April 2025

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Editor's Note

Editor’s Note: French Connection

I was very fortunate to have the opportunity to travel with my family over Mardi Gras week this year to Paris. My teenage daughter...

Publisher's Note

The Beat Goes On

New Orleans loves to carve out its own seasons. We just ended carnival season, over the summer we like to call it snowball season,...

Feature

Understanding the Unhoused

Super Bowl LIX came to town, New Orleans rolled out the welcome wagon, opening its doors to more than 100,000 visitors to revel, cheer...

Economic Development

All Eyes on Canal Street Thanks to One Local Woman

It doesn’t get more New Orleans than Canal Street. Beginning at the Mississippi River and culminating at a collection of cemeteries, the 5 1/2-mile thoroughfare...

Nonprofit

A Strong Nonprofit Sector Means Stronger, Healthier and Happier Communities

As executive director of the New Orleans ToolBank, I see firsthand how nonprofits fill essential gaps in our city, stepping up where government resources...

Sports

Former Pelican Warns Top Draft Prospect to Avoid New Orleans

This hasn’t been the year anyone associated with the New Orleans Pelicans wanted or expected. Injuries have dashed hopes since the first tip-off of...

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Legal

What Business Owners Need to Know About the Updated Corporate Transparency Act

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) has recently become a hot topic among business owners, legal experts and regulators. Its primary goal? To enhance transparency...

Technology

Three Area Nonprofits are Helping Locals Get the Tech Skills They Need to Succeed

Technology is an ever-evolving industry that can be timely and costly for those without the resources or knowledge to keep up with the times....

Maritime

Maritime Museum Louisiana Takes Active Role in Sharing Louisiana’s Maritime History

In a state that has so long been shaped by the maritime industry, it’s shocking that there is only one space dedicated to preserving...

Economic Development

How United Way of Southeast Louisiana is Looking to Change the Region for the Better

The energy of the Super Bowl put a spotlight on what we’ve always known; Southeast Louisiana is unlike anywhere else. Our people, culture and...

Innovation

This Nonprofit has Been Telling New Orleans Stories for More than 20 Years

Whether you live in the Bywater, Mid-City, the Seventh or Ninth wards or beyond, the rich, historied stories of the people and small businesses...

Local Businesses

Neither Fire Nor Flood has Managed to Shutter A To Z Framing

Nestled into a mostly residential section of the Milneburg neighborhood in Gentilly, A To Z Framing encompasses a friendly clutter of frames, mats, prints...

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Entrepreneurship

New Orleans ToolBank Provides Local Organizations with the Tools They Need to Succeed

What could be more entrepreneurial than being in the business of helping other entities to be entrepreneurial? “We are a resource multiplier,” stated David Melancon,...

500 Magazine

New Orleans 500: Jay Huffstatler

Education: University of Southern Mississippi (BS,BA) Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (AA) Advice: Be mindful of the people you surround yourself with because they will...

Workspaces

A Look Inside CrescentCare’s New Mid-City Home

CrescentCare, a federally qualified health center (FQHC), offers health and wellness services across Greater New Orleans and Southeastern Louisiana via four locations — including...

Giving Back

The Arc of Greater New Orleans: Giving Back 2025

The Arc of Greater New Orleans works to secure for all people with intellectual disabilities opportunities to develop and live to their fullest potential. ...

Giving Back

Giving Hope: Giving Back 2025

With a worldwide and Christ-like approach to providing care to communities in need, Giving Hope supports ministries and people through food pantries, orphanages, community...

Giving Back

Geaux Far LA: Giving Back 2025

Grounded in racial equity and community collaboration, Geaux Far Louisiana is committed to building a seamless, equitable system that supports families and prepares Louisiana’s...

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Giving Back

Gallo Mechanical: Giving Back 2025

Katie Baumer, Director of Project Administration, is a Fourth Generation Gallo leader and through her work and in her community engagement Katie embraces Gallo...

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What's New

New Energy-Focused Innovation Hub Announced

New Orleans Convention Center Re-Opens The Warehouse

Xavier Raises $2M Including $500K from Magic Johnson

Louisiana Native Appointed 76th Postmaster General and CEO of USPS

New Data Reveals Stark Reality for Single Mothers in Southeast Louisiana

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