January 2026

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Editor's Note

Editor’s Note: Support Our Standouts

I love this issue and this time of year because it’s all about inspiration. In our June issue, we honor our “New and Notables,”...

Publisher's Note

Building on the Momentum of 2025

Last month, two outstanding annual meetings set the tone for the year ahead and offered a clear snapshot of where our region is headed....

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Executives of the Year

Business

Successful Companies Turn Purpose into Action

Purpose inspires action in life and at work. As we enter the new year, it’s natural to pause and consider what matters most. For business...

Healthcare

The City Council’s New Healthy Workplace Program Seeks to Drive Change Through Recognition and Incentives

When the New Orleans City Council voted unanimously in late September 2025 to create the Healthy Workplace Program, it set a new standard for...

Accounting

Local Restaurateur Shares How Company is Dealing with the Impact of Penny Removal

For restaurants and retailers, removing the penny from existence means a lot of things. It’s symbolic for those of us who remember the dollar menu...

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Sports

New LSU Head Coach Lane Kiffin Destined to Bring Les Bons Temps and Drama

Six months ago, the LSU Tigers looked poised to be a shoo-in to make a deep run in the College Football Playoff. Led by...

Workspaces

Local Architecture Firm Practis Finds a New Home on Magazine Street

With its bold use of color and thoughtful design interventions a converted 1920s house on Magazine Street in Uptown New Orleans reflects the evolution...

Innovation

Looking to Hit the Slopes This Carnival Season?

The week of Mardi Gras has long been a popular time for ski vacations for Louisianans, as area students enjoy a winter vacation not...

500 Magazine

New Orleans 500: Cherie Teamer-Henley

Education: Tulane University Law School (JD), Louisiana State University (BA) Recently Read: “Women Who Run With the Wolves” by Clarissa Pinkola Estes Favorite Burger Spot: Port...

Local Businesses

Helping Hands Accounting Services Helps Local Businesses During Tax Season

Many small businesses focus on serving their communities, but few focus on serving other community businesses. Helping Hands Accounting Services is one of the...

Tourism

New Orleans is Balancing Grief with Forward Movement This Jan. 1

As we begin a new year, I would like to remember and honor the victims of last year's horrific New Year's Day attack on...

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Economic Development

There is No “I” in Real Estate

New Orleans is entering a defining period for its real estate landscape — one marked by uncertainty, opportunity, and the undeniable need for collective...

Banking

Hancock Whitney Bank Expert Offers Businesses Tips For Success

As business leaders enter 2026, the economic landscape may feel noisy. From geopolitical headlines to shifting trade policies, it can be easy to get...

Entrepreneurship

Fanciful Entrepreneurial Predictions for 2026

Considering how bizarre last year was in so many ways, predicting the events of 2026 may not be the best idea I’ve ever had....

Executives of the Year

CEO of the Year: Lucio Fragoso

Lucio Fragoso CEO | Manning Family Children’s Hospital When Lucio Fragoso reflects on his childhood in Chicago’s South Side, he sees the children that Manning Family...

Executives of the Year

Kyle Monti of Haptech Inc.

Kyle Monti Founder and CEO | Haptech Inc. When Kyle Monti watched his friends leave Louisiana for technology careers on the coasts, he made a different...

Executives of the Year

Celebrate Canal! Coalition’s Sandra Herman

Sandra Herman Founder | Celebrate Canal! Coalition It all started during a Q&A session with Michael Hecht, president and CEO of Greater New Orleans, Inc., during...

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January 2026

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What's New

Trump Administration Revokes EPA Climate Finding

UNO Lands $150K to Boost Naval Workforce Pipeline

Tujague’s Marks 170 Years of Creole Tradition

John Bel Edwards Rules Out Senate Run

Fashion Show Founder Builds Creative Network of 2,000+

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JLNO 2026 Women’s Leadership Summit

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