BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is slamming the Trump administration for considering tariffs on auto imports, saying they could lead to global retaliation against some $300 billion in U.S. goods. European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas said Monday the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A miniseries that airs beginning this month highlights the personal stories behind six iconic Tennessee brands. The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development says the companies featured in the series include Jack Daniel's, Lodge…
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada began imposing tariffs Sunday on $12.6 billion in U.S. goods as retaliation for the Trump administration's new taxes on steel and aluminum imported to the United States. Some U.S. products, mostly steel and iron,…
NEW ORLEANS — On Sunday, July 1, all New Orleans public schools will be under the oversight of the locally-elected Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB). This change follows years of state oversight through the Recovery School District (RSD) which was…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — For an 11th year, Louisiana's corrections department is asking people to donate professional clothing they no longer want to help people leaving prison have something to wear for job interviews. The National Suit Drive…
HOUMA, La. (AP) — The news of the bloody attack came from a newspaper more than 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) away, but not unlike their own, with deep ties to their town stretching back more than a century. At…
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Chef Earnestine "Tootie" Morrison may add "cooked for royalty" to her resume after her culinary excursion in the mountains of Morocco. The Shreveport chef returned from a May trip to Zawiya Ahansal, a village in…
SLIDELL, La. (AP) — Sunday marks a changing of the government guard in Slidell, St. Tammany Parish's largest municipality, as a new mayor and City Council members officially begin their terms. NOLA.com/The Times-Picyaune reports Mayor-elect Greg Cromer, Police Chief…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A number of New Orleans black-owned restaurants are taking part in Black Restaurant Week. The event runs from July 1-8 and aims to celebrate the flavors of African-American, African and Caribbean cuisines. Nine restaurants are…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana consumers will pay slightly less for their purchases starting Sunday, when the state sales tax rate drops as nearly three dozen new laws take effect with the start of the latest budget year.…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Maybe it was Louisiana lawmakers' exhaustion after four legislative sessions this year. Maybe everyone was so ready to go home they caved and voted for what would get them there. Maybe the urgency of…
METAIRIE, La. — The United States Chamber of Commerce has awarded the Jefferson Chamber with 5-Star Accreditation for its sound policies, effective organizational procedures, and positive impact on the community. "These local chambers are an essential part of the business community's…
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans-based hospitality-investment firm Kirkendoll Management announces the addition of Paul Stouse as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). “We’re excited for Paul to join our corporate team and continue to drive our company’s growth and profitability,” said Founder…
NEW ORLEANS — NASA’s Stennis Space Center employee Thomas Lipp of New Orleans received the prestigious Space Flight Awareness (SFA) Silver Snoopy award June 26 during an onsite ceremony. Lipp is a senior manufacturing engineer with Aerojet Rocketdyne at Stennis. He…
The Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants (LCPA) recently honored New Orleans CPAs, Robert (Bob) Angelico, Ralph Cox, Alfred E. (Ted) Stacey IV, Nene Gianfala, and Lee Ann Sciambra, for their remarkable contributions to the CPA profession and the…
NEW ORLEANS — Today, Mayor LaToya Cantrell issued a statement on the final financial closing of the much-anticipated Four Seasons Hotel project at the foot of Canal Street. “I am excited and proud to announce that as of this…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tulane University's Cowen Institute is launching a new campaign to increase the number of New Orleans public school students who complete federal financial aid applications. A Tulane news release says the institute will work with…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Even at a young age Lawrence Cresswell knew he wanted to be a doctor. As a high schooler in New York, he participated in a program at the University of Rochester and remembers asking students…
HOUMA, La. (AP) — Sean Adams loves being organized. So when the Bridge to Independence graduate recently joined the Lafourche Parish Clerk of Court's Office, he said, his new job fit like a glove. "My favorite thing to do…
VIOLET, La. (AP) — The former owners of a Louisiana nursing home where 35 patients died during Hurricane Katrina have opened an assisted living facility on the same property. Former St. Rita's nursing home owners Salvatore and Mabel Mangano…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's health department should be pressing harder to correct problems found by auditors who say the agency does a poor job overseeing billions in Medicaid payments and can't be sure the money was spent…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's prison population is dropping faster than expected after Gov. John Bel Edwards and legislators reworked criminal sentencing laws a year ago, according to early data about the overhaul released Thursday. The state relinquished…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Another state lawmaker is vying to be Louisiana's secretary of state, an open seat drawing a growing list of candidates. Republican Rep. Rick Edmonds, a Baton Rouge pastor, announced his campaign Thursday to be…
NEW ORLEANS — Tulane Health System has named Hiral Patel, a healthcare executive with leadership experience throughout the health system, chief executive officer of Lakeview Regional Medical Center, a campus of Tulane Medical Center. “We conducted a nationwide search…
NEW ORLEANS — Start-ups, entrepreneurs and small business owners who think they might have the next greatest medical idea, product or service are invited to apply to the Get Started Medical pitch contest for a chance to win a…
HARAHAN, La. — Mid-year promotions and staff additions are happening as ASI Federal Credit Union (ASI FCU) recognizes five employees who have shown undeniable dedication in delivering exceptional service to ASI members. Sonya Jarvis, President & CEO of ASI FCU states,…
MILWAUKEE (AP) — President Donald Trump was highlighting his economic policies Thursday by taking part in the ceremonial groundbreaking for a $10 billion Foxconn factory complex that may bring thousands of jobs to a state he barely carried in…
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are mixed Thursday a day after they gave up an early gain and fell to their lowest level in a month. Amazon said it's buying an online pharmacy and launching its own delivery…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The search for Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy's replacement has begun. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he'll choose a replacement from "an excellent list" of 25 candidates. Kennedy on Wednesday announced his retirement after three decades…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana's Supreme Court has upheld a tax imposed by the city of New Orleans on dealers of alcoholic beverages. Wednesday's ruling reverses a lower court ruling in what had been a victory for a liquor-industry…
