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Urban League of Greater New Orleans • Young Professionals • Summer 2012 • Volume One
We Encourage & We Empower Young Professionals
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National Urban League
2012
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of San Diego County, Urban League of Metropolitan Denver, Urban League of Pikes Peak Region, Inc.,
Urban League of Greater Hartford, Urban League of Southern Connecticut, Greater Washington Urban
League, Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League, Urban League of Broward County, Urban League of
Greater Miami, Inc., Jacksonville Urban League, Tallahassee Urban League, Pinellas County Urban
League, Central Florida Urban League, Urban League of Palm Beach, Urban League of Greater Columbus,
Inc., Atlanta Urban League, Tri-County Urban League, Madison County Urban League, Chicago Urban
League, Springfield Urban League, Quad County Urban League, Urban League of Madison County,
Fort Wayne Urban League, Urban League of Northwest Indiana, Indianapolis Urban League Orleans,
Urban League of Kansas, Louisville Urban League, Urban League of Lexington-Fayette County, Urban
League of Greater New Orleans, Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, Urban League of Springfield,
Greater Baltimore Urban League, Urban League of Greater Muskegon, Urban League of Detroit &
Southeastern Michigan, Southwestern Michigan Urban League, Urban League of Flint, Grand Rapids
Urban League, Saint Paul Urban League, Minneapolis Urban League, Urban League of Metropolitan
Saint Louis, Urban League of Greater Kansas City, Urban League of Greater Jackson, Winston-Salem
Urban League, Urban League of Central Carolinas, Urban League of Nebraska, Urban League of Essex
County, Urban League of Bergen County, Urban League of Hudson County, Urban League of Morris
County, Urban League of Union County, Las Vegas-Clark County Urban League, Buffalo Urban League,
Urban League of Westchester County, Urban League of Long Island, Urban League of Rochester, New York
Urban League, Broome County Urban League, Lorain County Urban League, The Dayton Urban League,
Greater Stark County Urban League, Greater Warren-Youngstown Urban League, Urban League of Greater
Cincinnati, Akron Urban League, Greater Toledo Urban League, Urban League of Greater Cleveland,
Columbus Urban League, Metropolitan Tulsa Urban League, Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City,
Urban League of Portland, Urban League of Philadelphia, Urban League of Lancaster County, Shenango
Valley Urban League, Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh, Urban League of Rhode Island, Urban League
of the Upstate, Inc., Urban League of Columbia, Charleston Trident Urban League, Urban League of Greater
Chattanooga, Knoxville Area Urban League, Urban League of Middle Tennessee, Urban League of Greater
Dallas & N.C. Texas, Austin Area Urban League, Houston Area Urban League, Urban League of Greater
Richmond, Urban League of Hampton Roads, Northern Virginia Urban League,
Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle, Tacoma Urban League, Milwaukee Urban League,
Urban League of Greater Madison, Urban League of Racine and Kenosha

Magazine Urban de Lis
La publication du Magazine « Urban
de Lis » de la Division des Jeunes
Professionnels aura pour objectif de
mettre en valeur la mission d’Urban
League à la Nouvelle-Orleans et
de mentionner l’importance des
programmes qui auront un impact sur
notre communauté. Les histoires et
photos parleront à tous les habitants de
la Nouvelle-Orleans, mais surtout aux
jeunes professionnels de cette ville au
travers des 5 piliers suivants:
Éducation et Autonomisation des Jeunes
Santé et Qualité de Vie
Engagement Civique et Capacité à Diriger
Autonomisation Économique
Droits Civils et Justice Sociale
2012
God Bénisse
URBAN LEAGUE OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS EXECUTIVE BOARD
President
Jonathan O. Sumter
Vice President
Timolynn Sams
Treasurer
Tanyanika Franklin
Recording Secretary
Brittany Williams
COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS
Community Outreach
Dr.Rashida Govan
Sheila Robinson
Professional Development
Ricardo Thomas
Carla Vasquez
Social and Cultural
Bambi Hall
Kyle Jones
Economic Development
Kimberly Henderson
Aisha Hughes
Public Relations & Marketing
Daniel White
Membership
Timolynn Sams
Urban League Liaison
Cristal Sias
Urban League College Track Liaison
Erinn Brown

T
he Urban League of Greater New
Orleans Young Professionals is pleased
to present the Urban De’Lis Magazine
publication. The Urban De’ Lis is
designed to amplify the voice, ideas, and concepts of
the New Orleans young professional movement. Its
impetus is to spotlight the Urban League Movement
and mission in the Crescent City and to state the
paramount importance of volunteerism, philanthropy
and membership development.
The summer 2012 inaugural issue will focus on
what makes New Orleans unique and how the Urban
League of Greater New Orleans has enhanced the
Crescent City with the help of the Young Professional
Movement. We hope this publication will educate,
enlighten and evoke you with our gumbo of flavors
from our world class eateries to our aggregate of
different cultures that makes it the Big Easy.
So, as you read through our inaugural issue we hope
the stories and images will empower you and encourage
you with concepts and ideas to make a difference in
our movement. GET EMPOWERED become a part
of the Urban League of Greater New Orleans Young
Professionals. We welcome you!
Jonathan O. Sumter
2012 ULGNOYP President
God Bless
Letter from
ULGNOYP President
Jonathan O. Sumter

Contributors
Ricardo D. Thomas, AFC, CDFA,
ChFEBC, RFC, DABFE, FACFE is
a native New Orleanian, graduate of
Holy Cross High School and a graduate
of Loyola University. He is a practicing
financial consultant and the president
and founder of THOMAS-WADDELL
& Associates, a financial consulting and
asset management firm he started over
25 years ago. He is also president of TWA Entertainment,
an artist management and production company. He is
a former adjunct instructor of Delgado Community
College and the University of New Orleans’ Project Pass
program. He has also served as a contributing financial
writer for several magazines and newspapers both locally
and nationwide. His work in the financial arena has been
featured in New Orleans CityBusiness as well as Barnes &
Noble bookstore.
Ricardo is a member of the International Association
of Registered Financial Consultants and the American
College of Forensic Examiners. In the community, he
serves on several boards including Goodwill Industries of
Southeastern Louisiana. In keeping with his passion for
the subject of personal finance, he also created a financial
literacy series, entitled, “On the Money” which addresses
financial education in the community and is promoted
through community organizations and churches.
Ricardo D. Thomas
Christian Gumbo is a freelance
writer/blogger. She can write
search engine optimized blog/web
content and leverage social media to
elevate your name and reputation,
position you as a forward thinker,
and engage clients/the public
with your subject matter expertise
and thought leadership. She can
be reached on Twitter @ChristianGumbo, on her
blog at www.hotchristiangumbo.com or via email at
hotchristiangumbo@yahoo.com.
Keirsten Williams
A New Orleans native, Danielle
Gilyot loves all things that make
New Orleans home. She received
a Bachelor's of the Arts from the
University of Miami in 2003, and her
Masters in Fine Arts in Fiction writing
from the University of New Orleans
in December 2011. After a nine year
career in mortgage finance and banking,
Danielle is now pursuing a full-time writing career. She
is also a very proud member of the Melanated Writers
Collective located in New Orleans.
Danielle Gilyot
Tranell has over fifteen years
of experience in various aspects of
communications. Currently, she works
as a Legislative Affairs Representative
for a local trade association. She has
earned an undergraduate degree
in Mass Communications from
Grambling State University. In
addition to her first degree, she
obtained a graduate degree in Business Administration
from the University of Phoenix Louisiana Campus.
Tranell’s accomplishments range from developing
advocacy campaigns for New Orleans Metropolitan
Association of REALTORS to creating marketing
strategies for small businesses and non-profit
organizations. She is an active member of the Urban
League of Greater New Orleans Young Professionals,
Board Member for the Metropolitan Center for
Women and Children, Who’s Who among Professional
and Business Women, Who’s Who Registry Among
Executives and Professionals, Community Fellowship
Mission Auxiliary and Kids with Culture.
Tranell E. Barton
Timolynn Sams is a New Orleans
native, a graduate of the Southern
University at New Orleans. Twelve
years of work with nonprofits—
including five year of advocacy
work focusing on the minority
community led to her appointment as
Executive Director of Neighborhoods
Partnership Network in July 2007
where she is working and leading the neighborhoods of
New Orleans to fulfill their own vision of being a great
place to live.
Timolynn Sams
Jonathan O. Sumter
Jonathan O. Sumter is a greater
New Orleans native, a graduate
of De La Salle High School,
and Southern University at New
Orleans with a BA in psychology
and sociology. While obtaining
his degree he worked eight years
in his family business, Crescent
City Transportation and Metro
non-medical Transportation LLC as an entrepreneur.
Jonathan is now currently employed with Court
Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) New Orleans as an
advocate supervisor for the betterment of kids in foster
care. Mr. Sumter is the proud father of a seventeen year
old daughter. He is passionate about the importance
of equality, the youth of greater New Orleans, and
empowering the city he loves.

Our Mission & History
The Urban League of
Greater New Orleans Young
Professionals ("ULGNOYP")
is an Urban League of
Greater New Orleans
volunteer auxiliary of young
professionals committed to
promoting and supporting
the mission and goals of the
Urban League Movement in
Greater New Orleans - through
volunteerism, fundraising and
membership development.
In October 2007, Nolan
V. Rollins, President and
CEO of the Urban League of
Greater New Orleans, held a
historic "Young Professionals
Brainstorming Session" at the
Urban League Headquarters
to discuss the best methods
for galvanizing the skills,
talents, enthusiasm and vision
of young adults and engaging them in the Urban League
Movement in the New Orleans metropolitan area. Led by
Mr. Rollins, the group consisted of Jade Brown Russell,
Damon Burns, Jason Burns, Michelle Craig, Jared Brossett,
Peter Hamilton, Gary Watson, Aulston Taylor, Leigh
Mogilles, James Singleton and James Hutchinson. Over
the next few weeks, the leadership team met regularly
to refine the structure of the organization as well as to
draft its first by-laws. A special election was held to fill
the open positions on the newly established ULGNOYP
executive board. The group continued to meet periodically
to strategize about the foundation and structure of the
proposed New Orleans YP chapter and to plan its official
launch. In February 2008, the leadership team, hosted
the "I AM THE MOVEMENT" Celebration, with the
support of several local businesses and organizations.
Over 500 talented and energized young professionals
participated, and were introduced to the ULGNOYP
vision. By April 2008, ULGNOYP's membership grew
from the eleven founding members to 90 strong. The
group continues to serve achieve its vision of empowering
communities and changing lives through its many
programs, initiatives and efforts.

W
ith a synthesis of young
professionals from
varies backgrounds and
vocations ULGNOYP
aims to empower
and encourage young professionals
through the Urban League movement
in the Greater New Orleans area.
Placing an emphasis on networking,
youth and education empowerment,
community service, health and
wellness, financial literacy, economic
development and civic engagement,
ULGNOYP inspires to motivate the
individual towards success and to be
the very best professional they can be.
Our effort is seen through
our monthly social networking
Urbanites, to our professional
development seminars such as
local DBE contracting or our
“On the Money” financial series,
and volunteering in the community
sharing our experience and vision
with the youth of New Orleans.
We have come full circle in the
expansion of the network by
engaging and partnering with other
professional networks whose focus
is on investing, galvanizing, and
mobilizing the Crescent City young
professionals in a myriad of activities.
Moving forward we will amplify
our investment in the youth of New
Orleans ensuring their image of the
young professional is a reality that
can be believed. In addition we will
follow the mandate of our national
movement and “occupy the 2012 vote”
and continue engaging residents in
national, state and local civic activities.
Join the movement, get engaged,
visit our website (www.ulgnoyp.org),
like us on Facebook and follow us on
Twitter @GNOYP Urban League.
Stand with us and do not forsake
the assembly of ourselves together
(Hebrews 10:25).
We Empower & We Encourage
Young Professionals
About Us
2012 Urban League of Greater New Orleans Young Professionals (ULGNOYP)
is an auxiliary of the Urban League of Greater New Orleans(ULGNO)
where we operate within their mission to enable African American and
other underserved minorities to achieve parity power and civil rights.

N
ew Orleans is a city
that is famous for
our culture. Our
food, music and
way of life have captured
the hearts and souls of the
people who call it home and
those who visit for only a
minute. Yet I never took into
consideration how drastic a
change my life would take
if all that I knew suddenly
was gone. Like the funeral
services of a dear loved one
I first learned how to hold
onto that intangible freedom:
culture the first time I moved
away from home. I recall
a time while living in the
suburbs of Maryland the
first time I went to a crab
boil and discovered that the seasoning
was on the shell of the crab verses
my experience of boiling crabs in the
seasoning. You can only imagine my
response on whether I was supposed to
eat the shell. Something as simple as a
boil placed me in the Oz of missing my
version of Kansas.
During this time I learned that
culture is not only specific and tangible
but it is the heart and soul that speaks to
the core of your existence and livelihood.
In New Orleans there are freedoms
and beliefs that are natural to only us.
Over time some have
found our culture to be
peculiar or demeaning
or exhilarating, but
none can dismiss it
from being part of the
fabric that has made
this one of the great
American cities.
Many times I
question why does it
take New Orleanians
so long to embrace our
differences? Why does
it take outsiders to steal
it bring it somewhere else for us to know that
it is good? Why do we only celebrate us in the
past and not see the beauty of our present and await with
anticipation for our future? So let us not limit or place our
culture in a silo. It is all that makes New Orleans unique.
New Orleans is a
beautiful garment made up
of rich, colorful, and tightly
woven fabric with a multitude
of beautifully diverse threads
from uptown, to downtown,
“back of town,” and “out
east” This is a city in love
with its neighborhoods
including the Irish Channel,
French Quarter, and Treme;
the waterfront neighborhoods
of the Marigny and Bywater;
the Lakefront; the deeply
traditional neighborhoods
of the 6th, 7th, 8th, and
9th wards; and the vibrant
Uptown, Mid-city, and newer
neighborhoods of New
Orleans East, all shaping the
cloth of democracy that will bring our city into
its new found destiny.
Our culture is a pot of red beans & rice
for Monday’s dinner, seafood on Friday and
who cares what the rest of the week’s dinner
might be. Our culture is where you get
your snowball can indentify your section of
town, and our high schools are more than
just a place we spend four years of academic
learning but the societal fabric for our future.
Our culture is not only the jazz of Louis
Armstrong, Wynton Marsalis, and Kermit
Ruffin but it’s also the “Bounce” music of
Gregory D., T.T. Tucker, and Juvenile.
Our culture can be seen on front
porches hosting seafood boils
and at roaming block parties that
we call second-lines. Our culture
is more than just the festivals and
traditions that outsiders have come
to love and enjoy but it is those
things that vary from family to family
and neighborhood to neighborhood.
Our culture begins with recognizing
that our way of life comes from the
soul of the people… poor, rich, black,
white, natives and newcomers.
New Orleans is a fascinating
city —perverse, complex, sometimes
maddening, sometimes startlingly
beautiful, and full of culture whose
stories are told through its music, food
and livelihood. This is my home, my city and the cloth that
will clothe me through my travel.
Growing up New OrleansBy Timolynn Sams
I've got no time for talkin’
I've got to keep
on walkin’
New Orleans is
my home
That’s the reason
why I’m goin’
Yes, I’m walkin’
to New Orleans
– Fats Domino
(Walkin’ to New Orleans)

T
he Young Professionals of
the Urban League Greater
New Orleans Chapter
and the National Society
of Black Engineers-New
Orleans Chapter hosted a National
Day of Service event at Sophie B.
Wright Charter School on April
27, 2012. The focus of event was to
increase awareness and show local
support for Science, Technology,
Engineering and Math (STEM)
education with an emphasis on
encouraging students to pursue
STEM programs and careers.
Prepared by ULGNOYP
Community Service Committee,
with the assistance of volunteers from
Nola’s Black Society of Engineers
and YP members, the students built
cars with leggos powered by chemical
reactions from baking soda, vinegar,
water, and lemon juice.
Five groups of students were
given the ingredients, instructions
for mixing, and a bottle to attach to
the leggo cars. They were then left to
follow the directions independently,
testing their teamwork, problem
solving, and analytical skills in a
STEM project environment.
Tweets by Brandi Richard
(@brandirichard), Urban League
Young Professionals National
President, and me @ChristianGumbo
gave live updates from the event. As a
result, members of the general public
were engaged on Twitter using the
hashtags #NDOS12 & #STEM.
Several Urban League groups
around the country retweeted the
updates, including the National Urban
League (@NatUrbanLeague) as
well as Young Professionals chapters
in New Orleans (@ULGNOYP),
Memphis (@MEMPHISULYP), and
Pittsburgh (@ULYPGP), increasing
awareness of the initiative and creating
new connections amongst members.
National Urban League President
Marc Morial (@marcmorial) spoke
to the students about the importance
of STEM education and encouraged
them to pursue excellence in their
studies. Several others volunteered
their time for the event, including
New Orleans Urban League President
Nolan Robins and New Orleans
Young Professionals President
Jonathan Sumter, demonstrating
commitment and strong support
from all levels of the Urban League
community.
While the students were building
their cars and testing the outcomes of
their mixtures, a few cars exploded,
some moved across the room, and
others did not move at all. The
students were then required to explain
what they could have done differently
to build cars that move forward
without incident.
Some cited better teamwork; some
recognized that changing the ratios
of the ingredients would produce
different results. Others acknowledged
placement of the bottles holding
the mixture as areas that needed
improvement. No one was hurt, the
students were empowered from the
exercise, and they all gained hands
on experience working on a STEM
project.
The winning team won iTunes
gift cards and gift bags from the New
Orleans Public Education Network, a
non-profit dedicated to bring the full
New Orleans community together for
a respectful and informed dialogue
about the future of public education in
the city.
The YP members also received
donations for their annual prom
drive, collecting dresses, ties, jewelry
and other items for less fortunate
teenagers in our community. The
event ended with a networking
lunch for volunteers, creating an
opportunity for relationship building
and brainstorming for ways to increase
member engagement.
In summary, the National Urban
League Greater New Orleans Young
Professionals and the National
Society of Black Engineers New
Orleans Chapter collaborated to host
a successful STEM event for the
National Day of Service. As a result,
the students of Sophie B. Wright now
have access to mentors to help them
succeed in STEM careers and the
groups increased brand awareness in
the community.
Urban League Greater New Orleans Young Professionals
National Day of Service Event
Sophie B. Wright Charter School
By: Keirsten Williams (Christian Gumbo)

National Day ofService Event

The National
Urban League
Young Professionals
We Develop Me…All Over the Country.
Learn more about NULYP:
visit www.nulyp.net.
#NULYPNOW #WeDevelopMe
T
he National Urban League Young
Professionals (NULYP) is a National
Urban League volunteer auxiliary that
targets young professionals ages 21-40 to empower
communities and change lives through the Urban
League Movement. Our mission is to support the
Urban League Movement through volunteerism,
philanthropy and membership development.
NULYP educates, develops, and prepares
young professionals to take leadership roles
[within the National Urban League, the civil
rights movement and society-at-large]. Members
of NULYP are defining, implementing and
leading the now generation. NULYP is in over
50 chapters nationwide with over 5,000 members.
In 2011, we completed over 50,000 combined
hours of community service with 33,000 of those
hours served at an NUL affiliate.

National Urban LeagueYoungProfessionals We Develop Me

NOLA Urbanite

Young Professionalsin Our Community

T
ruer words were never spoken especially
when it comes to the subject of money in
our community. There have been countless
studies over the years reporting the buying
power of our community yet when it comes
to REAL WEALTH (NET WORTH), we are still grossly
lacking. You may ask yourself, “How can this be?” We’re
driving fancier cars, living in bigger homes, wearing more
bling – is this correct?
Well, the answer lies right in the question. We’re
consuming just about everything that we earn. To take it
a step further, as we make these major purchases, most
of it is done with folks OUTSIDE of our community
and as a result, the dollar doesn’t circulate in our
community for very long which would create more jobs
and in effect – wealth.
It is our intent with this column in each issue, to tackle
many questions that have hampered our truly getting and
keeping our piece of the pie. Future topics will include:
• The New Face of Retirement in the New Millennium
• How to Choose and Evaluate a Financial Advisor
• Calculating Your Retirement Pricetag
• Understanding Investment Basics
• Estate Planning – Is it Just for the Wealthy
These are just a few of the issues we will address.
Additionally, we invite you to submit your questions as they
relate to personal finance issues. If the topic is compelling,
we will address it in a future issue or even conduct a
workshop to discuss it further. To submit your questions
and/or feedback, please send your questions via email to:
personal_professional@ulgnoyp.org.
We’re excited about the future topics to be discussed
and the potential this creates as it relates to a healthy
discussion of finances in our community. If nothing else,
we hope each issue motivates you to ask questions, research
and take a realistic look at where you are now and where
you’d like to be in the future.
ON THE
MONEY
A column devoted
to the discussion
of personal finance
and financial literacy.
I AM EMPOWERED I AM ENCOURAGE
By: Ricardo D. Thomas, CDFA, RFC, ChFEBC,
Co-Chair Professional Development Committee
“My people perish for a lack
of knowledge.” ~Hosea 4:6

After you
sample the New
Orleans breakfast
of champions,
beignets and café
au lait from the
world famous
Café du Monde
in the French
Quarter, take
a lazy stroll across the street to Jackson
Square. Yes, in New Orleans we stroll.
I blame the summer heat for this, and
you will too. Take the customary picture
in front of Andrew Jackson's statue
and hightail it to the Cabildo and the
Presbytere. There's air conditioning in
there. There are some beautiful exhibits
that chronicle the history of New Orleans,
but there's air conditioning in there.
I invite you to learn about New Orleans,
you just might be pleasantly surprised.
Once you've become an expert, continue
your journey through the French Quarter
(remember the heat). Save Bourbon Street
for later. Shop, gaze at the lovely art, let
your nose guide you into one of those
savory restaurants (any one of them will do,
I promise), and even pop into one of the
many Jazz clubs for a quick set. For that,
I suggest the Palm Court Jazz Café. New
Orleans is a city for the senses. Let all five
of your senses show you a wonderful time
while you're in your new favorite city.
By this time, you have worked up
a real appetite, and this is the part I love
the most. You've heard about the food,
but you haven't had the food, yet. This is
when you really in love with the city.
I invite you to stand in line at Mother's
Restaurant, get some of the famous
fried chicken at Willie Mae's Scotch
House, try the Alligator Cheesecake at
Jacque-Imo's, a stuffed hamburger at
Juicy Lucy's, the Char-grilled Oysters at
Drago's, and top it off with some bread-
pudding from pretty much anywhere.
Bring some of your closest friends or
those people you met in that seminar
just minutes before, and settle in for
a great meal to match some great
conversation. Take your time and
enjoy the entire experience. Down
here, we form friendships over
food, we fall in love over food,
we become family over food. So,
I invite you to sit back and let
New Orleans do what it does
best, feed your stomach and
your soul.
My city of New Orleans
welcomes you. Venture out
and take it all in. I have
a strange feeling that not
before long, it will be your
city too.
New Orleans
WhereMyCity
BecomesYourCityBy Danielle Gilyot
G
reetings! If you are reading this, it means that you have safely
made it to my city. My New Orleans. Then again I'm a native,
so I'm sure you can understand my possessiveness. However,
I bet that after staying here a while, you'll leave calling it your
New Orleans, too. Down here, we make anyone feel at home.
Whether you're standing in line for Po-Boy at Parkway Tavern,
like the President and First Lady, or sampling Leah Chase's
gumbo like the entire cast of Treme, this city will wrap you up
in a warm, Southern type of bear-hug. We natives call that the
humidity. Like a grandmother that kisses you on the forehead
and gives you a plate of food to soothe your soul, my city will
be that good to you. Welcome!

of the Crescent
JewelsJewels

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YP10Eateries
Hidden History Tour (Traces the route of the 1811 Rebellion.
The largest slave revolt in the United States involving over 500 people.)
Uptown Streetcar Ride (View the Mansion on St. Charles)
Steamboat Natchez (Savor the beauty and romance of the New Orleans
skyline aboard the last authentic steamboat on the Mississippi River)
New Orleans African Art Museum (Historic old world Creole Villa
construction in the most historic free people of color neighborhood in Treme’)
Audubon Zoo (An exotic mix of animals from around the globe, including unique
exhibits like the awarding-winning Louisiana Swamp and Jaguar Jungle)
St. Louis Cathedral (One of New Orleans most notable landmarks
located in Jackson Square was established as a parish in the year 1720)
French Quarter Buggy Ride (Explore the city’s historic architecture
and quaint cobblestone alleys)
Royal Street (Explore a cool mix of classy antique shops, boutiques, fine
jewelry stores, art galleries and world class hotels and restaurants)
Cabildo Museum (Built between 1795 and 1799 to replace a structure
that burned in the 1794 fire, the Cabildo was also the home of the
Louisiana Supreme Court from 1868-1910 where the controversial
“separate but equal” Plessy v. Ferguson decision in 1896.
Le Musée de f.p.c. (A historic house museum dedicated to the legacy
& contributions of New Orleans free people of color)
Congo Square (An open space where slaves and free blacks gathered
throughout the 19th century for meetings, open markets, and the African
dance and drumming celebrations that played a substantial role in the
development of jazz)
The McKenna Museum (George & Leah McKenna Museum of African
American Art is an institution that collects, interprets and preserves the visual
aesthetic of people of African descent in North America and beyond)
1. Margaritaville
1104 Decatur Street
2. Pat O'Brien's
624 Bourbon Street
3. Oceana Grill
739 Conti Street
4. Bourbon House
144 Bourbon Street
5. Red Fish Grill
115 Bourbon Street
6. Ernst Café
600 South Peters Street
7. Brennan's Restaurant, 417 Royal Street
8. Palace Café, 605 Canal Street
9. Johnny's Po boys, 511 Saint Louis Street
10. Cheesecake Bistro, 2001 Saint Charles Avenue
Lagniappe
Deanie's Seafood, 841 Iberville Street

YP Inspirational
Notes
ndurance is a test of your
faith and patience. We lose patience
because the outcome seems far away.
We lose our faith because everything
around us seems to crumble. In the
midst, we want to give up but we
wonder if that’s a wise choice. We have
dreams of overcoming the adversity
but we speak in a different tone. We
want to accelerate our race in order
to emerge into our victory. We don’t
want to put in the hard work and
sweat. We live in a microwave society
with a microwave mentality. No one
wants to bake in the oven and arise to
the occasion. Everyone wants instant
service without any limitations. When
facing obstacles, we need endurance to
reach our goals.
Have you ever watched a track
meet? You notice the lead runner
moves like lightning. He is focused on
gaining the first place medal. He sees
others with the same goal in mind. He
starts increasing his speed and finishes
the course. Spiritually, we are running
a different race.
I would like to share five of my
basic training tips for running this
race.
(1) Be Consistent: A great runner
trains consistently to build his physical
strength. We must train like a great
runner to build our inner strength.
We must be consistent in our
devotional life, faith, love and peace.
(2) Be Disciplined: When you are
running, you don’t want extra weight
on your back. You need to cut things
that entangle and hinder you from
reaching your goal. Try to avoid the
temptation and stay focus.
(3) Work through the Pain: In
order to achieve your potential, hard
work is required. These trials and
difficulties in our lives are to attack our
spiritual muscles. It teaches us spiritual
growth and dependence on God.
Be willing to work through pain,
knowing what it produces!
(4) Stay focused and alert: In Mark
13:33, it tells us “Be on your guard! Be
alert! You do not know when that time
will come! So we must fix our eyes on
him, and maintain your focus, despite
all the distractions around you.
(5) Maintain your Form: In addition
to keeping focus, a good runner must
maintain his form throughout the race.
Paul teaches us in 2 Timothy to fight a
good fight. He was afflicted, persecuted,
perplexed, and struck down, but never
in despair. He never acted ashamed.
He never lashed back at his persecutors.
He kept his good form, by focusing on
Jesus Christ.
This race is not given to the
swift or the strong but to the one
that endure it until the end. You have
a vision that no one else can share.
The question is how have you been
running?
E
Running
the Race
Endurance is the
act of withstanding
hardship or stress.
Some might
think it’s a way
of dealing with
life’s adversities.
Endurance is a
process where one
has to withstand in
order to experience
the process.
It’s like you have
to go through
something in
order to receive
something.

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