NEW ORLEANS - A recent rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Louisiana – along with a more dramatic spike in many states nationwide – is causing anxiety and uncertainty not seen since the height of the pandemic. In its…
NEW ORLEANS - After shutting down his Magazine Street restaurant because one of his employees tested positive for COVID-19, Gris Gris chef/owner Eric Cook posted an impassioned open letter on Facebook describing his frustration with the pandemic and the government…
NEW ORLEANS - The Kean Miller law firm presents the Association for Corporate Growth's webinar “What You Need to Know About Louisiana’s Economic Recovery Plans" at noon Thursday, July 2 on the Zoom video conferencing platform. Don Pierson, secretary of…
NEW ORLEANS - A recent rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Louisiana - along with a more dramatic spike in many states nationwide - is causing anxiety and uncertainty not seen since the height of the pandemic. In its…
NEW ORLEANS – New York-based Rooted Hospitality Group announced the opening of a new AVO TACO location at Port Orleans Brewery after running a successful pop-up there last year. There is another AVO TACO in Hyde Park, N.Y. while Rooted co-founder…
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. - The COVID-19 pandemic has moved most after-work happy hours from real-life bars to video conferencing platforms and saved workers a lot of money in the process. American Addiction Centers, a publicly traded treatment provider, said in a…
NEW ORLEANS - Robért LeBlanc of LeBlanc + Smith restaurant group said the challenges of reopening during the pandemic have inspired the company to reinvent its business model. The biggest change? All workers are now full-time employees with a base…
MANDEVILLE, La. - Organizers of the annual Girod Street Stroll said they have cancelled the 2020 event due to COVID-19 safety concerns. From a statement: "On behalf of the Old Mandeville Business Association, we regret that we will be unable…
NEW ORLEANS - The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana will host a nine-week workshop series starting July 9 focused on providing technology skills, business training and computer literacy to small business owners and professionals. The chamber is a local…
NEW ORLEANS - Talent manager Ryan Chavez, owner of The MGMT Partners, said his clients have had to get creative to find new sources of income since COVID-19 caused the cancellation of virtually all of their live performances and events.…
LOS ANGELES – Viking has announced more 2023 sailings of its Mississippi River cruises. The company’s first custom vessel, Viking Mississippi, will debut in August 2022 and will sail voyages on the lower and upper Mississippi River, between New Orleans…
NEW ORLEANS - Last night, the Senate passed an extension of the deadline for small businesses to apply for Paycheck Protection Program loans. If the legislation becomes law, businesses will have until Aug. 8 to apply for the $130 billion…
As the national discussion about the Black Lives Matter movement continues, businesses and organizations nationwide are examining their policies to determine how to provide a more inclusive, anti-racist environment for employees, clients and customers. Stone Pigman attorney Heather Lonian,…
NEW ORLEANS - Gordon Stevens, the president and CEO of the New Orleans Steamboat Company and Gray Line New Orleans, has been in the tourism business for 44 years but he’s never seen one exactly like this before. The global…
NEW ORLEANS - The week brought an unnerving juxtaposition of business as usual and spikes in confirmed COVID-19 cases in Louisiana and nationwide. On Monday, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that the state would be keeping its current restrictions in…
NEW ORLEANS - Cue the outraged editorials. Gayle Benson - the owner of the New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Pelicans and Dixie Brewery - said in a statement she plans to re-brand Dixie Beer in light of cultural changes that…
METAIRIE - The child care industry was hit particularly hard by the coronavirus pandemic but more and more facilities are reopening to provide a service that will be essential to the revival of the economy in New Orleans and elsewhere.…
NEW ORLEANS – The Greater New Orleans Foundation announced recent grants from its LGBTQ Endowed Fund totaling $70,000 to area nonprofits. The fund provides grants to organizations and programs that increase the quality of life and access to opportunity for…
NEW ORLEANS - NextOp, the Urban League of Louisiana and the National World War II Museum will host a job fair for veterans and members of the military from 10 a.m. to noon on Friday, June 26. Participating companies will…
METAIRIE - Amanda Shaw, Flow Tribe and the Brass-A-holics will perform at a drive-in concert and fireworks show from 3 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. July 4 at Bucktown Harbor Park, 325 Metairie Hammond Highway in Metairie. Details from Z Events:…
NEW ORLEANS - The University of New Orleans and Loyola University New Orleans will host a joint Fall 2020 Virtual Career & Internship Fair to connect employers with students and alumni from both schools. The two schools have a combined…
NEW ORLEANS - What would normally have been a quiet summer week for New Orleanians was anything but as the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests continue to dominate the news and affect daily life in the…
NEW ORLEANS - As the national discussion about the Black Lives Matter movement continues, businesses and organizations nationwide are examining their policies to determine how to provide a more inclusive, anti-racist…
LaPLACE, La. - The River Parishes Tourist Commission announced that it has changed its promotional name from "New Orleans Plantation Country" to "Louisiana's River Parishes" in an effort to "encompass the complete story of the River Region." "For nearly 20…
NEW ORLEANS - A new report from the Data Center - a nonpartisan, nonprofit research organization based in New Orleans - paints an unsurprising yet worrisome picture of pandemic job loss in the metro area. Based on state and federal…
NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Small Business Administration reopened the Economic Injury Disaster Loan and Advance program portal to all eligible applicants experiencing economic impacts due to COVID-19. In addition, the Paycheck Protection Program is still available to eligible small…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A new report from personal finance website WalletHub shows Louisiana among the states with the least racial equality. In order to assess which states have the most racial equality in terms of employment and wealth, WalletHub compared…
NEW ORLEANS - Experts say that most of the tourists that visit New Orleans this summer will be arriving by car, so the Higgins Hotel - adjacent to the National World War II Museum - has announced a new summer…
METAIRIE - The Jefferson Chamber is hosting an Independence Day celebration featuring music from Bag of Donuts and drive-in fireworks on July 2 at the Bucktown Marina. Organizers say it will be a social distancing-friendly event that brings the community…
On this week's podcast, we talk to Dr. MarkAlain Dery, medical director of infectious diseases and chief innovation officer at Access Health Louisiana, about how businesses and individuals can stay safe during the second phase of the city's…
