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Foreword

Volunteering was never a very important part of my life before September 11, 2001. No matter how many material things you have, your life will never be complete unless you give something back. I learned this…

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A Katrina Shelter\r\n\"Fort Apache\"\r\nBy,\r\nBill Sullivan\r\n\r\n\r\nIn the first days after Hurricane Katrina, people with varying levels of authority all along the Gulf Coast had to make many decisions. Often they…

A Katrina Shelter…

I live in a small town in Southeast Texas called Silsbee, two hours east of Houston and about an hour from Lake Charles, Louisiana. 2005 turned out to be one hell of year for a whole lot of us. \r\nIn August, I…

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1600 members of the Local 194 failed to report to work on July 1, 1929. The strike of 1929 had far reaching consequences for the union. The Carmen strike of 1929 was the death knell of the union. Many factors brought the…

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Just a short power point about the lakefront, dealing with the old spanish fort and the amusement park that came out of it. Also, included is Pontchartrain Beach.

Lakefront: Spanish…

About the History of Jazz Music in New Orleans

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Although this brief history of carnival does not have much to do with the hurricanes, it is an important memory just the same. For me, as I am sure it is for many others, Mardi Gras is the silver lining. It is the…

Mardi Gras

This is the history of the New Orleans Buccaneers in a nutshell.

New Orleans…