WASHINGTON (AP) – Today's competitive credit card market has turned lucrative for consumers, meaning what would have been a good offer just a few years ago no longer measures up. For example, 1 percent cash back for credit card…
DETROIT (AP) — Car shopping isn't just about kicking the tires anymore. It's also about testing the technology. The rapidly evolving in-car infotainment and navigation systems can be bewildering for all but the most tech-savvy car buyers. The average…
NEW YORK (AP) — Tax time means many mutual-fund investors are paying the bill for their funds' past successes, even ones that predate their own investment. Anyone with a fund in a taxable account is now sitting down with…
NEW ORLEANS – The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk® will celebrate the 31st year of Lundi Gras on the Mississippi River with free music, fireworks and the arrival of Rex, King of Carnival, Monday, Feb. 27, at Spanish Plaza, 500 Port…
NEW ORLEANS—The Tennessee Williams/ New Orleans Literary Festival returns to the historic French Quarter for its 31st annual celebration of contemporary literature, culture, theater and the works of Tennessee Williams. From March 22 - 26, attendees will enjoy celebrated award-winning…
COVINGTON, LA – The annual Chef Soiree presented by Chevron to benefit the Youth Service Bureau of Washington and St. Tammany parishes is scheduled for Sunday, March 19, at Covington Trailhead, 419 N. New Hampshire St., in Covington, Louisiana, from…
NEW ORLEANS – Discover, develop and connect during Change Management 2017, the annual conference hosted by The Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP), in New Orleans from May 21 - 24. Experience a cultural gumbo of unique education and interaction…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana's governor is in Washington with other governors from around the country and is scheduled to meet with President Trump today. Gov. John Bel Edwards' office announced the Democratic governor will attend a National Governors…
NEW ORLEANS – Lunch and dinner guests at Emeril’s New Orleans, 800 Tchoupitoulas St., will get a little lagniappe as part of the restaurant’s special promotion celebrating National Banana Cream Pie Day, March 2 – a free slice of banana…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Fresh off a special session to close a deficit, Gov. John Bel Edwards on Thursday released his budget recommendations for next year, a plan that would leave the TOPS college program unable to cover full tuition…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Friday, Feb. 24. Friday, Feb. 24 – Restore Louisiana Task Force meeting, to provide an update on next steps in the state’s action plan for distributing a $438 million…
NEW ORLEANS – It’s billed as an annual, day-long block party that offers a free VIP experience for thousands of parade-goers waiting to watch Sunday’s Krewe of Bacchus roll through the Warehouse District. Bacchus Bash returns at 12:00 p.m.,…
HARAHAN, LA (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards has appointed Jack Rizzuto to fill a vacant seat on the Jefferson Parish Council. Rizzuto's appointment, announced Thursday, will fill the vacancy left when voters chose former Councilman Ben Zahn as…
NEW ORLEANS – WYES-TV/ Channel 12, New Orleans’ local PBS member station, is turning 60 this year. To kick-off a year of celebrating, WYES invites guests to attend a special Gala — WYES 60 YEARS AND STILL GROOVIN’ – on…
NEW ORLEANS – In celebration of beloved chef, civil rights activist and art collector Leah Chase, the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) will premiere “New at NOMA: Recent Acquisitions in Modern and Contemporary Art,” on view from March 10 –…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The year 2017 is shaping up as one of rising interest rates. For some people, that will mean loans and credit cards will become costlier. But for some bank and credit union customers, there's also a benefit:…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans bought more new homes in January after a steep fall-off the previous month, a sign the housing market is healthy despite higher mortgage rates. The Commerce Department says new home sales rose 3.7 percent to…
WASHINGTON (AP) – You've found the perfect new home for your family, but your current house hasn't sold yet. You can't afford to carry two mortgages, or maybe you were counting on money from your sale to help with the…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana's deficit-closing special session ended Wednesday with lawmakers passing a deal to erase a $304 million budget gap without the deep and damaging cuts some had worried would fall across the final four months of the…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Thursday, Feb. 23. Thursday, Feb. 23 – Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy participates in town hall meeting, Assumption Parish Community Center, 4910 HWY 308, Napoleonville, LA, 9:00 a.m.; and participates…
METAIRIE, LA (AP) — Angry demonstrators jeered, waved signs and turned their backs on Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy during a raucous town hall Wednesday outside of New Orleans. Republicans returning home this week on break to their districts…
NEW ORLEANS – The Greater New Orleans Foundation has awarded an additional $150,000 from its Helping Our Neighbors: Tornado Relief Fund to nine organizations on the frontlines of helping families with recovery efforts. The organizations awarded grants in this round…
NEW ORLEANS – LCMC Health, a Louisiana-based, not-for-profit hospital system serving the healthcare needs of the Gulf Coast region, is partnering with The Resource Group to accelerate the transformation of its resource and supply management functions. The Resource Group leads…
NEW ORLEANS – Capital One Bank is accepting applications for its Getting Down to Business small business development program in greater New Orleans. The application deadline has been extended to Monday, March 6. The free program, now in…
NEW ORLEANS – The Global Resilience Summit is the premier annual international conference on the practice of successful resiliency and disaster management in an evolving global environment. Based in New Orleans — a globally recognized hub of resilience, disaster…
KENNER, LA – Through Mission Media Productions (MMP), a program of the New Orleans Mission that teaches disciples to hone their creative capabilities in production and the arts, several New Orleans Mission residents produced their first paid television commercial on…
NEW ORLEANS – Trinity, 1117 Decatur St., will host a decadent Mardi Gras lunch service from Friday, Feb. 24 – Tuesday, Feb. 28, from 11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Diners can enjoy Executive Chef Michael Isolani’s Carnival offerings including fried…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The floods that inundated Louisiana in August also damaged rice harvested as seed for this year's planting. Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain says he's temporarily relaxed certification requirements to ensure farmers can buy enough…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Small business owners' view of the economy is surging and giving them an incentive to hire. That's the finding of surveys released last week by two advocacy groups, the National Small Business Association and the National…
NEW ORLEANS – Whether he was wowing patrons on the Northshore with Louisiana touched international street food at bacobar in Covington or dazzling diners at Café Adelaide and The Swizzle Stick Bar in the French Quarter, Chef Carl Schaubhut is considered…
