Frank Scurlock is ready to propose at the drop of a (top) hat. Admittedly, being super-wealthy increases Frank’s chances of getting a woman he’s just met to agree to accept his Jason of Beverly Hills diamond engagement and wedding ring and commit to live with him and love him for all eternity, but so does…
Read MoreOnly two things are guaranteed to happen but once in a lifetime: birth and death. Emmy award-winning cinematographer and occasional churchyard dumpster diver Bob Perrin beautifully captures the latter with indelible images of his region’s most notorious burial grounds. Now battling prostate cancer while losing his own wife to Alzheimer’s Disease, Bob joins…
Read MoreWe talk a lot on this show about how the New Orleans economy is changing. Entrepreneurs are starting up companies that do everything from build apps to 3D printers. Meanwhile, our traditional industries of hospitality and tourism are rolling right along on a parallel track. On this edition of Out to Lunch Peter’s talking about…
Read MoreEven for New Orleans, this is an unusual bar scene: a woman in a vagina costume, a drag queen, and a super-sexy African American guy having drinks. Which one would you like to know about first? Okay, the drag queen. That’s Kitty d’Litter. It’s 3pm on a Wednesday afternoon and Kitty is wearing what…
Read MoreJust 135 miles apart, a 2 hour sprint on the interstate or a scenic ramble on the 90, New Orleans and Lafayette are two of America’s most culturally interesting cities. Economically, though, they’re different. New Orleans is booming and growing while Lafayette is facing headwinds from a depressed oil economy and the continuing after-effects of floods…
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