Theophile T. Allain, who helped​​ to establish Southern University in New Orleans in 1880, believed in building alliances between the races.
In addition to playing hundreds of gigs in his 15 years in the Crescent City, guitarist/banjoist Seva Venet has done some serious study of the early string bands of New Orleans. Like the mandolin ...
The celebration of Louisiana culture that begins today and ends when the Neville Brothers close out the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival presented by Shell a week from Sunday encompasses an ...