A New Orleans man who spent three decades in prison before his murder conviction was vacated won election to serve as the ...

An urban planner who specialized in disaster recovery, he was brought in to revive the city after the 2005 storm. The task proved larger than one man could handle. By Adam Nossiter Edward J. Blakely, ...

McEvoy, a grip who also was a member of IATSE Local 478, died of electrocution, a spokesperson for the Jefferson Parish Coroner’s Office confirmed to Deadline. The result is preliminary pending the ...

SIDDIQUI, WDSU NEWS AND I’M SPEAKING OF EDUCATORS ALL NEW. AT NOON, TRIBUTES ARE POURING IN FOR A BELOVED CHOIR DIRECTOR WHO PASSED AWAY AFTER TEACHING GENERATIONS OF MUSICIANS HERE IN NEW ORLEANS.

A federal jury found a private company running a Louisiana jail liable for the 2015 death of a man who died of head injuries he received while in custody, and awarded the family more than $40 million ...

City leaders are reviving their attempt to issue $115 million in municipal revenue bonds to pay city employees through the end of the year. ‘Predator: Badlands’ early reviews are all leaning one way ...

New Orleans is mourning the loss of a beloved choir director. Veronica Downs Dorsey, a longtime McDonogh 35 choir director and staple with the St. Peter Claver Choir, died this week. Sign up for our ...

Richard Casper shakes his head as he touches one of the boarded-up windows in the once-abandoned church he plans to transform ...

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Nov. 23-29 include actor Colin Hanks, TV personality Bill Nye the Science Guy ...

Actor Spencer Lofranco, best known for appearing in films 'Gotti' and 'Unbroken,' died this week at age 33, his brother ...