A mysterious formal portrait of an enslaved man named Frederick is expected to sell for as much as $500,000 at auction in New Orleans ...

Irish heritage is on full display in New Orleans as St. Patrick's Day parades roll and a memorial honor Irish contribution to ...

In New Orleans, they call it a "gumbo ... The vegetable, which they called kimgombo, also gave gumbo its name. In the 1840s, hundreds of Louisianans went off to fight in the Mexican War.

February 10: The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Seven Years' War and resulting in Spain taking possession of New Orleans from France. The country's oldest family-run restaurant, Antoine's ...