It’s Sunday, May 19 and 11:52am in Downtown New Orleans.
In a small laboratory in the newly opened New Orleans BioInnovation Center, Sudhir Sinha and four employees work on what he hopes will be the next major advances in DNA testing — profiling the smallest of genetic samples and having results on DNA comparisons completed within an hour or two. read more
New Orleans will host ArenaBowl XXV in 2012. Officials say the championship event will be the fifth hosted by New Orleans, joining the BCS National Championship game, the NCAA Final Four, the Allstate Sugar Bowl and the 2013 Super Bowl. AFL Commissioner Jerry Kurz said Thursday that the city has… read more
Despite unit merger, Mel Lagarde says he’s not moving read more
Nicolas G. Bazan, MD, PhD, Boyd Professor and Director of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, and David Stark, an MD/PhD student working in his lab, have discovered how a key chemical neurotransmitter that interacts with two receptors in the brain promotes either normal… read more
The first idea Stephen Rehage kicked around for the 13th annual Voodoo Music Experience, which takes place Oct. 28-30, was to book as many Seattle bands as possible, sort of a grunge tribute 20 years after Nirvana’s seminal album, “Nevermind,” took over the music world. read more
As space fills at the New Orleans BioInnovation Center, its success is also a reminder that today’s biotech startups will demand larger high-tech lab space tomorrow, a need New Orleans can’t yet meet. read more
Emeril Lagasse led, perhaps even started, the most powerful current local trend in cooking: finding the best local ingredients and making everything from scratch. His flagship restaurant innovates consistently without leaving the New Orleans flavor palette or ignoring the preferences of diners. A good example is its recent shift to… read more
We want to hear about the coolest achievers you know — nominate them for Gambit’s annual 40 Under 40 awards, which spotlights New Orleanians under the age of 40 for their accomplishments. The deadline for nominations is Oct. 4 at 5 p.m.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the… read more
Oct. 1 Art for Arts’ Sake celebrates visual arts with new shows at galleries in the Warehouse District, French Quarter, Magazine Street and elsewhere around the city.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] read more
Hey Blake, What’s going on with the Louisiana ArtWorks building on Lee Circle?… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] read more
The Hyatt Regency New Orleans (601 Loyola Ave., 561-1234; www.neworleans.hyatt.com) is expected to reopen on Oct. 19, and last week — one month out — its public relations team released details of the restaurants that will be part of the 32-story property once its $275 million post-Katrina redevelopment is complete.… read more
(From The Times-Picayune ) Change could be afoot at the Riverwalk Marketplace. The riverfront mall has new owners, and while business has improved tremendously since the quiet days after Hurricane Katrina, the property is slated for a repositioning, if not an outright redevelopment. read more
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Company will have room to grow read more
New Orleans council votes 5-2 for 190-foot building, with limits, at ‘iconic corner’ read more
Two new stores opening by year-end and one more opening early 2012 read more
Brooks Brothers has completed their 4-month renovation read more
Today with the dedication of the New Orleans BioInnovation Center, more good-paying jobs could be coming to the city. The state-of-the-art center on Canal Street will house biotech and life sciences entrepreneurs and startups, as well as support research at four area universities. read more
New Orleans has been mentioned as a top entrepreneurial community by Forbes, Details, The Daily Beast and Inc.com. So what’s with a recent tweet by Under 30 CEO that takes the city out of the Top 12 best cities for start-ups? read more
NEW ORLEANS, LA — The City of New Orleans, in partnership with the New Orleans Video Access Center (NOVAC), will host a free Film Production Assistant Job Training workshop Friday, September 30 – Sunday, October 2, 2011. The intensive program will be offered at Second Line Stages, 800 Richard Street,… read more
Audiosocket's Music as a Service (MaaS™) platform gives Vimeo filmmakers a new pipeline to discover and license pre-cleared music Audiosocket, a collective of forward thinkers, tech junkies, and music snobs, today announced that it has been selected by leading video sharing site Vimeo for the Vimeo Music Store. The Vimeo… read more
The mobile elevating gangway at the Julia Street Cruise Terminal will add a state-of-the-art finishing touch to the facility when it’s put into operation in November. The elevated walkway, designed and built by FMT of Trelleborg, Sweden, is run on hydraulics that move up or down depending on the elevation… read more
CMA-CGM, one of the three largest container-shipping companies in the world, will provide its shipping service to the Port of New Orleans starting Oct. 1. The French container shipping line will also extend its Gulf Express Shipping service to Puerto Cabello in Venezuela, where it will make its first call… read more
Crescent City Auction Gallery (1015 Julia St., 529-5057; www.crescentcityauctiongallery.com) holds a multi-estate auction at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, in its Julia Street gallery.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] read more
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – State lawmakers are backing spending plans for a new $1.1 billion research and teaching hospital in New Orleans, to replace Charity Hospital. The approval was the last significant hurdle stalling the hospital’s construction. With the support Friday of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget,… read more
BATON ROUGE – The possibility for a new public hospital in downtown New Orleans cleared a major hurdle Friday. The state legislative committee approved funding for the business plan that calls for a new, $1.1 billion public hospital, the University Medical Center, in New Orleans, replacing the shuttered Charity Hospital.… read more
Traffic flow and transit service will be affected. read more
In a deal that both raises the state’s business profile and more closely links New Orleans to major capital markets like New York and Chicago, the New York Stock Exchange is acquiring ownership in the Receivables Exchange and will join with the local firm in trading accounts receivable. read more
NEW ORLEANS – The roof of the Louisiana Superdome is getting a cleaning, again. With cleanings in 2009 , 2010 and now in 2011, it has become a yearly occurrence since the roof was fixed after Hurricane Katrina. Crews began work this week, giving the white top to one of… read more
A sprawling new sports bar and restaurant complex is now pouring pints and serving waffle-cut cheese fries by the bushel in the CBD. Walk-On’s Bistreaux & Bar and Happy’s Irish Pub, both expansions of Baton Rouge-based concepts from the same management group, have been under development for a while, and… read more
Organized by the Louisiana Restaurant Association, Louisiana Seafood Restaurant Week runs from Sept. 12 to Sept. 18. The format is familiar: Two-course lunches for $20 and three-course dinners for $35 are available at nearly 40 restaurants.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] read more
Variables are likely to be debated before Louisiana legislative committee this week read more
Second half of process that started last year with adoption of the city’s first master plan for long-term development read more
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu says a proposed comprehensive zoning ordinance will play an important role as the city rebuilds, and he has announced a series of public meetings throughout the city to get residents’ opinions about the document. The meetings start today and will be held in various neighborhoods… read more
Fast growth bodes well for area read more
The upper end of Canal Street for decades drew throngs from across the region to a shopping and entertainment mecca read more
WWLTV.com NEW ORLEANS — The new teaching hospital near the Downtown area is one step closer to being built. The board overseeing the new public hospital unanimously approved the final business plan. The plan calls for a hospital that has 424 beds and costs just more than $1 billion. The state will… read more
The Regional Transit Authority (RTA) of New Orleans awarded a contract to Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) for construction management services for the expansion of the city’s streetcar system. read more
The plan does not reduce the size or scope of the previously forecast $1.2 billion design read more
Wondering who to follow on Twitter? Who to retweet? Here is the essential guide to must-follow tweeters for young New Orleans entrepreneurs. read more
Clean Teams will be on hand throughout the weekend. read more
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Assistant Secretary Sandra B. Henriquez joined Mayor Mitchell J. Landrieu on Wednesday, August 31 to announce that the City of New Orleans and the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) will receive $30.5 million to redevelop the distressed housing at the Iberville Housing Development and… read more
The federal government is giving New Orleans $30 million to redevelop the last of the city’s New Deal-era public housing complexes, a site that sits near the French Quarter on land where the famed red-light district called Storyville once thrived, and infuse new life into the adjacent Treme neighborhood. The… read more
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The federal government is giving New Orleans $30 million to redevelop the last of the city’s New Deal-era public housing complexes, a site that sits near the French Quarter on land where the famed red-light district called Storyville once thrived, and infuse new life into the… read more
"New Orleans is the type of town that loves people back."
Forbes.com ranks New Orleans #8 in Top Cities to Relocate Forbes.com
New Orleans ranked #2 employment market in the country Manpower
Downtown is home to several public parks, include Lafayette Square, Mississippi River Heritage Park and Duncan Plaza
New Orleans ranked in top 10 "Next Cities" of the best places to live and work for young professionals Next Generation Consulting
New Orleans ranked #1 Most Improved on "Best Cities for Business" Wall Street Journal Marketwatch
New Orleans tops New Geography's list of "America's Biggest Brain Magnets" NewGeography.com
Downtown's Arts District is home to 18 art galleries and 5 museums.
Downtown is at the center of 12 neighborhoods that are home to almost 40,000 residents with a strong income and education profile
