My New Orleans
02/01/2021
A collaboration between Victoria Distillers and the majestic Fairmont Empress Hotel in British Columbia, Empress 1908 gin serves as the perfect base, blending citrus notes with tea and exotic herbs.
Mixologists find it easy to fall in love with Empress 1908 gin derived from butterfly pea blossoms that give the libation its natural indigo color. Handcrafted in small-batch copper pot stills, its exquisite taste, regal look and delicate aroma make for a remarkable presentation.
Shortly after Bon Temps Grill’s proprietors, Steven and Patrick O’Bryan, moved their popular Cajun haven to the new (former Blue Dog Café) location in November, bar manager and live music coordinator Amy Dillard debuted the Empress Mule made with Empress 1908 gin.
Credit City of Little Rock
The Little Rock Board of Directors decided to postpone taking a vote regarding the city’s 2021 budget for two weeks, as well as a resolution that “express[ed] concern” regarding the continued employment of the city’s police chief.
Board members ultimately tabled consideration of the budget Tuesday night, after not accruing the needed eight votes to push the ordinance to a third reading, with a vote of 7-3.
It was a conclusion that could have happened over an hour earlier after Ward Five City Director Lance Hines made a motion to table his own resolution that would have expressed a lack of confidence in the leadership of Little Rock Police Chief Keith Humphrey, and would have adjourned the rest of the meeting.
Little Rock Board of Directors tables no-confidence resolution on police chief, but not before fireworks MAYOR FRANK SCOTT JR. Brian Chilson
The
Little Rock Board of Directors voted to table consideration of a symbolic no-confidence vote on
Police Chief Keith Humphrey Tuesday night, but not before tensions flared between some board members and Mayor Frank Scott Jr. amid contentious questions over parliamentary procedure.
The chief answers to Scott, not the board. The resolution from Ward 5 Director
Lance Hines urges Scott “to take appropriate action” with Humphrey, who Scott hired and has continued to support.
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Earlier Tuesday,
City Attorney Tom Carpenter sent a memo to Hines encouraging him not to move forward on the resolution because of litigation involving the Little Rock Police Department.