i live right outside new orleans and would like to know some body/tuner shop names and locations if any do exist that are nearby. please and thanks :).

well body shops are dime a dozen...just finding a good one can be tough....as for performance shops your kinda on you own...Theres always Hybrid Motorsports in baton rouge but they only work on K Series hondas. And other than that, there Corr Performance Tuning in Baton Rouge, its what we use for tuning cars around here.