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In the N.O.
Orleans culture
When the Village Fails
In the 10 years since George’s death, we have lost so many more in New Orleans to gun violence. Yet is we, the adults, who create the village, set the expectations, and weave the community safety net that keeps the young ones safe.
Getting everyone’s input on City Park, our backyard
An online survey by the authors — local and national network of certified planners, architects, urban designers, and landscape architects — seems to indicate that outreach for City Park’s new Master Plan never happened, certainly not in any comprehensive manner.
Finish Renaming the Streets Now
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.
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.
Fess: The SongByrd of N.O.
There’s healing to be done in New Orleans, say descendants of Homer Plessy and John H. Ferguson
Peanut in Limbo
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.
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.
