Out to Lunch

Community Building – Out to Lunch – It’s New Orleans

When you think about inspirational figures – people who inspire you with their dedication to good works – you might think about Mother Theresa or the Dalai Lama. You probably don’t think of local men in the construction industry. Peter Ricchiuti’s guests on Out to Lunch might change that. Jim Pate is Executive Director of…

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Joieful Steamboat – Out to Lunch – It’s New Orleans

Even if you’ve lived in New Orleans your whole life and you know everything about the place, there’s a good chance there’s one thing you don’t know. And that is, what it’s like to be a tourist. Some tourists just want to know what it’s like to be you. For those people, looking for a…

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The Other Side of Cancer Alley – Out to Lunch – It’s New Orleans

If human knowledge and medical technology keep progressing, it stands to reason that eventually we’re going to figure out how to cure even the most difficult diseases, like cancer. Yes, it’s optimistic, but it’s also logical. What is, perhaps, less expected is that this knowledge would come from Louisiana. Paige Miller is President of Oleander…

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Pics – Out to Lunch – It’s New Orleans

You may have heard the expression, “The camera doesn’t lie.” Meaning, if you’re looking at a photo of something, well, that’s how it is.  That may have been how it was – before Photoshop and filters on Instagram. Photographs these days have a place in our lives they never had before. Among the millions of photos…

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Perrin Shkreli – Out to Lunch – It’s New Orleans

When we talk about the creative community in New Orleans we’re usually referring to musicians. But there are other creative communities in New Orelans, including models, actors, and a range of professions on the other side of the cameras. People in these local communities have typically had to find work for themselves. That is until Elizabeth…

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