There’s no record the new pope ever identified as Black, and he may never have researched his family’s roots in New Orleans.

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 ...

The pope's Creole roots in New Orleans are a source of pride among the city's Black Catholics. But the revelation also ...

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 ...

After Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, was elected pope, genealogists got to work. What they found surprised them.

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US The Shreveport Police Department announced ...

LOUISIANA, La. (KPLC) - A trending scam has returned in a new way, putting even the governor’s office on high alert. If you check your phone, you may have gotten a text from the “OMV” stating your ...

On Tuesday, May 6, severe thunderstorms swept through Louisiana, and tornado warnings were issued in Southeast Louisiana and Northwest Louisiana. At 3:29 p.m., an emergency tornado warning alert ...

In Louisiana, retail sales of nitrous oxide have been banned since last year, a move that’s inspired lawmakers in nearly a dozen states to take action. In testimony from Alabama to Minnesota ...