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Desiree Stennett

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Sep 15, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Desiree Stennett

    Louisiana Weekly publisher to retire as new generation takes over century-old, Black-led newspaper (opens the original)

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    A century after her grandfather put out the first issue, Renette Dejoie-Hall will retire from her role as publisher of The Louisiana Weekly, she said on Tuesday. Her son Christopher Dejoie-Hall will succeed her at the family-run newspaper on Dec. 31, she told WBOK Radio. Speaking with host and Times-Picayune columnist Will Sutton, Dejoie-Hall said her son will be the fourth generation of the Dejoie family to direct the newspaper. "Chris is my right hand," she said of the transition, which coinci

  2. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Desiree Stennett

    New Orleans says farewell to Jerome ‘Big Duck’ Smith on Friday and Saturday. Here are the details. (opens the original)

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    Funeral services for longtime New Orleans civil rights activist Jerome "Big Duck" Smith will begin Friday evening with a visitation at Gallier Hall that starts at 4 p.m., followed by a Celebration of Life ceremony Saturday morning, his family has confirmed. On Saturday, a second visitation will begin at 8 am with funeral services set to begin at 10 a.m. at the 2,000-seat Mahalia Jackson Theater for Performing Arts. Smith, who participated in picket lines, sit-ins and Freedom Rides during the Civ

  3. Article · Sep 6, 2026 · Desiree Stennett

    This Dillard University choir director has been lifting voices — and spirits — for 50 years (opens the original)

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    In the half-century that S. Carver Davenport has led the Dillard University Concert Choir, he has taught thousands of students, traveled across the South, visited countless colleges, churches and grand auditoriums and performed for two sitting presidents. Still, his favorite spot is behind his piano in his classroom. There, he has inspired and developed the small historically Black university's best singers since 1975, pulling musical selections from a range of genres and eras and singing one

  4. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · Desiree Stennett

    City Council salutes Emline founder for giving teens opportunities in the fashion business (opens the original)

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    The day Jerrod Watson got the text telling him he had been chosen as one of eight students who would be fashion fellows working with local designer and entrepreneur James Mayes, he couldn't help but laugh. Watson, 18, saw the application on Instagram and spent part of the summer trying to convince a few friends to apply with him and get firsthand industry experience with Mayes’ Emline, the New Orleans-based streetwear brand. But when they didn't, his mom encouraged him to go after the oppor

  5. Article · Aug 7, 2026 · Desiree Stennett

    Black-owned tattoo shop expands to Electric Ladyland building on Frenchmen: ‘Huge undertaking’ (opens the original)

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    Months after longtime Frenchmen Street tattoo shop Electric Ladyland closed for business, a familiar face will be moving in to take its place. On Sept. 1, Hell or High Water Tattoo will open a second location inside the iconic yellow building that has been a hub for body art tattooing locals, tourists and celebrities for decades. Hell or High Water's first location on Magazine Street in the Central Business District will stay operational as the business expands, owner Malaika Burke, known by her

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