Prieur St. in 1900, New Orleans was the queen city of the South, with new electric streetcars and state-of-the-art infrastructure. The streets of their 7th Ward neighborhood just downriver of the ...

America's most European city is buzzing over the news that the Catholic Church's new pope is not only from the U.S. but also has Haitian and Creole ancestors from New Orleans. While Pope Leo XIV ...

CHICAGO -- Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born man who became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, has Black family roots in New Orleans, Louisiana, records show. ABC News has obtained several records ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Just hours after Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, a New Orleans historian began tracing the roots of the Chicago-born clergyman, and found them leading straight to the city ...

Pope Leo XIV’s maternal grandparents were black or mixed and of Creole descent, moving from New Orleans to Chicago at the turn of the 20th century, reports said Friday. “The family were free ...

As I reflect on my first year in command of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, I want to express my sincere gratitude to the city of New Orleans and its people for the incredible ...

“When he came to the balcony, I looked up, and I was like, ‘That dude looks like he could be my brother,’” said Ricard, a New Orleans Catholic priest with a Creole background. “And that ...

It's officially a new era of New Orleans Saints football. Veteran Derek Carr announced his retirement on Saturday, calling for the Saints to open a quarterback competition with their three young ...

Kids Foundation and the PGA TOUR announced Wednesday a multi-year extension to Zurich’s title sponsorship of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. The renewal builds upon the company’s two-decade ...

In December, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans was named the winner of the 2024 PGA TOUR Sustainability Award presented by the WM Phoenix Open. The award, which is presented annually, is designed ...

IF IT’S IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE, YOU KNOW, IF THERE’S ANY GRASS CLIPPINGS OR LEAVES THAT ... OF TOWN Thousands are without power in the New Orleans and Jefferson Parish due to the severe ...

90 OF THE YEAR. WELL, AFTER YEARS OF PLANNING AND WORK, THE GREEN BRIDGE, YOU KNOW, THE ONE THAT CONNECTS SAINT BERNARD AND NEW ORLEANS EAST. IT’S GREEN AGAIN. THE PLANNING PROCESS AND THE ...