French Quarter Fest kicked off Thursday (April 10) in New Orleans’ most well-known neighborhood with dozens of performers, ...

A Louisiana law cedes much of the power of the parole board to an algorithm that bars thousands of prisoners from a shot at ...

The suit claims St. James Parish discriminates against majority-Black districts by approving most toxic chemical plants in ...

The New Orleans City Council plans to take up an ordinance that would halt a city practice of charging tax collection fees to ...

City Park visitors discussed improving the park’s trails, reviving the cypress grove and adding fishing areas during a ...

The New Orleans City Council also voted to end its controversial practice of taking fees for tax collections, the source of a ...

But, as Verite’s first health reporter, I truly want to know how you’re doing. How you’re feeling is more like it. Before ...

Although the office of mayor has lost some luster and developed limitations in recent years, it still has more direct ...

Todd Eppler is the CEO of Louisiana’s Desoto Regional Health System, which serves House Speaker Mike Johnson’s district.

A City Council proposal would commit the city to partially honoring the terms of a legal settlement the council negotiated ...

New Orleans voters might have a chance to expand the municipal bill of rights and take a stance against laws that ...

Born in New Orleans in 1895 as Elizabeth Mary Landreaux, Miles took her stage name from second husband John C. Miles, whom ...