NEW ORLEANS – Today, Monday, Jan. 16, City Hall, will be closed for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
In honor of the day, members of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Planning Commission joined Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Dillard University President Walter Kimbrough and other special guests on the steps of City Hall, 3100 Perdido St., for an opening ceremony at 9 a.m., followed by the 31st Annual Memorial MLK March. The march followed a nearly 1.5-mile route from City Hall to the MLK Monument on S. Claiborne Avenue and Felicity Street. All residents were welcomed and encouraged to attend.
Marchers followed a route down Loyola Avenue toward Uptown. After Loyola Avenue turns into Simon Bolivar Boulevard, the parade turned right on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, headed toward S. Claiborne Avenue and ended at the Martin Luther King Jr. Monument on S. Claiborne Avenue and Felicity Street.
At 12:00 p.m., the 1st Dream Big Open Mic Experience has been planned at the New Orleans Jazz Market, 1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.
The New Orleans Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Planning Commission includes:
Chair
The Honorable Mitchell J. Landrieu
Mayor, City of New Orleans
Co-Chair
Rev. Norwood Thompson, Jr.
Commission Members
Ms. Avis M. Brock
Rev. Abraham McFarland
Mr. Bertrand Butler
Mrs. Barbara Lacen-Keller
Mrs. Bobbie Cornish-Brent
Mr. Wilson Boveland
Ms. Myrtis Johnson
Rev. Helena Wright Butler
Rev. Samuel Butler
Mr. Bertrand Butler
Mr. Glenis M. Scott Sr.
Mr. Charlie Johnson
Mr. Happy Johnson
Ms. Candance Quarels
Dr. Levon LeBan
Ms. Florida Carr Hargrove
Rev. Bob Hildebrandt
Rev. Marie Galatis-Ortiz
Elder Clarence Beckham
Ms. Cherise Harrison-Nelson
Mr. Johnathan Lewis
Mr. Robert Bachman
Dr. Ernest Marcelle Jr.
Rev. Jason Hayes
Ms. Josie LaCour
Mr. Erik Schwarz
Ms. Janet Tobias
Dr. Leon Tilton Jr.
City Staff
Deputy Mayor Judy R. Morse
Kenneth Morgan Jr.
Sheryln Harris
Kwame Juakali
Curtis Elmore
City Hall will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, Jan. 17.
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