Southeast Louisiana will be celebrating the Fourth of July holiday with fireworks shows. Below is a list of events broken down by parish: Sign up for our Newsletters St. Tammany Parish: Slidell ...

New Orleans celebrates July 4 with music, hot dogs, patriotic colors and of course, fireworks. On Thursday, find celebrations ...

On Thursday, many in New Orleans will be celebrating the 160th anniversary of Juneteenth, which was recognized as a federal ...

St. John Baptist Church of Alsen, 820 Rafe Meyer Road, Baton Rouge, will celebrate its 125th anniversary with events on May 23 and May 25. This year’s theme is “Trusting the God Who Hears the ...

St. Rita Address: 2729 Lowerline St., New Orleans Dates: March 19, blessing after 7 a.m. Mass and viewing until 6 p.m. Contact: [email protected] St. Francis Villa Assisted Living ...

NEW ORLEANS — The St. Joseph Altar is a Sicilian tradition that originated as a tribute to St. Joseph after prayers for rain ended a severe drought. To show their gratitude people prepared a ...

The outcome was a disappointment to plaintiff Joy Banner, who, contending that her rights were violated during a November 2023 meeting, had brought the First Amendment suit against St. John the ...

The news came in late 2023 that St. Gertrude and St. John the Baptist parishes would be merged – that move officially came to fruition on July 1. Campo, who was named pastor of the new church after ...

The sprawling, multi-week music marathon known as New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has revealed its 2025 lineup. The event will take place over two four-day weekends at the Fair Grounds Race ...

In the 1970s, the Port of New Orleans purchased the terminal and began using its rail lines in 1982 to transport river cargo such as lumber, copper and sugar. But those deliveries were sporadic.

In a year-long study, the Archdiocese considered the fate of 15 total parishes, including St. Mark, and last October, it decided that St. Gertrude of Des Allemands would merge with St. John the ...

John the Baptist ( c. 1st century BC – c. AD 30 ) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early 1st century AD. He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern ...