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Picture Perfect – The Kreol Magazine Dual-Issue Release Event in Retrospect

In the bustling heart of the literary world, an event like no other took place recently, leaving an indelible mark on all who attended. Kreol Magazine, your window to Creole cultures and lifestyles, held a magnificent celebration to commemorate the release of our two most recent issues. It was not just an event but a vibrant tableau of authentic Creole life encapsulated within the heartwarming realm of communal gatherings.
Tony Clayton

Tony Clayton – Putting Skin in The Game

District Attorney Tony Clayton is a man of myriad accomplishments. The deliberate understatement on his social media bio is both endearing and revealing of his character - disarmingly humble and remarkably grounded, despite a plethora of prestigious legal achievements.
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Elnio Durán – Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the U.K.

It is exceedingly hard not to be full of unbridled admiration and unwavering respect for, if not in downright awe of, His Excellency Elnio Durán, the newly appointed Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the U.K., given his far from gilded, nay downright penurious start in life and what he has subsequently gone on to achieve.
Terrance Osborne

Terrance Osborne – There’s No Place Like Home

“Art is the footprint of where the mind has travelled.” A quote above the entrance of Terrance Osborne’s gallery on Magazine Street, New Orleans. Expressionist of New Orleans: Terrence Osborne’s fierce and ...
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Edgar Family – Making a Living in the Blue Economy

Daniel Edgar’s story is of growing a flourishing fishing business from his humble origins in the Louisiana swamps, and emerging from personal and professional challenges as a proud champion of the fishing indu...
Kaleb Leday

Kaleb Leday – Accordion Master

There’s zydeco in the air again outside of Opelousas, Louisiana. Kaleb Leday, a 19-year-old accordion master, led the fifth Zydeco Capital Jam of the year on a hot summer Saturday at the St. Landry Parish Visit...
Norman Francis

Dr Norman Francis – A Life committed to Education

On April 4th, 1968 Dr. Norman Christopher Francis was appointed President of Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana. This day marked the end of one era, but not the end of the fight, and the...
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Lewis Howard Latimer – American inventor & draftsman

Lewis Howard Latimer was born on September 4th, 1848 in Chelsea, Massachusetts to George and Rebecca Latimer. His parents were escaped slaves from Virginia - his father was arrested and tried as a fugitive slav...