NEW ORLEANS - Explore Federal Credit Union has hired Amanda Credeur to take on the role of business development manager. Credeur is a native of Lafayette, and a graduate of Loyola University New Orleans. In her new role, she is…
NEW ORLEANS - The Aug. 4-8 National Black Nurses Association Institute and Conference will recognize 2021 award winners, two of whom hail from New Orleans East Hospital. Nurse Darnell Caldwell will be named “Staff Nurse of the Year,” and C.J.…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) - The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development has awarded a $256,000 grant to BioAesthetics Corp., a Tulane University spin-out company, to develop a new graft for treating pelvic organ prolapse…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) - A national network of veterinarians providing end-of-life care for pets in the home has added a new provider in the New Orleans area. Lap of Love is a growing network of veterinarians who provide family-centered…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — Dillard University will cover eligible students’ pandemic debt incurred from March 2020. The University was afforded this opportunity through the Higher Education Emergency Relief (HEERF) supplemental grant. The grant’s total amount exceeds $485,000. Students who…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Arts District New Orleans (ADNO), the organization that founded the popular White Linen Night, is pleased to announce that the event is back this year, and will take place on Aug. 7, in conjunction with…
NEW ORLEANS – Zip NOLA, a swamp zipline experience, is now open at 301 Peavine Road in LaPlace. Featuring five ziplines constructed 60 feet above the Maurepas Swamp, Zip NOLA offers thrill-seeking visitors and nature lovers the chance to traverse…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — The Port of New Orleans discharged 300 steel coils on June 10, 2021 to barge at Coastal Cargo breakbulk and heavy-lift terminal at the Louisiana Ave. Complex that were transported to barge from the SK…
NEW ORLEANS — The law firm of Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver has opened an office in Cleveland, its first in the state of Ohio. The new location comes in response to client…
NEW ORLEANS – Bernhard announced the promotion of Lyndsey Mitchell as the company’s vice president of human resources. Mitchell previously served as Bernhard’s director of human resource integration systems, where she led the company’s implementation of a new HCM system.…
NEW ORLEANS – IberiaBank, a division of First Horizon Bank, announced in a press release that it has named Hunter Hill chief digital transformation officer for the entire organization - a 12-state footprint -…
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Wine & Food Experience has announced it is taking its show on the road. For the first time, NOWFE will travel to Denver in partnership with BECNEL Group, where NOWFE will host several events…
NEW ORLEANS - The Louisiana Children’s Museum has joined Museums for All, a signature access program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the Association of Children’s Museums, to encourage people of all backgrounds to visit museums…
NEW ORLEANS - This week, Dr. Calvin Mackie launched STEM Global Action, a campaign and network of affiliates he said will pursue the advancement of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education for…
AVONDALE, La. - JEDCO and the Jefferson Chamber will host a Prosper Jefferson seminar on how to effectively raise funds and secure grants. The event will start at 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 28 at Conference Center in the Churchill Technology and…
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center hosted a Christmas in July volunteer event through Second Harvest Food Bank to support the Boys and Girls Club of Gretna. The July 15 event announced the return of…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) - SBA has created Ascent and packed it with in-depth information to help grow your business. Come and explore the journeys with excursions that will help you apply growth practices to your business. Ascent is…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) - A comprehensive, citywide Back to Work Job Expo will take place on Wednesday, July 21 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center as Mayor LaToya Cantrell is leading an effort to employ New Orleans residents…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Center for Orthopaedics and the LSU Health Foundation in New Orleans are pleased to announce the endowment of the David Drez, Jr., MD, Chair in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. The Louisiana Board of Regents announced…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The National WWII Museum today announced the appointment of eight new members to the institution’s national Board of Trustees. The Museum’s newly elected Trustees serve a three-year term and bring the Board’s total membership to…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) - The 2021 NOLA Back 2 School Fest presented by Shell will provide 4,000 students in grades K-6 with free backpacks filled with essential school supplies – Saturday, July 31 from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m.…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Split Second Foundation will host its 3rd annual "Show of Love Gala" fundraising event on Aug. 13 at Generations Hall. The foundation’s premier fundraiser will be an eclectic gathering of the New Orleans metropolitan community…
BATON ROUGE – Investar Bank, National Association (“Investar”) recently hired Elizabeth Adler as its Treasury Management Director/Senior Vice President. Adler joins Investar from Wells Fargo Bank where she was a Commercial Relationship Manager. Prior to that she was Executive Director…
NEW ORLEANS - Xavier University of Louisiana has appointed Jeff A Hale, Ph.D., as Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR). Dr. Hale will lead and manage Xavier’s central CFR operations as part of the Office of Institutional Advancement. He…
NEW ORLEANS – The Ehrhardt Group announces Caroline Kohl and Anna Bowden have joined the firm as assistant account executives. Caroline Kohl assists team members by developing ideas and content, monitoring, reporting, writing and conducting research for her accounts. Her…
NEW ORLEANS – Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana is pleased to announce the appointment of two new board members, Louis Colin, Sr. of LJC Management, Inc., and Victoria Adams Phipps of Fourth Economy Consulting. “Our…
NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans Opera has welcomed Dr. Tara A. Melvin as its new Director of Community Partnerships and Education. Dr. Melvin is a soprano, born and raised in New Orleans. She attended St. Rita School-Uptown, Cabrini High School,…
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — On June 30, more than 900 small businesses from across the country pitched their U.S.-made products to Walmart and Sam’s Club merchants at the company's annual "Open Call" event. Of those businesses, 167 are advancing to the…
NEW ORLEANS — The Mayor’s Office of Housing Policy and Community Development today announced it has approved applications for payment that will use the $18,266,472 in U.S. Treasury Funds sent directly to the City for its rental assistance program. The…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Louisiana Hospitality Foundation will host its 10th annual Gold Medal Chefs Gala and Hospitality Awards presented by The Sazerac House on Wednesday, August 4 at 6 p.m. (dinner at 7 p.m.) in The Great…
