NEW ORLEANS – The Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation has announced three additions to its board of directors: Sophie Capella is a producer associate at Arthur J. Gallagher. A New Orleans native, she graduated magna cum laude from the University…
NEW ORLEANS — No doubt, there will be books and documentaries galore about last week’s Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failures, which rank as the second and third worst in U.S. history. Right now, everyone just wants to know…
NEW ORLEANS – On Friday, March 24, five new pickleball courts will make their debut at City Park Tennis Center. The facility’s center court has been permanently reconfigured to house four dedicated courts for the increasingly popular sport that combines…
NEW ORLEANS — From the University of New Orleans: Beginning in the fall of 2023, Master of Business Administration students at the University of New Orleans will be able to pursue a concentration in sport business. The new cluster of…
NEW ORLEANS – Organizers of the 45th annual Adelphi Crescent City Classic have announced a goal of raising $1 million for local nonprofits at this year’s Easter weekend 10k race. The Crescent City Classic will begin at 8 a.m. on…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — The New Orleans Pelicans have reached an exclusive rights broadcast agreement with Crocodile Broadcasting Corporation to broadcast games live on a Spanish language radio broadcast. "Tropical 105.7 is excited to add the New Orleans Pelicans…
NEW ORLEANS — Marques Colston, Daniel Schmitz and Jerell Thomas have joined the board of directors of Son of a Saint. “We are honored to welcome each of these talented leaders to our diverse board of directors,” said Son of…
NEW ORLEANS – The Jefferson Chamber of Commerce will host the Black & Gold Gala on Friday, March 31 at the Saints Training Facility at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center. The annual gala is presented by Ochsner Health and hosted…
NEW ORLEANS – Organizers have announced that Adelphi is the new title sponsor for the April 8 Crescent City Classic 10k race. Led by Lamar Frady and Turjo Wadud, Adelphi owns the Georgia-based Mountain Express Oil Company and a collection…
NEW ORLEANS – The Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation has announced the latest individuals selected to join its board of directors. Professionals representing various industries throughout the greater New Orleans area have been nominated by a current board member and…
NEW ORLEANS — From Ochsner Hospital for Children: Last Monday night, we joined the millions of others across the world who watched in disbelief as Damar Hamlin went into sudden cardiac arrest and collapsed during an NFL game. While the…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — Adams and Reese Partner Leslie Henry, who splits time between the firm’s New Orleans and Houston offices, has been appointed to the United States Golf Association Executive Committee. The USGA, founded in 1894, advances the…
NEW ORLEANS — On Dec. 5, local attorney Renée S. Melchiode presided over a groundbreaking celebration at the future site of the Exchange Pickleball + Bar at 2120 Rousseau Street in the Lower Garden District. Melchiode, a special counsel at…
COVINGTON, La. – On Dec. 7, St. Tammany Parish President Mike Cooper, St. Tammany Corporation CEO Chris Masingill and D-Bat Sports owners Ryan Davis and Dr. Ruth Nichols celebrated the groundbreaking of D-Bat Northshore Batting Academy at 805 Windward Drive.…
NEW ORLEANS – On Nov. 1, the Players Coalition awarded $40,000 to Devoted Dreamers Academy to provide scholarships to student athletes. The Players Coalition is a nonprofit focused on social justice and racial equality founded by former NFL players Anquan…
NEW ORLEANS — Tourism marketing executive and University of New Orleans alumnus Mark Romig will serve as the principal speaker at the university’s fall 2022 commencement ceremony, which will take place at 1 p.m. on Dec. 9 at the UNO…
NEW ORLEANS – Dennis Lauscha, president of the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans, has been elected to serve as a board member for the 47-hospital Ochsner Health system. Lauscha will begin his four-year term effective Jan. 1, 2023.…
KENNER — At an Oct. 13 event hosted by the Jefferson Chamber at the Chateau Country Club, Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng said she was “gutted” to read what she described as an inaccurate headline in that day’s edition…
NEW ORLEANS – On Friday, Oct. 7, the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation hosted its second annual Honors Luncheon on the turf of the Caesars Superdome. After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the luncheon returned to celebrate the…
NEW ORLEANS — On Oct. 6, New Orleans City Council President Helena Moreno announced that the Council will direct $1M to the Orleans Parish School Board to help fund a permanent football field and community complex in the Upper 9th…
MANDEVILLE, La. — Custom golf club fitter Club Champion has opened a new fitting studio at 3565 Highway 190 in Mandeville. Club Champion fits, sells and builds custom golf clubs using brands like Callaway, TaylorMade, Ping, Titleist, Cobra, Fujikura, Golf…
NEW ORLEANS – From the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation: The foundation will host its second Honors Luncheon at noon on Friday, Oct. 7 on the turf of the Caesars Superdome. After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, attendees…
NEW ORLEANS – On Sept. 7, U.S. Rep. Troy Carter (D-New Orleans) was joined by students, coaches and local officials at George Washington Carver High School as he presented a check for $3 million to the 9th Ward Stadium Project,…
BATON ROUGE — ASAP, the Louisiana-based delivery app formerly named Waitr, has announced a new NIL (name, image and likeness) offer for all student-athletes at Louisiana State University. The offer spans all collegiate sports at the university as the fall…
NEW ORLEANS – The Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation has hired William Dede as the new director of event operations and community affairs. In this role, Dede will develop and execute operational event plans for major sporting events in greater…
NEW ORLEANS – Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company and University of New Orleans Athletics have announced a new, two-year partnership agreement. The bank is paying an undisclosed sum to sponsor the school’s athletic department, and the bank will develop…
NEW ORLEANS — The Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation will pick the winner of its Premier Season Ticket Raffle on Aug. 26. To raise funds for its initiatives, the foundation is handing over 380 event tickets in total to one…
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) — New horseracing rules developed by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority are now in force nationwide after an appeals court temporarily stayed a preliminary injunction issued last week for Louisiana and West Virginia. A…
NEW ORLEANS — Concerned about the rise in violent crime in New Orleans, nearly 200 business, civic and nonprofit leaders have formed an alliance called the Nola Coalition to help find solutions. The group announced its formation and plans at…
NEW ORLEANS — The United Soccer League announced it has entered an exclusive partnership with USL NOLA, a group dedicated to bringing a professional soccer club to Greater New Orleans with the intent to launch a USL Championship men’s team by…
