#EssenceFest By Jeff Thomas Another Essence Festival is upon us, and despite the inconvenience of heavy traffic and people swarming downtown, New Orleans enjoys and benefits from another great festival. …

by Pat Bryant A leading Plaquemine, La church blessed the Coalition Against Death Alley (CADA) leaders and rebuked Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, and Baton…

On a tight budget? No problem. Pack up and hit the road with these affordable approaches to family trips. Maryalene LaPonsie • If you can come up with $1,000, you…

Spending money on expensive things you don’t need is a surefire way to deplete your bank account and lower your net worth. Yet many big-ticket purchases are made on impulse…

By Jaime Morris The Reparations dialogue/debate continues and appears to be heating up and may become a 2020 presidential election campaign issue.  This election may become  Trump versus a consummate…

BY C.C. Campbell-Rock Lead is in the water flowing into the homes of New Orleanians, schools and businesses. Prices for utility rates are soaring in a city with the second…

by Kenneth Cooper If Jerry Maguire had you at hello, then Zion Williamson had to have had you at let’s dance. Thursday night, there he was all 6’ 7” 285…

by Orissa Arend The Other Black History, playing at the Ashe Power House, 1731 Baronne St. this Friday and Saturday June 21 and 22 at 7 PM, is an engaging,…

BY STACY CONRADT There’s more than one Independence Day in the U.S. On June 19, 1865, General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas, and announced that slaves were now free.…

By Scott Young My headline might sound overreaching. Clearly a rule can’t define something as complex as human behavior. But despite this, I’ve found most people tend to make the…