The U.S. Constitution does not have the provision and the wisdom of the laws of the Catholic Church that says that at 75, you must present your resignation as a bishop (and at 80, as a cardinal ...

Parish leaders unveiled a new statue reflecting Jefferson's first 200 years. From swamps to sprawling subdivisions, JP is using the bicentennial celebration to set a course for the next 200 years.

Family, friends and loved ones of Joe Hall gathered at Nunu’s in Arnaudville where they celebrated the late zydeco legend.

Carnival parades in Baton Rouge and the surrounding areas kick off this weekend, with mobile celebrations in north Baton ...

When VICE Media wanted to film a Mardi Gras documentary, they looked for the most community-oriented, grass roots, fun ...

After a year of preaching under a tent in the parking lot after Hurricane Ida destroyed parts of Tulane Memorial Baptist ...

Although the skies were bright blue and temperatures had inched above freezing by Wednesday afternoon, much of Interstate 10 and many other major south Louisiana thoroughfares remained closed ...

The latest closure means that nearly three-quarters of Louisiana’s portion of the coast-to-coast highway is shut. A rare winter storm brought record snowfall to the state on Tuesday. By Yan ...

THIBODAUX, La. (KLFY) — Rouses Markets has announced all of its Louisiana stores will be closed on Tuesday. In a news release Monday, the company said its stores will remain open during its ...

Icicles form on a mailbox during a rare freeze in Ponchatoula brought on by Winter Storm Uri on Feb. 15, 2021. (Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator) Sub-freezing temperatures and a high chance of snow ...

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...