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For the first time in history, New Orleans will host the Miss Universe competition in 2023.

Every Friday of Hispanic Heritage Month, the museum has booked local Latin talent to entertain and educate guests. Admission is free but seating is offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.

At a producers-only market like this, vendors are required to create or grow their own products, organizers said

The event will take place on Sat., Aug. 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Columbia Theatre of Performing Arts on East Thomas Street and will serve as a fundraiser for Southeastern Louisiana University’s Lion Up Collegiate Recovery Program.

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Cypremort Point State Park features a half-mile manmade beach in South Louisiana near the Gulf of Mexico

The event is coming back from its 2-year absence to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

A spokesperson for Emo Nite says the bands have received some money upfront and even without Pollen, the bands are still expected to perform at Champions Square on the dates scheduled. Emo Nite will have to take a larger financial hit, however.

Monkeypox concerns cause the cancellation of one of the big events at Southern Decadence.

Council-at-Large Ricky Templet said he thinks this year’s turnout will be a success.

Lawrence Patin has managed La Poussiere for the last 55 years, starting when he was 18.

A DNA test has reunited a New Orleans woman with her father for the first time on the other side of the world.

The popular West Bank festival will return to historic downtown Gretna from Oct. 7 to Oct. 9, organizers announced.

There isn’t much time left to support my candidacy to Kiss A Pig for the American Diabetes Association Louisiana and Mississippi. Much of the research and advancements leading to those developments that help streamline treatment is supported by the American Diabetes Association making it easier to live with the chronic life-threatening disease. You can still get me closer to kissing that pig with a direct donation to the campaign and purchasing tickets to the August 20th Gala.

Jon Batiste, the multiple Grammy Award-winning artist, is stepping away from The Late Show With Stephen Colbert after seven seasons.

HBO finally sets a release date for “Katrina Babies,” the first feature-length documentary directed by New Orleans native and filmmaker Edward Buckles Jr.

By the 1830s, the Great Raft clogging the Red River was 175 miles long.

Producers for the Buku Art + Music Project say they’re pulling the plug, for now. Organizers announced the festival will not return for 2023.

For one Louisiana groom, the pressure was mounting and the decision was too much for one man to bear without the consult of his groomsmen.

After the devastating flash floods in eastern Kentucky, organizations are coming together to provide the community with ways to donate and help those affected.

Satchmo SummerFest, the annual festival dedicated to the life, legacy and music of Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong, will return to the New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint in August.

Jay Folse's family has for generations caught freshwater shrimp from the Mississippi River.

Just when you thought you’d seen it all, a Baton Rouge rapper punched a professional wrestler on national television.

State Supreme Court Chief Justice John Weimer explores his passion for painting Louisiana landscapes as often as his day job allows.

Major League Eating Champion Joey Chestnut will attempt to set the Raising Cane’s chicken finger record live from Las Vegas on July 27.

The festival expects tens of thousands of visitors for one of the largest celebrations of Black art and culture in the country.

Kim Holden's coworkers and friends wish her well as she leaves FOX 8 to spend more time with her family.

This year, Fourth of July celebrations and fireworks are back and booming around southeast Louisiana.

Portside Lounge, a music venue and tiki bar, will close permanently after a performance from surf rock band The Unnaturals on Monday, July 4 at 5 p.m., according to a message posted online by business management.

Hundreds of thousands of people are making their way to New Orleans for the return of Essence Festival.