65 years of new suits for 80-year-old Mardi Gras Indian

By Geraldine Wyckoff The Louisiana Weekly Thomas Sparks Sr., the Big Chief of the Yellow Jacket Mardi Gras Indian gang, marks two momentous milestones this

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With rich legacy and colorful characters, Zulu remains a fan favorite of Mardi Gras

King Zulu-elect Elroy James is a former SU drum major In 1908, John L. Metoyer and members of a New Orleans Mutual aid society called

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City rails against mental-health care cuts; Jindal envoy said it’s not their doing
By Tom Gogola http://thelensnola.org New Orleans city officials are aggressively pushing back against a “devastating” proposed $15 million cut to inpatient mental health and substance abuse services now being offered at LSU ... Black history program at First Street Peck Wesley UMC set for Feb. 26
The annual African-American History Program will be held at First Street Peck Wesley United Methodist Church on Sunday, Feb. 26, at 3:00 p.m. The theme for the occasion ... Final FEMA temporary housing unit leaves N.O.
At the peak of the housing program, more than 23K households lived in THUs throughout the city. Last week marked a significant Hurricane Katrina recovery milestone for Orleans Parish, with the ... IMANO endorses Cynthia Willard-Lewis in at-large race
By Travis M. Andrews The Louisiana Weekly It was early Valentine’s Day, so it made perfect sense that there would be so much love in the air. But this wasn’t the variety pushed ... Lafon holds 2nd Annual Carnival Ball
No one, definitely not in New Orleans, is ever too old to have fun and make merry. Adding an exclamation point to that statement recently were residents of ... Mardi Gras beads cause environmental hangover
Special to AP from McClatchy/Tribune—MCT Information Service The beads were flying all around them, some pooling in the street, some caught by revelers and cherished for a moment—most of them ... Mental health programs aim to help students break cycles of trauma and violence
By Zoe Sullivan The Louisiana Weekly It’s no secret that New Orleans residents were traumatized during and after Hurricane Katrina. Some mental health professionals feel, however, that this trauma may be a ... NAUW’s local branch to honor past president
Dolores Bergquist Coyé is this year’s New Orleans Branch of the National Association of University Women (NAUW) “Woman of the Year” and will be honored at the 102-year-old organization’s Founders’ ...
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