New Orleans Shifts Away From Symbols Of Old South
The City Council votes to remove four prominent Confederate monuments. The decision comes after four decades of work by activists — and months of heated debate.
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'A Confederacy Of Dunces Cookbook': A Classic Revisited In Recipes
Set in 1960s New Orleans, A Confederacy of Dunces centers around Ignatius J. Reilly, a glutton in a city known for its cuisine. A new cookbook looks at the food central to the heralded comedic novel.
At Least 16 People Injured In Shooting At New Orleans Park
Hundreds of people had gathered at Bunny Friend Playground for the filming of a music video, police say.
Louisiana Chef Paul Prudhomme, Who Popularized Cajun And Creole Food, Dies
The internationally renowned chef sparked a cooking craze and inspired other New Orleans restaurateurs. He was 75.
From 'Godot' To HBO, Wendell Pierce Says, Art Aided Post-Katrina Healing
The star of The Wire and Treme remembers fleeing the storm — and returning to devastation. As his community coped with "post-traumatic stress," he says, Treme "became a group therapy in New Orleans."
Billions Spent On Flood Barriers, But New Orleans Still A 'Fishbowl'
People in New Orleans say the city finally has the storm defense system it should have had before Hurricane Katrina — at a cost of $14.5 billion. Now someone needs to cover the cost to keep it strong.
A Decade After Flood's Devastation, Love Keeps New Orleans Afloat
New Orleans lost much since Hurricane Katrina, and the failed levees that flooded the city. But Gwen Thompkins says the passions that survived the flood kept her city alive too.
New Orleans Mayor On Katrina Anniversary: 'We Saved Each Other'
The 10th anniversary of the devastating storm was marked by prayers and church bells to remember the estimated 1,800 who lost their lives in the disaster.
Obama: Katrina A 'Man-Made' Disaster Caused By Government Failure
The president said that what started out as a natural disaster became something much worse when government didn't "look out for its own citizens."
At A Shelter Of Last Resort, Decency Prevailed Over Depravity
Ten years ago, 25,000 people huddled inside the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans seeking shelter from Hurricane Katrina. The fiasco there came to epitomize the chaotic, inadequate response.