Monday, Jan. 20 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day recognizing the life and legacy of the world-renowned civil rights leader. Organizations around New Orleans are celebrating the occasion with ...

N EW ORLEANS — Officials with the City of New Orleans Martin Luther King Jr. Planning Commission announced the upcoming lineup of events set to honor the late Civil Rights leader. The holiday ...

New Orleans joins the rest of the country this weekend in honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Why it matters: New Orleans was one of the first major cities to host a Martin Luther King ...

NEW ORLEANS — City officials across Jefferson and Orleans parish announced an upcoming lineup of events set to honor the late Civil Rights leader. Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on Monday, Jan ...

Two local cultural institutions are offering free activities on Monday (Jan. 20), Martin Luther King Jr. Day. At Longue Vue House and Garden, garden admission is free from 9:30 a.m.

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day this week, we recall some of the iconic civil rights leader’s visits to New Orleans. King’s most important link to the city is that the Southern ...

Martin Luther King Jr. leads the Walk to Freedom through downtown Detroit on June 23, 1963. MLK Day will be observed on Jan. 20. Bettmann Archive The first holiday of the year was just a couple of ...