“You will see the restored statue of Louis Armstrong, toe and all,” Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced today at a ribbon cutting ceremony to reopen Armstrong Park. The damaging of the Armstrong statue in Armstrong Park was the final indignity in Ray Nagin’s hurried last act – the installation of a sculpture garden. When he officially [...]
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Mayor Mitch Landrieu
June 1, 2011 – 12:20 am
During his tenure as the state’s Lieutenant Governor, Mitch Landrieu made “cultural economy” his calling card. He worked to show how cultural products aren’t simply valuable in an aesthetic, intellectual or social way, but that they are good business. He has maintained this interest as mayor, and the recent 2010 Cultural Economy Report shows that [...]
Radiators Rule Second Weekend of Fest
May 4, 2011 – 4:29 pm
I truly enjoyed my first Jazz Fest weekend. The highlights were, of course, the weather being so wonderful throughout. My favorite day was Saturday, though. When I got to the Fest, I was hot and thirsty, so I immediately headed to the WWOZ Mango Freeze booth near the Fais Do Do Stage, picked up my freeze, [...]
Do We Want to Need More Tourists?
March 1, 2011 – 11:46 am
It’s really discouraging to hear that the police busted OffBeat contributor Cree McCree and her Mardi Gras flea market Saturday at the Blue Nile. According to the Blue Nile’s Jesse Paige, who was also arrested: After 2 to 3 hours in City Hall, we found out these events are probably a thing of the past. [...]
TED Shares with New Orleans
August 27, 2010 – 12:29 am
[UPDATED] As New Orleans approaches its five-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, TEDxNOLA wants to help the city move onward. “TED is bringing people together to discuss how New Orleans has found ways to cope with their crises and grow from them,” said media coordinator David Baker, who is part of the conference committee. Rebuilding New [...]
Cultural Economies Need Love, Too
August 1, 2010 – 12:02 am
We play in the August heat, too. Satchmo SummerFest celebrates its tenth anniversary this year. Originally funded by the Louisiana Office of Tourism, Satchmo SummerFest is more than just a local festival; its intent was to inform and educate locals and visitors on the heritage and legacy of Louis Armstrong, and the importance of New [...]
Let’s Talk (and Talk and Talk) about Noise
July 9, 2010 – 2:29 pm
At last night’s New Orleans Neighborhood Policing Anti-Crime Council meeting in the French Quarter’s Maison Dupuy, approximately 50 people gathered to talk about the noise ordinance and music curfew. Eighth District Quality of Life Officer Roger Jones led the meeting, which included French Quarter home and business owners and street musicians, including members of the [...]
Say Something
June 25, 2010 – 11:01 am
During the Nagin Administration, the mayor’s voice was noticeably absent from discussions of almost any issue that affected the music and second line culture in New Orleans. Now that noise ordinances are being enforced and musicians in the French Quarter are being harassed for violating them, the best that Mayor Mitch Landrieu has been able [...]
