The Kazi family's record collection was lost to Katrina—except for two albums Ambata Kazi got from her parents before the ...

Louisiana voters soundly rejected four constitutional amendments championed by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry related to crime, ...

Hundreds of people gathered at Louis Armstrong Park on Saturday and Sunday (March 29–30) for live performances, food and art ...

In February, Smith was named the chief curator of the New Orleans Museum of Art. Smith, a New Orleans native, is the first ...

By 1942, New Orleans had four public housing developments for Black families – the Magnolia (1941), Lafitte (1941), Calliope ...

Seven Tulane University students who participated in a protest demanding the release of pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil ...

A local tech entrepreneur wants to use artificial intelligence to address New Orleans’ infrastructure issues, but city ...

Gov. Jeff Landry's proposed budget for next year would increase health care spending by $1.5 billion, with Medicaid fueling ...

On this day – March 28 – in 1932, Germaine Bazzle entered the world immersed in music. The jazz singer, with a unique scat, ...

Some educators are speaking up about school funding as City Hall and the Orleans Parish School board spar over a multimillion ...

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Called “Godmother of African American Art,” Lewis was born in New Orleans in 1927. She grew up in Ponchatoula, La., returning ...