Let us all take a moment, shall we, to reflect on the utter badassery, the sheer Rambo-in-Crocs machismo, of one Paul “Bulletproof” Prudhomme. Revered by Louisiana’s foodies and feared by its redfish, the iconic cook seems to have further fattened his legend with Tuesday morning’s near-death (or, at the very least, near-Meuniere-breaking) experience at the Zurich Golf Classic.

To recap: Chef Prudhomme was setting up his station near the links sometime after 9 a.m. when he felt a sudden stinging sensation above his right elbow. According to multiple news reports — each of which has taken on a new, superhero-like characteristic with every retelling — he shook his sleeve and out fell a .22-caliber shell casing. The ammunition, believed by authorities to have been fired in the air within a mile or so radius of the golf course, apparently had found Prudhomme’s appendage on its parabolic return to Earth. Read the rest of this entry »

Tomorrow afternoon, Saturday March 29, Parkway Partners’ ReLeaf New Orleans program will gather at 2448 N. Villere St. in the St. Roch neighborhood to plant trees along St. Roch from St. Claude to N. Johnson. Beginning at noon, residents and local volunteers from all parts of the city will gather together to replant the St. Roch corridor and help restore the vitality of this once-thriving community. A neighborhood deeply impacted by the construction of the railroad and I10 decades ago, St. Roch has continually struggled to recover from its transformation into a major transportation artery, according to Parkway Partners. Read the rest of this entry »