With Louisiana so historically marked as a state rich with famous jazz musicians, it’s easy to overlook names like Hank Williams and Fats Domino. These artists, among others, broke into the Rock and Roll scene by recording in places like Shreveport and Lake Charles.

Lazy Lester. Professor Longhair and Earl King. Slim Harpo, Guitar Gable and Lil Bob. They may not be burning up the airwaves much these days. But to anyone interested in the cultural roots of Louisiana, they are groundbreakers of modern music.

On Tuesday, the smell of fresh paint still lingered in the air as Champion Medical Center and Urgent Care opened its doors to patients for the first time. In an area largely lacking medical facilities since Katrina, the new center is part of an effort to revitalize the neighborhood.

Call me clichéd, but whenever I hear a reference to New Orleans I immediately think of lacy cast-iron balconies, the sound of a raspy brass band, crimson crawfish and “STELLAAAA!”

New Orleans East resident Gregory Davis says he realized his community needed a health care facility after one of his 10 children had to be taken to an emergency room across town because there was no hospital nearby.