NEW ORLEANS — Supporters of Loyola University New Orleans gathered on Friday afternoon (May 24) to celebrate Dr. Xavier A. Cole, whose appointment as the school’s 18th president was announced the day before. Cole, who will transition from his post…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — More than 100 abandoned oil wells, which can leak cancer-causing chemicals and threaten the environmental health of an area, in Louisiana have been plugged during the last two months, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Thursday.…
NEW ORLEANS — Dr. Leslie Sisco Wise has been inducted as the first woman president of the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association, a statewide professional membership organization that was chartered in 1955. Sisco-Wise is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with a certificate in…
METAIRIE — From the Ehrhardt Group and Causeway Solutions: In the four years since the inception of the Gulf South Index, the financial landscape of the U.S. has changed. More people than ever are feeling the heat. In 2020, 33%…
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Policy Institute for Children recently welcomed Zoe Johnson as its policy analyst. Johnson will use her training as a macro social worker to analyze data and advocate for policies that will provide Louisiana’s young children…
NEW ORLEANS — Dr. Camacia Smith-Ross has been appointed chief of staff at Southern University at New Orleans. Smith-Ross pivoted to higher education as an assistant professor of education at Southern, where she was later named project administrator of its…
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) – Residents awaiting flood control measures from the Comite River Diversion Canal project will likely face at least two more hurricane seasons before work is complete, officials told lawmakers Tuesday. Officials with the U.S. Army…
BATON ROUGE — From the Louisiana Illuminator: The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has about two weeks left to draft its initial plans for a proposed passenger rail line between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Act 764, which lawmakers…
NEW ORLEANS — Dr. Xavier A. Cole has been named the 18th president of Loyola University New Orleans. Currently serving as Marquette University’s vice president for student affairs, Cole will become the first person of color, and the second layperson,…
NEW ORLEANS — This year’s New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (March 27 through April 1) will include NOEW Fest, a celebration within a celebration that will feature live music and cultural entrepreneurs. NOEW 2023 is produced by the Idea Village, a…
BATON ROUGE – From Louisiana Economic Development: Placid Refining, an independent petroleum refining company, announced it is investing $66 million to relocate its headquarters from Dallas to Baton Rouge and modernize its existing facility in Port Allen. The company expects…
NEW ORLEANS — Former New Orleans Saints star receiver and entrepreneur Marques Colston will deliver the Homer Hitt Presidential Lecture on April 19 at the University of New Orleans. Colston’s presentation, “Keys to Unlocking Intentional Performance,” will take place at…
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Entrepreneur Week will host the IDEApitch competition at 4 p.m. Friday, March 31 at Generations Hall. Three competitors from the Idea Village's VILLAGEx accelerator program will pitch their companies to a panel of investors and…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Ochsner Health is a major healthcare partner of New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW), scheduled for March 27 through April 1. With a legacy of investing in the region, Ochsner is proud to support the growth…
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans City Council will vote on new rules for short-term rentals at its March 23 meeting, which means stakeholders from all sides of the issue will be watching the action closely as the Council nears…
NEW ORLEANS — Hynes Charter Schools CEO Dr. Michelle Douglas and University of New Orleans President John Nicklow will lead a March 29 groundbreaking ceremony for the new Hynes-UNO K-8 Campus at 1901 Leon C. Simon Drive. The $28 million,…
NEW ORLEANS — Beacon Behavioral, a Louisiana-based provider of mental health services throughout the Gulf South, has opened the doors to a new location at 4201 Woodland Drive on the West Bank. Beacon will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony from noon…
NEW ORLEANS – Bayou Phoenix LLC, the private development team selected to redevelop the site of the former Six Flags in New Orleans East, will host a development information forum from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on March 27 at…
NEW ORLEANS — Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business has announced a new full-time MBA curriculum to begin in fall 2023. Designed to be data intensive, highly experiential and future focused, the STEM-designated program aims to deliver the…
NEW ORLEANS — Intergovernmental relations professional Monika Gerhart has launched Green Bayou Solutions, a company formed to help deploy state and federal resources quickly to the people and projects ready to solve climate, energy, and equity challenges. “South Louisiana is…
NEW ORLEANS — The University of Holy Cross will bestow its highest honor, the annual “Spes Unica” (One Hope) Award, to Joseph Carlo Ditta II and his wife Kolette Mandina-Ditta at an April 12 ceremony at the Higgins Hotel. Together…
NEW ORLEANS — On March 17, the Boeing team at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility finished attaching the engine section to the remaining four-fifths of Core Stage 2 for the Space Launch System rocket that will fly the Artemis II mission.…
NEW ORLEANS – NAMI New Orleans, the local affiliate for the Alliance on Mental Illness, will celebrate the opening of its new home on March 31 at 4403 Canal Street (the former Ronald McDonald House). Festivities will take place from…
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana State Treasurer John M. Schroder said money belonging to Louisiana taxpayers is safe in the wake of the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. “Treasury has no exposure to the banks that have been…
NEW ORLEANS — Paul Matthews, CEO of the Port of South Louisiana, sat down with Biz New Orleans this week to provide an update on the port’s plan to purchase the Avondale Global Gateway for $445 million from Virginia-based maritime company…
NEW ORLEANS — From Tulane University: Walter Isaacson, the renowned bestselling biographer and Tulane professor of histor, will be awarded a National Humanities Medal by President Joe Biden at a White House ceremony on March 21 at 3:30 p.m. CDT.…
BATON ROUGE – From Louisiana Economic Development: DG Fuels, an emerging leader in cellulosic drop-in sustainable aviation fuel, announced it has secured an option for and is evaluating a 3,000-acre site in St. James Parish as the potential location of…
NEW ORLEANS – Boh Bros. Construction Co. announced that it has made a $100,000 contribution to the New Orleans Career Center in support of construction industry career preparation and technical training. The Boh Bros. funding is part of the NOLA…
NEW ORLEANS — From the Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana: Jackie Kellett was recently hired to fill the newly created position of assistant vice president of integrated and behavioral health. Prior to joining the team, she served as the behavioral…
NEW ORLEANS — Kelsey Eagan, Valerie Fontenot, Phoebe Hathorn and Kelly Long have been named partners at Frilot LLC. Eagan is part of the firm's mass tort and class actions group. With a primary focus on toxic torts, her experience…
