Louisiana

Photos: Top ten scariest out-of-state license plates to see in a snowstorm

Our commute to work this morning wasn't as thrill-packed as during some Colorado storms, but it definitely had a certain level of danger -- thanks to a couple of drivers from out of state who appeared to have just seen their first flake. But which state's drivers are the scariest? We've photo-illust ... More >>

Ten restaurants that will bowl you over with New Orleans fare on Super Bowl weekend

Super Bowl Sunday is this weekend, which means everyone will be turning their attention to New Orleans, where the annual championship game will be played. If you weren't able to make it to the Big Easy, it's still easy to get your Cajun food fix right here in Denver at one of these traditional (and ... More >>

Columbine to Newtown: A tragic list of school shootings since 1999

The senseless massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, which took the lives of twenty children, including Olivia Engel, seen here, plus seven adults, instantly stirs terrible memories of the 1999 attack on Columbine High School. On the tenth anniversary of that tragedy, we assembled a horrific roster of sc ... More >>

Gumbo's delivers a delectable happy hour experience

Happy Place: Gumbo's Louisiana Style Café, 1033 East Seventeenth Avenue, 720-266-5300. The Hours: Tuesday through Friday from 4 to 6:30 p.m. The Deals: $2 off specialty cocktails; $3.50 beer specials; $4 wines by the glass and martinis; $3-$4 small plates. Were we happy? Flip the page to find ou ... More >>

The Wine Loft dries up in Colorado

The glass is empty at both Colorado Wine Loft locations: 1527 Wazee Street and 7600 Landmark Way. The Louisiana-based chain first uncorked in LoDo in 2008, with another outpost following soon afterwards in the Landmark project. See also: -The Wine Loft uncorks on Wazee, Cru in Park Meadows -The Win ... More >>

Marc Broussard: "I just want to shoot from the hip and come from the heart"

Marc Broussard is happy to veer from the beaten path. The Louisiana-based singer, songwriter and bandleader just wrapped up a tour following the release of last year's self-titled album, but he's itching to make a detour before heading to L.A. and starting a new recording. With that in mind, Broussa ... More >>

It's okay to eat, drink and be merry on Fat Tuesday

Fat Tuesday is the traditional day when folks are allowed to indulge -- before Ash Wednesday shuts all the enjoyment down and Lent begins. Fortunately, you don't have to be Catholic to get into the spirit of Mardi Gras's last hurrah, and while Colorado is far from the French Quarter, there's more th ... More >>

The Asian Cajun, pimping crawfish and pho, opens on Alameda

Lori Midson​The name of the restaurant, deadpans John Phan, says it all. "We're an Asian and Cajun restaurant that features traditional Vietnamese food and Louisiana crawfish that's far superior to anywhere else in Denver," he says about the Asian Cajun, which opened this weekend at 2400 West ... More >>

Jabo's Bar-Be-Q provides northern Louisiana flavor in the southern suburbs

Tonight: Cowboy Mouth at the Bluebird

​For some bands, touring is a natural state of being. This is absolutely true for Louisiana's Cowboy Mouth, as the quartet comes through Denver tonight on it's 16th annual "Mardi Gras tour." Making country-twinged pop-rock since 1990, the band pulls from influences like The Clash -- heard loud ... More >>

Generationals

Wednesday, November 10, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

Hosts behaving badly at Gaia Bistro

A duck crepe ruined​It was a delightful Saturday morning on the sprawling front porch at Gaia Bistro, 1551 South Pearl Street. The sun was shining, birds were singing, and I was very much enjoying a savory crepe, stuffed full of succulent duck confit, creamy, decadent mornay and fluffy scrambl ... More >>

Meet Julox, a southern gentleman with a distinctive Colorado flow that's all his own

​ Julox, a southern native who relocated to Aurora in 1991 is a busy man. With more than twenty projects already under his belt and eight more on the way, including a joint project with UGK records, this dedicated rapper is proving that he truly is trill. Although he draws inspiration from sp ... More >>

Big Oil slime responsible for slick Capitol Hill Apartment design: Kenny Be's Sign Language

Photo by Kenny BeClassic gas station graphics will keep residents pumped in good times and bad.​ The Deepwater Horizon oil spill off the coast of Louisiana is currently called a "disaster," but that will change with time. Because Americans love petroleum more than life itself, they will no do ... More >>

Ken Salazar finds oil spilling from Gulf into Colorado

​The Deepwater Horizon disaster keeps spilling into my inbox, more than 1,300 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, where there's "oil for miles and miles," Attorney General Eric Holder lamented yesterday in New Orleans. Denver is more than 1,300 miles from the Big Easy, but the disaster has spilled ... More >>

Ken Salazar fumes, hair booms nixed: Gulf spill update

Department of the InteriorSituation hairy: The Deepwater Horizon rig, before it sank. ​As oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster begins to stain shorelines along the Gulf Coast, beauticians across the nation are learning that one of the more feel-good (and dubious) solutions proposed in recen ... More >>

Domino's lovers take a bite out of crime

​Anyway you slice, it, these were two dumb crooks. Francis Gallagher and Taylor Powell thought they'd hit the jackpot when the two bayou boobs from Louisiana snagged the identity of a Tennessee man with whom they'd been playing online games. And with the info from the stolen credit card, wh ... More >>

Culinary calendar for the week ahead

Our online Food & Drink listings include dozens of culinary events around Colorado this week, with benefits for March of Dimes and Project Angel Heart, as well as the University of Denver's inaugural DU Vin Festival. A taste of what's ahead: Through November 5: Jax Fish House in Boulder, 928 Pear ... More >>

Chef Elise Wiggins wants you to feel good about food

One year ago today at the DNC: The New Orleans All-Star Jam-Balaya at the Fillmore Auditorium

Allen Toussaint.​This week marks the one-year anniversary of the Democratic National Convention, an event that made Denver the center of the media universe for several unforgettable days. To mark the occasion, we'll be offering selected flashbacks of Westword coverage. First up: An on-site cou ... More >>

Mile High Murder: Norman Williams arrested for killing Angela Ball last November

Norman Williams.​According to the Aurora Police Department, teamwork helped ensnare a man accused of a murder that took place the better part of a year ago. Last November, Angela Ball, 33, was found dead at the Winsor Court Apartments, 10990 East 16th Avenue. Breaks in the case were rare unti ... More >>

The Columbine effect: A horrific roster of school shootings since 1999

The most resonant information that's come my way thus far today in relation to the anniversary of the April 20, 1999 shootings at Columbine High School was contained in an e-mail sent to Westword by Vicki Newell, a public-policy director with the Colorado PTA. It's a list of school shootings since ... More >>

Last Night: The New Orleans All-Star Jam-Balaya at the Fillmore Auditorium

Last Night: The New Orleans All-Star Jam-Balaya at the Fillmore Auditorium

Last Night: The New Orleans All-Star Jam-Balaya at the Fillmore Auditorium

RooBar

A Cherry Creek mainstay reappears near RiNo.

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Julox

Catfish, Shrimp-n-French Fries
Ugly Azz Entertainment

Big Easy Blowout

Friday, January 25, Boulder Theater, Boulder, 303-786-7030; Saturday, January, 26, Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom, 303-297-1772.

Delegating Denver #22 of 56: Louisiana

East Side Kosher Deli

An ethnic oasis in Denver's Little Russia.

Lox of Love

Lox of Love

This Just In…

The latest nightlife news.

Populist Mechanics

King is a faithful adaptation that drowns in ponderous metaphors.

Goatwhore

Tuesday, May 2, the Starlight, Fort Collins, 1-970-484-4974.

Donna the Buffalo

Friday, February 3, Bluebird Theater, 303-322-2308; Saturday, February 4, Boulder Theater, Boulder, 303-786-7030.

Day-by-Day Picks

From the week of November 10, 2005

Critic's Choice

End of Summer Outlaw Music Festival

Best Cajun Restaurant

Brooks Smokehouse Bar-B-Que

Best Metal-Scrapper Turned Authentic Bluesman

Willie Houston

Critic's Choice

Youngblood Brass Band

A Family Affair

Cajun Queen

Mouthing Off

Bored on the Bayou

Feedback

Thrills for the week

LET THE BAD VIBES ROLLSON OF A GUN--WHO'S THE REAL CAJUN ON THE BAYOU?

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