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He also founded multiple companies under parent company, Laitram, LLC, including Laitram Machinery, Intralox, Lapeyre Stair, and Laitram Machine Shop — all based on his inventions. [ 8 ] Intralox registered the first patent for modular plastic belting in 1970 and has been the first company to introduce many of the conveying concepts in the ...
Growing into a predominantly Black and African American city by race and ethnicity since 1990, [174] in 2010 the racial and ethnic makeup of New Orleans was 60.2% Black and African American, 33.0% White, 2.9% Asian (1.7% Vietnamese, 0.3% Indian, 0.3% Chinese, 0.1% Filipino, 0.1% Korean), 0.0% Pacific Islander, and 1.7% people of two or more ...
The U-shaped stair is created with two parallel flights connected by a landing with a 180-degree turn. “This style is striking-looking. The staircase almost becomes a piece of artwork,” says ...
The Ward includes the city's seat of government, both the old 19th century City Hall on Lafayette Square and the new City Hall Complex on Loyola Avenue. Farther back from the Central Business District is the Tulane/Gravier neighborhood. At Tulane and Broad are the Courthouse and Orleans Parish Prison.
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Colorful architecture in New Orleans, both old and new. The buildings and architecture of New Orleans reflect its history and multicultural heritage, from Creole cottages to historic mansions on St. Charles Avenue, from the balconies of the French Quarter to an Egyptian Revival U.S. Customs building and a rare example of a Moorish revival church.
New Orleans Mourning (St. Martin's Press, 1990) The Axeman's Jazz (St. Martin's Press, 1991) Jazz Funeral (Fawcett/Columbine, 1993) New Orleans Beat (Fawcett/Columbine, 1994) (later reissued as Death Before Facebook, see Amazon author page) House of Blues (Fawcett/Columbine, 1995) The Kindness of Strangers (Fawcett/Columbine, 1996)
The Orleans Parish Landmarks Commission installed a bronze plaque identifying the home's history in 1958. [3] Today, the Beauregard-Keyes house is restored to its Victorian style and showcases items from Beauregard's family, as well as Keyes's studio and her collections of dolls and rare porcelain veilleuses (tea pots). Keyes wrote several ...