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Mayor’s Mardi Gras Ball
Photos by Glenn Summers Data News Weekly Contributor Last Friday our new mayor, Latoya Cantrell, started off the Mardi Gras season with a blast. The Mayor’s Mardi Gras Ball at Gallier Hall was very well […]
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Ms. Alicia Carr’s Birthday Party at Prime Example
Photos by Glenn Summers Miss Alicia celebrated her big 60th birthday last Friday, February 22, 2019 with family and friends at The Prime Example Nightclub. The music was pumping, the libation was flowing, and […]
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Mardi Gras Season 2019 Kicks Off
Photos by Kichea S. Burt Data News Weekly Contributor To kick-start the 2019 season, the satire of Mardi Gras was displayed by New Orleans walking parades made up of mini Krewes from several neighborhoods within […]
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Playwright Lynn Nottage Talks about the Keys to Her Success
By Daylan Paige Data News Weekly Contributor Critically acclaimed Playwright Lynn Nottage, an Associate Professor of Theatre at Columbia University, shared stories from her successful career and her techniques of her writing at a lecture […]
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50th Anniversary Jazz Fest Adds Extra Day – Festival to Kick -Off Thursday, April 25
Producers of the 50th anniversary Jazz Fest have decided to mark the milestone event with something special: The addition of another day of the signature festival celebrating New Orleans music and culture. Thursday, April 25 […]
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The Treme Sidewalk Steppers Celebrate their 25th Annual Second-Line
Photos by Kichea S. Burt Data News Weekly Contributor In New Orleans, there is always something to celebrate, and this past Sunday was the prescription to cure what could have been the Super Bowl Blues. […]
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2019 French Quarter Festival Announces Music Lineup
Photos by Kichea S. Burt French Quarter Festivals, Inc. proudly announces the music lineup for the French Quarter Festival presented by Chevron, which takes place April 11-14, 2019. A full schedule will be revealed in […]
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Celebration of the Life of Father Jerome LeDoux at St Augustine Church In Treme
Photos by Kichea S. Burt New Orleanians came to celebrate the life of the beloved longtime St. Augustine Pastor Divine Word Father Jerome LeDoux at St. Augustine Church. Father LeDoux who passed on January 7, […]
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NOLA Celebrates MLK Day 2019 – “Remember, Celebrate Act”
Photos by Kichea S. Burt Data News Contributor On Monday, New Orleans came out to celebrate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Day in a big way. Events included an opening program at the New […]
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Award-Winning Actress Regina King Opens Up About Sleeper Hit “If Beale Street Could Talk
By Dr. Sybil C. Mitchell The New Tri-State Defender Regina King makes it easy to say “yes” to an assignment editor’s request for a reporter to join in on a national conference call and listen […]