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Praise Fest "On the Bayou" is returning to New Orleans this fall for three days of gospel music, worship, and community celebration. The free, family-friendly festival will celebrate its 17th year from October 16-18 along Bayou St. John. Presented by Versatile Entertainment, Inc. and co-sponsored by the Because I Can..

When I wrote a column about the cold war between Gov. Jeff Landry and New Orleans Mayor. , I said I didn’t like that two important leaders weren’t talking. In fact, I wrote, “This needs to stop,” and suggested a way forward. To make sense of...

On a quiet wing on the fourth floor of Tulane University’s library, visitors are greeted with early 18th Century maps of America, the land carved into colonies by the European powers that ruled it. In one case sits a faded letter from a Spanish administrator to his nephew, Bernardo...

NEW ORLEANS – The Rev. Demetrese Phillips opened the meeting with a prayer, reminding the evangelists, Muslim, Baptists, Presbyterians, Mormons and nondenominational leaders that “social justice is part of our ministry.” Phillips , the senior pastor at Historic St. James AME Church, told them they are experiencing a re

For New Orleans, the question is not only whether direct cash could help new parents, but whether the city can assemble the recurring funding to provide it. Leaders are exploring a pilot of Rx Kids in New Orleans East, with an estimated annual cost of about $4 million. Officials say the program could address poverty li

The beloved St. Charles Skeleton House display is back, and the owners worked “9 to 5” on a special tribute this year. The home at 6000 St. Charles Ave. scares up some great laughs, using skeletons for “punny” lines. This year, the display paid tribute to...

A 23-year-old man is behind bars for his alleged involvement in a Mid-City triple shooting that killed a man and injured two women, officers announced.

A man was arrested Friday morning in connection with a Mid-City shooting that left a man dead and two female victims injured this week, according to the New Orleans Police Department. Latrell Alexis, 23, was arrested in Gretna on counts of second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder and illegal possession of..

Two newer parades – one led by an ancient alpine Yuletide creature and the other by a shaggy swamp monster – are helping lead the way in sustainability, accessibility and creativity. – by Matt Sheen. Editor’s note: Swampus parades this year on Saturday, October 3 and Krampus on...

Porch pirates in New Orleans have found a new target, and it is not Amazon boxes. Doorbell cameras in the Lower Garden District and Central City have captured people hauling off potted plants, including a full elephant ear ripped from a porch, and neighbors say the same white SUV keeps showing up at the scene.