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It was glitz, glam, and Black girl greatness at its finest as the National Urban League hosted its 6th annual Women in Harmony Awards Luncheon on Saturday, one of ESSENCE Festival weekend’s most exclusive and empowering events. Held at the Ritz-Carlton New Orleans, the red carpet affair celebrated four phenomenal...

NEW ORLEANS - The LSU FACES Lab has released a recreation of a man who died in a hit and run in 2024. The man died after the crash, which happened on Chef Menteur Highway near Ridgeway Boulevard. He was a white man with jaw-length brown and wavy hair. His...

A flood advisory was issued for a portion of Southeast Louisiana that included New Orleans, Jefferson and St. Bernard parishes Monday afternoon. Meanwhile, the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for north central Jefferson and southwestern Orleans parishes. The flash flood warning lasts until 4:30...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A local expert and central Texas native tells Fox 8 the catastrophic flooding to hit his home region last week isn’t impossible for southeastern Louisiana. “Never say never,” said Bob Thomas, director of environmental communication at Loyola University New Orleans. “I’ve seen too many things...

This year marks 18 years that I have been a volunteer with Animal Rescue New Orleans. And for nearly 20 years, the rescue organization — known as ARNO — operated out of a warehouse in the Elmwood business district that was converted into a shelter. With help from...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The New Orleans Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a man they believe may have information in the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of Samuel “Saint” Easterling. Police are looking for Jawdat “Jr.” Tinawi. He is sought as a...

Alice Craft-Kerney had been working as a nurse at Charity Hospital for over 19 years when Hurricane Katrina hit and disrupted her career. Craft-Kerney said she liked the feeling of being able to make a difference in her community as a caregiver. Once, a former patient approached her at a birthday party to thank her...

Imagine that you discovered, all in one day, that you are pope and that you are Black. Does God have a sense of humor, or what? I think that’s what happened to Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV. His grandparents were Black New Orleanians until they moved to Chicago around 1910 and became White.

Flour Moon Bagels will no longer be sold at Hotel Henrietta's cafe, the bakery announced on Instagram last week. Known for making northeast-style bagels, Flour Moon opened its first location just off North Broad Street in 2022, gaining national attention when Bon Appetit listed it as the home of some of the best...

The Ashé Cultural Arts Center held a gathering at Congo Square and led a procession through Tremé Saturday morning (July 5) on the 25th anniversary of their MAAFA Commemoration, paying homage to enslaved ancestors. The event is a yearly rememberance of the losses endured by Black people during...