Calling all Sugar Bowl Fans. Be sure to get to Pat O" Brien's at 11:30 (St. Peter and Royal Street)this morning for a Second Line Parade that will wind through the French Quarter and end at Arnaud's Restaurant on Bienville. Be there to cheer for your team and have some fun.

Last night we all welcomed in 2012 in Jackson Square with a Fleur d Lis drop and a fantastic fireworks display over the Mississippi River. The party was big and fun. But, now it's time to take over Jackson Square for Fan Fests for the Sugar Bowl and the BCS Championship game. It's all free and it starts today. Get the schedule.

If you are a fan of oysters, whether on the half shell, fried, on a poboy or in a casserole, well you're in luck if you live in New Orleans. Oysters are the best they can be this time of the year, fat and salty. They are also plentiful after a year which saw our local waters contaminated by the horrible oil spill. All of that is pretty much ancient history now and our seafood industry is once again on the upsurge.

You can get your fill of these delicious bi-valves at just about any restaurant, seafood store, oyster bar and even at local grocery stores and supermarkets. Prices for these delicacies are around their normal range which makes them even more enjoyable.

C'mon down and belly up to the bar and order a couple of dozen. Perhaps we will bump elbows one day!