DARROW, La. — Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Veolia North America will make a $40 million capital investment to expand its regeneration plant in Darrow, Louisiana. Known as the Burnside facility, the Veolia plant converts spent sulfuric acid into…
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — An international financial monitor is warning that wider use of cryptocurrencies by retail shoppers would call for "close scrutiny" by regulators and should be subjected to rigorous oversight. The head of the Financial Stability Board made…
LAKE CHARLES, La. (BUSINESS WIRE) - Chris Meaux, founder and CEO of Waitr, the popular on-demand restaurant delivery service, has won the 2019 Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Gulf Coast area. The award, presented by Ernst & Young, LLP,…
NEW ORLEANS - Dr. Libbie Sonnier-Netto, an expert with extensive experience in the field of early childhood, is the new executive director of the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children (LPIC). Sonnier-Netto replaces Melanie Bronfin, an attorney who founded and led LPIC…
Q: How would you describe your company? Our mission work is focused on the state of Louisiana, I work from home in Metairie. The majority of our fundraising activities occur in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge metro areas, but…
NEW ORLEANS – Laura Bonanno, PhD, DNP, CRNA, Nurse Anesthesia program director and associate professor of Clinical Nursing at LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing, has been elected president of the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia educational programs…
HOUMA, La. - Shell Oil Company has donated 4,139 acres of wetlands to Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government (TPCG), enabling the Parish to make needed improvements to its flood risk reduction and community resiliency system. Officials with Shell and Terrebonne Parish…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Humana Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Humana Inc., recently announced that it's extending its Strategic Community Investment Program to New Orleans and will invest $1 million or more in the community. Organizations are invited to apply for…
NEW ORLEANS — For the first time in New Orleans history, Fidelity Bank and the Louisiana Hospitality Foundation (LHF) will celebrate women in the hospitality industry with the launch of P.O.W.E.R. Palates. The month-long celebration (beginning July 1) of women…
NEW ORLEANS - Xavier University of Louisiana has received a three-year, $500,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support initiatives designed to expand its community college student pipeline and to establish a new summer bridge program. Details were shared…
HOUMA, La. — On Wednesday, Gov. John Bel Edwards joined Assistant Secretary John Fleming of the U.S. Economic Development Administration, Terrebonne Parish President Gordon Dove, and Houma-Terrebonne Airport officials to announce a $1.35 million airport infrastructure grant from the EDA,…
NEW ORLEANS– In early June, Palmisano announced in a press release the addition of a new leadership position to the operations team. Loren White joined the rapidly scaling organization as vice president of Operations. Loren brings 24 years of commercial…
BATON ROUGE, La. – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana has promoted Leah Shackleton to vice president of Strategy and Innovation, effective June 17, 2019. Details were shared in a press release. As vice president of Strategy and Innovation,…
NEW ORLEANS – With existing electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in place and working toward energy efficiency investments defined in their new Strategic Master Plan, the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) expanded their EV fleet with the help of…
NEW ORLEANS - For the fifth consecutive year, Baker Donelson has been certified by the Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF) as a Gold Standard Firm. It was among 45 U.S. law firms to earn this certification. Criteria that are considered…
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $950,000 grant to Greater New Orleans Inc., (GNO, Inc.) of New Orleans, Louisiana, to support local disaster resiliency efforts by expanding strategic alliances between industry partners,…
NEW ORLEANS - Today’s multigenerational workforce has different needs and motivations. The daily stresses and health concerns that face a Generation X employee can be vastly different from those of a Millennial. Gone are the days of a one-size-fits-all approach to wellness.…
NEW ORLEANS - Creating a milestone moment for two of the region's largest community colleges, Nunez Community College (NCC) signed an articulation agreement with Delgado Community College (DCC) on June 17. The collaboration will offer students at NCC and DCC…
NEW ORLEANS – For the third consecutive year, Ochsner Hospital for Children has been named among the top 50 children’s hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice. Ochsner…
MANDEVILLE, La. – Innovative Advertising (Innovative), a Louisiana-based advertising, marketing and communications agency, earned four national honors, including two first-place awards, for its television and video advertising work at the 40th Annual Telly Awards. With over 10,000 entries from around the world,…
COVINGTON, LA. – The June opening of St. Tammany Parish Hospital’s level two pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) caps a focused, years’ long effort to complete world-class pediatric services for west St. Tammany families. Details were shared in a press…
NEW ORLEANS – Recognizing the hard work and dedication of the men and women of Entergy, the Edison Electric Institute awarded Entergy Corporation with its Emergency Assistance Award for the company’s outstanding power restoration efforts after Hurricane Michael hit…
NEW ORLEANS — Global technology firm CGI will conduct a Saturday, June 22, career fair in New Orleans to fill professional positions in the state of Louisiana. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the…
NEW ORLEANS - Kean Miller is announced in a press release that Claudia Carrizales and Rachel M. Scarafia have joined the firm as associate attorneys in the firm’s New Orleans office. Carrizales and Scarafia will practice with the Energy and…
There are 7 grain elevators in the Port’s district –Zen-Noh Grain, Cargill, ADM –Destrehan, Bunge North American, ADM –Reserve, ADM –Ama, and ADM –Paulina making the Port of South Louisiana the largest grain exporter in the United States.
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River Region Economic Development Initiative (RREDI) hosted its annual industry appreciation breakfast, a tribute to the industrial facilities within the river parishes for their impact on the local economy and the vitality of the Port. This year’s guest speaker was…
Other employees who reach their work anniversaries in 2019 and were not present for the event include: 25 years: Alvin Morris Kevin Poche Guadalupe Torres 20 years: Lenora Davis 5 years: Brandon Green Ronnie Feist Richie Zito 10 years:…
BATON ROUGE, La. — Full Armor Films, a motion picture production company operating in New Orleans and New York, is expanding its Louisiana operation under the state’s Entertainment Job Creation Program. The first-of-its-kind program, signed into law by Gov. John…
