NEW ORLEANS — Kean Miller has announced that William “Willie” J. Kolarik II has been elected to the partnership effective Jan. 1. “We are proud to welcome Willie as a partner in our law firm. He has demonstrated an incredible…
NEW ORLEANS — Restaurateur and hotelier Robert Thompson has started a new chapter of his career after moving to New Orleans with his family in 2021 and purchasing two of the city’s historic hotels. Based in Denver until recently, Thompson…
NEW ORLEANS – Leslie Lotten, assistant director of event services at the Morial Convention Center, was named one of the nation’s best up-and-coming professionals by Facilities and Destinations, a news source for professional planners of conventions, meetings, entertainment and special…
NEW ORLEANS — The Ogden Museum of Southern Art has announced that its board of trustees has elected a new board chair, Jessie Schott Haynes, managing director of The Helis Foundation in New…
NEW ORLEANS — The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has partnered with JPMorgan Chase to relaunch its Financial Fitness Fridays series. Up first, the bank’s Ilsi Duncan and Karl Steimle present a start-of-year checklist to help “keep businesses on the right…
NEW ORLEANS — The Metropolitan Crime Commission — a private, nonprofit watchdog group — will begin issuing a weekly updated crime bulletin including year-to-date changes in major categories of violent crime in Orleans Parish since 2019 (homicide, shooting, carjacking and…
NEW ORLEANS — Renaissance Publishing (owner of Biz New Orleans) has named Andy Myer the new editor of St. Charles Avenue magazine. She is also the style editor for New Orleans Magazine, New Orleans Homes and New Orleans Bride. Founded…
NEW ORLEANS — Olde Tyme New Orleans King Cake Syrup is now available at Dorignac’s, Langenstein’s, Breaux Mart and other local retailers. The brainchild of retired Northshore resident Frank Simoncioni, the sweet treat is designed to pour over ice cream,…
NEW ORLEANS — From Tulane University: If your New Year’s resolution is to eat better for the planet, a new Tulane University study finds it may be easier than you think. Americans who eat beef could slash their diet’s carbon…
METAIRIE — The Jefferson Chamber will host a “Business and Breakfast” event at 7:45 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 21 at A Tavola Restaurant, 3413 Veterans Blvd. The gathering is designed to give attendees an opportunity to meet and share information…
NEW ORLEANS — Following the cancellation of the 2020 event, golf fans and sponsors returned to the Zurich Classic in 2021. Foundation CEO and tournament director Steve Worthy said the event generated $2.3 million, which was distributed to local and…
BATON ROUGE — Postlethwaite & Netterville announced that Charles Lawson has joined the firm as director of governmental consulting services. Lawson brings management and leadership skills from a career as a senior executive in the federal government and private sector.…
NEW ORLEANS – Stone Pigman has promoted Edward Bukaty IV to member. He has served as an associate since joining the firm in 2014. Bukaty is a corporate and transactional lawyer who has represented an array of companies in sales…
NEW ORLEANS — Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes, athletic director at Dillard University and founder of So You Want a Career in Athletics, is featured in the Jan. 11, 2022 edition of the Sports Illustrated and Empower Onyx series “Elle-evate: 100…
NEW ORLEANS — Executive chef Than "Lin" Regules has opened Lin Sushi and Poke at the St. Roch Market. Regules began her cooking career making sushi in San Francisco. She and her husband Alex Regules also run Laksa, a Burmese…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana is home to 4,605 orphan oil and gas wells, some of them threatening the environment, and now plans to ask the federal government for a Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act grant to help pay the…
NEW ORLEANS — Here, from staff and wire reports are the week’s top business stories: Entrepreneur Robert Thompson’s hospitality firm Angevin & Co. has partnered with Cleveland-based real estate investment company GBX Group to purchase the Whitney Hotel from hotelier…
NEW ORLEANS – Ascension DePaul Foundation New Orleans, formerly Daughters of Charity Foundation of New Orleans, recently welcomed its 2021-2022 roster of newly appointed board members. The foundation is the philanthropic advocate for Ascension DePaul Services New Orleans and DePaul…
METAIRIE — Ryan Gootee General Contractors has recently hired former summer interns Jake Hammant and Jake Rando as full time project engineers. Gootee is a licensed commercial general contractor specializing in new construction, renovation and historical restoration with experience in…
NEW ORLEANS – From Ochsner Health: On Saturday, Jan. 8, The University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School hosted its 12th annual White Coat Ceremony, a rite of passage for medical students held to emphasize the importance of compassionate patient care…
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana lawmakers are expected to have about $1.6 billion more in revenue to spend in upcoming budget cycles than previously projected, according to predictions from economists at a Revenue Estimating Conference. Ben Vincent, chief economist at the…
NEW ORLEANS – PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans will deliver a check for $12,000 for veterans’ services on Thursday, Jan. 20 at New Orleans Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Alfred E. Flynn Post 8973. The funds raised were part of…
NEW ORLEANS — From Greater New Orleans Inc.: Delta Regional Authority Alternate Federal Co-Chairwoman Leslie Durham today was joined by Louisiana Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Cates, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and additional Louisiana leaders to announce $1.9 million in…
NEW ORLEANS — Mark Latter of Latter Hospitality opened Claret Wine & Cocktail Bar in early 2019 to give locals in the Lower Garden District a place for wines, cocktails and charcuterie. A year later, the restaurateur, who also owns…
NEW ORLEANS – From the Data Center: The Data Center has released the first in a series of briefs on systemic inequity in New Orleans. The new report is titled “New Orleans and the Hollow Prize Problem: Structural Limits on…
NEW ORLEANS – Xavier University of Louisiana recently announced several promotions and new hires. Ashley Irvin has been promoted to assistant vice president of marketing and communications; Jourdon Ferdinand to interim senior manager marketing and communications; Chelsea Cunningham to manager…
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Women and Children’s Shelter, the only homeless shelter for intact families and the largest homeless shelter in the metro area, named Michelle Wales as its new Director of Development. Wales will manage the Shelter’s…
NEW ORLEANS — LongueVue Capital, a New Orleans-based private equity firm, has announced the sale of Select Express & Logistics to AIT Worldwide Logistics, a global supply chain solutions provider. AIT is a portfolio company of the Jordan Company, a…
NEW ORLEANS — From the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children: The Louisiana Policy Institute for Children released findings from its fifth survey of child care providers titled “On The Path to Recovery: The Evolving Impacts of COVID-19 on Louisiana Child…
NEW ORLEANS – From Henley Ion: Henley Ion, a New Orleans-based life sciences technology company developing next generation innovations in…
