New Orleans News

Singer and actress Audra McDonald made her New Orleans debut on Saturday, May 18, 2013, as part of the Broadway at NOCCA concert series.

A 94-year-old WWII veteran and his son met the Dalai Lama at University of New Orleans on Saturday.

Ghostface Killah puts on a show at the House of Blues Monday . For more things to do in New Orleans, browse the events calendar .

An early morning traffic accident left one man dead Sunday, according to New Orleans police.

Donald Harrison, Jr. serves as co-chair of a May 23 benefit concert for victims of the New Orleans Mother's day shootings.

New Orleans officials and cultural advocates say the Mother's Day parade shootings that left 20 people injured won't spell the end of second-line parades, the local tradition that celebrates the city and its people.

Last night's episode of "Mystery Diners" was titled, "All in the Family." Charles Stiles and his crew of undercover diners came to "R&O's Restaurant" after owner UJ Mollere contacted Charles about the lack of respect he receives from his family who works at the restaurant.

The New Orleans Coroner's Office has released the names of three people gunned down in separate incidents on Friday night and early Saturday .

Hospital executive LAKE CHARLES - Services were Saturday for hospital executive Dave Usher.

It's a favorite talking point of Mayor Mitch Landrieu and NOPD Superintendent Ronal Serpas when they're discussing crime in the Crescent City: Yes, New Orleans is the nation's murder capital, but other than that, it's a reasonably safe place.

When President Barack Obama addresses graduates at Morehouse College on Sunday, he'll also be speaking to the broader community of historically black colleges and universities , a proud corner of higher education that has struggled more than most during the last few years of economic distress.

A 29-year-old woman died at a hospital after being shot in Algiers Friday evening, according to the New Orleans Police Department.

This stuffed alligator snapping turtle has spent the last 179 years in Paris. It can be seen in the exhibit 'Seeking the Unknown: Natural History Observations in Louisiana, 1698-1840' at the Historic New Orleans Collection.

Jerry Fisher, who police say is approximately 50-years-old, was last seen leaving a residence in the 6300 block of Dorothea Street about 2:30 p.m. on April 13.

MICHAEL DEMOCKER / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Archbishop Gregory Aymond and Mayor Mitch Landrieu, at left, watch as the casket of Briana Allen, the 5-year-old girl who was killed by stray gunfire at a birthday party last week, is carried from New Star Baptist Church in Central City after her funeral on Tuesday, June 5, 2012.

In the French Quarter, Kingfish added lunch this week. This new restaurant debuted about a month ago with chef Greg Sonnier , of pre-Katrina's Gabrielle fame, running the kitchen.

Being next to the water is one of the pleasures of life in Louisiana. But alarm is spreading over the potential for massive flood insurance hikes.

Two brothers with a history of drug arrests and suspected ties to a neighborhood gang each face 20 counts of attempted second-degree murder in a shooting spree that brought a sudden bloody end to a Mother's Day parade in a New Orleans neighborhood.

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After the BP oil spill in 2010, the company created a $300 million fund to promote Louisiana tourism.