Posts tagged as New Orleans
Wardell Quezergue, 1930-2011
"Wardell Quezergue Sr., the bandleader, producer, composer, arranger and educator whose contributions to a plethora of New Orleans rhythm & blues classics earned him the moniker "the Creole Beethoven," died Tuesday morning at East Jefferson Hospital of congestive heart failure. He was 81. As an arranger and, occasionally, as a producer, Mr. Quezergue (pronounced ka-ZAIR) dressed up recordings with horns and other embellishments. His credits include Jean Knight's smash 'Mr. Big Stuff,' the Dixie Cups' 'Iko Iko' and 'Chapel of Love,' Professor Longhair's recording of 'Big Chief,' Robert Parker's 'Barefootin,' King Floyd's 'Groove Me,' Dorothy Moore's 'Misty Blue' and Dr. John's landmark 1992 album 'Goin' Back to New Orleans.'" READ MORE
The Cleanup of the New Orleans Police Department Continues
In the case of the Danziger bridge shootings in New Orleans, after Katrina, five police officers have been convicted of an impressive array of charges, ranging from conspiracy to obstruct justice to false prosecution to planting a firearm to falsifying victim statements to fabrication of witnesses to "deprivation of civil rights by shooting." One of the victims was developmentally disabled and was shot in the back... seven times. The police officers were not, however, convicted of murder.
Mardi Gras In New Orleans
Well, technically it is Mardi Gras everywhere, but nowhere is it more Mardi Gras than in New Orleans. Here's a little "mix" I made for you, which is naturally incomplete (WHY WON'T YOU LET ME EMBED "WHO SHOT THE LALA," YOUTUBE?) but is a pretty decent soundtrack for the day. Laissez les bons temps etc., everyone! READ MORE
Gulf Oil Spill What? New Orleans Drowning (In Saints News)
Some of us turn to nola.com each day, the online presence of the New Orleans Times Picayune, to stay up to date on, like, New Orleans, and news of the Gulf. Apparently they have a football team-information regarding which blankets their front page. If you dig inside, you can find a news section though! There you can learn that the six-month federal deepwater oil drilling moratorium-the one that affected just 33 of the new Gulf oil drilling locations-is destroying America's small, family-owned businesses. In other news, the Deepwater Horizon well was, after five months, finally permanently sealed over the weekend.
Good Thing Happens In New Orleans!
New Orleans may be suffering under many burdens. The city is the subject of a rather terrible television show. It's, you know, still rebuilding from a severe recent rainstorm, you may recall. Also it's being surrounded by an immense and ruinous natural disaster which is going to destroy local economies, at least a thousand miles of shoreline, at least a couple of multi-billion dollar tourism industries and then permanently change the way we think of America. But they're getting bike racks! Totally cute bike racks, installed by cute boys, under what is actually called the Where Ya Rack? program. Yes! Yay bike racks. Focus on the bike racks.
Even Aesthetes Are Getting In On Super Bowl Action
Last week Slate's Josh Levin tweeted that a "Colts-Saints matchup would generate the most-lopsided mayoral food bet in Super Bowl history." (The bet wound up being King Cake, beignets, and cafe au lait vs. Indianapolis shrimp cocktail, which seems a little slack on New Orleans' part, but, you know, fucking Nagin.) A far more interesting wager, however, is happening between the directors of the Indianapolis Museum of Art and the New Orleans Museum of Art. As a correspondent noted, it is likely the only time you will see the words "sentimental blancmange" in relation to Super Bowl speculation. Also: Go Saints.
New Orleans Mayoral Hopeful Ushers In Sweary Campaign
Who in their right mind would want to be mayor of New Orleans? With colossal disappointment Ray Nagin term-limited out, all the big names have declined to make a run. Step forward, then, fair-housing advocate James Perry, who, if this commercial is any indication, has both questions and answers.
