New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell attends conference in NYC to present on digital inclusion impacts. She will return to New Orleans later this week.

Hotel bookings declined during the 2025 Essence Festival, signaling potential challenges for New Orleans’ tourism economy.

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has traveled to New York City to participate in a conference on digital inclusion.

The Cantrell administration originally selected Henry Consulting for the seven-year, $73 million contract to pick up trash in the French Quarter.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill accuses New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell of abusing emergency powers to push an invalid sanitation contract.

Alicia Lyttle during her AI training session at Essence Festival 2025. Alicia Lyttle Moderating an AI Panel at the Essence Festival. Alicia Lyttle leading an AI Workshop at Essence Festival ...

We spoke to the Senior Brand Marketing Manager at Juvia's Place, who opened up about the brand's activation at Essence Festival, their coveted "Golden Boxes" and embracing customer feedback.

Criticism of Essence’s annual culture festival in New Orleans reached a fever pitch once the event wrapped; Essence and its owner have responded. One of the biggest events in Black America is ...

PLATTSBURGH — The 48th annual Mayor’s Cup Regatta and Festival drew crowds at both the Plattsburgh City Beach and City Marina at the end of Dock Street.

Criticism of Essence’s annual culture festival in New Orleans reached a fever pitch once the event wrapped.

From a 47-year low of 120 reported murders in 2019, an eruption of violence peaked in 2022 with 265 murders, a post-Katrina high. And more than halfway through 2025, preliminary NOPD data indicate ...