NEW ORLEANS — Earlier this month, Greater New Orleans Inc., Verizon, Generation USA and Delgado Community College announced a new partnership to bring a workforce development program to the greater New Orleans region. The online reskilling program will provide free…
NEW ORLEANS – Fidelity Bank and WDSU have teamed up to reward one local New Orleans-area winner a $5,000 home office makeover. The percentage of those working from home has skyrocketed in 2020 due to the COVID crisis and experts…
NEW ORLEANS - In its latest survey of university entrepreneurship programs, the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine ranked the Freeman School 42nd on its list of the best graduate programs for entrepreneurship. The ranking appears in the December 2020 issue…
NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana-based delivery company Waitr is teaming with local restaurant partners to collect non-perishable food donations at select New Orleans-area restaurant locations. Waitr has partnered with these New Orleans-area restaurants and markets for the month-long drive: Breakfast Club…
Spice maker McCormick & Co. is buying the parent of Cholula Hot Sauce from private-equity firm L Catteron for $800 million, expanding its reach in the hot sauce category. That deal included French’s mustard and Frank’s…
NEW YORK (AP) - With coronavirus cases spiking in the U.S. and Europe, the financial outlook of the world’s airlines is getting worse. Airlines will lose more than $157 billion over this year and next because of the pandemic, their…
NEW YORK (AP) - Waiters and bartenders are being thrown out of work — again — as governors and local officials shut down indoor dining and drinking establishments to combat the nationwide surge in coronavirus infections that is overwhelming hospitals…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — With Louisiana seeing a new spike in coronavirus hospitalizations, Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday toughened restrictions on businesses and gatherings ahead of Thanksgiving, worried the holidays would only worsen the outbreak's spread. The Democratic governor decreased…
NEW ORLEANS - Providence Community Housing has announced the the reopening of St. Ann Square, a 59-unit apartment property for low-income seniors in Tremé. “Providence is thrilled to welcome seniors back home to St. Ann Square,” said Terri North, president…
NEW ORLEANS – For the third year in a row, New Orleans & Company has received the honor of The Knot Best of Weddings 2021, an award representing the best event professionals across the country, as reviewed by real couples,…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices jumped in September as strong demand, low interest rates and the smallest number of available homes on record combined to push up housing costs. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price index, released Tuesday,…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence fell to a reading of 96.1 in November as rising coronavirus cases pushed American optimism down to the lowest level since August. The November reading released Tuesday by the the Conference Board said represents…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Leaders of several Louisiana public school systems called on state officials Monday to relax coronavirus quarantine rules that have sent thousands of students home from school because they have been in close proximity to someone who…
NEW ORLEANS — NextOp Inc. and Greater New Orleans Inc. are pleased to announce NextOp is expanding its presence in southeast Louisiana. The two organizations partnered to pursue a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, which was in partnership…
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana will receive $234.6 million of Deepwater Horizon settlement money for wetlands restoration projects in Plaquemines, Terrebonne and St. Bernard parishes, officials said Monday. The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group has approved plans totaling more than $900 million…
BATON ROUGE – A broader and simpler tax structure would be fairer to taxpayers, provide a more predictable revenue stream for government, and make Louisiana’s economy more competitive with the rest of the nation, according to the Resilient Louisiana commission.…
NEW ORLEANS — City officials are encouraging residents to take extreme health and safety precautions to once again help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in New Orleans. The threat level this week has risen to "red" — which signals an…
NEW ORLEANS - Since its creation in 1974 by the Louisiana Legislature, the Downtown Development District has worked to drive development in the city's center. The group says that downtown has experienced tremendous growth in recent years with more than…
BATON ROUGE - Nexus Louisiana, with the help of Red Stick Angels, has announced that the investment prize for the BREW 10 High-Stakes Pitch competition will be $50,000, pledged by a pool of local accredited investors. This investment sum is…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana's state tourism department isn't properly collecting admission fees for some of its parks and appears to be violating agreements governing the use of an historic apartment in the heart of New Orleans' French Quarter, according…
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has hurt the U.S. seafood industry due to a precipitous fall in imports and exports and a drop in catch of some species. Those are the findings of a group of scientists who…
COVINGTON, La. – Chevron has contributed $75,000 to Catholic Charities of Southwest Louisiana to support those affected by Hurricanes Laura and Delta. The donation will fund Catholic Charities’ Thanksgiving and Christmas meal programs, as well as extend the organization’s weekly…
BATON ROUGE — Today, Co-Chairs Don Pierson and Terrie Sterling and other Resilient Louisiana commissioners released their report of long-term recommendations for creating a more resilient Louisiana. Following the COVID-19 outbreak, Gov. John Bel Edwards created the Resilient Louisiana Commission…
NEW ORLEANS - Baker Donelson said it has implemented a diversity and inclusion compact, a multi-year plan to increase the number of diverse attorneys within its ranks while committing to provide additional support and remove barriers to advancement. The document…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana's Southern University college system is boosting pay for faculty and staff across its campuses, under a package of salary hikes and one-time bonuses approved Friday by the system's governing board. “There’s never a good time…
BATON ROUGE – State government has an extra $7.4 million in federal COVID-19 relief dollars to spend, though it won’t be nearly enough to satisfy everyone who says they need help, officials said Friday. With the federal CARES Act, Congress…
METAIRIE — The Jefferson Business Council has selected CPA Eric Bosch as its 2021 chairman. He will begin his duties on Jan. 1. The JBC also selected its board officers at a general membership meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 18. Bosch…
NEW ORLEANS - Palmisano is the presenting sponsor of The FENCE, a public photography project on the Lafitte Greenway Trail created by the New Orleans Photo Alliance, PhotoNOLA and Brooklyn-based Photoville. The Photoville FENCE is a year-round public photography project…
NEW ORLEANS - Here, from staff and wire reports are the week's biggest headlines: No Orleans Parades New Orleans has officially banned 2021 Mardi Gras parades due to coronavirus health concerns. The news went viral after the city posted the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell this week, reaching record lows for the 13th time this year amid fresh signs of weakness in the pandemic-ravaged economy. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average rate on the…
