Chris Price is an award-winning journalist and public relations principal. When he’s not writing, he’s avid about music, the outdoors, and Saints, Ole Miss and Chelsea football. At the start of the New Orleans Saints’ 2022 season, I predicted that…
METAIRIE, La. — Caplan Eye Clinic will celebrate the grand opening of its office-based cataract surgery suite at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 3409 N Hullen Street. “We are proud to have the distinction of providing the only office-based…
NEW ORLEANS — HREC Investment Advisors and HREC Capital Markets Group, the dedicated capital markets team within HREC Investment Advisors, announced that it has arranged the sale and financing of the 319-guest room Hilton New Orleans Airport in Kenner. NOLA…
METAIRIE — The Apple Store is now open at its new location in Lakeside Shopping Center. “The opening of Apple Lakeside Shopping Center provides a new, easily accessible location near the mall entrance for the local Metairie community to connect…
NEW ORLEANS — AOS Interior Environments has announced three new hires. Marigny DeBlanc and Julia Stefanski join the contract furniture team as a design-assist project manager/designer. They will collaborate with interior designers, architects, contractors and other trades on a daily…
NEW ORLEANS — From the NOLA Coalition: The NOLA Coalition has announced the first round of recipients for its Youth Master Plan grant opportunity. The group awarded $906,300 in funding, ranging from $25,000 to $75,000 per grant, to 23 Orleans…
NEW ORLEANS — From the Gulf South Index: The closer people are to their own driveways, the better they feel about their own situation. While the world seems awful, people feel that they are doing alright individually. This “Everything is…
NEW ORLEANS — At an Oct. 27 event, leaders of the Port of New Orleans gave a progress report on efforts to build the $1.5 billion Louisiana International Terminal in St. Bernard Parish. Port NOLA President and CEO Brandy Christian…
NEW ORLEANS — From the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center: NOENMCC has achieved its first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification, a major milestone in its ongoing commitment to sustainability. A building rating system that…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — From NASA: NASA has released the results of its second agency-wide economic impact report, demonstrating how its Moon to Mars activities, climate change research and other work generated more than $71.2 billion in total economic output during…
NEW ORLEANS — Advantage Capital welcomes Erik Slavin as an incoming associate for the fundraising and legislative team. Slavin will support the execution of capital raises and advocacy efforts surrounding tax credit legislation. Slavin brings over five years of experience…
NEW ORLEANS — At an Oct. 27 event, leaders of the Port of New Orleans gave a progress report on efforts to build the $1.5 billion Louisiana International Terminal in St. Bernard Parish. Port NOLA President and CEO Brandy Christian…
NEW ORLEANS — Video game industry icon Jeff Strain has announced the public launch of Crop Circle Games, the second studio under Strain’s New Orleans-based Prytania Media imprint. Strain is co-founder of ArenaNet and founder of Undead Labs. The good…
NEW ORLEANS — Gyl Wadge Switzer joins NAMI New Orleans (the local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness) as executive director. A New Orleans native, Switzer is a seasoned nonprofit leader with experience in the areas of gun…
NEW ORLEANS — Corporate Realty is marketing the historic Sindos-Latorre-Boucvalt House, a Greek Revival home located at 1025 St. Louis Street in the French Quarter. Listed for $3,350,000, the house was built in 1841 by Leon Pierre Sindos and Severin…
METAIRIE – On Friday, Nov. 4, Metairie Bank will partner with the Louisiana SPCA to find “forever homes” for homeless pets. Pet Adoption Day 2022 will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of the…
LaPLACE, La. (press release) — The Bonnet Carre Historical Center has announced the reopening of the 1811 Kid Ory Historic House, a museum in St. John the Baptist Parish that honors a rebellion by enslaved people and the early roots…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — This summer brought some of the hottest weather on record leading to increased electricity usage by our customers and a 200% rise in natural gas prices. In July, Entergy New Orleans agreed to the New…
NEW ORLEANS — Les Dames d'Escoffier International New Orleans has opened the call for nominations for the inaugural Leading from the Heart Awards. The three awards will honor two women in the hospitality field, along with one woman leading a…
NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no such thing as a universal best credit card. The right card for you depends on your lifestyle, your goals and your credit history. For instance, if you’re looking for travel rewards but your friend…
NEW ORLEANS — Equity investment firm LongueVue Capital said it has partnered with Dr. Stephen Harrison and Gail Hinkson of Summit Clinical Research, an integrated research organization, to "provide human and financial capital to accelerate the company’s growth." Summit specializes…
NEW ORLEANS – Real Estate Developer Green Coast Enterprises has announced the sale of its interests in the Pythian, a historic mixed-use property located at 234 Loyola Avenue in New Orleans. ERG Enterprises now assumes full ownership of the building.…
NEW ORLEANS — Tom Exnicios has joined New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity as chief financial officer. Most recently, Exnicios was a partner at Hannis T. Bourgeois, where he provided accounting, audit and advisory services to community banks and other…
NEW ORLEANS — From the Asset Funders Network: Louisiana-focused funders and financial institutions will invest more than $1 million to expand financial coaching services across the state to help Louisianans build emergency savings and increase their financial health. The Louisiana…
GRAY, La. – Danos has been awarded a multi-year contract with independent oil and natural gas company Denbury Inc. to provide production labor support at the company’s Wyoming and Montana locations. Positions include roles for operators, instrumentation and electrical technicians,…
NEW ORLEANS – Fidelity Bank said it has completed forgiveness for 99% of the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loans it issued during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bank, which issued more than 2,000 such loans totaling $800 million, said its forgiveness…
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Public Belt Railroad General Manager Tomeka Watson-Bryant has been named one of Railway Age’s 2022 Women in Rail. Watson-Bryant, who became NOPB General Manager in June 2022, is one of 23 honorees from across the…
NEW ORLEANS – City Park Conservancy has been selected as a recipient of the 2022 Healthy Communities Grant by Keep Louisiana Beautiful, an anti-litter and community improvement organization. The $8,000 grant will support CPC’s litter reduction and recycling education efforts.…
NEW ORLEANS – Cathy Deano, co-founder and co-owner of paint-and-sip studio franchise Painting with a Twist, has landed a spot on the 2022 Forbes 50 over 50 Lifestyle list. The list honors 50 women who are “reshaping the face of…
NEW ORLEANS – The winter 2022 cohort of the New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute will open the Food Hall at NOCHI from Nov. 4-16. All proceeds from this and every student pop-up benefit NOCHI’s scholarship fund. Before NOCHI students…
