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Street art: A P.3+ neighborhood triumph
As part of Prospect 3 Plus artist Brandan Odums has transformed a blighted building into a street art masterpiece.
‘Shellshocked’ director continues the conversation
Filmmaker John Richie — of award-winning documentary about New Orleans gun violence and teens “Shellshocked” — works on a new project focused on gun sales and background checks.
Sweet Crude infuses Louisiana tradition into their music
New Orleans-based band Sweet Crude says the ensemble’s shared experiences of growing up in New Orleans have influenced their “celebratory parade music” and the bilingual nature of their sound.
VIDEO: Jazz Funeral: A celebration of life
Ukrainian documentarists discuss jazz funerals as a New Orleans tradition and the impact of the experience of filming one had upon a current film project.
Silver Threads: No place to retire like New Orleans
New Orleans isn’t justa city for millennials.
In the debut episode of comedian CJ Hunt’s new podcast series, fellow comedian Vanessa Gonzalez talks about writing a solo show, her involvement in Emmy-nominated Latino Comedy Project and cookies.
NOLAbeings Multimedia artist Claire Bangser created NOLAbeings as a portrait-based story project that marries... 
Voodoo in New Orleans: Reviving history: New Orleans fortune telling This article takes a deep dive into the history of Voodoo in New Orleans, its hybridization with Catholicism, and its present-day place in the city's culture. The author visits fortune-tellers in the French Quarter, using their guidance as a tool for introspection rather than a deterministic predictor of the future. Through her experiences in New Orleans, the author feels a mystical connection to both the past and the future. 