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

A bride in a white gown and veil dances with guests on a reception floor, the photograph heavily damaged with water stains and emulsion loss obscuring parts of the scene.

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 26370

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/26370.