It’s 1863 in a small Creole cottage in New Orleans and Stella, a young Black woman uses her embroidery skills to sketch escape routes into fabric to help enslaved men flee to the Union Army.

If you love Creole and Cajun food, make sure to check out the best Black women-owned restaurants in New Orleans including Dooky Chase and Willie Mae's Scotch House when you visit.

Before the African American woman earned her title as the Queen of Creole Cuisine, Chase worked as the first woman to mark racehorse boards for local bookies. She also managed two amateur boxers.

The origins of New Orleans’ most beloved organizations are storied. By the early 1900s, women from New Orleans’ Red Light District, 7th Ward Creoles of color along with women of color t… ...

In 1949, she opened another restaurant in New Orleans, Lena Richard's Gumbo House. It was one of few fine dining restaurants ...

“We fooled them.” These were the words of an elderly Creole woman from New Orleans, who spoke to me recently in light of the elevation of Robert Prevost to office of the Holy See.

2000-12-10 04:00:00 PDT New Orleans-- It's a high, holy night in St. Louis Cathedral, and the familiar tune of "Silent Night" rises from the altar. But it's not "Silent Night" as most of the world ...

A group of New Orleans women hope to revive a nearly lost aspect from the earliest days of the Baby Dolls tradition: singing in Louisiana Creole as they parade on Mardi Gras Day.

The 1978 cookbook "Creole Feast" celebrated the often unknown Black chefs who ran New Orleans' kitchens. Today, few restaurants are led by Black chefs.

New Orleans events: Creole Tomato Fest, NOWFE, World Naked Bike Ride and more coming up ... several women artists raising money and their voices for the Louisiana Abortion Fund at 5-9 p.m ...

The second annual Creole Cuisine Cares Gala is Wednesday, Oct. 16 at Broussard’s and participation ensures that women like Sibley have someplace safe for their family.

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 9 - Pope Leo XIV also has Creole origins from New Orleans, the New York Times said Friday of the new pontiff who was already known to be of French, Spanish and Italian heritage.