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January 2023

MaCCNO’s 2023 Agenda—Building Just and Equitable Systems from City Streets to City Hall

Beginning with the lingering impacts of Hurricane Ida and the COVID-19 pandemic and ending with the celebration of our 10th anniversary, 2022 was a year of achievement,...

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An out-of-focus black and white photo of a brass band with the MaCCNO logo overlaid it in white. Below the logo reads “The Music & Culture Coalition of New Orleans” in white.

June 2022

OUTDOOR LIVE MUSIC REGULATIONS ARE TAKING SHAPE

Here’s Where Things Stand And How You Can Get Involved Within the next two months, the City Council should finally vote on regulations that would permanently legalize outdoor...

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An out-of-focus black and white photo of a brass band with the MaCCNO logo overlaid it in white. Below the logo reads “The Music & Culture Coalition of New Orleans” in white.

May 2022

A ROYAL (FRENCHMEN) MESS

On March 22, the Royal Frenchmen Hotel and Bar posted that they were closed indefinitely “due to an attack on live music and events” at the venue. The business, as the name...

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An out-of-focus black and white photo of a brass band with the MaCCNO logo overlaid it in white. Below the logo reads “The Music & Culture Coalition of New Orleans” in white.

December 2021

Five Ways We Can Help Build a Stronger Economic Safety Net For the Cultural Community in 2022

As we head into December, New Orleans is starting to resemble its old self again—music venues are open and hosting regular shows; second line Sundays are back; Mardi Gras 2022...

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An out-of-focus black and white photo of a brass band with the MaCCNO logo overlaid it in white. Below the logo reads “The Music & Culture Coalition of New Orleans” in white.

November 2021

HOME IS WHERE THE ART IS

Ida Underlines Housing Crisis Among Cultural Practitioners A bass player who moved in with his girlfriend after six weeks with no plumbing. A dancer-actress who has to deal with a...

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An out-of-focus black and white photo of a brass band with the MaCCNO logo overlaid it in white. Below the logo reads “The Music & Culture Coalition of New Orleans” in white.

September 2021

Back to the Status Quo or a Stronger City?

Who Will Determine the Future of Post-Pandemic New Orleans? We’re 18 months deep into an ongoing pandemic and at the peak of the fourth wave, which is hitting Louisiana harder...

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An out-of-focus black and white photo of a brass band with the MaCCNO logo overlaid it in white. Below the logo reads “The Music & Culture Coalition of New Orleans” in white.

July 2021

COVID-Era Expansion of Outdoor Live Music Faces an Uncertain Future

One of the few welcome impacts of the pandemic has been the widespread expansion of outdoor live music in New Orleans. For many months, the French Quarter was effectively shut...

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An out-of-focus black and white photo of a brass band with the MaCCNO logo overlaid it in white. Below the logo reads “The Music & Culture Coalition of New Orleans” in white.

May 2021

Making a Living as a New Orleans Musician: Then and Now, By the Numbers

In our column last month, we began unpacking the idea of “going back to normal” and how various post-pandemic reopenings could perpetuate the “long-standing legacy of...

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An out-of-focus black and white photo of a brass band with the MaCCNO logo overlaid it in white. Below the logo reads “The Music & Culture Coalition of New Orleans” in white.

April 2021

GOING BACK TO “NORMAL” ISN’T GOOD ENOUGH

It’s been a long, tough, and tragic year, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. Vaccine distribution is picking up, and with it, businesses are starting to reopen to more...

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An out-of-focus black and white photo of a brass band with the MaCCNO logo overlaid it in white. Below the logo reads “The Music & Culture Coalition of New Orleans” in white.

March 2021

GET YOUR BRASS OUT AND VOTE!

A Q&A with Derrick Freeman & Arsène DeLay Prior to the November 3rd presidential election, the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic began working with cultural community...

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An out-of-focus black and white photo of a brass band with the MaCCNO logo overlaid it in white. Below the logo reads “The Music & Culture Coalition of New Orleans” in white.

February 2021

STEAL THIS PLAN

Ten months into the pandemic, we haven’t seen a recovery plan for New Orleans’ cultural community. So we started writing one ourselves. New Orleans’ cultural community is...

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An out-of-focus black and white photo of a brass band with the MaCCNO logo overlaid it in white. Below the logo reads “The Music & Culture Coalition of New Orleans” in white.

January 2021

INEQUITABLE ASSESSMENTS: Corporate Chains Get Surprise Tax Breaks While the Community Suffers

The City of New Orleans is culturally rich and cash poor. While this has long been the case, the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and related shutdowns have made this...

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