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Pope Leo XIV Wednesday acknowledged his family's roots in both slavery and immigration, saying in an interview with NBC News “I come from a family that my grandparents were immigrants ... [and] on my mother’s side, we have people who were both slaves and slave owners." Pope Leo...

A man was fatally shot in New Orleans Saturday, Aug. 1.

ou know it’s been a rough week for the pavement when the vehicle built to rescue everyone else ends up needing a rescue of its own. That’s exactly what happened in New Orleans’ Central City ... Read more

South Louisiana businesses and nonprofit groups recently announced the following promotions, new hires and resignations. Brandon Maxwell has been named the new public and government affairs manager for ExxonMobil's operations in the Baton Rouge area. Maxwell, who previously held leadership roles within ExxonMobil's Low

Who said history belongs only in museums? Sometimes, it’s hiding behind a restaurant door, waiting to surprise you with a plate of incredible food. Imagine walking into dinner and realizing the walls around you have more stories than most people you know. Sitting inside a centuries-old cottage, this Louisiana...

Eating boiled crawfish is an experience many in Louisiana look forward to all year, whether at a backyard boil or at a reliable restaurant. And New Orleans has many great places to grab pounds of hot-boiled crawfish with all the fixings. Classic spots have been a go-to for years, and some newer boilers are making a nam

Frustrated by repeated street flooding, Vassiliki Ellwood Yiagazis picked up a shovel. The owner of Smoke and Honey in Mid-City pulled 5 feet of compacted soil and garbage from a catch basin on North Rendon Street, clearing a stop-up that had kept away customers on rainy days. Ellwood Yiagazis did...

On a summertime Wednesday in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward, girls and boys zip around on light-up roller skates past their mothers and grandmothers, who are plating hot dogs and nachos. At the door, Dan Bingler lugs donation bags into the storage closet. They expect 200 people tonight. A...

The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (S&WB) is now under city control. A law went into effect Saturday [August 1], giving the New Orleans City Council oversight of S&WB projects, budgets and contract approval. Mayor Helena Moreno has thrown her support behind the measure, saying other parishes have...

In the month of August, all food lovers have the opportunity to dine at some of the Crescent City's renowned, flavorful restaurants for COOLinary.