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Ellis Marsalis plays with the Ellis Marsalis Trio at Tulane University's Dixon Hall in New Orleans on Oct. 21, 2010. (Tulane Public Relations via Wikimedia Commons)

Entertainment, Obituary

Ellis Marsalis Jr., New Orleans Jazz Legend, Dies at 85

by WI Guest Author April 2, 2020December 21, 2021

Ellis Marsalis Jr., jazz pianist and patriarch of the iconic New Orleans musical family, died Wednesday night. He was 85.

Louisiana Residents Urged to Take Barry Seriously as Storm Looms

by WI Guest Author July 12, 2019December 21, 2021

Maya Rockeymoore Cummings

Julianne Malveaux, Op-Ed, Opinion

MALVEAUX: Don’t Overlook Black Women at the Polls

by WI Guest Author November 29, 2017October 31, 2020