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NEW ORLEANS - Groundhog Day became Groundhog Week: Yet another storm threatened New Orleans, Louisiana lawmakers continued to battle with Gov. John Bel Edwards over coronavirus restrictions, voters continued to turn out in record numbers and everyone was waiting for…
NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans and the French Market Corporation said they will close a section of French Market Place to vehicles during the daytime beginning Friday, Oct. 30 to demonstrate the idea of making that section…
NEW ORLEANS - Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation/R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl officials have announced that the 20th R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl will kick off at 2:30pm CST on Wednesday, Dec. 23 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The game will…
NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans, in partnership with the New Orleans City Council, will distribute temporary 40x40 tarps for residents and businesses that experienced roof damage due to Hurricane Zeta. On Saturday, Oct. 31, tarps will be…
LONDON (AP) — The global travel and tourism industry is on course to lose 174 million jobs this year if current restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus remain in place, a leading industry group warned Friday. While alarming,…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wages and benefits for U.S. workers grew slowly this summer as employers sought to hold the line on pay gains in the midst of the pandemic. U.S. workers’ total compensation rose 0.5% in the July-September quarter, the…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Trees on top of buses and cars. Roofs ripped off homes. Boats pushed onto the highway by surging seawater. Hundreds of thousands of people left in the dark. The remnants of Hurricane Zeta were far from…
BATON ROUGE – The initial unemployment insurance claims for the week ending Oct. 24, 2020 dropped to 9,943 from the week ending Oct. 17, 2020 total of 13,039. For a comparison, during the week ending Oct. 26, 2019, 1,867 initial…
NEW YORK - In a new report, Small business resource and news site JustBusiness has named New Orleans the best city in the U.S. to work for a small business. JustBusiness said New Orleans takes the top spot in these…
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana’s attorney general and House of Representatives speaker on Thursday filed a counterclaim against Gov. John Bel Edwards, as the legal battle over the governor’s COVID-19 restrictions began in earnest. Edwards on Monday took legal action against…
NEW ORLEANS - GNO Inc. will host a webinar at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 30 to address the top questions about PPP Forgiveness. A panel of experts will address topics such as the simplified forgiveness process for smaller loans, and…
NEW YORK (AP) — Exxon Mobil reported its third consecutive quarter of losses as the global pandemic curtails travel and cripples global economic activity. The energy giant on Friday posted a $680 million third-quarter loss and revenue tumbled to $46.2…
NEW YORK (AP) — Exxon Mobil is slashing 1,900 jobs from its U.S. workforce, and Chevron plans to cut a quarter of the employees at its recently-acquired Noble Energy as the pandemic saps demand for fuel. Exxon said Thursday the…
NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans provided an update on the impacts in the aftermath of Hurricane Zeta. City, state and federal agencies have begun damage assessments and are continuing to do so throughout this week. Below is…
NEW ORLEANS – University Medical Center New Orleans, a part of LCMC Health, and health insurance provider Humana have signed an in-network agreement, expanding access to care for Humana Medicare members. Humana’s Medicare Advantage members in the following plans will now…
CHALMETTE – Shop Small Week in St. Bernard Parish begins on Nov. 28 and lasts through Dec. 4. Presented by the St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation and supported by tThe St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce, the shopper-incentive program uses discounts…
BATON ROUGE — Power restoration from Hurricane Zeta is well underway in Louisiana. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says 469,000 homes and businesses remained without power mid-morning on Thursday. That’s down from a peak of 531,000 outages in the state.…
METAIRIE - LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors announced that Eric E. Bosch, CPA, has been selected as president and CEO elect for the firm. Bosch will assume his duties in that role effective Dec. 1, 2021. Bosch will work closely…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The pending sales of existing homes fell 2.2% in September, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday, the first monthly contraction of that figure in four months. The report is the latest indicator that showed the…
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Tupperware relied on social gatherings for explosive growth in the mid 20th century. In the 21st century, it is social distancing that is fueling sales. Restaurant pain has turned into Tupperware's gain with millions of…
DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. posted a stronger-than-expected third-quarter net profit as demand for cars and trucks recovered from coronavirus shutdowns and the company sold more high-margin trucks. The automaker says it made $2.39 billion, or 60 cents per…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — In the battle for control of the U.S. Senate this year, the Deep South is fielding more Black candidates than it has since Reconstruction. In South Carolina, Jaime Harrison is raising a previously unfathomable amount of money in…
BATON ROUGE – Though Election Day is next Tuesday, almost a million Louisiana voters have already cast their ballots. Following Tuesday night, which marked the end of the in-person early voting period, 964,181 state residents had voted. That total includes…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Zeta slammed into the storm-weary Gulf Coast on Wednesday, pelting the New Orleans metro area with rain and howling winds that ripped apart buildings, knocked out power to thousands and threatened to push up to…
BATON ROUGE - NexusLA Technology Park member company King Crow Studios is today releasing a free virtual reality video game, Hive Slayer, on Steam and Itch.io while asking for donations that will benefit the Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana’s Hurricane…
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana’s not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for September 2020 increased to 8.2 percent; an increase of 0.2 percentage points from August 2020’s revised not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 8.0 percent. Since the height of the pandemic…
NEW ORLEANS - NOLA ChristmasFest, active since 2013, said it will present a digital series of children’s activities titled “Santa’s Little Helpers.” Children can participate in NOLA ChristmasFest’s Craft and Activity stage offerings at home this year, free of charge,…
BATON ROUGE – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana announced that Dr. Stephanie Mills, a pediatric emergency medicine physician who has held numerous healthcare leadership roles, will be appointed as the insurer’s executive vice president of health services and…
NEW ORLEANS - Loyola University New Orleans is launching two immersive digital skills bootcamps in partnership with HackerU, a digital skill and cybersecurity education provider. These accelerated, 10-month courses will equip learners of all professional backgrounds with the skills they…
