new orleans is known for jazz music.
what kind of music is new orleans known for?
jazz
linda hopkins





















































linda hopkins (december 14, 1924 – april 10, 2017) was an american actress and blues and gospel singer. she recorded classic, traditional, and urban blues, and performed r&b and soul, jazz, and show tunes.





















































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born melinda helen matthews in new orleans, louisiana, united states, the second child of the reverend fred matthews, sr. and hazel smith, hopkins grew up in the section of new orleans known by the locals as "zion city". she went to school in "gert town" which bordered the xavier university of louisiana.
linda hopkins
the magnolia projects, officially the c.j. peete projects, was one of the housing projects of new orleans. as part of the ongoing redevelopment, the area has been renamed harmony oaks. the project was among the largest, housing approximately 2,100 people. it is also home to numerous hip hop artists as they referred to it as "magnolia: home of the soulja." located in the part of uptown new orleans known as central city, it was bounded by louisiana avenue, south claiborne avenue, la salle street and washington avenue. the magnolia projects are located within the 11th and 12th wards of new orleans. at its height, the magnolia projects had 1403 units.
magnolia projects