Chase's restaurant was a popular staple in the Treme neighborhood––frequented by political figures from Martin Luther King Jr. to President Barack Obama.
According to multiple new sources, One person was killed and nine others injured when gunshots erupted in New Orleans’ French Quarter early Sunday (November 27th). Police said that an argument between two men on Bourbon Street in the popular tourist area escalated into a shootout, and none of those who were shot were believed to […]
The violence took place during the weekend of the Bayou Classic in the New Orleans tourist hotspot.
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu wants to settle several long-standing civil rights claims against the city over several notorious episodes of police violence in the days after Hurricane Katrina 11 years ago.
The Desire Projects were a notorious housing development in New Orleans’ 9th Ward, was considered the worst in the state. The projects were the site of a large shootout between Black Panthers and the police that took place on this day in 1970, leading to tensions that remained long after the standoff. Longtime Louisiana activist […]
Her fun evening of electronic dance music went south when two women seated behind her, began yelling and throwing limes.
Despite what's going on in her personal life, she was in New Orleans with family dancing in a traditional second line funeral.
In a love letter Smith wrote for his family and friends in 2011, he stressed, "When I die I don't want people to cry. I lived a wonderful life."
The former NFL star and commentator admitted to drugging and raping three women in New Orleans, yet still gets plea deal.
Essence has announced the first set of performers for the 2016 Essence Music Festival. Mariah Carey, Ciara and Maxwell are set to perform, as well as, Babyface, Tyrese, Faith Evans, V. Bozeman, Jidenna, Daley, Dej Loaf, Estelle, LION BABE, and the UK’s Lady Leshurr. The Essence Music Fest will be on June 30th- July 3rd […]
A city contractor in New Orleans was the victim of a vicious vandalism attack after he discovered that his $200,000 Lamborghini was set ablaze. Although police didn’t officially make the connection, it is believed that the vehicle was torched because the contractor was hired to remove a series of statues related to the Confederacy. HuffPost Black […]
New Orleans lawmakers are in the midst of considering whether to break with its Confederate past by removing longstanding monuments
