October 2025

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Editor's Note

Editor’s Note: We’re In High Times

Interest rates, construction costs, insurance costs — all are high right now, and all are having major consequences for both the commercial and residential...

Publisher's Note

Get Out and About this Fall

Fall is here and it’s time get out of the office! Fortunately, many regional business groups are hosting great opportunities to keep you busy...

Real Estate

Real Estate Influencers

Demand is lower, but prices aren’t. That about sums up the real estate market right now — both residential and commercial. According to the National Association...

Education

Area Educational Institutions are Creating Career Pipelines More Closely Tied to Industry than ever Before

In Greater New Orleans, the gap between classroom and career is narrowing as schools and colleges work in step with industry. What was once an...

Entrepreneurship

How this Company is Using Technology to Tame Land Loss

A good business idea is one that solves a problem, and for local company Natrx, that problem was one that affects us all: coastal...

Insurance

What Hurricane Katrina Taught the Insurance Industry

It has been two decades since one of the most devastating natural disasters in modern U.S. history, and communities are still grappling with the...

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Local Businesses

How National Politics have Impacted this Kenner Restaurant

“My wife had worked as a waitress for three years, and her family in Honduras had always been cooking,” recounted Eric De La O,...

Economic Development

Brighter Than a Bonfire: All that’s Happening in Algiers Right Now

The Algiers Economic Development Foundation (AEDF) will host its 2025 Algiers Holiday Bonfire & Concert on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at Algiers Batture, 200...

Real Estate

The Nuanced and Complex Endeavor of Appraising Real Estate New Orleans

The French Quarter, with its centuries-old architecture, layered preservation regulations and unique property characteristics, presents a distinct challenge for appraisers. Nowhere is this more...

Sports

Pelicans Face Another Season of Uncertainty

If there was one word for the New Orleans Pelicans’ 2025-2026 season, it would be challenging. The team went 21-61 last season and saw an...

Workspaces

Native Catherine Hover Brings Successful Coworking Space from New York to New Orleans

On August 13, Palette Northshore celebrated its grand opening at 201 Holiday Boulevard in Covington’s Holiday Square. According to Palette’s Chief Experience Officer Amanda Delaup,...

Tourism

Music Month Is Supporting Local Musicians

In New Orleans, music doesn’t just help us to tell our story – it is our story. Our community sustains one of the most...

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Innovation

The Grotteaux Spa brings 12th-Century Healing to Uptown

The idea that breathing in salt-infused air could be good for you began in the 12th century in Eastern Europe and was refined in...

Legal

Real Estate Attorneys Beware: High-dollar Transactions are Riskier Than Ever

You lost $12 million. But you did everything by the book, right? Your client was refinancing its existing debt on a retail shopping center....

500 Magazine

New Orleans 500: Katie Jensen

Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Admire: My parents. For instilling in me the value of hard work and giving back Hidden Gem: Patois...

Real Estate Influencers

Clint LaCour

Clint LaCour CEO and Partner Rêve Realtors What are you most excited about in the coming year? I’m most excited about our growth both in scale and in...

Real Estate Influencers

LaTanya LaBranch

LaTanya LaBranch Broker/Owner LaBranch & Associates President GSREIN NOMAR What are you most excited about in the coming year? I’m energized by the opportunity to deepen our brokerage’s impact —...

Real Estate Influencers

Marcus Campo

Marcus Campo President/CEO NOLA Build Construction & Design Incoming President Home Builders Association of Greater New Orleans What are you most excited about in the coming year? This year brings...

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Brenda Breaux

Brenda Breaux Executive Director New Orleans Redevelopment Authority What are you most excited about in the coming year? Multiple things excite me! We’re excited to launch several new...

Real Estate Influencers

Tammy Esponge

Tammy Esponge Association Executive Apartment Association of Greater New Orleans What are you most excited about in the coming year? We are honored to host the National Apartment...

Real Estate Influencers

Melissa Warren, CCIM

Melissa Warren, CCIM Senior Advisor / New Orleans Market Advisor Stirling Chapter President NAIOP Gulf Coast What are you most excited about in the coming year? I’m thrilled about the...

Real Estate Influencers

Linda Locascio

Linda Locascio President New Orleans Real Estate Investors Association Owner Linda Lane Realty and Millionaire Investments What are you most excited about in the coming year? I am most excited...

Real Estate Influencers

Larry G. Schedler, CCIM

Larry G. Schedler, CCIM President Larry G. Schedler & Associates What are you most excited about in the coming year? I am encouraged by the fundamentals in the...

Real Estate Influencers

Kristin Swanson Scott

Kristin Swanson Scott Senior VP Swanson Insurance Agency What are you most excited about in the coming year? The transformative role artificial intelligence will play in reshaping the...

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