Dr. Norman C. Francis, the former president of Xavier University of Louisiana who transformed the nation’s only historically Black and Catholic university and became one of the most influential civic ...

$300 million Ochsner children’s hospital under construction in New Orleans. Five-story pediatric facility expected to open by early 2028. Project expands pediatric specialties and family-centered care ...

Audubon Aquarium Rescue is caring for 35 critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles that were stranded along the New England coast after a severe cold spell last month. The turtles, the world’s ...

Ready, Set, Action. By the end of 2026, e. ross studios Jazzland is expected to become the first operational tenant anchoring the new Bayou Phoenix development, leading the long-awaited return of ...

Katoen Natie Baton Rouge LLC has broken ground on a $25 million expansion of its Polymers Terminal, a project expected to strengthen the Capital Region’s role in specialty chemicals logistics and ...

River Parishes Community College, Hyundai Steel and Louisiana officials broke ground February 6 on a new workforce training center in Donaldsonville, a project aimed at preparing workers for the ...

Federal oversight of the New Orleans Police Department, which began nearly 13 years ago under a wide-ranging federal consent decree, has been terminated, following an informal “final proceeding” in ...

Offshore Gulf lease sale scheduled for March 11 More than 80 million acres available for bidding Part of federal push to boost domestic oil output Lease revenues support Gulf states and coastal ...

An estimated 1.5 million people were displaced during Hurricane Katrina across Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi, but most significantly from New Orleans. It is estimated that 40% of displaced ...

The Downtown Development District of the City of New Orleans has released its 2025 annual report, highlighting investments, public safety efforts and economic initiatives aimed at strengthening the ...

Delta Utilities, a Bernhard Capital Partners-backed natural gas utility headquartered in New Orleans, has finalized the $484 million acquisition of Entergy’s regulated natural gas distribution ...

For the second consecutive week in Commission Accomplished, an historic home in the Uptown Golden Rectangle tops the highest priced homes sold in the Greater New Orleans area. Built in 1903 and owned ...