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Orleans culture

The Sound of Freedom

The historical and ongoing struggle for civil rights have been expressed through music in New Orleans. So it seems only right that music is the driving force behind several local Juneteenth commemorations.
by Mizani Ball June 15, 2024 Updated June 17, 2024

Fess: The SongByrd of N.O.

by Mizani Ball May 1, 2024 Updated May 4, 2024

There’s healing to be done in New Orleans, say descendants of Homer Plessy and John H. Ferguson

by Keith Plessy and Phoebe Ferguson, Plessy and Ferguson Initiative April 10, 2024 Updated April 30, 2024

Peanut in Limbo

by Katy Reckdahl March 14, 2024 Updated July 25, 2025

Fatman Set the Pace

Grammy Award-winning snare drummer "Fatman" Hunter, who was killed by a car on Mardi Gras morning and laid to rest today, spoke his mind and created a distinct second-line groove.
by Katy Reckdahl February 24, 2024 Updated April 30, 2024

Civil Rights Icon in a Gown

In 1966, Karen Becnel made civil-rights history, as the first Black Carnival queen to be presented at Municipal Auditorium – a place where her grandfather had helped to dress the kings of the traditional old-line krewes like Rex and Comus.
by Kelly Dorsey Parker February 12, 2024 Updated April 30, 2024

Shoebox Floats Everywhere

by Marta Jewson February 11, 2024 Updated May 7, 2024

From Back-a-Town to St. Charles, on Foot.

As my mom and two aunts prepared food for us 10 cousins, we worried that we were missing out on the fun on St. Charles Avenue. We weren’t worried about seeing Rex, the krewe that parades after Zulu. In the eyes of a 10-year-old, that was boring.
by Chuck Perkins February 10, 2024 Updated April 30, 2024

Down the Drain

by Aidan McCahill January 29, 2024 Updated April 30, 2024

On Saturday, MLK Parade Again Spans St. Claude Avenue

by Katy Reckdahl January 12, 2024 Updated April 30, 2024

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