NEW ORLEANS –– New Orleans-based integrated marketing agency Peter Mayer has announced Michelle Edelman as its next CEO and owner. Edelman, who was named president and chief strategy officer of the agency in 2020, succeeds Mark and Josh Mayer, whose…
NEW ORLEANS – Audubon, an Atlanta-based real estate firm, has announced the groundbreaking of The Metro at Clearview in Metairie. The 270-unit multifamily community is one component of a $250 million redevelopment of the 50-year-old Clearview Mall into a mixed-use…
NEW ORLEANS — On Feb. 15, Dana Peterson will begin serving as the CEO of education nonprofit New Schools for New Orleans. Peterson has been a leader in New Orleans public education for many years, at both the district and…
NEW ORLEANS — Wetlands Sake will celebrate the grand opening of its new taproom on Feb. 3 at 634 Orange Street in the Lower Garden District. The event, featuring a crawfish boil, food trucks and live music, will take place…
NEW ORLEANS — After 49 years in public education, Lusher Charter School CEO Kathy Hurstell Riedlinger has stepped down from her role as CEO. Effective Jan. 28, Riedlinger transitioned into an advisory role to support Deputy CEO Nicolette London, who…
METAIRIE — The Jefferson Community Foundation is looking for sponsors and exhibitors to participate in the Jefferson Parish Senior Expo presented by Peoples Health on Wednesday, March 16 at the Pontchartrain Center. The event will provide information about health and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday issued a guidebook to help federal, state and local government officials know how to access the nearly $1 trillion made available by the bipartisan infrastructure deal. Mitch Landrieu, a senior White House…
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Insurance said that nearly 80% of the 3,305 Hurricane Ida-related complaints it’s received are about homeowners insurance. “Many Louisianians are still trying to pick up the pieces in their recovery from Hurricane Ida.…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brad Pitt’sMake It Right Foundation built 109 eye-catching and affordable homes in New Orleans for a community where many people were displaced by damage wrought by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Now this housing development is in disarray. The…
NEW ORLEANS — On Friday, the front page of the city’s daily newspaper’s website looked like a casino homepage — complete with huge banner ads and articles on how to place bets — as mobile sports betting went live in…
NEW ORLEANS — Robert J. Dressel is now a partner at Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver. He practices in the areas of complex and commercial litigation, securities litigation and regulatory proceedings, product liability, and appellate litigation in state and…
BATON ROUGE — Judge Timothy Kelley of Louisiana’s 19th Judicial District Court has issued a preliminary injunction that will temporarily prevent the Pennsylvania Commissioner of Insurance from implementing a plan to rehabilitate a failed Pennsylvania long-term care insurer that could…
COVINGTON, La. — The St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors elected David Boudreaux, senior vice president of Hancock Whitney’s north shore retail division, to a one-year term as its chairman. He succeeds Tom Meyer, vice president with Benefits…
LAFAYETTE — Jones Walker LLP announced today that Donald “Don” Washington has returned to the firm as a partner in the litigation practice group on the corporate compliance and white collar defense team in the Lafayette office. Washington returns to…
BATON ROUGE – Brenda Guess, a 35-year veteran of Louisiana Economic Development with leadership experience in state and municipal government and private sector business, has been named assistant secretary of the agency, LED Secretary Don Pierson announced. Guess, who has served…
NEW ORLEANS — Tulane University announced a 30-year plan for large-scale improvements to campus infrastructure and the construction of a solar generation facility that will produce 10% of the total electricity needs at the university's Uptown campus. To get the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court has rejected a plan to lease millions of acres in the Gulf of Mexico for offshore oil drilling, saying the Biden administration did not adequately take into account the lease sale's effect on planet-warming…
BATON ROUGE – Mobile sports betting will go live in most of Louisiana on Friday with several online platforms cleared for launch. Online sports betting will be available in 55 of the state’s 64 parishes that approved sports betting in…
NEW ORLEANS –The Feb. 11 New Orleans Chamber of Commerce’s First Quarter Business Luncheon at the New Orleans Marriott will feature New Orleans City Council At-Large members Helena Moreno and JP Morrell as the keynote speakers. They will discuss the…
ROCKFORD, Mich. — Wolverine, the boot and clothing brand, has launched a new boot design in partnership with unCommon Construction, a New Orleans-based nonprofit that works with high school apprentices to build houses. Sales of the footwear will benefit high…
NEW ORLEANS – The 2022 Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo returns to the banks of Bayou St. John on May 20, 21 and 22 for its 16th year of music, food and neighborhood culture. In 2021, festival organizers Friends of Bayou St.…
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. — From NASA: NASA's mission of exploration requires new technologies, software, and research that show up in daily life. The agency's Spinoff 2022 publication tells the stories of companies, startups and entrepreneurs transforming these innovations into…
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Women & Children’s Shelter has been selected by two siblings to receive all proceeds from a sculpture being auctioned by Neal Auction Company. The siblings, who wish to remain anonymous, are selling a small…
METAIRIE — Postlethwaite & Netterville has hired Tim McCarthy to fill the role of tax operations director. He will be based in Metairie. McCarthy brings more than 30 years of experience in numerous industries, including executive roles in accounting and human…
NEW ORLEANS — On Feb. 4, the Louisiana Cancer Research Center and the Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living are presenting a webinar to share information about cancer in Louisiana, updates on the treatment of…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Lawyers for an associate athletic director who filed a $50 million federal racketeering lawsuit against Louisiana State University say she has been fired in retaliation and asked the court Wednesday to add that claim to her suit.…
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne presented a breakdown of the governor’s proposed budget Tuesday to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, prompting an array of questions from lawmakers on a variety of issues. Dardenne laid…
NEW ORLEANS — Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver has announced the promotion of Shaun P. McFall to partner. McFall’s practice focuses on complex litigation matters. His experience includes antitrust actions, bankruptcy litigation, class actions, complex commercial disputes, products liability,…
NEW ORLEANS – From Tulane University: The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University announced that Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder, will donate the royalties from his book, "Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos,":to the 2022 New Orleans…
NEW ORLEANS —The Louisiana Policy Institute for Children recently surveyed Louisiana parents and guardians with young children under five to better understand their child care arrangements, including their needs and experiences related to child care. LPIC conducted the survey in…
