
Marchaund Jones
News Assistant at The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
Digital Content Producer at WVUE-TV (New Orleans, LA)
News Assistant & cover music/events @theadvocatebr. Digital Content Producer for @FOX8NOLA. SELU Alumni. 🏳️🌈LGBTQ+ Advocate.
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2 weeks ago |
fox8live.com | Marchaund Jones
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Pride Month is officially underway, and New Orleans is gearing up for one of its most vibrant weekends of the year. From June 12 to 15, the city will be overflowing with parades, performances, dance parties, and poolside celebrations that reflect the diversity and energy of its LGBTQ+ community. The main events are anchored in key neighborhoods across the city, each offering its flavor of Pride.
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3 weeks ago |
fox8live.com | Marchaund Jones
MANDEVILLE, La. (WVUE) - Queer Northshore will host the Second Annual PRIDE Northshore Parade & Block Party on Saturday, June 7 promising a louder, more vibrant celebration with a brand-new parade route and a high-energy festival at the Mandeville Trailhead. This year’s theme, “Protesting with PRIDE,” honors the 1969 Stonewall Riots, widely considered the spark that ignited the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement.
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1 month ago |
fox8live.com | Marchaund Jones
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Phil Robertson, the outspoken patriarch of the “Duck Dynasty” family and founder of Duck Commander, has died at 79, his daughter-in-law Korie Robertson confirmed Sunday (May 25) in a Facebook post. Robertson had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, a revelation the family shared publicly in a December episode of their podcast, "Unashamed with The Robertson Family." In the months since, his condition had reportedly worsened.
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1 month ago |
fox8live.com | Marchaund Jones
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Devon Hurst, longtime partner of New Orleans music icon Big Freedia, has died at 38 from complications related to diabetes. His death was announced Thursday (May 15), via a public Instagram post by Freedia, who described him as “surrounded by his loving family” in his final moments. “I’m devastated to have to announce that today my partner of 20 years, Devon Hurst, passed away peacefully due to complications from diabetes,” Freedia wrote.
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2 months ago |
kktv.com | Marchaund Jones |Akim Powell
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE/Gray News) - Lil Wayne says he’s done waiting on the NFL. The 42-year-old rapper confirmed he’ll never perform at a Super Bowl after not being chosen for the 2025 halftime show. “They stole that feeling,” the hip hop legend told Rolling Stone. “I don’t want to do it. It was perfect.”The New Orleans native said he intentionally aligned himself with high-profile events and people he normally avoided, hoping to show he was ready for the spotlight.
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