JP Morrell, Freddie King and Eugene Green face competition in their reelection bids for New Orleans City Council.

Creoles resisted Spanish rule in 18th-century Louisiana, but Gov. Luis Unzaga y Amezaga, who served from 1769 to 1777, found ways to diminish those tensions.

There are five challengers to incumbent Sheriff Susan Hutson in this year’s race to head the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office this year.

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Two top mayoral candidates said they are committed to resolving a longstanding lawsuit with the Orleans Parish School Board over tax revenues for local education.

This year’s race to become the next clerk of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court features an incumbent and two challengers.

According to 64 Parishes, the relationship between Cuba and New Orleans remained strong until Fidel Castro overthrew the Cuban government in 1959. When he instituted Communist-leaning reforms, the U.S ...

Fifty-five years ago, a small group of dreamers launched a festival to celebrate the music and culture of New Orleans. What began in 1970 as the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has become one of ...

A climate group led by Al Gore has expanded a new modeling tool to visualize the often-invisible health threat.

The District A race includes two former Giarrusso staffers, a teacher, a software developer and an administrator.