New Orleans
Latest Stories
confederate_monuments-new_orleans_37080.jpg
New Orleans Police separate two men after the two tussled, at the Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard monument in City Park in New Orleans, La. Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Workers in New Orleans took down a Confederate monument to Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard early Wednesday. (Matthew Hinton/The Advocate via AP)
confederate_monuments-new_orleans_98427.jpg
Monument supporters collect their flags before the removal of a Confederate monument to Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard in front of City Park in New Orleans, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Workers in New Orleans took down a Confederate monument to Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard early Wednesday. (Sophia Germer/The Advocate via AP)
confederate_monuments-new_orleans_96942.jpg
A man gets into an argument with monument supporters before the removal of the General Beauregard monument in New Orleans, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Workers in New Orleans took down a Confederate monument to Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard early Wednesday. (Sophia Germer/The Advocate via AP)
confederate_monuments-new_orleans_94086.jpg
People sit along Bayou St. John to watch the removal of the General Beauregard monument from its base in New Orleans, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Workers in New Orleans took down a Confederate monument to Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard early Wednesday. (Sophia Germer/The Advocate via AP)
confederate_monuments-new_orleans_42535.jpg
New Orleans Police Mounted Patrol stand by the Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard Confederate monument in City Park after moving the public back in New Orleans, La. Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Workers in New Orleans took down a Confederate monument to Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard early Wednesday. (Matthew Hinton/The Advocate via AP)
confederate_statues_new_orleans_72354.jpg
FILE- In this Sept. 2, 2015, file photo, people walk past a monument dedicated to the Battle at Liberty Place in New Orleans. Reactions are varied and nuanced in New Orleans as the city moves ahead with the removal of four monuments to Confederate-era figures including the one dedicated to the Battle of Liberty Place in 1874. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
confederate_statues_new_orleans_49259.jpg
FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2015 file photo, the statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee stands in Lee Circle in New Orleans. Reactions are varied and nuanced in New Orleans as the city moves ahead with the removal of four monuments to Confederate-era figures including the statue of Lee. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
new_orleans-jazz_fest-irma_thomas_44450.jpg
File-This Nov. 20, 2015, file photo shows singer Irma Thomas performing during a funeral tribute to Allen Toussaint in New Orleans. New Orleans' soul queen, Thomas, hasn't missed a performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival since 1974. And she's scheduled for another one on Saturday, May 6, 2017, paving the way for Stevie Wonder's return to the festival after rain canceled his set last year.(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
confederate_statues_new_orleans_03868.jpg
Pierre McGraw, head of a group called the Monumental Task Committee, speaks during a candlelight vigil at the statue of Jefferson Davis in New Orleans, Monday, April 24, 2017. New Orleans will begin taking down Confederate statutes, becoming the latest Southern body to divorce itself from what some say are symbols of racism and intolerance. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
confederate_statues_new_orleans_34229.jpg
Dana Farley, of New Orleans, participates in a candlelight vigil at the statue of Jefferson Davis in New Orleans, Monday, April 24, 2017. New Orleans will begin taking down Confederate statutes, becoming the latest Southern body to divorce itself from what some say are symbols of racism and intolerance. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
aptopix_confederate_statues_new_orleans_70487.jpg
People participate in a candlelight vigil at the statue of Jefferson Davis in New Orleans, Monday, April 24, 2017. New Orleans will begin taking down Confederate statutes, becoming the latest Southern body to divorce itself from what some say are symbols of racism and intolerance. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
confederate_statues_new_orleans_44962.jpg
Charles Lincoln speaks during a candlelight vigil at the statue of Jefferson Davis in New Orleans, Monday, April 24, 2017. New Orleans will begin taking down Confederate statutes, becoming the latest Southern body to divorce itself from what some say are symbols of racism and intolerance. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
homeless_photographer_67869.jpg
In this April 11, 2017 photo William Hardy, who is homeless, holds his camera as he poses for a portrait where he sleeps with a crate and a cardboard box under the Pontchartrain Expressway, in New Orleans. Hardy was given the camera and his works are part of an exhibit by artists, who are or were previously homeless, currently on display at LeMieux Galleries in New Orleans' Arts District. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
homeless_photographer_98468.jpg
In this April 11, 2017 photo, William Hardy, who is homeless, poses for a portrait where he sleeps with a crate and a cardboard box under the Pontchartrain Expressway, in New Orleans. Hardy was given a camera and his works are part of an exhibit by artists, who are or were previously homeless, currently on display at LeMieux Galleries in New Orleans' Arts District. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
homeless_photographer_81530.jpg
In this April 11, 2017 photo, William Hardy, who is homeless, poses for a portrait in front of one of his photos, at the Lemieux Galleries, in New Orleans. Hardy was given a camera and has sold prints in the gallery. His works are part of an exhibit by artists, who are or were previously homeless, currently on display at LeMieux Galleries in New Orleans' Arts District. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
louisiana_taxes_16089.jpg
House Ways and Means Chairman Neil Abramson, D-New Orleans, right, speaks with Patrick Goldsmith, director of the House Fiscal Division, ahead of a hearing on personal income tax bills, on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
louisiana_taxes_77209.jpg
House Ways and Means Chairman Neil Abramson, D-New Orleans, center, speaks with lawmakers and staff ahead of a hearing on personal income tax bills, on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
concert_on_the_lake_86125.jpg
In this Wednesday, April 5, 2017 photo, fabrication, art and costume departments for the "New Water Music" performance pose on the barge along with Delaney Martin of New Orleans Airlift and composer Yotam Haber on Bayou Sauvage in New Orleans. "New Water Music" features composer Yotam Haber on a floating barge with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and visual presentations by New Orleans Airlift arts collective. (Sophia Germer /The Advocate via AP)
mardi_gras_blackface_23927.jpg
FILE - In this Tuesday, March 4, 2014, file photo, members of the Krewe of Zulu hold painted coconuts to give to parade-goers, as they march during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. A social media picture of a white woman wearing blackface makeup, traditional garb of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club, has sparked a debate about race and Mardi Gras in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
confederate_monuments_new_orleans_49198.jpg
FILE - This Sept. 2, 2015, file photo shows a statue of P.G.T. Beauregard at the entrance to City Park at Esplanade Avenue in New Orleans. A federal appeals court cleared the way Monday, March 6, 2017, for the city of New Orleans to take down three Confederate-era monuments including this P.G.T. Beauregard monument that have been a source of tension in the Southern city. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
