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 Gulfport man paid a final tribute to his sister when he wrapped her casket with flowers. Now he’s done the same for a young Gulfport woman who died in New Orleans on New Year’s Day.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

AIKEN, Sc (WJBF) – Joye in Aiken is a non-profit founded in 2008 that is dedicated to bringing some of the best artists and musicians to the Aiken community. The New Orleans style Funeral Parade ...

New Orleans Prison Escapee Allegedly Uploads Instagram Videos; Video Claims He Was 'Let Out' of the Prison With 9 Other Men Last Month Last month, 10 men escaped a New Orleans prison by ripping ...

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." ...

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