METAIRIE — From the Jefferson Community Foundation: #GivingTuesday is a day dedicated to generosity and giving. It occurs the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It’s a day to acknowledge the power of giving, volunteerism, and simple acts…
NEW ORLEANS – Students attending Young Audience Charter School began creating works of art from refuse as the Second Time, Second Line Recycling Project kicked off this week. The program, sponsored by Cox Communications, features mixed media artist Jacqueline Ehle-Inglefield…
NEW ORLEANS – Trahan Architects, a global architecture firm with studios in New Orleans and New York City, announced that its founder and CEO, Victor F. “Trey” Trahan III, has been selected as the 2021 Laureate for the American Prize…
NEW ORLEANS – Over the last three months, the Norwegian Breakaway, the Carnival Glory and the Carnival Valor have all resumed ocean-going cruises from the Port of New Orleans. They are the first to do so since March 2020, when…
METAIRIE – U.S. Forensic, a Metairie, La., engineering firm that provides forensic engineering reports, is celebrating 15 years in business this month. Founded in 2006 by three engineers and a businessman, the company has grown to serve clients in more…
GRETNA, La. — A new self-serve wine bar celebrated its grand opening on Nov. 20 in downtown Gretna. Developed by four friends who served together in the U.S. Air Force, the Stained Glass Wine House has more than 300 different types…
NEW ORLEANS — From the Bureau of Governmental Research: BGR has released a new report that analyzes proposed 20-year property taxes for public libraries and housing that New Orleans voters will decide in the Dec. 11 election. The report is…
NEW ORLEANS — From Tulane University: When the COVID-19 pandemic forced New Orleans public school teachers to switch from in-person instruction to a virtual or hybrid setting, the transition left many feeling anxious over their ability to impact student learning,…
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is touting an oil-and-gas land lease sale – the first of the Biden administration – that could deliver $100 million to the state in the next year. The funding estimate is based…
BATON ROUGE, La. – From the Louisiana Workforce Commission: Preliminary data for October 2021 released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the onset of recovery from Hurricane Ida has had a large impact on Louisiana’s employment situation. The October…
THIBODEAUX, La. – Chevron’s Gulf of Mexico Business Unit, in partnership with the Louisiana Small Business Development Center at Nicholls State University, recently awarded six area small companies funds to develop and grow their business at the 2021 Bayou Pitch Competition.…
NEW ORLEANS – The Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport said it is expecting an increase in traffic for the Thanksgiving Holiday travel period compared to 2020, but levels will still be less than in 2019. More from MSY: Despite…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana voters may have rejected a constitutional amendment to start the centralization of the state's sales tax collections, but that doesn't mean lawmakers and outside groups are giving up on trying to make the change. A coalition…
NEW ORLEANS — Here, from staff and wire reports, are the week's top business stories: President Joe Biden has chosen as supervisor of his $1 trillion infrastructure plan Mitch Landrieu, who as New Orleans mayor pushed the city into recovery…
NEW ORLEANS — From New Orleans & Company: NOLAxNOLA, presented by New Orleans & Company, is celebrating the success of last month’s inaugural citywide festival, which featured more than 300 music performances in 35 New Orleans venues over ten days…
NEW ORLEANS – From the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center: New Orleans kicks off this year’s holiday season with the return of the highly anticipated NOLA ChristmasFest. The indoor holiday extravaganza is presented by Coca-Cola and will feature…
NEW ORLEANS — From the City of New Orleans: The City of New Orleans today began providing outstanding utility payments for Emergency Rental Assistance Program applicants deemed eligible, by using funds provided by The U. S. Department of the Treasury.…
NEW ORLEANS – Sheriff Marlin N. Gusman is calling for volunteers for his 47th annual Sheriff’s Thanksgiving Day Celebration on Thursday, Nov. 25. As a part of the celebration, Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office employees and volunteers will distribute more than…
HARAHAN, La. — OnPath Federal Credit Union President and CEO Jared Freeman have announced the promotion of Kristen DeDual to chief lending officer. “Kristen has been instrumental in helping OnPath FCU grow, and we are excited to see what she…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s Supreme Court will hear arguments next month on whether the state’s largest health care provider can require its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Cases involving Ochsner Health employees in the Shreveport and Lafayette areas…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana officials Thursday blocked banking giant JP Morgan Chase from participating in a bond refinancing deal, in Republicans' escalating effort to keep some large investment firms sidelined from state work because they limit business with firearm…
METAIRIE — On Nov. 18, Atlanta-based real estate investment and property management firm Audubon hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for The Metro at Clearview luxury apartments in Metairie. Slated for completion in the summer of 2023, the 270-unit, $55 million residential…
NEW ORLEANS — Black CannaConference & Expo, a business-to-business conference for Black professionals in the cannabis industry, takes place Nov. 18-20 at the Morial Convention Center. The event is a networking, education and career-advancing conference specifically curated for Black, Indigenous…
NEW ORLEANS – For the third time in four years, Louisiana-based conveyor belt manufacturer Intralox is expanding operations at its Hammond facility. This time, the company said it is more than doubling the size of its molding and assembly operations…
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Marriott and Sheraton New Orleans Hotel announce the addition of Jennifer Toups as a senior sales executive for the hotels’ sales team. She will focus on group room blocks of 600 rooms and larger…
CHALMETTE, La. – Chalmette Refining has announced that PBF Energy has appointed Jared Wimberley as its new refinery manager. Over the past 22 years, Wimberley has held various positions with Exxon, ExxonMobil and PBF Energy. Originally from Church Point, La.,…
METAIRIE — The Jefferson Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors has selected Ruth W. Lawson to be the organization’s next president. Lawson, a Gretna resident, owns and operates several Smoothie King franchises and currently serves as the executive director of…
BATON ROUGE – Voters narrowly rejected a constitutional amendment ballot question that would have streamlined Louisiana’s decentralized sales tax system, but lawmakers and business groups are looking to continue the tax reform effort. “Though Amendment 1 did not pass last…
NEW ORLEANS — Mayor LaToya Cantrell recently signed an ordinance establishing policy to implement more stringent responsibility standards for prospective City contractors. It also increases the ability of the City to determine whether prospective contractors are fully responsible to perform the…
CHALMETTE, La. – Louisiana Economic Development has recognized St. Bernard as the state’s newest Louisiana Development Ready Community. The parish becomes the 48th participant in the community development program, now in its 13th year. The Louisiana Development Ready Communities program helps…
