Heading Up North
I’m up on the Northshore every week to visit my mom in Mandeville. We have a standing date where I get to hang with her, she gets to hang with her youngest granddaughter, and we both get to enjoy a…
Biz The Magazine - June 2022
No Summer Slowdown Here!
This month I want to focus on a few shout-outs and congratulations. First, congratulations to Jerry Bologna and JEDCO — especially the finance team — on the ribbon cutting event and opening of their new finance center, a great compliment…
A Fight for Survival
In January, St. Tammany Parish President Mike Cooper proposed a moratorium on rezoning to restrict increasing density for residential development. The moratorium would limit homebuilders throughout St. Tammany Parish to building one unit per acre for a period of…
The Pandemic After The Pandemic
Starting in the 1950s, if you heard someone was being “sent to Mandeville,” it meant they were receiving mental health care, often involuntary. The term came about with the opening of the Southeast Louisiana Hospital, a mental health facility that…
Come On In, the Water’s Fine
Poppy Tooker has spent her life devoted to the cultural essence that food brings to Louisiana, a topic she explores weekly on her NPR-affiliated radio show, Louisiana Eats! From farmers markets to the homes and restaurants where our culinary traditions…
Chris Combs
Who would play you in a movie? Will Ferrell. No one else has the hair. What’s your favorite nonprofit cause? We support Catholic Charities, The New Orleans Mission, CAC Hope House, VOA, and many other charities that provide for the…
Let’s Fly Over Already!
Jennifer Gibson Schecter was once a tourist in New Orleans herself and is now proud to call NOLA home. On a beautiful spring day in April, I had the pleasure of sitting in my car on Veterans Boulevard for three…
Flood Insurance Fiasco
Big changes are coming to flood insurance, and they’ll affect almost everyone in Louisiana. Under FEMA’s Risk Rating 2.0, most current NFIP policy holders in the Greater New Orleans area will receive increases to their flood premiums limited to 18%…
On the Road Again
Spot2Nite Apple and Google apps app.spot2nite.com // spot2nite.com Summer vacation time is here, and while the COVID-19 pandemic is abating in many areas, both faamilies and individuals looking to set out on vacation are more often opting…
What new technology, app, or software are you using to help improve your business or workflow?
Wendi Weilman Senior Sales Executive BearCom/Motorola Personally, LinkedIn is my go-to for pre-connecting before scheduling meetings with potential clients. It has assisted me with my successful sales career for two decades now. However, as the senior sales executive for BearCom/Motorola…
Sun Belt Shining Bright
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. Like its names suggests, the Sun Belt Conference (SBC)— headquartered at the Caesars…
Ancient Entrepreneurism — Italian Style
Keith Twitchell spent 16 years running his own business before becoming president of the Committee for a Better New Orleans. He has observed, supported and participated in entrepreneurial ventures at the street, neighborhood, nonprofit, micro- and macro-business levels. Many people…
Heavy Weight Title
In 2021, Fleur de Lis Law & Title opened its new Covington location. Founded in 2011, the company also has offices in Hammond, Amite, Slidell, Uptown New Orleans, Lakeview, Chalmette, Prairieville, Baton Rouge, Denham Springs, Lafayette, and Coushatta and…
A Prescription for Success
Ask anyone within the Greater New Orleans region to describe the identity of the Northshore and — depending on the person — you’ll likely be met with a myriad of responses. New Orleans natives often see the Northshore as the…
The Northshore IS TOPS for Retirement
What we really need to see in the future is truly affordable retirement and long-term care options. Much education is needed for people who do not yet need these living arrangements to understand their cost and to plan for future…
Paying the Price
Thirty percent of the New Orleans executives who responded to this month’s New Orleans 500 email survey said increased energy costs are creating problems for their businesses. “A lot of our business is in transportation. This includes VIP transfers using…
The Business Community is Talking
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Darlene Lockhart
Darlene Lockhart CPA, CEO | Xplore Federal Credit Union Fun Fact Although I have absolutely no musical talent, I serve of the Board of a community ministry that encourages youths to individually grow and flourish through music lessons. What initially…
The Longo Group
Standing (L to R): Tracy Clanton, Michael Mayeaux, Marcy Morreale, Stephanie Lawson, Amy Longo. Seated (L to R): Steve Longo, Ted Longo, Chris Collins Who We Are For nearly 40 years, clients have entrusted The Longo Group with their financial…
Senior Solutions
While aging inevitably presents obstacles for older adults and their families, living situations don’t have to be one of them. The region is home to a wealth of senior living communities that present older adults the opportunity to enjoy a…
John P. LeBlanc
John P. LeBlanc CEO | Metairie Bank Fun Fact This is actually my second dream job; my first dream job was to be a record store owner. I worked in a record store all throughout college. Considering what happened to…
Christwood
Christwood Master Plan Task Force (Seated L to R:) Executive Officer, L. Stephen Holzhalb, III, D. Min, Task Force Chair Beverly Gariepy. (Standing L to R:) Skip Scoggin, Jessica Valladares, Lee Trumble, Elizabeth Jackson, Ken Hamlin, Tami Perry, Richard Cryar, Marty Dean. Not pictured:…
