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Marie Baron and Les Forcats
Paper Monument #023: Marie Baron was among thousands of forçats, or French criminals sent to Louisiana in the early 1700s as forced laborers. Marie’s life illustrates the harsh conditions of French…
The Enslaved Peoples' Uprising of 1811
Paper Monument Project #002: The 1811 Louisiana Slave Revolt was the largest slave insurrection in the history of the United States that came to a tragic ending. It is a historical event of undeniable…
San Malo Maroons
Paper Monuments Project #010: The San Malo Maroons have the most remarkable and extensively documented history of runaway slave communities in the Western Hemisphere. The Spanish authorities were…
La Village des Chapitoulas
Paper Monuments Project #014: La Village des Chapitoulas: When Frenchmen and Africans arrived in the bend of the Mississippi that would eventually be re-named New Orleans, they encountered a place…
Comité des Citoyens
Comité des Citoyens, most famous for being the group that organized member Homer Plessy's violation of railroad segregation laws on a train in 1892, was a group that advocated for black New Orleanians…
The General Strike of 1892
Over 120 years ago, one of the greatest united strikes happened here in New Orleans.
The New Orleans Mission
Big Easy, Big Heart. Rescue, Recovery, Re-Engagement.
Myrtle Banks Building
WE’RE MAKIN’ GROCERIES AGAIN .... CENTRAL CITY STYLE.
The Harrel Building/New Orleans Redevelopment Authority Offices
The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority is a catalyst for the revitalization of the city, partnering in affordable and equitable strategic developments that celebrate the city’s neighborhoods and…
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Each year, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in New Orleans includes a stop on Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard where a commemorative statue was erected in 1976. Artist Frank Hayden, a…
Southern Food & Beverage Museum
DEDICATED TO THE DISCOVERY, UNDERSTANDING AND CELEBRATION OF THE FOOD, DRINK, AND CULTURE OF THE WORLD THROUGH THE EYES OF THE SOUTH.
Youth Empowerment Project
YEP envisions a community where all people have access to the opportunities, skills, resources and relationships they need to actualize their potential.
Café Reconcile
Reconcile New Orleans transforms the lives of young adults and the community through the ministry of reconciliation.
Ashé Cultural Arts Center
Ashé's mission is to use art and culture to support human, community and economic development.
Commander Noel Carriere
Paper Monuments Project #016: Commander Noel Carriere, decorated for his actions during the Revolutionary War, was a member of the free black militia before he gained his legal freedom in 1771.
Big Chief Larry Bannock and the Battle of Gert Town
Big Chief Larry Bannock was celebrated for his traditional Mardi Gras Indian dancing and lavish costumes, but when he wasn't swaying his ostrich feathers or shaking a tambourine he was in constant…
Pass the Mayo: The Story of the South’s Legendary Spread: Blue Plate Mayonnaise Factory: A Cultural and Historic New Orleans Icon
Blue Plate Mayonnaise Factory was one of the exclusive producers of the once gourmet condiment that is loved and adored by people across the country. This is important to especially the denizens of…
The Pythian Temple
Paper Monument Project #021: "The Eighth Wonder of the world is not located in the Orient, in the Occident, nor at the North Pole, but right in the city of New Orleans, in the prosperous State of…
Desire Standoff
Paper Monuments Project #002: The New Orleans chapter of the Black Panther Party and multiple branches of law enforcement within the Desire housing projects in the city’s Ninth Ward engaged in one of…
H.E.R.E. (Human Rights for Everyone) Activists Unite Against Anita Bryant: June 18, 1977
Paper Monument Project #014: The first significant demonstration on behalf of gay rights in New Orleans occurred on June 18, 1977. The occasion was a protest rally against homophobic crusader Anita…
Sassy Servants and Belligerent Bridgets: Irish Domestic Workers in the 19th Century
Paper Monuments Project #015: Starting in the 1840s up to the Civil War Irish immigration to New Orleans was at a fever pitch. The wave of Irish immigrants, many of whom were women, coincided with an…
Arson Attack on the UpStairs Lounge
Paper Monument Project #025: Despite the French Quarter’s “anything goes” reputation, gay bars were routinely raided in the early 1970s and being out of the closet was unthinkable to many in the LGBTQ…
Dew Drop Inn
Paper Monuments #012: Many performing artists at the Dew Drop Inn would become household names in the future world of Rock and Roll.
Streetcar Protest 1867: April 28, 1867
Paper Monument Project #022: On May 8, 1867, New Orleans’ streetcars were integrated, and would remain so until Louisiana law mandated segregation again in 1902.