Goooaaaal!
This is one of my favorite issues every year. I love our New & Notables section because I get to talk to and learn about some of the people in our community who have taken on a new challenge or…
Biz The Magazine - July 2023
Faith
Last month we celebrated four holy events in our family, and I wish to share this joy with you. Our grandson, James Todd Schmidt, was baptized at Sacred Heart Church in Coronado, California, in a great celebration with family and…
New and Notables: Kheri Billy
As a former student of New Orleans’ public schools and universities, Kheri Billy knows the difficulty many young people face when making the transition to adulthood and the workforce. This will serve the lifelong New Orleans native well in her new…
New and Notables: Randy Baker
Even though he grew up in a family of doctors, Randy Baker has spent the last 30+ years working in the finance industry. After spending seven years in Kansas City and almost taking a job in San Francisco, a chance…
New and Notables: Xavier Cole
On June 1, Xavier Cole officially stepped into the role of the second layperson and first person of color to ever be named president in the 111-year history of Loyola University New Orleans. A Mississippi native who was raised in…
New and Notables: Dr. Emily Sedgwick
To Emily Sedgwick, every patient is equally deserving of high-quality care. A breast imaging radiologist by training, Sedgwick observed early in her career that physicians and their wives often received expedited treatment, while others waited weeks for follow-up on an…
New and Notables: Christine Cerniglia
If a stunning office space in One Canal Place isn’t enough to tempt people out of their work-from-home existence, what would be? That’s the question for Christine Cerniglia, who in April became the general manager of the iconic 32-story office…
New and Notables: Walter Leger III
I have spent my entire career working on behalf of the city of New Orleans.” Though Walter Leger III became CEO and President of New Orleans & Company in January 2023, he has spent time working with businesses and city…
New and Notables: Harrison Crabtree
In 2022, GNO Inc. formed an operational partnership with the World Trade Center of New Orleans (WTCNO), an organization whose roots go back 80 years to the International House and International Trade Mart. The union’s goal is maximizing resources from…
New and Notables: Lou Anne White
Lou Anne White has built a career of service: to families affected by domestic violence, youth in foster care, and people experiencing homelessness. As executive director of Louvis Services, White applies that experience to growing an innovative housing model for…
New and Notables: Tifferney White
Tifferney White has made it her mission to ensure that kids of all ages and backgrounds have the opportunity to grow, learn and play; and she is bringing that passion to the Louisiana Children’s Museum. Signing on as CEO in…
Big Meaux
We’re entering the dog days of summer, and thoughts of fall, cooler weather, and college football are becoming evermore ubiquitous. After surprising seasons in New Orleans and Baton Rouge last year, excitement for the kickoff of the 2023 season is…
Adding Value
Every day, huge quantities of raw goods and materials come through the Port of New Orleans. Almost without exception, they are simply unloaded from one transit device and loaded onto another. Apart from roasting coffee beans, we do very little…
A Penny Saved
The great statesman, inventor and philosopher Benjamin Franklin once wrote that in this world, “nothing is certain except death and taxes.” Were he alive today, Franklin might look at the country he helped found and add medical debt to his…
Thomas E. Richards
Education: Loyola University (JD), Louisiana State University (BA) Hidden Gem: Mo’s Chalet Advice: There are no excuses. All that matters is if you got it done. Who Do You Admire? My wife Go-to Restaurant: Drago’s Best Fest: Jazz Fest Hobby/Passion:…
We Can Increase Production While Lowering Emissions
As president of Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association (LMOGA), I have been encouraged by the incredible support across Louisiana for our energy industry. Despite facing challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, Louisiana’s energy industry is coming back stronger than ever…
Tales of the Cure
While working as a New York bartender in the late 1990s, Neal Bodenheimer often dreamed of opening his own cocktail bar in New Orleans. These were the nascent days of the craft cocktail culture and Bodenheimer felt “New Orleans deserved…
By Land, Air or Sea
This past May, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Sackett v. EPA with a decision described as “earth-shattering” by some environmental lawyers. The ruling narrowed the jurisdiction of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) such that potentially hundreds of thousands…
If You Give a Fisherman a Loan..
Over the last 36 years, JEDCO has proudly served the Jefferson Parish business community by building a resilient, equitable, diverse and competitive economy. JEDCO has pulled billions of dollars in investment into Jefferson while creating valuable partnerships that deliver game-changing…
Go Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Chubbie’s Fried Chicken 4850 General Meyer Ave. (504) 392-2377 // facebook.com/chubbiesnola For 41 years, most of the customers at Chubbie’s Chicken have been greeted by their names when they walk through the door. Rather than having to place their…
Do you think the consolidation we're seeing in our healthcare market locally is a good thing or do you have concerns?
Michelle Edelman Owner, CEO and Chief Strategist PETERMAYER LCMC and Ochsner are both outstanding networks that will no doubt improve the hospital facilities and services of their acquisition targets. If anti-trust examination assures that…
N.O.-Based Granola Company Earns $100K in Prize Money, Attention from Amazon
After less than a year in business,…
A Feast of Opportunity
Jefferson Parish is celebrating a recent surge in food and beverage purveyors, distributors and manufacturers opening in the parish or expanding their parish facilities. The result has meant more jobs and revenue, plus more varied dining and drinking choices for…
Favorable Results
DUPLASS APLC 433 Metairie Road, Suite 600, Metairie duplass.com // linkedin.com/company/duplass In January 2023, law firm Duplass APLC moved from its former, labyrinthine offices in Lakeway Center to a new, 13,400-square-foot space in Metairie Towers. For the interior renovation of…
JEDCO
JEDCO is an award-winning, internationally accredited economic development organization with a long history of…
Beary Cherry Tree
A top-rated early care and education center, Beary Cherry Tree offers a socially, emotionally, and academically appropriate environment that enables the children of Jefferson Parish to explore, learn, and play. Serving infants, toddlers, threes, and Pre-K children, Beary Cherry…
Citizens National Bank
Back row: Kevin Becker, Vice President/Business Banker; Kathleen Kinard, Universal Banker; Jim Hudson, EVP/New Orleans Market President; Anne Shaffer, Senior Banking Officer/Portfolio Manager; Jasmine Bass, Senior Banking Officer/Business Banker; Joey Donaldson, Sr. Vice President/Business Banker; Front…
Jefferson Ready Start Network
The first five years of life are the most critical for shaping a child's brain for future success or failure in…
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana
With four retail stores in Jefferson Parish -- Kenner, Metairie, Marrero and River Ridge -- Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana contributes much more to the community than great thrift finds. Not only does the organization bring in more than…
1st Lake Properties
1st Lake Properties, Inc. and its affiliated companies are the largest developers and managers of multifamily communities in the state of Louisiana. What began as rental duplexes for Metairie families has now grown to over 9,500 apartments primarily throughout Jefferson…
