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For those Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series fans out there: remember when Willow raises Buffy from the dead in season six and a scary demon starts possessing the Scoobies, making them do scary stuff, like Anya cuts herself and Dawn breathes fire? At first they think this demon is a hitchhiker who caught a ride from some hell dimension on Buffy’s way back to life. But then Willow realizes that the demon was actually created when she did the spell to bring Buffy back; she says it’s like the universe doesn’t give anything away for free: Willow did a spell to get what they wanted but the universe says they have to take the demon too — a byproduct of sorts.

Well… I’m starting to think my decision to eat only local food has caused an unexpected demon byproduct to possess me too, leading me to engage in more depraved food choices than I otherwise would have made in my former life.

I have some confessions to make.

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New York’s loss is New Orleans’ gain? Various media outlets are reporting…

Jeremy Shockey’s tenure as the New York Giants’ outspoken tight end has apparently come to a close. The defending Super Bowl champs traded the former first round pick to the New Orleans Saints on Friday, according to FoxSports.com.

The Giants will receive a second-round and a fifth-round draft pick in return, according to the report, which goes on to say the deal is now pending league approval and Shockey must pass a physical.

Besides being “outspoken,” Shockey is described elsewhere as “talented but temperamental” and “disgruntled.” We’ll see if donning the Black and Gold tames Shockey’s temperament and makes him more, well, gruntled.

If you’re an avid hunter, concerned conservationist or obsessed angler, you no doubt can recall from memory the timeless logo of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF). It’s round, with an antiquated image of a deer surrounding by miniature crab, rabbit, quail, bass and other Bayou State critters in muted colors. Well, forget about that. At last week’s meeting of the LDWF Commission, a new logo was unveiled. Read the rest of this entry »

Members of Louisiana’s congressional delegation have long called for lifting the ban on oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico’s Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), but now that a sitting president, GOP presidential candidate and a top federal agency have joined the push, the issue is gaining new momentum. Read the rest of this entry »