Louisiana state Sen. Royce Duplessis, a Democrat who flirted for months with the idea of running for New Orleans mayor but ...

Luke Johnson won coveted Story of the Year and Beat Writer of the Year awards in LSWA writing contest, leading way for The ...

On Sunday, Dupri will lead a tribute to Jones as part of a new “Essence Flowers” series at the festival. The show will ...

Gretna native Elfrid Payton will be looking for a new team. The New Orleans Pelicans plan to decline the $3.15 million team ...

One has had a direct flight from New Orleans for a year, while the other has nonstop flights beginning in September.

Water pressures in the area fell after a water main break on Upperline Street, according to SWBNO. An advisory was issued ...

Tropical Storm Barry is expected to produce heavy rainfall in northeastern Mexico. Life-threatening flooding and mudslides ...

Essence Magazine launched the Essence Festival of Culture in 1995 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the publication. Last ...

LSU needed to improve its punting after finishing last in the SEC at 39.56 yards per punt. It used two punters during the ...

While musicians like Jill Scott, Maxwell, Master P and GloRilla rock the Caesars Superdome each night during the Essence ...

For decades, Louisiana politicians have coddled oil and gas interests even as sector's employment pipeline has dried up, ...

As he approaches his 70th birthday, Grymes doesn't plan to spend many years in his second stint as state climatologist. He'd ...