September 2018

Issue Articles

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Conference Confidence

Melanie Warner Spencer is editor of New Orleans Bride and New Orleans Homes & Lifestyles and managing editor of Louisiana Life and Acadiana Profile....

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Deposits for Our Future

Theryn Henkel, Ph.D., is the assistant director of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation’s (LPBF) Coastal Sustainability Program. Along with operating water quality and educational...

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These Treats Are Extra Sweet

Jacob Folse knows the exact date and time of his weekly art class; he joyously counts down the days until his next session. This...

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Fore-Ward Thinking

Last fall, three local high school friends (Rummel and Jesuit class of 2001) and golf enthusiasts decided to take a swing at a big...

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Well-Crafted

It’s easy to imagine the building at 817 St. Louis St. in the French Quarter in its earliest incarnation as a residence to the...

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The Coolest Secret in Town

Anyone finding themselves at the corner of Gravier and Claiborne might observe a number of things: several parking garages, the towering belfry of St....

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Leslie’s Graduation

Leslie Jacobs is a successful businesswoman. Along with her brother, Steven Rosenthal, and her dad, Stan Rosenthal, she helped transform her family’s small, independent...

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Employment Drug Testing Policies: Up in Smoke?

As state laws on marijuana use continueto change, employers are left wondering how such laws may affect their workplace drug-testing policies. While marijuana remains illegal...

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What’s the Plan?

I’m the owner of a small commercial New Orleans general contracting firm and now and again, I get asked what I like about my...

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Should You Be a B Corp?

New Orleans is hosting the international B Corp Champions Retreat with events around the city from September 25 to 27. During this three-day event, hundreds...

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The Changing Benefits Landscape

Did You Know? The Student Loan Repayment Assistance Act, a bill introduced to the U.S. House and referred to the House Committee on Ways and...

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Don’t be an IHOP

Julia Carcamo is president and chief brand strategist at J Carcamo & Associates, specializing in brand and marketing strategy. She is also the co-founder...

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Editor's Note: It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

As I’m writing this editor’s note, it’s the weekend before my daughter (finally) heads back to school, and I have just finished a lovely...

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Are You Protected?

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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NOFF Returns

Kimberley Singletary is the managing editor of Biz New Orleans magazine. A 20-year Southern California veteran, she has been surrounded by the film industry...

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Yardage King

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...

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