A terminally ill man who spent over 30 years on death row in Louisiana for the killing of his stepson has died.

The overall narrative portrayed begins with African Americans’ involvement in wartime before World War I through the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.

The team is now focusing on the history of the Cedar Grove neighborhood. In this, the first article in the series on Cedar Grove, Dr. Gary Joiner (Professor of History at LSU Shreveport) shows us how ...

Sen. Bill Cassidy has claimed the maternal death rate in Louisiana isn’t as bad if you don’t count Black women.

Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every ...

Shutterstock The History of Civil Rights in Louisiana Louisiana might be famous for its food and festivals, but its civil ...

The Justice Department’s second-in-command demanded that a judge dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric ...

(Louisiana Illuminator ... which traces its founding back to the Black Union soldiers who founded it after the Civil War. The area also includes a number of plantation sites and Black communities ...

The civil service systems at both the federal level and in Louisiana date back to the end of the 19th and first half of the 20th Centuries, as the nation moved away from the “spoils system ...

While some state officials warn against removing civil service worker protections from the Constitution, others argue its a path toward improved government efficiency.

Joiner said it has been difficult for team members to uncover hidden history, process the information on emotional and intellectual levels, and publish the materials.

Louisiana’s attorney general is seeking to extradite a New York doctor who prescribed and sent abortion medication through the mail to a resident of the Pelican State, escalating a legal battle ...