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Antoinette K-Doe (1943 - February 24, 2009) was the widow of rhythm and blues singer Ernie K-Doe. She was also owner of the Mother-in-Law Lounge in New Orleans, a pub and shrine to her late husband. Antionette acted a spokesperson for Hands on Network, a volunteer organization dedicated to Hurricane Katrina relief. Antoinette herself was rescued from the Mother-in-Law Lounge after being stranded by flood waters for 7 days and she was passionate about the rebuilding of her city. A local celebrity, she was known by many as "Miss Antoinette".

After she returned to the city following Katrina, she helped to rebuild the neighborhood by cooking up large servings (as in 200+) of gumbo and other New Orleans favorites to serve to the volunteers who had come to help rebuild. One of the first to return to the area, she was an inspiration to all.

She died of a heart attack early in the morning on February 24, 2009 (Mardi Gras Day) in New Orleans, LA, at the Mother-In-Law Lounge. She had just closed up the lounge at about three in the morning and was laying down to rest up for Mardi Gras day. Her last words were "Oh, my lord."

Miss Antoinette was also the leader of the Baby Dolls, a female Mardi Gras Krewe. With origins dating back to the turn of the 20th century, the Krewe had not existed for many years when Miss Antoinette decided to take it upon herself to start it back up.

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 She died of a heart attack early in the morning on February 24, 2009 (Mardi Gras Day) in New Orleans, LA, at the Mother-In-Law Lounge. She had just closed up the lounge at about three in the morning and was laying down to rest up for Mardi Gras day. Her last words were "Oh, my lord."
-Miss Antoinette was also the leader of the [[Baby Dolls]], a female Mardi Gras Krewe. With origins dating back to the turn of the 20th century, the Krewe had not existed for many years when Miss Antoinette decided to take it upon herself to start it back up.
+Miss Antoinette was also the leader of the Baby Dolls, a female Mardi Gras Krewe. With origins dating back to the turn of the 20th century, the Krewe had not existed for many years when Miss Antoinette decided to take it upon herself to start it back up.
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-MISS ANTOINETTE, OUR LADY OF THE STORM
-Antoinette embraced anyone in need.  Whether it was with her "loaves and fishes" -- red beans and rice -- her support of neighbors with a food pantry, her catering of events for dignitaries and organizations supporting the recovery (using nothing but her back bar and a series of electric roasters for her secret-recip gumbo and other dishes-- her beloved dishes and kitchen utensils having been lost in the storm), her support for out-of-work musicisions ("You come play here, baby."), or her adoption of fledgling volunteer organizations -- Katrina Corps in particular. She returned to her lounge from Georgia in October after the storm, daring law-enforcement officers to inspect the contents of her hearse (filled with power-washers, disinfectants, and cleaning products of all sorts).  Her point to her fellow citizens:  "We have to struggle together."
-At the lounge "everybody knew your name."  She admitted that she rarely slept, running the lounge from afternoon-to-night, and doing anything possible for her city and her fellow citizens during the day. Despite Katrina's landfall in 2005, hers can safely be called one more "hurricane-related death."  After the storm, she gave her life for her city and community.