New Orleans Mayor Pays Up on 'Hawks-Saints Bet

Photo by Flickr user Julie Weatherbee.

• 10 pounds of shrimp,
• 1 gallon of oysters
• 1 gallon of crawfish etouffee and 1 gallon of chicken and sausage gumbo, from chef John Folse
• A king cake from New Orleans bakery Haydel's, frosted up in Mardi Gras colors as well as the Saints' black and gold (including a tiny bike in lieu of the traditional plastic baby would have been a nice touch).
• CDs donated by local label Basin Street Records of local artists that include Ellis Marsalis, Kermit Ruffins, Dr. Michael White, Henry Butler, Joh Cleary, Jason Marsalis, Los Hombres Calientes, Theresa Andersson, Rebirth Brass Band, Irvin Mayfield and Jeremy Davenport.
• The "Treme" soundtrack

We're hoping that seafood comes via express delivery. The dispatch apparently included a package of Mardi Gras beads in Saints colors--and our mayor didn't even have to flash any skin for them.

Wondering what's to become of all this loot? Seattle Weekly's Curtis Cartier has answers:

McGinn spokesman Aaron Pickus tells Seattle Weekly that the 10 pounds of Louisiana shrimp, gallon of oysters, gallon of crawfish etouffée, gallon of chicken and sausage gumbo and "fleur de lis" king cake that Landrieu sent over will be shared with the SDOT crews that will soon be out there "working on snow removal and pothole repair."

No word on what will become of the CD's sent over from NOLO, which include: Kermit Ruffins, Ellis and Jason Marsalis, Dr. Michael White, Henry Butler, Joh Cleary, Los Hombres Calientes, Theresa Andersson, Rebirth Brass Band, Irvin Mayfield and Jeremy Davenport.

McGinn's office is still graciously gifting Landrieu with some smoked salmon and Top Pot maple bars. We're looking forward to this week's inevitable bet with Chicago Mayor Richard Daley. It's bound to be all pizza and hot dogs, but a personal Daley tutorial on "by any means necessary" mayoral tactics and a Rick Bayless franchise would be pretty cool too.