Familiar face: Galatoire’s Bistro has named its new general manager: Lucas Molbert, a veteran of the local fine dining industry, who previously served as GM of Ruth’s Chris Steak House and as dining room and beverage manager at the Baton Rouge Country Club. Galatoire’s Bistro is scheduled to open in the Acadian Village Shopping Center on Perkins Road sometime in January.
Under pressure: Cracks are growing in the near-unanimous Republican rejection of the Affordable Care Act, which was a central tenet of the GOP’s political messaging for the last two years. Five Republican-led states—Idaho, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah—are pressing ahead with state insurance exchanges. Ongoing monitoring by The Associated Press shows that another five Republican-led states are pursuing or seriously considering a partnership with Washington to help run the new markets.
More media: Charter Communications and The Walt Disney Co. today announced a comprehensive long-term distribution agreement to deliver Disney’s robust lineup of sports, news and entertainment content to Charter TV customers across televisions, computers, smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles and Internet-enabled televisions. As part of the multiyear deal, The Longhorn Network will launch in some systems in Texas and Louisiana in time for the 2013 football season.
Editor’s note: In observance of New Year’s Day, Daily Report will not be published on Tuesday.
