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Second line parades are part of the cultural heritage of New Orleans. The locally best known second line parades are held by clubs and benevolent organizations. Some have long histories; the oldest such organization still holding regular parades is the Young Men Olympian Junior Benevolent Association, founded in 1884.
The second line is known for twirling ornamental umbrellas during their gatherings. The twirling of umbrellas may have been adapted from the early Italian immigrant custom of using umbrellas at funeral processions. [3] Alcide died in 1969 in New Orleans at the age of 80. [3] Although rumors abound about Alcide Pavageau being a nephew of ...
Morgan on stage with his trademark second-line umbrella, 1996. Background information ... Origin: New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Died: July 31, 2007 (aged 74) Genres ...
Two people were killed and 11 others were hurt in two shootings that erupted 45 minutes apart near a second line parade in New Orleans on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Ten were shot in the ...
Drummers at the funeral of jazz musician Danny Barker in 1994. They include Louis Cottrell, (great-grandson of New Orleans' innovative drumming pioneer, Louis Cottrell, Sr. and grandson of New Orleans clarinetist Louis Cottrell, Jr.) of the Young Tuxedo Brass Band, far right; Louis "Bicycle Lewie" Lederman of the Down & Dirty Brass band, second from right.
At least two people were killed and 10 others were injured in two shootings during a popular New Orleans second-line parade on Sunday, according to the New Orleans Police Department.
New Orleans shattered its one-day snow total record by noon when Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport recorded 8 inches of snow. The new record breaks the Dec. 31, 1963 record of 2.7 ...
The Fowler Museum at UCLA displayed an exhibit entitled "New Orleans Second Line Parades: Photographs by Pableaux Johnson," from December 16, 2018, to April 28, 2019. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] The exhibit was later displayed at the Center for the Study of the American South , in Chapel Hill , until December 2019.