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2020-04-21
Brass-A-Holics announce the release of music video remix of Don’t Stand So Close To Me. The Facebook post reads: "The inspiration for this collaboration came from understanding the difficulty of our current situation. We want to help stimulate the awareness of social distancing in our daily lives. We salute those individuals on the front lines diligently working long hours to aid those directly and indirectly impacted. We’re encouraging people to social distance with our rendition of The Police 1980’s hit song " Don't stand so close to me" as a reminder to be safe, respect others, and to work together so that we lower the number of individuals effected and affected by COVID-19. There’s even a dance! We’ve partnered with friends from around the world to bring it YOU. The video features Julian Gosin and Winston Turner of the Brass-A-Holics.
Trumpet -Julian Gosin
Trombone - Winston Turner
Music producer- Julian Gosin
Music Mixer- Chris Finney
Video Producer - Julian Gosin & Winston Turner
Video Editor- Julian Gosin & Arie Bodden
Check out “Don't stand so close to me" Remix"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uASgbSJNNd4&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1HLIZXgQ-kWT94gsI-JpVUWcWLYE3qsVPpeS1DcVrACgNsD6XRGOlTC2A
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2020-03-27
Members of Brass-A-Holics, a staple New Orleans Brass Band, perform "I'll Fly Away" in honor of those who have passed during COVID-19. It is customary in New Orleans to celebrate the lives of those who have passed with a second line parade featuring brass music. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have passed and their loved ones are limited in how they can commemorate them. In a facebook post, Brass-A-Holics states: "We lost some people this week 🙏 who unfortunately can’t have a traditional funeral. The least we could do... is what we do!!!!!! Our hearts and our prayers go out to their families.
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2020-04-15
My week-by-week account (updated one month at a time) of life in quarantine in New Orleans
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2020-04-28
From NPR: "Relative to other states, Louisiana experienced an early spike in COVID-19 cases and on March 16, the city of New Orleans issued social distancing guidelines that advised against gatherings of more than 10 people. That included funerals. When a few names on the deceased list hit close to home, Brass-a-Holics bandleader Winston "Trombone" Turner felt they needed to be honored like they would have been, ordinarily — with music. So, in a moment when so many are offering what they can for the common good, Turner picked up his horn and called a few friends to record a performance of "I'll Fly Away" in City Park. It's a song played at almost every traditional New Orleans funeral that allows the congregation to celebrate the passing of a soul from one life to the next."
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2020-05-07
French Quarter Festivals, Inc. (FQFI) announces that plans to host French Quarter Festival in October are no longer moving forward. At the City’s direction and out of caution for the safety of fans, musicians, staff and partners, French Quarter Festival and Satchmo SummerFest 2020 have been canceled due to COVID-19. These events had previously been postponed to the fall of 2020.
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2020-05-01
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many New Orleans Musicians are out of work. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band partners with Spotify to raise funds to support 60 local musicians associated with the Preservation Hall Musical Collective. This Facebook post reads: "Help support Preservation Hall musicians with a MATCHED donation to the Preservation Hall Foundation. We are eternally grateful to our friends at Spotify, who have pledged to match contributions to support the 60 musicians of the Preservation Hall Musical Collective, dollar-for-dollar. Your donation or merch order from the new Foundation online store will have DOUBLE the impact on our efforts to provide financial support and resources to our beloved family of New Orleans musicians. Without these men and women, there is no Preservation Hall. Shop or donate to support the Fund at preshallfoundation.org/spotify-music-relief."
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2020-04-27
On Monday, April 27, WWOZ, a local radio station, streamed Piano Night From Our Homes to Yours via WWOZ's Facebook page, on our YouTube channel, and on WWOZ.org. The featured pianists captured their performances in their homes and sent them to WWOZ. Hosts, Cole and Missy, worked with the 'OZ video team to weave them together into one night of music. Piano Night is an annual benefit for WWOZ that takes place during Jazz Fest which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2020-05-01
Cars and bikes line up in a parking lot for a protest organized by the New Orleans Hospitality Workers Alliance. In observance of May Day, the international workers' rights holiday, New Orleans Hospitality Workers Alliance organized a socially-distanced protest that included bikes and cars. The protestors' demands included free healthcare and testing for hospitality workers, hazard pay and access to protective gear, housing as a human right, freeing incarcerated people, and unemployment assistance through the end of 2020.
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2020-05-01
A view of Orleans Parish Prison (OPP) from the May Day Protest. People inside of the prison waved to the procession as they honked their horns. One of the demands of the protest was to evacuate prisoners from OPP during COVID-19 to prevent them from being exposed to the virus. In observance of May Day, the international workers' rights holiday, New Orleans Hospitality Workers Alliance organized a socially-distanced protest that included bikes and cars. The protestors' demands included free healthcare and testing for hospitality workers, hazard pay and access to protective gear, housing as a human right, freeing incarcerated people, and unemployment assistance through the end of 2020.
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2020-05-01
May Day protestors hold a sign of Uncle Sam reading "I want you to die for the economy." In observance of May Day, the international workers' rights holiday, New Orleans Hospitality Workers Alliance organized a socially-distanced protest that included bikes and cars. The protestors' demands included free healthcare and testing for hospitality workers, hazard pay and access to protective gear, housing as a human right, freeing incarcerated people, and unemployment assistance through the end of 2020.
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2020-04-28
An email sent to members and volunteers of the Krewe de Jeanne d'Arc invite all to attend a virtual happy hour on zoom to fellow krewe members, ask questions, bounce ideas, or show off current krewe related projects. Krewe de Jeanne d'Arc is a carnival social club that parades annually on January 6 in New Orleans in honor of the birthday of Joan of Arc and throughout the year promotes St. Joan and the city's French cultural heritage.
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2020-04-09
New Orleans East Hospital thanks Waffle House for donating food to its workers. The post reads: "Waffle House for the wine! Our community loves us, and we love them back! Thank you so much for the huge donation. We are all in this together!"
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2020-04-09
New Orleans East thanks a donor for cupcakes that spell out "Thank You Frontline."
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2020-04-01
Kiwanis club delivers an easter treat to hospital workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2020-04-07
New Orleans East Hospital thanks Loaves of Love for food donation on social media. Local businesses Mahony’s Po-Boys & Seafood, Leidenheimer Baking Co., Blue Plate Mayonnaise, and Chisesi Brothers partnered to launch “Loaves of Love,” a campaign to help feed front-line nurses, doctors, first responders and hospital workers directly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing healthcare crisis in New Orleans.
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2020-04-07
New Orleans East Hospital thanks celebrities Mathew McConaughey, Camila McConaughey, and Bethenny Frankel for mask donation.
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2020-04-10
New Orleans East Hospital thanks the Cajun Navy for food donation during COVID-19 pandemic. Formed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Cajun Navy is a collection of ad-hoc volunteer groups typically comprised of private boat owners who assist in search and rescue efforts in the Gulf Region during floods.
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2020-04-07
Touro Infirmary shares on Facebook that their security team received a thank you from the Infirmary's Kids Activity Center during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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2020-04-11
New Orleans East Hospital thanks Krewe of Red Beans for their regular and ongoing donations of catered food for hospital workers. Krewe of Red Beans is a Carnival parading social club. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Krewe of Red Beans began collecting donations and using the funds to hire local restaurants, financially devastated by the stay-at-home order, to prepared catered meals for local hospital staff. The krewe also employs out of work musicians to deliver the food to hospitals.
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2020-04-11
New Orleans East Hospital thanks Sonson, LLC, for providing handmade masks. Many people have begun sewing cotton masks to use, donate, and sell.
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2020-03-29
LCMC Health shares New Orleans media coverage from local television station WWLTV entitled "Medical workers feeling the love as people donate food to hospitals" during COVID-19 pandemic.
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2020-04-03
LCMC shares Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng message of thanks and support to all the healthcare workers for their hard work and dedication during the pandemic.
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2020-03-24
In a Facebook post, LCMC Health recognizes that even though the virus has caused us to be a part it has brought the community together by everyone stepping up and helping each other out. LCMC created a webpage to share positive stries from their family of hospitals.
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2020-03-30
Touro thanks local businesses for donating food and other items to medical personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic. The hospital bagged the donations and dispersed them among staff.
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2020-04-03
East Jefferson General Hospital CEO Gerald Parton thanks hospital staff on social media. The post reads: "I want to personally thank all the doctors, nurses, EMS, EVS, techs, Building Services, Food & Nutrition workers and others who have helped EJGH rise to the occasion against coronavirus... and everyone doing their part in the community. There are many ways to be a hero."
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2020-03-26
West Jefferson Medical Center shared this facebook post to thank local community for donations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The post reads: "We are incredible humbled and grateful for the generosity of our amazing Westbank community. From local restaurants donating meals, to companies donating crucial supplies to ensure the safety of our staff and patients. We are in awe of your love for our hospital! #OneHeartOneCommunity #CommunityFirst." The post also includes a list of local donors and the items they donated.
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2020-03-27
West Jefferson Medical Cente thanks the local Subway for providing lunch to medical personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2020-03-27
Therapy Dog Thor makes his rounds at the hospital providing some stress relief to staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2020-04-03
Pediatric clinics offer virtual appointments to encourage people to continue to see their doctors and avoid increased exposure to COVID-19 during the stay-at-home order.
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2020-04-07
Children's Hospital New Orleans thanks Take 5 Oil Change and Driven Brands Charitable Foundation for donating 19 cases of gloves.
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2020-03-18
Local New Orleans TV station WWLTV shares a story on social media. With no cash flow during the COVID-19 stay-at-home order, some small businesses cannot stay afloat even with assistance from federal loans.
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2020-04-05
Employees at Touro Infirmary can get essential goods from the hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2020-03-31
LCMC Health partnered with Tulane University, Lousiana State University, and Roche Diagnostics to provide rapid COVID-19 testing. Prior to these rapid result tests, COVID-19 tests had to be sent to Baton Rouge, LA, for processing, slowing down the time it took for patients to receive test results.
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2020-03-26
West Jefferson Medical Center thanks Xavier University School of Pharmacy for donating much needed PPE supplies.
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2020-03-30
East Jefferson Hospital thanks Emergency Room Doctor Roland Waguespack for his continued work at the hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic and shares his interview with NBC Nightly News during which he discussed shortages of medical supplies in Louisiana hospitals.
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2020-04-04
Chalk messages thank the frontline personnel on the sidewalks outside a hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2020-04-07
Chase Bruner, a local firefighter, and business owner donated boiled crawfish to local musician Ryan Foret and The Foret Tradition prior to a live-streamed performance.
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2020-03-27
New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees donated 5 million dollars to help deliver meals to needy people in Louisiana. An interview with Brees on the TODAY show featured images of West Jefferson Medical Center.
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2020-03-27
West Jefferson Medical Center thanks local restaurant for donating spaghetti and meatball dinners to its Emergency Room night "krewe."
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2020-04-20
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, classes at the University of New Orleans are all taking place online. However, not all students have access to a computer or the internet. In order to meet all of the course requirements, undergraduate student Morgan Authement completed her assignments by hand, photographed them, and emailed them to her professor with her phone.
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2020-04-07
Scott Walker Media provides 75 face shields for medical personnel at East Jefferson General Hospital. Scott Walker challenges others to get involved in donating PPE to area hospitals. A local festival planning company, Pelican Events, shifted its operations to produce masks locally.
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2020-04-07
Bourbon Heat restaurant delivers food to frontline workers at area hospitals and fire stations.
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2020-03-15
Bourbon Heat lets its customers know they are remaining open and taking the necessary precautions to protect against the virus.
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2020-04-01
A small grocery store is set up in hospitals to provide employees with essential items as their rigorous work schedules continue during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2020-04-07
East Jefferson General Hospital shares an image of rubber duckies social distancing on social media and states that social distancing is working.
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2020-03-25
East Jefferson General Hospital thanks Walk-Ons Bistro at Clearview Mall donated and delivered food to Medical staff.
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2020-04-07
Plum Street Snoballs provided medical staff with a tasty treat during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2020-04-08
West Jefferson Medical Center staff celebrates as patient recovers from COVID-19.
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2020-04-30
9 Roses Cafe in the French Quarter closes due to the pandemic, but the restaurant's Gretna location remains open for take-out.
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2020-04-29
Ma Momma's House Restaurant offers words of encouragement, wishing to be back in the kitchen to serve customers as they are closed during the pandemic.
