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The Amistad Research Center (ARC), in partnership with the River Road African American Museum (RRAAM), is set to host a groundbreaking cultural event honoring Black history, achievement, and preservation.

In a striking development in the bankruptcy litigation surrounding MMA Law Firm, a Houston bankruptcy court has ordered Morris Bart, LLC, the well-known New Orleans plaintiffs’ firm, to turn over any communications it had with U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael B. North of Louisiana. The ruling, handed down by Chief Judge...

The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a fatal crash in Algiers that happened on Saturday, Nov. 15.

A woman was struck and killed by a car in New Orleans East Sunday, Nov. 16.

New Orleans voters on Saturday approved three bond propositions totaling $510 million, setting the stage for the city to eventually break ground on dozens of large-scale infrastructure projects, drainage improvements and affordable housing developments. The three-part bond package is a win for city leaders who say...

Long before Hurricane Katrina flooding destroyed the homes on the blocks of Lamanche Street near Oliver Bush Park in the Lower 9th Ward, there was a spiritual church at the center of a compound called The Manger. The church was Mother Catherine Seals’ Temple of the Innocent Blood. Though influential and wealthy in...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - According to police, both lanes of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway were shut down Monday morning (Nov. 17) due to foggy conditions and a multi-vehicle accident. Just before 10 a.m., the Southbound direction reopened with fog restrictions in the right lane. The shutdown is due to heavy...

Dozens of people were arrested in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday during the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) latest targeted immigration enforcement operation. DHS officials described the operation as a targeted “surge” intended to apprehend “criminal illegal aliens who flocked to the Tar Heel State...

The family of Eric Simmons III is trying to come to terms with the tragic loss of the beloved teenager, but they still don’t know why he was gunned down just after getting off his school bus. “It’s just been devastating. A kid trying to do the right thing,...

Former New Orleans mayor weighs in on federal task force in Memphis. Marc Morial served as mayor of New Orleans during the mid '90s when his city held the title murder capital of the country. Under his administration, New Orleans cleaned up corruption in the police department and raised officer salaries helping...