Actor and author Wendell Pierce grew up in New Orleans’ Pontchartrain Park neighborhood, and his parents still lived there in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina made landfall. Pierce’s parents were able to ...

(CNN) — Despite calls from far and wide for “The Wire” to come back, actor Wendell Pierce is firm in his stance that the acclaimed show should stay untouched and in the past. ”’The Wire’ is something ...

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans native and award-winning actor Wendell Pierce was in town for a family vacation when he learned Hurricane Katrina was heading straight for the Crescent City. Pierce managed ...

WDSU's Travers Mackel joined local actor Wendell Pierce and Dr. Courtney Jackson on a panel to talk about the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. No weather data available ...

The university said today the actor "is declining to join us." — -- Wendell Pierce will no longer give the commencement speech at Rutgers University-Newark, the school announced today. The actor, ...

Pierce was charged with simple battery and released on $1,000 bond, Fulton County Jail records show. By The Associated Press wendell pierce - Getty - H 2016 ATLANTA (AP) — A discussion about politics ...

This week marks the 20th anniversary of one of the country’s costliest natural disasters — measured not only in dollars, but in human lives. More than 1,400 lives were lost when Katrina’s storm surge ...