Esther Mahlangu (born 11 November 1935) is a South African artist from the Ndebele nation.[1] She is known for her bold large-scale contemporary paintings that reference her Ndebele  Esther Nikwambi Mahlangu was born on 11 November 1935 in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa, and belongs to the South Ndebele people.[3] Mahlangu began painting at 10 years of age, and was taught the skill of […]

What’s New in 2017-18 Work will begin to create a new high school Career and Technical Center that will provide advanced training for interested students in fields like health sciences, IT, and skilled crafts or trades. The center has secured initial grant funding and is working with the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) to develop a sustainable […]

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A Kenner native and NOCCA and Julliard alum, Jon Batiste launches his career as bandleader for CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” at 10:35 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 8) on WWL-TV. The premiere episode will feature guests George Clooney, Jeb Bush and a spotlight performance by Batiste and his band Stay Human plus special guests. READ FULL ARTICLE ON […]

NEW YORK, NY – Ten years after the natural and human-made disaster called Hurricane Katrina nearly destroyed New Orleans, an award-winning film focusing on New Orleans children struggling to reach adulthood as they rebuild their lives and the city’s musical culture is being widely released on VOD platforms. THE WHOLE GRITTY CITY, an 89-minute documentary that plunges […]

NEW ORLEANS – Cutting Edge CE Conference and Events is an annual 3-day event that draws together established & aspiring music industry professionals from around the nation & the world. It is a success-oriented event. Sessions in this national conference cover vital phases of the business end of the music industry. The conference takes place […]

Cutting Edge C.E. (formerly the Cutting Edge Music Business Conference) was started in 1993 as a conference dedicated to educating musicians and music professionals about the latest trends in the music industry. Since its inception, it has evolved into entertainment workshops covering legal issues, filmmaking, interactive applications and media business education. Cutting Edge C.E. brings […]

Crab tacos, crab gumbo, crab cakes, crab dip and boiled crabs are among the dishes on the menu at this weekend’s Jazz in the Park Treme Crab Fest in Armstrong Park. The festival, which runs Thursday (March 30) through Sunday, with a ticketed concert on Friday evening, serves as the kick-off for the Jazz in the Park 2017 spring concert series. On […]

BEMA Network Members (All): Our association foundation was conceived and based on the devastation to our community in New Orleans following the aftermath Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Our reason for being was not only to promote and network homeland security & emergency management professionals in the U.S., but to ensure that our communities were involved […]