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Kohlman’s Tavern: Historic Algiers Black Business Hub
Kohlman’s Tavern, once located at 414 Homer Street in Algiers, was operated by Mr. Louis Kohlman. His son, Freddie Kohlman, the world-renowned jazz drummer, studied drums in the neighborhood with the…
Toxic Chemicals Deposited at Agriculture Street Landfill
In 1948, facing increased public health concerns, the Louisiana State Legislature passed a law prohibiting open-air landfills in highly populated areas. [1] However, New Orleans city officials…
Gordon Plaza Residents' Present Day Political Activism
For decades, residents of Gordon Plaza engaged (and continue to engage) in political activism to spread public awareness about toxic contamination in their neighborhood. Residents hope to achieve fair…
Monument to the Immigrant: The Marble is an Immigrant, too!
The “Monument to the Immigrant” was erected in March 1995 and stands along the Mississippi River in Woldenberg Park. The monument depicts an immigrant family on one side and the other side a stylized…
Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club
One of the most widely sought after Mardi Gras throws is the famed Zulu Coconut. Given out annually on their Mardi Gras parade, the hand-decorated Zulu coconut, created by members of Zulu Social Aid…
Circle Food Store
Paper Monuments Project #031
Gordon Plaza Deemed EPA Superfund Site
By 1985, just four years after the first residents moved into Gordon Plaza, state environmentalists recommended testing soil and air in the Gordon Plaza subdivision to determine the extent of…
Constructing Gordon Plaza
In the 1970s, under the administrations of Mayors “Moon” Landrieu and his successor “Dutch” Morial, the city planned and built housing for elderly and low-income families on the former site of…
Local Residents Demand Closure of Agriculture Street Landfill
Throughout the 1950s, the local community suffered from horrible stenches, pest infestations, and smoke emanating from Agriculture Street Landfill (ASL). Spontaneous combustion commonly occurred at…
Agriculture Street Landfill Opening and Operations
In 1909, Agriculture Street Landfill (ASL) opened to accommodate trash produced by half of New Orleans residents. ASL occupied 95 acres of previously undeveloped swampland surrounded by Abundance…
Confetti Park: Where Imagination, Fun, and Magic Fill the Air
Confetti Park is a whimsical, magical playground for kids.
Landscape architect Christopher Friedrichs and sculptor Steve-Kline designed Confetti Park in 1996 on land that was a legacy of the…
Jugs Social Club
Headquarters of The Jugs Social Club, "New Orleans Most Talked About Club," known for their Mardi Gras parade and hosting community events.
Zora Neale Hurston: Dust Tracks on the Road in Algiers, LA.
On August 6, 1928, Zora Neale Hurston wrote a letter from 7 Bellville Court, Algiers, Louisiana, to Langston Hughes in which she writes "I have landed in the kingdom of Marie Laveau and expect to wear…
Ashé Cultural Arts Center
Ashé's mission is to use art and culture to support human, community and economic development.
Café Reconcile
Reconcile New Orleans transforms the lives of young adults and the community through the ministry of reconciliation.
Youth Empowerment Project
YEP envisions a community where all people have access to the opportunities, skills, resources and relationships they need to actualize their potential.
Southern Food & Beverage Museum
DEDICATED TO THE DISCOVERY, UNDERSTANDING AND CELEBRATION OF THE FOOD, DRINK, AND CULTURE OF THE WORLD THROUGH THE EYES OF THE SOUTH.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Each year, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in New Orleans includes a stop on Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard where a commemorative statue was erected in 1976. Artist Frank Hayden, a…
Myrtle Banks Building
WE’RE MAKIN’ GROCERIES AGAIN .... CENTRAL CITY STYLE.
The New Orleans Mission
Big Easy, Big Heart. Rescue, Recovery, Re-Engagement.
Dorothy Mae Taylor
Paper Monument Project #007: Dorothy Mae Taylor was the first Black woman elected to Louisiana State Legislature, celebrated for her tireless work to end discrimination by Mardi Gras krewes.
Knights of Peter Claver
The NAACP Youth Council organized its 2-year stand-off with Canal Street businesses at The Knights of Peter Claver Headquarters during the Civil Rights Movement in New Orleans.
Dooky Chase's Restaurant
Dooky Chase's Restaurant provided a space for activists to come together over what New Orleanians know best: food.
Dorothée Lassize's Family Business
Harriet Martineau, Saxe Weimar, and numerous other antebellum writers described New Orleans free women of color as promiscuous, seductive characters who sought partnerships with wealthy white men so…