Black burial grounds are disappearing as families fight to protect them

Jazz trumpeter Percy Humphrey earned international fame

Humphrey's musical training laid the foundation for his long career.

New Orleans food incubator helps small ventures make a big impact

Friends of Codey’s supports new food entrepreneurs in becoming participants in the city’s cultural economy.

‘Professor Jim’ Humphrey helped shape early N.O. jazz  bands

Musicians on plantations along the Mississippi River benefited from traveling music teacher James Brown Humphrey. As Humphrey traveled from place to place by train, he encouraged plantation owners to invest in music lessons for their field workers and house servants. Believing music kept workers happy, many owners paid for lessons and instruments. They hoped these […]

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?