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 ...

New Orleans is going big for Juneteenth this year, with events all around the city. Named both a Louisiana state holiday and federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth commemorates the end ...

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 — Juneteenth, the holiday so pivotal in the history of the Black community in the U.S., is receiving newfound recognition across the nation in 2020.

NEW ORLEANS — Thousands of people gathered Wednesday at various events across New Orleans to celebrate Juneteenth with music, food and speeches on what this holiday means to them.“It means to ...

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 ...

New Orleans is preparing to celebrate Juneteenth in the most New Orleans way: through culinary excellence. Seven chefs will participate on June 16 at Grow Dat Youth Farm during the Third Annual ...

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 ...

Juneteenth—sometimes called America’s second Independence Day—takes its name from June 19, 1865, when the U.S. Army in Galveston, Texas, ... The New Orleans Era, ...