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Lafayette Square is the second-oldest public park in New Orleans, Louisiana (after Jackson Square), located in the present-day Central Business District. During the late 18th century, this was part of a residential area called Faubourg Sainte Marie ( English : St. Mary Suburb).
The McDonogh Day Boycott on 7 May 1954 was a protest by African American public school students, teachers, and principals in New Orleans. It was one of the city's first organized civil rights protests. The John McDonogh Monument in Lafayette Square. McDonogh Day was, and remains to a very limited extent, a ritual in the New Orleans Public Schools.
Gallier Hall is located on St. Charles Avenue at Lafayette Square in the Central Business District.The building was originally designed to be the city hall of New Orleans by the architect, James Gallier Sr. Construction began in 1845, and the building was dedicated on 10 May 1853.
A snowman was made in front of Jackson Square and the St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, La. during the snowstorm on Tuesday, photographed early Wednesday morning, Jan. 22, 2025.
Essence Music Festival - New Orleans; Festival International - Lafayette; French Quarter Festival - New Orleans; Highland Jazz & Blues Festival - Shreveport, New Orleans; New Orleans Burlesque Festival - New Orleans; New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - New Orleans; Strawberry Jam'n Toast To The Arts Festival - Ponchatoula; Voodoo Experience ...
John McDonogh statue, Lafayette Square, New Orleans. Although during his life McDonogh was an infamous miser, [15] he left the bulk of his fortune—close to $2 million [16] —to the cities of Baltimore and New Orleans for the purpose of building public schools for poor children—specifically, white and freed black children. This was ...