New Orleans' black funeral tradition dying outNEW ORLEANS — Louis Charbonnet’s mortuary business focuses on high drama and style, operating one of the only antique horse-drawn hearse services ...

A custom wrap will cover the casket of a Gulfport woman for her funeral. Nikyra Dedeaux, 18, died in attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS–Teresa McCraig made a stylish exit, buried in a purple casket covered in photos of her dogs, emblems of her favorite teams, the San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Cowboys, and the logo of ...

Juilliard-trained trumpeter Alphonso Horne and tambourine player Norman Edwards Jr. lead a New Orleans-style Funeral Parade around a block of downtown Aiken to begin the 15th Joye in Aiken ...

One family has run this New Orleans funeral home for 150 years. They have stories to tell. The fifth generation of the Schoens is now in charge of the business.

The New Orleans funeral reminds us that grief is a burden that can be shared As the nation reckons with the mass deaths from Covid-19, the collective power — and joy — of a second line ...

Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews and Terence Blanchard lead the funeral procession after mass for Chef Leah Chase inside St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in New Orleans, La. Monday, June 10, 2019.

New Orleans funeral director says they've buried 8-10 children this year "I don't mind burying people of age who've lived a good life, but the fact is, when we bury people 21, 19, 12 it's saddening." ...

New Orleans artist and environmental activist Katrina Brees has launched Fantastic Casket and hopes to empower folks to undertake a family member’s undertaking.