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History of the Riemer family and their Lower Ninth Ward dairy, created by Erin Hughes. The dairy closed during WWII, but Erin Hughes' grandmother continued to live in the Lower Ninth Ward until flooding related to Hurricane Katrina. |
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Richon Saunders interviewed her cousin and Mardi Gras Indian Big Chief Alfred Doucette regarding his various experiences as a musician, a nightclub owner (Nightcap Lounge and Nightcap Lounge 2), horse trainer and owner, race car builder and driver as well as his decades as a Mardi Gras Indian. |
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Ava Zebrick interviewed her grandmother regarding the effect that the 1927 dynamiting of the Mississippi River levee had upon residents of St. Bernard Parish. |
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Jeff Ferguson both worked for and researched the history of New Orleans Mint, the company responsible for manufacturing more Mardi Gras doubloons for more Krewes than any other business. |
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Gary Tyler is serving a life prison sentence in the maximum security Louisiana State Penitentiary better known as Angola. Tyler was convicted in November 1975 for the murder of 13-year-old Timothy Weber, a white teenager who was shot during racial fighting in 1974 in St. Charles Parish. Tyler, who was 16 at the time of the incident, has consistently denied involvement in the crime. Since his trial, serious doubts have been raised about the evidence on which he was convicted. Despite international attention regarding his case, Tyler remains unsuccessful in his attempts to seek a pardon. The niece of Gary Tyler, UNO student Juaniece Smith, tells Tyler's story from the family's perspective. |
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Monica Burke interviewed her grandmother regarding the history of their family's grocery store. Joe's Grocery existed on Constance Street during the mid-1900s. The store closed in 1968, and the building survived until after Hurricane Katrina. |
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Kelly Bergeron researched the history of the church her family has attended for generations. Westwego is located in suburban New Orleans on the West Bank of the Mississippi River. |
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Online resource regarding the history of women and work in New Orleans (under development by UNO students):
