Have an idea to celebrate New Orleans’ tricentennial next year? The City of New Orleans wants to hear it—and will dole out up to $1,000 per neighborhood to bring ideas to life. Residents, neighborhood groups and business owners can apply…
Youth Rebuilding New Orleans will receive $25,000 from the foundation for their efforts in the community
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NEW ORLEANS – It was announced Nov. 20 that Tulane University's Cowen Institute will use a $500,000 grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York, philanthropic foundation, to launch a new research initiative aimed at helping more New Orleans public school graduates — especially socioeconomically…
MONROE, La. (BUSINESS WIRE) – Origin Bank, Progressive Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) partnered to award a Louisiana nonprofit organization $8,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funds. Bank representatives recently joined leadership from NOVA…
BATON ROUGE – LUBA Workers’ Comp, a regional casualty insurance company, was named Company of the Year in the 100 employees or less category of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry’s 2017 Free Enterprise Awards. The awards recognize companies with…
NEW ORLEANS – The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Greater New Orleans Chapter will honor outstanding contributors for the New Orleans community, at its annual National Philanthropy Day (NPD) luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 9, at the Audubon Tea Room, 6500…
NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans has been ranked fourth in the nation on Forbes 2017 list of “America’s Coolest Cities.” To develop the list, Forbes partnered with Sperling’s Best Places, and measured the 100 largest MSAs in the U.S.…
COVINGTON, LA – The Board of Directors of St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce announced they were awarded the 2017 Large Chamber of the Year award at the Louisiana Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (LACCE) Conference in Lafayette, Louisiana.…
NEW ORLEANS – A recent study conducted by website STAT, using data from the U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics, has determined that Greater New Orleans ranks first for adding the most hospital employees in the country over…
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau (NOCVB) has been selected as a winner for the 14thannual Platinum Choice Awards. The Platinum Choice Awards, presented annually by Smart Meetings magazine, recognizes premier hotels, venues and CVBs, and…
NEW ORLEANS – In celebration of Sydney Besthoff’s 90th birthday, the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) announced the establishment of The Sydney Besthoff Legacy Award, or “The Sydney.” Given once every several years, “The Sydney” honors individuals who have…
NEW ORLEANS – At the third annual Ada Lovelace Awards, held on Friday, Oct. 13, at Le Petit Theatre, four winners and nearly 100 nominees were honored. LookFar’s Ada Lovelace Awards are presented yearly to celebrate the women who…
NEW ORLEANS – The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) announced its 2017 Annual Luncheon speakers, Betsy Fischer Martin and Jonathan Martin. The esteemed media duo will appear together with Walter Isaacson moderating their discussion, “Meeting the Press in an…
NEW ORLEANS – For the second year, Becker’s Hospital Review recognized Ochsner Health System among its list of hospitals and health systems with innovation programs. Ochsner is the only health system from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle to receive this…
MARRERO, LA – West Jefferson Medical Center (WJMC) announced it has been recognized by Healthgrades as one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals™ for Stroke Care. West Jefferson is one of only two hospitals in Louisiana to receive this distinction,…
NEW ORLEANS – The city’s oldest human relations organization, The New Orleans Council for Community and Justice (NOCCJ) founded as The National Conference of Christian and Jews, announced the recipients of the 60th Annual Weiss Awards. Chosen for their…
BATON ROUGE – A.M. Best has once again affirmed the “A- Excellent” rating for the financial strength of LUBA Workers’ Comp, a regional casualty insurance company. The company has been rated “A- Excellent” since LUBA’s first rating in 2003. …
NEW ORLEANS – The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana (HCCL) announced that the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) honored the organization with the Chamber of the Year Award. The award was presented at the USHCC’s National…
NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry’s (LABI’s) Free Enterprise Awards are an opportunity to honor LABI members who demonstrate exemplary commitment and contributions to the state’s business climate and who play an integral role in their…
NEW ORLEANS – According to the National Center for Women and Information Technology, women comprise more than half of the U.S. workforce but only 26 percent of computing jobs were held by women in 2016 with just 3 percent of…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An author who grew up poor in coastal Mississippi and now teaches at Tulane University is among this year's MacArthur fellows, receiving a so-called genius grant of $625,000: $125,000 a year for five years. Jesmyn…
NEW ORLEANS – The First 72+/Rising Foundations won the first place prize worth $25,000 at Pitch It! The Innovation Challenge. The second place prize worth $7,500 was awarded to the Luke’s House Clinic and the third place prize worth $5,000…
NEW ORLEANS – The Ruby Slipper Café was honored by Fortune and the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) as part of its 2017 Inner City 100 List. The café ranked 25 out of 100, up 21 spots…
NEW ORLEANS – Careers website Glassdoor found employees in New Orleans are the eighth happiest in the U.S. Looking at satisfaction ratings across the top 50 metro areas in America, Glassdoor considered three factors when creating its “Top Ten…
NEW ORLEANS – Idea Kraft, a New Orleans creative agency that specializes in branding, packaging and website design, announced the winner of its first Re-Kraft event in New Orleans: NOLA_CODE. Idea Kraft reps will volunteer their time to help…
NEW ORLEANS – State Rep. Julie Stokes has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 University of New Orleans Homer L. Hitt Distinguished Alumni Award. The UNO International Alumni Association will present Stokes with its highest honor at…
NEW ORLEANS – As Parkway Partners launches its strategic re-envisioning year, its annual jazz brunch fundraiser, The Feast, will return Sunday, Oct. 8, from 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., to the venue that held the beloved event in its inaugural…
NEW ORLEANS— Girl Scouts Louisiana East will host its first Juliette Low Leadership Luncheon on Tuesday, Oct. 31, at the Audubon Tea Room, 6500 Magazine St. All proceeds will help the local council offer its leadership development program to girls…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana's governor and Louisiana State University were quick to note that LSU scientists and the gravity-wave observatory on LSU property participated in discoveries that won the Nobel Physics Prize. "LSU physicists right here in Louisiana…
