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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

The Catholic Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux recently got a new bishop. How old is the diocese compared to New Orleans and the ...

The soon-to-be first millennial Saint, Carlo Acutis's new date for canonization has been announced by the newly elected spiritual head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV.

Popular country crooner Zach Bryan has bought a historic church, and the reason is close to his heart. The former Saint Jean Baptiste Church building in Lowell, Mass., once had a very famous ...

Several women of Iroquois County were spoken about during a program arranged by Iroquois County Genealogical Society. The ...