NEW ORLEANS – Lighthouse Louisiana won the first place prize worth $25,000 at Pitch It! The Innovation Challenge. New Orleans Food & Farm Network won the second place prize worth $7,500 and the third place prize worth $5,000 was awarded…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Wednesday, October 12, 2016. Wednesday, Oct. 12 – Male students from Orleans Parish School Board's ExCEED Network schools attend a 'Learn 2 Live' national initiative event, to learn about…
NEW ORLEANS—Turn Services’ Director Frank Morton, Sr. received the 58th “Maritime Person of the Year” award from the Propeller Club of the United States Port of New Orleans during its 83rd annual Maritime Person of the Year Gala held Friday,…
NEW ORLEANS – Today, Mayor Mitch Landrieu joined City officials and business leaders to celebrate completion of the $8.3 million North Galvez Street Roadway Reconstruction Project in the Lower Ninth Ward. The project included removal of the existing roadway;…
NEW ORLEANS – The inaugural Panama Gateway Gulf Coast summit “Focus Forward 2016 – New Orleans and Panama: Gateways to the Americas,” takes place Thursday, October 13 and Friday, October 14, 2016, and will focus on cutting edge technologies, synergies…
NEW ORLEANS – Results announced from the New Orleans Crime Coalition (NOCC)’s regular survey show that public satisfaction with the NOPD has increased to a historic 64 percent, the highest such mark in the survey’s history and an impressive 16-point…
NEW ORLEANS – Tomorrow, more than 90 entrepreneurs representing three classes of participants will graduate at Delgado Community College from the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program, bringing the total number of graduates to more than 500 from the Greater…
NEW ORLEANS – The National Black MBA Association® (NBMBAA) is convening in New Orleans this week at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (MCCNO), Halls E-H, for its 38th Annual National Conference & Exposition through Saturday, October 15,…
NEW ORLEANS – Dolce Advertising announced its 60th anniversary. Founded in 1956, Charles Dolce Advertising, Inc. first opened its doors in the old Godchaux Office Building in the Central Business District. At that same time, WWL-TV was just…
BATON ROUGE — In response to the recent flooding that devastated south Louisiana, The Historic New Orleans Collection and other local institutions will host a “Restoration Roadshow” on Sunday, October 16, 2016, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the…
NEW ORLEANS – This Fire Prevention Week, Siemens has partnered with Marvel Comics to create a special edition comic book to bring attention to the importance of fire communications technologies to help mitigate the danger that fires present, and improve…
NEW ORLEANS – A website recently ranked 20 universities in Louisiana by how safe they are. The University of Holy Cross topped the list coming in at #1 with a campus crime rate of zero. The 20 schools on…
NEW ORLEANS – Historic harmonies will be made this month at Loyola University New Orleans, as piano masters Ellis Marsalis and David Torkanowsky perform together publicly for the first time. “Two generations of legends that not only inspired each…
NEW ORLEANS – Loyola University New Orleans will be participating in the annual “Music Under the Oaks” performance series sponsored by Bellwether Technology, Iberia Bank and Audubon Park on Sunday, October 23 2016. Bring your lawn chairs and picnic…
NEW YORK (AP) — Joan Marie Johnson, one of the founding members of the New Orleans girl group The Dixie Cups, who had a No. 1 hit in 1964 with "Chapel of Love," has died at a hospice in New…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Time is running out for business owners, homeowners and renters with damage from the August floods to apply for federal disaster loans. The Louisiana Department of Economic Development says the deadline to seek the low-interest…
THIBODAUX, LA – The Thibodaux Bayou Branch of United Community Bank at 200 East Bayou Rd., in Thibodaux, LA, is undergoing reconstruction as part of the southern banking company’s embrace of a modern approach to in-person banking. The branch began…
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is launching a paid streaming music service, the latest entry in an increasingly crowded field. Amazon Music Unlimited is being positioned to compete against existing services such as Spotify and Apple Music. It will…
NEW YORK (AP) — Tool company Stanley Black & Decker Inc. is buying Newell Brands' tools division for $1.95 billion in cash. The unit includes the industrial cutting, hand tool and power tool accessory brands Irwin and Lenox. …
HOUSTON, TX – The National Basketball Retired Players Association (NBRPA), the official alumni organization for former players from the NBA, ABA, WNBA and Harlem Globetrotters, announced that long-time NBA coach and player Kenny Gattison has been selected as its new…
METAIRIE, LA – The physicians of Eyecare Associates announced the addition of G. Kevin Kasovich, O.D. to the Eyecare team. Dr. Kasovich graduated from LSU with a Bachelor of Science in zoology in 2000, and from the Southern College…
NEW ORLEANS – The Society for Marketing Professional Services Southeast Louisiana Chapter recently announced its 2017 Board Members. The new board members include: • President: Rachel Harris – The Lemoine Company • President Elect: Tina Lagarde – Salas O’Brien • Past…
COVINGTON, LA – St. Tammany Parish Clerk of Court Melissa Henry has been named secretary of the Louisiana Clerks Remote Access Authority (LCRAA). Henry, who took office July 1, will serve on the seven-member Board of Directors of the…
NEW ORLEANS – The Big Cheezy is celebrating the grand opening of its new Uptown location, at 5101 Magazine St., by offering every walk-in grilled cheese enthusiast customer a totally free meal including one of the restaurant's Signature Grilled Cheez,…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says he's suing the state attorney general over his rejection of contracts with an anti-discrimination clause that would protect LGBT people. Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry has refused to approve…
NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans-owned and -based GLO will launch its non-stop air service between Huntsville International Airport (HSV) and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) today, Friday, September 30, 2016. This route, operating Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays,…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Friday, September 30, 2016. Friday, Sep. 30 – Ribbon cutting and building dedication ceremony for Einstein Charter School at Sherwood Forest, 10:00 a.m. Location: Sherwood Forest, 4801 Maid Marion…
NEW ORLEANS – Iftikhar Ahmad announced his departure as Director of Aviation at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. He is leaving the Airport effective Wednesday, October 12, 2016, to serve as the President and CEO of Rhode Island…
KENNER, LA (AP) — Louis Armstrong International Airport's plan for a prominent hotel at the front entrance to its new $807 million passenger terminal has failed to attract any interest. NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune’s Katherine Sayre reports the New Orleans Aviation…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The administrator of economic loss claims resulting from the 2010 BP oil spill said Thursday that he expects about $520 million in seafood industry claims to be paid in the Gulf of Mexico states as early…
