Not only was Lora Hinton the first Black student at his high school in Chesapeake, Va., but he also was the first Black ...

When the floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina began to recede, neighborhoods were left with more questions than answers.

Mayor LaToya Cantrell will be barred from international travel while her court case is pending, under the terms of release ...

The Current, a nonprofit news organization serving Lafayette and South Louisiana, is joining Deep South Today, a nonprofit ...

The study reviewed more than 150,000 domestic violence calls over 10 years to the New Orleans Police Department.

Mayoral hopefuls talked about their commitment to the queer community, while candidates for sheriff were asked about how they ...

On July 30, 1866, elected state officials met in New Orleans where the Roosevelt Hotel now sits to rewrite the constitution ...

Duncan's death sentence was vacated after a judge found that forensic evidence based on debunked science was used to secure ...

The city rebuilt its civic life in 20 years after Katrina. It became stronger in some areas of civic engagement, and weaker ...

Harris, whose photo series “Vanishing Black Bars and Lounges” documents the Black community fixtures, will have his work ...

Critical Mass NOLA has been hosting a series of community engagement bike rides throughout New Orleans this summer.