in memoriam

Allison Miner's Spirit Lives On In The Jazz & Heritage Festival Stage Named For Her

Eve Abrams — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:55:00 +0000

When the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival first began in 1969, it was radical. Here in the South, still reeling from the Civil Rights movement and race integration, the festivals’ founders — Quint Davis, George Wein, and Allison Miner — created a safe space for New Orleanians to come together, to hear each others’ music and to party — together. Eve Abrams brings us this profile of Allison Miner, a titan in New Orleans music, and the only person with a Jazz Fest stage named for her.

Paul C.P. McIlhenny, CEO Of Company That Makes Tabasco Sauce, Dies

Krishnadev Calamur — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 14:46:00 +0000

The CEO and chairman of the company that makes Tabasco sauce has died in New Orleans. Paul C.P. McIlhenny was 68.

McIlhenny died Saturday, according to a Sunday statement from the Avery Island, La.-based McIlhenny Co.

"All of McIlhenny Company and the McIlhenny and Avery families are deeply saddened by this news," Tony Simmons, president of McIlhenny Company and fifth-generation McIlhenny family member, said in the statement.

Marion Edwards, Brother of Ex-Governor, Dead at 84

The Associated Press — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Marion Edwards, an amiable, wisecracking political operative and businessman who shared numerous political campaigns and also a courtroom defense table with his older brother, four-time Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards, has died.

He was 84.

Frank Page, Voice of Louisiana Hayride, Dies

The Associated Press — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:55:50 +0000

The man who introduced a then-unknown Elvis Presley to worldwide audiences through his work with the Louisiana Hayride — the state's version of the heralded Grand Ole Opry — has died.

New Orleans Jazz Trombonist Dies at 93

The Associated Press — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 03:00:00 +0000

Pittsburgh-born jazz trombonist Tom Ebbert, who spent more than five decades of his career playing swing, ballroom and polka music at burlesque houses and jazz joints in New Orleans' French Quarter, has died. He was 93.

In Memoriam: Bob French, New Orleans Drummer And Bandleader

Patrick Jarenwattananon — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:24:22 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeHCPP3S6dU

Jazz Musician Bob French Dies At 74

Steve Inskeep and Renee Montagne — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:12:17 +0000

Bob French was one of the legends of New Orleans' jazz. French was a drummer and singer, and bandleader of the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band. He died Monday of complications from diabetes. He was 74.

A Fighter To The End, Arlen Specter Seemed To Thrive On Controversy

Ron Elving — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:56:00 +0000

Imagine a lawyer's lawyer, a fighter's fighter and a pol's pol. Now imagine one person as all three. That was Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, who died Sunday at age 82.

Over the course of three decades in the U.S. Senate (1981-2011), Specter came to personify the pragmatic, independent operator who sized up the substance and politics of every issue for himself.

Sen. Arlen Specter Dies at 82

editor — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 17:31:00 +0000

Arlen Specter, the outspoken senator who started off Republican, switched to Democrat and stayed moderate throughout, has died, the AP reports.

The former five-term senator from Pennsylvania announced that he was once again battling cancer in August.

Jindal orders flags at half-staff for 9/11

The Associated Press — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:05:00 +0000

In recognition of the anniversary of Sept. 11, Gov. Bobby Jindal has ordered flags at all state buildings to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset.