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A New Orleans restaurant is likely thinking about an exit strategy now that their racist receipt for a group of Black customers has went viral.

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Jay Z and Beyoncé  bought a $2.6 million New Orleans mansion that was once a church, reports say. The Carters don’t typically speak out about their real estate purchases though, so it wouldn’t be surprising if we never get confirmation.  

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New Orleans veteran and Cash Money Records first big star Juvenile chopped it up with Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club crew Wednesday (Mar. 5) morning. As usual, the DJ Envy, Angela Yee, and Charlamagne Tha God dug in deep with the questions.

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Nickesse “Nicky Da B”  Toney , a rising star in the New Orleans bounce music scene, has died at the age of 24. No word on the cause of his death has yet been released, but he was currently working on a release with famed producer Diplo.

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While you undoubtedly heard the name Michael Brown and may be aware of Ezell Ford, news of Armand Bennett may have flown underneath your radar.

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Former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin was convicted back in February on nearly two dozen charges for crimes he committed while in office. Earlier today, Nagin was sentenced to 10 years in prison after potentially facing over 20 years.

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A 53-year-old New Orleans woman known as party animal amongst her friends and family, was thrown a funeral party that resembled the way she said lived her life.

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Wrestling’s greatest run has finally come to an end as Brock Lesnar defeated The Undertaker at last night’s WrestleMania XXX — and nearly decimated the Twittersphere as we know it.

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Former NFL star Darren Sharper has walked into a heaping mound of legal struggle after rape accusations attached to his name began to swirl about. Earlier today, a report was published stating that Sharper and an accomplice admitted to raping two women back in November thus adding a new wrinkle to the slowly unfolding case.

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Lil Wayne and Mack Maine are currently mourning the loss of one of their childhood friends from the Hollygrove section of New Orleans. Keith “Magik” Atkinson was killed Sunday (February 16) morning by a police officer, sparking the YMCMB compatriots and Atkinson’s family to question the motives behind the shooting.

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Keyshia Cole’s husband, Daniel Boobie Gibson, doesn’t play when his wife is involved. The NBA player assaulted another man during the Essence Music Festival weekend earlier in the month, for a “profane” verbal attack on the Bay Area native.

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Timing is everything; this goes double if you want a statement piece to have the desired effect. With that in mind, Lil Wayne was spot on with his decision to release the “God Bless Amerika” video this week.