Robert Francis Prevost, the newly appointed Catholic leader who took the name Pope Leo XIV, has a surprising connection to a Louisiana community with unique origins in the United States. The ...

Louisiana is a rich state of mixed-race people. Wendy A. Gaudin, a California native and descendant of Louisiana Creoles, approaches the complex tapestry of what it means to be Afro-Creole in ...

The revelation that Leo XIV has roots among New Orleans Creoles has stirred curiosity and joy about the first pope from the United States. By Campbell Robertson Follow live updates on Pope Leo XIV.

The impact of the news that the new Pope Leo XIV has Louisiana Creole roots in the 7 th Ward of New Orleans was palpable even here in California. Because for the first time the story of Creoles and ...

This is a story that pre-dates America, the multi-cultural Creoles of Cane River, Louisiana. In a story that pre-dates America, the multi-cultural Creoles of Cane River, Louisiana see themselves as ...

In Louisiana, history isn’t relegated to books. It’s a tangible thing. We see and interact with it every day in many ways, but especially in our architecture. A new hour-long documentary by the ...

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