Weatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: A poetic tribute to a lesser-known part of African-American history describes how after working relentlessly for more than six days, slaves in nineteenth-century New Orleans were permitted to congregate in Congo Square.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 976 WEACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE WEAContents: Jazz Fest: the first 50 years / by Keith Spera -- Heritage, craft, and culture / by Rachel Lyons -- Quint Davis and Jazz Fest / by Karen Celestan -- Food fête / by Rachel Lyons -- The music and musicians of the New Orleans Jazz Festival / by Robert H. Cataliotti -- Off the stage, around the grounds / by Rachel Lyons.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ JAZHudson, Wade
Summary: "The memoir of Wade Hudson, a Black man and Civil Rights activist who came of age in the 1960s at the height of the Civil Rights Movement"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HUDMagoon, Kekla
Summary: "A chapter book biography of Ruby Bridges, part of the She Persisted series"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BRISummary: While on an investigation into a series of grisly murders, veteran detective Dave Robicheaux navigates his way through the Louisiana bayou and the dark, sultry world of New Orleans mobster 'Baby Feet' Balboni. Layers of corruption and long-dead secrets reawaken grudges and a lethal alliance.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment 2009
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Lane, Charles
Summary: Following the Civil War, Colfax, Louisiana, was a town, like many, where Negroes and whites mingled uneasily. But on April 13, 1873, a small army of white ex-Confederate soldiers, enraged after attempts by freedmen to assert their new rights, killed more than sixty Negroes who had occupied a courthouse. Now, journalist Charles Lane transforms this nearly forgotten incident into a historical...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 976.367 LANSummary: Lt. Terence McDonagh is a rogue detective who is as devoted to his job as he is to scoring drugs while playing fast and loose with the law. He wields his badge as often as he wields his gun in order to get his way. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, he becomes a high-functioning addict who is a deeply intuitive, fearless detective reigning over the beautiful ruins of New Orleans with...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: First Look Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BADSummary: New Orleans. Arrogant, carefree Prince Naveen and hardworking waitress Tiana cross paths. Prince Naveen is transformed into a frog by a conniving voodoo magician. Tiana follows suit when she decides to kiss the amphibian royalty. With the help of a trumpet-playing alligator, a Cajun firefly, and an old blind lady who lives in a boat in a tree, Naveen and Tiana must race to break the spell and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY PRICopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV PRICopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD PCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD PRICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD PRI RATED GContents: Gossip (Cyril Neville) (2:35) -- If it's good to you (it's good for you) (Eddie Bo) (2:29) -- Right place, wrong time (Ray J.) (2:55) -- Chicken strut (The Meters) (2:45) -- Tequila (Allen Toussaint) (3:11) -- Hot Tamales (The Prime Mates) (2:37) -- Show it (Betty Harris) (2:55) -- Four corners (Lee Dorsey) (2:51) -- You keep me hangin on (Bonnie and Sheila) (2:42) -- Yeah you're right, you...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Soul Jazz Records 2008
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES NEWBo, Eddie.
Contents: Baby -- We like mambo -- I found a little girl -- Something you got -- Gotta have more -- Fallin' in love again -- S.G.B. -- Souling -- Whats good to you : pt. 1 -- The la la man : pt. 1 -- Boogaloo mardi gras : pt. 1 -- Horse with a freeze : pt. 1 -- Timber : pts 1 & 2 -- Can I be your main squeeze -- I'm a carpenter : pt. 1 -- Garden of our trees -- Reborn -- Lover & friend -- Live it up --...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Vampisoul Records 2008
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES BOBash, Dana
Summary: The Louisiana gubernatorial election of 1872 was the most contentious in American history. After both parties complained of corruption, neither candidate would concede, two governors claimed office and chaos erupted. Rival newspapers engaged in a bitter war of words, politicians plotted to overthrow the government, and their supporters fought in the streets and attempted assassinations. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Turner, Myra Faye
Summary: "When 6-year-old Ruby Bridges and her mother went to William Frantz Elementary School on November 14, 1960, they arrived to find an angry crowd of white people shouting racist insults. For her safety, Ruby had to be escorted to school every day by U.S. Marshals. But despite the hateful attitudes of others, Ruby didn't miss a single day of school that year. Discover the incredible bravery of one...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BRIBailey, John
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2005
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 305.8 BAISummary: This performance-based music documentary shares intimate discussions with various iconic contemporary New Orleans musicians, highlighting their history and upbringing, while demonstrating how a musical tradition has shaped their identity, community, and learning environment for the youth of the Crescent City. Comprised of four years of interviews, cityscape cinematography, studio performances,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TRAKoontz, Robin Michal.
Summary: Presents an accounting of Hurricane Katrina from start to finish, including rescue efforts and survivor stories.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2015
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT US Hist What KoontzLindahl, Carl.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of Mississippi 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 391.434 LINFeehan, Christine
Summary: "From a tough stint in the armed forces to stalking the unknown as a bayou cop, leopard shifter Remy Boudreaux has been served well by his uncanny gifts. And right now, New Orleans could use a homicide detective like Remy. A serial killer is loose, snatching victims from the French Quarter with pitiless rage and unnatural efficiency. But something else is drawing Remy into the twilight--a...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Jove Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FEEWohl, Kit.
Summary: Stories about the restaurant's history and l60 recipes.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pelican 2005
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 641.59763 WOHContents: Baby scratch my back (Slim Harpo) -- I hear you knockin' (Lazy Lester) -- Everybody needs somebody (Silas Hogan) -- Prisoner song (Warren Storm) -- One more chance (Carol Fran) -- My home is a prison (Lonesome Sundown) -- Wild cherry (Leroy Washington) -- Rooster blues (Lightnin' Slim) -- This should go on forever (Guitar Gable) -- I would be a sinner (Charles Sheffield) -- Hey! Baby (Al...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Rhino 1990
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD BLUES EXCBurke, James Lee
Summary: Five separate mysteries featuring detective Dave Robicheaux.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Audio 2006
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC BURHardy, Jason Matthew
Summary: "A former parole officer shines a bright light on a huge yet hidden part of our justice system through the intertwining stories of seven parolees striving to survive the chaos that awaits them after prison in this illuminating and dramatic book"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.6 HARCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 364.6 HARIda
Contents: Capitaine Gumbo (3:35) -- Grand Basile (2:58) -- Mazuka (2:55) -- La Louisiane (2:58) -- P'tit fille O'Paradis (3:08) -- Madame Ben (2:33) -- Bayou polka (2:56) -- Corps solide (2:29) -- Frisco Zydeco (4:02) -- La vierge (2:57) -- La femme du Doight (3:08) -- Vieux Paris (3:39) -- C'est la vie (4:35).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 1986
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/NORTH AMERICA QUEAlvarado, Denise
Summary: "The first guide and spell book for modern witches on how to bring the renowned Marie Laveau's spiritual heritage to life. The Marie Laveau Voodoo Grimoire is a practical guide to New Orleans-style magic inspired by the life and traditions of Marie Laveau-the eternal and enduring Queen of New Orleans Voodoo. This is a working grimoire, or spell book, created for the modern witch and Conjure...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Weiser Books 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Daisy Fuller Williams is on her deathbed in a New Orleans hospital the day that Hurricane Katrina hits. At her side is her adult daughter, Caroline. Daisy asks Caroline to read to her aloud from the diary of Daisy's lifelong friend, Benjamin Button. Benjamin's diary recounts his entire extraordinary life. The unusual aspect of his life is that he is ages backwards, being born an old man. He is...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2009