EDITOR’S NOTE: This essay is taken from “Art in a Democracy: Selected Plays of Roadside Theater.” The two-volume collection of plays celebrates the work
Today on Louisiana Considered, New Orleans bounce artist Big Freedia tells us about her new TV series coming this summer. Plus we hear about a new collection of music catered for those in need of healing. And we learn how healthcare staffing shortages are changing emergency care and ambulatory services.
Today on Louisiana Considered, New Orleans bounce artist Big Freedia tells us about her new TV series coming this summer. Plus we hear about a new collection of music catered for those in need of healing. And we learn how healthcare staffing shortages are changing emergency care and ambulatory services.
Louisiana Illuminator
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Sybil Morial admires the first marker for the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail unveiled May 3 at Dooky Chase s Restaurant in New Orleans. The trail is a project of the Louisiana Office of Tourism led by Louisiana Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser (pink tie). The markers, shaped like a person carrying a protest sign, were designed by artist Ernest M. English (white jacket). (Screenshot of video from Louisiana Office of Tourism) NEW ORLEANS â Last month, as her audience lunched on fried chicken and mustard greens, Sybil Morial summarized why the first marker for the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail was installed outside the dining roomâs door, in front of Dooky Chaseâs Restaurant.