Biz New Orleans - November 2021

Entergy CEOs Lobby for Federal Help with Storm Costs

NEW ORLEANS – From Entergy: Entergy is committed to helping Louisiana build a stronger and more resilient electric infrastructure and mitigating bill impacts on customers following the severe weather events of 2020 and 2021. Deanna Rodriguez, president and CEO of…

Hilton Foundation Awards $1.9M to Delgado

NEW ORLEANS – Delgado Community College has been awarded $1.9 million from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to support job-related education for opportunity youth in the college’s Allied Health and Hospitality programs.  Opportunity youth are young people 16 to 24…

LABI Announces Honorees for 2021 Free Enterprise Awards

BATON ROUGE  – From the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry: When Tom O’Neal, president of O’Nealgas, approached EnLink Midstream about donating desperately needed propane to devastated communities in the wake of Hurricane Ida, the natural gas supplier generously offered…

UNO Surveys Likely Voters

NEW ORLEANS — The University of New Orleans’ Survey Research Center (SRC) conducted a live interviewer telephone survey of 605 likely voters in Orleans Parish. Click here to see the complete report, but the key takeaways are: Mayor Cantrell enjoys…

Virgin Hotels New Orleans Debuts 2 Rooftop Spaces

NEW ORLEANS — From Virgin Hotels New Orleans: Virgin Hotels New Orleans has unveiled two new rooftop spaces, The Pool Club and Dreamboat, that offer guests and visitors year-round options for indoor/outdoor lounging, gathering and splashing around. The terrace seats up…