The Hightower Report

The Karzai-ization of Afghanistan; and Tauzin's Big Pharma Overdose

"...Tauzin, who was a longtime Louisiana Congress critter, is a wheeler-dealer of the old school,..."

March 12, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

Food-o-File

Romance available in paper bags, restaurant closures/openings, Girl Scout cookies, and more yummy news

"...difficult decision to close. Wimberly's other businesses Downtown, Gumbo's Louisiana Style Cafe and the Brown Bar, remain open. Farther..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Take Three

Texas film incentives don't always carry sufficient funding

"...false starts. The trouble really started in 2002, when Louisiana established a film tax-credit program. New Mexico quickly followed..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Turfcats to Play for SIFL Title

Austin vs. Louisiana in the Presidents Cup this Monday

"...championship game, the Presidents Cup, where they'll face the Louisiana Swashbucklers on Monday, July 27, 6:30pm in Lake Charles...."

July 24, 2009 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Quintessence

Quincy Jones has lived a career that would make his hero, Duke Ellington, proud

"...got the Mississippi Delta blues, which is part of Louisiana. If it wasn't for the French, we wouldn't have..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Ponderosa Stomp

Where the past comes alive

"...Dr. Ira Padnos, assistant professor of anesthesiology at Louisiana State University Medical Center, is better known to the..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Luv Doc Recommends: SXSW Screening of 'Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo'

Paramount Theatre, Saturday, March 14, 2009

"...the one in an even stranger and scarier place: Louisiana. Oklahoma at least has a reasonable claim on rodeo..."

March 13, 2009 Column by The Luv Doc

Page Two: Grand Schemes and Enthralling Documents

Film, conspiracy theories, and conspiracy theories on film coalesce as SXSW looms

"...be enthralling. Route 10 cuts across the bottom of Louisiana; a little north of it and as far south..."

Feb. 27, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Film News

Save the Texas film industry with a Spaghetti Western fundraiser with the stars and under the stars at Star Hill Ranch

"...State in favor of more incentive-rich states such as Louisiana and New Mexico at 25% and Michigan, which is..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...of possible danger zones stretching from our border with Louisiana to the east to that with Mexico to the..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature

Semper Paratus

Check this blog for updates throughout any disasters which affect our area.

"...with a range of possible dangerzones stretching from Southwest Louisiana to Northern Mexico...."

Sept. 9, 2008 Emergency Post by Kate X Messer

Supremes Rule on Lawyers, Sex, and Guns

Court's rulings hit home

"...right to bear arms. A quick summation: 'Kennedy v. Louisiana'..."

July 4, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Brothers in Arms

Jeff Nichols' Southern Gothic family saga, 'Shotgun Stories'

"...the same thing in Austin. Everybody is going to Louisiana for tax incentives, but how many movies really take..."

June 27, 2008 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...on cruel and unusual punishment. The case, Kennedy v. Louisiana, involves 43-year-old Patrick Kennedy, who was convicted and sentenced..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature

Thursday Picks

"...over the band. Based outside of Eunice in South Louisiana, Delafose is now a standard-bearer of one of America's..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

Playing Through

This Valentine's Day, the Longhorns have learned to love the one they're with, not the one who got away

"...the names of four schools: the University of Colorado, Louisiana State University, the UCLA, and UT. They went through..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Column by Thomas Hackett

Simien: An Evolutionary Step

The first Cajun/Zydeco Grammy goes to Terrance Simien.

"...Oh, Acadiana, your stars are shining tonight. Louisiana artists made up the bulk of the nominees in..."

Feb. 10, 2008 SXSW Post by Kate X Messer

The Return of Robbie Taylor

"...details and Taylor really is something to watch. The Louisiana native is based in Lafayette (where, between him and..."

Jan. 8, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Film News

The Top 10 things that had people talking in Austin film and TV this year

"...continue to swerve around us to New Mexico and Louisiana. Lights isn't alone. The CBS pilot Swingtown, about three..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Naked City

"...• Listen up, Louisiana hurricane evacuees. If you own a home back home,..."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature

Guns, Disaster, and the Lege

New law says that during disaster, state cannot seize legally owned guns from private citizens

"..."when law enforcement resources were stretched thin, many law-abiding Louisiana residents were subject to having their personal firearms confiscated..."

Sept. 7, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

ACL Fest Saturday Picks

"...blues, jazz, and everything in between. 2006's Live in Louisiana was recorded in the heart of Acadia and featured..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Music Feature

If You're a Viper

From 'La Cucaracha' to Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson: P-O-T

"...Fender, busted in 1960 for pot and sentenced to Louisiana's infamous Angola State Prison...."

May 25, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Finding God in the Gumbo

Once in the Ninth Ward and now in the Hill Country, the Smoking for Jesus Ministry serves up Real New Orleans Style fare with a side of spiritual nourishment

"...Like everyone on the Louisiana Gulf Coast, the SFJ members' lives changed forever in..."

May 4, 2007 Food Feature by MM Pack

Evangeline Cafe

Evangeline Cafe

"...the kitchen consistently produces expertly prepared, beautifully seasoned fresh Louisiana food, from the traditional (seafood or chicken-and-sausage gumbo, jambalaya,..."

April 27, 2007 Food Review by MM Pack

Event Menu

March 30-April 5

"...in Cajun music and food at the 14th annual Louisiana Swamp Thing & Crawfish Festival. The good times will..."

March 30, 2007 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

And the Academy Award for best brownie goes to ... Mary Louise Butters!

"...Reppert has decided to sell his businesses: Jazz: A Louisiana Kitchen (214 E. Sixth, 479-0474, www.jazzkitchen.com) and the Parish..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Katrina Past, Katrina Present, Katrina's Future

UN scientists warn that Katrina-style weather disasters will become more common. Is Texas (or anyone) ready for more storms or the refugees that come with them?

"...of New Orleans is failing. Walter Leger, of the Louisiana Recovery Authority, told the U.S. Senate Homeland Security Committee..."

Feb. 2, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

On the Lege

Rose, Dukes rewarded for standing with Craddick

"...Katrina wiped out thousands of personal medical records, but Louisiana's finely tuned immunization registry withstood the storm and saved..."

Feb. 2, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

No End in Sight for Hurricane-Housing Limbo

FEMA once again extends cutoff deadline for hurricane evacuees still receiving housing assistance in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas

"...Rita evacuee families still getting federal housing assistance in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. With this latest, six-month extension –..."

Jan. 26, 2007 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

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