The church he'd presided over since 1986 had long outgrown its home at 2515 Franklin Ave. in the St. Roch neighborhood and had to hold three services each Sunday just to meet the demand. It was time ...

Citing his advancing age and a need to plan for the future, Fred Luter Jr., the longtime senior pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, Louisiana, who served as the Southern Baptist ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS— The thousands of New Orleans ...

Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in 2005, so why are we still talking about it in 2019? Folks from impacted areas such as New Orleans are still dealing with ripple effects from the devastation.

There is a new vaccine site opening up in New Orleans East. Ochsner Health will administer appointments at Franklin Avenue Baptist Church.The event is tomorrow from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m.Those wanting a ...

Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans’ Upper 8th Ward has about 4,000 members — most of them black, and all Southern Baptist. As the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, the Southern ...

Elsie Clark's home took on 7 feet of Katrina's floodwaters, but her memories of destruction are now receding. In the season of renewal, Clark's house, a neighbor to Franklin Avenue Baptist Church, has ...

NEW ORLEANS — Dillard University is holding is commencement ceremony on Saturday and it's moving locations due to weather. The ceremony is moving to Franklin Avenue Baptist Church starting at 8 a.m.

On Friday, hundreds lined up along Franklin Avenue in St. Roch — not because of an accident, but for a community outreach ...

More than a decade ago, the Rev. Fred Luter Jr. had a vision. The church he'd presided over since 1986 had long outgrown its home at 2515 Franklin Ave. in the St. Roch neighborhood and had to hold ...