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In this frame grab from video posted on Twitter, protesters bring down a bust of slave owner John McDonogh, Saturday, June 13, 2020, at Duncan Plaza in New Orleans. The protesters then took the remains to the Mississippi River and rolled it into the water. The destruction is part of a nationwide effort to remove monuments to the Confederacy or with links to slavery as the country grapples with widespread protests against police brutality toward African Americans. (Twitter via AP)

2 New Orleans statues toppled, 1 vandalized with red paint

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People line up at the Covid-19 testing site at Lamar Dixon Expo Center, Tuesday July 7, 2020, in Gonzales, La. (Bill Feig/The Advocate via AP)

New Orleans adds restrictions as state COVID-19 cases spike

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY and MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

FILE - This Sept. 21, 2019, file booking image made from video and provided by the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office in New Orleans, La., shows George Brignac. Brignac, a longtime Roman Catholic deacon and schoolteacher awaiting trial on rape charges in New Orleans, died Monday, June 29, 2020, after a brief hospitalization. (Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Former New Orleans deacon, 85, dies awaiting rape trial

By JIM MUSTIAN - Associated Press

This photo, provided by photographer Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee, shows New Orleans artist Jessica Strahan on Aug 2, 2019, at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans. Strahan is the first artist selected for 2020 additions to the Unframed collection of murals begun in 2019 in the city's Arts District. She is asking New Orleans students to suggest ideas for a mural on the wall around a high school. (Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee via AP)

Artist asks student ideas for New Orleans mural

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Carla Briggs (left) and Kathryn Conyers, the founders of Viola's Heritage Breads, stand in New Orleans' City Park on June 9, 2020. (Todd A. Price/The Daily Advertiser via AP)

A New Orleans Black-owned bakery wants to nourish the nation

By TODD A. PRICE and USA Today - The American South - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2007 file photo, Blaine Kern, Sr. poses for a photograph with some of the creations he built for Mardi Gras floats in New Orleans. The man known as “Mr. Mardi Gras&quot; for helping to convert the annual pre-Lenten celebration into a giant event in New Orleans has died. News outlets report that Blaine Kern Sr. died Thursday, June 25, 2020. For decades, Kern's work helped boost New Orleans' Carnival. (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File)

Blaine Kern Sr., New Orleans’ ‘Mr. Mardi Gras,’ dies at 93

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Dixie Brewery looks to rebrand amid discussions about racism

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New Orleans to crack down as Louisiana virus cases rise

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

New Orleans police guard a statue of Andrew Jackson, in Jackson Square, during a protest organized by Take 'Em Down NOLA, who threatened to tear the statue down, in New Orleans, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ** FILE **

Racial justice vigilantes target New Orleans’ iconic Andrew Jackson statue

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Fellowship aims to help South’s leaders promote equity

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In this Friday, June 12, 2020 photo, stacks of signs for welcoming back patrons sit on the bar at Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. The city is allowing bars to open – with limited capacity and without live music – on Saturday. Bars were among the businesses shut down in mid-March as coronavirus infections increased in New Orleans and Louisiana became a hot spot for the disease. (AP Photo/Kevin McGill)

Bars reopening in New Orleans. Will tourists come?

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

Storms flood New Orleans streets

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In this May 20, 2020 file photo, a bar is boarded-up at a Bourbon Street intersection in New Orleans' French Quarter. New Orleans will let the good times roll in casinos and bars again beginning Saturday, with restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19, Mayor LaToya Cantrell said Tuesday, June 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Kevin McGill, file)

New Orleans to let good times roll in casinos and bars again

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

Owners tie down and secure their boats in the Pass Christian Harbor in Pass Christian, Miss., Sunday, June 7, 2020, on the Mississippi Gulf Coast ahead of Tropical Storm Cristobal’s landfall. (Lukas Flippo/The Sun Herald via AP)

Cristobal weakens to tropical depression, rains persist

By Gerald Herbert and Kevin McGill - Associated Press

Crews from the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority East close the Bayou Road flood gate in St. Bernard Parish, La. Saturday, June 6, 2020, ahead of Tropical Storm Cristobal. A re-energized Tropical Storm Cristobal advanced toward the U.S. Gulf Coast early Saturday, bringing with it the heavy rains that already caused flooding and mudslides in Mexico and Central America. (Max Becherer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate)

Tropical storm crashes onto US Gulf Coast amid flood threat

By GERALD HERBERT and KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

Protesters march peacefully down Camellia Blvd to call attention to police brutality and over the death of George Floyd, Saturday, June 6, 2020. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (Scott Clause/The Daily Advertiser via AP)

Hundreds gather in Louisiana, march against police brutality

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Many don’t take tip, but black-owned eatery lists are gold

By IAN MCNULTY and The Times-Picayune/ The New Orleans Advocate - Associated Press

New Orleans police wait for marchers making their way up the on-ramp of the Crescent City Connection bridge on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, during a protest over the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after being restrained by police in Minneapolis. (Chris Granger/The Advocate via AP)

New Orleans police defend tear gas use during bridge protest

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

Closed businesses are seen on Bourbon Street due to the coronavirus pandemic, in New Orleans, Friday, April 24, 2020. (Max Becherer/The Advocate via AP)

Louisiana loosens virus restrictions; bars can reopen Friday

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

New Orleans police clash with protesters on top of the Crescent City Connection bridge Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in New Orleans during a protest over the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after being restrained by police in Minneapolis. (Chris Granger/The Advocate via AP)

NOPD fires tear gas on protesters trying to cross bridge

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