When the documentary "Trouble the Water," a New Orleans-based film about Hurricane Katrina, was nominated for an Oscar in ...

When the Rev. Matthew Baum attended Johnstown’s Juneteenth activities recently, he was on a multi-layered mission. Baum, rector at St. John Gualbert Cathedral and St. Patrick Catholic Church, both in ...

When you think of the United States, a few things come to mind: Hollywood, Disneyland, New York, the Grand Canyon, NASA, Las ...

It started in a smoky trap house in East Oakland, teens banging on a table, freestyling about scrounging up enough cash to ...

Galveston’s past closely mirrors New Orleans', with ports on the Transatlantic slave route that served a large swath of the American South. As lifelong students of Texas history, we grew up knowing ...

Three men have been arrested, and a fourth person is being sought following a shooting that happened in Kenner on Tuesday, ...

The U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Steering Committee is hosting a healthcare town hall in New Orleans Thursday night ...

Ashé Cultural Arts Center, the RTA and other groups unveiled a new mural at the Canal Street Ferry as part of the event.

New Orleans and nearby parishes prepare for a vibrant Independence Day weekend with ESSENCE Fest, riverfront fireworks, ...

The groups allege the site's owner, a U.S. arm of Taiwanese chemical giant Formosa Plastics, has hindered their ability to ...

NOPD will deploy more than 400 officers for crowd control, while the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office will operate an ...

Juneteenth's origins and this year's celebrations The holiday to mark the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued on June 19, 1865, as Union troops arrived in Galveston at the end ...