Streets on the Table Episode 4: Georges, Jasper, and Celestin

By Public history graduate students at the University of New Orleans

In 2019, the New Orleans City Council launched a city-wide effort to change the names of streets honoring white supremacists. While the city implemented its renaming efforts, a clear need for an educational component to give context to the changes presented itself. Filling the gap, public history graduate students at the University of New Orleans created projects to illuminate the work of the Street Renaming Commission.

Produced by the Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies, Streets on the Table is a podcast that reflects on the historical relevance of both the old and new street names. Hosted by two UNO graduate students, the podcast highlights the lives and histories unrecognized in the commemorative landscape.

In the fourth episode, Eddie and Lauren continue their discussion on self-liberating people in New Orleans. The stories of Georges, Jasper, and Celestin shine light on incarceration during slavery.

Lane Street, New Orleans, LA 70124 United States; Conrad Street, New Orleans, LA 70124 United States; Bragg Street, New Orleans, LA 70124 United States

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Public history graduate students at the University of New Orleans, “Streets on the Table Episode 4: Georges, Jasper, and Celestin,” New Orleans Historical, accessed October 2, 2026, https://neworleanshistorical.org/items/show/1679.
Published August 18, 2022. Last updated July 15, 2026.

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Lane Street, New Orleans, LA 70124 United States; Conrad Street, New Orleans, LA 70124 United States;
Bragg Street, New Orleans, LA 70124 United States