NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity has received $4.5 million — its biggest gift ever — from MacKenzie Scott, the philanthropist and ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. The financial support is part of a $436 million…
GRAY, La. (press release) – In late 2021, Danos completed four coastal restoration projects in south Louisiana on behalf of Shell Pipeline Company. The work will provide shoreline protection through a combination of customized 3D printed modules, nicknamed “Cajun Coral,”…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority and its nonprofit affiliate New Orleans Redevelopment Unlimited announced the results of the 2022 elections of officers after board meetings for each organization. “After a very productive election process, we…
HARAHAN, La. — Steven Happel has joined OnPath Federal Credit Union as vice president of people and development. “Steve has unique background when it comes to human resources,” said Jared Freeman, the credit union's president and CEO. “His experience across…
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department accepted a donation of more than 1,150 teddy bears as a result of Arnaud’s 8th annual Teddy Bear Program in partnership with New Orleans Police & Justice Foundation. “I want to thank our…
NEW ORLEANS — The St. Roch Market has two new vendors joining its cadre of restaurant upstarts in the month of March. Hype Eatz, from Delgado Community College graduate and New Orleans native Brandon…
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) – The Louisiana Department of Education has distributed more than $17 million in grants to child care providers across the state in a second round of stipends. The Department of Education’s (DOE) second round of…
NEW ORLEANS — City Councilmembers Helena Moreno, J.P. Morrell, Joe Giarusso, Lesli Harris and Freddie King released the following statement in response to two violent crimes that made headlines on Monday, March 21: "While we don’t want to sensationalize the…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Bars, restaurants and other businesses in New Orleans are no longer required to make patrons show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative test for the disease, the city said Monday in a news release.…
NEW ORLEANS – From the University of Holy Cross: The University of Holy Cross has announced a new, one-day Crawfish Boil Cook-off to take place Saturday, April 2 on the school’s Algiers campus. Hours: noon to 4 p.m. The inaugural…
NEW ORLEANS — From New Orleans Entrepreneur Week: The theme of the first day of New Orleans Entrepreneur Week is "Celebrating Our Ecosystem." There will be a host of free NOEW in Your Neighborhood events happening from 9 a.m. to…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The New Orleans Wine & Food Experience has announced its 2022 Labs & Experiences Series as part of its June 7-12 30th anniversary celebration. Throughout the extended six-day event, NOWFE will present a dozen wine…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — McGlinchey is pleased to announce the return of the annual Dermot S. McGlinchey Lecture on Federal Litigation at Tulane Law School. Professors James E. Fleming and Linda C.…
NEW ORLEANS – From Ochsner Health: Ochsner Health and orthopedic surgeon James R. Andrews announced an exclusive five-year partnership to create the Ochsner Andrews Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Institute. Building upon Ochsner’s award-winning sports medicine and orthopedic programs, Dr. Andrews…
NEW ORLEANS — Food & Wine magazine selected Mammoth Espresso (821 Baronne Street) to represent Louisiana on its list of the best coffee shops in every state in America. "What began as a pint-sized, perfectly formed coffee bar, the sharpest…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – In a special signing ceremony, the University of Holy Cross (UHC) and Fletcher Technical Community College (Fletcher) signed a new articulation agreement making it easier for students to transfer credits from Fletcher to UHC. In…
NEW ORLEANS — Michael Hecht, president and CEO of Greater New Orleans Inc., says he wants to “change the game” in regard to economic development in southeast Louisiana. The region’s most visible business booster delivered the message at a jam-packed…
NEW ORLEANS – The Palmisano Foundation, the charitable arm of New Orleans-based national construction firm Impetus, will host its third Annual Renegade Fest on Saturday, March 26 at the company's 1730 Tchoupitoulas Street headquarters. The festival is designed to raise…
NEW ORLEANS — Michael Hecht, president and CEO of Greater New Orleans Inc., says he wants to “change the game” in regard to economic development in southeast Louisiana. The region’s most visible business booster delivered the message at a jam-packed…
RESERVE, La. (press release) – On Monday, March 15, Marathon’s Garyville Refinery and Pontchartrain Conservancy — a leader in coastal sustainability, water quality and environmental education — delivered over 500 trees to Fifth Ward Elementary School, located in Reserve, La.…
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) – Louisiana collected more than $2.2 million in taxes for the first full month of mobile sports betting in February, more than a half-million dollars higher than retail sports betting through four months. Data from…
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) – Officials with the Louisiana departments of Children & Family Services and Health provided insight on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for lawmakers on the House Appropriations Committee. Marketa Garner Walters, secretary of the…
NEW ORLEANS – From the Idea Village: The Founders of Lucid and Levelset, local startup companies acquired for a combined $1.6B in 2021, have come together with local investors and startup champions to pledge $750,000 of investment in three leading…
NEW ORLEANS – From Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices: The Bipartisan Policy Center and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices, in partnership with small business owners across the country, have released a new report titled From Pandemic to Prosperity:…
NEW ORLEANS — From Trahan Architects: Trahan Architects, an award-winning architecture firm with offices in New Orleans and New York, has been selected to design a performing arts center for the Asian American Resource Center in Austin, Texas. The Asian…
HARVEY, La. (press release) — Jefferson Parish Schools announced a tiered plan to provide retention stipend to school-based educators, administrators, and staff. The plan strives to invest in the people who have worked hard to keep JP Schools open during…
NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW) will return with in-person experiences March 21-25 at various locations around town. The celebration of entrepreneurship and innovation is presented by Idea Village, a nonprofit business accelerator.…
NEW ORLEANS — The daily paper reports that actor and frequent onscreen superhero Anthony Mackie has purchased a 20-acre site in New Orleans East that he plans to turn into a movie studio. The New Orleans native, and former student at…
NEW ORLEANS – From Xavier University: Emmanuel Ukot, president of Xavier University of Louisiana’s Student Government Association, will present virtually before the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, March 17, 2022, at 9 a.m. as part of the “HBCUs at…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – From Ochsner Health: The Huntington’s Disease Society of America awarded Ochsner Health and 54 other Huntington’s disease care facilities across the United States the designation of Centers of Excellence for 2022. Ochsner Health is the…
