BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's Republican congressional delegation wasn't searching for reasons to support President Joe Biden, but the Democratic leader's quick actions against fossil fuels ensured the GOP lawmakers from an oil and gas production state had an…
BATON ROUGE – Feb. 1 is National Unclaimed Property Day, making it a good time for people and businesses to search for lost money in the Louisiana Treasury. More than $900 million in payroll checks, bank accounts, royalties, refunds, deposits,…
NEW ORLEANS - The newest federal COVID-19 relief bill changes the rules for business meal deductions in tax years 2021 and 2022. In an effort to boost the restaurant industry, the IRS will allow businesses to fully deduct meals that…
NEW ORLEANS — MovieMaker Magazine, a film industry trade magazine, has named New Orleans the Best Small City to Live and Work as a Moviemaker in its January 2021 issue. “We are so excited by this honor,” said Carroll Morton,…
NEW ORLEANS - Hewitt-Washington & Associates co-founder Lonnie Hewitt Jr. died from complications caused by COVID 19 on Jan. 25 at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital in Baton Rouge. He was 75. After founding their architectural firm in 1978,…
NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity and Nonesuch/Warner Records announce the release of a remastered, special vinyl edition of the 2005 record Our New Orleans, a tribute album original recorded and released in the months after Hurricane…
DALLAS (AP) — Just how bad was 2020 for the airline industry? The six biggest U.S. airlines lost $34 billion, and Southwest suffered its first full-year loss since Richard Nixon was president and gasoline sold for 36 cents a gallon.…
NEW ORLEANS - Here, from staff and wire reports, are the city’s biggest business stories of the week: Oil and Gas Industry Bristles Over Restrictions President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order halting new leases for oil and…
METAIRIE - Metairie Bank and Trust has announced the hiring of Todd Rauch, CPA, as its new vice president and chief financial officer. Rauch will be responsible for all financial operations and activities, including financial reporting, budgeting, investments, and interest…
MANDEVILLE, La. - The St. Tammany Corporation's, the economic development for St. Tammany Parish, released a report on the economic effects of COVID-19 this week. Some key takeaways: St. Tammany is approaching 20,000 COVID-19 cases in 11 months. Small businesses…
BATON ROUGE – State Treasurer John M. Schroder announced this week that the Main Street Recovery Grant Program, now closed, issued $262 million in grants to 20,751 small businesses across Louisiana. “The pandemic devastated our small businesses, and the Main…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's work to vaccinate nursing home residents and employees against COVID-19 is moving slowly with fewer than one-third of the doses set aside for the effort used and a slim percentage of workers at the…
NEW ORLEANS - Commercial printing company Crystal Clear Imaging said it has an unexpected hit item on its hands: printed cutouts of Bernie Sanders, the iconic U.S. Senator from Vermont, in his famous "chilly with mittens" pose from the Jan.…
NEW ORLEANS - Beginning Friday, Jan. 29, the City of New Orleans will begin enforcing a new set of rules for musicians who play wind-blown instruments at outdoor events. Sarah Babcock, the New Orleans Health Department’s director of policy and…
NEW ORLEANS - Trahan Architects and Son of a Saint have announced that Javier Castellon will join the firm as an intern and mentee of the firm’s founder and CEO Trey Trahan and the entire staff in New Orleans and…
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center has been named one of the top workplaces in the nation by the Energage employer recognition program. The award is granted to companies based exclusively on feedback provided by employees.…
METAIRIE - The Jefferson Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau is inviting Jefferson Parish hotels, attractions, restaurants, retailers and all businesses throughout the parish to take the Clean & Safe Jefferson Parish Pledge. The pledge provides a unified message that health…
NEW ORLEANS - The annual report from the Gulf South Real Estate Information Network released Monday by the New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors underscored what New Orleans homeowners and home buyers have known for most the year: the COVID-19…
NEW ORLEANS - Loyola University New Orleans College of Business welcomes Barbara “Bara” Watts as the new executive director of the school’s Center for Entrepreneurship. In this role, she will lead day-to-day operations of curricular enrichment programs as well as…
NEW ORLEANS – Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences New Orleans, opening in Spring 2021, has announced a partnership with Louisiana native chef Donald Link. “We are excited to announce this partnership with Chef Donald Link and his talented team,…
NEW ORLEANS - Mullin welcomes Reyna Rivera to the team in the role of "first impressions coordinator." Reyna's marketing experience, attention to detail and personal skills will be an asset to the company. A comprehensive landscape design, build and maintenance…
NEW ORLEANS - Even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the New Orleans tech industry seems to be attracting plenty of investors. Earlier this month, national educational software company SchoolMint purchased New Orleans-based Whetstone Education for an undisclosed sum. It was a…
NEW ORLEANS – Operation Restoration Founder and Executive Director Syrita Steib was named a Culture of Health Leader by a national leadership program supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The program…
NEW ORLEANS - Gary “Hoov” Hoover, the director of Tulane University’s Murphy Institute and professor of economics, will host a virtual discussion titled "Anti-Racism and the Economics Profession" at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28. The event is free and…
NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Policy Institute for Children has released results from a report titled “Struggling to Recover: The Impacts of COVID-19 on Louisiana Families with Young Children” created in partnership with Agenda for Children, Louisiana Department of Education,…
NEW ORLEANS – On Wednesday, Jan. 27, PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans presented $25,000 to Children’s Hospital New Orleans and $2,500 to Fisher House Foundation, a network of 87 comfort homes for military and veterans’ families. In November, PJ’s Coffee partnered…
NEW ORLEANS — Due to COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations decreasing over the past several weeks, the City of New Orleans has announced a "modified phase two" set of restrictions with increased capacity limits. The rules will go into effect at…
NEW ORLEANS – Palmisano announced the creation of its new innovation leader position, which will be helmed by emerging technology executive Joshua Webb. Webb will aim to drive new client value through the development of cutting-edge capabilities and technology-enabled efficiencies.…
NEW ORLEANS - A $5 million gift from Tulane alumnus Richard M. Lerner will create the university’s eighth Presidential Chair, this one devoted to increasing the world’s scientific understanding of aging and longevity. Tulane will establish the Lawrence E. Lerner…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order halting new leases for oil and natural gas development on federal land, a move criticized by the industry and some state governors. “We’re going to review and reset…
