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City Council Honors Frank Perez, Chronicler of Queer New Orleans, on First Day of LGBTQ+ History Month

The New Orleans City Council adopted a resolution honoring Frank Perez, the historian and tour guide who chronicled the city's LGBTQ+ history. Friends recalled the man everyone called for that history, from a conversion camp in Kansas to a straw hat on Bourbon Street.

Oct 6, 2026 9 min read

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City Council Names New Orleans East Intersection for Taj Rudolph

The New Orleans City Council named Lake Forest Boulevard and Wright Road for Taj Rudolph, a 25-year-old city neighborhood liaison who died in September of a rare genetic heart condition. Family and council members remembered a young public servant who gave back even in death as an organ donor.

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New Orleans City Council Honors Eight Survivors at 13th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Day

The New Orleans City Council honored eight breast cancer survivors at its 13th annual Breast Cancer Awareness Day. Doctors from LSU Health, UMC and the Health Department described who screening is missing, including younger Black and Hispanic women, and asked the council for help.

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From Joe Brown Park to State Champion: Dai'Jah Robertson Is Building a Legacy in New Orleans East

Dai'Jah Robertson learned to run at Joe W. Brown Memorial Park. Years later, the Warren Easton senior returned to the renovated New Orleans East track as a two-event Class 5A state champion, recognized with a City Council proclamation at the September ribbon-cutting where her career began.

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New Orleans City Council Recognizes GoldPrint Fashion Club and Its Founders

The New Orleans City Council recognized the GoldPrint Fashion Club and its founders, an Edna Karr teacher and a local designer, before Thursday's regular meeting. The student-led program introduces young people to fashion, design, sewing and entrepreneurship while building career skills.

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