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Dorothy Mae Taylor

Dorothy Mae Taylor’s impact: much more than ending Mardi Gras discrimination

By Matt Haines | March 30, 2021

New Orleans’ schools, our recreation department, state legislature, City Council, public monuments, health care and even Mardi Gras — these are all parts of our hometown that are better, more equitable and fairer thanks in large part to the work of Dorothy Mae Taylor.

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From coconuts to COVID-19: a history of the Krewe of Zulu

By Marielle Songy | January 28, 2021

The Zulu parade that rolls through the streets of New Orleans, on Mardi Gras morning, has long been a yearly routine for thousands of New Orleanians. The krewe itself has a rich history dating back to the early 20th Century.

Haunted NOLA: The wandering statue of Storyville madam Josie Arlington’s Metairie Cemetery tomb

By Michael DeMocker | October 8, 2019

In life, and death, the legend of Storyville madam Josie Arlington is that of a woman unafraid to ruffle a few feathers.