Charlie Kohlmeyer

New Orleans celebrates the election of Barack Obama; Desautel opens her own Bywater restaurant; LaDonna rebuilds Gigi's bar; school band director Batiste gets invested in his students' lives.

Davis concocts a remedy for the post-Mardi Gras blues; Antoine becomes an unexpected benefactor and Colson warns Albert to avoid trouble on St. Joseph's night.

It's Carnival time: Toni finds Judge Gatling dispensing judicial orders and potables at Galatoire's. Janette seeks counsel from Emeril Lagasse. Sonny falls on the wagon. As Nelson schmoozes, Annie sits in with the Neville Brothers at the Washington D.C. Mardi Gras Ball.