'NCIS: New Orleans': CCH Pounder on the Emotional Toll the Pandemic Has Taken on Wade (Exclusive)

anthology rom-com . But there’s one thing the 56-year-old actress never had a chance to do until now, as one of the stars of the hit Showtime series. “I don't think I’ve ever played a role before that people would be afraid of.

The New Orleans Saints and the Minnesota Vikings game on Christmas Day proved a strong lure for sports fans isolated from their typical family gatherings by the pandemic.

just commemorated the 50th anniversary of the mind-bending meeting between Presley and the president at the White House. Adding to it all, Jon Bon Jovi just released a cover of Presley’s “If I Get Home on Christmas Day” as a holiday hit, and New Orleans antique dealer M.S.

Soul, Pixar’s newest computer-animated comedy about an aspiring Black jazz musician with an important life lesson to learn, will be held—at least in my mind—in a special league of its own.I’d compare my anticipation for Soul, now available on +, to my excitement surrounding Princess Tiana. In 2009, the New Orleans bred beauty with a wonderful heart and a big, bright smile broke ground as the first Black princess in the Disney franchise.

NEW ORLEANS -- Chicago's South Side comes alive through the writings of Gabriel Bump's debut novel, “Everywhere You Don't Belong," which has earned him recognition as the 2020 winner of the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence.The nationally acclaimed award, which recognizes outstanding work from African American fiction writers, is in its 14th year and comes with a $15,000 prize given by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation.

Drew Brees‘ children might be getting exactly what they want for Christmas this year.

A United Airlines plane was forced to divert mid-flight earlier this week during a trip from Orlando to Los Angeles when a male passenger on board became seriously ill.

A viral Twitter thread that you have to read made some headlines earlier this week after a passenger on a plane said a man behind her died from COVID-19 in the middle of their flight.

opposite Bryan Cranston in “Your Honor,” the 10-episode Showtime drama executive-produced by Peter Moffat (“The Night Of”).Doohan plays Adam Desiato, the asthmatic teenaged son of respected New Orleans judge Michael Desiato (Cranston).

sexual assault charged was dropped against New Orleans rapper Mystikal, who was released from jail on a $3 million bond almost two years ago.On Thursday, a Caddo Parish grand jury returned a no true bill against Mystikal, whose real name is Michael Lawrence Tyler, news outlets reported.The district attorney's office said the case was resubmitted to a second grand jury after “additional evidence and information were discovered."Tyler, 50, surrendered to authorities in August 2017 when he learned

Well, talk about a movie with a reputation that precedes it!

Congratulations are in order for more reasons than one. After a strong game all season, Will Jardell and James Wallington emerged victorious during the season finale of “The Amazing Race”, and topped their big win with an engagement!

, and topped their big win with an engagement!Wednesday night's finale saw the three remaining pairs — including Will and James, brothers Riley and Maddison McKibbin, and married couple Hung Nguyen and Chee Lee — return to the US for a race across New Orleans that came to an end at the Superdome.Will and James took an early lead and then just kept going strong until crossing the finish line, where they were declared the winners.In a moment of pure joy — and excellent reality TV — Will dropped

A Louisiana woman was the second member of her New Orleans football team to be murdered this year, according to police. Brittany Stevenson, 26, identified by local news station WWL, was fatally shot while sitting in her car.

Moulin Rouge! The Musical will kick off its North American tour in February 2022, two years after the originally scheduled opening date that was knocked out by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Carol Sutton, a film, television and theater actress who appeared in films such as Steel Magnolias and Ray, has died. She was 76.