Next, Neville formed Art Neville and the Neville Sounds with brothers Aaron and Cyril. By 1965, that band morphed into the Meters, which created New Orleans funk. As the house band for Allen Toussaint ...

Louisiana receives a larger percentage of its operating budget from federal funding than any other state, at about 50 percent ...

Jon Batiste transformed the Super Bowl stage into a symphony of creativity, debuting new music, reimagining "The ...

Art Neville formed the Meters in New Orleans in 1965. The funk band would exist in many incarnations into the 2010s.

New Orleans is part of a growing list of cities hamstrung by state legislatures hostile to gun regulation. Local police and ...

Attorneys representing nearly 300 people in immigration detention claim ICE is illegally targeting people from post-Soviet ...

In a market already saturated with oil, companies aren't likely to drill more. But the oil and gas industry still stands to ...

This week’s heightened security measures — including the establishment of checkpoints around the French Quarter and ...

An influential Louisiana lawmaker will push for minors to be sent to adult prison for a slew of new crimes if voters approve ...

Nurses at University Medical Center began their two-day strike ahead the Super Bowl this Wednesday (Feb. 5) by picketing ...

Health Department programs help new mothers and infants, provide health care for homeless people and interrupt gun violence.

When Amy Stelly was growing up, she celebrated the holidays with her whole extended family. Her Aunt Carol hosted ...