NEW ORLEANS - Adams and Reese has announced that Gerard Gaudet has been elected to partnership in the firm. Gaudet represents clients in maritime/admiralty litigation, commercial/corporate litigation, directors and officers litigation in closely held corporations and homeowners’/condominium owners’ associations and…
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Workforce Commission said the initial unemployment insurance claims for the week ending Dec. 26, 2020 rose to 8,246 from the week ending Dec. 19, 2020 total of 7,926. For a comparison, during the week ending…
NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans East Hospital said it will begin administering the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible community members beginning Wednesday, Jan. 6. The hospital will be administering the vaccine to "phase 1A and phase 1B, tier 1" eligible community…
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Thanks to the government paying nearly 40% of their income, U.S. farmers are expected to end 2020 with higher profit than 2019 and the best net income in seven years, the Department of Agriculture said…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — The Louisiana Legislature's 2021 political debates will center on the same terrain that fixated lawmakers around the country last year: the coronavirus pandemic, budget concerns and issues of racial bias in policing. Some new twists will…
GRAND ISLE, La. — The Grand Isle Port Commission recently appointed Weldon M. Danos as its new executive director. Danos, a native of Raceland, graduate of Central Lafourche High School and resident of Grand Isle, has 43 years of domestic…
NEW ORLEANS - Twenty attorneys with Baker Donelson have been named to the 2021 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers and 14 attorneys were listed as "Rising Stars." Sixteen of the firm's New Orleans area attorneys were named to the list:…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana motorists filing car accident lawsuits will encounter tougher rules to win damage awards, under a new law championed by the state's business lobby that takes effect Friday and that backers hope will lower the state's…
NEW ORLEANS — In a move that's been expected for several weeks, the City of New Orleans has announced that bars, breweries and adult live entertainment venues in Orleans Parish must stop serving customers indoors beginning at 11 p.m. Wednesday,…
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Museum of Art said it is temporarily reducing visitation hours to help fight the spread of COVID-19. From Jan. 4 through March 3, the museum will now be closed Monday through Wednesday. NOMA will…
NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans broke ground this week on the $6.1 million FEMA-funded City Park Group A project in District A. The funding is split nearly in half between Department of Public Works at $3.3 million…
NEW YORK (AP) - As we close out 2020 and enter 2021, most of us are anxiously awaiting a happier year ahead. Traditionally, we mark the fresh calendar year with New Year’s resolutions to keep us hopeful and motivated —…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Luke Letlow, Louisiana's incoming Republican member of the U.S. House, has died from complications related to COVID-19 only days before he would have been sworn into office. He was 41. The congressman-elect died at Ochsner-LSU…
NEW ORLEANS - The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted air travel so much that the airline industry is expected to lose more than $80 billion in 2020, according to the International Air Transport Association. Loyola professor and author Chris Schaberg, meanwhile,…
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose in morning trading Wednesday as the effort to develop and distribute vaccines to fight the virus pandemic ramps up. The early gains put the market back on positive footing following a modest pullback…
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes declined last month, but was still a record high for November when a seasonal slowdown traditionally seeps into the real estate market. The National Association…
ST. ROSE, La. - Perrier Esquerré Contractors announced it has won several awards this year, including the ABC New Orleans/Bayou Chapter Excellence in Construction Award and an AIA New Orleans Industry Award. The general contracting and construction company was also…
BATON ROUGE – November was another slow month for Louisiana’s casino sector, which was struggling even before the COVID-19 pandemic and this year’s record-breaking hurricane season. Diamond Jacks in Bossier City closed permanently in October. Hurricane Laura heavily damaged Isle…
NEW ORLEANS – The Emeril Lagasse Foundation announced it has awarded more than $240,000 to 11 nonprofit organizations. The grants will support projects and initiatives aligned with the foundation’s mission to create opportunities to inspire, mentor and enable youth to…
BATON ROUGE - HoumaToday.com and 10/12 Industry Weekly report that three oilfield navigation projects in south Louisiana were approved this week after a debate over Congress’ COVID-relief and government spending bill. The measure authorizes nearly $350 million worth of work that…
NEW ORLEANS—During the virtual 2020 Airports Council International-North America Excellence in Airport Marketing, Communications, and Customer Experience Awards last week, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) won awards for its work promoting the opening of the new terminal in…
NEW YORK (AP) - We streamed, we Zoomed, we ordered groceries and houseplants online, we created virtual villages while navigating laptop shortages to work and learn from home. In many ways, 2020′s pandemic-induced isolation threw our dependence on technology into…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices jumped in October by the most in more than six years as a pandemic-fueled buying rush drives the number of available properties for sale to record lows. That combination of strong demand and limited…
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks rose in early trading Tuesday, as investors continue to close out positions for the New Year and after President Donald Trump signed into law the $900 billion coronavirus economic stimulus package. Wall Street set fresh…
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Workforce Commission says the initial unemployment insurance claims for the week ending Dec. 19, 2020 dropped to 7,926 from the week ending Dec. 12, 2020 total of 9,289. For a comparison, during the week ending…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana, like the rest of the country, was hit hard in 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic. It also was pummeled by hurricane after hurricane and faced a variety of accusations of racial injustice. The year’s top…
NEW ORLEANS, La (press release) - If there is one thing we’ve learned in 2020, it’s that having a safe and stable place to live is a basic human need. Stay at home orders. Hurricane threats. Looming evictions. The realities…
NEW ORLEANS - Fidelity Bank President Chris Ferris said small business owners should be cheering the passage of the new federal stimulus bill. “There is a lot of great help … both from the standpoint of reforming the first round…
NEW ORLEANS — Producers have announced that “Queen of Bounce” Big Freedia and Grammy-winning artist PJ Morton will appear on ABC's “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2021." Freedia will serve as the host of the New…
NEW ORLEANS — Mayor LaToya Cantrell joined other city officials last week to celebrate the opening of the $1.9 million Lafitte Greenway Clubhouse. The new clubhouse is home to a 1,570-square-foot concession and restroom facility along with storage space and…
