Lighthouse Louisiana When a group of businessmen came together in 1915 with the primary goal of providing meaningful employment for the blind, one of the first things they settled on producing was sturdy brooms. Since those early beginnings, the organization…
What comes to mind when you think of a builder? The answer might have once been the traditional stereotype: a male construction worker wearing a hard hat, a bright vest and a toolbelt filled with supplies. But long gone are…
HBA helps Girls Scouts gain new skills
Cherie Duckworth’s hope for economic reinvigoration in New Orleans East
Lake Barrington Pastor Will Lloyd Shares What Makes His Neighborhood Special
Emeril Lagasse, Tory McPhail and Michael Gulotta The American Cuisine and Hospitality Symposium Monday, September 17 | Orpheum Theater In celebration of the 125th anniversary of Commander’s Palace, the restaurant hosted a day-long discussion at the Orpheum Theater about the…
Chris Ralston, Laura Plante and Tyler Nichols Tulane Business Forum Friday, September 21 | Ernest N. Morial Convention Center The 39th annual Tulane Business Forum again brought together more than 750 business professionals representing more than 200 companies. This year’s…
Sandra Lindquist, Ashley Page and Mamie Gasperecz New Orleans Chamber 3rd Quarter Luncheon in partnership with EO Friday, September 28 | Intercontinental New Orleans Drs. Peter and Susan Glaser were the keynote speakers at the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce’s…
Ryan Pearce, Cindy Callais, LaTanya LaBranch and Jon Cerruti 8th Annual Economic & Real Estate Forecast Symposium Sponsored by Gulf Coast Bank Tuesday, October 9 | Roussel Hall, Loyola University This sold out event presented by the New Orleans Metropolitan…
Mark Samuel, Julia Carcamo and Max Ferrera 2018 Hispanic Business Conference and Trade Show Wednesday, August 8 | Harrah’s New Orleans “Doing Busines With the Government” and “Diversity Inclusion Worth More than Gold” were the titles of featured seminars at…
Donna Acardo, Mark Romig, Ana Ayestas and Ginger Mitchell ABWA August Luncheon Featuring Mark Romig Thursday, August 16 | The Cannery Mark Romig, APR president and chief executive officer of the 2018 NOLA Foundation — the support arm for the…
Alexis Tucker, Michael Williamson and Cathy McRae Women United Presents Louisiana Women Leaders of Change Thursday, August 30 | Hyatt Regency Keynote speakers Helena Moreno, Sybil Morial and Susan Spicer reflected on the role women have played in shaping…
Lisa McCoy, Destinie Hammond and Brenda Smith Blue Cross Blue Shield Annual Business to Business Forum on Healthcare Solutions (B2B Health Forum) Thursday, August 23 | Hyatt Regency The role and value of the employer market in healthcare today,…
Area high school students build resumés, and houses, with unCommon Construction. The New Orleans Residential real estate market is thriving, with new construction popping up all over the city. Among them is a listing for a home in the St.…
Anyone finding themselves at the corner of Gravier and Claiborne might observe a number of things: several parking garages, the towering belfry of St. Joseph’s church, the rush of overhead traffic and the distant conversation of students heading to class…
Jacob Folse knows the exact date and time of his weekly art class; he joyously counts down the days until his next session. This 12-year-old, who’s been diagnosed with autism, is proud of the artwork he creates and delights…
Mark Moody and his wife Lynette built and moved into their home in the Eastover Subdivision in 2001 after outgrowing their first home in the Oak Island Phase II Subdivision in New Orleans East. “We decided to live in Eastover…
A few years ago, Phyllis Luzcy was happily retired. Out of the restaurant business, she thought, for good. But, as the future of Eastern New Orleans teetered on a crux, fate pushed her in a different direction. Luzcy, owner of…
Ashley Wilson and her husband Charles purchased a Freezy Street franchise because they wanted to bring something different and cool to New Orleans East. Freezy Street is both. “My kids loved the original Freezy Street,” said Wilson. “We took my…
Twelve years ago, the now-owner of SEA Academy was looking for childcare and couldn’t find anything. After Hurricane Katrina, proximal childcare was essentially non-existent in the East. As more families and residents returned to home and work, the need for…
Marques Colston Wide Receiver, 2006–2015 | Minority Owner of the Philadelphia Soul | Partner, Main Squeeze Juice Co. Making it to the National Football League (NFL) is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream for a few lucky athletes. But while…
Boys Hope Girls Hope of New Orleans has helped more than 250 academically minded youth rise above the challenges of poverty to find success. There’s a house in Mid-City that’s unlike any other. It’s a big home — 7,000 square…
The object of Jesse Noel’s affection is more than 80 years old, proving once again that true love knows no age and that the right makeover can do wonders. Not a work day goes by that the Interim Director of…
The New Orleans population expanded into the East in the 1960s, and the area became the host of family-friendly and community-minded neighborhoods that we see today. Each subdivision has its own identity and homes built in a variety of architectural…
Operation Spark is training local youth and adults for high-tech careers of the future.
Launched last year, Women in Maritime Operations aims to provide industry women with support
Since opening last May at 4124 Tchoupitoulas St., Port Orleans Brewing Co. has been crafting canned and draft beers led by a team of owners that includes former Saints’ offensive tackle, Zach Strief, and Ricky Thomas, owner of Blue…
While retail brick and mortars have taken a hit nationwide, the restaurant scene in Southeast Louisiana continues to thrive. The question is, how much can we sustain?
Professionals in maritime-related businesses, Kasey Eckstein, director of outside sales and business development at Marquette Transportation, and Jenna Gaudet, CFO at St. John Fleeting, said they often found themselves as the only women at industry events. “Too many times I’ve…
It was only by the grace of God that I didn’t kill anyone or myself when I drove home from bars... I gave up hope of ever becoming sober... I decided to drink myself to death…Addiction is a hell I…
