NEW ORLEANS — From Delgado Community College: Delgado will confer degrees, diplomas and certificates to 1,111 graduating students on Tuesday, May 17, at 10 a.m. during Spring 2022 Commencement Exercises at the UNO Lakefront Arena. The Commencement Speaker will be…
DUBLIN (press release) – The World Rugby Council has voted to officially select the United States as the host nation of the 2031 Men’s Rugby World Cup and the 2033 Women’s Rugby World Cup. This moment marks a pivotal turning…
NEW ORLEANS — Here, from staff and wire reports, are the week’s top business stories: The owners of Clearview City Center announced that the 160,000-square-foot Target store located there has begun a “major” renovation that will introduce several new in-store…
NEW ORLEANS – From the Ascension DePaul Foundation The Ascension DePaul Foundation, formerly Daughters of Charity Foundation of New Orleans, hosts its annual Champions FORE Health Golf Tournament on Monday, May 16 at the Bayou Oaks South Course at City…
NEW ORLEANS — Sean Payton, recently retired head coach of the New Orleans Saints, will deliver a keynote speech to graduates at the Loyola University New Orleans commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 14 at the UNO Lakefront Arena. The event…
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans tourism boosters often cite the positive economic impact of major festivals and events in the city. Here, from the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, are some metrics that tell the story of the April 1-3…
NEW ORLEANS (Press Release) – Stretch Zone, the company that brought practitioner-assisted stretching to the public and introduced a new vertical in the health and wellness industry, in partnership with the Brees Dream Foundation, recently presented a $20,000 donation to…
METAIRIE — The Jefferson Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Black & Gold Gala fundraiser on April 8 on the turf of the Saints training field at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center. “It was wonderful to welcome everyone back to…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Health and fitness experts from around the world will be on hand this Thursday and Friday (April 14 and 15) prior to Saturday’s 44th running of the Caesars Sportsbook Crescent City Classic to assist the…
NEW ORLEANS — The Salvation Army of Greater New Orleans and its Women’s Auxiliary hosted a celebration for donors on April 7 at the New Orleans Museum of Art. The event honored those contributing to a $200,000 capital campaign to…
NEW ORLEANS — The city’s hospitality industry is revving up to host the 2022 NCAA Men’s Final Four basketball tournament this weekend. The Kansas Jayhawks will play Villanova's Wildcats on Saturday evening, followed later that night by a matchup between…
NEW ORLEANS – A day after New Orleans Pelicans point guard Jose Alvarado signed a new $6.5 million contract with the team, he inked a promotional deal with Louisiana-based food delivery app Waitr. Alvarado will promote the service through special…
NEW ORLEANS — Former Saints head coach Sean Payton will give the Loyola University New Orleans undergraduate commencement address on May 14 at the UNO Lakefront Arena. He will also receive an honorary doctor of letters at the ceremony. After…
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) – Louisiana collected more than $2.2 million in taxes for the first full month of mobile sports betting in February, more than a half-million dollars higher than retail sports betting through four months. Data from…
NEW ORLEANS — From the Audubon Nature Institute: On Monday, March 21, 2022, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Audubon Commission will host the third public meeting for community members to comment and offer feedback on the proposal to update…
NEW ORLEANS – Delgado Community College and NOLA Gold Rugby have announced a partnership. The NOLA Gold Rugby organization is helping Delgado reach fans and supporters of the team with messaging about the educational opportunities available at Delgado’s seven locations…
NEW ORLEANS – NOLA Motorsports Park welcomed David Pace as general manager in 2021. Since taking the helm, he has initiated repairs and upgrades to the track’s facilities and brought back races and events. “Managing large-scale events and motorsports have…
NEW ORLEANS – From Caesars Sportsbook Crescent City Classic: With the 44th annual Caesars Sportsbook Crescent City Classic a little more than one month away, race officials joined by Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson and Caesars Sportsbook representatives announced…
NEW ORLEANS — Shaquille O'Neal and Drew Brees will coach opposing teams in the Kellogg’s-sponosored Celebrity Crunch Classic basketball game, scheduled for April 3 at the Xavier University Convocation Center. Tipping off at noon, the light-hearted competition is one of…
PHILADELPHIA — Sporttrade, a Philadelphia-based sports betting exchange, has announced strategic partnerships with Penn National Gaming Inc. in Louisiana and Caesars Entertainment Inc. in Indiana, pending regulatory approval. The agreements follow Sporttrade's recent expansion efforts into both New Jersey and…
NEW ORLEANS – Laney and Ruth Chouest, owners of NOLA Motorsports Park, said they plan to spend $4 million on repairs and upgrades to their facility's 2.75 mile road course, karting track and 32,000-square-foot event center. The majority of the…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Expect the NCAA Men's Final Four to have a more familiar look and feel to it this spring — and not just because it'll be in New Orleans for a record sixth time. An anticipated capacity…
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Local Organizing Committee — led by Tulane University, the University of New Orleans and the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation — hosted a “tip off” press conference in advance of the 2022 NCAA Men’s…
NEW ORLEANS — Fro the Zurich Classic: Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman will return this year to defend their title, as the Zurich Classic will offer a record $8.3 million purse. The tournament will be played April 18-24, 2022 at…
LaPLACE, La. – Zip NOLA, a "swamp zipline adventure," celebrated its grand re-reopening Saturday, Feb. 12 after receiving a near-direct impact from Hurricane Ida only a month after opening for business last July. Hurricane Ida damaged…
NEW ORLEANS — From Tulane University: Six years ago, Tulane University assistant professor Jenny Mercein and playwright KJ Sanchez co-created a play called X’s and O’s that examines the lasting physical and neurological impacts from playing football. Mercein and Sanchez are now…
NEW ORLEANS — On Friday, the front page of the city’s daily newspaper’s website looked like a casino homepage — complete with huge banner ads and articles on how to place bets — as mobile sports betting went live in…
BATON ROUGE – Mobile sports betting will go live in most of Louisiana on Friday with several online platforms cleared for launch. Online sports betting will be available in 55 of the state’s 64 parishes that approved sports betting in…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Lawyers for an associate athletic director who filed a $50 million federal racketeering lawsuit against Louisiana State University say she has been fired in retaliation and asked the court Wednesday to add that claim to her suit.…
NEW ORLEANS – Organizers announced that Caesars Sportsbook will become the title sponsor for the Crescent City Classic’s annual 10k race, a New Orleans tradition for more than four decades. This year’s event is scheduled for Saturday, April 16.. Caesars…
