Action! The Civil War saga Lincoln leads the Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including best picture. Life of Pi has the second-most nominations, at 11, ahead of Zero Dark Thirty and Les Miserables, which had been considered potential front-runners. Louisiana-set Beasts of the Southern Wild received four nominations, including for best picture. The nominations were released this morning. Check out the full slate here. 225 Editor Jeff Roedel has more on the Oscar nods in a new column here.
Setting the hook: Four BREC ponds are now stocked with rainbow trout from Ava, Mo. The ponds newly stocked are at Forest, Perkins Road, North Sherwood Forest and Zachary community parks. Rainbow trout are not native to Louisiana, and BREC says it stocks local ponds with them to “provide a fun and new fish for anglers.” There is a four-fish limit, and all anglers must have a valid fishing license. Complete details and park addresses are available here.
Ascendancy: Baton Rouge-based The Political Firm has been named among the top five Republican Influencers in Louisiana by Campaigns and Elections. The magazine’s annual Influencers 500 list is a state-by-state collection of the top political consulting firms in the nation. The Political Firm’s partners are Jason Hebert and Scott Hobbs. The complete list has not yet been made available by the magazine.
Today’s poll question: Which of the Best Picture nominees do you think should win the Oscar?
