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La Reyna has it. Never had it there, but everything else I've had there was good. Worth a shot.

You may also want to check out the Engadget podcasts. I used to listen to all three: Classic, Mobile and HD. There's a lot of overlap between the three but if you have a long commute or travel a lot, it's a good way to kill time.

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My top 3 are:

1. T-Boy's in Mamou
2. Bourques in Port Barre
3. Nunu's in Youngsville

Unless your partnership agreement has clearly laid out conflict resolution provisions, I'd highly recommend that you contact a corporate attorney. I'd offer to help but tomorrow is my last day practicing law

It looks great on my Samsung Captivate running Android

It's pretty good stuff. I usually get it when I don't feel like dropping $30 on Woodford Reserve. Calandro's on Perkins is where I usually get it.

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You may want to call The Kitchenary at Towne Center - (225) 246-8019. Not sure if they have what you're looking for but it's worth a shot.

It's also locally owned as opposed to the place in Perkins Rowe which is a chain.

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In my opinion, those are probably the worst places to look right now. Now is the time to look at smaller, underserved areas. There may be tons of legal jobs in those areas, but those are the places with the largest layoffs so you have a high number of people chasing the few job openings. Maybe search the smaller areas right now to find a job. Move to those other places during the next boom.

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I agree that those are tough markets right now, but the problem with smaller markets is that there's not much transactional work to be had so the few firms that do it don't hire very often. I was surprised to find out how little work even a town like Lafayette has.

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Think you are up to starting your own firm?

I had been out about four years when I started my own firm.

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I appreciate the suggestion but I don't think I have enough experience to start my own firm. I've only been practicing for about two years.

So, I'm a soon-to-be out of work transactional attorney who's looking for another job. I've been searching for several weeks now and it seems like NO ONE is hiring. I realize we're in the worst economic environment since the depression, but it seems like firms and in-house legal departments in Louisiana - which supposedly has largely skirted the downturn - would be hiring at least a few people.

The confidence I had at the beginning of my search has steadily waned as the job market looks pretty hopeless. I have a good resume: did very well at LSU for undergrad, went to a very good law school on the east coast and have a few years experience at a top Louisiana firm. Still...nothing.

Now that I'm done ranting, does anyone know of firms or corporations that are hiring attorneys? I'm looking mostly in LA and TX and would like to continue doing transactional work, if possible. At this point, however, I'm not inclined to be too picky.

The girlfriend bought some prints for me a couple years ago from Montage (next to Juban's). It's changed ownership since then and is called The Foyer now. I'm not sure if they still carry them but they had a ton of different Fonville prints at the time.

Also, The Royal Standard also has some but I'm sure about their selection.

Let me try to address the issues you've raised.

First, the SEC has jurisdiction over practically any security sold in the US. And security is defined very broadly. It's not limited to what the average person would consider to be a security, i.e., a publicly traded security. A passive investment in a private company clearly falls within the SEC's jurisdiction.

Secondly, Rule 504 under Reg D allows a company to raise up to $1 million in a 12 month period without filing a registration statement with the SEC. Under this exemption, there is no requirement that the investors be accredited. Rules 505 and 506 allow for more money to be raised but in all practicality the securities must be sold to accredited investors and generally require a ppm.

Additionally, even if the private placement is exempt under Rule 504, the company should have filed a Form D with the SEC and mostly likely in each state in which the securities were sold.

Finally, if this is a legitimate business then there's probably no problem with selling the additional securities. However, if there is no underlying business and returns to the initial investors are contingent solely upon raising new capital, this is the very definition of a Ponzi scheme and the CEO should start researching countries that don't have extradition treaties with the US b/c he's likely to go the way of Madoff.

That being said, the above doesn't constitute legal advice and the CEO should really consider contacting an experienced corporate and securities attorney. The securities laws are difficult enough for even a seasoned attorney to understand, much less someone with little to no experience on the subject.