NEW ORLEANS - Dixie Beer, the century-old New Orleans brewery, said it will debut a new name in 2021 to embrace a "more inclusive, culturally aware and socially conscious future." The iconic brewery, purchased in 2017 by Saints owner Gayle…
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana Economic Development honored 10 companies as 2020 Louisiana Growth Leaders in a program featuring Gov. John Bel Edwards and LED Secretary Don Pierson. "Spotlight Louisiana 2020" is an annual event celebrating second-stage businesses in the LED…
NEW ORLEANS - The ACG Louisiana Virtual Speaker Series Presents Stephen J. Watson at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Watson is president and CEO of the National WWII Museum, where he has played an increasing role in strategic decisions and…
METAIRIE - The Jefferson Chamber's virtual Worksite Wellness Summit continues through Sept. 22. The event, presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, aims to increase participants’ knowledge and awareness of worksite wellness program concepts, tools, and resources, as…
NEW ORLEANS – James Beard Award-Winning Chefs Donald Link and Stephen Stryjewski of Link Restaurant Group have announced a partnership with Goldbelly, a platform for food e-commerce, to ship Cochon Butcher food nationwide. Now, "Le Pig Mac," and Cochon's esteemed…
NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Hospitality Foundation's Gold Medal Chefs Week online fundraiser will be Sept. 27 through Oct. 1 and will feature items and packages for purchase, as well as a silent auction. The new event was created in…
NEW ORLEANS - According to William “Bill” Rials, associate director in the Tulane University School of Professional Advancement’s Information Technology program, local governments who oversee the protection of voting machines and their databases should be acting now to prevent cybersecurity…
NEW ORLEANS - United Way of Southeast Louisiana, the Louisiana Hospitality Foundation and Entergy Corporation announced the completion of $2.4 million in Hospitality Cares Pandemic Response Fund crisis grants distributed to more than 4,800 recipients. The fund now begins phase…
BATON ROUGE – The federal government has granted Louisiana a $1.2 billion line of credit for flood mitigation, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Thursday. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is providing the funding to support the flood mitigation…
BATON ROUGE – Every casino in Louisiana took in less money in August than during August 2019, according to the latest revenue report made public Thursday. Every casino but one took in less money last month than the month before.…
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana legislators are hoping to find a way to avoid the higher business taxes and fees that could kick in next year to replenish the state unemployment insurance trust fund. Employers pay taxes to support the fund…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — A programming mistake caused more than 4,000 out-of-work Louisiana residents to get notices saying they’d been overpaid thousands of dollars in unemployment compensation and had to return the money, officials say. “I apologize,” Louisiana Workforce Commission…
LOCKPORT, La. (AP) — A Louisiana-based shipyard has won a contract to build a floating dry dock that will be used to construct and maintain Navy submarines. Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport said Wednesday it landed the contract for an undisclosed…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Already burdened by the coronavirus pandemic and a tightened deadline, the Census Bureau must now contend with several natural disasters as wildfires and hurricanes disrupt the final weeks of the nation's once-a-decade headcount. The fires on…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Link Restaurant Group has announced the recent appointment of Michael DiSimone as Chief Executive Officer. DiSimone will oversee operations of the company, while Donald Link, executive chef and founding restaurateur, will remain as president…
NEW ORLEANS - During last week’s Saints-Bucs game, weather reports showed then-Tropical Storm Sally on a collision course with New Orleans. In what’s become a familiar routine this hurricane season, though, the storm eventually changed course, shifted east and spared…
NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans Metropolitan Association of REALTORS and the Commercial Investment Division of the New Orleans Metropolitan Association of REALTORS will host the Tenth Annual Economic and Real Estate Forecast Symposium. The two-day virtual conference will take place…
NEW ORLEANS – Following a temporary closure due to the COVID-19 emergency, Longue Vue opened the site’s eight acres of designed gardens in June. On Sept. 26, the reopening process will culminate with the main house opening to the public…
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans BioInnovation Center has won a $1.5 million award through the United States Economic Development Administration’s Build to Scale Venture Challenge which seeks to support entrepreneurship and accelerate company growth in communities, regions, or a…
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana State Bond Commission on Thursday approved 61 local tax elections that will appear on voters’ December ballots, amid discussions about whether commission members should get involved in the policy debates behind those proposals. The commission…
NEW ORLEANS - Rhiannon Enlil, Matt Ray and David Bock will host a cocktail-themed event titled Savor the Date from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 2. at the Sazerac House and online. The event will celebrate Sazerac House's…
NEW ORLEANS – Freddie Mac has named NOLA Lending Group as one of the winners of its Home Possible RISE Awards. The annual Recognizing Individual for Sustained Excellence program salutes Freddie Mac’s top clients across multiple categories for excellence with…
METAIRIE, La. - The Jefferson Chamber's virtual LiveWell Jefferson Worksite Wellness Summit, presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana, will celebrate a culture of health and wellness among the business community and residents of Jefferson Parish. Participants will increase…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, a Republican from Louisiana, announced that the New Orleans Bioinnovation Center is receiving $1.5 million from the Economic Development Administration to create jobs and produce research in the biotechnology industry. “Biotechnology can provide…
HARAHAN, La - Even in the middle of a global pandemic, businesses continue to open in Jefferson Parish with help from the Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission. JEDCO joined Jefferson Parish leaders to celebrate the grand opening of a new…
NEW ORLEANS - Tulane University said it has raised $127.8 million from 22,966 donors during the 2019-2020 fiscal year, the third-highest amount achieved by the university in a single year. This marks the fourth-straight year the university’s fundraising has exceeded…
BATON ROUGE – RESOLVE, a new virtual event series from NexusLA aimed at creating action-oriented conversations about equity in entrepreneurship, will return with a three-day event series beginning on Tuesday, Sept. 22 and continuing through Thursday, Sept. 24 with 10…
NEW ORLEANS - The Urban League of Louisiana will host a webinar with Louisiana State Treasurer John Schroder, who will talk about the Louisiana Main Street Recovery Grant Program. The program is a new state law designed to reimburse eligible…
NEW ORLEANS -The Art of Birthing will host its fourth annual event beginning Monday, Sept. 21 through Sunday, Sept. 27. Dubbed "A Virtually Vibin’ Event to celebrate Black Mothers and Birth Professionals," the annual forum will cover a myriad of…
AVONDALE, La - In the 2019 fiscal year, the United States government spent $594 billion dollars on business contracts – ranging from office supplies and janitorial services to technology and planning. Federal contract spending grew at a rate of nearly…
