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The attorney representing rapper Mystikal on rape and kidnapping charges is confident that he will be cleared.
Her "Sentinel" statue, part of an international fest that included artists of the African diaspora, will be returned to Simone…
Albert Woodfox, a former inmate who spent decades in isolation at a Louisiana prison and became a prison reform advocate…
Teliah Perkins also alleges two New Orleans deputies used excessive force on her son by shoving and threatening him with…
The rapper, previously convicted for sexual assault, is being charged with first-degree rape, false imprisonment and other charges.
Louisiana dropped its case against Aaron Bowman, a Black man beaten in a 2019 arrest that led to criminal charges.
The rising rap artist was fatally shot outside of his Louisiana home Wednesday evening, and his father was wounded.
The Tulane University-designed curriculum will teach kids about environmental justice through accessible concepts, including video games.
Billy Ray Hobley died in 2002, but played with the Globetrotters for 22 years and was known as “Supertrotter.”
A white Kentucky man faces up to five years in prison after infiltrating a fifth grade Zoom class and using…
Fresh off of a bout with COVID, theGrio's Shakirah Gittens braved her first-ever Essence Fest—and found healing she could've never…
Pontchartrain Park in New Orleans was put on the National Register of Historic Places two years ago. Its marker was…
If you are in New Orleans this weekend for Essence Fest, don't google 'best restaurants.' Read these tips from a…
The FBI has opened a widening investigation into sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans going back…
The Supreme Court put on hold a lower court ruling that Louisiana must draw new districts before elections to increase…
A group of teens from a New Orleans charter school is one of three grand prize winners in a contest…
Norman Francis graduated Loyola University of New Orleans in 1955 and his wife, Blanche Francis, was a civic activist and…
At least two youths were moved out of the state of Louisiana to Alabama amid turmoil at juvenile justice facilities.
Jaylon Ferguson, who set an FBS record for career sacks while at Louisiana Tech and then played in the NFL…
The sculpture by Hank Willis Thomas, decorated with a peace sign and a clenched Black fist, is titled "All Power…