BATON ROUGE – Southeast Beach Express, a direct air service connecting Baton Rouge with Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, begins flights on June 3. Flights will be operated daily Thursday through Sunday on 30-seat executive jets. Southeast Beach Express features…
NEW ORLEANS – Hancock Whitney Broadway in New Orleans has announced that performances are scheduled to return to the Saenger Theatre in November. The upcoming season, which will wrap up with the return of Hamilton in 2022, includes Tootsie, Cats,…
NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans announced it will hold a lottery on Saturday, May 8 outside City Hall for qualified artists and vendors to obtain permits necessary to sell art in Jackson Square. City code requires artists…
NEW ORLEANS - Kupperman Companies CEO Zach Kupperman, who has developed and invested in The Drifter Hotel, The Joy Theater, Hotel Saint Vincent and other New Orleans properties, has purchased the Mountain Chalet Aspen at the base of Aspen Mountain…
NEW ORLEANS - Epistemix, a computational modeling software company that develops simulations to fight disease and inform policy, and the Exhibitions and Conferences Alliance, a coalition that represents the common interests of the U.S. exhibitions and conferences industry, announced a…
NEW ORLEANS – The Sheraton New Orleans Hotel has transformed several traditional guest rooms into private office spaces with impressive views of downtown New Orleans and the Mississippi River. The idea for the pivot came from the hotel's guests, whose…
NEW ORLEANS - Hogs for the Cause has announced a new Friday evening experience: "Wings and Bacon Night" is a chance for culinary teams to create and sell their unique wing and bacon dishes, as well as serve barbecue samples.…
NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans said it has launched efforts to support music venues that include waiving City fees, providing small grants to support venues and individual musicians, and partnering with local nonprofits to help venues to…
NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans Hospitality SAFE is partnering with Dickie Brennan’s Tableau, Love Your City and the New Orleans Business Alliance to host a COVID-19 vaccination event on Tuesday, April 13. The event will take place at Dickie Brennan’s…
NEW ORLEANS – As the restaurant industry recovers amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, full-service restaurants are searching for applicants to fill a growing number of career opportunities. To meet this rapidly increasing demand, Zea Rotisserie & Bar - owned by…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Plans for $450 million in upgrades to New Orleans' iconic Superdome have been disrupted because of financial troubles caused by the pandemic, the stadium's manager told state lawmakers during a budget hearing Wednesday. The coronavirus outbreak…
NEW ORLEANS - HRI Lodging announced the appointment of Andrew Dryden as general manager and Christopher Toy as director of sales for the Hilton Garden Inn Austin University Capital District, opening early summer 2021.…
NEW ORLEANS – The city will host the NCAA Men’s Final Four for the sixth time in April 2022 in the Mercedes Benz Superdome. This week, the New Orleans Local Organizing Committee - led by Tulane University, the University of…
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Gov. Kay Ivey said Alabama will oppose an Amtrak plan to resume passenger train service between New Orleans and Mobile without a study of its potential impact. While Amtrak asked federal regulators last month to force…
NEW ORLEANS - On April 22, San Francisco-based commuter airline Boutique Air will begin flight operations between the Greenville Mid-Delta Regional Airport in Greenville, Miss. and the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Boutique will offer one daily round-trip on…
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Marriott and Sheraton New Orleans Hotel are offering a “Spice Up Your Stay with Tabasco Sauce” guestroom promotion and the chance to win an exclusive culinary immersive experience at the New Orleans Culinary &…
NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Children’s Museum has announced that it will reopen on Saturday, May 29. “We are counting down the days until we can gather together and focus on creating joy for children and families within our Museum…
NEW ORLEANS - Lior Sekler, vice president of revenue management at New Orleans-based HRI Lodging, said most U.S. travel markets experienced increased occupancy in March. Some, in fact, were hitting 80% of their 2019 numbers for the month. [caption id="attachment_247403"…
NEW ORLEANS - This week, President Joe Biden proposed an aggressive series of infrastructure investments he says would require $2.3 trillion in spending over eight years and create millions of jobs. According to a White House fact sheet, Louisiana projects…
NEW ORLEANS - The Contemporary Arts Center and the Krewe of Red Beans announced an extension of their pop-up house float art exhibition and auction through Sunday, April 11. Art from select house floats are on view at the CAC,…
NEW ORLEANS — A "parklet" has been installed on a block of French Market Place so the City and community stakeholders can experience what it's like to re-use a section of the parking lane to create outdoor seating. "Under Mayor…
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Office of Tourism is unveiling Louisiana Sunshine Magazine to promote the state to leisure travelers. “We want our visitors to feel right at home by sharing our locals’ insider tips and favorite spots to fish,…
NEW ORLEANS - Planning is underway for a renovation of Audubon Aquarium of the Americas. In a press release, Audubon said it is working closely with CambridgeSeven and Cortina Productions, with help from Eskew Dumez Ripple, to develop an exhibit…
NEW ORLEANS - The three biggest stories of the week involve big plans for the New Orleans riverfront, a new distribution center for Amazon in Slidell and a potential new name for the Superdome. Plans to develop 39 acres immediately…
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, the nonprofit organization that owns the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell, has reopened applications for the Jazz & Heritage Music Relief Fund, a statewide relief fund…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana has recovered fewer than half the jobs lost during the coronavirus pandemic so far, but is seeing ongoing, slow employment gains as consumer confidence improves and businesses rebound amid the nationwide vaccination effort, a chief…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino giant Caesars Entertainment Inc., owner of the Harrah's Casino New Orleans, is putting its losses because of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 at more than $2 billion, and is suing a long list of insurance…
NEW ORLEANS - David Piscola, general manager of the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, has been named the American Hotel & Lodging Association’s Outstanding General Manager of the Year (Large Property). Piscola has been a member of the Hilton team for…
NEW ORLEANS – The Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority has selected River District Neighborhood Investors - led by Louis Lauricella - as its partner in the development of new dining, retail, housing and entertainment offerings on the…
NEW ORLEANS - The Athletic's Jeff Duncan reported Wednesday that Caesars Entertainment Inc. will sign a 20-year naming rights deal for the Superdome, which will no longer bear the Mercedes-Benz brand as of July 2021. A new name has not…
