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Robert E Lee statue removed in New Orleans In the midst of protests and controversies about taking down Confederate statues and monument...

A few weeks ago, Tom drove me to New Orleans to meet with old friends and classmates whom I've known for over 60 years, because my le...

State officials sent a letter to members of the society [American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene] “disinviting” those who have...

Our Lady of the Driveway Thanks to Athenae at First Draft for the photo and the title. She took the picture when she was in New Orle...

Shield of The Episcopal Church Saturday, January 18, 2014 at 11:00 AM   Seeking Christ in all People: A Service of Commitment to Raci...

For the most part, those of us with deep roots in New Orleans and south Louisiana do not think of England as the mother country.

In a shooting so brazen that it shocked a city hardened by recurrent gun violence , 19 people were rushed to local hospitals after gunmen ...

  The weather here is nasty, with thunderstorms, a tornado watch, and flash flood warnings.  I had an appointment for a check-up with my ...

At the time the picture was taken, the little girl in the left of the picture, Briana Allen, had not yet died from the gunshot wound.  A 3...

Since Thursday, I've been trying to write the story of the death knell sounded for the Times-Picayune, the 175 year old newspaper that...

All right, you naughty-minded people, the name of the krewe is not Tit Rex, but 'tit Rex , short for petit , meaning little Rex, pronou...

In a short while, I will meet Muthah, who blogs at Stone of Witness , and several other folks for dinner here in New Orleans. I'm looki...

Oh, I love this video of the Soul Rebels marching and playing their way across the Golden Jubilee Bridge, a pedestrian bridge which cross...

From NOLA.com : The shameless, choreographed manhood that is New Orleans' own 610 Stompers grabbed the Big Apple by the shiny nylon s...

From WWLTV : Sixteen people were shot and at least two killed in a bloody Halloween in New Orleans that included gunfire on Bourbon Street...

  From Matt Davis at The Lens : After plenty of research, reporting and countless conversations on the riots in England, it is my considere...

Palm Sunday procession in 2010 to St Anna's Episcopal Church in New Orleans I dunno. Is all that jazz enough? Some might say no. ;-) ...

From Ormonde at Through the Dust : Murder capital of the US of A The following have been murdered in the New Orleans metro area this week: 1...

From History of the King Cake : (The above link for the quote below went missing and is now dead. I can't find the source in a web s...

From NOLA.com : Seven people were shot in New Orleans on Monday, two of them fatally, on the heels of a violent weekend that saw 18 people s...