MARRERO — Fast food restaurant Smalls Sliders is opening Thursday, May 25 at 1635 Barataria Boulevard. The franchise is owned by Rick Robards. Smalls Sliders was founded in 2019 in Baton Rouge by Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux CEO Brandon Landry and…
NEW ORLEANS — Hotel occupancy numbers for the first weekend of Jazz Fest 2023 are better than last year but not quite to pre-pandemic levels. Whatever the final breakdown turns out to be, regional tourism boosters are no doubt delighted…
NEW ORLEANS – In partnership with local organizations, music festivals and business leaders, New Orleans & Company will host New Orleans Music Month — a monthlong celebration of music, culture and technology — throughout October at various locations. Programming will…
NEW ORLEANS — During National Stress Awareness Month, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter High School is adding extracurricular activities to reduce stress in students. The Lower 9th Ward school’s cosmetology, patient care and phlebotomy programs have been designed to…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Blue Krewe is proud to announce that the Blue Bikes Helmet Giveaway has distributed more than 1,000 free helmets to New Orleanians. Thanks to the support of Healthy Blue, Blue Krewe - the local nonprofit…
NEW ORLEANS – Caroline Wanga, president and CEO of Essence Ventures, will deliver the Dillard University commencement address on May 13 on the school’s Gentilly campus. Essence Ventures is a portfolio of brands that “aims to activate a boundary-less and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A key index of underlying inflation that is closely followed by the Federal Reserve remained elevated last month, keeping the Fed on track to raise interest rates next week for the 10th time since March of last…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — This year's New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival begins its two-weekend run on Friday, filling the air with the sounds of R&B, rock 'n roll, Zydeco, pop, blues, country, rap, gospel — and of course jazz.…
NEW ORLEANS — Gov. John Bel Edwards appointed Jeanne E. Ferrer and Darryl D. Berger to the board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) this month to succeed outgoing commissioners Charles H. Ponstein and William H.…
HOUMA (press release) — The American Red Cross of Louisiana has announced a new partnership with Terrebonne General Health System and Terrebonne Churches United Food Bank to help people in Houma cope with the increasing frequency and intensity of climate…
METAIRIE – On April 19, the Jefferson Community Foundation honored the Jefferson Community Youth Leadership Class of 2023 at a graduation ceremony. The program is open to high school junior and senior students in Jefferson Parish public, private and parochial…
NEW ORLEANS — From the Data Center: While the U.S. overall experienced only modest population gains this past year, the pace of growth still increased from the prior year. Locally, the opposite is true. From 2021 to 2022 the New Orleans…
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is rising Thursday after Meta Platforms became the latest Big Tech company to blow past profit expectations and reports painted a mixed picture of the U.S. economy. The S&P 500 was 0.7% higher in…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — As several conservative states adopt legislation that prohibits school employees from teaching or discussing sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom, Louisiana advanced its own “Don’t Say Gay” bill Wednesday. The anti-LGBTQ+ measure was narrowly…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s a Christmas holiday tradition — a few months after Christmas — that benefits the Louisiana environment. New Orleans officials joined Louisiana Army National Guard members and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday to…
NEW ORLEANS — On April 26, Poydras Home offered a preview of a $23 million renovation and expansion that is designed to transform the way its nursing home residents live. The new buildings will support the senior living provider’s new…
METAIRIE (press release) – Northwestern Mutual is pleased to announce that Emmett Dupas III, a Metairie-based wealth management advisor, has earned a spot on the 2023 Forbes Wealth Advisors Best-In-State list. Forbes receives more than 30,000 advisor applicants annually, and…
NEW ORLEANS – Melissa Lee has been named a partner at Deveney, a marketing firm with locations in New Orleans and West Palm Beach, Fla. She joins the firm's two partners: Carrie DeVries Pavlick and John Deveney. Lee has worked…
NEW ORLEANS — Earlier this year, Tina Howell was promoted to editor-in-chief of Canal Street Chronicles, an online publication dedicated to coverage of the New Orleans Saints. She joined the company in August 2021 and was promoted to co-managing editor…
NEW ORLEANS — Bernhard announced this week the promotion of Jenny Ruggiero to executive vice president of finance. Based in Baton Rouge, her primary responsibilities include internal and external financial reporting, budgeting and planning, cash management and treasury activities, and…
NEW ORLEANS — Dr. Calvin Mackie will be the presenting keynote speaker at the Association of Children’s Museum’s annual conference hosted by the Louisiana Children’s Museum. The event, dubbed “InterActivity 2023: Leveraging Our Voice,” begins on April 26 and continues…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — A bill to decriminalize marijuana in Louisiana was short-lived, swiftly dying in committee Tuesday before ever reaching the House floor for debate this legislative session. Democratic state Rep. Candace Newell briefly argued that her bill to…
NEW ORLEANS — The publisher of The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate, The Acadiana Advocate and Gambit has announced it will expand its news coverage to reach north Louisiana’s biggest market in a digital-only format. Launching in July, the Shreveport-Bossier Advocate…
NEW ORLEANS – The Greater New Orleans Foundation has announced that the 10th annual GiveNOLA Day, a 24-hour online giving event for the 13-parish greater New Orleans Region, is scheduled for Tuesday, May 2. GiveNOLA Day 2023 is hosted by Baptist…
NEW ORLEANS – More than a hundred colleges and universities across the country are offering millions of dollars in scholarships to recruit high school scholar Dennis Barnes, a senior at the International High School of New Orleans (IHSNO). To date,…
NEW ORLEANS — The Port of New Orleans said it set a passenger record in March 2023 for oceangoing and river cruises, topping pre-pandemic levels with 155,225 passenger movements and 39 cruise vessel calls for the month. The port’s previous…
NEW ORLEANS – The Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation welcomes New Orleans attorney Richard F. Cortizas to its executive committee. Cortizas is a longtime supporter of the foundation’s mission of attracting and managing major sporting events to foster economic development…
NEW ORLEANS – On April 26, the Higgins Hotel & Conference Center is hosting events for Stop Food Waste Day. Virgile Brandel, the hotel’s executive chef, has created special dishes for the day that include beignets made with leftover breads…
NEW ORLEANS — Beginning April 24, the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport will close one of the two runways that it maintains for flight operations. The north-south runway will close for approximately 18 days to allow contractors to conduct…
MANDEVILLE, La. — Loft18 is coming to Mandeville. Founded six years ago in New Orleans, the entertainment concept features custom-built “full swing” golf simulators combined with a bar and restaurant offering gastro-pub fare, craft beer and cocktails. The business debuted…
