July 2020

Issue Articles

Publisher’s Note: Renewed Optimism

What a year this is turning out to be. Here we are at the midway point, and I’m betting your business forecast for the...

Saints Favorites for Super Bowl, Again

Chris Price is an award-winning journalist and public relations principal. When he’s not writing, he’s avid about music, the outdoors, and Saints, Ole Miss...

The Struggle to Keep the Wheels of Justice Turning

In any given week we had 40 mediations scheduled. We probably lost half of those due to just sheer panic. Robert Burns Jr., managing partner...

New & Notables: Deborah Grimes

    “One of the big things COVID-19 has highlighted in the national conversations the health disparities that have been, and continue to be, a reality.” These...

New & Notables: Mike Stolzman

Since accepting the role of general manager of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Corporation (NOPB), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Port of...

New & Notables: Sevetri Wilson

Hammond native Sevetri Wilson first made news when, at the age of 22, she formed her first company with zero capital, and it went...
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Care in the Time of COVID-19

Telehealth/telemedicine visits have representd the lion’s share of our business since the beginning of the pandemic. Kertrina Watson Lewis, director of communication at Ascension DePaul...

Continuing Education

Continuing higher education is often the doorway to enhanced opportunities, growth and potential for many businessmen and women—but it can seem difficult to go...

A Tale of Four Businesses

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

A Different Kind of Green Wave

A native New Orleanian, Poppy Tooker has spent her life devoted to the cultural essence that food brings to Louisiana, a topic she explores...

Two For One

In less than five years, newly founded Northshore architectural firm Greenleaf Lawson Architects outgrew its original space and found new digs in a historic...

Where We Go from Here

As we continue the process of “reopening” the economy, how will business and the economy reshape themselves and what will the world, and Louisiana,...
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Beauty in the Details

When the Peiffer family went looking for expert help to bring the original glory back to their 6,000-square foot Lower Garden District home they...

Sleeping in Someone Else’s Bed

Jennifer Gibson Schecter was once a tourist in New Orleans herself and is now proud to call NOLA home. She also writes the Wednesday...

2020 New and Notables

We’re living in unprecedented times, not just in our region, but globally. However, one thing every good businessperson knows is that the key to...

New & Notables: Dr. Bob Lynch

Dr. Bob Lynch is no stranger to the challenges of guiding a large medical provider through an unforeseen disaster. While working as director of...

New & Notables: Geoffrey Meeker

  Since its founding in 2012, French Truck Coffee has become not only a local favorite, but has gained national attention. Earlier this year, the...

Investing During the Pandemic

If you buy you believe in, you can just buy them and hold them. Troy Toups, founder and wealth manager of Toups Wealth Management The...
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Editor’s Note: We Can Do Better

As I write this it’s near the middle of June — just a few weeks from the May 25 murder of George Floyd that...

New & Notables: Rebecca Conwell

  "I have witnessed firsthand the value University of New Orleans brings to the table when our area economic development entities and city work together." What...

New & Notables: Ed Webb

It’s been a busy first year for Ed Webb, who was named CEO of the World Trade Center of New Orleans, in May 2019....

Funny Name, Serious Protection

In April our sales went up 283%, so that was our biggest month. Jennifer John, founder of Pang Wangle Swatting mosquitoes and scratching bug bites are...

New & Notables: Louisa Smith

Since 2014, NO/LA Angel Network’s more than 100 accredited investors throughout Louisiana have invested nearly $10 million in 23 companies and created more than...

New & Notables: Denis Petrov and Andrey Stanovnov

Denis Petrov and Andrey Stanovnov Co-founders, IDScan.net "Our customers inspired us to provide a solution and we did." - Denis Petrov, speaking on IDScan.net’s newest product,...
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