“People who had no agency over themselves.” In 2023, the University of Leipzig in Germany reached out to the City of New Orleans to find a way to return the remains, Guillory said. The ...

“When Edward Wisner originally created this trust in 1914, his wish was to support the livelihood of New Orleans for generations to come,” said City Council President JP Morrell in a statement.

Two New Orleans City Council members and a retired judge are vying to replace term-limited Mayor LaToya Cantrell. A recent poll shows City Council Member Helena Moreno with a significant lead ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The City of New Orleans will offer a limited time amnesty program for past-due parking and traffic camera tickets. According to city officials, the program will allow people ...

The New Orleans City Council is seeking an updated appraisal for the nearly 40,000 acres of city-owned land donated by Edward Wisner, council member Joe Giarrusso said Thursday. The last official ...

Dillard University, the City of New Orleans and University Medical Center will hold a New Orleans-style jazz funeral on Saturday morning for the 13 men, four women and two unidentified people ...

Yet, through it all, New Orleans remained at his core. The city that birthed him was never far from his mind or his music. His work in the community, from creating jobs to mentoring youth and ...

On May 31, each of the 19 people – some of whom were born in New Orleans or had only been in the city for days or weeks – will be honored in a historic memorial and jazz funeral. Each of the ...

The massive manhunt for 10 inmates who broke out of a New Orleans jail stretched into its 12th day May 28 as two remaining escapees continued to evade authorities. The inmates fled the Orleans ...

More than a week after 10 prisoners conducted a daring escape out a cell wall in a New Orleans jail ... called for added security around the city courthouse for jurors and potential witnesses.