In the 1800s, a New Orleans doctor sent the skulls of 19 Black residents to Leipzig, Germany, where researchers engaged in racially biased studies.

NEW ORLEANS — Tuesday marks 52 years since one of the deadliest fires in New Orleans' history — a 1973 arson attack that killed 32 people at the Upstairs Lounge, a gay bar in the French Quarter.

After years of delays, emotional court hearings, and complex negotiations, the Archdiocese of New Orleans appears to be approaching a final resolution in its long-running bankruptcy case.

1 of final 2 New Orleans jail escapees found after sheriff received tip: Police A total of 10 inmates escaped from the jail on May 16.

A third person was arrested in the death of a Super Bowl reporter in New Orleans, providing fresh evidence of what authorities described Friday as an organized plot to drug and rob people.

Eight people have been shot in New Orleans across four incidents that occurred within nine hours on Saturday, June 28.

Costs to New Orleans associated with the search, which extended into its 15th day on Friday, were initially estimated at about $250,000 per week, said the official, who keeps tabs on the New ...

The city of New Orleans, Dillard University and other agencies plan to give them a proper memorial service Saturday.

Authorities are turning their attention toward people who helped inmates who literally broke out of a New Orleans jail 11 days ago.

Only a handful of construction workers were present at the Mirabeau Water Garden construction site in Gentilly, just 24 hours after federal immigration agents raided the area and placed multiple ...

Kenner police detectives have arrested a third suspect in connection with the death of a Kansas City sports reporter, allegedly killed while in the New Orleans area to cover the Super Bowl.