Louisiana has always been a state that dances to its own beat. That beat might be a jazz brunch in Lake Charles, Cajun dance at a traditional pig roast in Baton Rouge, or swamp pop blasting out a ...

New Orleans designated a UNESCO 'Creative City of Music,' joining a prestigious global network that includes only 10 American cities ...

NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans has been officially designated a “Creative City” for Music by the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN), joining only nine other ...

During the Axeman’s killing spree, a local newspaper published a letter allegedly from the killer claiming they’d spare ...

The New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market is reopening Oct. 1 with a slate of performers and an interior overhaul aimed at making the venue one of the nation’s premier listening rooms. The nonprofit ...

Many musicians also had to leave New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, so there was a fear that the city's musical culture could be lost. Then two prominent jazz musicians got together and created a ...

Jazz music has soared across the globe, and these cities are the ultimate spots to experience just how diverse this ...

Boasting a large Catholic population, New Orleans observes All Saints' Day more rigorously than other places in the United ...

Stellar Wood, the swamp-sultry vocalist for the Pensacola-based band Whiskey & Water, grew up in New Orleans, and said the environment from that famed musical melting pot definitely influenced the ...

The New Orleans Museum of Art held a tribute show for late jazz legend Lillian Boutté, raising funds for the Musicians’ ...