NEW ORLEANS — The former president of a historically black university in New Orleans is thanking city officials for naming a street that runs by the university after him.
Former Xavier University of Louisiana President Norman Francis issued his statement Friday.
A day earlier, the New Orleans City Council voted unanimously to change the name of Jefferson Davis Parkway — named for the president of the Confederacy — to Norman C. Francis Parkway.
The name change takes effect in January.
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