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Black-Owned Tour Company & New Orleans’ Only Black-Owned Historic Jazz Club to Present an Evening of Live Jazz & Creole Dining

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsSeptember 13, 2023September 13, 2023

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsSeptember 13, 2023September 13, 20237746

New Orleans five-star rated tour company All Bout Dat Tours LLC and The Historic Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club are partnering to present an evening of world-class jazz...

News

New Orleans Marks First Gun Violence-Free Week Since 2021

Daniel JohnsonSeptember 10, 2023September 11, 2023

by Daniel JohnsonSeptember 10, 2023September 11, 20232220

Given that the decline in violence is a recent trend, it is too early to decide if the recent efforts are causations or merely correlations....

Environment

Hurricane Katrina Survivor Now Leading The Battle Against Flooding In New Orleans

Stacy JacksonSeptember 8, 2023September 8, 2023

by Stacy JacksonSeptember 8, 2023September 8, 20235008

This Hurricane Katrina survivor works to prevent dangerous floods in NOLA happening on her watch....

News

New Orleans Man Contemplates Life After Spending 40 Years Behind Bars For A Crime He Did Not Commit

Iman MilnerAugust 17, 2023August 17, 2023

by Iman MilnerAugust 17, 2023August 17, 20233167

A newly exonerated New Orleans man, Jerry Davis, is reflecting on spending 40 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit....

Lifestyle

Restaurateur Larry Morrow Opens ‘Sun Chong’ In The French Quarter As An Ode To His Maternal Grandmother

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 31, 2023August 1, 2023

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 31, 2023August 1, 2023934

Larry Morrow credits his business acumen to family, specifically his grandmother and mother....

Sports

Zion Williamson And Family Sued By Tech Company For Breach Of Contract For $1.8M Loan

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 28, 2023July 28, 2023

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 28, 2023July 28, 20234967

The loan was supposed to be paid back by August 21, 2022, but Anderson requested several extensions....

Media

Janelle Monáe Shows Her Lady Parts During Essence Festival Performance

Mary SpillerJuly 8, 2023August 2, 2023

by Mary SpillerJuly 8, 2023August 2, 202310407

Janelle Monáe ate up her performance at New Orleans’ Essence Festival. On Friday, June 30, the 37-year-old made a controversial choice on stage to lift...