It sure looked like a Black David and Goliath thing at first glance. An Atlanta-based Lit Media event scheduled for New Orleans-based Baldwin & Co. bookstore and coffee shop on Elysian Fields Avenue ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans City Council voted to allow a “Clean Zone,” around events related to Essence Fest, prohibiting certain street vending and alcohol sales. The clean zone prohibits ...

For years, major sporting and cultural events have bullied host cities into suppressing free speech and other fundamental rights via so-called “clean zone” ordinances. Such measures typically ...

NEW ORLEANS — Essence Fest filed a lawsuit against some local businesses this weekend, claiming they violated the “Clean Zone” ordinance in New Orleans. Essentially, a Clean Zone exists to ensure ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans City Council voted to allow a “Clean Zone,” around events related to Essence Fest, ...

This year's Essence Fest should be safe from unauthorized events thanks to another "clean zone" ordinance from the New Orleans City Council. Thanks to another “clean zone” ordinance by the New Orleans ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Essence Fest is less than a month away and that means big business for New Orleans. Thursday afternoon, the New Orleans City Council passed an ordinance designating public ...