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The Essence Festival of Culture made a way out of no way when then-Mayor Marc Morial worked with the Black publishing company to celebrate its 25th anniversary in New Orleans at what was then the ¶¶Òõh Superdome. With a music lineup that included Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, and Luther Vandross, more than 140,000 people attended what was planned as a one-time event.

Retired Judge Calvin Johnson, back right, sits in the back of council chambers in City Hall as he listens to the New Orleans City Council vote…

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Civil District Court Clerk Chelsey Richard Napoleon, left, watches as the New Orleans City Council meets in City Hall to vote on an interim cl…

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Retired Judge Calvin Johnson, far right, sits in the back of council chambers in City Hall as he listens to the New Orleans City Council vote …

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A TV monitor in City Hall shows the resolution wording that the New Orleans City Council was voting on as they appoint an interim clerk for Or…