eh, all in a day: the new normal...
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And the sherriff's office decided not to investigate. eh, all in a day.
Wait, is a .22 what the po-po's use?
Prudhomme scratched by falling bullet
by The Times-Picayune
Wednesday March 26, 2008, 6:53 AM
TED JACKSON / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE
Continuing to man his post, Chef Paul Prudhomme continues to cook fish for the Zurich Classic players practicing on the driving range after an apparent freak accident where a stray bullet hit him in the arm, leaving him with a superficial flesh wound.
Noted New Orleans chef Paul Prudhomme was setting up his cooking tent on the practice range at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans golf tournament Tuesday about 9:30 a.m. when he felt a sting in his right arm, right above his elbow.
Prudhomme shook his clothing, and a .22 caliber bullet fell from his shirt to the ground, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.
Col. John Fortunato, Sheriff's Office spokesman, said deputies believe the chef was struck by a falling bullet, probably shot from somewhere within a 1 1/2-mile radius of the golf course.
The bullet cut the skin on Prudhomme's arm and left a hole in his white chef's coat, witnesses said. But the chef was undeterred and kept cooking until he left the course about 3:30 p.m.
Prudhomme was cooking for players, their caddies and guests at the annual PGA Tour event, which begins Thursday and runs through Sunday.
Members of the Fore!Kids Foundation, which produces the Classic, declined to comment and referred all questions to the Sheriff's Office, as did a spokesman for the PGA Tour.
Prudhomme, who grew up outside Opelousas, rose to prominence after being named the first American-born executive chef of Commander's Palace in 1975. He landed on the national stage as the chef-owner of K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen. He is considered responsible for the Cajun cooking craze of the 1980s, which stirred a broader interest in regional American cuisine, particularly the indigenous food of south Louisiana.