A New Orleans man who spent three decades in prison before his murder conviction was vacated won election to serve as the ...

Mr. Bingle was conceived in 1948 by Emile Alline Sr., the store's display manager. Initially named "Snow Doll," he was renamed Mr. Bingle to align with the store owner's preference for the initials ...

Longtime Times-Picayune journalist Mark Schleifstein is being recognized with a national award for his decades of volunteer ...

The founder of The Shaw Group and Bernhard Capital Partners died after a brief illness, leaving a legacy of businesses across ...

The city rises over Paradigm Gardens with a skyline of office towers, the arc of the Superdome and the brickwork of the adjacent historic church, which seems to glow in the golden hour at sunset.

In late January, top officials in Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration were divided over a key question about a proposed multi-million dollar settlement with New Orleans schools: Could the city even ...

Robert Baumann, who spent three decades at LSU overseeing its energy research center and lobbying for the university, died ...

A 19-year-old from LaPlace died five days after he was injured in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 10 in St. John the ...

Few cities do spooky like New Orleans. Mix Anne Rice’s vampires, aboveground burials and a tradition of jazz funerals and you get a city undaunted by death.

Mayor-elect Helena Moreno's transition team has formed seven policy committees to guide her incoming administration's priorities as she prepares to take office in January. The committees are Economic ...

Week 7 of the high school football season in the New Orleans area included some impressive statistical showings. Here’s your chance to make your vote count and choose the NOLA.com Player of the Week.

Karyn Kearney, a longtime media and marketing executive in New Orleans, has been named to a senior role focused on strategic partnerships and philanthropy at Georges Media Group, parent company of The ...