The now-closed 10-story city jail at 2735 Perdido St. was known for its harsh conditions and troubling practices. Within its ...

A panel of three federal appellate judges has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in each ...

After intensive research into the needs of the Trinidad community, the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, which was built by ...

Now, with federal recognition and for many, the day off, opportunities to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday have become more ...

The word at the sixth annual Juneteenth Festival in New Orleans on Thursday was heritage. Among the throngs who gathered in ...

The fire was reported at 1157 Barataria Boulevard on the old campus of Hope Haven. Video from the scene shows the old ...

As it happened, the pope has several generations of Cuban ancestors.

An extensive genealogical study by The New York Times, in collaboration with American Ancestors and the Cuban Genealogy Club ...

New Orleans-based genealogist first uncovered the Pope’s Creole ancestry, revealing that the 69-year-old pontiff has recent ...

Family and church leaders say the 90-year-old televangelist went into cardiac arrest Sunday. His condition remains critical.

"What does the pope think about us being related? That's my question," one cousin said. "What does he think of us because ...