It's not just the luck of the Irish that we've been seeing in New Orleans...it's the "Dumb Luck" that poets like Reece Burka can see.
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Footprints: An interactive public art map
Kelley Crawford, Steven Melendez, and Emma Fick worked together to create a custom interactive public art map for New Orleans. This project was made possible through a grant provided by EPNO (Emerging Philanthropists of New Orleans)! Take a walk and click away!
Punishment and redemption: Prison labor in Louisiana
In 1865, the 13th amendment was put in place to abolish slavery. However, an exception was made for slavery to be utilized as a punishment for crime. As a result, the concept of prison labor was born. In the state of Louisiana, inmates can be paid as little as four cents for every hour of work. The Louisiana State Penitentiary, a maximum-security prison built on a former slave plantation, pays inmates twenty cents per hour to pick fruits and vegetables in the fields. As we continue our "Punishment and Redemption" series, writer Maya Woods looks into the connection of slavery and incarceration in Louisiana.
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