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Author: Lolis Eric Elie

Losing a community pillar

January 28, 2025 Updated January 28, 2025

Finish Renaming the Streets Now

June 17, 2024 Updated June 17, 2024
The Juneteenth holiday serves as a reminder that the City Council should wait no longer to finish the street renaming it began four years ago.

Mayor Cantrell, show us that you understand the significance of sacred ground. Transform the Municipal Auditorium into a cultural use.

June 22, 2021 Updated June 22, 2021
The mayor’s City Hall proposal has done real damage to her reputation. Reversing course and creating a place that would honor the legacy of Congo Square would help restore confidence.

COVID Carnival could’ve been better

February 22, 2021 Updated February 22, 2021
There’s no reason we can’t implement some fresh ideas for Carnival 2022.

So much for Satchmo: How about another downtown parking lot?

September 21, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

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