Haiti’s landmark Oloffson Hotel in Port-au-Prince, a favorite haunt of writers and artists, was burned to the ground its proprietor Richard Morse said. The attack by gangs took place Saturday, July 6, ...

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 ...

A man is dead after being shot in New Orleans East, near the Little Woods neighborhood, on Wednesday, July 8. New Orleans is ...

New Orleans City Council overrides Mayor Cantrell’s veto on French Quarter trash contract, Charity Hospital ...

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 suit alleges a U.S. arm of Taiwanese chemical giant Formosa Plastics has hindered access to an unmarked cemetery with ...

Celebrations are being held around the country to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to ...