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View Comments This week, the Louisiana Office of Tourism introduced the first three life-sized markers along the inaugural Louisiana Civil Rights Trail with one sculpture unveiled in Shreveport. The Louisiana Civil Rights Trail tells the real-life stories of the civil rights era and pays homage to the trailblazers who played a significant role in advancing the movement during the 1950s and '60s. The markers are installed at the sites of historical landmarks and events throughout the state. The first marker was unveiled at Dooky Chase’s Restaurant in New Orleans. The longstanding eatery wa...

Dooky Chase’s Restaurant Gets First Marker on Louisiana Civil Rights Trail Meghan Overdeep © Provided by Southern Living Bill Sherman/Office of Louisiana Lt. Governor The Louisiana Office of Tourism installed the first of many markers on the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail Monday.   Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser and the Chase family were on hand for the reveal of a six-foot-tall steel silhouette of a protestor erected outside Dooky Chase's Restaurant, the world-famous New Orleans eatery that served as a safe meeting place for civil rights workers. "Dooky Chase's Restaurant i...

Dooky Chase Restaurant is the site of Louisiana’s first Civil Rights Trail marker Dooky Chase Restaurant added as part of Louisiana's new Civil Rights Trail By Sabrina Wilson | May 3, 2021 at 6:36 PM CDT - Updated May 3 at 6:37 PM NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Inside the world-renowned Dooky Chase Restaurant a huge honor was being celebrated by hundreds. The restaurant which served as a safe haven for civil rights stalwarts like Thurgood Marshall, who became America’s first African American U.S. Supreme Court Justice and local anti-segregation warriors including A.P. Tureaud, Israel Aug...

Stacey Plaisance An historical marker stands outside of Dooky Chase's Restaurant on Orleans Avenue that honors significant locations in the Civil Rights movement in New Orleans, Monday, May 3, 2021. Dooky Chase's Restaurant was honored because it was a common meeting point for leaders of the Civil Rights movement during the era of segregation. The Louisiana Civil Rights Trail markers project will eventually include 15 locations. (Max Becherer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP) May 03, 2021 - 7:29 PM NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans restaurant Dooky Ch...

Marker honors role of Dooky Chase's restaurant in civil rights history © Provided by WDSU New Orleans marker honors role of dooky chase's restaurant in civil rights history A landmark that has steered New Orleans through many changing times is taking on another role as Louisiana looks to bring tourists back.Sign up for our Newsletters Dooky Chase's Restaurant has hosted hungry patrons of all races when few other places in New Orleans did. It hosted civil rights pioneers and American presidents alike. And starting this week, it hosts a life-sized steel silhouette honoring the staple's place...