New Orleans Magazine August 2008

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COMMENTARY FROM NEW ORLEANS MAGAZINE’S ERROL LABORDE: If I were Mayor...

IF I WERE MAYOR OF NEW ORLEANS, pt. 2: A LETTER TO THE VETERANS...

COMMENTARY FROM NEW ORLEANS MAGAZINE’S ERROL LABORDE: If I were Mayor...

If I were mayor I would write a letter to Archbishop Alfred Hughes and...

COMMENTARY FROM NEW ORLEANS MAGAZINE’S ERROL LABORDE: Note to the New...

When Mayor Ray Nagin appeared before the city council last week in response to...

COMMENTARY FROM NEW ORLEANS MAGAZINE’S ERROL LABORDE: Louis Armstrong’s New Orleans...

Were it not for Tad Jones, jazz history would be off by 13 months....

After the Storm

Louis Armstrong School – 9th Ward 23rd Psalm – 9th Ward Charbonnet Street – 9th Ward Church of...

NOLA by the Numbers

25Percent of our nation’s petrochemicals produced in Louisiana. 1714Year Louis Antoine Juchereau de St. Denis...

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The Hotel That Was

Quasimodo once had dinner there.Few details of actor Charles Laughton’s meal at the Pontchartrain...

Bob Peyton’s Milestone List

“If you think you can, or you think you can’t … you’re right!”– Henry...

Life Along St. Claude Avenue

The doors opened on my shift – I remember I wrote the first patient...

Moment of Truth

Ed. Note: With this issue we continue our Baghdad Dispatch column, now written by...

Feeling the Pain

Gomer Gunch should have bought his wife a watch.It would have saved all of...

Last Call

Yes it’s true!Beer and cheeseIt trips so easily off the tongue: Wine and cheese...

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Etc. Editorial

Art at the AlleyDutch Alley is an artist co-op that offers a variety of...

Featured Dining

Court of Two Sisters’ Chef PenedoExecutive Chef Chad Penedo of the Court of Two...

Roll Green Wave

With an illustrious roster of Tulane University Football alums there’s no doubt the university...

30˚90˚ Calendar

Through Oct. 5. “Peter Sarkisian: Extruded Video engines 6,7,8 and 9;” Contemporary Arts Center....

Children in Need

According to the Louisiana Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health, 20 percent of...

Cutting-Edge Technology

CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE OF THE SOUTHIn 1983, Dr. Craig Walker, the founder of Cardiovascular Institute...

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Committed to the Cause

Paul Friedlander never had to wonder about what he wanted to do when he...

Calm in the Storm

He was always doing good things for people,” says Dr. Robert Veith about his...

Life-changing Treatments

"I think of myself as a physician scientist,” Dr. Carolyn Beach Daul says. “I...

Curious Mind

When I started college, I did not want to go into medicine,” Dr. James...

Exploring a Final Frontier

"I actually wanted to come back after Katrina,” says Dr. John D. England. “I...

Top Doctors List

Addiction Medicine Kenneth Boyd SumnerJefferson Psychiatric Associates3340 Severn Ave., Suite 206Metairie, LA 70002889-1448 Allergy and Immunology ...

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Top Doctors Intro

As always, we take health care reporting quite seriously. There is no perfect way...

Verdict Please

Ed. Note: This first-hand account of a doctor facing a malpractice suit is offered...

Building Their own Hospital

More than 180,000 women in the U.S. will face a diagnosis of breast cancer...

Paula’s Story

It wasn’t supposed to end this way: a teacher at the pinnacle of her...

Summer Salads

Dog days mean salad days at my house – air-conditioning, swimming and salads. That’s...

Healthbeat

A story published June 30 on NewScientist.com reports that scientists at Sangamo BioSciences, a...

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Cops Learn from Schindler’s List

If we expect the best of people, we are more likely to receive the...

Chartering the Course

With his disarming laugh and easy manner, Anthony “Tony” Recasner could be mistaken for...

Dollars for Runways

Based strictly on its climate, New Orleans would seem to have it made in...

Save the Churches

Being the shepherd of the Archdiocese of New Orleans is no doubt a tough...

Read and Spin

The Tremé Brass Band has long celebrated an urban heritage rich in music, performance,...

Riding a Gospel Train

Years ago, a blues researcher told me, with an expression of mingled horror and...

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Post-disaster economy bucks national trend

As the New Orleans area approaches the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, one picture...

Restaurant Insider

Ah, August … Traditionally a time when restaurants live or die by local patronage....

New in Mid-City

There is a practical reason why Mid-City is called by that name. As the...

Julia Street

Hey there Julia and Poydras,I was driving with my parents down Banks Street in...

Marquee

White Linens and Dirty LaundryIt’s hot out there, and staying cool by wearing white...

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