NEW ORLEANS — Mayor LaToya Cantrell today joined other City officials and community leaders to celebrate the latest construction associated with the Moving New Orleans Bikes Program that is adding 75 miles of new "low-stress" bikeways as part of the…
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Public Railroad said it had zero reportable injuries and zero reportable human factor derailments in over 365 days. “This remarkable safety milestone is a direct result of the focused diligence and awareness of the…
DETROIT (AP) — A new government report says gas mileage for new vehicles dropped and pollution increased in model year 2019 for the first time in five years. The mileage increase comes as Americans continue to buy SUVs and trucks,…
DETROIT (AP) — Sales of new vehicles in the U.S. fell 14.6% last year, but a second-half rebound from a coronavirus-related plunge in the spring kindled optimism for a recovery later this year. Automakers on Tuesday reported selling 14.57 million…
NEW ORLEANS - Biz New Orleans magazine – the national award-winning monthly business publication – will publish the inaugural edition of the New Orleans 500, a book profiling the most influential leaders in greater New Orleans, in the fourth quarter of 2021. Click…
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority has brought all operations and maintenance functions in house. As of Dec. 20, all bus, streetcar and paratransit operators as well as maintenance personnel will be directly employed by the RTA.…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana has picked a contractor to handle the first phase of a new Interstate 10 project in the Baton Rouge area that will expand the regularly traffic-snarled roadway. Construction on the I-10 widening between LA 415…
AVONDALE, La. - The New Orleans Regional Planning Commission - a board of local elected officials and citizen members - has been developing a redesigned bus and streetcar network for Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Bernard Parishes. The proposed changes to…
NEW ORLEANS - Amazon Air daily cargo service began this week at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. After launching its air fleet four years ago, the Seattle-based e-commerce behemoth said in June that it was leasing 12 Boeing 767-300…
DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. posted a stronger-than-expected third-quarter net profit as demand for cars and trucks recovered from coronavirus shutdowns and the company sold more high-margin trucks. The automaker says it made $2.39 billion, or 60 cents per…
ATLANTA (AP) — UPS, whose brown delivery trucks have become omnipresent on neighborhood streets during the pandemic, said profits and revenue surged in its most recent quarter. With so many people getting what they need delivered to the front door,…
LEXINGTON, S.C. – Southeastern Freight Lines, a provider of regional less-than-truckload transportation services, today announced its Final Mile service is now available across all 89 service centers - including New Orleans - via a fleet of more than 350 trucks. …
NEW ORLEANS — On Saturday, Oct. 10, the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority's newest ferry vessel, the RTA2, began service between Algiers Point and downtown New Orleans. "The work to bring regular ferry vessels back online for the Algiers Point…
BELLE CHASSE, La. - The New Orleans & Gulf Coast Railway has been awarded an $8.2 million grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The 2020 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements grant will support safety improvements on the 32-mile…
NEW ORLEANS – Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Uber has announced new safety precautions being taken for driver and passenger safety and the company’s commitment to helping drivers. As New Orleanians begin to venture out and explore their favorite restaurants, Uber…
NEW ORLEANS - As U.S. policymakers negotiate details of the next coronavirus aid package, America’s port authorities - including the Port of South Louisiana - are advocating for relief to manage the “extremely negative impacts” on the seaport industry brought…
NEW ORLEANS – Mayor LaToya Cantrell today issued the following statement on the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority's recent award of $5,272,491 in Federal Transit Administration funding to rehabilitate the car landing at the Lower Algiers Ferry Terminal. "When I…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans officials are studying plans to ban cars in the city’s French Quarter and transform the area into a pedestrian-only zone, the city’s mayor said. Mayor LaToya Cantrell made the announcement Wednesday during a town…
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. sank deeper into losses for the fiscal quarter that ended in March, as the damage to the industry from the coronavirus outbreak hurt sales and crimped production. Tokyo-based Honda reported Tuesday a…
NEW ORLEANS - Uber riders in New Orleans now have a new ride option: Uber Pet. This pilot program is only available in a handful of other U.S. cities, including Austin, Denver, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Nashville, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Tampa Bay. This…
DETROIT (AP) — Two different air bag glitches have forced Toyota and Honda to recall over 6 million vehicles worldwide, and both problems present different dangers to motorists. The Toyota recall affects about 3.4 million vehicles globally and is being…
DETROIT (AP) — The meteoric rise of Tesla shares that recently pushed the company's value over $100 billion could turn into a supercharged payday for CEO Elon Musk. Stock in Tesla Inc. rose another 4.1% Wednesday, pushing the market value…
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — City leaders are preparing to decide a key issue in restoring passenger train service along the northern Gulf Coast, where Amtrak hasn't operated regularly since Hurricane Katrina. Council members are scheduled to vote Tuesday on whether…
BATON ROUGE (AP) - International traffic design firm Stantec will oversee comprehensive traffic improvements and community enhancements as part of the MOVEBR program, a dual-phase effort to revitalize infrastructure and enhance mobility in East Baton Rouge Parish. The Stantec team’s scope…
LAFAYETTE (AP) — A south Louisiana city's first community electric vehicle charging station has been installed. The Advocate reports the new station is located in downtown Lafayette. The charging station was installed through the efforts of Bayou Electric Vehicles, Alliance for Affordable…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A state law that sends a small percentage of local governments' motor vehicle sales taxes to a state board is unconstitutional, Louisiana's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. At issue is a 2017 law establishing the Uniform Local Sales Tax…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The old Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Louisiana will soon be a thing of the past. State and city officials cut the ribbon Tuesday on the city's new $1.3 billion airport terminal, which is…
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…
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen says its profits jumped 44% in the third quarter thanks to a more profitable mix of vehicles in its lineup but warned that global car markets are slowing more than expected and lowered its forecast…
NEW YORK (NerdWallet) — As outrage over the Volkswagen emissions-cheating scandal fades, the refurbished diesel vehicles are trickling back into the marketplace, and bargain hunters may want to snap them up. In 2015, Volkswagen was forced to either buy back…
