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.
New Orleans lawyer David W. Oestreicher, II won a jury verdict in the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals for the case Young v. City of New Orleans. The action was brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 for the alleged use of excessive physical force by members of the New Orleans Police Department. To…
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“Dodging enemy fire, an American Doughboy advances on the double past the outskirts of embattled Cherbourg.” So reads, the caption, typed on back the original print of a historic photo made by Robert Capa just three weeks after the D-Day landing at Normandy in June, 1944. The caption says, “Isolated German units are still fighting furiously…
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David Oestreicher, II has been elected to the office of Parliamentarian of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation. He will replace former Chief Judge Michael Bagneris of the Civil District Court for Orleans Parish. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation owns the New Orleans Jazz Festival. The Foundation’s mission is:…
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