Deep South Today hosts virtual town hall on opioid settlement spending across the region

Many of city’s cooling centers closed amid dangerous heat

With the heat index approaching 110 degrees on Tuesday, eight of the city’s 13 rec centers, which double as cooling stations during the summer, were closed for maintenance.

Homeless New Orleanians swelter amid scorching heat wave

As mornings get warmer and summer heat waves continue, will shelter shortages complicate aid for the city's homeless residents?

Dejoie family pharmacy cured and connected a community

These pharmacies served as more than places to fill prescriptions. They were gathering places and commercial hubs in the Black community.

‘Gag order’: More than 100 Louisiana state employees signed NDAs with Gov. Landry’s office

More than 100 of Landry’s employees have signed a strict confidentiality agreement with the governor’s office binding them to secrecy about what they learn on the job.

Globe Hall once thrived on the Municipal Auditorium's parking lot

The space, located at the corner of St. Claude and St. Peter streets, hosted such performers as Buddy Bolden and Kid Ory.