From concerts and cultural festivals to museum exhibits and community gatherings, there are plenty of ways to celebrate Juneteenth in and around New Orleans this month.

In today's episode, Paul Maassen talks with the Historic New Orleans Collection's Chief Curator Jason Wiese about political conditions in South Louisiana in 1776.

More than 50 New Orleans faith leaders crowded into Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church on Rampart Street Tuesday and did something rare for a city where religion and politics rarely share a pulpit.

Growers in New Orleans can often be kicked off the land they steward when they don’t have formal agreements, so some are turning to social media and the public for help.

Rather than add money to the budget, like in recent years, the governor is asking lawmakers to cut $168 million from schools’ budgets.

Fateama Fulmore recently finished her first full school year as head of New Orleans’ public schools.

Louisiana legislators passed two out of three bills aimed at reforming the Orleans Parish court system as the 2026 Legislative Session came to a close Monday (June 1), leaving the parish with two court systems, one clerk and potentially three fewer judges.

WWNO/WRKF Coastal Desk reporter Michael McEwen spoke with Jay Grymes, Louisiana’s state climatologist, about the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.

Approximately 400 pieces of legislation have been signed into law during the session.

After being amended in the Senate and agreed upon in the House, the state’s $47 billion budget, HB 1, is headed to the governor’s desk.