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Restaurants, treats, bands, clubs/venues/bars, events/concerts/festivals, cool places and things, organizations/charities, the oil spill and about the author.

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Restaurants/Food

Antoine’s

http://www.antoines.com/

Avenue Pub

http://www.avenuepub.com/

Bacchanal

http://www.bacchanalwine.com/

Bayona

http://www.bayona.com/

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

http://www.bubbagump.com/

Cafe du Monde

http://www.cafedumonde.com/

Camellia Grill

http://www.camelliagrill.net/home.htm

Checkpoint Charlie’s

http://www.myspace.com/checkpoints

Community Coffee

http://www.communitycoffee.com/ccc/default.aspx

Coop’s

http://www.coopsplace.net/

Court of Two Sisters

http://www.courtoftwosisters.com

The Columns

http://www.thecolumns.com/

Commander’s Palace

http://www.commanderspalace.com/

Crepes a la Carte

http://www.crepesalacarts.com/

Deanie’s

http://www.deanies.com/

Deja Vu

http://www.dejavunola.com/

Domenica

http://domenicarestaurant.com/

Dot’s Diner

http://www.dotsdiner.com

Drago’s

http://www.dragosrestaurant.com/

Dunbar’s

http://www.gayot.com/restaurants/dunbars-new-orleans-la-70118_18no071104.html

Golden Feather (Mardi Gras Indian restaurant)

http://www.goldenfeatherneworleans.com/

Gott Gourmet

http://www.gottgourmetcafe.com/

The Grocery, Inc.

http://thegroceryneworleans.com/

Herbsaint

http://www.herbsaint.com/

The Joint (barbecue)

http://alwayssmokin.com/

K. Paul’s

http://www.chefpaul.com/kpaul

La Divina

http://www.ladivinagelateria.com

Lakeview Harbor

http://www.neworleansbestburger.com/Lakeview_Harbor/Home.html

Larsen’s Steak House, Los Angeles

http://www.larsenssteakhouse.com/

Li’l Dizzy’s

http://www.nomenu.com/joomla1/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=184:lil-dizzys-cafe-cbd-610-poydras-504-212-5656-&catid=105:breakfast&Itemid=75

Lost Love Lounge

http://lostlovelounge.com/

Louisiana Pizza Kitchen

http://www.louisianapizzakitchen.com/

Love at First Bite

http://www.cochondelaitpoboys.com/

Lucy’s Retired surfer Bar

http://www.lucysretiredsurfers.com/

La Madeleine

http://www.lamadeleine.com/

Marigny Brasserie

http://www.marignybrasserie.com/

Marmalade Cafe, Los Angeles

http://www.marmaladecafe.com/calabasas_ca/

Mel’s Drive-in

http://www.melsdrive-in.com/

Mia’s Balcony

http://miasbalcony.com/

Mother’s

http://mothersrestaurant.net/

Muriel’s

http://www.muriels.com

Oceana Grill

http://www.oceanagrill.com/

The Original New Orleans Po-Boys

http://www.theoriginalneworleanspoboyandgumboshop.com/

Palace Cafe

http://www.palacecafe.com/

Parasol’s

http://www.parasols.com/

Patois

http://www.patoisnola.com/

Praline Connection

http://www.pralineconnection.com/

Red Fish Grill

http://www.redfishgrill.com/

Refuel

http://refuelcafe.com/home

Rip’s

http://www.opentable.com/rips-on-the-lake

Rouses

http://shop.rouses.com/

Royal House

http://www.royalhouserestaurant.com/

Ruth’s Chris Steak House

http://www.ruthschris.com/

SoBou

http://www.sobounola.com/

Three Muses

http://www.thethreemuses.com/

Upperline

http://www.upperline.com/

the owner of Upperline being interviewed

http://videos.nola.com/times-picayune/2008/09/art_at_the_upperline.html

Venezia

http://www.venezianeworleans.com/

Verti Marte

http://www.vertimarte.com/

Treats

Abita Beer

http://abita.com/

Angelo Brocato’s

http://www.angelobrocatoicecream.com/contactus.shtm

Buttermilk Drop Bakery

http://www.buttermilkdrop.com/

Café du Monde

http://www.cafedumonde.com/

La Divina

http://www.ladivinagelateria.com

Meltdown Gourmet Popsicles

http://www.facebook.com/meltdown.popsicles

Plum Street Snoballs

http://www.eteamz.com/plumstreetsnoball/

SnoWizard

http://www.snowizard.com/

Sucre

http://www.shopsucre.com/

Bands

101 Runners

http://www.myspace.com/101runners

Marcia Ball

http://www.marciaball.com/index.shtml

Band of Horses

http://bandofhorses.com/home.html

http://www.myspace.com/bandofhorses

Uncle Lionel Batiste

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=22780225999

Russell Batiste Jr.

http://www.russellbatiste.com/

Jeff Beck

http://www.jeffbeck.com/

Bucktown Allstars

http://www.bucktownallstars.com/

Bonerama

http://boneramamusic.com/

Big Chief Monk Boudreaux

http://www.myspace.com/thethunderbirdmanagementgroup

Marc Broussard

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Broussard

Grady Champion

http://www.gradychampion.com/

Chopteeth

http://www.chopteeth.com/

Jon Cleary

http://www.joncleary.com/

Naydja CoJoe

http://www.naydjacojoe.com/

Kevin Costner

http://www.myspace.com/kevincostnerandmodernwes

Cowboy Mouth

http://www.cowboymouth.com/

Susan Cowsill 

http://susancowsill.com/

Chuck Credo IV

http://www.fourcatsradionic.com/chuck.html

Creole String Beans

http://www.creolestringbeans.com

Dirty Dozen Brass Band

http://www.dirtydozenbrass.com/

http://www.myspace.com/dirtydozenbrass

http://www.rosebudus.com/dozen/

Rockin’ Dopsie, Jr.

http://www.rockindopsiejr.com/home.cfm

Dumpstaphunk

http://www.dumpstaphunk.com/

Derrick Freeman

http://www.myspace.com/derrickafreeman

Galactic

http://www.galacticfunk.com/NEW2007/index.php?skin=8

Good Enough for Good Times

http://www.myspace.com/goodenoughforgoodtimes

Benny Grunch

http://www.bennygrunch.com/

http://www.myspace.com/bennygrunch

Happy Jack Frequency

http://www.happyjackfrequency.com/

Happy Talk Band

http://www.happytalkband.com

Hot 8 Brass Band

http://www.hot8brassband.com/Hot_8_Brass_Band/Home.html

Billy Iuso and the Restless Natives

http://www.billyiuso.com/

Kirk Joseph’s 504 Brass Band

http://www.jambase.com/artists/27110/Kirk-Joseph’s-504-Brass-Band

B.B. King

http://www.bbking.com/

Little Freddie King

http://www.littlefreddieking.com/

Joe Krown

http://www.joekrown.com/

Colin Lake

http://colinlake.com/

Sonny Landreth

http://www.sonnylandreth.com/

Los Po-Boy-Citos

http://www.lospoboycitos.com/About.html

Mark Adam Miller

http://www.markadammiller.net/Site/HOME.html

Molly Ringwalds

http://themollyringwalds.com/

The Neville Brothers

http://66.70.148.219/

Anders Osborne

http://www.andersosborne.com/

http://www.myspace.com/andersosbornenola

Papa Grows Funk

http://www.papagrowsfunk.com/

Partners N Crime

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Partners-N-Crime/65651806940

Nicholas Payton

http://www.nicholaspayton.com/

Margie Perez

http://www.myspace.com/margieperez

Margie Perez with Ensemble Fatien

http://www.seguenon.com/fatien.php

Pinettes Brass Band, the world’s only female brass band

http://www.myspace.com/thepinettesbrassband

Sarah Quintana

http://sarahquintana.com/

Rebirth Brass Band

http://www.rebirthbrassband.com/

http://www.myspace.com/rebirthbrassband

http://rebirthbrassband.wetpaint.com/

Jimmy Robinson

http://jimmyrobinsonmusic.com/Home.html

The Roots of Music

http://www.therootsofmusic.com/

Kermit Ruffins

http://www.myspace.com/kermitruffinsmusic

Irene Sage Band

http://www.irenesageband.com/home.html

Amanda Shaw

http://amandashaw.com/fr_home.cfm

Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes

http://www.johnnysketch.com/

Rhonda Smith

http://www.rhondasmith.com/

http://www.myspace.com/rhondasmith

Soul Rebels Brass Band

http://www.soulrebelsbrassband.com

http://www.myspace.com/soulrebelsbrassband

Stooges Brass Band

http://www.stoogesmusicgroup.com/

Irma Thomas

http://www.irmathomas.com/

To Be Continued Brass Band (TBC)

http://www.myspace.com/tbcbrassband

Topcats

http://www.thetopcats.com/front2.html

Toubab Krewe

http://www.toubabkrewe.com/

http://www.myspace.com/toubabkrewe

Allen Toussaint

http://www.allentoussaint.com/

Treme Brass Band

http://www.myspace.com/tremebrassband

Trombone Shorty

http://www.tromboneshorty.com/

Vintage Trouble

http://vintagetrouble.com/

Walter “Wolfman” Washington

http://www.walterwolfmanwashington.com/

Clubs/Venues/Bars

Bacchanal

http://www.bacchanalwine.com/

Candlelight Lounge

http://www.yelp.com/biz/candlelight-lounge-new-orleans

Checkpoint Charlie’s

http://www.myspace.com/checkpoints

Chris Owens

http://www.chrisowensclub.net/pages/home.html

The Columns

http://www.thecolumns.com/

Coop’s

http://www.coopsplace.net/

d.b.a.

http://dbabars.com/dbano/

Deja Vu

http://www.dejavunola.com/

Famous Door

http://www.frommers.com/destinations/neworleans/N25388.html

House of Blues

http://www.houseofblues.com/

Johnny White’s

http://www.johnnywhitesneverclosed.com/home.html

Lost Love Lounge

http://lostlovelounge.com/

Lucy’s Retired Surfers Bar

http://www.lucysretiredsurfers.com/

Mid-City Rock n Bowl

http://www.rockandbowl.com/

Mother in Law’s Lounge

http://www.k-doe.com/lounge.shtml

Parasol’s

http://www.parasols.com/

Pat O’ Brien’s

http://www.patobriens.com/patobriens/

Razoo

http://razzoo.com/

Rendezvous Tavern

http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Orleans-LA/Rendezvous-Tavern/112570913945?v=info

Siberia

http://siberianola.com/

Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club

http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-venues/sweet-lorraines

Tipitnia’s

http://www.tipitinas.com/

Events/Concerts/Festivals

(New Orleans) Beatles Festival

http://www.facebook.com/pages/THE-NEW-ORLEANS-BEATLES-FESTIVAL/52809199514

Congo Square Rhythms Festival

http://www.jazzandheritage.org/congo-square

Essence Fest

http://www.essence.com/festivals/2012/essence-music-festival

Fiesta Latina

http://www.jazzandheritage.org/fiesta-latina/

French Quarter Fest

http://www.fqfi.org/frenchquarterfest/itinerary/

Harvest the Music

http://harvestthemusic.org

Hogs for the Cause

http://www.hogsforthecause.org/

Jazz Fest

http://www.nojazzfest.com

Lady Fest

http://www.ladyfestneworleans.webs.com/

Louisiana International Film Festival

http://www.lifilmfest.org/

Mardi Gras

www.mardigrasparadechedule.com

New Orleans Oyster Fest

http://neworleansoysterfestival.org/

Po-Boy Fest

http://www.poboyfest.com/

NOLA Pyrate Week

http://nolapyrateweek.com/

Oyster Jubilee

http://oysterjubilee.com/

Roadfood Festival

http://www.neworleansroadfoodfestival.com/

Southern Decadence

http://www.southerndecadence.net/

Spring Fiesta

http://springfiesta.com/

Vieux To Do

http://www.neworleansonline.com/neworleans/festivals/musicfestivals/vieuxtodo.html

Wednesday at the Square

http://www.wednesdayatthesquare.com/

Tennessee Williams Festival

http://www.tennesseewilliams.net/

Shopping and “Making Groceries”

Berry Town Produce

http://www.berrytownproduce.com/

Bon Castor

http://boncastor.com/

Bourbon French Parfums

http://www.neworleansperfume.com/

Covey Rise Farm

http://www.coveyriselodge.com/csa/

Fleur de Paris (hat and dress shop)

http://www.fleurdeparis.net

Fleurty Girl

http://fleurtygirl.net/

Forever New Orleans

http://www.facebook.com/foreverneworleans

The French Market

http://www.frenchmarket.org/shopping/

Garden District Book Shop

http://gardendistrictbookshop.com

George’s Farmers’ Market

http://www.yellowpages.com/terrytown-la/mip/georges-produce-16331041

Goorin Bros (hat store)

http://www.goorin.com/

Greg’s Antiques

http://www.gregsantiques.net/

To buy music recorded at Jazz Fest:

https://www.munckmusic.com/wms/jazzfest/index.html

Kaia Martin-Paternoster – preteen painter

http://dudedudetteartkaia.blogspot.com/

Maskarade

http://www.frenchquartermaskstore.com/

Mayan Import Tobacco Shop

http://www.mayanimport.com/

On the Other Hand Consignment Shop

http://www.ontheotherhandconsignment.com/ontheotherhandconsignment/

Photoworks – Louis Sahuc Gallery

http://www.louissahuc.com/home.html

Rockmore Gallery

http://rightwaywrongway.com/index.php?module=PhotoGallery&func=detail&pid=622&startnum=0

Roux Royale

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Roux-Royale/219714451383759

Royal Treasures

http://www.yelp.com/biz/royal-treasure-new-orleans

Sabai Jewelry

http://www.sabaijewelry.com/

Signs by Dr. Bob

http://www.drbobart.net/

Signs by Simon:

http://www.tabasco.us/arts_pavilion/louisiana_artist/simon_hardeveld_about.cfm

Trashy Diva Dress Shop

http://www.trashydiva.com/site/indexNOW.html

Products by Laura Cayouette

Know Small Parts: An Actor’s Guide to Turning Minutes into Moments and Moments into a Career by Laura Cayouette. Foreword by Richard Dreyfuss.

http://knowsmallparts.com/Know_Small_Parts/Welcome.html

How to Be a Widow: A Journey from Grief to Growth by Norma Dupont. Introduction, epilogue and editing by Laura Cayouette.

https://latonola.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/how-to-be-a-widow/

LA to NOLA Store (NOLA-centric t-shirts, greeting cards, gifts)

http://www.zazzle.com/latonola

 

Cool People, Places and Things

Beasts of the Southern Wild – the movie

http://www.foxsearchlight.com/beastsofthesouthernwild/

Belladonna Day Spa

http://www.belladonnadayspa.com/

Dr. Boogie hair pieces

http://www.boogiesecrets.com/

City Park

http://neworleanscitypark.com/

Court 13 (independent filmmaking collective)

http://www.court13.com/

Django Unchained – (Quentin Tarantino movie)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Django_Unchained

The Duchess Bed and Breakfast

http://www.theduchessbb.com/

Jeff “The Dude” Dowd

http://www.jeffdowd.com/

Finding Jacob, short film

http://www.findingjacob.com/home.html

Fleur-D-Licious

http://www.myspace.com/fleurdlicious

Hotel Storyville

http://www.hotelstoryville.net/index.html

Lafayette Cemetery

http://www.tour-new-orleans.com/cemetery-tours.html

http://goneworleans.about.com/od/cemeteries/a/Lafayette.htm

Louisiana State Museum

http://lsm.crt.state.la.us/1850ex.htm

Mahalia Jackson Theatre

http://www.mahaliajacksontheater.com/

Morgus the Magnificent

http://www.morgus.com

Muggivan School of Irish Dance

http://www.irishdancela.com/

New Orleans Musician’s Clinic

http://www.neworleansmusiciansclinic.org/

NOLA Defender

http://noladefender.com

Oak Alley Plantation

http://www.oakalleyplantation.com/

Patio Planters of the Vieux Carré, a beautification organization.

http://www.patioplanters.org/

Prytania Movie Theatre

http://theprytania.com/

St. Louis Cathedral

http://www.stlouiscathedral.org/

Stand Up and Get Crunk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkrJ_XvXorY

Tchoupitoulas – the movie

http://rossbros.net/tchoupitoulas.html

The Theatres at Canal Place

http://www.thetheatres.com/

Traffic Tranny

http://traffictranny.com/

Under the Sea Indoor Playground, Los Angeles

http://www.undertheseaindoorplayground.com/

The VooDoo Museum

http://voodoomuseum.com/

Woldenberg Park

http://www.neworleansonline.com/directory/location.php?locationID=1346

The Zoo

http://www.auduboninstitute.org/visit/zoo

Organizations/Charities

Americorps

http://www.americorps.gov/about/programs/hurricane.asp

Celtic Highlanders

http://www.myspace.com/celtic_highlanders

Class Got Brass

http://www.jazzandheritage.org/what-we-do/high-school-brass-band-competition

Daughters of Lir

http://www.myspace.com/daughtersoflir

Dredge Baby Dredge

http://dredgebabydredge.com/

Heal to Toe, teaching kids about second line

http://dancingman504.com/

The Honeybees

http://www.nba.com/hornets/dance/

Horizon Relief

http://www.horizonrelief.org/

Hornets

http://www.nba.com/hornets/

Lady Buckjumpers

http://www.myspace.com/ladybuckjumpers

New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic

http://www.neworleansmusiciansclinic.org/

My Darlin’ New Orleans

http://mydarlinneworleans.eventbrite.com/

The Pickens Plan

http://www.pickensplan.com/act/

Raintree Children and Family Services (serving special needs children as well as foster child and adoption services)

http://www.raintreeservices.org/

Rebuilding Together

http://www.rebuildingtogether.org/

Red Dress Run

http://www.neworleanshash.com/

Roots of Music

http://www.therootsofmusic.com/

Saint Patrick’s Day club

http://www.irishchannelno.org/

The Super Bowl Champion Saints:

http://www.neworleanssaints.com/

Saintsations

http://saintsations.net/main/index.php?page=home

Save Charity Hospital

http://www.change.org/savecharityhospital

Second Harvest

http://no-hunger.org/

Silence is Violence

http://silenceisviolence.org/

Open letter to Miami in preparation for the Super Bowl

http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/02/dear_miami.html

Sweet Home New Orleans

http://sweethomeneworleans.org/

Team Gleason

http://www.teamgleason.org/

Threadhead Records

http://www.threadheadrecords.com/

HBO’s Treme

http://www.hbo.com/treme/index.html

Radio Station WWOZ

http://www.wwoz.org/

Young Leadership Council

http://www.youngleadershipcouncil.org/site.php

Oil Spill

CNN June 2nd

http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2010/06/02/video-bps-atlantis-rig-being-questioned/

Dredge Baby Dredge

http://dredgebabydredge.com/

Horizon Relief

http://www.horizonrelief.org/

Largest Oil Spills

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_spills#Largest_oil_spills

List of Oil Spills

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oil_spills

National Geographic, “Oil Not Degrading”

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/08/100819-gulf-oil-spill-bp-underwater-plume-science-environment

Oil Spill Action blog

http://oilspillaction.com/

Oil Spill photos

http://blogs.tampabay.com/photo/2010/06/gulf-oil-spill-coastal-impact.html

University of Georgia findings

http://oilspill.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/GA-Sea-Grant-Oil-Spill-Update-Presentation-20100817.pdf

And… stupid things said in response to Katrina

http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/currentevents/a/katrinaquotes.htm

About the Author

Author’s website

http://www.lauracayouette.com

Author’s IMDB page

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0147312/

Author’s Wikipedia page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Cayouette

Author’s facebook fan page

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Laura-Cayouette-fan-page/132033790171924?ref=sgm

Author’s bio at NOLA Defender

http://noladefender.com/author/laura-cayouette