The first full week of 2025 is relatively quiet in New Orleans. There are no big concerts, Tipitina’s is closed for the ...

This recent release from New Orleans-bred sax master Donald Harrison has received relatively little attention, probably ...

A historian and proud daughter of the city reflects on its rich heritage—and celebrates the cultural contributions, fortitude and vision of its people ...

Highlights include visits to Congo Square, the New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum and modern Voodoo shrines, among others. Visitors praise the excellent and informative guides. Tours are offered ...

Named after the 19th century New Orleans gathering place for enslaved Africans and free people of color, Congo Square Theatre was co-founded in 1999 by Derrick Sanders and Reginald Nelson.

The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA), in collaboration with the Congo Square Preservation Society, is hosting the next installment of the Elders Sacred Talk Series, an event that celebrates the lives ...

An American art form now more than a century old, jazz emerged from the streets of New Orleans ... who sometimes gathered in Congo Square to dance and play music from their homelands.

New Orleans is a place like no other and its cultural and historical roots run deep. The city is steeped with historical truths, myths, and folklore, and locations like Congo Square, Bourbon ...