New Orleans

New Orleans has played a major role in Black history and Black people have played a major role in the history of New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS — Another jolt of Saints euphoria is on tap for New Orleans Tuesday when the Super Bowl champs board floats borrowed from Mardi Gras krewes for a victory parade through the grateful city.

From CNN.com: New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) — Three people were shot amid celebrations surrounding the New Orleans Saints’ Super Bowl win, police said Monday.

From the NY Daily News: NEW ORLEANS – Roy Bradley couldn’t sit still. First he took a chair next to Mack Young, a friend from the Lower Ninth Ward. Then he ambled to the kitchen. Then he went outside to call his wife. Now, he was back inside. Bradley removed his Saints hard hat from […]

From the Washington Post: MIAMI, Fla. — Who Dat won the Super Bowl? The New Orleans Saints, that’s who.

NEW ORLEANS — Frustrated by term-limited Mayor Ray Nagin’s leadership of New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina, voters elected Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu to succeed him Saturday, turning to a political scion to speed up the city’s recovery.