From the AAEC Editorial Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ernest Morial, Ron Faucheux, and Bill Jefferson, dressed in running clothes, are racing through New Orleans. They are at a corner next to a brick building, and the city skyline can be...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ernest Morial, dressed as a boxer, stands in the center of the ring. His arm is being held up high by the referee, who is shouting, "The winner and still the titleholder...."...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A commentator is watching a foot race from the reporter’s box. Racers are indicated only by feet and a cloud of dust. The commentator yells into the microphone, “It's down...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Two men stand near the sign that reads, "U.S. Conference of Mayors." One asks, "Why didn't Reagan make an appearance?" The other says, "He sent his hatchet man instead." Around...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ernest Morial drives a semi truck with "Mayors' salaries...Coast to coast" on the side. The cartoon caption reads, "King of the road?"
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. New Orleans mayor Ernest Morial and William Jefferson are dressed in baseball uniforms. Morial is speaking angrily to Jefferson, saying, "You're minor league!" Jefferson smiles...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana state Senator Nat Kiefer, dressed as a runner, pauses between two traffic signs. One reads, "Yield" and the other, "Resume speed." Nearby is a sign in the shape of a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. New Orleans mayor Victor Schiro is sitting at his desk reading a piece of paper. A very tall stack of papers labeled "Other problems" is beside him on the desk. Outside is a man...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. In the New Orleans mayor's office, large In and Out boxes are on the desk. OUtgoing mayor Moon Landrieu sits in the Out box reading a paper labeled, "Things to do...The bottom...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A gangster-type man wearing a trench coat labeled "Crime issue" leans against a wall underneath a sign that reads, "Mayoral race." In the distance is the New Orleans skyline....
Oral history.; An interview conducted on August 1, 2006 with Hattiesburg, Mississippi Mayor Johnny DuPree. Mayor DuPree discusses preparations made before the arrival of Hurricane Katrina, as well as his experiences during and after the storm.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on September 23, 2009 with Robert Weaver, the Sand Beach Director and Roads Manager for Harrison County, who describes the 2005 hurricane season's destruction across the American South.
Oral history.; Interview conducted on May 11, 1982 with Professor N.R. Burger at his residence in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Burger was born on April 7, 1909 in Brookhaven, Mississippi. In 1932, he completed his undergraduate degree from Alcorn...
Oral history.; Dr. John Paul Quon was born June 11, 1942, in Moorhead, Mississippi. His parents emigrated from China to Mississippi to participate in a family-owned grocery store. Dr. Quon was in the first public school class in Mississippi that...
From the AAEC Editorial Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Two doors in a hallway are labeled "Mayor" and "Council." A box between the doors with illustrations of olive branch, dove, and flowers indicates peaceful communication between the two...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Two men dressed as American and British Army generals fire cannons at each other from close range. The British general wears a wig, and his coat is labeled "Counci.l" Between...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Two men sit facing each other, talking, on brick steps (stoops? rooftops?). The New Orleans skyline with the Superdome can be seen in the background, along with the moon. One of...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. New Orleans Mayor Ernest Morial stands near a desk. The floor in front of his feet is labeled, “N.O.'s home rule powers." A saw labeled, "Legislature" is sawing a large circle...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. New Orleans Mayor Ernest Morial is holding a decorated cake with two lit candles. The cake has "2 yrs. of achievements" written in the icing on its top. Morial appears pleased....
