Big Easy on the Brink as Bankruptcies Climb
In New Orleans, bankruptcy lawyers say the worst move you can make with mounting debt is doing nothing until it is too late. With higher borrowing costs, storm-driven insurance hikes and tighter credit all squeezing households and small businesses, local attorneys are urging people to sit down with a professional early, when there is still room to maneuver and costs can be contained...
🚌 Multiple Transportation Jobs in Orleans Parish – Up to $4K/Week
The transportation scene in Orleans Parish is buzzing with new openings — from local delivery routes to tugboat operations on the river. Here are a few solid options worth checking out this week:
Everything you need to know before you go to French Quarter Fest
One of New Orleans’ most popular festivals kicks off next week!. French Quarter Fest is a four-day music festival starting Thursday and ending Sunday in the Historic New Orleans French Quarter. The festival brings hundreds of thousands of people to the French Quarter every year. The event is free.
Tulane’s Frostop housing plan faces pushback from Historic District Landmarks Commission
Tulane University’s plan to replace the iconic Ted’s Frostop with a student housing complex is facing mounting opposition, as city officials and residents push back against the potential demolition of the 71-year-old diner. The New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission reinforced that opposition in a recent report, recommending...
Hogs for the Cause returns to UNO Lakefront for 18th year
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Hogs for the Cause returns to the UNO Lakefront Festival Grounds for its 18th year with two days of barbecue, live music and competition to support families with children battling severe illnesses. The weekend kicks off Friday, April 10, with the return of Bacon and Wings...
Are there still good buffets around New Orleans? Try Ian McNulty’s picks, from Creole...
New Orleans is not much of a buffet town, and in the pandemic, with its shifting rules for restaurant service, some disappeared. But around the area, there are a few that can make a good stop when you want a meal that’s fast, long on value and high on variety.
From zero experience to job-ready in six weeks: Nunez program trains heavy equipment operators
CHALMETTE, La. — With construction booming across Louisiana, the demand for skilled workers is growing fast — and one local program is helping people get job-ready in just weeks. At Nunez Community College, students can train to operate heavy equipment through a six-week workforce development course designed to...
Fire destroys home on Mississippi River batture near Carrollton Bend, damages another
A house on the Mississippi River batture near Carrollton Bend was destroyed and another was damaged in a fire on Tuesday afternoon, according to Eastbank Consolidated Fire Department Chief Charles Hudson. Roughly 40 firefighters from New Orleans and Jefferson Parish were called to Monticello Avenue and River Road just after...
Empanola Adding CBD Location as It Continues to Grow
From humble beginnings at the St. Roch Market, Empanola now has locations in four states
New Orleans attorney Jason Giles appeals conviction in staged-crash trial
New Orleans attorney Jason Giles claims prosecutors failed to prove their fraud case against him over staged collisions into big rig trucks, and that the government violated an agreement not to delve into the murder of a federal witness at last month’s blockbuster federal trial, in appealing his conviction.
