Hardy, Jason Matthew
Summary: "A former parole officer shines a bright light on a huge yet hidden part of our justice system through the intertwining stories of seven parolees striving to survive the chaos that awaits them after prison in this illuminating and dramatic book"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.6 HARCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 364.6 HARSummary: New Orleans, 38 months after. The city's musicians, chefs, Mardi Gras Indians, and others continue to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. But the promise of recovery, heightened by the historic election of a new president, is tempered by sobering economics, continued police corruption, and the ongoing specter of violence and crime. In these five final episodes of Treme,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TRESummary: Lt. Terence McDonagh is a rogue detective who is as devoted to his job as he is to scoring drugs while playing fast and loose with the law. He wields his badge as often as he wields his gun in order to get his way. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, he becomes a high-functioning addict who is a deeply intuitive, fearless detective reigning over the beautiful ruins of New Orleans with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Look Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BADSummary: New Orleans. Arrogant, carefree Prince Naveen and hardworking waitress Tiana cross paths. Prince Naveen is transformed into a frog by a conniving voodoo magician. Tiana follows suit when she decides to kiss the amphibian royalty. With the help of a trumpet-playing alligator, a Cajun firefly, and an old blind lady who lives in a boat in a tree, Naveen and Tiana must race to break the spell and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY PRICopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV PRICopies Available at Kingsley
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD PRI RATED GSummary: Daisy Fuller Williams is on her deathbed in a New Orleans hospital the day that Hurricane Katrina hits. At her side is her adult daughter, Caroline. Daisy asks Caroline to read to her aloud from the diary of Daisy's lifelong friend, Benjamin Button. Benjamin's diary recounts his entire extraordinary life. The unusual aspect of his life is that he is ages backwards, being born an old man. He is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA CURBridges, Ruby
Summary: "When Ruby Bridges was six years old, she became the first African American student to integrate an elementary school in the South. Told in the perspective of her six year old self and based on the pivotal events that happened in 1960, Ruby tells her story like never before. Embracing her name and learning that even at six years old she was able to pave the path for future generations, this is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BRIHudson, Wade
Summary: "The memoir of Wade Hudson, a Black man and Civil Rights activist who came of age in the 1960s at the height of the Civil Rights Movement"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HUDTurner, Myra Faye
Summary: "When 6-year-old Ruby Bridges and her mother went to William Frantz Elementary School on November 14, 1960, they arrived to find an angry crowd of white people shouting racist insults. For her safety, Ruby had to be escorted to school every day by U.S. Marshals. But despite the hateful attitudes of others, Ruby didn't miss a single day of school that year. Discover the incredible bravery of one...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BRILindahl, Carl.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of Mississippi 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 391.434 LINSummary: Rampant crime and government ineptitude continue to cripple the city's recovery, with outside profiteers looking to cash in on short-term gains. The series' focus is still on ordinary people, but they no longer accept their lack of influence on the institutions that have controlled the city.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Home Box Office 2013
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TREAlvarado, Denise
Summary: "The first guide and spell book for modern witches on how to bring the renowned Marie Laveau's spiritual heritage to life. The Marie Laveau Voodoo Grimoire is a practical guide to New Orleans-style magic inspired by the life and traditions of Marie Laveau-the eternal and enduring Queen of New Orleans Voodoo. This is a working grimoire, or spell book, created for the modern witch and Conjure...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Weiser Books 2024
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Summary: Stories about the restaurant's history and l60 recipes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pelican 2005
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Summary: "From a tough stint in the armed forces to stalking the unknown as a bayou cop, leopard shifter Remy Boudreaux has been served well by his uncanny gifts. And right now, New Orleans could use a homicide detective like Remy. A serial killer is loose, snatching victims from the French Quarter with pitiless rage and unnatural efficiency. But something else is drawing Remy into the twilight--a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jove Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FEESummary: This season follows the Robertson family as they conquer new milestones while showcasing their down-home Southern charm. Willie and Korie celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary as well as introduce fans to their newly adopted son, Rowdy. Additionally, Jase's son Reed surprises his girlfriend with a marriage proposal in New York City, Si goes to court to fight a parking ticket, Sadie checks...
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Publisher / Publication Date: A&E Television Networks 2016
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD DUCSummary: This final season of the hit series, Duck Dynasty, follows the Robertson family as they conquer new family milestones while showcasing their down-home Southern charm. Tune in as the family spends a weekend at their childhood summer camp. Lil' Will shops for his first car, Reed gets married, Rowdy's adoption becomes official, and Gus turns 11.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2017
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD DUCChavis, Boozoo
Contents: Johnnie Billie Goat -- Susy-Q -- Make it to me -- Last dance waltz -- Pray for me -- Zydeco heehaw -- Keep your dress tail down -- Sugar bee -- Jolie Catan -- Zydeco homebrew -- Make up your mind -- Jealous man two-step -- Dancin' sassy one-step -- You ack sick when your man is here -- Boozoo's baby.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Maison de Soul 1992
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/NORTH AMERICAN ZYDWingate, Lisa
Summary: "Louisiana, 1875: In the tumultuous aftermath of Reconstruction, three young women set off as unwilling companions on a perilous quest: Lavinia, the pampered heir to a now-destitute plantation; Juneau Jane, her illegitimate free-born Creole half-sister; and Hannie, Lavinia's former slave. Each carries private wounds and powerful secrets as they head for Texas, following dangerous roads rife...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2020
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC WINBourg, B. J.
Summary: Embattled former detective Clint Wolf is the newly appointed police chief for Mechant Loup, a small swampy town in southeast Louisiana. Usually a quiet town, the tranquility of the place is shattered when a human arm is found in the jowls of an alligator. Once it’s determined the arm belongs to a reputable business owner, the race is on to find the man and figure out what happened to him....
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Publisher / Publication Date: BJ Bourg 0000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BOUDawson, Keila V.
Summary: Annabelle and her little brother, Beau, cannot decide which kind of gumbo to cook, so Annabelle suggests taking a family vote, but when some family members are not happy with the results, Annabelle comes up with a solution that satisfies everyone. Includes a glossary of Louisiana Creole terms, a cultural note, and math activities for developing data literacy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DAWMalye, Julia
Summary: "For fans of sweeping historical literature in the vein of Philipp Meyer's The Son or Min Jin Lee's Pachinko, an extraordinary US literary debut set in Paris and colonial New Orleans and based on a true story, about three of the 88 young women-among them an orphan, a madwoman, and an abortionist-who were deported to the Louisiana Territory as brides"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2024
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Summary: During the Great Migration in 1930's Louisiana, eight-year-old Jenny tries to understand why a man named Jim Crow is making trouble for her family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ARMSummary: America's most recognizable family is back for season five. Watch as the boys at the warehouse continue to get Willie's goat, Uncle Si's antics never fail to amaze, and Phil and Miss Kay host a slumber party. Plus, the Robertson clan gets even bigger as two new family members join the action, and stir things up. Daily life on the bayou may be mundane for some, but for the Robertson's, it...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gurney Productions 2014
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD DUCSummary: Summer is here, and for the Robertson's that means more pranks, parties, and, for Korie, planning for John Luke's big wedding. While the guys are busy bowling, golfing, and goofing, Korie finds shopping for engagement presents not so easy with Si and Kay along for the ride. As Jase and the gang attempt to work as a NASCAR pit crew, Korie and Willie take to the courts challenging John Luke and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [publisher not identified] 2015
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD DUSSummary: Another supernatural force has come to light in Bon Temps, witchcraft, and life for its residents will never be the same. Sookie finds herself entangled in a love triangle, torn between a vengeful Bill, the new Vampire King of Mississippi, and Eric, who's not the former Viking he once was. Led by a charismatic witch named Marnie, who threatens to let no one living or dead stand in her way, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Entertainment, [2012] 2012