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.
You Ought to Know | Oretha Castle Haley a New Orleans Civil Rights Warrior
In 1989, the city decided to honor her legacy by renaming a portion of Dryades street after her. They chose the area where one of her first offices was located. Author: Sheba Turk / Eyewitness News Published: 7:22 AM CST March 3, 2021 Updated: 7:23 AM CST March 3, 2021
NEW ORLEANS You may call it O.C. Haley Boulevard, but the grandson of the woman who this street is named after says we should not be abbreviating her name. It is Oretha. I grew up hearing her mother say it, says her grandson Blair Dottin-Haley.