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Joseph A. Shakspeare, Mayor of New Orleans at the time of the March 14, 1891 lynchings; Eric Skrmetta, attorney from Metairie, Louisiana; Republican member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission for District 1; Jefferson B. Snyder, lived in New Orleans 1893–1897; later district attorney in three delta parishes in northeast Louisiana 1904 ...
She was the third female leader of Voodoo in New Orleans (the first was Sanité Dédé, who ruled for a few years before being usurped by Marie Saloppé), a New Orleans voodoo "queen", or priestess. [23] Marie Laveau maintained her authority throughout her leadership, although there was an attempt to challenge her in 1850.
Irma Thomas (née Lee; born February 18, 1941) [1] [2] is an American singer from New Orleans. [3] She is known as the "Soul Queen of New Orleans". [2]Thomas is a contemporary of Aretha Franklin and Etta James, but never experienced their level of commercial success. [2]
Bernette Joshua Johnson (1969): [23] [24] First female (and African American female) to serve as a Judge of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court (1984) and its Chief Judge (1994) Angelique Reed: [60] First African American (female) to serve as a Judge of New Orleans' First City Civil District Court (1998) and its Senior Judge
NCIS: New Orleans character: First appearance "More Now" (NCIS: New Orleans #1.17) March 10, 2015: Last appearance "High Stakes" (NCIS: New Orleans #4.19) April 3, 2018: Created by: Gary Glasberg: Portrayed by: Shalita Grant: In-universe information; Full name: Sonja Percy: Title: Special Agent, NCIS New Orleans Field Office: Occupation ...
Pages in category "Fictional characters from New Orleans" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The band was founded in 1991 at St. Mary's Academy (New Orleans), a Catholic girls' school. [3] Taking direction from band director Jeffery C. Herbert, they began playing New Orleans-style jazz. He dubbed the band the Pinettes Brass Band, a feminization of the name of his own band, the Original Pinstripe Brass Band.