David Oestreicher Recognized by Mayor Mitch Landrieu for Contribution to the Arts in New Orleans
Mayor Mitch Landrieu formally recognized New Orleans Lawyer David W. Oestreicher for his contribution to the arts in the City of New Orleans with a proclamation and certificate of recognition issued on Sept. 20, 2013.
Oestreicher long has been a proponent of the arts in New Orleans.
He served for several years as President of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, and through is work with Michael Manjarris, Oestreicher helped lead the implementation of sculpture program that saw many modern works placed throughout the city, most particularly, in the downtown area in the years since Hurricane Katrina swept through the landscape.
After the 2004 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival lost money, there was talk of slashing the next year’s budget. But longtime Fest producer Quint Davis’ new partners at AEG Live advocated for the opposite strategy. They said you can’t cut your way out of this. “This” refers to financial straits Jazz Fest found itself in, and…
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David W. Oestreicher, was elected to serve on the Board of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, and rose ultimately, to the position of President in 2005 – 2006. Oestreicher actually finished the term of previous board president, Fire Chief Warren McDaniels who stepped down due to his battle with cancer in…
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David Oestreicher was comfortable and well suited in law school at Tulane. He also fit right in while working toward his Master of Laws degree at Harvard, but familiarity breeds complacency, and complacency can cause the mind to atrophy. Students of the law, more so, practicing attorneys need to keep sharp. They need perspective to…
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