The federal indictment unsealed Friday against Mayor LaToya Cantrell marks the first time a sitting New Orleans mayor has faced criminal charges in the city's history.

NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO) — A Level II Endangered and Missing Child alert has been sent for a boy missing from the New Orleans East area. The Louisiana State Police and the New Orleans Police Department are searching for 12-year-old Bryan Vasquez.

New Orleans’ arts community, particularly the visual arts, has elevated itself beyond what had been previously achieved pre-Katrina.

Hurricane Katrina was a chapter in the history of man's struggle both to control nature and to accept what he cannot control.

Built around 1799, the Pitot House is named after the fourth owner of the house — James Pitot, the city's first American mayor.

Hours after the ruling, State Attorney General Liz Murrill said the case is now paused. NEW ORLEANS — On Thursday, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the state legislative maps currently in place in Louisiana violate the Voting Rights Act.