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Politics and the Ports

New Orleans’ port system has been making the news a lot lately. From Port NOLA’s ongoing efforts to build a container terminal facility that...

Water Sector Awash in Women

Keith Twitchell spent 16 years running his own business before becoming president of the Committee for a Better New Orleans. He has observed, supported...

Playing Catch-up

When Stephen Waguespack and Michael Hecht share the stage at the Jefferson Chamber’s annual legislative breakfast, it always feels like a combination of improv...

Community Rising

When Marguerite Oestreicher arrived in the town of Jean Lafitte just a few days after Hurricane Ida devastated the region, the damage was so...

United for Change

Michael Williamson has served as the CEO of United Way of Southeast Louisiana for the past 10 years. He may be reached via email...

What upcoming projects are you most excited about?

Louis Lauricella Managing Member Lauricella Land Company, LLC Naturally, I’m excited about the River District and we anticipate making several major announcements in 1Q 2023. Also, we...

Supplies, Demand and a Bottle of Aspirin

Keith Twitchell spent 16 years running his own business before becoming president of the Committee for a Better New Orleans. He has observed, supported...

In the Startup World, You Want to Be a Camel

Keith Twitchell spent 16 years running his own business before becoming president of the Committee for a Better New Orleans. He has observed, supported...

Things Are Looking Up Downriver…

Meaghan McCormack is the CEO of the St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation. Her efforts center on business retention, expansion, and attraction, strategic neighborhood development,...

A Fight for Survival

In January, St. Tammany Parish President Mike Cooper proposed a moratorium on rezoning to restrict increasing density for residential development. The moratorium would limit...

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