The festival officially started with a news conference at the convention center. WDSU's Reporter Shay O'Connor emceed the event. Mayor LaToya Cantrell said, "The Essence Festival. 31 years strong. We ...

Sunrise Foods released air-quality assessments scant in detail. But early last month, LDEQ accelerated the company’s approval ...

Efforts by Third Ward residents to tackle the city's out-of-control nightclub problem have largely failed as a result of lack ...