On Feb. 6, 1899, Congress approved the Treaty of Paris, which also ceded the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam to the U.S.

A Shreveport museum is honoring the history of the city’s first bank for freedmen by displaying a special exhibit during ...

As the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution approaches, historians are looking deeper into the roots of the nation’s ...

During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the ...

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion is the only all Black U.S. Women's Army Corps unit sent overseas during World ...

Louisiana authorities are clearing homeless encampments around the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans ahead of next month’s Super Bowl. Gov. Jeff Landry (R) announced the sweep in an executive ord ...

Pearl Jam, Luke Combs, Lil Wayne and an array of other musical talent will headline the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Festival organizers announced the full lineup on Wednesday ...

The FBI provided an update Tuesday on the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans, revealing new information about the attacker's online search history as well as releasing a photo showing him ...

State officials on Wednesday began clearing homeless encampments across New Orleans' downtown core and busing people to a temporary shelter in Gentilly under Gov. Jeff Landry's controversial plan ...

NEW ORLEANS — Starting on Wednesday, the unhoused community can no longer stay at multiple encampment sites around New Orleans. Although Governor Jeff Landry is issuing an end to various sites ...