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Lionell Powell and Leatrice Brickley. Lionel's parents are from Baton Rouge. Both are from…

Wedding photograph of a man in a white tuxedo and woman in a white headpiece and veil, holding hands; the photo's surface shows significant water damage and distortion.

Collection

Do You Know What it Means

Lionell Powell and Leatrice Brickley. Lionel's parents are from Baton Rouge. Both are from families native to Louisiana for three generations.

These photos are of Lionell and Beatrice and their wedding party. The minister was Reverend Herman Brown, gospel promoter and radio announcer. The best man was Kermit Bickham, the maid of honor Laurie Knight.

Original title

Item 26366

Citation

“Lionell Powell and Leatrice Brickley. Lionel's parents are from Baton Rouge. Both are from…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26366.