The number of state employees in Louisiana increased 5.4% from 2021 through 2024, but staffing shortages remain across most state agencies with an average vacancy rate of 14%, according to a recent ...

FB Bancorp Inc., parent company of Fidelity Bank, reported net income of $1.3 million for 2025 and said it plans to sell its mortgage banking arm as part of a strategy to exit an unprofitable business ...

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 ...

The Barnett, a hotel in New Orleans’ Warehouse Arts District, has unveiled a major transformation, featuring redesigned guest rooms, upgraded suites, a refreshed rooftop pool and bar, and enhanced ...

$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 ...

A lawsuit filed Thursday by residents of central Louisiana challenges whether the state can legally take private property for private carbon capture and sequestration projects. The lawsuit, filed in ...

Omni Royal Orleans hotel undergoing $10M rooftop terrace renovation $4M HVAC project approved for 5300 Tchoupitoulas St. New $2M pumphouse construction at Mirabeau water garden Power upgrades underway ...

$21.7M hotel underway on St. Charles Ave. $20.7M public park connecting two French Quarter green spaces Nearly $5M in Loyola Danna Center mechanical renovations Residential permits include $1.5M new ...

Providence Community Housing, alongside VPG Holdings and the Housing Authority of New Orleans, announced plans to rehabilitate the historic Lafitte building and construct 45 new affordable rental ...

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 ...

Friday, February 7 2025 Super Bowl Medical Summit - New Orleans Get ready for the ultimate medical summit at the 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans - it's going to be a game-changer! By LCMC Health 12 ...

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 ...