An LSU New Orleans historian uncovered where the first Spanish newspaper in the U.S. was published in the French Quarter.

One of the best ways to immerse yourself in New Orleans' literary and cultural history is to check into The Monteleone during the Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival. With its deep ...

Of all the city's attractions, New Orleans' cemeteries are a one-stop shop for learning about family traditions, history, ...

The first documented mention of a soccer game in Louisiana is from January 25, 1859. But it is not in a local newspaper and pre-dates the era of radio or television. Instead, it is filed in a police ...

Standing watch over Jackson Square in the French Quarter, St. Louis Cathedral is a building like no other in New Orleans. Known to locals as the focal point of the Roman Catholic Church in south ...

Without the Amistad Research Center, many documents from the African American experience would end up in landfills, and many ...

“Whether you live in New Orleans, used to live here, or have only ever admired us from afar, you're certainly welcome here,” ...

Club My-O-My on Lake Pontchartrain. Princess Lavonne never wore heels. Not as a statement on 1940s fashion, mind you. Rather, it was a practical decision: One of her legs was longer than the other.