Preservation Hall Jazz Band will perform on Saturday, Feb. 21, as part of the Palm Springs International Jazz Festival.

The New Orleans mayor gave her traditional toast to the King and Queen of Zulu on Mardi Gras. Dr. Ron Tassin is reigning as Zulu King, and his queen is Sharell Monique Chatman. Watch as they both give ...

The Louisiana State Museum has opened a new exhibition at its Presbytère titled “Origins of New Orleans Black Carnival ...

Mardi Gras falls right before Ash Wednesday, marking the start of the 40-day Lenten season that culminates with Easter. USA TODAY is providing live coverage of the parades around New Orleans beginning ...

There’s more to NOLA than Mardi Gras and Bourbon Street. Our local contributor shares the best things to do outdoors—within the city limits.

People are celebrating Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday with parades, revelry and costumes. Mardi Gras is also known as Fat Tuesday. It falls the day before Ash Wednesday. The big bash marks ...

A new national cultural institution preserving African American film and television history while creating pathways for ...

Weary, artist-in-residence and artist liaison for the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, presents a show that offers a slice of his life.

The LSU Museum of Art, located on the fifth floor of the Shaw Center for the Arts, features 14 galleries and a wide range of ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art has announced its 2026 festival commemorating Lunar New Year, a celebration of the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new year on the lunisolar ...

The restaurant, Dooky Chase’s, is a New Orleans fixture with deep ties to the civil rights movement. The authorities say it was not intentionally targeted. By Shannon Sims and Chris Hippensteel ...