Rodney Davis drove all the way from Houston back to his hometown to share his thoughts on Lincoln Beach’s redevelopment plans. Davis’ mother, June Foster, won the Miss Lincoln Beach Pageant when the ...

New Orleans officials announced at a meeting Thursday night that construction on Lincoln Beach, a historic site closed for more than 60 years, will begin this December. "We learned to swim in Lincoln ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For generations, Lincoln Beach was a place where Black New Orleanians could gather, swim and enjoy the water during segregation.

Carolyn Lowe left Lincoln Beach a half-century ago. But the Beach never left her. Born in her grandmother’s house in the Upper Burrell neighborhood, a segregated community that a real estate ...

City leaders think they're closer to bringing the historic Lincoln Beach back.The beach was once the African American's alternative to Pontchartrain Beach. It was closed back in the 1960s amid ...

Pontchartrain Beach and Lincoln Beach were open when I was a kid growing up in New Orleans. I couldn't go to Pontchartrain Beach. I could go to Lincoln Beach. It was a segregated time. When my family ...

When he's camped out on the sand, with camphor and pecan trees close enough to grab and the waters of Lake Pontchartrain as far as he can see, Sage Michael is at peace. It's why he regularly hops a ...