Martin Luther King Jr. march and commemorative parade held in New Orleans
STORY: Martin Luther King Jr. march and commemorative parade held in New Orleans
SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 15, 2024
DATELINE: Jan. 16, 2024
LENGTH: 00:03:57
LOCATION: NEW ORLEANS, U.S.
CATEGORY: POLITICS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the parade
STORYLINE:
Martin Luther King Jr. march and commemorative parade was held in New Orleans, the United States on Monday.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday in the U.S. commemorating the birthday of civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. The date is set for the third Monday of January, which is around his birthday, January 15.
New Orleans was one of the first major cities to host a Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the U.S., several years before it became a national holiday.
Today, instead of leaving from City Hall as in the past, marching began at A.L. Davis Park, the park at Washington Avenue and La Salle Street named for a local civil rights leader.
LaToya Cantrell, the Mayor of New Orleans joined the march with city officials, religious leaders, and
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