ICE facility in Louisiana reports its second detainee death in less than 2 months

‘Gentleman’ David Malarcher was a Negro League champion and soldier

David Julius Malarcher was a baseball player and a gentleman.

New Orleans News Quiz: How a documentary about the surfing industry started a censorship battle in St. John Parish

Take our quiz on how censorship accusations got a canceled documentary screening rescheduled in St. John the Baptist Parish.

Losing ground: Louisiana Legislature reversing Black political power

The history of Black citizens holding elected office in Louisiana is complex.

Months after aggressive law enforcement response, anti-Trump group returns to Pearl River

Pearl River Police arrested three people at a January protest against Trump's ICE enforcement campaign, then called in outside agencies to monitor a subsequent action in February. The organizing group had decided to stop coming to the city, until they were spurred into action by a recall petition against Gov. Jeff Landry.

Charles Nash, Louisiana's first Black congressman to take his seat

Charles Edmund Nash, a bricklayer by trade, became Louisiana's first Black man to actually serve in Congress. But, historians say, the Republican politician had little impact.