October 2020

Issue Articles

BIZ Talks

Oak Street Small Businesses Fighting for Survival September 8 Min Yang, president of Oak Street Merchants, Residents and Property Owners Inc., discusses the effect the pandemic...

Bryce French

Bryce French Commercial Real Estate Agent Max J. Derbes, Inc. Max J. Derbes, Inc. is a full-service commercial real estate brokerage firm where Bryce French works with...

Craig K. Mirambell Jr.

Craig K. Mirambell Jr. Owner/Broker Mirambell Realty Mirambell Realty is a technology-driven real estate brokerage servicing Metro New Orleans all the way to the Gulf Coast in...

L. Bryan Francher and Leslie A. Perrin

L. Bryan Francher and Leslie A. Perrin Principals The Francher Perrin Group The Francher Perrin Group of Gardner Realtors has been operating in New Orleans for over...

Chris R. Ross

Chris R. Ross Senior Commercial Agent Investment/Hospitality Division // NAI Latter & Blum, Inc. Licensed since 1998, Chris R. Ross has closed on over 1,000 rooms totaling...

Alex Hernandez

Alex Hernandez Managing Partner NORF The real estate development division of Hernandez Consulting & Construction, NORF Companies specializes in Historic Tax Credit and Qualified Opportunity Zone projects....
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In the Red, but Hoping for the Black (and Gold)

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...

Last Call for Neighborhood Bars?

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

Chris Combs

Chris Combs Owner C M Combs Construction, LLC C M Combs Construction is a commercial general contractor serving Southeast Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Notable projects...

What type of protections exist for any type of tenant going through bankruptcy?

  Amber Barlow | Partner Deutsch Kerrigan When a leased tenant files bankruptcy, the tenant may: (1) assume the lease, meaning the tenant will remain in the...

Ryan E. Burks

Ryan E. Burks President RYCARS RYCARS is a regional commercial roofing general contractor with a client base that includes industries like healthcare, institutional, education and the military....

Locals Supporting Locals

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

  Whether used to tell a story, or simply to add to the beauty of a home or business, stained glass is an artform artisans...

Civil War Tours Wins International Travel Award

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

Katie Witry

Katie Witry Realtor/Owner Witry Collective Witry Collective is a real estate firm that combines education, market knowledge and specialized strategies for its clients. The firm’s team of...

Space Cadets

Administrators and universities have a challenging task this fall. They need to provide students with some semblance of the college experience families are expecting...

Living the Dream

In 2018, Clint LaCour, Tracey Moore, Joey Walker and Ryan Wentworth founded Rêve Realtors. The word rêve is French for dream, a concept at...

Publisher’s Note | Happy News

This month some exciting things are happening at Renaissance Publishing. In addition to Biz New Orleans celebrating another anniversary this month from its launch in...
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Editor’s Note | C’mon Fall!

October is my favorite month. Not only is it home to my favorite holiday, it’s the start of my favorite season. I mean, who...

The Time is Now

Right now, more than 50,000 New Orleans households are struggling to pay rent due to COVID-19-related job loss and housing insecurity. It’s beyond time...

How has COVID-19 changed your operations as a senior living/care facility?

  Sean Arrillaga | Owner Peristyle Residences Our talented team of program coordinators and managers has worked diligently to overcome the current challenges, including by providing all...

Guy T. Williams

Guy T. Williams President Gulf Coast Bank Gulf Coast Bank is a full-service financial institution with 45 locations and 800 employees offering financial products throughout the United...

HGTV in the House

New Orleans is the setting for yet another TV show — this time one that highlights the city’s luxury housing market. On September 11,...

Peter M. Trapolin and Paula M. Peer

Peter M. Trapolin and Paula M. Peer FAIA, Principal & AIA, Principal  Trapolin-Peer Architects Trapolin-Peer Architects is a human-centered design practice with an imaginative and sustainable approach...
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