NEW YORK (AP) — Google is girding for a battle of wits in the field of artificial intelligence with “Bard," a conversational service aimed at countering the popularity of the ChatGPT tool backed by Microsoft. Bard initially will be available…
NEW ORLEANS – Real estate developers Iris Development and Green Coast Enterprises have announced the opening of BonVi, a new apartment complex at 882 Montegut Street. The development, built by Ryan Gootee General Contractors, offers 69 residential units, including 12…
NEW ORLEANS - After months of being closed due to COVID-19, Le Salon at Windsor Court will reopen Oct. 24 to offer its signature afternoon tea service on Saturdays and Sundays only. Service will be available between 11 a.m. and…
NEW ORLEANS - Tulane University’s School of Science and Engineering has received a $2 million gift to establish and endow the Charlotte Beyer Hubbell Chair in River-Coastal Science and Engineering. Hubbell has also contributed $1 million to create the River-Coastal…
BATON ROUGE – Bars, food processing plants and industrial settings are among the settings where contracting COVID-19 is most likely, according to Louisiana Department of Health statistics. As of Wednesday, officials had traced 36 outbreaks and 393 cases to bars,…
COVINGTON, La. - The St. Tammany Chamber will host a one-day ribbon cutting event called "Sprinting for Business" on July 14 at various locations throughout St. Tammany Parish. Chamber teams stage a ribbon cutting at dozens of local businesses that…
NEW ORLEANS - The team behind the James Beard Award-winning CureCo (Cure and Cane & Table) has announced the opening of “La Ventana at VALS” at 4632 Freret Street. La Ventana at VALS, which translates directly to “the window at…
ATLANTA – Cox Business released the results of its annual consumer sentiment survey on small and medium-sized businesses. The results center on COVID-19’s impact on SMBs and how consumers expect to interact with and support them in the future. Additionally,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A message from Justin Crossie, a regional administrator at the Small Business Administration: Many Louisiana small businesses are already feeling the impact from the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and its disruption of the American way of…
NEW ORLEANS - Mega retailer Walmart announced it is offering associates memberships to any of thousands of gyms for $9 a paycheck. In partnership with Trivity Health, Walmart is offering its 35,349 Louisiana associates, and associates nationwide, Trivity’s Prime Fitness…
CAMP BEAUREGARD, La. (AP) — Louisiana's governor says $10 million in hurricane recovery money will build about 50 houses for Louisiana National Guard members at a post in central Louisiana. Gov. John Bel Edwards said in a news release Monday…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Essence Festival will be returning to New Orleans for at least the next five years. News outlets report New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and Gov. John Bel Edwards on Monday announced the contract extension to…
NEW YORK (AP) — The losses at Uber are mounting, but the ride-hailing heavyweight now predicts it will be profitable in about two years. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told reporters Monday that the company's goal is to reach profitability — when…
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell in early trading Wednesday as investors held back ahead of an anticipated decision by the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates. The central bank has been using its power to cut short-term interest rates…
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks moved broadly lower in early trading as the U.S. and China prepare for their latest round of trade talks. Envoys from both nations are expected to meet this week to try and put an…
NEW ORLEANS- On Friday evening, The Spears Group, in partnership with GNO, Inc., announced 21 winners during the 7th annual Millennial Awards ceremony. The honorees were recognized for the positive impacts they’ve made on both the local community, and their…
NEW YORK (AP) - Technology companies led stocks higher on Wall Street in early trading Wednesday amid fresh optimism among investors that the U.S. and China are making progress toward a deal to resolve their costly trade war.U.S. Treasury Secretary…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The ambitious scope of Elizabeth Warren's push to rethink how America tackles issues such as health care, technology and education has energized her presidential campaign — and spurred questions about how she would deliver on her promises.…
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares retreated Wednesday and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell sharply as thousands continued protests against proposed legislation that many city residents fear could further erode the territory's legal autonomy. In midday trading in Europe, Germany's…
NEW YORK (AP) — The price of crude oil surged Monday after the U.S. government moved to further block Iranian oil exports. That helped to lift energy stocks, but losses elsewhere in the market pulled U.S. indexes modestly lower in…
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volvo's electric performance brand Polestar is unveiling a battery-powered compact car touted as a rival to Tesla's Model 3. The Polestar 2 is a five-door vehicle with a panoramic glass roof, an all-vegan interior and a…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards says tax assessors in most Louisiana parishes will start posting the property tax breaks given to manufacturers on searchable online rolls next year, just like they list homeowners' property tax exemptions.…
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are little changed Wednesday afternoon as a recent decline in interest rates continues to put pressure on banks, and energy companies also move lower. Household products and food companies are trading higher and…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans City Council on Thursday approved requests for emergency cash to help clean and repair thousands of drainage catch basins, hoping to prevent future flooding the likes of which took many residents by surprise…
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans BioInnovation Center is accepting applications for the 2017 BioChallenge competition, in which Louisiana life sciences startups will compete for more than $50,000 in cash and investment prizes. This annual competition gives entrepreneurs the chance…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival kicks off its first weekend Friday with performances by native sons Harry Connick, Jr., Aaron Neville and Kermit Ruffins whether or not the weather cooperates. The weekend forecast…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is proposing "the biggest tax cut" ever, even as the government struggles with mounting debt, in an effort to fulfill his promises to stimulate job creation and middle class prosperity. White House officials…
NEW ORLEANS – The Data Center announced today the appointment of Lamar M. Gardere to the role of executive director effective June 12. The Board of Directors unanimously selected Gardere for the position, after a national search resulting in…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Workers in New Orleans removed the first of four prominent Confederate monuments Monday morning, becoming the latest Southern institution to sever itself from symbols viewed by many as a representation of racism and white supremacy. …
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Changes that Gov. John Bel Edwards made to his business tax plan in hopes of lessening criticism cut in half the estimate of what the tax will raise, making his budget-stabilizing tax package hundreds of millions…
