Growing up, Willie Johnson learned a lot from one of his neighbors in Corona, Queens — that neighbor being renowned trumpeter and vocalist Louis Armstrong. Learning about art and creativity instilled ...

The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation (LAEF) announced a new licensing agreement with Downtown Music Publishing (DMP) to continue and increase stewardship and international reach of the legacy of ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - He was a world-renowned jazz musician and entertainer, and New Orleans’ favorite son. But once he reached adulthood, Louis Armstrong left Louisiana and lived elsewhere for the ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Traveling can be very stressful, especially during the holidays. That’s why the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is hoping to bring some cheer through music.

LET ME TELL YOU, THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT. CERTAINLY IN LAFITTE THAT TOWN WILL BE AROUND FOREVER. AS LONG AS THEY HAVE THE SPIRIT OF THOSE YOUNG MEN WORKING TO PROTECT THEIR COMMUNITY. THAT WAS AMAZING TO ...

“Stomp Off, Let’s Go: The Early Years of Louis Armstrong” by Ricky Riccardi, Oxford University Press, 488 pages. Ricky Riccardi, the preeminent Louis Armstrong scholar, has become one of the ...

The 25th annual Satchmo SummerFest, a two-day celebration honoring New Orleans jazz legend Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, kicks off Saturday, Aug. 2 at the New Orleans Jazz Museum. The event will feature ...

Big news for travelers: The Louis Armstrong International Airport is adding 15 new gates. MSY is hoping to expand its overall capacity by 2031. The new gates will allow it to add more destinations as ...

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Sidney Poitier wasn’t happy with Martin Ritt’s “Paris Blues” (1961), not at all. Writing in his 1981 autobiography, “This Life,” Poitier rued the screen adaptation of Harold Flender’s 1957 novel of ...