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The impact of the news that the new Pope Leo XIV has Louisiana Creole roots in the 7 th Ward of New Orleans was palpable even here in California. Because for the first time the story of Creoles and ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The new pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, who began digging in the archives and discovered the pope had deep roots in the ...

Louisiana is a rich state of mixed-race people. Wendy A. Gaudin, a California native and descendant of Louisiana Creoles, approaches the complex tapestry of what it means to be Afro-Creole in ...

If Louisiana residents or tourists are traveling to Baton Rouge or New Orleans, chances are they might drive through Livingston Parish — and pass a few culturally rich historic areas on the way as ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV waves Thursday from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica. - Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters When Father Tony Ricard watched Pope Leo XIV deliver his first address to the ...

Independent bookstores are the heartbeats of their communities. They provide culture and community, generate local jobs and sales tax revenue, promote literacy and education, champion diverse and new ...

Bay Gardens Resorts, the award-winning Saint Lucian-owned hotel group, invites Saint Lucians at home and abroad, as well as regional neighbors, to join in the island’s vibrant Creole Heritage Month ...