Economic Development

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

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...

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

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

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

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

While specific amounts have not yet been determined, estimates suggest that Louisiana will soon be receiving between $6 and $9 billion to spend on...

When Lakeside Shopping Center first opened its doors to shoppers in 1960 as an outdoor mall with 13 tenants on a 50-acre tract, a...

When Volunteers of America began serving New Orleans in 1896, the city was years into a yellow fever outbreak so horrific it had earned...