Week-in-Review: April 7 – 11 Shipping, Fabrication, Business Wins and more

Here are the top business stories you may have missed this week:

Downtown FabWorks is expanding at home and nationally. It is the sole fabricator for the upcoming Windows on Canal public art installation, a Canal Street revitalization effort spearheaded by the Celebrate Canal! Coalition.

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Downtown New Orleans reports positive yearly performance across retail, innovation, transportation sectors and improvements to safety.

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Louisiana’s economy faces significant challenges due to tariffs and the proposal to charge up to $1.5 million per call on Chinese vessels at U.S. ports.

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Junior League of New Orleans Opens Applications for 2026 Woman Entrepreneur Fellowship Pitch Competition

Women business owners make up less than half of majority-owned enterprises in the United States, only 39.2 percent, according to the 2024 National Women’s...

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Anonymous MICHELIN inspectors are in town evaluating restaurants, making dining reservations and scouting for culinary gems throughout the region for new American South Guide.

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The day Governor Landry’s 90-day pause on the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project came into effect (April 4), a Plaquemines Parish jury ordered that Chevron pay $745 million in damages to restore an area of Louisiana coastal wetlands.

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Here are more of the week’s top business stories:

“Another Louisiana Win” – $4 Billion Investment

LVC Partners with Industrial Sector Provider

Manufacturing Facility Expands with $12.5 Million Investment

Louisiana LNG Partnership Announced

Port NOLA Sets All-Time Record

Entergy Announces $37 Billion Plan

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