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Axios
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Axios
Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter VI" arrives
After a nearly seven-year wait since "Tha Carter V," Lil Wayne fans finally get to listen to the next installment of the rapper's series with Friday's release of "Tha Carter VI." Why it matters: Lil Wayne remains New Orleans' most influential modern musician. What they're saying:"You got to think like how people study Bach and Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis and Shakespeare," rapper Wyclef Jean told Andre Gee for Rolling Stone. "He's going to be regarded as one of the greatest renaissance wordsmith composers of our generation. Between the lines: It's not like Lil Wayne hasn't been busy since 2018. In just the past few years, the famously prolific artist has collaborated with fellow New Orleanian Rob49, Doja Cat, Nas, Jack Harlow and alongside 2 Chainz for an entire album. He's also made stops at home in New Orleans, dropping in for a surprise appearance at Essence Fest. It's hard to overstate how much Lil Wayne has accomplished since he was a young boy growing up in Hollygrove, begging for a chance to be on Ronald "Slim" Williams' and Bryan "Baby" Williams' Cash Money Records. That relationship helped Lil Wayne become a star, pairing him up with the Hot Boys and providing a platform from which he leapt into the stratosphere. Since then, Lil Wayne etched his way into rap history with his own style, which he has reinvented again and again. Meanwhile, he created his own label, Young Money, through which he signed stars like Drake, Nicki Minaj and DJ Khaled. Yes, but: The scope of his entrepreneurship can be overlooked, a fact that doesn't seem to bother him much. As Wayne told Gee for the Rolling Stone piece, "I'm fine being the best rapper, and then you just found out, 'Oh s—, he owns [Young Money]? Oh, he put Drake out? Oh, my God.'" Zoom in: "Tha Carter VI" is reportedly set to include an eclectic list of collaborators, including Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, Bono, Wyclef Jean and even Andrea Bocelli, who decided to sign on after hearing about how Wayne accidentally shot himself when he was 12 years old. Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, also receives production credit. The first single, "The Days," dropped this week as part of ESPN's promo for the NBA finals. The intrigue: Lil Wayne is touring to support the album, with a string of dates that doesn't include his hometown.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Louisiana lawmakers again reject LGBTQ+ worker discrimination protections
Following a call from a state legislator in June, the head of the Louisiana Department of Health allegedly asked staff to scrub the agency's online accounts of all content related to LGBTQ+ Pride month, according to internal emails the Illuminator has obtained. (Ludovic Bertron, Flickr) For the fourth year in a row, Louisiana legislators have killed a proposal to prohibit employers from discriminating against new hires based on their gender identity or sexual orientation. House Bill 429 by Rep. Delisha Boyd, D-New Orleans, was shot down Thursday on a 4-6 vote in the House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations, with all Republicans voting against the measure. Boyd has been the sponsor of the proposal all four years it's been killed in the same committee. Though conservatives on the committee raised concerns Boyd's legislation would have placed what they see as excessive regulation on private businesses, Louisiana law already prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin and cultural hairstyle. Boyd was joined in presenting her bill by Kenny Oubre, an LGBTQ+ New Orleanian who works in human resources. '[The bill] does allow people to bring their entire selves to work, and the data does show, if you're able to bring your entire self to work, you're able to be more productive,' Oubre said. The Louisiana Retailers Association opposed Boyd's legislation. Rep. Roger Wilder, R-Denham Springs, who sponsored legislation last year restricting what bathrooms transgender people can use, raised concerns Boyd's bill would create a slippery slope. 'Is the next bill going to be about furries and now that every company has to put a litter box in the corner?' Wilder asked. 'Where's the line?' Wilder said. 'So do we have any specific examples versus just a conjecture?' Oubre told the committee one of Louisiana's few pediatric cardiologists left Louisiana in 2023 in response to anti-LGBTQ+ legislation state lawmakers had approved as well as the lack of protections for LGBTQ+ people. 'Twenty nine percent of trans people do live in poverty, and that is a direct result of not having job security,' Oubre said. 'So this protection actually allows people to have security, to get a job, to bring their whole selves to work and to be productive.' SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
New York Times
19-03-2025
- General
- New York Times
Bywater, New Orleans, a Once-Industrial Neighborhood With a Funky Vibe
Ask a New Orleanian which of the city's neighborhoods has changed the most over the past 10 years and they're likely to say Bywater Historic District, a roughly 120-block neighborhood running alongside the Mississippi River. Although only a 15 minute walk from the bacchanalia of Bourbon Street, Bywater feels like a calm retreat, where you can once again hear the chatter of birds and the ticking of bikes bouncing over erratically patched cement. Bywater extends beyond the historic district, but opinions on its boundaries vary, even among locals. It is made up of a colorful architectural blend of one-story shotgun houses and Creole cottages packed cozily together. Along the river, worn wharves hint at the neighborhood's industrial past when longshoremen lived there and unloaded tropical fruit. While the makeup of the neighborhood was racially diverse, 'what most folks had in common was their economic class,' as working or middle class residents, said Richard Campanella, a geographer and author with the Tulane University School of Architecture who lived in Bywater for 15 years. Through the years, Bywater's population has been shaped by enslavement, migration and gentrification. By the late antebellum era, Black people who were free outnumbered the enslaved population by a three-to-one ratio. In the 1960s, integration of public schools triggered an exodus of white residents, and Bywater became mostly Black. In 2005, the neighborhood was largely spared the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina, and this set the stage for the area's ongoing gentrification. In 2000, 61 percent of Bywater residents were Black and 32 percent were white. By 2023, those numbers had nearly flipped, according to census data. N. ROMAN ST. Louisiana LOUISIANA New Orleans PRESS ST. New Orleans ST. CLAUDE AVE. Frederick A. Douglass High School POLAND AVE. MARIGNY bywater HISTORIC DISTRICT Vaughan's Lounge CRESCENT PARK NSA East Bank Apartments 42 Bywater 10 FRENCH QUARTER Mississippi River Detail area BOURBON ST. 1/2 mile By The New York Times Location: Along the left bank of the Mississippi River, east of the French Quarter and Marigny neighborhoods, from Press Street to Poland Avenue Population: 3,600 in the Bywater statistical area, which extends beyond the historic district (2019-2023 American Community Survey) Area: Approximately 120 blocks Housing: Shotgun houses and Creole cottages, as well as some multifamily buildings and developing housing projects The vibe: A funky, rapidly gentrifying neighborhood where dive bars and fine dining coexist, and biking with a boombox is popular. What's great about where you live? Tell us about life in your city, town or neighborhood and why you chose it as home. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Yahoo
04-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
NFL-Resilient New Orleans opens doors to Super Bowl after attack
By Amy Tennery NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - New Orleans flings open its doors this week to the biggest party in American sports, welcoming thousands of tourists weeks after a New Year's Day attack on the city's iconic Bourbon Street. Metal barriers were placed throughout the city's French Quarter, where National Guard soldiers stood watch next to a memorial strewn with flowers and Mardi Gras beads for the 14 people killed when a U.S. Army veteran plowed into revelers. See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. The attack prompted a congressional review of security plans for the Feb. 9 Super Bowl between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs but locals said they were ready to host the game for a record-tying 11th time. "That's how New Orleans is. We're very resilient and we always come back," said Stephanie Lewis, 37, a born-and-raised New Orleanian who picked up part-time work at Jester Mardi Gras Daiquiris on Bourbon Street so that she could take in the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras celebrations. "There was a general, overall pause because of the severity and the gravity of the situation. But it was like a collective pause and then 'let's regroup,' you know?" Tourism officials expect around 200,000 visitors to come into the city for the week-long celebration leading up to the game at the Superdome - about twice as many as the city would see on an average week. The events will include a "Mardi Gras-style" Super Bowl parade through the French Quarter on Saturday morning featuring the famed Budweiser Clydesdales, among countless concerts, parties and lavish events on a crowded social calendar. "There is truly a cultural thing that happens in our community where people truly and warmly welcome people in. And it's a strength of ours," New Orleans & Company President and CEO Walt Leger told Reuters. "So it is very natural for us to cling to each other and others when things are difficult and challenging. And it's healing, I think, in a way to be able to open your arms and welcome someone in." The city saw an economic impact of $500 million the last time New Orleans hosted in 2013 and Leger said he expects this year to surpass that, with hotels booked up throughout the region. Rows of machines dispensing frozen daiquiris churned to life in open-air bars along Bourbon Street on Tuesday morning, a sign of normalcy in the "Big Easy," where volunteers welcomed visitors arriving at the airport's baggage claim. Retired quarterback Drew Brees, a New Orleans sports icon after he delivered the city its first Super Bowl title during his 15-year tenure with the Saints, will be on hand throughout the week with sponsor Bounty to help get the party started. Brees said he had little doubt his adopted home city would live up to expectations. "The way that the city always responds to any type of tragedy or any type of natural disaster, whatever, is they just come together and they say 'How can we support one another? How can we protect one another?'," Brees told Reuters. "And that's exactly what they've done here."
Reuters
04-02-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Resilient New Orleans opens doors to Super Bowl after attack
NEW ORLEANS, Feb 4 (Reuters) - New Orleans flings open its doors this week to the biggest party in American sports, welcoming thousands of tourists weeks after a New Year's Day attack on the city's iconic Bourbon Street. Metal barriers were placed throughout the city's French Quarter, where National Guard soldiers stood watch next to a memorial strewn with flowers and Mardi Gras beads for the 14 people killed when a U.S. Army veteran plowed into revelers. The attack prompted a congressional review of security plans for the Feb. 9 Super Bowl between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs but locals said they were ready to host the game for a record-tying 11th time. "That's how New Orleans is. We're very resilient and we always come back," said Stephanie Lewis, 37, a born-and-raised New Orleanian who picked up part-time work at Jester Mardi Gras Daiquiris on Bourbon Street so that she could take in the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras celebrations. "There was a general, overall pause because of the severity and the gravity of the situation. But it was like a collective pause and then 'let's regroup,' you know?" Tourism officials expect around 200,000 visitors to come into the city for the week-long celebration leading up to the game at the Superdome - about twice as many as the city would see on an average week. The events will include a "Mardi Gras-style" Super Bowl parade through the French Quarter on Saturday morning featuring the famed Budweiser Clydesdales, among countless concerts, parties and lavish events on a crowded social calendar. "There is truly a cultural thing that happens in our community where people truly and warmly welcome people in. And it's a strength of ours," New Orleans & Company President and CEO Walt Leger told Reuters. "So it is very natural for us to cling to each other and others when things are difficult and challenging. And it's healing, I think, in a way to be able to open your arms and welcome someone in." The city saw an economic impact of $500 million the last time New Orleans hosted in 2013 and Leger said he expects this year to surpass that, with hotels booked up throughout the region. Rows of machines dispensing frozen daiquiris churned to life in open-air bars along Bourbon Street on Tuesday morning, a sign of normalcy in the "Big Easy," where volunteers welcomed visitors arriving at the airport's baggage claim. Retired quarterback Drew Brees, a New Orleans sports icon after he delivered the city its first Super Bowl title during his 15-year tenure with the Saints, will be on hand throughout the week with sponsor Bounty to help get the party started. Brees said he had little doubt his adopted home city would live up to expectations. "The way that the city always responds to any type of tragedy or any type of natural disaster, whatever, is they just come together and they say 'How can we support one another? How can we protect one another?'," Brees told Reuters. "And that's exactly what they've done here."
