NOLA Life Stories
NOLA Life Stories features first person perspectives of the individuals who have helped shape our community.
Created by The Historic New Orleans Collection with the collaboration of WWNO, the show features excerpts from oral history interviews conducted as part of THNOC’s Oral History Program, an ongoing effort to record and archive the voices and experiences of the people that have made New Orleans what it is today.
Latest Episodes
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The Historic New Orleans Collection spotlights artist Jonathan Ferrara.
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The Historic New Orleans Collection spotlights civil rights activist Jean Thompson.
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The Historic New Orleans spotlights Governor John Bel Edwards.
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The Historic New Orleans Collection spotlights burlesque artist and comedian Trixie Minx.
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The Historic New Orleans Collection spotlights artist and photographer Lady Walker.
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The Historic New Orleans Collection spotlights street performer Mamie Marie Francois.
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Theresa Sokol has barely taken a day off since the pandemic began. She’s Louisiana’s Acting State Epidemiologist. In this first-person oral history from…
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Life in the pandemic is marked by isolation. For local paramedic Holly Sherman, isolation has taken on new meaning since last March. In this edition of…
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Hurricane Katrina. Black Lives Matter. COVID-19. These are only a few of the crises that Shaun Ferguson has witnessed during his time in the New Orleans…
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For New Orleanians who grew up visiting Canal Street before Christmas, Mr. Bingle is a household name. This lovable snowman made his debut in the window…