treatments. Common conditions such as spine pain, orthopedic pain, neurologic pain and headaches are successfully treated.

In addition to medical management, IPN physicians offer a variety of interventional procedures. Acupuncture, platelet rich plasma (PRP) treatments, psychiatric care and whole food plant based nutrition counseling are all available as part of a comprehensive pain management program. In some cases these treatments may be available the same day as the initial consultation appointment.

For more information, visit PainIsAPuzzle.com or call 504300-9020. IPN is located Uptown at 2801 Napoleon Ave.

Dr. Alexis Waguespack is a fellowship-trained spine specialist providing treatment of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine disorders, including scoliosis, spondylolythesis and kyphosis (aka adult deformity). She also treats cancer and leukemias to the spine in addition to the common disorders such as pinched

nerves and herniated discs.

Dr. Waguespack is one of few specialists in the country experienced at treating adult deformity using the latest advancement in spinal deformity/scoliosis. She uses a minimal access extreme lateral surgery for effective correction and balance, which offers superior results and quicker recoveries. She is also one of few in the state treating SI joint pain with outstanding success rates using a minimally invasive outpatient procedure.

SI joint pain is responsible for 25 precent of lower back and leg pain and is often misdiagnosed as back pain, leading to years of chronic pain. For osteoporotic fractures and spine pain from leukemias and cancer, Dr. Waguespack uses kyphoplasty, a minimally invasive outpatient procedure that re-establishes previous strength and provides immediate pain relief.

Dr. Waguespack maintains Eastbank, Westbank, and Uptown offices to serve the needs of patients. For more information, call 504-392-7123.

Recently, there have been significant developments in the art of improving lip size and shape. Many patients grow weary of repeated lip injections to maintain voluminous lips. The use of soft permanent implants has become more and more popular throughout the region for patients experiencing “injection fatigue.” The need for a soft pliable more permanent solution to fuller lips is now realized with the advent of a soft silicone multi-sized lip implant, which can be placed under local anesthesia in the office.

These lip implants offer a soft, permanent alternative to volumizing the lip without injections. It does not replace the finer, more delicate, improvement in the white roll border or the philtral column that injections can do, but simply adds a pleasant, soft, permanent volume to the lips. These implants are available through the practice of Dr. David Jansen and Dr. Ruth Owens who have been actively performing this procedure for over two years. There are minimal down sides and complication rates. If you are a patient that has developed “injection fatigue,” this is an excellent alterative.

For more information, visit JansenPlasticSurgery.com or call 504-455-1000.

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forms of treatment, it may be time to consult a dentist – the right dentist. Dr. Jim Moreau, a general dentist with expertise in dental occlusion, uses unique neuromuscular technology to successfully treat chronic headaches and facial or neck pain.

Patients who have “tried everything and nothing has helped” have found relief with Dr. Moreau when they had all but lost hope.

Muscular strain around the jaw joints, temples, neck and upper back often originates with poor occlusion of the teeth.

Computer EMG scans combined with muscle stimulation help pinpoint the source of headaches, dizziness, ringing in the ears, noises in the jaws, and limited mobility.

This technology helps Dr. Moreau find each patient’s ideal jaw position to effectively relieve the muscle strain. He then fits the patient with a natural-looking orthotic that’s comfortable and virtually invisible on the lower teeth.

While the initial goal is to establish three months symptomfree, long-term success is achieved through one of several different options based on the corrected occlusion and patient preferences for treatment.

For more information, visit MoreSmiles.com or call 855-809SMILE (7645).

The Ear and Balance Institute specializes in the evaluation and treatment of vertigo, dizziness, and balance disorders.

Gerard Gianoli, M.D. and James Soileau, M.D. operate one of the most comprehensive balance testing centers in the world.

Among some of their more unique devices is the Epley Omniax Multi-positional Chair. One of only 18 devices in the world and the only one in Louisiana, the Omniax is used in the diagnosis

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and treatment of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV), the most common cause of dizziness and vertigo. Drs. Gianoli and Soileau conducted the research for the FDA approval of the Omniax in 2008. The Omniax is useful for complex and difficult to treat cases of BPPV. It allows patients to be placed in any position necessary for appropriate treatment while monitoring eye movements using an infrared video camera in goggles worn by the patient.

The Ear and Balance Institute is located at 1401 Ochsner Blvd. in Covington. For more information, visit EarAndBalance. net or call 985-809-1111.

Eyecare Associates continues to be a leader in offering the latest technology available and their practice has consistently been identified in the Top 25 LASIK Practices in the country. Maintaining their mission to provide the safest and most advanced care, their practice offers an innovative approach to Cataract Surgery.

Until recently, individuals with cataracts at best achieved better distance vision following their surgery but nonetheless required glasses to correct their astigmatism or near vision. After careful examination and recommendation from Eyecare’s highly skilled surgeons, advanced IOL technology now allows cataract patients a choice in deciding what type of intraocular lens is best for them. Many patients, for the first time in their lives, are able to see well at a distance and/or near without glasses.

Eyecare Associates is located at 4324 Veterans Blvd. in Metairie. Visit EyecareNewOrleans.com, or to make an appointment, call 504-455-9825. •

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rom navigating insurance claims, purchasing the right medications and identifying medical needs and accessories, the world of health care can be a complicated and often confusing place. The following Louisiana companies are here to help reduce that confusion by offering quality customer care that is easily understandable and easily accessible. One shouldn’t have to work tirelessly to receive the benefits they’ve been promised, especially when ill or in need. These regional leaders promise service you can trust and may be a great resource for you or your loved ones.

Insurance Due to the Affordable Care Act, Louisianians for the first time were able to shop for health insurance during open enrollment on what is called the Marketplace. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana was the only health insurer to

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offer plans in every ZIP code and parish in Louisiana on the Marketplace.

While open enrollment for 2014 is now over, there are certain people who may still qualify for coverage. People who have a “qualifying life event” may be able to buy coverage during a special enrollment period. Qualifying events include a change in marital status, a move or a job change, to name a few.

If you have a qualifying life event, you can usually change your current coverage or buy a new plan within 60 days in a special enrollment period. You likely won’t qualify for special enrollment if you voluntarily canceled your coverage or if you lose coverage because you didn’t pay your premium.

For more information, visit bcbsla.com/GetCovered or contact a broker for help. Blue Cross is dedicated to ensuring Louisianians have access to affordable, quality care and the information they need to make educated choices.

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P harmacies Avita Pharmacy was started in 2003 with a mission to provide the best possible pharmacy experience. Over the past 10 years, Avita has become a Full-Service Specialty Pharmacy providing HIV, Hepatitis C, Mental Health, Organ Transplant and other complex medication therapies ranging from oral, self-injectable and physician-administered drugs. Avita has successfully partnered with community organizations, medical providers and caregivers for 10 wonderful years. Avita’s goal is to help patients live longer, healthier and more productive lives through medication adherence programs, free delivery and much needed financial assistance programs.

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For more than 55 years, people have turned to Patio Drugs for help in managing their health care needs. Patio Drugs has helped individuals and families understand their medications, both prescription and overthe-counter, since 1958 and provides free prescription delivery throughout East Jefferson.

In addition to being a full-service pharmacy, the oldest independent pharmacy in Jefferson Parish, Patio Drugs is also a leading provider of home medical equipment.

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Whether you need prescriptions, medical equipment or specialized compounding services, call Patio Drugs, 5208 Veterans Blvd. in Metairie, 504-889-7070. Patio Drugs, “Large Enough to Serve You, Yet, Small Enough to Know You.”

Home C are Home Care Solutions offers highly personalized caregiver services and Geriatric Care Management services to help loved ones in the Greater New Orleans area extend their independence. Locally owned and operated for more than 22 years by licensed social workers, Home Care Solutions has particular expertise in dignified, compassionate Alzheimer’s care.

All home care services begin with a professional assessment visit. A care manager then designs a plan of care specific to the client’s needs while incorporating family input. Carefully selected and trained caregivers provide

assistance with activities of daily living and companionship, supported by routine care manager supervisory visits. Many clients need additional Geriatric Care Management services and support beyond home care. These services provide peace of mind for far-flung families and include exploring the options and costs of elder care services in the area, attending medical appointments with clients and reporting back to family members, coordinating legal and financial referrals and managing crisis situations.

Home Care Solutions is a member of the Home Care Association of America, and the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers. Home Care Solutions is also a licensed Personal Care Attendant Agency. For more information, call 504-828-0900 or visit HomeCareNewOrleans.com.

Foot Care Dale Gedert has focused on foot care for more than 40 years. He brings his expertise to Greater New Orleans with the opening of Therapeutic Shoes, a shopping resource for those suffering from a wide variety of conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, flat feet, heel spurs, plantar fasciitis, bunions, calluses, edema, leg length discrepancies, as well as knee, hip and back pain and more.

“We specialize in custom accommodative foot orthotics, stylish extra depth shoes, diabetic shoes, custom shoes, shoe modifications, compression wear and diabetic socks,” says Gedert. “We’ve got over 175 styles and colors of men’s and women’s shoes.”

Therapeutic Shoes features an in-house orthotic lab with certified personnel who handle all custom orthotics and shoe modifications. They offer a large selection of compression wear. Their socks are hand-made with bamboo charcoal fiber, seamless, and shaped to fit the foot for reducing fatigue and preventing circulation problems. The science your feet need – the comfort you deserve.

Therapeutic Shoes is located at 408 Maine St. in Jefferson.

For more information and hours, call 504-832-3933.

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With locations in Covington, Baton Rouge, Mobile, Marrero and their newest state-of-the-art uniform outlet in Metairie, they offer easy access for all of Greater New Orleans. Visit the new location at 3624 West Esplanade (at Hessmer) in Metairie and experience superior customer service delivered by highly trained sales consultants, the same kind of service for which Uniforms by Bayou has been known for years.

Contact Uniforms by Bayou at 800-222-8164 to have one of their professional sales staff visit your group for an on-site visit, or stop by one of the five retail outlets for a truly pleasant shopping experience. •

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“Aebelskivers, a unique Danish puffed pancake ... are made with a modified pancake batter featuring folded egg whites, making them lighter. ... They come seven to an order and are served with a choice of sauces – I like mine with Benson’s homemade lemon curd.”

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An assortment of aebelskivers at Toast

Bites of Breakfast Toast 5433 Laurel St. 267-3260 ToastNewOrleans.com Breakfast and lunch daily

Waffles on Maple 7712 Maple St. 304-2662 Breakfast, lunch and dinner SundaysThursdays; breakfast and lunch Fridays.

Humble Bagel 4716 Freret St. 355-3535 HumbleBagel.com Breakfast and lunch Thursdays-Sundays

Breakfast Binge Pancakes, crêpes and waffles

by Jay Forman

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h i l e there has ne v er b een a shortage of b r u n c h opt i ons

around town, lately a clutch of specialty places have popped up offering variations on that theme, namely, toast, waffles and crêpes, with bagels thrown into the mix. Despite the fad momentum of the gluten-free movement nibbling its edges, carbs are back in style. Let us eat crêpes!

Cara Benson, owner of the Francophile cottage Tartine, had been wanting to open a second neighborhood location focused more on breakfast food, when the former Laurel Street Bakery space suddenly became available. “It happened really fast, I mean we went to look at it and then signed the lease a week later,” Benson recalls. Toast opened in April and quickly became a neighborhood hit.

When Benson took over the restaurant at the corner of Laurel and Annunciation streets, it got a makeover. Where there were once pastry cases she added a luncheonette counter, and the diminutive dining room packs in a surprising number of seats. Lots of natural light fills the cheerful room and a row of tables on the sidewalk outside captures spillover and adds to the charm. Locally roasted French Truck Coffee is the café’s bean of choice.

Toast’s menu revolves around omelets, crêpes, pastries, and well, toast. Aebelskivers, a unique Danish puffed pancake, get thrown in for good measure. The latter are made with a modified pancake batter featuring folded egg whites, making them lighter. They get cooked in a special dimpled pan where they puff up into airy, golf ball-sized treats. They come seven to an order and are served with a choice of sauces – I like mine with Benson’s homemade lemon curd.

Benson makes all the bread for the restaurants’ eponymous Toast. These include multigrain, brioche and sourdough. Elaborate toast compositions such as multigrain with honey, prosciutto and ricotta are offered alongside the basics. Brioche is the bread of choice for her French toast.

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The in-house menu is rounded out with a short list of entrées, including a hanger steak distinguished with tarragon aioli. As if sweet crêpes and aebelskivers weren’t tempting enough for little ones, a kid’s menu is also offered.

Along with in-house dining, Toast caters to the surrounding neighborhood with “Plat du Jours” offered for pickup between 5 and 6:30 p.m.

These packaged dinners-to-go are aimed at families looking for a quick and easy meal solution, and add-on kid’s dinners compliment the prix fixe menu. Toast is open for breakfast and lunch six days and week and is closed on Mondays.

In April, Belinda Dahan and her husband Rotem opened Waffles on Maple, one of a very few kosher restaurants in the New Orleans area.

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during their annual trip to Israel. “Last summer we ate at a place in Jerusalem that we thought was such great concept. It was basically a little bitty hole in the wall, but we thought that it would be fun and great to do in New Orleans because we didn’t have anything like that here,” Dahan says.

Since opening, the restaurant with the distinctive waffled façade has been a hit with the college crowd as well as a big draw for neighborhood families. Observant Jewish folk traveling through town also make up part of the crowd, in part through the owner’s efforts to target the kosher market for out-of-town guests. “We’ve had visitors from California, New York and Miami stop by,” Dahan says.

The narrow restaurant offers limited counter seating, but a few al fresco tables help open things up, weather permitting. It has a kosher dairy kitchen and only uses dairy products certified chalav Yisrael. The menu focuses exclusively on waffles and crêpes of both sweet and savory iterations. Among the sweet waffle selections are a few with a New Orleans-theme, including Bananas Foster (made with sliced bananas tossed in a hot rum-spiked caramel sauce) and Waking in New Orleans (made with crushed pralines and shaved chocolate and rum-caramel sauce). A peach version pays homage to the Allman Brothers.

Savory waffle choices include Better than Feta, topped with marinated sun-dried tomatoes, ricotta, feta and fresh basil; The Heart Attack, which started as a special but rolled onto their regular menu, features two fried eggs on top and mushrooms, onions, jalapeño peppers and three cheeses, Munster, mozzarella and cheddar.

Belinda opened Waffles on Maple in part to give their four children a fun and delicious kosher place to eat. “The girls like the Strawberry Shortcake. For the boys, it’s the Heart Attack.” Her favorite? “I’m partial to the Strawberry Shortcake as well.”

As Waffles on Maple is kosher, it keeps hours accordingly. It is open daily except Saturdays in observance of Shabbat.

Humble Bagel adds another facet to the options along Freret Street and is the latest effort to address our city’s chronic “Bagel Gap.” Customers queue up along the case and choose from what’s available in the baskets behind the register. The bagels are kettle-boiled and baked on-site. They offer the usual array of choices such as everything, plain, salt and cinnamon raisin, with kid-friendly choices like chocolate-chocolate chip. They get creative with the cream cheese spreads, including a recent one featuring habanero and peach, and they also make use of seasonal ingredients, as in a blueberry version back in June.

A limited number of composed sandwiches are offered as well, such as the lox bagel loaded with smoked salmon, red onion, tomato, capers and cream cheese; it’s filling and doesn’t crack the $10 mark. Prices are reasonable and it makes for a great neighborhood addition, and is already a big hit with the Tulane crowd.

Craving Crêpes?

Crêpes à la Cart has been plying the trade since 2004 at its walk-up location by The Boot, and their cart is a popular draw at farmer’s markets and street festivals around town. Le Crêpe Nanou has evolved into a full-blown bistro since its early days when it just served, well, crêpes, but a few savory and several dessert versions remain to anchor its menu. High Hat Café offers delicious chicken and waffles during its weekend brunch. And, newcomer Pizza Domenica on Magazine Street puts out variations on a theme, such as wood-fired buttermilk biscuits on Saturdays and Sundays. myneworleans.com

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Neighborhood Funkiness The Appetite Repair Shop, CellarDoor and The Franklin

by Robert Peyton R emem b er i n M ar c h when we were having unseasonably cool weather, and certain people were complaining about missing the warm temperatures? Do you remember that?

Neither do I, because it’s so hot now and it will remain so hot at least through Halloween and maybe Thanksgiving. I know it isn’t rational to blame people who moan about cold weather for the current state of affairs, but I rarely claim to be rational; and if I have to wear shorts while eating turkey and oyster dressing this year, someone is going to pay in tears.

Chef Pete Vazquez had one of the most innovative and eclectic fine-dining restaurants in New Orleans prior to Katrina. You could say Marisol was ahead of its time, but that would imply it wasn’t successful while it was around. I think it’s more accurate to say Vazquez anticipated the current trend toward cooking “ethnic” food without compromising flavors or ingredients to appeal to a broader demographic. Vazquez has never struck me as the type of man who chases trends in his cooking.

Katrina shuttered Marisol, and Vazquez spent some time away from New Orleans. Recently he was doing a pop-up at Stein’s Deli, serving a wide variety of generally straightforward food, often inspired by streetvendors from Italy to Singapore. That is the approach he’s taking at his new venture, The Appetite Repair Shop, which opened earlier this summer in Algiers Point at 400 Vallette St. It is a neighborhood Vazquez knows well, having lived there for years, and it’s designed for folks who want a good meal but don’t necessarily have time to cook after work. As I write, the shop is open from around 4 in the afternoon until the food runs out – usually around 9 p.m. – Thursdays through Saturdays, but there are plans to expand the days and hours of service and your best bet is to check Facebook to see whether the shop is open and what Vazquez is serving. If you live nearby, you can also just check the sidewalk: If there’s a Stein’s Deli sandwich board out front, the Appetite Repair Shop is open for business.

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The building at 916 Lafayette St. was, prior to Katrina, home to the Sporting House, so named because it was once reportedly a brothel. The food wasn’t bad, but the structure itself – or at least the part of it that was open to the public – was more interesting. These days the structure houses CellarDoor, described by owners Greg Gremillion and Michael Yusko (who also directs the beverage operations) as a conceptual work of art in the guise of a gastro-lounge.

That is perhaps a more complicated way of saying the place has carefully made cocktails and small plates with an international bent than absolutely necessary, but then again art is no small part of the experience at CellarDoor. Gremillion worked at the Paul Stolper Gallery in London for a while, and the restaurant has partnered with the gallery to feature contemporary artists from Britain and elsewhere, including, at this writing, local artist Skyler Fein. The website notes of the art on display, “You may not always agree with our choices, but we certainly hope it creates a dialogue between our patrons.” One hopes.

Jamielyn Arcega is the executive chef, and her menu runs the gamut from lamb kebabs with eggplant-apricot relish and pistachio gremolata to squid ink and spicy shrimp potstickers with ginger ponzu and chile oil.

CellarDoor is open every day but Monday from 4 p.m. until midnight, and later on Fridays and Saturdays. Call 383-5583 or visit CellarDoorNola. com to find out more.

The Franklin doesn’t have a website, and so far as I know hasn’t actively courted patrons at all, but perhaps that’s the ticket to success in the Marigny these days? The restaurant at 2600 Dauphine St. (at the corner of Franklin Street) certainly hasn’t seemed to lack customers since opening in May. Jason Baas runs the operation, and he can cite a similar position at Lilette on his resume.

It wouldn’t be a new restaurant in New Orleans without serious attention paid to drinks, and at the Franklin the beverage menu is Franklin Buist’s responsibility. Look for craft beers, notable wines and cocktails with ingredients you’ve never heard of but will enjoy when you drink them.

Jim Bremer helms the kitchen; he’s most recently been on the farming side of the farm to table movement, including a role in starting the Hollygrove Market and Farm. The food is appropriately direct: avocado tempura with crabmeat or beef tartare with strawberry, for example, and prices are moderate.

The Franklin is open seven days a week from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., and although they don’t take reservations, you can call 267-0640 to find out about the specials or ask whether they’re crowded or possibly just because you’re lonely – don’t tell them I suggested that last bit.

Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email rdpeyton@gmail.com

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was a city girl but

my father grew up on a farm. So when my parents bought our house, they bought an extra lot behind the house just for growing vegetables.

We had asparagus and lettuce in the spring; corn, tomatoes, bell peppers, eggplant and squash in the summer; greens, beans and okra in the fall; and carrots and spinach in the winter. My mother grew butter beans on a side fence, and our fruit trees produced apples, peaches, pears, plums and pecans.

We rarely ate from cans at our house unless they were of the home-canning glass variety.

Gems such as butter beans and corn cut from the cob were frozen for winter months.

So, the idea of eating fresh from the garden comes as nothing new to me although, to hear some tell it, they wouldn’t know a fresh pea if they saw one. Chefs, on the other hand, are paying farmers to grow just what they want to arrive special delivery at their kitchen doors.

I say more power to them, and let’s ask our grocers to do the same and our farmers’ markets to give us more of it at affordable prices. I prefer to purchase field peas and butter beans still in the shells, which can rarely be found in any of our markets.

It is just so easy to cook fresh, and sometimes the less cook-

Farm to Table

Fresh From the Garden Bridging the distance from farm to table

by Dale Curry

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What: An international symposium bringing together farmers, chefs, restaurateurs and consumers to focus on fresh foods for consumers.

When: Aug. 2-4 Where: New Orleans Convention Center Cost: $60 1 day, $100 2 days, $125 full conference Registration: Convention Center Halls I and J More information: 582-3072 e u gen i a u h l photo

ing time, the better. A few minutes microwave summer squash, some puffs of steam on broccoli or a quick oven roasting of asparagus can result in delicious returns. The total flavor of the vegetable comes out, and only a dab of butter or a dash of lemon juice may be required.

The good news is that we have people working for us to have fresh produce on our tables at all times, and the proof is presently in New Orleans with the Farm to Table International Symposium.

Back in May, I ate my very first soft-shell shrimp – head, eyes and all. This occurred at Tableau, the Dickie Brennan restaurant where the head honchos of Farm to Table met to highlight some of the products of Louisiana’s fertile soil and food-laden waters in preparation for the August event.

Besides soft-shell crawfish, which I’d love to see marketed to restaurants and home cooks as well, we had eye-popping presentations of duck, lamb and grass-fed beef, tomatoes with lump crabmeat and mayhaw and chocolate crêpes. All are measures of the dedication of our farmers and fishers to deliver healthy, fresh and affordable food to our area.

New Orleans, said chef Michel Nischan, is “the real culinary gem” of the nation, a compliment from the honorary chair of the symposium taking place at the New Orleans Convention Center Aug. 2-4.

He wears many hats, including owner of the Dressing Room, a home-

grown restaurant in Westport, Connecticut as well as president and CEO of the Wholesome Wave, a movement dedicated to nourishing neighborhoods.

Farm to Table is an ambitious undertaking that began in New Orleans last year. Its stated goal is to become the single most important forum on the farm-to-table concept, connecting consumers, chefs and producers. Held concurrently with the Louisiana Restaurant Association’s food exposition, Farm to Table has as its partners the Southern Food and Beverage Museum (SoFAB), the LSU AgCenter and the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center.

I was told that you don’t have to be a chef or farmer to attend for one or more days (see box).

This and the September opening of the newly located SoFAB in September are exciting news for the culinary reputation of New Orleans.

Meanwhile, back to where it all began on home tables. Think “fresh” and give these farmers, fishers, etc., a reason for their work.

We don’t eat only in restaurants. We shop for family meals and want the best and freshest ingredients at home as well. With new incentives, it can only get better.

Butter Roasted Gulf Oysters

Whipped Sweet Potatoes

Whole Roasted Cauliflower

This recipe is from Chef Michel Nischan, honorary chair of the Food to Table symposium in New Orleans this month (see box).

4 4 1/2 1/2 2 1/2 1/2

1 whole cauliflower 1/2 cup white wine 1/4 cup plus 2 Tablespoons extra-virgin

olive oil 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 3 teaspoons sea salt 1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning 2 pods garlic, peeled and cut in halves 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese 1 Tablespoon fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped Juice of 1 lemon

1/3 cup white wine 1/4 cup good-quality white wine vinegar 1 shallot, thinly sliced, plus 4 shallots

in thicker slices 1/4 teaspoon whole black peppercorns 1/2 bay leaf 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces 3 to 4 cups rock salt 2 dozen raw oysters, shucked and

left on the half-shell 1 Tablespoon chopped fresh thyme Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Position broiler rack as close as possible to heat. Preheat broiler.

In a small saucepan, heat wine, vinegar, sliced shallot, peppercorns and bay leaf over medium-high heat. Reduce heat and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes, or until most liquid has evaporated and mixture is syrupy.

With heat on low, whisk in the butter gradually, mixing in one piece at a time, being careful not to overheat sauce.

Strain sauce and season with salt and pepper. Set aside, covered, to keep warm.

Spread rock salt in a shallow pan. Arrange oysters in salt, leveling them.

Set a thick shallot slice over the top of each oyster and spoon butter sauce over. Broil for about 5 minutes. Remove oysters from broiler and sprinkle with the thyme. Adjust seasonings if needed. Serve warm.

Serves 4 to 6

sweet potatoes Tablespoons butter teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg teaspoon curry powder Tablespoons molasses teaspoon salt teaspoon Creole seasoning

Bake sweet potatoes in a 350-degree oven until easily pierced with a fork, about 1 hour.

Cool slightly and peel. Place in an electric mixer and add all other ingredients. Mix on high speed until smooth. These are great served with pork.

Serves 6 to 8

Corn Maque Choux 6 ears corn 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil 1/3 cup chopped onion 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper 1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper Salt, freshly ground black pepper, cayenne pepper to taste

Remove shucks and silks from corn and rinse. Hold each ear of corn over a wide bowl and, using a sharp knife, slice off the top half of kernels. Using a dull serving knife, scrape the cob to remove all remaining corn and juice. Set aside.

Heat oil in a large skillet and sauté onion and peppers until translucent. Add seasonings, then corn. Add about 1/2 cup of water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, cover and cook until corn is tender and a thicker consistency is achieved, about 20 minutes.

Serves 6

Trim green leaves and stem off cauliflower. Place in a pot slightly larger than the cauliflower and add water to cover half the cauliflower. Pour wine over, then 1/4-cup olive oil, then lemon juice. Sprinkle red pepper flakes, 2 teaspoons of sea salt, Italian seasoning and garlic into the water and on top of the cauliflower. Bring to a boil, lower heat to a simmer, cover and cook for about 15 minutes.

Heat oven to 450 degrees. Drain and place cauliflower on a pie plate, sprinkle with 2 Tablespoons olive oil, balsamic vinegar and 1 teaspoon sea salt, and roast until brown all over, about 30 to 40 minutes. When done, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and parsley.

Serve hot. (If not serving immediately, you can complete the simmering and hold the roasting until an hour before serving.)

Serves 6

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ost of our treasured guests,

and most local residents, “get” New Orleans. They enjoy the history and the culture. They slurp up the cuisine accompanied by legendary beverages. There is a certain feel to the air that isn’t a part of any place else.

In August we have a technical meteorological term for that air-feel: muggy. It is air you can touch, which is along the same lines as land you can’t walk on. Whenever our guests question our sanity for living in such a crazy, unique place we always have an answer. None of us have an answer for the heat and humidity of August.

We can only work-around, make the best of the moment, stay in air-conditioning and drink cool.

CoolBrew, a local pre-brewed concentrated coffee that’s found in the refrigerated cases in grocery stores all over New Orleans, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. To honor that happy accomplishment and to dispel the mugginess, the mixology team at Pearl Wine Company bar on Orleans Avenue have taken the Frozen Granita recipe from CoolBrew and created an adult version. Suddenly August is a very cool month for children and grown-ups alike.

CoolBrew Frozen Granita (Virgin Version) 2 ounces Original or Flavored CoolBrew Coffee Concentrate 4 ounces milk 2 cups ice 2 ounces simple syrup or 3 teaspoons sugar Mix all ingredients in a blender until smooth.

Pour into glass and serve.

Cold is Cool Frozen granita with a kick B y T i m McN a l l y

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(Adults-Only Version) 2 ounces Benjamin Prichard’s Sweet Lucy bourbon cream 3/4 ounce Nocello 1/4 ounce Hoodoo chicory liqueur 2 ounces CoolBrew Coffee Concentrate, Original or Flavored 2 cups ice Garnish: whipped cream and powdered cocoa Combine all ingredients, except garnish, in blender until smooth and creamy. Pour into short cocktail glass and add garnishes.

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5 Fifty 5 Restaurant Marriott Hotel,

212-5282, Uptown. B, L Tue-Sat, Br Sun. Nested among the oaks in Audubon Park, the beautifully situated clubhouse is open to the public and features a kid-friendly menu with New Orleans tweaks and a casually upscale sandwich and salad menu for adults. $$

555 Canal St., 553-5638, French Quarter, ­555Canal.com. B, L, D daily. This restaurant offers innovative American fare such as lobster macaroni and cheese. Many of the dishes receive an additional touch from the woodburning oven. $$$$

7 on Fulton 701 Convention Center Blvd., 525-7555, CBD/Warehouse District, 7onFulton.com. B, L, D daily. Upscale and contemporary dining destination. $$$$

13 Restaurant and Bar 517 Frenchmen St., 942-1345, Faubourg Marigny, 13Monaghan. com. L, D daily, open until 4 a.m. Late-night deli catering to hungry club-hoppers. Bar and excellent jukebox make this a good place to refuel. $

Abita Brew Pub 72011 Holly St., (985) 892-5837, Abita Springs, AbitaBrewPub.com.

L, D Tue-Sun. Famous for its Purple Haze and Turbodog brews, Abita serves up better-thanexpected pub food in its namesake eatery.

“Tasteful” tours available for visitors. $$

Acme Oyster House Multiple locations: AcmeOyster.com. L, D daily. Known as one of the best places to eat oysters. $$

Ancora 4508 Freret St., 324-1636, Uptown, AncoraPizza.com. D Mon-Sat. Authentic Neapolitan-style pizza fired in an oven imported from Naples keeps pizza connoisseurs coming back to this Freret Street hot-spot. The housemade charcuterie makes it a double-winner. New Orleans Magazine’s 20011 Pizza Restaurant of the Year. $$ Andrea’s Restaurant 3100 19th St., 8348583, Metairie, AndreasRestaurant.com. L Mon-Sat D daily, Br Sun. Indulge in osso buco and homemade pastas in a setting that’s both elegant and intimate; off-premise catering.

New Orleans Magazine Honor Roll honoree 2009. $$$

Antoine’s 713 St. Louis St., 581-4422, French Quarter, Antoines.com. L Mon-Sat, D Mon-Sat, Br Sun. This pinnacle of haute cuisine and birthplace of Oysters Rockefeller is New Orleans’ oldest restaurant. (Every item is á la carte, with an $11 minimum.) Private dining rooms are available. $$$$$

Arnaud’s 813 Bienville St., 523-5433, French Quarter, ArnaudsRestaurant.com. D daily, Br Sun. Waiters in tuxedos prepare Café Brûlot tableside at this storied Creole grande dame in the French Quarter; live jazz during Sun. brunch. New Orleans Magazine’s 2011 Honor

Audubon Clubhouse 6500 Magazine St.,

August Moon 3635 Prytania St., 899-5122, Uptown, MoonNola.com. L, D Mon-Fri, D Sat. Lots of vegetarian offerings and reasonable prices make this dependable Chinese/ Vietnamese place a popular choice for students and locals. Take-out and delivery available. $

Austin’s 5101 W. Esplanade Ave., 888-5533, Metairie, AustinsNo.com. D Mon-Sat. Mr. Ed’s upscale bistro serves contemporary Creole fare, including seafood and steaks. $$$

The Avenue Pub 1732 St. Charles Ave., 586-9243, Uptown, TheAvenuePub.com.

Kitchen open 24/7. With more than 43 rotating draft beers, this pub also offers food including a cheese plate from St. James Cheese Co. and the “Pub Burger.” $

Bacchanal Fine Wines and Spirits 600 Poland Ave., 948-9111, Bywater, BacchanalWine.com. L, D daily. The pop-up that started it all, this ongoing backyard music and food fest in the heart of Bywater carries the funky flame. Best of all, the front of house is a wine shop. $$

Barcelona Tapas 720 Dublin St., 861-9696, Riverbend, LetsEat.at/BarcelonaTapas. D TueSun. Barcelona Tapas is chef-owner Xavier Laurentino’s homage to the small-plates restaurants he knew from his hometown of Barcelona. The tapas are authentic, and the space, renovated largely by Laurentino himself, is charming. $ Basin Seafood & Spirits 3222 Magazine St., 302-7391, Uptown. L Thurs-Sun, D daily. The focus is on seafood at this uncluttered, contemporary joint venture between Colombian chef Edgar Caro from Barü Bistro & Tapas and Louisiana fishing guide Tommy Peters. Their generally lighter approach is represented in dishes such as whole grilled snapper as well as traditional favorites such as spicy boiled crawfish (in season). $$

Bayona 430 Dauphine St., 525-4455, French Quarter, Bayona.com. L Wed-Sat, D Mon-Sat. Chef Susan Spicer’s nationally acclaimed cuisine is served in this 200-year-old cottage.

Ask for a seat on the romantic patio, weather permitting. $$$$$

District, CafeAdelaide.com. B, D daily, L Mon-Fri. This offering from the Commander’s Palace family of restaurants has become a power-lunch favorite for businessmen and politicos. Also features the Swizzle Stick Bar. $$$$

Besh Steak Harrah’s Casino, 8 Canal St., 533-6111, CBD/Warehouse District, HarrahsNewOrleans.com. D daily. Acclaimed chef John Besh reinterprets the classic steakhouse with his signature contemporary Louisiana flair. New Orleans Magazine’s Chef of the Year 2007. $$$$$

Café Burnside Houmas House Plantation,

Bistro Daisy 5831 Magazine St., 899-6987, Uptown, BistroDaisy.com. D, Tue-Sat. Chef Anton Schulte and his wife Diane’s bistro, named in honor of their daughter, serves creative and contemporary bistro fare in a romantic setting along Magazine Street. The signature Daisy Salad is a favorite. $$$$

Café Degas 3127 Esplanade Ave., 945-5635,

The Bombay Club Prince Conti Hotel,

Café du Monde 800 Decatur St., 525-4544,

830 Conti St., 586-0972, French Quarter, TheBombayClub.com. D daily. Popular martini bar appointed with plush British décor features live music during the week and late dinner and drinks on weekends. Nouveau Creole menu includes items such as Bombay drum. $$$$

Bon Ton Cafe 401 Magazine St., 524-3386, CBD/Warehouse District, TheBonTonCafe. com. L, D Mon-Fri. A local favorite for the oldschool business lunch crowd, it specializes in local seafood and Cajun dishes. $$$$

40136 Highway 942, (225) 473-9380, Darrow, HoumasHouse.com. L daily, Br Sun. Historic plantation’s casual dining option features dishes such as seafood pasta, fried catfish, crawfish and shrimp, gumbo and red beans and rice. $$ Mid-City, CafeDegas.com. L Wed-Sat, D WedSun, Br Sun. Light French bistro food including salads and quiche make this indoor/outdoor boîte a Faubourg St. John favorite. New Orleans Magazine’s 2010 French Restaurant of the Year. $$$ French Quarter; multiple other locations; CafeDuMonde.com. This New Orleans institution has been serving fresh café au lait, rich hot chocolate and positively addictive beignets since 1862 in the French Market 24/7. $

Café Equator 2920 Severn Ave., 8884772, Metairie, CafeEquator.com. L, D daily. Very good Thai food across the street from Lakeside Mall. Offers a quiet and oftoverlooked dining option in a crowded part of town. $$

Riverbend, Boucherie-Nola.com. L, D Tue-Sat. Serving contemporary Southern food with an international angle, Chef Nathaniel Zimet offers excellent ingredients, presented simply. New Orleans Magazine’s Best New Restaurant 2009. $$

Café Freret 7329 Freret St., 861-7890, Uptown, CafeFreret.com. B, L, D Fri-Wed. Convenient location near Tulane and Loyola universities makes this a place for students (and dogs) to indulge in decadent breakfasts, casual lunches and tasty dinners – and their “A la Collar” menu. $$

Brigtsen’s 723 Dante St., 861-7610,

Café Giovanni 117 Decatur St., 529-2154,

Boucherie 8115 Jeannette St., 862-5514,

Uptown, Brigtsens.com. D Tue-Sat. Chef Frank Brigtsen’s nationally-famous Creole cuisine makes this cozy Riverbend cottage a true foodie destination. $$$$$

Broken Egg Cafe 200 Girod St., (985) 2317125, Mandeville. B, Br, L daily. Breakfastcentric café in turn-of-the-century home offers a sprawling assortment of delicious items both healthy and decadent. $$

Brooklyn Pizzeria 4301 Veterans Blvd., 833-1288, Metairie, EatBrooklyn.net. L, D daily (drive thru/take out). Pie shop on Vets specializes in New York-style thin crust. The pizza is the reason to come, but sandwiches and salads are offered as well. $

Byblos Multiple locations: ByblosRestaurants. com. L, D daily. Upscale Middle Eastern cuisine featuring traditional seafood, lamb and vegetarian options. $$

Café Adelaide Loews New Orleans Hotel, 300 Poydras St., 595-3305, CBD/Warehouse

Downtown, CafeGiovanni.com. D daily. Live opera singers three nights a week round out the atmosphere at this contemporary Italian dining destination. The menu offers a selection of Italian specialties tweaked with a Creole influence and their Belli Baci happy hour adds to the atmosphere. $$$$

Café Luna 802 Nashville Ave., 333-6833, Uptown. B, L daily. Charismatic coffee shop in a converted house offers a range of panini, caffeinated favorites and free Wi-Fi. The front porch is a prime spot for people-watching along adjacent Magazine Street. $

Café Maspero 601 Decatur St., 523-6250, French Quarter. L, D daily. Tourists line up for their generous portions of seafood and large deli sandwiches. $ Café Minh 4139 Canal St., 482-6266, MidCity, CafeMinh.com. L Mon-Fri., D Mon-Sat. Chef Minh Bui and Cynthia Vutran bring their fusion-y touch with Vietnamese cuisine to this corner location. French accents and a contem-

New Banquet Menu at Austin’s

Austin’s Seafood and Steakhouse, 5101 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, 888-5533, AustinsNo.com

Austin’s Seafood & Steakhouse, located in the heart of Metairie, is introducing a new banquet menu. Longtime favorites such as veal Austin, as well as new options such as Louisiana shrimp and grits and seafood-stuffed redfish will be featured. The new menu will be available for both lunch and dinner functions. The restaurant hosts private luncheons for 30 or more people and private dinners from 10 up to 100 people. The newly decorated bar and restaurant are open Monday through Saturday starting at 5 p.m. Daily specials, such as soft shell crab Amanda and stuffed shrimp Orleans, will continue to be offered nightly in the main dining room. – M i r e l l a C a m e r a n 168

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porary flair make this one of the more notable cross-cultural venues in town. New Orleans Magazine’s 2010 Maître D’ of the Year. $$

the original waiters have returned. The new downtown location has a liquor license and credit cards are now accepted. $

Café Negril 606 Frenchmen St., 944-4744,

Capdeville 520 Capdeville St., 371-5161,

Marigny. D daily. This music club draws locals in with its lineup of live reggae and blues. Tacos and barbecue in back are a plus for late-night revelers. $

French Quarter, CapdevilleNola.com. L, D Mon-Sat. Capdeville is an upscale bar-bistro with a short but interesting menu of food that’s a mix of comfort and ambition. Burgers are on offer, but so are fried red beans and rice – a take on calas or Italian arancini. $$

Café Nino 1510 S. Carrollton Ave., 8659200, Carrollton. L, D daily. Nondescript exterior belies old-school Italian hideaway serving up red-sauce classics like lasagna, along with some of the more under-the-radar New York-style thin crust pizza in town. $$

Café Opera 541 Bourbon St., 648-2331, Inside Four Points by Sheraton, French Quarter. B, L daily, D Thu-Sat. Chef Philippe Andreani serves Creole and Continental classics on the site of the old French Opera House. Choices include crabmeat beignets with corn maque choux as well as fried green tomatoes with shrimp remoulade. Validated parking is offered for dine-in. Free valet parking. $$$

Cake Café 2440 Chartres St., 943-0010, Marigny, NolaCakes.com. B, L Wed-Mon. The name may read cakes but this café, helmed by head baker Steve Himelfarb, offers a whole lot more, including fresh baked goods and a full breakfast menu along with sandwiches. A popular place to while away a slow New Orleans morning with a coffee and a slice. $

Camellia Grill 626 S. Carrollton Ave., 3092679, Uptown; 540 Chartres St., 522-1800, Downtown. B, L, D daily, until 1 a.m. SunThu and 3 a.m. Fri-Sat. The venerable diner has reopened following an extensive renovation and change in ownership (in 2006).

Patrons can rest assured that its essential character has remained intact and many of

Carmo 527 Julia St., 875-4132, Warehouse District, CafeCarmo.com. L Mon-Sat., D TueSat. Caribbean-inspired fare offers a creative array of vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free fare in a sleek location on Julia Street. One of the few places in the city where healthy dining is celebrated rather than accommodated. $$

Carmelo Ristorante 1901 Highway 190, (985) 624-4844, Mandeville, RistoranteCarmelo.com. L, D Wed-Mon, Sun-Mon. Italian trattoria serves old-world classics. Private rooms available. $$ Casamento’s 4330 Magazine St., 895-9761, Uptown, CasamentosRestaurant.com. L TueSat, D Thu-Sat. The family-owned restaurant has shucked oysters and fried seafood since 1919; closed during summer and for all major holidays. $$

CC’s Community Coffee House Multiple locations: CCsCoffee.com. Coffeehouse specializing in coffee, espresso drinks and pastries. $

Chateau du Lac 2037 Metairie Road, 831-3773, Old Metairie, ChateauduLacBistro. com. L Tues-Fri, D Mon-Sat. This casual French bistro, run by chef-owner Jacques Saleun, offers up classic dishes such as escargot, coq au vin and blanquette de veau.

A Provençal-inspired atmosphere and French

wine round out the appeal. $$$$

Checkered Parrot 133 Royal St., 592-1270, French Quarter; 3629 Prytania St., Uptown; CheckeredParrot.com. B, L, D daily. The Checkered Parrot is an upscale sports bar with a large menu, featuring nachos, fajitas, wings in seven flavors, wraps and burgers and an outdoor patio. $$

Cheesecake Bistro by Copeland’s 4517 Veterans Blvd., 454-7620, Metairie; 2001 St. Charles Ave., 593-9955, Garden District; CopelandsCheesecakeBistro.com. Br Sun, L, D daily. Dessert fans flock to this sweet-centric Copeland establishment which also offers extensive lunch and dinner menus. $$$

Chiba 8312 Oak St., 826-9119, Carrollton, chiba-nola.com. L Wed-Sat, D Mon-Sat. Contemporary restaurant features fresh, exotic fish from all over the world and fusion fare to go along with typical Japanese options. Externsive sake list and late night happy hours are a plus. $$$

Chophouse New Orleans 322 Magazine St., 522-7902, CBD, ChophouseNola.com. D daily. In addition to USDA prime grade aged steaks prepared under a broiler that reaches 1,700 degrees, Chophouse offers lobster, redfish and classic steakhouse sides. $$$

Clancy’s 6100 Annunciation St., 895-1111, Uptown, ClancysNewOrleans.com. L Thu-Fri, D Mon-Sat. Their Creole-inspired menu has been a favorite of locals for years. $$$ Cochon 930 Tchoupitoulas St., 588-2123, CBD/Warehouse District, CochonRestaurant. com. L, D, Mon-Sat. Chefs Donald Link and Stephen Stryjewski showcase Cajun and Southern cuisine at this Warehouse District hot spot. Boudin and other pork dishes reign supreme here, along with Louisiana seafood and real moonshine from the bar.

New Orleans Magazine named Link Chef of the Year 2009. Reservations strongly recommended. $$

Commander’s Palace 1403 Washington Ave., 899-8221, Uptown, CommandersPalace. com. L Mon-Fri, D daily, Br Sat-Sun. The Grande Dame in the Garden District is going strong under the auspices of chef Tory McPhail. The turtle soup might be the best in the city, and its weekend Jazz Brunch is a great deal. $$$$ Cooter Brown’s 509 S. Carrollton Ave., 866-9104, Uptown, CooterBrowns.com. L, D daily. Riverbend-area sports bar serves up the city’s largest selection of beers along with great bar food. The cheese fries are a rite of passage, and the Radiator’s Special poor boy makes for a great late-night meal. $

Copeland’s Multiple locations: CopelandsofNewOrleans.com. L, D daily, Br Sun. Al Copeland’s namesake chain includes favorites such as Shrimp Ducky. Popular for lunch. $$

Coquette 2800 Magazine St., 265-0421, Uptown, Coquette-Nola.com. L Wed-Sat, D Wed-Mon, Br Sun. A bistro located at the corner of Washington and Magazine streets. The food is French in inspiration and technique, with added imagination from chef Michael Stoltzfus (New Orleans Magazine’s Best New Chef 2009) and his partner Lillian Hubbard. $$$

Corky’s Bar-B-Q Restaurant 4243 Veterans Blvd., 887-5000, Metairie, CorkysBarBQ.com. L, D daily. Memphisbased barbecue chain offers good hickorysmoked ribs, pork and beef in a family setting with catering service available. $ Court of Two Sisters 613 Royal St., 5227261, French Quarter, CourtOfTwoSisters. com. Br, D daily. The historic environs

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T HE M E N U make for a memorable outdoor dining experience. The famous daily Jazz Brunch buffet and classic Creole dishes sweeten the deal. $$$$$

Crabby Jack’s 428 Jefferson Highway, 833-2722, Jefferson. L Mon-Sat. Lunch outpost of Jacques-Imo’s chef and owner Jack Leonardi. Famous for its fried seafood and poor boys including fried green tomatoes and roasted duck. $

Crépes a la Carte 1039 Broadway St., 866-236, Uptown, CrepeCaterer.com. B, L, D daily. Open late. An extensive menu of tasty crêpes, both savory and sweet, make this a great spot for a quick bite for college students and locals. $

Crescent City Brewhouse 527 Decatur St.,866-2362, French Quarter, CrescentCityBrehouse.com. L, D daily.

Contemporary brewpub features an eclectic menu complementing its freshly brewed wares. Live jazz and good location make it a fun place to meet up. $$$

Crescent City Steaks 1001 N. Broad St., 821-3271, Mid-City, CrescentCitySteaks.com.

L Tue-Fri & Sun, D daily. One of the classic New Orleans steakhouses, it’s a throwback in every sense of the term. Steaks, sides and drinks are what you get at Crescent City. New Orleans Magazine’s Steakhouse of the Year 2009 and Honor Roll honoree 2007. $$$$

Criollo 214 Royal St., Hotel Monteleone, 681-4444, French Quarter, CriolloNola.com.

B, L, D daily. Next to the famous Carousel Bar in the historic Monteleone Hotel, Criollo represents an amalgam of the various cultures reflected in Louisiana cooking and cuisine, often with a slight contemporary twist. $$$ The Crystal Room Le Pavillon Hotel, 833 Poydras St., 581-3111, CBD/Warehouse District, LePavillon.com. B, D daily; L, MonFri. Franco-American cuisine with Louisiana influences is served in the environs of the Le Pavillon Hotel. The Southern-style breakfast features its decadent Bananas Foster Waffle “Le Pavillon.” $$$ Dakota 629 N. Highway 190, (985) 8923712, Covington, TheDakotaRestaurant. com. L Tues-Fri, D Mon-Sat. A sophisticated dining experience with generous portions. $$$$$ The Delachaise 3442 St. Charles Ave., 895-0858, Uptown, TheDelachaise.com. L Fri-Sun, D daily. Elegant bar food fit for the wine connoisseur; kitchen open late. $$

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borhood seafood joint in historic Algiers Point near the ferry landing. Burgers, sandwiches and fried seafood are the staples. $$

El Gato Negro Multiple locations: Dick and Jenny’s 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., 894-9880, Uptown, DickAndJennys.com. Br Sun, L Tue-Fri, D Mon-Sat. A funky cottage serving Louisiana comfort food with flashes of innovation. $$$$

Dickie Brennan’s Bourbon House 144 Bourbon St., 522-0111, French Quarter, BourbonHouse.com. B, L, D daily. Classic Creole dishes such as redfish on the halfshell and baked oysters are served with classic Brennan’s style at this French Quarter outpost. Its extensive bourbon menu will please aficionados. New Orleans Magazine’s 2011 Oyster Bar of the Year. $$$$ Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse 716 Iberville St., 522-2467, French Quarter, DickieBrennansSteakhouse.com. L Fri, D daily. Nationally recognized steakhouse serves USDA Prime steaks and local seafood in a New Orleans setting with the usual Brennan’s family flair. $$$$$

Domenica The Roosevelt Hotel, 123 Baronne St., 648-6020, CBD, DomenicaRestaurant.com. L, D daily. New Orleans Magazine’s 2012 Chef of the Year Alon Shaya serves authentic, regional Italian cuisine in John Besh’s sophisticated new restaurant. The menu of thin, lightly topped pizzas, artisanal salumi and cheese, and a carefully chosen selection of antipasti, pasta and entrées, feature locally raised products, some from Besh’s Northshore farm. $$$$

Domilise’s 5240 Annunciation St., 8999126, Uptown. L, D Mon-Wed, Fri-Sat. Local institution and rite-of-passage for those wanting an initiation to the real New Orleans.

Wonderful poor boys and a unique atmosphere make this a one-of-a-kind place. $

Dong Phuong 14207 Chef Menteur Highway, 254-0214, N.O. East. L Wed-Mon. Vietnamese bakery and restaurant in the community of Versailles makes great banh mi sandwiches and interesting baked goods both savory and sweet. Unbeatable prices. $

Drago’s 3232 N. Arnoult Road, 888-9254, Metairie; Hilton Riverside Hotel, 2 Poydras St., 584-3911, CBD/Warehouse District; DragosRestaurant.com. L, D daily (Hilton), L, D Mon-Sat (Metairie). This famous seafooder specializes in charbroiled oysters, a dish they invented. Raucous but good-natured atmosphere makes this a fun place to visit. Great deals on fresh lobster as well. $$$$

ElGatoNegroNola.com. Popular spot serves up authentic Central Mexican cuisine along with hand-muddled mojitos and margaritas made with freshly squeezed juice. A weekend breakfast menu is an additional plus. $$

Elizabeth’s 601 Gallier St., 944-9272, Bywater, ElizabethsRestaurantNola.com. B, L Mon-Fri, D Mon-Sat, Br Sat-Sun. This eclectic local restaurant draws rave reviews for its praline bacon and distinctive Southerninspired brunch specials. $$$

Galatoire’s 33 Bar & Steak 215 Bourbon St., 335-3932, French Quarter. L Fri, D Sun-Thurs. Galatoires33BarAndSteak. com. Steakhouse offshoot of the venerable Creole Grande Dame offers hand-crafted cocktails to accompany classic steakhouse fare as well as inspired dishes like the Gouté 33 – horseradish-crusted bone marrow and deviled eggs with crab ravigote and smoked trout. Reservations are accepted. $$$

Emeril’s 800 Tchoupitoulas St., 528-9393, CBD/Warehouse District, EmerilsRestaurants. com. L Mon-Fri, D daily. The flagship of superstar chef Emeril Lagasse’s culinary empire, this landmark attracts pilgrims from all over the world. $$$$$

Gallagher’s Grill 509 S. Tyler St., (985) 892-9992, Covington, GallaghersGrill.com. L, D Tue-Sat. Chef Pat Gallagher’s destination restaurat offers al fresco seating to accompany classicaly inspired New Orleans fare.

Event catering is offered as well. $$$

Feelings Cafe 2600 Chartres St., 945-2222, Faubourg Marigny, FeelingsCafe.com. D WedSun, Br Sun. Romantic ambiance and skillfully created dishes, such as veal d’aunoy, make dining here on the patio a memorable experience. A piano bar on Fridays adds to the atmosphere. Vegan menu offered. $$$$

Galley Seafood 2535 Metairie Road, 8320955, Metairie. L, D Tue-Sat. TheGalleySeafood. com. A great local place for seafood, both fried and boiled. Famous for its softshell crab poor boy, a Jazz Fest favorite. $$

Fellini’s Café 900 N. Carrollton Ave., 4882155, Bayou St. John. L, D daily. With décor inspired by its namesake Italian filmmaker, this casual indoor/outdoor spot serves large portions of reasonably-priced Mediterranean specialties such as pizza, pastas and hummus. $

Gautreau’s 1728 Soniat St., 899-7397, Uptown, GautreausRestaurant.com. D, Mon-Sat. Upscale destination serves refined interpretations of classics along with contemporary creations in a clubby setting nested deep within a residential neighborhood. New Orleans Magazine named Sue Zemanick Chef of the Year 2008. $$$$$

Fiesta Latina 1924 Airline Drive, 468-2384, Kenner, FiestaLatinaRestaurant.com. B, L, D daily. A big-screen TV normally shows a soccer match or MTV Latino at this home for authentic Central American food. Tacos include a charred carne asada. New Orleans Magazine’s 2010 Latin Restaurant of the Year. $$

GG’s Dine-o-rama 3100 Magazine St., 373-6579, Uptown, GGsNewOrleans.com. B Sat, L, Tue-Sun, D Tue-Fri., Br Sun. Upscalecasual restaurant serves a variety of specialty sandwiches, salads and wraps, like the Chicago-style hot dog and the St. Paddy’s Day Massacre – chef Gotter’s take on the Rueben. $$

Five Happiness 3605 S. Carrollton Ave.,

Gracious Bakery + Café 1000 S. Jeff

482-3935, Mid-City, FiveHappiness.com. L, D daily. This longtime Chinese favorite offers up an extensive menu including its beloved mu shu pork and house baked duck. A popular choice for families as well. $$

Flaming Torch 737 Octavia St., 895-0900, Uptown, FlamingTorchNola.com. L MonSat, D daily, Br Sun. French classics including a tasty onion soup make this a nice place for a slightly upscale lunch while shopping along Magazine Street. $$

Dry Dock Cafe & Bar 133 Delaronde St.,

Frank’s 933 Decatur St., 525-1602, French Quarter. L, D daily. Locally inspired Italian sandwiches such as muffulettas and Genoa salami poor boys are served here in the heart of the French Quarter. $$$

361-8240, Algiers, TheDryDockCafe.com. L, D daily, Br Sun. Fancier daily specials have been added to the menu of this casual neigh-

Galatoire’s 209 Bourbon St., 525-2021, French Quarter, Galatoires.com. L, D TueSun. Friday lunches are a New Orleans

Antoine’s host to Fall Champagne Soirees and Happy Hours Antoine’s Restaurant, 713 St. Louis St., 581-4422, Antoines.com

Antoine’s, the oldest French-Creole fine dining restaurant in New Orleans (est. 1840), is showing no signs of slowing down as it continues to play host to fun nights in the city. On Sept. 19, the restaurant will be hosting its fourth annual Sparkling Champagne Soirée: an opportunity to taste some of the best sparkling wines available worldwide and enjoy a buffet reception for $65. Later the same month, a Happy Hour in partnership with the YLC will offer a unique opportunity for younger city dwellers to experience Antoine’s. Typical happy hour specials will be available as well as a cocktail handcrafted for the event. – M . C .

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tradition at this world-famous French-Creole grand dame. Tradition counts for everything here, and the crabmeat Sardou is delicious.

Note: Jackets required for dinner and all day Sun. $$$$$

Davis Parkway, Suite 100, 301-3709, MidCity, GraciousBakery.com. B, L Mon-Sat. Boutique bakery in the ground floor of the new Woodward Building offers small-batch coffee, baked goods, individual desserts and sandwiches on breads made in-house.

Catering options are available as well. $

The Green Goddess 307 Exchange Place, 301-3347, French Quarter, GreenGoddessNola.com. L, D Wed-Sun. Located in a tiny space, the Green Goddess is one of the most imaginative restaurants in New Orleans. The menu is constantly changing, and chef Paul Artigues always has ample vegetarian options. Combine all of that with a fantastic selection of drinks, wine and beer, and it’s the total (albeit small) package. $$ The Grill Room Windsor Court Hotel, 300 Gravier St., 522-1994, CBD/Warehouse District, GrillRoomNewOrleans.com. B, L, D daily, Br Sun. Jazz Brunch on Sunday with live music. Featuring modern American cuisine with a distinctive New Orleans flair, the adjacent Polo Club Lounge offers live music nightly. $$$$$

GW Fins 808 Bienville St., 581-FINS (3467), French Quarter, GWFins.com. D daily. To ensure the best possible flavors at GW Fins, owners Gary Wollerman and New Orleans Magazine’s 2005 and 2001 Chef of the Year Tenney Flynn provide dishes at their seasonal peak by flying in products from around the globe. That commitment to freshness and quest for unique variety are two of the reasons why the menu is printed daily. $$$$$ Herbsaint 701 St. Charles Ave., 524-4114, CBD/Warehouse District, Herbsaint.com. L Mon-Fri, D Mon-Sat. Enjoy a sophisticated cocktail before sampling Chef Donald Link’s

(New Orleans Magazine’s Chef of the Year 2009) menu that melds contemporary bistro fare with classic Louisiana cuisine. The banana brown butter tart is a favorite dessert. $$$$$

Horinoya 920 Poydras St., 561-8914, CBD/ Warehouse District. L, D daily. Excellent Japanese dining in an understated and oftoverlooked location. The chu-toro is delicious and the selection of authentic Japanese appetizers is the best in the city. $$$ Hoshun Restaurant 1601 St. Charles Ave., 302-9716, Garden District, HoshunRestaurant.com. L, D daily. Hoshun offers a wide variety of Asian cuisines, primarily dishes culled from China, Japan, Thailand and Malaysia. Their five-pepper calamari is a tasty way to begin the meal, and their creative sushi rolls are good as well. $$ House of Blues 225 Decatur St., 310-4999, French Quarter, HouseOfBlues.com. L, D daily. World-famous Gospel Brunch every Sunday. Surprisingly good menu makes this a complement to the music in the main room.

Patio seating is available as well. $$

Il Posto Café 4607 Dryades St., 895-2620, Uptown, ilPostoCafe-Nola.com. B, L, D Tue-Sat, B, L Sun. Italian café specializes in pressed panini, like its Milano, featuring sopressata, Fontina, tomatoes and balsamic on ciabatta. Soups, imported coffee and H&H bagels make this a comfortable neighborhood spot to relax with the morning paper. $ Impastato’s 3400 16th St., 455-1545, Metairie, Impastatos.com. D Tue-Sat. Bustling Italian restaurant on the edge of Fat City serves homemade pasta in a convivial atmosphere. Chef/Owner Joe Impastato greets guests warmly and treats them like family. The prix fixe options are a good way

to taste a lot for not much money. $$$$

Irene’s Cuisine 539 St. Philip St., 5298811, French Quarter. D Mon-Sat. Long waits at the lively piano bar are part of the appeal of this Creole-Italian favorite beloved by locals. Try the oysters Irene and crabmeat gratin appetizers. $$$$

Iris 321 N. Peters St., 299-3944, French Quarter, IrisNewOrleans.com. L Fri, D Mon, Wed-Sat. This inviting bistro offers sophisticated fare in a charming setting. The veal cheek ravioli is a winner. New Orleans Magazine’s Best New Restaurant 2006. $$$$

Jack Dempsey’s 738 Poland Ave., 9439914, Bywater, JackDempseys.net. L Tue-Sat, D Wed-Sat. Local favorite nestled deep in the heart of the Bywater is known for its stuffed flounder and baked macaroni served in generous portions. $$$

Jacques-Imo’s Cafe 8324 Oak St., 8610886, Uptown, Jacques-Imos.com. D MonSat. Reinvented New Orleans cuisine are served in a party atmosphere at this Oak Street institution. The deep-fried roast beef poor boy is delicious. The lively bar scene offsets the long wait on weekends. $$$$

Jamila’s Mediterranean Tunisian Cuisine 7808 Maple St., 866-4366, Uptown.

D Tue-Sun. Intimate and exotic bistro serving Mediterranean and Tunisian cuisine. The Grilled Merguez is a Jazz Fest favorite and vegetarian options are offered. $$

Jeff’s Creole Grille 5241 Veterans Blvd., 889-7992, Metairie, JeffsCreoleGrille.com.

L, D Mon-Sat. This quaint, upscale restaurant offers a variety of classic New Orleans cuisine, fresh fish and homemade soups and salads with early bird and daily chef specials. $$

Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Café

1104 Decatur St., 592-2565, French Quarter, MargaritavilleNewOrleans.com. L, D daily.

Parrotheads and other music lovers flock to Jimmy’s outpost along the more local-friendly stretch of Decatur. Strong bar menu and stronger drinks keep them coming back. $$

Prudhomme’s landmark restaurant helped introduce Cajun food to a grateful nation.

Lots of seasoning and bountiful offerings, along with reserved seating, make this a destination for locals and tourists alike. $$$$

Joey K’s 3001 Magazine St., 891-0997,

KyotoNola.com. L, D Mon-Sat. A neighborhood sushi restaurant where the regulars order off-the-menu rolls. $$

Uptown, JoeyKsRestaurant.com. L, D MonSat. A true neighborhood New Orleans restaurant with daily lunch plates keeps it real; red beans and rice are classic. $

The Joint 701 Mazant St., 949-3232, Bywater, AlwaysSmokin.com. L, D Mon-Sat. Some of the city’s best barbecue can be had at this locally owned and operated favorite in Bywater. $ Juan’s Flying Burrito 2018 Magazine St., 569-0000, Uptown; 4724 S. Carrollton Ave., 486-9950, Mid-City. L, D daily. Hard-core tacos and massive burritos are served in an edgy atmosphere. $ Jung’s Golden Dragon 3009 Magazine St., 891-8280, Uptown, JungsChinese.com. L, D daily. This Chinese destination is a real find.

Along with the usual you’ll find spicy cold noodle dishes and dumplings. This is one of the few local Chinese places that breaks the Americanized mold. New Orleans Magazine’s 2010 Chinese Restaurant of the Year. $ Kosher Cajun New York Deli and Grocery 3519 Severn Ave., 888-2010, Metairie, KosherCajun.com. L Mon-Fri & Sun, D Mon-Thu. Great kosher meals and complete kosher grocery in the rear make this Metairie eatery a unique destination. The matzo ball soup is a winner and catering is available for parties of any size. $

K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen 416 Chartres St., 596-2530, French Quarter, ChefPaul. com/KPaul. L Thu-Sat, D Mon-Sat. Paul

Kyoto 4920 Prytania St., 891-3644, Uptown,

La Boca 870 Tchoupitoulas St.,525-8205, Warehouse District, LaBocaSteaks.com. D Mon-Sat. This Argentine steakhouse specializes in cuts of meat along with pastas and wines. Specials include the provoleta appetizer and the Vacio flank steak. New Orleans Magazine’s Chef of the Year 2010 & 2006 Steakhouse of the Year. $$$ Lakeview Harbor 911 Harrison Ave., 4864887, Lakeview, BestNewOrleansBurger.com.

L, D daily. Burgers are the name of the game here at this restaurant which shares a pedigree with Snug Harbor and Port of Call. Rounded out with a loaded baked potato, their halfpound patties are sure to please. Daily specials, pizza and steaks are offered as well. $ La Macarena Pupuseria & Latin Cafe 8120 Hampson St., 862-5252, Uptown.

PupusasNewOrleans.com. L, D Mon-Sat, Br, L, D Sat & Sun, Br Sun. This cash-only and BYOB restaurant has recently overhauled its menu, now including a large selection of vegan and vegetarian items, as well as a tapas menu. $$

La Petite Grocery 4238 Magazine St., 891-3377, Uptown, LaPetiteGrocery.com.

L Tue-Sat, D daily, Br Sun. Elegant dining in a convivial atmosphere quickly made this place an Uptown darling. The menu is heavily French-inspired with an emphasis on technique. $$$

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T HE M E N U La Provence 25020 Highway 190, (985) 626-7662, Lacombe, LaProvenceRestaurant. com. D Wed-Sun, Br Sun. John Besh (New Orleans Magazine’s Chef of the Year 2007) upholds time-honored Provençal cuisine and rewards his guests with a true farm-life experience, from house-made preserves, charcuterie, herbs, kitchen gardens and eggs cultivated on the property, an elegant French colonial stucco house. $$$$$ La Thai Uptown 4938 Prytania St., 8998886, Uptown, LaThaiUptown.com. L, D TueSun. Uptown outpost of the Chauvin family’s ingredient-driven Thai-Cajun fusion cuisine.

The summer rolls are good as is the tom kar gai soup. Lunch specials are a good deal and vegetarian dishes are offered as well. $$ Latil’s Landing Houmas House Plantation, 40136 Highway 942, (225) 473-9380, Darrow, HoumasHouse.com. D Wed-Sun. Nouvelle Louisiane, plantation-style cooking served in an opulent setting features dishes like rack of lamb and plume de veau. $$$$$

Le Salon Windsor Court Hotel, 300 Gravier St., 596-4773, CBD/Warehouse District.

Afternoon Tea, Thu-Fri, seating at 2 p.m., Sat-Sun, seating at 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. Formal afternoon tea with harpist or string quartet served in a sophisticated atmosphere. A local mother-daughter tradition. $$ Liborio’s Cuban Restaurant 321 Magazine St., 581-9680, CBD/Warehouse District, LiborioCuban.com. L Mon-Sat, D Tue-Sat. Authentic Cuban favorites such as Ropa Vieja and pressed Cuban sandwiches along with great specials make this a popular lunch choice. $$$ Lil’ Dizzy’s Café 1500 Esplanade Ave., 5698997, Mid-City. B, L daily, D Thu-Sat. Spot local and national politicos dining at this favored Creole soul restaurant known for homey classics like fried chicken and Trout Baquet. $

Lilette 3637 Magazine St., 895-1636, Uptown, LiletteRestaurant.com. L Tue-Sat, D Mon-Sat. Chef John Harris’ innovative menu draws discerning diners to this highly regarded bistro on Magazine Street. Desserts are wonderful as well. $$$$$

Lola’s 3312 Esplanade Ave., 488-6946, MidCity. D daily. Garlicky Spanish dishes and great paella make this artsy Faubourg St. John boîte a hipster destination. $$$

Lüke 333 St. Charles Ave., 378-2840, CBD, LukeNewOrleans.com. Br Sat-Sun, B, L, D daily. John Besh (New Orleans Magazine’s Chef of the Year 2007) and executive chef Matt

DINING GUIDE Regan characterize the cuisine “Alsace meets New Orleans in an authentic brasserie setting.” Germanic specialties and French bistro classics, house-made patés and abundant plateaux of cold, fresh seafood. New Orleans Magazine’s Best New Restaurant 2007 and 2012 Raw Bar of the Year. $$$

Mahony’s 3454 Magazine St., 899-3374, Uptown, MahonysPoBoys.com. L, D MonSat. Along with the usual poor boys, this sandwich shop serves up a Grilled Shrimp and Fried Green Tomato version dressed with remoulade sauce. Sandwich offerings are augmented by a full bar. $ Mandina’s 3800 Canal St., 482-9179, MidCity, MandinasRestaurant.com. L, D daily.

Quintessential New Orleans neighborhood institution reopened following an extensive renovation. Though the ambiance is more upscale, the same food and seafood dishes make dining here a New Orleans experience.

New Orleans Magazine’s 2010 Neighborhood Restaurant of the Year. $$

Manning’s 519 Fulton St., 593-8118, Warehouse District. L, D daily. Born of a partnership between New Orleans’ First Family of Football and Harrah’s Casino, Manning’s offers sports bar fans a step up in terms of comfort and quality. With a menu that draws on both New Orleans and the Deep South, traditional dishes get punched up with inspired but accessible twists in surroundings accented by both memorabilia and local art. $$$

Maple Street Café 7623 Maple St., 3149003, Uptown. L, D daily. Casual dinner spot serving Mediterranean-inspired pastas and Italian-style entrées, along with heartier fare such as duck and filet mignon. $$

The Marigny Brasserie 640 Frenchmen St., 945-4472, Faubourg Marigny, MarignyBrasserie.com. L, D daily. Chic neighborhood bistro with traditional dishes like the Wedge of Lettuce salad and innovative cocktails like the Cucumber Cosmo. $$$

Martin Wine Cellar Multiple locations: MartinWine.com. Wine by the glass or bottle to go with daily lunch specials, towering burgers, hearty soups, salads and giant, delistyle sandwiches. $ Mat & Naddie’s 937 Leonidas St., 8619600, Uptown, MatAndNaddies.com. D MonTue, Thu-Sat. Cozy converted house along River Road serves up creative and eclectic regionally inspired fare. Shrimp and crawfish croquettes make for a good appetizer and

when the weather is right the romantic patio is the place to sit. $$$$

Roll winner. Note: Cash Only. $$$

Maximo’s Italian Grill 1117 Decatur St.,

Warehouse District, MothersRestaurant.net.

B, L, D daily. Locals and tourists alike endure long queues and a confounding ordering system to enjoy iconic dishes such as the Ferdi poor boy and Jerry’s jambalaya. Come for a late lunch to avoid the rush. $$

586-8883, French Quarter. MaximosGrill. com. D Daily. Italian destination on Decatur Street features a sprawling menu including housemade salumi and antipasti as well as old school classics like veal osso bucco.

Private dining is offered for special events.

New Orleans Magazine’s 2012 Continental Italian Restaurant of the Year. $$$

Middendorf’s Interstate 55, Exit 15, 30160 Highway 51 South, (985) 386-6666, Akers, MiddendorfsRestaurant.com. L, D Wed-Sun. Historic seafood destination along the shores of Lake Maurepas is world-famous for its thin-fried catfish fillets. Open since 1934, it transitioned to its next generation of owners when Horst Pfeifer purchased it in 2007.

More than a restaurant, this is a Sunday Drive tradition. $$

MiLa 817 Common St., 412-2580, French Quarter, MiLaNewOrleans.com. L Mon-Fri, D Mon-Sat. Latest offering from husbandand-wife chefs Slade Rushing and Allison Vines-Rushing focuses on the fusion of the cuisines of Miss. and La. New Orleans Magazine’s Best New Restaurant 2008. $$$$ Mona’s Café 504 Frenchmen St., 949-4115, Marigny; 4126 Magazine St., 894-9800, Uptown; 1120 S. Carrollton Ave., 861-8174, Uptown; 3901 Banks St., 482-7743, Mid-City.

L, D daily. Middle Eastern specialties such as baba ganuj, tender-tangy beef or chicken shawarma, falafel and gyros, stuffed into pillowy pita bread or on platters. The lentil soup with crunchy pita chips and desserts, such as sticky sweet baklava, round out the menu. New Orleans Magazine’s 2012 Middle Eastern Restaurant of the Year. $

Mondo 900 Harrison Ave., 224-2633, Lakeview, MondoNewOrleans.com. Br Sun, L Mon-Fri, D Mon-Sat. New Orleans Magazine’s 2010 Chef of the Year Susan Spicer’s take on world cuisine isn’t far from her home in Lakeview. Make sure to call ahead because the place has a deserved reputation for good food and good times. $$$ Morton’s, The Steakhouse The Shops at Canal Place, 365 Canal St., 566-0221, French Quarter, Mortons.com/NewOrleans. D daily.

Quintessential Chicago steakhouse serves up top-quality slabs of meat along with jumbo seafood. Clubhouse atmosphere makes this chophouse a favorite of Saints players and businessmen alike. $$$$$

Mosca’s 4137 Highway 90 West, 463-8950, Avondale. D Tue-Sat. Italian institution near the Huey Long Bridge dishes out massive portions of great food family-style. Good bets are the shrimp Mosca and chicken à la grande. New Orleans Magazine’s 2010 Honor

Mother’s 401 Poydras St., 523-9656, CBD/

Mr. Ed’s Seafood and Italian Restaurant 1001 Live Oak St., 838-0022, Bucktown; 910 W. Esplanade Ave., Ste. A, 463-3030, Kenner. AustinsNo.com L, D MonSat. Neighborhood restaurant specializes in seafood and Italian offerings such as stuffed eggplant and bell pepper. Fried seafood and sandwiches make it a good stop for lunch. $$

Muriel’s Jackson Square 801 Chartres St., 568-1885, French Quarter, Muriels.com.

L, D daily, Br Sun. Enjoy pecan-crusted drum and other New Orleans classics while dining in the courtyard bar or any other room in this labyrinthine, rumored-to-be-haunted establishment. $$$$ Naked Pizza 6307 S. Miro St., 865-0244, Uptown (takeout & delivery only), NakedPizza. biz. L, D daily. Pizza place with a focus on fresh ingredients and a healthy crust. The Mediterranean pie is a good choice. $ Napoleon House 500 Chartres St., 5249752, French Quarter, NapoleonHouse.com. L Mon-Sat, D Tue-Sat. Originally built in 1797 as a respite for Napoleon, this family-owned European-style café serves local favorites: gumbo, jambalaya, muffulettas and for sipping, a Sazerac or lemony Pimm’s Cup. $$ Nine Roses 1100 Stephen St., 366-7665, Gretna, NineRosesResturant.com. L, D SunTue, Thu-Sat. The extensive Vietnamese menu specializes in hot pots, noodles and dishes big enough for everyone to share.

Great for families. $$ NOLA 534 St. Louis St., 522-6652, French Quarter, Emerils.com. L Thu-Sun, D daily.

Emeril’s more affordable eatery, featuring cedar-plank-roasted redfish; private dining. $$$$$

Nuvolari’s 246 Girod St., (985) 6265619, Mandeville, Nuvolaris.com. D daily.

Dark woods and soft lighting highlight this Northshore Creole Continental-Italian fusion restaurant famous for crabmeat ravioli, veal dishes, seafood specialties and delectable desserts. $$$$

Orleans Grapevine Wine Bar and Bistro 720 Orleans Ave., 523-1930, French Quarter, OrleansGrapevine.com. D daily. Wine is the muse at this beautifully renovated French Quarter bistro, which offers vino by the flight, glass and bottle. A classic menu with an emphasis on New Orleans cuisine adds to the appeal. $$$

Palace Café 605 Canal St., 523-1661, CBD/

Sucré’s New Location to Open In French Quarter Confection Studio, 622 Conti St., 708-4366, ShopSucre.com

Sucré, the New Orleans-based artisanal confectioner, is opening a new French Quarter location that will include an informal restaurant and tearoom. The new, two-story Sucré will open at 622 Conti St. in November 2014. Downstairs will be a Sucré store and upstairs will serve tea from 1 to 5 p.m. After 5, savory items and soufflés will also be available. Cocktails and champagne will be served all day. Owner and restaurateur Joel Dondis said: “We are very excited to open in the French Quarter in this special space that is decorated in mid-century French-style. It’s a living-meets-dining vibe with a pretty balcony.” – M.C. 172

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Warehouse District, PalaceCafe.com. L MonSat, D daily, Br Sun. Dickie Brennan-owned brasserie with French-style sidewalk seating and house-created specialties of chef Darrin Nesbit at lunch, dinner and Jazz Brunch.

Favorites here include crabmeat cheesecake, turtle soup, the Werlein salad with fried Louisiana oysters and pork ”debris” studded Palace Potato Pie. $$$$$

Parkway Bakery and Tavern 538 Hagan Ave., 482-3047, Mid-City, ParkwayBakeryAndTavernNola.com. L, D daily, closed Tue. Featured on national TV and served poor boys to presidents, it stakes a claim to some of the best sandwiches in town. Their french fry version with gravy and cheese is a classic at a great price. $

Pascal’s Manale 1838 Napoleon Ave., 895-4877, Uptown. L Mon-Fri, D Mon-Sat.

Vintage New Orleans neighborhood restaurant since 1913 and the place to go for the house-creation of barbecued shrimp. Its oyster bar serves icy cold, freshly shucked Louisiana oysters and the Italian specialties and steaks are also solid. $$$$

Patois 6078 Laurel St., 895-9441, Uptown, PatoisNola.com. Br Sun, L Fri, D Wed-Sat. The food is French in technique, with influences from across the Mediterranean as well as the American South, all filtered through the talent of Chef Aaron Burgau (New Orleans Magazine’s Best New Chef 2009).

Reservations recommended. $$$ Paul’s Café 100 E. Pine St., (985) 3869581, Ponchatoula, PaulsCafe.net. B, L daily.

Best known for its strawberry daiquiris, Paul’s also cooks up egg breakfasts and lunches including all manner of sandwiches and poor boys. $

The Pelican Club 312 Exchange Place,

then it’s all about the Monsoons. $$

René Bistrot 700 Tchoupitoulas St.,

Praline Connection 542 Frenchmen

613-2350, CBD/Warehouse District, LaCoteBrasserie.com. Br Sun, L Mon-Fri, D Mon-Sat. Fresh local seafood, international ingredients and a contemporary atmosphere fill the room at this hotel restaurant near the Convention Center. $$$

St., 943-3934, Faubourg Marigny, PralineConnection.com. L, D daily. Downhome dishes of smothered pork chops, greens, beans and cornbread are on the menu at this Creole soul restaurant. $$

Ralph Brennan’s Red Fish Grill 115 Bourbon St., 598-1200, French Quarter, RedFishGrill.com. L Daily, D Mon-Thu & Sun. Chef Austin Kirzner cooks up a broad menu peppered with Big Easy favorites such as barbecue oysters, blackened redfish and double chocolate bread pudding. $$$$$ Ralph’s On The Park 900 City Park Ave., 488-1000, Mid-City, RalphsOnThePark.com.

Br Sun, L Tue-Fri, D daily. A modern interior, a view of City Park’s moss-draped oaks and contemporary Creole dishes such as City Park salad, turtle soup, barbecue Gulf shrimp and good cocktails. $$$$

523-1504, French Quarter, PelicanClub.com.

D daily. Tucked into a French Quarter alley, Pelican Club serves an eclectic mix of hip food, from the seafood “martini” to clay pot barbecued shrimp and a trio of duck. Three dining rooms available. $$$$$

The Red Maple 1036 Lafayette St., 367-

PJ’s Coffee Multiple locations: PJsCoffee. com. The city’s first iced-coffee spot that pioneered the coffee house experience in New Orleans and introduced us all to velvet ices, drinkable granitas and locally made Ronald Reginald vanilla. A wide assortment of pastries and bagels are offered as well as juices and fresh ground or whole bean coffees. $

Reginelli’s Pizzeria Multiple local loca-

Port of Call 838 Esplanade Ave., 523-0120, French Quarter, PortOfCallNola.com. L, D daily. It is all about the big, meaty burgers and giant baked potatoes in this popular bar/ restaurant – unless you’re cocktailing only,

0935, Gretna, TheRedMaple.com. L Tue-Fri, D Tue-Sat. This West Bank institution since 1963 is known for its seafood, steaks, wine list and some of the best bread pudding around. $$$$ tions: Reginellis.com. L, D daily. Pizzas, pastas, salads, fat calzones and lofty focaccia sandwiches are at locations all over town. $$

Arnaud’s Remoulade 309 Bourbon St., 523-0377, French Quarter, Remoulade. com. L, D daily. Granite-topped tables and an antique mahogany bar are home to the eclectic menu of Famous Shrimp Arnaud, red beans and rice and poor boys as well as specialty burgers, grilled all-beef hot dogs and thin-crust pizza. $$

Restaurant August 301 Tchoupitoulas St., 299-9777, CBD/Warehouse District, RestaurantAugust.com. L Fri, D daily. James Beard Award-winning chef (New Orleans Magazine’s Chef of the Year 2007) John Besh’s menu is based on classical techniques of Louisiana cuisine and produce with a splash of European flavor set in a historic carriage warehouse. $$$$$

R’evolution 777 Bienville St., 553-2277, French Quarter, RevolutionNola.com. L WedFri, D Mon-Sun, BR Sun. R’evolution is the partnership between chefs John Folse and Rick Tramonto. Located in the Royal Sonesta Hotel, it’s an opulent place that combines the local flavors of chef Folse with the more cosmopolitan influence of chef Tramonto.

Chef de cuisine Chris Lusk and executive sous chef Erik Veney are in charge of day-today operations, which include house-made charcuterie, pastries, pastas and more. New Orleans Magazine’s 2012 Restaurant of the Year. $$$$$

Ristorante Da Piero 401 Williams Blvd., 469-8585, Kenner, RistoranteDaPiero.com.

L Tue-Fri, D Tue-Sat. Homemade pastas and an emphasis on Northern Italian cuisine make this cozy spot in Kenner’s Rivertown a romantic destination. $

Rib Room Omni Royal Orleans Hotel, 621 St. Louis St., 529-7046, French Quarter, RibRoomNewOrleans.com. L, D daily, Br SatSun. Old World elegance, high ceilings and

views of Royal Street, house classic cocktails and Anthony Spizale’s broad menu of prime rib, stunning seafood and on weekends, a Champagne Brunch. $$$

Riccobono’s Panola Street Café 7801 Panola St., 314-1810, Garden District. B, L daily. This breakfast spot has been waking up bleary college students for years. The omelets and Belgian waffles are good. $ Rio Mar 800 S. Peters St., 525-3474, CBD/ Warehouse District, RioMarSeafood.com.

L Mon-Fri, D Mon-Sat. Seafood-centric Warehouse District destination focuses on Latin American and Spanish cuisines.

Try the bacalaitos and the escabeche. The tapas lunch is a great way to try a little of everything. Save room for the Tres Leches, a favorite dessert. New Orleans Magazine’s Chef of the Year 2006. $$$$ Ristorante Filippo 1917 Ridgelake Drive, 835-4008, Metairie. L, D Tue-Sat. CreoleItalian destination serves up southern Italian specialties bathed in red sauces and cheese alongside New Orleans classics like pan-fried Gulf fish and plump shellfish. $$$ River 127 Westin New Orleans Canal Place, 100 Rue Iberville, 533-5082, French Quarter.

B, L, D daily. Continental cuisine with Louisiana flair overlooking the Mississippi River and French Quarter. $$$$ Rivershack Tavern 3449 River Road, 8344938, Jefferson, TheRivershackTavern.com. L, D daily. Home of the Tacky Ashtray, this popular bar alongside the Mississippi levee offers surprisingly wide-ranging menu featuring seafood, poor boys and deli-style sandwiches along with live music. Open late. $ Rock-N-Sake 823 Fulton St., 581-7253, CBD/Warehouse District, RockNSake.com. L Fri, D Tue-Sun. Fresh sushi and contem-

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Root 200 Julia St., 252-9480, CBD,

DINING GUIDE 901 Veterans Blvd., 835-0916, Metairie, SammysPoBoys.com. L Mon-Sat, D daily.

Bucktown transplant offers a seafood-centric menu rounded out with wraps, kid meals and catering options all at a reasonable price. $

RootNola.com. L Mon-Fri, D daily. Chef Philip Lopez opened Root in November 2011 and has garnered a loyal following for his modernist, eclectic cuisine. Try the country fried chicken wings and the Cohiba-smoked scallops crusted with chorizo. New Orleans Magazine’s 2012 Maître D’ of the Year. $$$$

Satsuma Café 3218 Dauphine St., 304-

Royal Blend Coffee and Tea House

37, Metairie, 454-7930, Semolina.com. L, D daily. This casual, contemporary pasta restaurant takes a bold approach to cooking Italian food, emphasizing flavors, texture and color; many of the dishes feature a signature Louisiana twist, such as the Muffuletta Pasta and Pasta Jambalaya. $$

621 Royal St., 523-2716, French Quarter; 204 Metairie Road, 835-7779, Metairie; RoyalBlendCoffee.com. B, L daily. Known for its frozen Café Glace and a wide selection of coffees and teas, as well as pastries, daily specials and hearty breakfasts. $

Ruth’s Chris Steak House 3633 Veterans Blvd., 888-3600, Metairie. L Fri, D daily, Br Sat-Sun; 525 Fulton St. in Harrah’s Hotel, 587-7099, L, D daily, Br Sat-Sun; RuthsChris. com. Filet Mignon, creamed spinach and potatoes au gratin are the most popular dishes at this area steak institution, but there also are great seafood choices and top-notch desserts. $$$$$ Sake Café 2830 Magazine St., 894-0033, Uptown, SakeCafeUptown.com. L, D daily.

Creative and traditional Japanese food in an ultramodern décor. Sushi and sashimi boats, wild rolls filled with the usual and not-sousual suspects and a nice bar with a number of sakes from which to choose. $$$

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5962, Bywater; 7901 Maple St., 309-5557, Uptown; SatsumaCafe.com. B, L daily (until 5 p.m.). Two locations offer healthy, inspired breakfast and lunch fare, along with freshly squeezed juices. $

Semolina 4436 Veterans Blvd., Suite

Serendipity 3700 Orleans Ave. 407-0818, Mid-City, SerendipityNola.com. D daily, Br Sun. An eclectic and far-ranging style of cuisine with classically inspired cocktails at an outpost in American Can. A late-night option as well. $$

Slice 1513 St. Charles Ave., 525-7437, Uptown; 5538 Magazine St., 897-4800; SlicePizzeria.com. L, D Mon-Sat. Order up slices or whole pizza pies done in several styles (thin- and thick-crust) as well as pastas, seafood, paninis and salads. $

Slim Goodies Diner 3322 Magazine St., 891-EGGS (3447). B, L daily. This diner offers up an exhaustive menu heavily influenced by local cuisine. Try the Creole Slammer, a breakfast platter rounded out

with Crawfish Étouffée. The laid-back vibe is best enjoyed on the patio out back. $

SoBou 310 Chartres St., 552-4095, French Quarter, SoBouNola.com. B, L, D daily. There is something for everyone at this “Modern Creole Saloon,” the latest offering from the Commander’s Restaurant Family. Decidedly unstuffy with an emphasis on craft cocktails and wines by the glass, diners will find everything from $1 pork cracklins to an extravagant foie gras burger on the accomplished yet eclectic menus. $$ Snug Harbor 626 Frenchman St., 9490696, Faubourg Marigny, SnugJazz.com.

D daily. The city’s premier jazz club serves cocktails and a dining menu loaded with steaks, seafood and meaty burgers served with loaded baked potatoes. $$$$ Stein’s Market and Deli 2207 Magazine St., 527-0771, Uptown, SteinsDeli.net. B, L, D Tue-Sun. New York meets New Orleans.

The Reuben and Rachel sandwiches are the real deal and the half-sours and pickled tomatoes complete the deli experience. $

Stella! 1032 Chartres St., 587-0091, French Quarter, RestaurantStella.com. D daily.

Global cuisine with a Louisiana blush by native son chef Scott Boswell. Dishes are always inventive and flavorful from appetizer to dessert. The wine list is bold and the service “stellar.” Boswell was New Orleans Magazine’s 2005 Chef of the Year. $$$$$ Sun Ray Grill Multiple locations: SunRayGrill. com. L, D daily, Br Sun (at Annunciation). This local chain offers a globally influenced menu with burgers, steaks, sesame crusted tuna, sandwiches and salads. $$

Surrey’s Café and Juice Bar 1418 Magazine St., 524-3828, Coliseum Square; 4807 Magazine St., 895-5757, Uptown;

SurreysCafeAndJuiceBar.com. B, L daily.

Laid-back café focuses on breakfast and brunch dishes to accompany freshly squeezed juice offerings. Health-food lovers will like it here, along with fans of favorites such as peanut butter and banana pancakes.

Note: Cash only. $$

Tan Dinh 1705 Lafayette St., 361-8008, Gretna. B, L, D Wed-Mon. Roasted quail and the beef pho rule at this Vietnamese outpost.

New Orleans Magazine’s 2010 Vietnamese Restaurant of the Year. $$ Theo’s Pizza Multiple locations: TheosPizza.com. L, D daily. The cracker-crisp crust pizzas are complemented by a broad assortment of toppings with a lot of local ingredients at cheap prices. $$ Three Muses 536 Frenchmen St., 2524801, Marigny, TheThreeMuses.com. L FriSun, D Sun-Mon, Wed-Sat. Three Muses is a bar-restaurant serving the eclectic cuisine of chef Daniel Esses. The menu changes, but expect Esses’ take on Italian, Spanish, North African and Korean cooking. Local bands provide music on a regular basis. $ Tivoli & Lee 2 Lee Circle, 962-0909, Warehouse District, TivoliAndLee.com. B, L, D daily, Br Sat-Sun. Progressive Southern cuisine is the focus at this sleek outpost in the Hotel Modern. Rabbit Sliders, Poke Salad and Pickled Shrimp redefine locally sourced ingredients and a craft cocktail and bourbon menu rouds out the appeal. $$$ Tommy’s Cuisine 746 Tchoupitoulas St., 581-1103, CBD/Warehouse District, TommysNewOrleans.com. D daily. Classic Creole-Italian cuisine is the name of the game at this upscale eatery. Appetizers include the namesake Oysters Tommy, baked in the shell with Romano cheese, pancetta

and roasted red pepper. $$$$$

Tony Angello’s 6262 Fleur de Lis Drive, 488-0888. Lakeview. D Tue-Sat. CreoleItalian favorite serves up fare in the completely restored Lakeview location. Ask Tony to “Feed Me” if you want a real multi-course dining experience. New Orleans Magazine’s 2010 Traditional New Orleans Italian Restaurant of the Year. $$$$

Tout de Suite Cafe 347 Verret St., 3622264, Algiers. B daily, L Tue-Sat, Br Sun. Neighborhood coffeehouse/café in historic Algiers Point offers a light menu of soups, salads and sandwiches for a quick meal or carryout. $$

Tracey’s Irish Restaurant & Bar 2604 Magazine St., 897-5413, TraeysNola.com, Uptown. L, D daily. A neighborhood bar with one of the best messy roast beef poor boys in town. The gumbo, cheeseburger poor boy and other sandwiches are also winners. Grab a local Abita beer to wash it all down. Also a great location to watch “the game.” $

Trey Yuen 600 N. Causeway Blvd., (985) 626-4476, Mandeville, TreyYuen.com. L Mon-Fri, D Daily. Chinese cuisine meets with local seafood in dishes like their Szechuan Spicy Alligator and Tong Cho Crawfish; private rooms available. $$ Tujague’s 823 Decatur St., 525-8676, French Quarter, TujaguesRestaurant.com. L Sat-Sun, D daily. For more than 150 years this landmark restaurant has been offering Creole cuisine. Favorites include a nightly sixcourse table d’hôté menu featuring a unique Beef Brisket with Creole Sauce. New Orleans Magazine’s Honor Roll honoree 2008. $$$$$

Upperline 1413 Upperline St., 891-9822, Uptown, Upperline.com. D Wed-Sun. Consummate hostess JoAnn Clevenger and

talented chef Dave Bridges make for a winning combination at this nationally heralded Uptown favorite, New Orleans Magazine’s 2012 Honor Roll winner. The oft-copied Fried Green Tomatoes with Shrimp Remoulade originated here. $$$$

Vega Tapas Café 2051 Metairie Road, 836-2007, Metairie. D Mon-Sat. Innovative establishment offers fresh seafood, grilled meats and vegetarian dishes in a chic environment. Daily chef specials showcase unique ingredients and make this place a popular destination for dates as well as groups of friends. $$

Yuki Izakaya 525 Frenchmen St., 943-1122, Marigny. D Mon-Sat. Authentic Japanese Izakaya serves small plates to late-night crowds at this unique destination.

Try the Hokke Fish or the Agedashi Tofu. An excellent sake menu rounds out the appeal, as does the sexy, club-like ambiance. $ Zea’s Rotisserie and Grill Multiple locations: ZeaRestaurants.com. L, D daily. This popular restaurant serves a variety of grilled items as well as appetizers, salads, side dishes, seafood, pasta and other entrées, drawing from a wide range of worldly influences. Zea’s also offers catering services. $$$

Venezia 134 N. Carrollton Ave., 488-7991, Mid-City, VeneziaNewOrleans.com. L Wed-Fri & Sun, D Wed-Sun. Casual neighborhood Italian destination known for its thin-crust pizzas. Good lunch specials make this a popular choice as well. $$

Zoë Restaurant W New Orleans Hotel, 333 Poydras St., 2nd Floor, 207-5018, ZoeNewOrleans.com. B, L, D daily.

Completely redone both in décor and cuisine, each section features a separate menu by executive chef Chris Brown. $$$

Vincent’s Italian Cuisine 4411 Chastant St., 885-2984, Metairie, L TueFri, D Mon-Sat; 7839 St. Charles Ave., 866-9313, Uptown. L Tue-Fri, D Tue-Sun; VicentsItalianCuisine.com. Snug Italian boîte packs them in yet manages to remain intimate at the same time. The cannelloni is a house specialty. $$$

SPECIALTY FOODS

Wolfe’s in the Warehouse 859 Convention Center Blvd., 613-2882, CBD/ Warehouse District. B, L, D daily. Chef Tom Wolfe brings his refined cuisine to the booming Fulton Street corridor. His Smoked Kobe Short Ribs are a good choice. $$$

Ye Olde College Inn 3000 S. Carrollton Ave., 866-3683, Uptown, CollegeInn1933. com. D Tue-Sat. The institution moved next door into brand-new digs but serves up the same classic fare, albeit with a few new upscale dishes peppering the menu. $$$

Antoine’s Annex 513 Royal St., 525-8045, French Quarter, Antoines.com/AntoinesAnnex. Open daily. Around the corner from the oldest continuously operated restaurant in the country, Antoine’s Annex serves French pastries, including individual baked Alaskas, ice cream and gelato, as well as panini, salads and coffee. They also deliver.

Bittersweet Confections 725 Magazine St., 523-2626, Warehouse District, BittersweetConfections.com. Open MonSat. Freshly baked cookies, cupcakes and specialty cakes. Serving handmade chocolate truffles, fudge, caramels, gelato, ice coffee, chocolate-dipped strawberries and freshly squeezed lemonade. Children’s birthday parties, chocolate tasting parties, custom chocolates and truffle party bar.

Blue Dot Donuts 5236 Tchoupitoulas St., 941-7675, Uptown. 4301 Canal St., 218-4866, Mid-City, BlueDotDonuts.com. B, L daily. Heard the one about the cops that opened a donut shop? This is no joke. The Bacon Maple Long John gets all the press, but returning customers are happy with the classics as well as twists like peanut butter and jelly. New Orleans Magazine’s 2012 Doughnut Shop of the Year.

Blue Frog Chocolates 5707 Magazine St., 269-5707, Uptown, BlueFrogChocolates. com. French and Belgian chocolate truffles and Italian candy flowers make this a great place for gifts.

Calcasieu 930 Tchoupitoulas St., 588-2188, Warehouse District, CalcasieuRooms.com.

For gatherings both large and small, the catering menus feature modern Louisiana cooking and the Cajun cuisine for which chef Donald Link is justifiably famous.

Magic Seasonings Mail Order (800) 457-2857, ChefPaul.com. Offers chef Paul Prudhomme’s famous cookbooks, smoked meats, videos, seasonings and more. Online shopping available.

St. James Cheese Company 5004 Prytania St., 899-4737, Uptown, StJamesCheese.com.

Open daily. Specialty shop offers a selection of fine cheeses, wines, beers and related accouterments. Look for wine and cheese specials every Friday.

Sucré 3025 Magazine St., 520-8311; 3301 Veterans Blvd., 834-2277; ShopSucre.com.

Desserts daily & nightly. Open late weekends.

Chocolates, pastry and gelato draw rave reviews at this dessert destination. Beautiful packaging makes this a great place to shop for gifts. Catering available.

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Adventures On a Horse Named Sheriff Riding the Audubon Park Trail

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in June, it didn’t occur to me that there’s a better way to experience Audubon Park than on foot. Ambling through stately columns at the entrance, taking in the fountain and centuries-old oak trees adorned with Spanish moss and enjoying the sights and sounds at Bird Island are just a few of my favorite things about the vast green space. The stables however, live at the top of my list, which made learning about the trail rides an even greater delight.

While Cascade Stables (891-2246, CascadeStables.net), opened in Audubon Park in 2006, there always has been a horse barn in the park. In addition to group and private riding lessons, Cascade offers two-mile trail rides year round on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for ages 8 and up. A trail ride is $40 per person, and you

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must wear closed toe, flat soled shoes (no sandals or heels and long pants are suggested and trust me, you don’t want to ride a horse in shorts or a skirt).

We arrived early to fill out paperwork and settle up, and then were led out to meet our guide, Cory, who is patient, knowledgeable and fun. My horse for the day, Sheriff, is an approximately 13-year-old white horse sporting a chic braided mane, compliments of the riding camp children. Cory warned me that Sheriff likes to snack on leaves throughout the trail, so the trick is keeping his reigns tight. Mark saddled up on a big brown beauty called Sandler, a child of the 1990s, like his rider. Let us just say good old Sandler isn’t one to be in a rush.

We moseyed of the stables, clip-clopped across Magazine Street and as soon as our little posse began its slow procession under the oak trees, we were transported to another time and place near the turn of the 20th century and the park’s beginnings.

It was a relaxing and serene hour, filled with nature and my constant yanking of Sheriff’s reigns to keep his jaws away from the magnolia (and other) trees. Having grown up with horses in Kentucky, riding is an activity I love and miss, but more than that I miss just being around the animals.

While I love the opportunity to trot or better yet canter with the wind whipping through my mane, and the horse’s, a trail ride is no place for such high speed antics. Expect something more akin to a leisurely saunter. Between the skilled guides, slow gait and experienced trail horses that are no strangers to street noise and hubbub – they walk yearly in Mardi Gras parades – those who have never been on a horse need not worry. Cory will even give you a judgment-free step stool if you need one to make easier that climb up onto your sturdy equine.

Before we parted ways with Sheriff and Sandler, I retrieved a handful of leaves from my pocket. Sheriff unceremoniously sucked them up into his mouth, setting to work on the business of chewing and we strolled off into the sunset – OK, the parking lot, but you get the picture.

Teeth Whitening Promotion at DeFelice Dental DeFelice Dental, 1900 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, 833-4300, DeFeliceDental.com

The DeFelice Dental Practice is running a new patient teeth-whitening promotion to celebrate its new location. New patients coming in for check-ups and cleanings are being offered free customized bleaching trays and product, as long as they’re in good general and dental health. DeFelice Dental is a comprehensive practice offering general dentistry, cosmetics, surgery and prevention that recently moved from Algiers. Dr. Tré DeFelice has been in practice locally for 10 years and is a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. Commenting, Dr. DeFelice said: “We are delighted to be in Metairie and to be offering this valuable promotion to new patients.” – M i r e l l a c a m e r a n

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Renovation of French Quarter Residences Grows David Favret, Historic House Specialist, French Quarter Realty, 905-7533, DavidFavret.com

The revitalization of the heart of the city continues as more and more historic spaces are being renovated and turned into residential properties. David Favret of French Quarter Realty said: “The demand for repurposed living spaces just keeps growing. Buyers and sellers are using innovative design techniques to turn buildings that have been languishing unused for years, into beautiful homes. Half walls, partitions and built-in furniture are just some of the ways to optimize the square footage and create a feeling of spaciousness. We have an amazing property, 917 Esplanade Ave., coming onto the market which exemplifies this trend.” – M . C . myneworleans.com

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that’s what the local lore says. Last summer we visited the summer home of a colleague on Vermont’s Lake Dunmore located in the foothills of the Green Mountains. Gosh Rocky, I would have loved to have seen a moose, but it would have been easier to spot a Big Foot or the Loch Ness Monster. The moose, if they were around, were not as eager to see us as we were to see them.

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What we did see though were chipmunks, which were plentiful and cute, and most notably a pair of loons that had decided to make the lake home. The birds, which are bigger than a duck and smaller than a goose, spend their days riding the gentle current plunging occasionally when opportunity presents them with a fish snack. To the people of Lake Dunmore, most of whom live elsewhere outside the summer season, the loons on the lake are at least a symbolic victory, a tribute to coexistence. One evening Alan, our host, was even able to propel his boat close enough for a look without spooking them.

There are lots of lakes in Vermont. Few of them have their own resident loons.

Winter is quite pronounced in that part of the world. Down here we stretch our beach recreation to almost Thanksgiving, up there folks are packing up

by Labor Day. The weather can be cold and brutal.

The moose and loons have to fend for themselves.

As this summer began I emailed Alan for a loom report. Were they back? At first there was uncertainly.

Then one day, Alan’s wife, Carol, circulated a group email from Mike, one of the neighbors, who had been maintaining a loon alert. Indeed a pair had been spotted on the lake: “They have been very noisy all afternoon, even up to a couple minutes ago.” Mike wrote. “We are hearing wails and yodels, much of the time for no apparent reason. The male is remaining true to his personality and is yodeling at noisy boats even when they are a couple hundred or more yards away. The female will join in when he starts but by herself is pretty quiet.”

If I ruled the world, and I should, I would outlaw jet skis. Not only are they dangerous for those on them but a nuisance to those around them – including loons. One of Mike’s photos showed the apprehensive male loon watching a jet ski in the distance.

He nervously started yodeling though the ski mercifully stayed away.

Loon watching was just about over for that day, but just as the sun was plunging behind Green Mountain the watchers got a surprise. They noticed a little feathery ball between the birds. The loons had not been totally idle. There was a blessed event on the shore of Lake Dunmore, and a loon chick which had been sleeping beneath its mother’s wing came out as though to catch a glimpse of the sunset.

Now that it’s August, the people of Lake Dunmore will soon be packing for the season again. The motorboats will be dry docked to be preserved for the next season. The jetskis will, hopefully, rust.

The moose, if they are there, will celebrate another season of being unseen. The chipmunks will dig into their burrows. And at least one loon chick will, we presume, be looking for a partner. The sun rises over Green Mountain. Life continues.

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