At 8 p.m. Friday, June 20, through Monday, June 23, at Marigny Opera House. Tickets $31.37-$78.33 (including fees) via eventbrite.com. Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, commemorates the day when ...

Over the course of several hours, before most of the city even finished their morning coffee, Lens photographer Gus Bennett ...

Now, with federal recognition and for many, the day off, opportunities to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday have become more frequent. For those in New Orleans, there are a handful of Juneteenth events ...

New Orleans has several events this week in honor of Juneteenth, the federal holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the U.S. Why it matters: Juneteenth celebrations are ...

NEW ORLEANS — Juneteenth is our nation’s holiday that celebrates when all citizens were free.Juneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates when the enslaved in Galveston, Texas were freed ...

The New Orleans Museum of Art will host a special Juneteenth performance by the Nu Nation Choir, a youth-led gospel group founded to inspire unity and healing through music. The event takes place in ...

NEW ORLEANS — There are plenty of events popping up on Thursday, June 19th, to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday – the day all Americans were made truly free.

Thursday, June 19 New Orleans Juneteenth Festival. Location: Louis Armstrong Park. Time: Noon to 6 p.m. The festival will be "celebrating Black past, present & future" with a second line and music ...

NEW ORLEANS — There are several events in New Orleans for people to celebrate Juneteenth. On the New Orleans Lakefront, a celebration is being hosted by attorney Juan Lafonta that is free and ...

Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States, with a history dating back to the 1860s.

Happy Juneteenth to all who celebrate, which god damn well should be all of us, damn it. Sing it, Mr. Hurt. Whereas, on the twenty-second day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight ...

New Orleans, Louisiana. The New Orleans Juneteenth Festival is taking place at the legendary Louis Armstrong Park on June 19. The free event kicks off in New Orleans style, featuring a second ...