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Clarence ”Gatemouth” Brown, the famed Louisiana-based singer and guitarist known for Cajun music, blues and jazz, has died in Texas after leaving New Orleans to avoid the ravages…

The toll of Hurricane Katrina deaths in four American states has risen to 513, after Mississippi announced a further four deaths on Monday. Meanwhile, another storm, Ophelia,…

Wilbert Rideau, imprisoned since the days ”whites only” signs hung across the South in the United States, enjoyed his first full day of freedom, after a jury effectively decided…