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Eunice music label on 20 years of promoting Louisiana artists " and bringing home Grammys
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (672+ words) The cover of the 2025 Clifton Chenier tribute album "A Tribute to the King of Zydeco," released by Valcour Records. The guest stars on the album include the Rolling Stones. Joel Savoy plays fiddle with Jessie Lege & the Bayou Acres during…...
This New Orleans author seeks to give a voice to marginalized and forgotten individuals
2+ week, 3+ day ago (585+ words) American Scare: Florida's Hidden Cold War on Black and Queer Lives," by'Robert W. Fiesler The New Orleans-based investigative journalist and historian Robert W. Fiesler is quickly building a dynamic and laureled career uncovering forgotten stories of ordinary individuals confronted " one might say…...
As enrollment declines and staff grows, Louisiana public schools may soon face a reckoning
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1712+ words) St. Landry Parish school buses are parked Monday, June 1, 2026, outside the school system warehouse in Opelousas, La. Candidate Milton Batiste, III, center, speaks while the other candidate Curt Green, Ph. D, right, listens during the Vision St. Landry and the…...
Step inside the world of African masquerade artists with this New Orleans catalog and exhibition
11+ mon, 4+ day ago (768+ words) A pair of Kimi masks (headpiece carved by David Sanou in the studio of Andr" Sanou) performing greetings with the lead griot Tchiedo playing his drum behind them, Bindougosso district, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, May 3, 2022." The New Orleans Museum of Art's…...
Essence Fest seeking up to $12 M in city, state funding as part of long-term New Orleans deal
4+ week, 2+ day ago (1303+ words) Richelieu Dennis speaks during an ESSENCE Festival of Culture media event announcing new experiences and programming for the festival at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Essence Festival of Culture leaders repeated their commitment to New…...
Fiery hearing over Louisiana redistricting shows historic stakes: "The country is watching
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1203+ words) Over the course of more than 8 hours Friday, dozens of Louisiana residents demanded the state Legislature shut down a push to eliminate congressional districts held by African Americans. The marathon hearing, which veered between solemn and fiery, showed the historic…...
Congressman Cleo Fields criticizes Louisiana redistricting efforts during town hall
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (698+ words) U. S. Rep. Cleo Fields speaks during a town hall he hosted Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at Southern University at Shreveport Metro Center in Shreveport, La. Congressman Cleo Fields spoke in Lafayette on Wednesday evening regarding Louisiana's redistricting effort that if successful, will likely…...
John Goodman's New Orleans home has a buyer " but the actor isn't leaving the city
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (339+ words) Actor John Goodman's storied Garden District mansion has a buyer. But Goodman isn't leaving New Orleans, his realtor said. Months after lowering the asking price from $5. 45 million to $4. 75 million, the Coliseum Street house is under contract, according to the real…...
Here's what to know about the Mall of Louisiana mass shooting that killed 1, injured 5
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (521+ words) More information came out Friday on the Mall of Louisiana mass shooting that left one person dead and five others injured. Officials released more information on victims and suspects but stressed the investigation was still ongoing at a press conference…...
Family of Louisiana teen killed in mall shooting "profoundly heartbroken," starts memorial fund
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (244+ words) The family of a Louisiana teenager killed in a Baton Rouge shooting has established an official fund in her memory through the Community Fund of Acadiana. Martha Elizabeth Odom, 17, was killed on April 23 after being caught in the crossfire of…...