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New Orleans civil rights icon Tessie Prevost dead at 69
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Funeral services will be held Saturday for one of four Black girls who helped integrate New Orleans public schools in 1960. Tessie Prevost Williams, known as one of the “New Orleans Four,” died July 6 following a series of medical complications. She was 69. On Nov. 14, 1960, Prevost Williams, along with 6-year-olds Leona Tate and Gail Etienne walked into McDonogh No. 19 Elementary School as groups of white people spit, cursed and threw rocks at them. On that same day, Ruby Bridges integrated William Frantz Elementary School. The girls’ history-making treks came six years after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education ruling made segregated schools unconstitutional. On Friday, Prevost Williams’ flag-draped casket will lie in state at Gallier Hall in New Orleans from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Funeral services will be from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday at Branch Bell Baptist Church in the city’s Lower 9th Ward, and a traditional jazz brass band will accompany the funeral procession.
Chicken Salad Chick Opens First Location in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS – Chicken Salad Chick, a fast-casual chicken salad restaurant chain, has signed a multi-unit franchise agreement that will bring four restaurants to New Orleans. The first location is slated to open in 2025. The three additional locations are in various stages of development. This multi-unit deal will add to the brand’s 12 open locations in Louisiana.
LSU graduates Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth seen in Paris wearing Mount Carmel Academy merch
PARIS, IDF — New Orleans native and Mount Carmel Academy alum, Kristen Nuss and her teammate Taryn Kloth were spotted in Paris wearing Mount Carmel Academy socks. Nuss graduated from Mount Carmel in 2016, where she received many awards and championships before attending Louisiana State University. Kloth and Nuss...
Accused house swindler charged with attempted murder, pleads not guilty
NEW ORLEANS — A man accused of stealing houses from at least seven different people using forged or fabricated deeds pled not guilty to attempted murder Monday for allegedly shooting a man in a February drive-by. Police allege Jonathan Burden pulled up in a car alongside a man who was friends with Burden’s ex-girlfriend and shot him in the right shoulder. The man alleged Burden fired about 10 shots into his car at about 7:30 p.m. February 1 and hit him once. The man, who did not want to be identified, said he was lucky to be alive.
Sun Belt football coaches have cast their preseason votes. Here's where Ragin' Cajuns stand.
The UL Ragin’ Cajuns were picked to finish third in the Sun Belt West this season behind a contingent of five players recognized on the 2024 All-Sun Belt Preseason football team. The league’s announcement came Monday on the eve of the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Football Media Days held...
New Orleans to expand bike network, offer rebates for e-bikes
New Orleans officials plan to use $50 million in new federal funding to build bike lanes, start an e-bike rebate program and create other initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Why it matters: It's the city's largest financial investment in climate action, leaders say. The big picture: The Environmental Protection...
GALLERY: Volleyball Camp at HLB
Central Lafourche High School, E.D. White Catholic High School, South Lafourche High School and Thibodaux High School attended a volleyball camp at H.L. Bourgeois last week. Photos by NATALI BARNES l THS Student Photographer.
Week of July 22: Tales of the Cocktail, Kitten Yoga and Freezer Pops
Tales of the Cocktail events are popping up across New Orleans all week with plenty of get-togethers, lectures and cocktail classes, zero-proof mixers and much more. Check out the Tales insta for all of the daily activities and be sure to support some of our best local businesses this week!
Report finds some New Orleanians basically flushing money down toilet
The New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board improperly estimated sewage flow rates for three percent of customers, resulting in overbilling of those customers, a New Orleans Office of Inspector General investigation found.
Local Launch of Amanda Bellows’ Book “The Explorers” Aug. 2
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Author and historian Amanda Bellows will be at The Garden District Book Shop on Aug. 2 to celebrate the release of her new book “THE EXPLORERS: A New History of America in Ten Expeditions.“. The archetype of the American explorer, a rugged white...
Volunteers needed for National Veteran Wheelchair Games in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (BRPROUD) — Volunteers are needed for the July National Veteran Wheelchair games in New Orleans. The games are set for July 25-30 at the convention center. Organizers said volunteers would help with guest services, transportation and cheerleading. With 20-plus competitions and Paralympic sports, the games inspire veterans...
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