NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are rising on Wall Street early Monday, following markets in Europe higher on the back of strong gains by blue chip companies including Mohawk Industries, The Gap and Halliburton. Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway leaped to…
BATON ROUGE – Postlethwaite & Netterville, a CPA and consulting firm, announced that Laura Soileau, the firm's consulting director, has been elected to serve as the Institute of Internal Auditors’ North American board chair. The mission of the IIA North…
NEW ORLEANS - Here are some upcoming business events. Click the links to get more information or register. The Jefferson Chamber will host a business card exchange at a Nola Gold rugby game on Saturday, May 8. The Jefferson Chamber…
NEW ORLEANS – The Greater New Orleans Foundation announced that Kenneth St. Charles, Ph.D., will join the organization as vice president for philanthropy. St. Charles currently serves as president and CEO at St. Augustine High School. “Kenneth St. Charles is…
NEW ORLEANS - Business owners can register now to apply for help from the Small Business Administration’s Restaurant Revitalization Fund, a program designed to provide relief for eligible businesses impacted by COVID-19. This program may provide funding equal to a…
NEW ORLEANS - The University of New Orleans’ Survey Research Center conducted a statewide survey asking Louisiana registered voters whether they favored or opposed the legalization of the recreational use of marijuana. The results of the survey show that a majority…
NEW ORLEANS - Looks like there's more than one splashy hotel opening this spring in downtown New Orleans. San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants announced the May 11 opening of Kimpton Hotel Fontenot, a 202-room boutique hotel located in New…
NEW ORLEANS - This week, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards fell in line with most other Southern governors by partially lifting Louisiana’s statewide mask mandate. Face coverings are now only required in schools, healthcare facilities, daycare centers, some state buildings…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards on Thursday offered his list of proposals for spending $1.6 billion in new federal coronavirus aid heading to Louisiana, prioritizing the unemployment trust fund and infrastructure projects. The Democratic governor already had…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Texas can get up to $79 million in BP oil spill restoration money, Mississippi nearly $69 million, and Florida almost $74 million for ecosystem recovery projects and programs approved or extended this week. Nearly $80 million…
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Senate Education Committee agreed Thursday to call for bigger raises for teachers and school support personnel than the state education board’s recommended spending plan includes. The main state spending bill is $5.6 million short of…
NEW ORLEANS - Venerable New Orleans nonprofit Kingsley House, which has been active for more than 125 years, announced it will begin the process of changing its name after learning that its namesake Charles Kingsley published "writings and sermons that…
NEW ORLEANS – The most recent edition of Gulf South Index, created by the Ehrhardt Group and Causeway Solutions, shows that consumers in the region are ready to get up and out of the house - and they place their…
NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans-based tech company IDScan.net - primarily a developer of identity verification and information gathering technologies - has partnered with local startup Text Hotline to create a text message application that helps health providers schedule vaccination appointments.…
NEW ORLEANS - At a Thursday morning press conference, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and Dr. Jennifer Avegno, director of the city’s health department, announced that the city’s mask mandate will remain in place but larger gatherings will be allowed.…
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Only days remain to apply for Walmart’s eighth annual Open Call for products made, grown or assembled in the United States. The deadline to apply is Friday, April 30. Entrepreneurs and small businesses with shelf-ready products can…
NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans & Company, the destination marketing organization responsible for selling the city to visitors, will be hosting a job fest on Wednesday, May 5 at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. More than 100…
NEW ORLEANS – Entergy Corporation reported first quarter 2021 earnings per share of $1.66 on an as-reported basis and $1.47 on an adjusted basis. Due to cold weather, demand for heat was higher from the company's approximately $3 million customers.…
NEW ORLEANS — Yesterday, Mayor LaToya Cantrell today joined other City officials and business leaders to announce the recent reopening of two-way vehicle traffic on several blocks of Canal Street near the site of the October 2019 Hard Rock Hotel…
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Months after President Joe Biden snubbed Canadian officials by canceling Keystone XL, an impending showdown over a second crude oil pipeline threatens to further strain ties between the two neighbors that were frayed during the…
NEW ORLEANS - What does the Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo music festival have in common with Napoleon Bonaparte and the Dalai Lama? After this year, all three will have spent time in exile. When the North Mississippi Allstars headline this year’s…
NEW ORLEANS - Latter & Blum has earned high marks from a national real estate trade publication and website based on reported total residential sales volume of $5,117,901,809 representing 21,731 closed transactions across Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. RISMedia ranked the…
NEW ORLEANS - Entergy joined the City of New Orleans and local nonprofit Bike Easy at an April 26 event to celebrate the fifth annual April Bike Challenge and efforts to make the city more bike-friendly. “The April Bike Challenge…
NEW ORLEANS – Home Instead Inc., a national provider of senior care with four offices in the New Orleans area, is offering resources to help families understand how the pandemic has made it harder for older adults with sensory loss…
NEW ORLEANS –The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) and the St. Tammany Corporation said they have agreed to work together to attract more manufacturing, product assembly, distribution and logistics centers to the region. “As more and more people shop…
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana House endorsed a pair of bills Monday that would cut tax rates for some corporations while eliminating a major corporate tax break for paying federal income taxes. The tax swap is part of a broader…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday partially lifted Louisiana's statewide mask mandate enacted to combat the coronavirus outbreak, limiting the face covering requirement to schools, hospitals, clinics and other specific locations. The Democratic governor’s decision to…
NEW ORLEANS – Creators of the Southern Opportunity and Resilience Fund have announced that Louisiana small business owners and nonprofits can now apply for "very low interest" loans of up to $100,000. A group of community lenders said they created…
NEW ORLEANS - In 2010, after riding in a Super Bowl parade, former Saints quarterback Drew Brees showed off his pre-game chant to a crowd of patrons at Lucy's Retired Surfers Bar and Restaurant in the Warehouse District. So, who…
NEW ORLEANS - Thanks to a long spring break season and exceptionally beautiful weather, visitors have been flocking to New Orleans again - but mostly on weekends and mostly by car. Attractions like the Audubon Zoo have been posting attendance…
