Straight University was a former HBCU established on June 12, 1868 by the American Missionary Association of the Congregational Church. The school was put in place to address the educational needs of newly freed slaves in and around New Orleans. The name Straight comes from an Ohio benefactor, Seymour Straight, a cheese manufacturer and Republican […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Dr. John, the New Orleans singer and piano player who blended black and white musical styles with a hoodoo-infused stage persona and gravelly bayou drawl, died Thursday, his family said. He was 77. In a statement released through his publicist, the family said Dr. John, who was born Mac Rebennack, died […]
Terry Smith was sitting in his car in New Orleans during break from work on March 24, when the unthinkable happened. He was shot by a stranger 18 times. The first thing Smith remembers was the sound of breaking glass. “I was sitting in the car, taking a break from work and the glass shattered,” […]
Anyone who has been to New Orleans knows that there’s one place you have to stop at, Dooky Chase’s. It’s one of the best restaurants in the city, which is no surprise because Leah Chase was known as the “Queen of Creole Cuisine.” Chase passed away over the weekend at the age of 96. Chase’s love […]
Former Duke Blue Devils superstar Zion Williamson will presumably be New Orleans’ No. 1 pick during the draft next month, and if selected, Master P and his son Lil Romeo want to be sure his shoe game is on point. TMZ caught up with the father-son duo out in Los Angeles, and they offered Williamson a massive $20 million shoe deal and […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Diana Ross says she feels “violated” by an airport screener who touched her between her legs after she performed at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. In a series of tweets on Sunday, the Motown legend says she blames the Transportation Security Administration for a screening at the New Orleans […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Phillip Youmans was just 17 and finishing high school when he completed his lyrical debut feature film, “Burning Cane.” Now, his movie has won the top award at the 18th Tribeca Film Festival. “Burning Cane” won three awards at Tribeca on Thursday, including best U.S. narrative feature. The film also took […]
A New Orleans man is accused of shooting and killing another man who a witness said vandalized his car. But at a preliminary hearing Tuesday (April 30), the case took an unexpected turn. Tyrone Cannon, 41, was reportedly arrested in February on suspicion of the murder of 43-year-old Kenneth Jones. During Tuesday’s preliminary hearing, NOPD […]
An 18-year-old New Orleans high school senior is being praised across social media for being accepted into 115 colleges and receiving $3.7 million in scholarship offers. Antoinette Love says she’ll be the first in her family to attend college. At this point, she tells CNN that she’s not even sure how many schools she applied to. “I just kept […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rain delayed the start of the 50th New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on Thursday but didn’t seem to dampen spirits. Zack Buda, 25, of Manhattan, was among people dancing in a huge, grassy puddle off to the side of the main stage where Earth, Wind and Fire were closing the […]
A group of seniors in New Orleans will not walk across the stage at graduation because of a water fight. Students at Sophie B. Wright told local news station WWL that the fight happened Friday during lunch as a senior prank. Now, parents are reportedly furious and feel their children worked too hard to have […]
A 14-year-old and 16-year old were killed last month when the car they were in crashed into a New Orleans beauty salon and supply store, resulting in a fire. According to The Advocate, New Orleans police say the crash occurred after the car’s driver evaded a traffic stop. On Wednesday (April 3) the boys were […]
