Why a Louisiana plantation fire ignited a heated debate over slavery’s legacy - A fire that engulfed a mansion at Louisiana’s ...

Material history, including at places such as Nottoway, has messages for people studying Black history.

Sure, there’s something to be said for preserving history like the Nottoway plantation. But when that history’s been thrown ...

A bill to ban diversity, equity and inclusion in Louisiana state government has stirred a fierce, racially charged debate.

A New Orleans genealogist has found that the first U.S.-born pope has Black and Creole roots -- and the discovery illuminates the nation's rich multiracial history, the experience of Bla ...

The new pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, who began digging in the ...

This week is Lung Cancer Action Week, and the American Lung Association is raising awareness of lung cancer and encouraging Louisiana residents to take action to help end the disease. Lung cancer is ...

The Department of Justice eradicated a decades-long civil rights case regarding the desegregation of a Louisiana school district. According to court "joint stipulation of dismissal" documents ...

As of November 2024, the executive director of the Louisiana Democratic Party was Randal Gaines. The website for the Louisiana Democratic Party lists the following individuals as the party's state ...

A West Australian energy company is building a liquified natural gas (LNG) production and export terminal in Louisiana to expand the U.S. liquified natural gas export market. Perth, Australia-based ...

The resulting “black hole,” as civil and human rights groups have called it, threatens to erode America’s rule of law well beyond the immigration legal system. Texas, Louisiana and ...