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Top Cheffage: Bravo Gets Defensive About Top Chef New Orleans Funds

Earlier this week the Times-Picayune reported that Louisiana and the city of New Orleans tourism offices are giving Bravo $375,000 to sponsor the recently-announced Top Chef: New Orleans, leading to a bunch of controversy. The New Orleans Tourism Marketing...

Treme Creator David Simon Takes Down Bravo’s Andy Cohen Over Top Chef New Orleans’s BP Oil Spill Cash

It's beginning to look a lot like a big, hot mess. On Monday, the Times-Picayune reported — somewhat innocuously — that the forthcoming season of Top Chef, which is going into production soon in New Orleans, will benefit from $200,000 supplied by BP in conjunction with the 2010's Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Show More Summary

Thank the BP Oil Spill for the Forthcoming Top Chef New Orleans

Wonder what Emeril Lagasse thinks about all of this. The Times-Picayune reports (via Eater) that season eleven of Top Chef was partially funded with a total of $375,000 from local agencies, with $200,000 coming from the Louisiana State Office of Tourism and another $175,000 from the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corp. Show More Summary

Top Cheffage: Top Chef Gets $375,000 From NOLA and Louisiana (Using BP Oil Spill Recovery Funds)

Here's more news on Top Chef's decision to head to New Orleans for its eleventh season. The Times-Picayune reports that Louisiana and the city of New Orleans tourism offices are giving Bravo $375,000 to sponsor the ">recently announced Top...

In Times-Picayune 'Blunder,' Proof Print Isn't Dead

New Orleans' venerable newspaper bet against its print business—and in so doing, shot itself in the foot, writes David Carr in the New York Times. The Times-Picayune infuriated the city when it planned to cut print editions to three days a week; now, it's going to print a paper...

The Media Equation: In New Orleans, Times-Picayune’s Monopoly Crumbles

The New Orleans Times-Picayune announced it would return to producing a printed product every day after losing both readers and advertisers and gaining competition.

12 Shot at NOLA Mother's Day Parade

At least 12 people have been injured in a shooting at a Mother's Day second-line parade in New Orleans, the Times-Picayune reports. So far, no fatalities have been reported, but nine are in hospital with three in critical condition, WWLTV reports. The youngest victim was a 10-year-old girl, who suffered...

Shooting broke out at a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, with the Times-Picayune reporting at lea

Shooting broke out at a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, with the Times-Picayune reporting at least 12 injuries. Police are looking for three suspects, who fled on foot. Read more...

Former Patriots, Saints CB Randall Gay arrested

The offseason is a worrisome time for NFL players, even when they’re not NFL players any longer. According to Jim Kleinpeter of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, former Patriots and Saints cornerback Randall Gay was arrested after a disturbance at a Baton Rouge bar. Gay was charged with entry or remaining on premises when forbidden, two…

It’s not quite The Times-Picayune, but there’s something coming back to seven-day print in New Orleans

Times-Picayune staffers jump to The Advocate

The Advocate has hired these journalists from the New Orleans Times-Picayune: – Martha Carr, a 16-year veteran of The Times-Picayune. She’ll be managing editor of the New Orleans Advocate. – Gordon Russell, the Times-Picauyune’s leading investigative reporter. Show More Summary

Former Times-Picayune editors will lead Baton Rouge Advocate, which has a new owner

The Advocate Former New Orleans Times-Picayune managing editors Dan Shea and Peter Kovacs will serve as General Manager and Editor, respectively, of the Baton Rouge Advocate, which announced it had been purchased by New Orleans businessman John Georges Tuesday night… Read more

Times-Picayune to sell newsstand tab three days a week

The Times-Picayune’s TPStreet will be sold on newsstands Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays and cost 75 cents, says editor Jim Amoss. The New Orleans paper currently has a Wednesday, Friday and Sunday home-delivered print edition. “In TPStreet, we sought to develop a publication that would address our single-copy readers and also respond to a repeated request … Read More

Stephanie Stokes, wife of ousted Times-Picayune managing editor, quits the paper

Dan Shea was one of the Times-Picayune managing editors let go last June when the New Orleans paper was restructured. His wife, Stephanie Stokes, stayed on as editor of the T-P’s weekly home and garden section — until yesterday, when she cleaned out her desk after 19 years in the newsroom. “The last straw for … Read More

Commentator Chris Rose Out at WVUE

WVUE commentator Chris Rose has been dismissed from the New Orleans Fox affiliate, according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune. WVUE’s news director and general manager told the Times-Picayune Rose was dismissed due to budgetary concerns. Show More Summary

Jindal Forced to Pull Tax Plan

"After months of pushing a dramatic proposal to swap the state's income and corporate taxes in favor of higher, broader sales tax, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) is shelving his proposal," the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. "In...Show More Summary

Saints owner Tom Benson steps down from three league committees

New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson is relinquishing some of his influence by stepping away from some of the league’s most influential committees. According to Nakia Hogan of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, Benson is stepping down from roles with the league’s Finance Committee, Audit Committee and Compensation Committees to focus on other endeavors. Benson wants…

Audit Notes: The Times-Picayune, Dimon's hubris, the QuikTrip model

Gambit's Kevin Allman reports that the New Orleans Times-Picayune's Baton Rouge bureau chief is out after six months. My long story in the current issue of CJR on the Picayune pointed to the Baton Rouge bureau as a particular embarrassment, both inside and outside the paper. Here's Allman: Carlos Sanchez, the managing editor of NOLA Media Group's new...

Victor Butler leaves Saints without contract

For a change, the Butler didn’t do it. Specifically, free-agent linebacker Victor Butler didn’t sign a contract with the Saints.  According to Larry Holder of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, Butler concluded his visit to Louisiana without becoming a member of the local NFL team. Per Holder, Butler will be visiting the Browns on Monday.  Last…

Browns Meeting With LB Victor Butler On Sunday

The New Orleans Times-Picayune reported that the Cleveland Browns will be meeting with former Cowboys outside linebacker, Victor Butler. Butler, 25, has visited with the Steelers and Saints, but has not signed with a team yet. Butler started two games last season and recorded three total sacks with two forced fumbles. The Browns signed tight [...]