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As voters head to the polls tomorrow, one of the big questions here in New Orleans is whether residents will support a package of three property tax bills…

This week on The Reading Life: Susan Larson talks with bestselling author James Lee Burke, whose most recent Dave Robicheaux novel is “The New Iberia…

This week on The Reading Life: Wayne Wiegand, co-author with Shirley Wiegand, of “The Desegregation of Public Libraries in the Jim Crow South: Civil…

Many children discover reading and responsibility by holding a library card. September is recognized as National Library Card Month. The Ouachita Parish...

This week on The Reading Life: Bestselling author Alex Kershaw, whose new book about World War II is Avenue of Spies: A True Story of Terror, Espionage,…

On Saturday, May 2 Orleans Parish residents will vote on whether to fund local public libraries through a property tax hike. It would raise around $8…

Tonight, New Orleans’ international art biennial, Prospect 3, brings out its literary side.The P.3 Reads series invites international artists to New…

Kevin Kane, President of the Pelican Institute for Public Policy, talks about Governor's Jindal's position on Medicaid expansion. Spencer Watts, the new

A major collection of Civil War documents is now part of the permanent collection entrusted to Tulane University. The papers include those written by…

Librarians in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes say the loss of $23,000 in technology money from the state is forcing them to put off plans for software…