Longtime New Orleans-area musician, band leader, educator and military veteran Paul Batiste has died at age 74, his family ...

Former Labor Secretary Alexis Herman died on Friday at the age of 77. Herman made history as the first Black person to hold ...

A historic American city that's home to more than 360,000 people could soon vanish from the US as a growing number of studies ...

Amtrak is planning a new route between Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans, La., twice daily called "Mardi Gras Service." ...

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival each spring is known for hosting some of the world’s most famous jazz, funk and ...