Night of the Fair Grounds Fire

This, the first week of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, reminds me of what happened on the evening of Dec. 17, 1993. On a night when the city was decorated with colorful lights for the Christmas season, the skyline was overcome by an ominous gold glow streaming streaks of smoke.  Quint Davis, who […]

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