Fatherless before turning 3 and nearly murdered by her father-in-law, Micaela Almonester designed what is now Jackson Square.

Wednesday’s order comes despite an ongoing federal case in New Jersey blocking Khalil’s deportation while his case is under ...

For six years after Hurricane Katrina, St. Genevieve’s congregation celebrated mass under a centuries-old oak tree.

Current and former detainees allege they experienced repeated sexual harassment, sexual abuse, physical abuse, coerced labor ...

Dozens of activists gathered near Jackson Square in the French Quarter on Tuesday (Sept. 16) to protest the Trump ...

Thousands of workers from Central America and Mexico who came to the New Orleans metro region to rebuild after Hurricane ...

The city’s only traditional, district-run school has had to add more staff and bus routes as its student count has increased.

Increased funding for Louisiana’s Steve Carter Education Program will give more students access to private after-school ...

Westbank native Rosey Lee’s new book is “A Gardin Wedding,” the second in her series about a loving Southern family.

While public memorials of New Orleans’ prominent role in the slave trade have been mostly understated or non-existent, cities ...

Due to a 2022 redistricting ordinance, some New Orleans residents will be voting in a new City Council district this fall — even if they don’t know it yet.

Sign up for Verite's free, bi-weekly newsletter and get the New Orleans news you need on Tuesday mornings and Thursday afternoons. George Geddes, who was born in 1845 and became known as the “Pioneer ...