# Nari Ward’s Battleground Beacon in New Orleans, Orleans Parish

        A towering public sculpture by Nari Ward that transforms portable police floodlights into giant megaphone speakers, broadcasting powerful speeches on race and justice throughout the Tremé neighborhood.

        ## Facts

        - Category: Public art
        - Best for: art, history, solo_travel, photography
        - Address: Louis Armstrong Park, 1418 Governor Nicholls St, New Orleans, LA 70116
        - Canonical URL: https://gydeinfo.com/new-orleans/places/nari-ward-s-battleground-beacon/

        ## Sources

        - Claim source: [A Show With Its Host City, New Orleans, as the Protagonist](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/20/arts/prospect-new-orleans-art-festival.html); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation
- Claim source: [Dawn DeDeaux RETROSPECTIVE INTERVIEW](http://www.dawndedeaux.net/retrospective-press.html); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation
- Claim source: [Drawings by Sculptors](https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/art/drawings-by-sculptors); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation
- Claim source: [Prospect New Orleans Begins Staged Opening Amid Infections](https://ocula.com/magazine/art-news/prospect-new-orleans-begins-staged-opening/); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation
- Claim source: [Prospect.5 New Orleans Reconsiders the Past to Envision a New Future](https://glasstire.com/2021/12/27/prospect-5-new-orleans-reconsiders-the-past-to-envision-a-new-future/); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation
- Claim source: [Tomorrow Is Today](https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2022/05/12/tomorrow-is-today-art-exhibition-prospect-5/); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation

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        - Evidence JSON: https://gydeinfo.com/new-orleans/places/nari-ward-s-battleground-beacon.evidence.json
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