Selected from nearly 300 Louisiana releases, our 2003 Critics’ Choice of the year’s finest musical offerings was a joint effort of OffBeat’s editors and writers, with all Louisiana-oriented recordings afforded equal status, be they the products of companies major, minor or non-existent. The quoted excerpts are from reviews originally written by James Bailey, Christopher Blagg, Michael Dominici, Robert Fontenot, Mark Fowler, Jeff H...