NEW ORLEANS – Breeze Airways is offering $35 "nice" fares from New Orleans to eight destinations: Akron/Canton, Ohio; Bentonville/Fayetteville, Ark.; Charleston, S.C.; Columbus, Ohio; Louisville, Ky.; Norfolk, Va.; Palm Beach, Fla. (starting 2/19); and Richmond, Va. The “Fab Feb” fare…
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…
NEW ORLEANS –The Feb. 11 New Orleans Chamber of Commerce’s First Quarter Business Luncheon at the New Orleans Marriott will feature New Orleans City Council At-Large members Helena Moreno and JP Morrell as the keynote speakers. They will discuss the…
ROCKFORD, Mich. — Wolverine, the boot and clothing brand, has launched a new boot design in partnership with unCommon Construction, a New Orleans-based nonprofit that works with high school apprentices to build houses. Sales of the footwear will benefit high…
NEW ORLEANS – The 2022 Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo returns to the banks of Bayou St. John on May 20, 21 and 22 for its 16th year of music, food and neighborhood culture. In 2021, festival organizers Friends of Bayou St.…
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. — From NASA: NASA's mission of exploration requires new technologies, software, and research that show up in daily life. The agency's Spinoff 2022 publication tells the stories of companies, startups and entrepreneurs transforming these innovations into…
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Women & Children’s Shelter has been selected by two siblings to receive all proceeds from a sculpture being auctioned by Neal Auction Company. The siblings, who wish to remain anonymous, are selling a small…
METAIRIE — Postlethwaite & Netterville has hired Tim McCarthy to fill the role of tax operations director. He will be based in Metairie. McCarthy brings more than 30 years of experience in numerous industries, including executive roles in accounting and human…
NEW ORLEANS — On Feb. 4, the Louisiana Cancer Research Center and the Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living are presenting a webinar to share information about cancer in Louisiana, updates on the treatment of…
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.…
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne presented a breakdown of the governor’s proposed budget Tuesday to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, prompting an array of questions from lawmakers on a variety of issues. Dardenne laid…
NEW ORLEANS — Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver has announced the promotion of Shaun P. McFall to partner. McFall’s practice focuses on complex litigation matters. His experience includes antitrust actions, bankruptcy litigation, class actions, complex commercial disputes, products liability,…
NEW ORLEANS – From Tulane University: The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University announced that Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder, will donate the royalties from his book, "Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos,":to the 2022 New Orleans…
NEW ORLEANS —The Louisiana Policy Institute for Children recently surveyed Louisiana parents and guardians with young children under five to better understand their child care arrangements, including their needs and experiences related to child care. LPIC conducted the survey in…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is taking a series of enforcement actions to address air pollution, unsafe drinking water and other problems afflicting minority communities in three Gulf Coast states, following a “Journey to Justice” tour by Administrator Michael…
NEW ORLEANS — The Crescent River Port Pilots and the New Orleans Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots Associations announced that they have partnered to expand career opportunities in a high-paying sector of Louisiana’s maritime industry that often has been criticized for…
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – From Realtor.com: New data from the Realtor.com Monthly Rental Report shows national rents grew five times faster in 2021 than in 2020, on average. In December, rents notched the sixth straight month of double-digit yearly increases…
BATON ROUGE — With many Americans working from home now, far fewer commuters get behind the wheel every day compared to before the pandemic. Still, travel has picked up considerably over the last year. And gas prices have followed 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…
METAIRIE — The Louisiana Restaurant Association has announced the hiring of Will J. DuBos as its director of government and public affairs. His role will focus on supporting the LRA’s interest in state and local issues, the Louisiana Legislature and…
NEW ORLEANS – David Favret of Latter & Blum was sworn in as the 107th president of the New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors on Friday, Jan. 7 at The Higgins Hotel in New Orleans. Favret, a member of NOMAR…
NEW ORLEANS — AT&T said it has introduced new, faster internet speeds in some sections of New Orleans. “We continue to invest in the New Orleans community to give our customers the fast and reliable connection that they need, with…
NEW ORLEANS — The Southern Food & Beverage Museum has announced the recent opening of Deelightful Roux School of Cooking led by Dwynesha Lavigne, who will offer classes on Creole and Cajun cuisine on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. Each class…
NEW ORLEANS —The Port of New Orleans said it has been awarded a fifth round of grant funding to continue its award-winning air quality initiative, the Clean Truck Replacement Incentive Program. With this latest round, the Clean TRIP funding is…
NEW ORLEANS — Arc of Greater New Orleans, a local nonprofit that serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, has opened its Mardi Gras Bead Store for Carnival 2022. The store has a large selection of recycled beads, accessories and…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — More than $148 million for Louisiana teacher pay raises, $500 million toward construction of a new Mississippi River bridge at Baton Rouge, and a $550 million replenishment of the state's pandemic-battered unemployment trust fund are part…
NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Department of Health is hosting its second “Shots for School and Storyland Too” vaccine drive on Tuesday, Jan. 25 at City Park’s City Putt, 33 Dreyfous Drive. Participants receiving a second dose or booster will…
METAIRIE — The Louisiana Restaurant Association has released new survey data highlighting the negative impact the omicron variant has had on restaurants, and the positive effects the Restaurant Revitalization Fund had on the industry. According to National Restaurant Association analysis,…
NEW ORLEANS — Faubourg Brewing Company will launch a special edition 12-pack of premium lager and a commemorative poster in partnership with the New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian Council to celebrate the legacy and heritage of the Mardi Gras Indians…
NEW ORLEANS – The Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation has announced new members of its board of directors. Community leaders representing various industries throughout the greater New Orleans area are nominated by a current board member and approved by the…
