NEW ORLEANS – From Cox Communications: As part of Cox’s commitment to New Orleans area, Cox will have crawfish delivered from Mr. Mudbugs to emergency workers at the COVID-19 test site at the UNO Lakefront Arena on Franklin Avenue on…
NEW ORLEANS - Metropolitan Human Services District - an agency focused on mental illness, addiction and developmental/intellectual disability services for Orleans, St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes - has made updates to its clinic procedures in line with the Centers for…
BATON ROUGE – From Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana: The coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic is not just a threat to physical health, it is stirring up feelings of fear and stress among many. To share tips for coping with…
NEW ORLEANS — Mahony’s Po-Boys & Seafood said it is teaming up with iconic New Orleans brands Leidenheimer Baking Co., Blue Plate Mayonnaise, Chisesi Brothers and local hospitality industry partners to launch “Loaves of Love.” This campaign will help feed…
BATON ROUGE — In the last two weeks, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation has made $986,000 in grant awards to 21 nonprofits working to meet the needs of communities across the state as they respond to…
NEW ORLEANS - Magnolia Physical Therapy CEO and co-owner Beth Winkler spoke on WWL Radio 870 AM with Newell Normand about how her business is treating patients in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to the audio here.
NEW ORLEANS - From Cox Communications: Tips to help you get top performance out of your home internet connection LOUISIANA – There’s no denying it, internet traffic is up across the country. Many families are navigating working from home and…
METAIRIE - From the Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission: Normally, at this point in the year, JEDCO would be gearing up for our annual startup pitch competition and celebrating a number of wins from the past three months. However, 2020…
NEW ORLEANS - From the Morial Convention Center: The Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition…
NEW ORLEANS – From HousingNOLA: As the COVID-19 Pandemic shines an even brighter light on the need for affordable housing in New Orleans, HousingNOLA said its 2020 Semi-Annual Report shows state and city leaders are failing to keep their commitment…
BATON ROUGE — And now some "obvious news" from the National Federation of Independent Business: The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index fell 8.1 points in March to 96.4, the largest monthly decline in the survey’s history. Nine of the 10…
NEW ORLEANS — Tulane Health System said it has recently obtained new technology that allows its hospitals to test for COVID-19 in-house and receive results in as little as five minutes. The health system is now testing all inpatient admissions…
NEW ORLEANS - Entergy New Orleans has a useful page with links to the SBA and other essential resources. Check it out here.
NEW ORLEANS - From LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans: “I want to be able to provide my residents as well as all other residents, faculty, staff and all health care providers, not only at University Medical Center, but at…
NEW ORLEANS — From GNO Inc.: Today, GNO Inc.’s leadership introduced a new initiative, GNOpivot, to help regional companies move to “war-footing,” wherein they pivot their standard operations in order to make products or provide services in demand for the…
NEW ORLEANS - From Delgado Community College: Delgado Community College’s Continuing Education and Professional Development Department offers a wide variety of affordable and highly interactive career training programs and non-credit online courses that make it easy for individuals to study…
NEW ORLEANS - From Tulane: The National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID) has awarded Tulane National Primate Research Center a contract of up to $10.3 million to evaluate the nation's most promising vaccines and…
NEW ORLEANS - From the Urban League: The Urban League of Louisiana's Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation invites small businesses to a webinar about how the CARES Act and the FFCRA will impact their businesses and its employees. The event…
NEW ORLEANS - From the New Orleans Chamber: Welcome to the New Orleans Chamber's Wednesday Webinar Series. As our community faces difficult times of uncertainty, we are dedicated to continuing our mission of providing members with valuable tools and resources…
COVINGTON - From St. Tammany Health System: Overview Please enjoy this video greeting from CEO Joan Coffman about steps St. Tammany Health System is taking to emotionally uphold our colleagues, as well as measures to keep everyone protected; and this message from…
BATON ROUGE - From Walk On's Sports Bistreaux: Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux today announced that it is opening Furlough Kitchen by Walk-On’s in New Orleans, a nonprofit operation that will provide furloughed hospitality workers one free meal, no matter their former…
NEW ORLEANS - From the Port of South Louisiana: The Port of South Louisiana supports the interim Covid-19 directives for vessels from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and United States Coast Guard (USCG);…
METAIRIE - From the Jefferson Chamber: The Jefferson Chamber partnered with local cover band and Chamber member, Bag of Donuts, to create a fun music video to encourage the community to maintain good health by staying home and washing your…
METAIRIE - From the Jefferson Chamber: A new Louisiana Loan Portfolio Guaranty Program was announced this week and will offer loans of up to $100,000 to small businesses of fewer than 100 employees impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. The loans…
NEW ORLEANS - From SofiaNOLA: Sofia is working hard to provide free meals as a thank you to our healthcare workers. Not only is this an opportunity to help support our healthcare workers, but it’s an opportunity to provide jobs…
NEW ORLEANS - From the New Orleans City Council: Council Vice President Jason Williams announced today that two billboard companies operating in New Orleans have stepped up to provide messaging on behalf of the City Council during the Coronavirus crisis.…
NEW ORLEANS - From the Data Center: In recent days, death announcements are coming way too frequently. From Ronald Lewis, the founder of House of Dance and Feathers, to Oliver Stokes Jr, perhaps better known as the locally renowned DJ…
LaPLACE - The American Association of Port Authorities will commemorate Western Hemisphere Ports Day on April 5. The annual event recognizes the port industry’s role in efficient goods movement, job creation and propelling the economy. This year’s Ports Day theme,…
NEW ORLEANS – From Blue Runner: To assist New Orleans families in need during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, Blue Runner Foods is supplying 1 million meals of every Crescent City resident’s favorite Monday meal – red beans and rice –…
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans braced for what the nation's top doctor warned Sunday would be “the hardest and saddest week” of their lives while Britain assumed the unwelcome mantle of deadliest coronavirus hot spot in Europe after a record…
