Malaco Records, founded in 1962 in Jackson, Miss., needed a hit. Previous recordings had not gained any traction, and money ...

Prosecutors fighting the release of death row inmate Jimmie Duncan after a judge found him “factually innocent” of raping and ...

Alexander Dimitry was a man of firsts. He was Louisiana’s first state superintendent of education, the first person of color ...

This Saturday (July 5), the Ashé Cultural Arts Center will lead a procession in remembrance of the horrors of the slave trade ...

Some members of the Black business community in New Orleans say they feel shut out by Essence Fest organizers.

The Department of Defense is abruptly shutting down a satellite program that meteorologists say is crucial to hurricane forecasting — just as what’s expected to be an “above-normal” Atlantic hurricane ...

The Essence Festival of Culture, known for its celebration of Black culture, music, and food, might not seem like the first ...

Louisiana lawmakers are watching the end of the Supreme Court’s term closely for its opinion on a case that will either ...

Hundreds of people from one of the country’s largest labor unions amassed in New Orleans on Tuesday (July 1) afternoon to ...

A journalist and poet, Michel Séligny was considered “the most productive” Creole short story writer during the 19th Century.

After bureaucratic issues delayed paychecks for dozens of lifeguards and summer camp counselors in June, the New Orleans ...