NEW ORLEANS — From Tulane University: Forget walking 10,000 steps a day. Taking at least 50 steps up the stairs each day could significantly slash your risk of heart disease, according to a new study from Tulane University. The research,…
To quote the Grammy- and Oscar-winning keyboardist, singer, and composer Jon Batiste, “New Orleans is the soul of America.” Its cultural mosaic, shaped by African, French, Spanish and Creole influences, is celebrated worldwide. The Crescent City’s unique cultural tapestry is…
It’s happening, but it’s much more expensive. Those seven words very succinctly describe the current market in real estate and construction. While supply costs still remain higher than pre-pandemic levels, they have been joined by a plethora of other increases.…
NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans architecture and interiors firm NANO will host the first edition of Shaping the City New Orleans, in collaboration with the European Culture Centre and with support from New Orleans & Company and AIA New Orleans.…
NEW ORLEANS/ST. LOUIS — Advantage Capital, headquartered in New Orleans and St. Louis, announced a $40 million allocation award in the federal New Markets Tax Credit program. Administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund,…
NEW ORLEANS — Common House will open in New Orleans in early summer 2024. In partnership with Adventurous Journeys (“AJ”) Capital Partners, Common House will take over the former Louisiana Children’s Museum space at 420 Julia Street. Constructed in the…
NEW ORLEANS — Beginning this week, real estate agent Chris Smith has moved his brokerage affiliation from Latter & Blum to Keller Williams New Orleans. According to data from the Gulf South Real Estate Information Network, the 20-year real estate…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the Interior Department to expand next week's scheduled sale of of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases by millions of acres, rejecting a scaled-back plan announced last month by the…
BATON ROUGE — Members of the state Bond Commission will wait a month to vote on whether to approve financing necessary for the Port of South Louisiana to purchase Avondale Global Gateway from maritime company T. Parker Host for $330…
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans restaurateur Billy Blatty has merged his local hospitality company with The Culinary Creative Group, based in Denver, and the result will be at least three new restaurant concepts for local diners. The group's first collab,…
NEW ORLEANS — On Sept. 19, maritime company T. Parker Host and the Port of South Louisiana hosted a media tour of the Avondale Global Gateway facility, located on the west side of the Mississippi River just a few miles…
RESERVE, La. – From Louisiana Economic Development: National Meat and Provision Company, a nearly 100-year-old family-owned food service company whose clients include such iconic Louisiana restaurants as Brennan’s and Commander’s Palace, announced it is investing more than $437,600 to expand…
NEW ORLEANS — On Sept. 14, the board of supervisors for the University of Louisiana System voted to name Dr. Kathy Johnson the eighth president of the University of New Orleans. “I am so thrilled by this news, almost lost…
BILOXI, Miss. – The Al Copeland Foundation, in partnership with the Seauxing Seeds Foundation, will auction off an ultra-rare 2007 Saleen Parnelli Jones Edition Ford Mustang to raise funds for cancer clinical trial programs and the patient assistance fund at…
NEW ORLEANS – The Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center at the Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center said it is the first institution in Louisiana to treat adult patients using CAR T cell therapy, a new treatment for certain types…
Sean Mulligan, program and events coordinator for the Idea Village, talks about the nonprofit’s new music business accelerator, designed to support entrepreneurs seeking to solve problems or create new opportunities in the music industry. about Sean Mulligan is a recent…
NEW ORLEANS – On Sept. 11, Mayor LaToya Cantrell selected Anne Kirkpatrick to be the next superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department. "Following an extensive, nationwide search, I am grateful that Anne Kirkpatrick has accepted the opportunity to lead…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority will host an online-only auction of 100-plus vacant residential lots in New Orleans. The properties have a minimum bid price of $4,000 each. The auction will take place from 8…
NEW ORLEANS — More than 50 exhibitors, including 25 coffee roasters and brands from across the Gulf South, will gather for the NOLA Coffee Festival Sept. 15-16 at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. “Coffee Fest is a great…
NEW ORLEANS – Felipe’s Taqueria announced that it has partnered with Tulane University quarterback Michael Pratt for the 2023-2024 football season. “Michael is a familiar face to our Uptown team. He was ordering a burrito one afternoon, and we started…
NEW ORLEANS – Through Sept. 7, Breeze Airways customers can get a 50% discount off the base fare of one-way or roundtrip flights to and from New Orleans for travel before March 7, 2024. From New Orleans, Breeze offers nonstop…
NEW YORK (AP) — Interest on federal student loans has started accumulating again after a three-year pause because of the COVID-19 pandemic. You still have at least another month before you'll need to start paying back your loans, so don't…
In the post-pandemic era, factors like remote work, historic tax credits and an appetite for entertainment are shaping the way people use the city’s commercial center to live, work and play. One of the region’s leading…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Children’s Hospital New Orleans has announced a $100,000 Impact Award from Hyundai Hope on Wheels that will support more than 1,000 children from Louisiana and the Gulf South who are cared for by the hospital’s…
NEW ORLEANS — Indigo Boutique is now open at Canal Place. The shop offers a variety of women’s clothing and provides personal styling services. “We’re thrilled to bring a new clothing boutique to Canal Place,” said Mark Gianquitti, the mall’s…
COVINGTON, La. — Covington-based satellite operator Globalstar, one of the area’s few publicly traded companies, has named Paul Jacobs as its CEO. The former Qualcomm boss and Silicon Valley hot shot will replace David Kagan, who is retiring after about…
RESERVE, La. — On Aug. 29, the Port of South Louisiana (PortSL) and Ukraine Sea Ports Authority (USPA) signed a memorandum of understanding, launching a cooperative alliance directed at technical guidance toward planning, development, construction, administration, and operation and maintenance…
NEW ORLEANS — From Tulane University: In New Orleans, a saucily named Instagram account has garnered a massive following by posting about – and poking fun at – the city’s plethora of potholes. Now, a new study by a Tulane…
NEW ORLEANS — Nestor, a Lafayette-based healthcare startup, has completed the Idea Village’s IDEAinstitute early-stage accelerator program and secured $1 million in funding. Nestor was founded by Jordy Davidson and chiropractor Shawn Johnston. The software as service (SaaS) company hopes…
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is replacing 1.9 million square feet of traditional roofing with a new roofing system designed to be energy efficient. The $40 million roof replacement project is part of a…
HARAHAN, La. (press release) — Prime Shrimp has announced the launch of New Orleans Style BBQ flavored frozen shrimp. The flavor, which combines the tang of lemon butter and Worcestershire sauce with the spice of black pepper and chili flakes,…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday finalized tighter rules for complex devices meant to prevent catastrophic blowouts on offshore oil and gas drilling rigs, reversing some Trump administration policies and returning to a more stringent regulatory stance…
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Public Library has announced plans to open a new multi-use community center in the 7th Ward, a historically Black neighborhood, as an extension of its current African American Resource Collection. The REACH Center is…
COVINGTON, La. — McEnery Residential has announced the formal opening of a new office in downtown Covington. Margot Rainold and Molly Koenig lead the company’s Northshore team. “Margot and Molly have been an integral part of McEnery Residential’s continued growth…
NEW ORLEANS — Audubon Nature Institute President and CEO Ron Forman has announced plans to retire at the end of 2024. Forman has led Audubon Nature Institute through multiple decades of growth. The nonprofit’s attractions include Audubon Zoo, Audubon Aquarium,…
NEW YORK (AP) — Discount grocer Aldi said Wednesday it plans to buy 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys supermarkets in the southern U.S. Under a proposed merger agreement, Aldi will acquire all outstanding shares of Jacksonville, Florida-based Southeastern Grocers Inc., the…
NEW ORLEANS — From the New Orleans Agenda: The Save Our Soul Coalition and other stakeholders will update the community on the work SOS and the City of New Orleans have been doing to create a Strategic Master Plan for…
NEW ORLEANS — Commander's Palace has announced the launch of Commander's Palace Cuvée Brut, the restaurant’s latest wine project. Produced in partnership with Terres Secrètes and made with grapes from the Mâconnais region of Burgundy, the pinot noir-based sparkling wine…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The Energy Department announced Friday it is awarding up to $1.2 billion to two projects to directly remove carbon dioxide from the air in what officials are calling the largest investment in “engineered carbon removal” in…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — Propeller has announced the 20 ventures selected for our nationally recognized Impact Accelerator. This program catalyzes transformative social impact by supporting startup and growth entrepreneurs working towards community oriented solutions to our region’s most pressing…
NEW ORLEANS — Keller Williams Realty New Orleans is marketing the 80,834-square-foot former LP&L building in Algiers Point for $3,375,000 and an adjacent 1.03-acre parking lot for $1.5 million. “The Louisiana Power and Light Headquarters is an incredible opportunity for…
NEW ORLEANS — The University of Holy Cross has announced its first international student exchange program in partnership with the University of San Miguel Arcangel in Honduras. More than 60 Latin American, African and Asian students will have the opportunity…
NEW YORK (AP) — Airbnb said Thursday its second-quarter profit jumped more than 70% over last summer, to $650 million, as revenue rose on strong bookings for summer-vacation rentals. The San Francisco company said bookings grew 11% over the same…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — The Emeril Lagasse Foundation has announcednthat the Aarón Sánchez Impact Fund will provide an opportunity for young Latinos to study culinary arts education in New Orleans. Four students will be awarded an Aarón Sánchez Scholarship…
NEW ORLEANS — From Tulane University: Limiting yourself to one alcoholic drink a day may not be enough to avoid detrimental impacts to your health, according to a new study co-authored by a Tulane University researcher. A study published in…
Natalie Barranco has made a successful career out of helping businesses be successful. Barranco is the co-founder of Prime Business Advisory Solutions, a firm that provides executive-type services and expertise such as financing and accounting, internal operations and processes, marketing,…
Bea’s Bayou Skincare Beasbayouskincare.com // 866-932-8764 // @beasbayouskincare New Orleans skincare entrepreneur Arielle Brown is taking advantage of a rising wave of consumers interested in all-natural, probiotic products, and embracing a new wave of innovative Black-owned cosmetics lines that provide…
NEW ORLEANS – Arts District New Orleans will host White Linen Night on Aug. 5 in conjunction with the with the city’s “first Saturday” gallery openings. Fidelity Bank returns as the title sponsor of the event, which will take place…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — This summer — as blistering heat waves scorched the Southwest, wildfire smoke from Canada choked much of North America, a drought in the central U.S. devastated soybean and corn crops, and storms flooded parts of the…
NEW ORLEANS — From Tulane University: Longtime Tulane supporters Libby and Robert Alexander are donating $2.75 million to Tulane Athletics to help Community Sailing New Orleans build a new multipurpose headquarters on Lake Pontchartrain that will expand the organization’s lakefront…
