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Negotiating Heritage: Heritage Organizations amongst the Isleños of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana and the Use of Heritage Identity to Overcome the Isleño/Tornero Distinction
The Isleños of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana trace their ancestry to eighteenth century settlers from the Canary Islands. Currently, St. Bernard Parish is home to two separate Canarian heritage organizations: Los Isleños Heritage and Cultural Society and the Canary Islands Descendents Association. …
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Green-LIT: Shipping Containers in Your Backyard
… movement, largely funded by prominent Isleño attorney Sidney Torres III, has launched several petitions and legal actions to interrupt the project. Of note is the fact that this terminal will be built within the colloquial borders of the St. Bernard Port Authority, effectively ceding it …