NEW ORLEANS — Greater New Orleans Inc., the regional economic development nonprofit organization, and more than 10 southeast Louisiana parish presidents are working together to lobby the federal government to make changes to the National Flood Insurance Program’s new Risk…
NEW YORK — Hancock Whitney Corporation participated in the Nasdaq opening bell ceremony to open the stock market on Monday, May 16 at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square. John Hairston, the bank’s president and CEO, led the ceremony alongside…
NEW ORLEANS – Students from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans’ six professional health schools will graduate during the institution’s 148th commencement on Thursday, May 19, 2019 at the University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena. The event begins at 10…
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) – The Louisiana House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations voted down legislation on Thursday to ban employment discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. Representatives voted 7-2 to defer House Bill 439, sponsored…
NEW ORLEANS — Matthew Pertuit, an associate at Chehardy, Sherman, Williams, Recile and Hayes specializing in complex personal injury litigation, received the Top 10 Under 40 Attorney Award in Louisiana for 2022 from the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys.…
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 – From Xavier University of Louisiana: Transdev and Xavier University have announced the start of a formal partnership. Through an initiative led by Transdev’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council, Xavier students now will have access to the public…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana has begun construction of a $67 million project to create miles (kilometers) of oyster reefs to protect the shoreline in a New Orleans suburb. Money for the Biloxi Marsh Living Shoreline comes from an $8.8…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Six historically Black universities in five Southern states will be getting the first IBM cybersecurity centers aimed at training underrepresented communities, the company said. The schools are Xavier University of Louisiana, that state’s Southern University System,…
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…
BATON ROUGE (press release) – Stan Levy, founder and CEO of Baton Rouge-based SASSO Agency, will serve on the judging council for the 43rd Annual Telly Awards. Devoted to discovering excellence in video and television across all screens, The Telly…
NEW ORLEANS — The Association for Corporate Growth (Louisiana Chapter) presented its Lifetime Achievement Award to Alden J. McDonald Jr. at the 13th Annual ACG Louisiana Awards on Thursday, May 12 at the Roosevelt Hotel. McDonald is the founding president…
METAIRIE, La. (press release) – Jefferson Ready Start Network announced today that the Jefferson Business Council and the Jefferson Community Foundation together have donated $45,000 towards the JRSN Future Fund that supports early child care and education in Jefferson Parish.…
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…
BATON ROUGE (press release) – Ready Louisiana Coalition members gathered Tuesday for the fourth annual Early Ed Day at the Capitol to call on legislators to invest $94 million in state funds in early care and education (ECE) programs to…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — The French Quarter Management District announced the launch of its Keep the Quarter Clean campaign. FQMD’s Livability Committee is sending this public service message to highlight city sanitation laws and sanitation services contracted for citizens.…
SILVER SPRING, Md. (press release) — Louisiana Public Broadcasting announced the renewal of its long-term partnership with Discovery Education, the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. LPB’s renewal of its 19-year collaboration with Discovery…
AVONDALE, La. – From the Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission: On May 6, JEDCO celebrated the grand opening of the new JEDCO Finance Center at Churchill Technology and Business Park in Avondale. JEDCO leaders were joined by local elected officials…
NEW ORLEANS – From the New Orleans Startup Fund: The New Orleans Startup Fund has released its 2022 annual report, which highlights the nonprofit evergreen fund’s impact on local businesses and the regional economy. “The Startup Fund is fulfilling its…
LaPLACE, La. — From the Port of South Louisiana: During its April 2022 regular commission meeting, the Port of South Louisiana board of commissioners elected Ryan Burks as chairman for 2022-23. Burks, who was appointed to the board of commissioners…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — The Louisiana Department of Revenue is reminding people that the state income tax filing deadline is almost here. A news release notes that the deadline is Monday, and anyone who wants an extension must ask before…
NEW ORLEANS — From Get Online NOLA: Get Online NOLA, a woman-owned small business specializing in digital marketing, has created a new grant for small businesses. The Get Online…
NEW ORLEANS – Emeril’s New Orleans has hired Ashley Daniels as general manager and Sharde Cole as pastry chef. The restaurant welcomes back Chris Fagan as chef de cuisine. “I am very excited to collaborate with the talented team we…
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) — The House and Governmental Affairs Committee approved legislation to require state agencies to annually report progress on eliminating fraud, waste and abuse to the Legislature. The committee voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve Senate…
NEW ORLEANS — From HR NOLA: HR NOLA has been named to Inc. magazine’s annual Best Workplaces list. Featured in the May/June 2022 issue, hitting newsstands on May 17, 2022, and prominently featured on Inc.com, the list is the result…
NEW ORLEANS — From I am New Orleans: In observation of Small Business Month, I am New Orleans will host “Entrepreneurship, the New American Dream,” beginning at 6 p.m. CT on Thursday, May 12. During this virtual event, local entrepreneurs…
NEW ORLEANS — 30% of the New Orleans executives who responded to this month’s New Orleans 500 email survey said that increased energy costs are creating problems for their businesses. CNN Business reported that the price for regular gasoline hit…
ATLANTA (press release) — Kian Capital-backed The Purple Guys, a provider of managed IT services to small and mid-sized organizations, completed the acquisition of Accelerate, an Indianapolis-based IT managed services provider. The acquisition expands The Purple Guys’ presence in the…
METAIRIE, La. – 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 concepts. Target is making these improvements as the shopping mall around it…
