BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana House legislators begrudgingly, but with bipartisan support, advanced a $45 million funding bill for an incentive program designed to entice more insurers to the state. Many described the program as a band-aid solution to Louisiana’s…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – From the United States Department of Transportation: On Feb. 1, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $800 million in grant awards for 510 projects through the new Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program, including…
BATON ROUGE – From Louisiana Economic Development: Louisiana leveraged its unique business advantages, sector diversity and support for innovation and climate action to generate $20.7 billion in capital investment and more than 18,000 direct, indirect and retained jobs in 2022.…
NEW ORLEANS — Baptist Community Ministries, a local philanthropic organization that has awarded more than $230 million in grants, hosted a Jan. 31 groundbreaking ceremony for its new office at 1320 St. Charles Avenue. Speakers at the event included Phillip…
BATON ROUGE — The Ehrhardt Group, a New Orleans-based public relations firm, has opened a second Louisiana office at One American Place in Baton Rouge. “In public relations, we all believe in relationships. We all believe in results. What makes…
NEW ORLEANS – On March 1, Tifferney M. White will begin her tenure as CEO of the Louisiana Children’s Museum. Most recently, White served as chief learning officer of Discovery Place, which includes four hands-on museums with locations in and…
NEW ORLEANS – Breeze Airways, a low-fare airline with more than 120 nonstop routes, has announced New Orleans sale fares from $39 (fine print applies) for travel between Feb. 3 and Feb. 28. Breeze is offering flights from New Orleans…
NEW ORLEANS – Playa Bowls, a superfruit bowl shop, will open at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 at 5601 Magazine Street. It’s the third Louisiana location for the nine-year-old New Jersey-based franchise that specializes in acai bowls, green bowls, pitaya…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As Louisiana lawmakers continue to discuss a proposed bill that would allocate $45 million to an incentive program designed to entice more insurers to the state and hopefully drive down premium costs, state Insurance Commissioner…
METAIRIE — On Jan. 31, Ochsner Health leaders joined Jefferson Parish officials to celebrate the opening of Ochsner Medical Complex - Clearview, a new $115 million “super clinic” bringing a comprehensive suite of services to a busy commercial intersection in…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As insurers in Louisiana flee the state and residents face exorbitant, and in some cases unaffordable, property insurance costs, lawmakers returned to the Capitol Monday for a special legislative session to address the ongoing crisis.…
NEW ORLEANS — Torsh, a New Orleans-based company that provides a professional learning platform for educators, has recently hired five people. These additions to the Torsh team bring the total number of full-time employees to 31. The new Torsh employees…
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) — Public transportation use in Louisiana trails the national average, though its rate remains higher than in many southern states, according to analysis from the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana. PAR analyzed federal data…
NEW YORK – On Jan. 31, President Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced that the Biden-Harris Administration has awarded $60 million to the Mississippi Department of Transportation to make improvements to the I-10 freight corridor in Diamondhead, Mississippi as part…
NEW ORLEANS – On Jan. 30, LCMC Health and Eden Centers for Hope and Healing, formerly Eden House, announced the completion of the Eden Emergency Center, a place for labor and sex trafficking survivors to begin recovery. The new emergency…
NEW ORLEANS — Ceres, a plant protein cereal startup co-founded by Tulane MBA student Rich Simmerman, won the national award for Top Physical Consumer Products Startup at the 2022 Amazon Web Services University Startup Competition. Simmerman and co-founder Branson Morgan…
BROUSSARD, La. – Acadian Ambulance has selected SafeSource Direct, a Louisiana-based personal protective equipment manufacturer, to be its preferred provider for American-made chemo-rated nitrile exam gloves. “We’re proud to partner with another Louisiana-based company to provide a supply of high-quality,…
NEW ORLEANS — Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana was recently awarded two federal grants focused on children affected by violence in the metropolitan New Orleans area. The first is a two-year, $800,000 grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health…
NEW ORLEANS – Marcus & Millichap, a California-based commercial real estate brokerage firm, has announced an exclusive representation agreement with Deep South Studios LLC to secure joint venture equity in connection with the development of Deep South Studios Phase I.…
NEW ORLEANS — United Way of Southeast Louisiana has promoted Mary Ambrose from chief impact officer to chief equity and impact officer, adding oversight of the organization's diversity, equity and inclusion efforts to her responsibilities. Ambrose helped kick off UWSELA's…
NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Cancer Research Center has appointed Dr. Valentine N. Nfonsam to its board of directors. Nfonsam is department head of surgery for LSU Health New Orleans, a member institution of the LCRC. His research has focused…
NEW ORLEANS — Sven Davisson has been named associate director of administration of the Louisiana Cancer Research Center. Since 2015, he has served as chief administrative officer. In his expanded role, Davisson will support the center's director in ensuring that…
NEW ORLEANS (press release)— Finding the baby usually means you buy the next king cake. But with Blue Bikes, searching for Baby Blue could earn you up to 12 months of free rides. With the recently announced Blue Bikes expansion,…
NEW ORLEANS – Ochsner Health recently named Thomas Rhodes chief operating officer of the River Region overseeing Ochsner facilities in Kenner, LaPlace, Destrehan and Luling. From Houston, Rhodes brings with him more than 20 years of experience in healthcare. “I…
NEW YORK (AP) — American Express saw its fourth-quarter profits fall by 9%, as the credit card giant had to set aside significantly more money to cover potentially bad loans. The company saw charge offs and delinquencies rise, a troubling…
NEW ORLEANS – Steve Webb, president and CEO of Neighbors FCU, will serve as the new board chair of the Louisiana Credit Union League. He succeeds Sidney Parfait, former president and CEO and current…
HARVEY, La. — The Westbank Business & Industry Association, formerly the Harvey Canal Industrial Association, hosted its annual President’s Dinner and Installation of Officers on Jan. 19 at Boomtown Casino New Orleans. The keynote…
NEW ORLEANS — On Jan. 23, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, the state’s biggest provider of health insurance, announced that it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Indianapolis-based Elevance Health Inc. Financial terms were not…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homeowners who held off on selling their home in 2022 as the housing market slowed missed out on a windfall and may have to settle for slimmer profits if they opt to sell this year. The…
NEW ORLEANS – Applications are now open for the Ochsner STAR (Science, Technology, Academic, Research) Summer Scholars Program, Ochsner Health’s legacy high school program created to increase student access to science and academic research in Louisiana. This year, the competitive…
