Piling it up: In an effort to bring a traditional New Orleans-style muffuletta shop to Baton Rouge, The Daily Reveille reports, an LSU undergraduate and her father have opened 926-Muff on Congress Boulevard. Leigh Ann Town, a senior in communication disorders, headed the marketing aspect of the shop through social media; her father, Greg Town, researched and created the business plan. The shop opened Jan. 17. Read the full story here.
Heading north: When celebrants gather in Washington, D.C., later this week for the Mystick Krewe of Louisianians Mardi Gras Ball, they’ll be treated to two signature seafood dishes by Ruffino’s executive chef and co-owner Peter Sclafani. It’s the second straight year Sclafani will cook at the event, which takes place Thursday. Sclafani is the only Baton Rouge chef invited to cook at this year’s ball.
Crossing paths: The first post-election get-together between Mitt Romney and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal was free of fireworks Friday evening, with no ill will apparent despite Jindal’s criticism of Romney’s presidential campaign, The Times-Picayune reports. Jindal had taken issue with Romney’s statement that 47% of voters depend on federal programs and therefore were likely to vote for President Barack Obama. Jindal says Romney thanked him for his frequent campaigning on his behalf and even sought out his wife, Supriya, to apologize for taking her husband away from home so often. Read the full story here.
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