NEW ORLEANS — Today, Greater New Orleans, Inc. released the State of the Sector report on the Transportation and Logistics sector in the Greater New Orleans region. This State of Sector analysis, generously funded by Bank of America Merrill Lynch,…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It's not the gilt-detailed craftsmanship or the age of the small, brass, black-enameled binoculars that might fetch a French Quarter antique gallery's asking price of $795,000. It's their history: Abraham Lincoln is believed to have…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The city of New Orleans has unveiled a smartphone app tour of sites involved in the slave trade during the 18th and 19th centuries, including the pre-Civil War years during which the city was the…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Superintendent of Education John White says annual letter grades for Louisiana's public schools will be released Nov. 8. The grades, along with accompanying school performance scores, spell out how students fared on key tests,…
GEISMAR, La. (AP) — Shell is considering a $1.2 billion expansion in Louisiana that would create 23 permanent positions and support more than 1,000 temporary construction jobs. The Advocate reports the oil and gas company's expansion of its Geismar…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's top higher education board will audit university admissions across the state, to make sure campuses are following the required minimum standards. Wednesday's announcement from the Board of Regents comes after Louisiana State University…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google CEO Sundar Pichai is scheduled to meet privately with members of Congress Friday after he and his boss, Google co-founder Larry Page, stood up lawmakers at a public hearing earlier this month. The closed-door…
DETROIT (AP) — Tesla without Elon Musk at the wheel? To many of the electric car maker's customers and investors that would be unthinkable. But that's what government securities regulators now want to see. The Securities and Exchange Commission…
TOKYO (AP) — Honda is recalling about 232,000 2018 Accord vehicles and 2019 Insight hybrid cars in the U.S. for malfunctioning software for the rear camera display. There have been no reports of accidents or injuries related to the…
NEW ORLEANS - This morning, Sept. 27, at 10 a.m., Disney Cruise Line announced that it will be making the Port of New Orleans its first-ever home port in Louisiana. Booking will open Oct. 4 for cruises in early…
NEW ORLEANS — Ridesharing has already changed the way Americans depend on owning a car and how we get around cities – but now it’s time to take an even bolder step toward creating a new future of mobility. Today, Lyft…
NEW ORLEANS — Yesterday, the Greater New Orleans Foundation (Foundation) and partners unveiled the Spirit of Charity Innovation District Strategic Plan. The event, held inside of the District at the Jung Hotel, brought together over 100 diverse business, political, civic…
GRAY, La. — Danos announces the hiring of two new employees to oversee scaffolding operations within the organization: Clay Daugherty and John Moberly. Collectively, the two have 47 years of industry experience and will share management responsibilities of the company’s…
NEW ORLEANS — Urban League of Louisiana is pleased to announce it has received a $25,000 grant from Aetna Better Health of Louisiana. The grant will support the Career Pathways Program in the Greater Baton Rouge and New Orleans areas.…
NEW ORLEANS — At a recent Awards Ceremony held at the Delgado Community College Charity School of Nursing, the Charity Hospital/Delgado Charity School of Nursing Alumni Association (CHSNAA) awarded $8,600 to 20 students. “We are very appreciative of our…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge in New Orleans has thrown out the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's rules for fish farms in the Gulf of Mexico, saying the agency lacked authority to make them. Tuesday's ruling halts…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve signaled its confidence Wednesday in the U.S. economy by raising a key interest rate for a third time this year, forecasting another rate hike before year's end and predicting that it will continue…
DETROIT (AP) — From Ford to Walmart to Procter & Gamble, a growing number of iconic American companies are warning that President Donald Trump's tariffs on U.S. imports are raising their costs and prices. Jim Hackett, CEO of Ford,…
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and Japan announced Wednesday they will open negotiations on a bilateral trade agreement between the world's first- and third-largest economies. It's a significant shift by Tokyo which has been a strong advocate…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana city with an aging bus fleet has been awarded a $6.3 million grant for 17 new buses. The New Orleans Advocate reports the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority hasn't replaced most of its…
NEW ORLEANS — Today, Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Beau Box Real Estate (BBCRE) announced David Baker has joined its New Orleans office. Baker joins the Crescent City team’s growing agent roster from Birmingham, Alabama. Baker arrives at BBCRE from LAH…
BATON ROUGE, La. — Business Insurance magazine announced today that LUBA Workers’ Comp has been named to its annual “Best Places to Work in Insurance” list. The program selects the country’s best employers in the insurance industry. The list includes…
NEW ORLEANS — Sonnenblick-Eichner Company has arranged $29.2 million of interim first mortgage financing to refinance the Old No. 77 Hotel & Chandlery, a historic 167-room, full-service boutique hotel located in the heart of New Orleans’ Warehouse Arts District, just a…
METAIRIE, La. — Esplanade 2018 Partners LLC, a partnership of Metairie based Property One, Inc. and Dallas based Provident Realty Advisors, Inc., will celebrate their newly remodeled office building, Executive Tower, with a ribbon cutting ceremony and reception on Tuesday,…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that a New Orleans charter school must recognize a union whose members have voted for collective bargaining rights. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal ruling, dated Sept. 21,…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A meeting between top state law enforcement officials and Attorney General Jeff Sessions about how the government can safeguard the privacy of social media users ended Tuesday without a decision on whether to investigate. The gathering…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Interior Department says the next Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale will offer about 78 million acres (31,565,480 hectares)— about the same amount as the sale in August. The sale will…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana school board has approved a $15 minimum wage for its food service workers. NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune reports the Orleans Parish School Board voted last week to ensure a minimum wage of $15 per hour…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Legislature's chief economist sought Tuesday to temper suggestions that an estimated $300 million-plus state surplus is the sign of a booming economy or an indication the state will be awash in extra…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry lashed out at the governor in a new legal quarrel Tuesday, suing to invalidate Gov. John Bel Edwards' appointments to a local water regulatory commission. The Republican attorney general…
